The Serbian basketball league system, or Serbian basketball league pyramid is a series of
interconnected competitions for professional
basketball
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clubs in
Serbia
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. The system has a
hierarchical
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format with a
promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.
Men
There are currently five different competitions on the pyramid - the 1st tier
Basketball League of Serbia
The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...
, the 2nd tier
Second Basketball League of Serbia
Second Men's League of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Друга мушка лига Србије, Druga muška liga Srbije), previously Basketball League of Serbia B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in Serbia
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, the 3rd tier
First Regional League, the 4th tier
Second Regional League, which comprises the lower level regional divisions.
Basketball League of Serbia
The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...
and
Basketball League of Serbia B
Second Men's League of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Друга мушка лига Србије, Druga muška liga Srbije), previously Basketball League of Serbia B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, i ...
are organized by the
Basketball Federation of Serbia while the lower tiers are organized by the Regional Federations.
The tier levels
For the 2018–19 season, the Serbian basketball league system is as follows:
Pravilnik o takmičenju KSS (2017)
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Level 5 – Local Summer Leagues
Other competitions
* Radivoj Korać Cup (1st tier)
* Basketball Cup of Serbia (2nd tier)
Women
Since the 2006–07 season, there are currently different competitions on the pyramid.
# First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
The First Women's Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Прва женска лига Србије, Prva ženska liga Srbije; abbr. ПЖЛС or PŽLS), is a top-tier women's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by th ...
, organized by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and composed of 10 teams.
# Second Women's Basketball League of Serbia
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, organized by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and composed of 10 teams.
# First Women's Regional Basketball League
Other competitions
*Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup
The Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup (Serbian Cyrillic: Куп Милан Цига Васојевић) is the women's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Named in honor of Milan Ciga Vasojević, who as c ...
See also
*League system
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*European professional club basketball system
Professional basketball clubs in Europe can compete in a number of different competitions, including national leagues, regional (multi-national) leagues, and continental competitions. It is therefore possible for clubs from some countries to take p ...
* Spanish basketball league system
* Greek basketball league system
*Italian basketball league system
The Italian basketball league system or Italian basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Italy. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between c ...
*French basketball league system
The French basketball league system is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in France. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. Some ...
* Russian basketball league system
* Turkish basketball league system
* German basketball league system
*Polish basketball league system The Polish basketball league system, or Polish basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional and amateur basketball clubs in Poland. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system ...
*Hungarian basketball league system Hungarian may refer to:
* Hungary, a country in Central Europe
* Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946
* Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary
* Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignme ...
*South American professional club basketball system
The South American professional club basketball system or South American professional club basketball pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in South America. The system has a hierarchical format with ...
References
External links
Basketball League of Serbia Official Website
Serbian Basketball Federation
Competitions in Serbia
{{Basketball in Serbia
Basketball league systems