Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Women)

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Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Women)
Sport Basketball
Founded2002
Inaugural season2002–03
No. of teams 11
Country Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
Continent FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
Play Off Sarajevo (3rd title)
Most titles Željezničar Sarajevo (14 titles)
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s) Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the highest women's professional club basketball competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The League it was founded in 2002.

Contents

History

The Basketball League of Bosnia and Herzegovina has only existed since 2002. Until then there were three separate associations that each organized their own separate competitions.

Current teams

TeamCity
Čelik Zenica Zenica
Feniks Banja Luka
Jedinstvo Tuzla Tuzla
Kozara Gradiška
Lavovi Brčko Brčko
Leotar Trebinje Trebinje
Mladi Krajišnik Banja Luka
Orlovi Banja Luka
Play Off Sarajevo Sarajevo
RMU Banovići Banovići
Zrinjski 2010 Mostar Mostar

Champions

SeasonWinnerRunner-up
1992–93Not held
1993–94 Jedinstvo Tuzla .
1994–95 Cenex Sarajevo .
1995–96 Jedinstvo Tuzla .
1996–97 Jedinstvo Tuzla .
1997–98 SAB Željezničar .
1998–99 Željezničar New Time Sirela mljekara
1999–00 Port Mladi Krajišnik .
2000–01 Port Mladi Krajišnik .
2001–02 Željezničar Sarajevo .
2002–03 Željezničar Sarajevo Troglav Livno
2003–04 Željezničar CO .
2004–05 Željezničar CO .
2005–06 Željezničar Sarajevo Jedinstvo Tuzla
2006–07 Željezničar Sarajevo Mladi Krajišnik
2007–08 Željezničar Sarajevo Mladi Krajišnik
2008–09 Željezničar Sarajevo Mladi Krajišnik
2009–10 Željezničar Sarajevo Čelik Zenica
2010–11 Željezničar Sarajevo Čelik Zenica
2011–12 Čelik Zenica Mladi Krajišnik
2012–13 Mladi Krajišnik Jedinstvo Tuzla
2013–14 Čelik Zenica Play Off Sarajevo
2014–15 Čelik Zenica Play Off Sarajevo
2015–16 Play Off Sarajevo RMU Banovići
2016–17 Play Off Sarajevo Čelik Zenica
2017–18 RMU Banovići Play Off Sarajevo
2018–19 RMU Banovići Orlovi
2019–20Interrupted due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina [1]
RMU Banovići Orlovi
2020–21 Orlovi Feniks Pale
2021–22 Play Off Sarajevo Orlovi

Champions of regional leagues

League of KSBiH

SeasonWinnerRunner-up
1992–93Not held
1993–94 Jedinstvo Tuzla .
1994–95 Cenex Sarajevo .
1995–96 Jedinstvo Tuzla .
1996–97 Jedinstvo Tuzla .
1997–98 SAB Željezničar .
1998–99 Željezničar New Time .
1999–00 Željezničar Sarajevo .
2000–01 Željezničar Sarajevo .
2001–02 Željezničar Sarajevo .

League of Republika Srpska

SeasonWinnerRunner-up
1992–93Not held
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00 Port Mladi Krajišnik .
2000–01 Port Mladi Krajišnik .
2001–02 Bijeljina .

League of Herzeg-Bosnia

SeasonWinnerRunner-up
1992–93Not held
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97..
1997–98..
1998–99..
1999–00 Livno .
2000–01 Županjac Tomislavgrad .
2001–02 Županjac Tomislavgrad .

List of champions

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears WonYears Runner-up
Željezničar Sarajevo 141971, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Jedinstvo Tuzla 621987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 19972006, 2013
Mladi Krajišnik 342000, 2001, 20132007, 2008, 2009, 2012
Čelik Zenica 332012, 2014, 20152010, 2011, 2017
Play Off Sarajevo 332016, 2017, 20222014, 2015, 2018
RMU Banovići 312018, 2019, 20202016
Orlovi 1220212019, 2022
Livno 21999, 2003
Feniks Pale 12021

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