Second level basketball leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2nd-tier Bosnia and Herzegovina

First season	1993–94
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Divisions	3
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Basketball Championship
Domestic cup(s)	Republika Srpska Cup Herzeg-Bosnia Cup
Most championships	RS: Borac (7 titles) HB: Brotnjo (7) A1: Sloboda (6)
Website	basket.ba

The Second level basketball leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina are a 2nd-tier men's professional basketball competitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The tier is composed of three regional divisions: ^[1] the A1 League (Bosnian : A1 Liga), the Herzeg-Bosnia League (Croatian : Liga Herceg-Bosne), and the First League of Republika Srpska (Serbian : Прва лига Републике Српске).

The A1 League, operated by the Sarajevo Basketball Association, has 14 teams. The Herzeg-Bosnia League, operated by the Herzeg-Bosnia Basketball Association, has 9 teams. ^[2] The First League of Republika Srpska, operated by the Basketball Association of Republika Srpska, has 12 teams. ^[3]

History

The division champions of the 2nd-tier leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Season	A1 League	Herzeg-Bosnia League	First League of Rep. Srpska	Ref.
1993–94	Sloboda Dita	Čapljina Lasta	Borac Nektar
1994–95	Zenica Metalno	Brotnjo	Borac Nektar (2)
1995–96	Sloboda Dita (2)	Brotnjo (2)	Borac Nektar (3)
1996–97	Sloboda Dita (3)	Brotnjo (3)	Borac Nektar (4)
1997–98	Bosna	Široki	Borac Nektar (5)
1998–99	Sloboda Dita (4)	Brotnjo (4)	Borac Nektar (6)
1999–00	Sloboda Dita (5)	Brotnjo (5)	Igokea
2000–01	Sloboda Dita (6)	Široki (2)	Igokea (2)
2001–02	Bosna (2)	Široki (3)	Borac Nektar (7)
2002–03	—	Ljubuški (North) / Rama (South)	Leotar
2003–04	Vogošća	Odžak (North) / Zrinjski (South)	Radnik
2004–05	—	Grude	Rudar
2005–06	Zenica Čelik (2)	Brotnjo (6)	Slavija
2006–07	Vogošća (2)	Čapljina Lasta (2)	Borac Nektar (1 or 8)
2007–08	Novi Grad Atal Sarajevo	Vitez	Mladost
2008–09	Zenica Čelik (3)	Čapljina Lasta (3)	Sutjeska
2009–10	Kakanj	Brotnjo (7)	Varda
2010–11	Triland	Grude (2)	Servitium
2011–12	Kakanj (2)	Vitez (2)	Radnik (2)
2012–13	Spars	Brotnjo (8)	Građanski
2013–14	Zenica Čelik (4)	Vitez (3)	HEO
2014–15	Bošnjak	Student Mostar	Radnik (3)
2015–16	Bosna Royal (3)	Grude (3)	Prijedor
2016–17	Vogošća (3)	Student Mostar (2)	Radnik (4)
2017–18	Gradina	Grude (4)	Bratunac	[4]
2018–19	Donji Vakuf	Čapljina Lasta (4)	Leotar (2)	[5]
2019–20	All canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic		Borac (2 or 9)	[6] [7]
2020–21	Bošnjak (2)	Posušje	Radnik (4)	[8] [9]
2021–22	Student Tuzla	Grude (5)	Budućnost BN	[10]
2022–23	Orlovik	Rama	Prijedor (2)	[11]
2023–24	Radnički	Mostar	Jahorina	[12]

Current clubs

The following is the list of clubs for the 2019–20 season. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

A1 League

Sarajevo

Bošnjak

Brčko

Čelik

Gračanica

Igman

Spartans

Konjic

Radnički

Travnik

Turbina

Sarajevo clubs:

Bosna Royal
Gen

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Location of A1 League clubs in the 2019–20 season

Club [13]	City
Bosna Royal	Sarajevo
Bošnjak	Hadžići
Brčko	Brčko
Čelik	Zenica
Gen Sarajevo	Sarajevo
Gračanica	Gračanica
Igman Burch University	Ilidža
IBU Spartans	Živinice
Konjic	Konjic
Travnik	Travnik
Turbina	Jablanica

Herzeg-Bosnia League

Mostar

Brotnjo

Busovača

Grude

Ljubuški

Posušje

Široki 2

Tomislav

Mostar clubs:

Student Mostar
Zrinjski 2

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Location of the Herzeg-Bosnia League clubs in the 2019–20 season

Club [14]	City
Brotnjo	Čitluk
Busovača	Busovača
Grude	Grude
Ljubuški	Ljubuški
Posušje	Posušje
Student Mostar	Mostar
Široki 2	Široki Brijeg
Tomislav	Tomislavgrad
Zrinjski 2	Mostar

First League of Republika Srpska

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Akademija

Student

Budućnost

Drina

Kozara

Prijedor

Slavija

Varda

Sloboda

Sokolac

Sutjeska

Rogatica

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Location of the First League of Republika Srpska clubs in the 2021–22 season

Club	City	Venue
Akademac	Banja Luka	JU SC Borik
Bratunac	Bratunac	SD Bratunac
Budućnost BN	Bijeljina	OŠ Vuk Karadžić
Drina Princip	Zvornik	JU RSC Zvornik
HEO Bileća	Bileća	SD Tijana Bošković
Prijedor Spartak	Prijedor	SD Mladost
Radnik BNB	Bijeljina	OŠ Vuk Karadžić
Rogatica	Rogatica	SD Rogatica
Sloboda 73	Novi Grad	SD Novi Grad
Stars Basket	Gradiška	SD Arena
Student Igokea	Banja Luka	SD Nenad Baštinac Aleksandrovac
Sutjeska	Foča	SD Foča
Varda HE	Višegrad	SD Višegrad

References

1. "Pravilnici i Odluke". Košarkaški Savez Bosne i Hercegovine. basket.ba. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
2. "KSHB Standings". kshb.ba. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
3. "KSRS". ks.rs.ba. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
4. "A1BH 2017-18". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.^{[ dead link ‍]}
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6. "Borac je ŠAMPION Republike Srpske". banjaluka.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
7. "Уручени пехари и медаље освајачима 1.МЛРС и 1.ЖЛРС". ks.rs.ba. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
8. "HKK Posušje prvak prvenstva Košarkaškog saveza Herceg Bosne za sezonu 2020/2021". kshb.ba. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
9. "BIH II Division 2020-21". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
10. "BIH division II – 2021-22". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
11. "Bosnia and Herzegovina Lower Divisions Basketball 2022-2023". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
12. "2023-24 A1 Liga Basketball". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
13. "A1 – 2019-20". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
14. "1 liga HB – 2019-20". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
15. "1. liga RS – 2019-20". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

External links

• Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Herzeg-Bosnia Basketball Association
• Sarajevo Basketball Association
• Basketball Association of Republika Srpska
• Profile at Eurobasket.com