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league in

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. It began in 1991, following the

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and therefore the Yugoslav League, and is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation. Favbet Premijer liga, which is played under

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rules, currently consists of 12 teams. The most successful club is

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with 19 championship titles.

History

Prior to 1991, clubs from

played in the Yugoslav First Federal League. From the inaugural season in 1946, three Croatian clubs won 15 national championships in total;

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(six titles),

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(six titles), and Cibona (three titles).

Logos, names, and sponsorship names

*1991–2009A-1 Liga *2004–2005A-1 Ožujsko Liga *2005–2017A-1 Liga *2017–2023Hrvatski Telekom Premijer Liga *2023–2026Favbet Premijer Liga File:Logo of Croatian men's first divison basketball league 2017-2023.png, Logo of 2017-2023 File:Logofavberpremijerliga.jpg, Logo since 2023

Title holders

* 1991–92: Cibona * 1992–93: Cibona (2) * 1993–94: Cibona (3) * 1994–95: Cibona (4) * 1995–96: Cibona (5) * 1996–97: Cibona (6) * 1997–98: Cibona (7) * 1998–99: Cibona (8) * 1999–00: Cibona (9) * 2000–01: Cibona (10) * 2001–02: Cibona VIP (11) * 2002–03: Split CO * 2003–04: Cibona VIP (12) * 2004–05:

* 2005–06: Cibona VIP (13) * 2006–07: Cibona VIP (14) * 2007–08:

(2) * 2008–09: Cibona VIP (15) * 2009–10: Cibona VIP (16) * 2010–11: Zagreb CO * 2011–12: Cibona (17) * 2012–13: Cibona (18) * 2013–14:

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* 2014–15:

(2) * 2015–16:

(3) * 2016–17:

(4) * 2017–18:

(5) * 2018–19: Cibona (19) * 2019–20: ''Season canceled due to

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'' * 2020–21:

(3) * 2021–22: Cibona (20) * 2022–23:

(4) * 2023–24:

(5) * 2024–25:

(6)

Performance by club

Playoffs finals

Winners in matches between first & fourth and second & third in regular season play against each other for the title

By club

All–time national champions

''Total number of national champions won by Croatian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992).''

Players with 3 or more trophies

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Zdravko Radulović Zdravko Radulović (born December 12, 1966) is a former professional basketball player, who is now a coach. Radulović was born in Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. At a height of tall, he played at the shooting guard position. Club car ...

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Coaches with 2 or more trophies

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External links

Official website

References

{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball leagues in Croatia Professional sports leagues in Croatia