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The Favbet Premijer liga (, ), also known as simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level men's professional
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league in
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. It began in 1991, following the
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of
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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
KK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
with 19 championship titles.


History

Prior to 1991, clubs from
Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
played in the Yugoslav First Federal League. From the inaugural season in 1946, three Croatian clubs won 15 national championships in total;
Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
(six titles),
Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, enter ...
(six titles), and
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(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 Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
* 1992–93:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(2) * 1993–94:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(3) * 1994–95:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(4) * 1995–96:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(5) * 1996–97:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(6) * 1997–98:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(7) * 1998–99:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(8) * 1999–00:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(9) * 2000–01:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(10) * 2001–02: Cibona VIP (11) * 2002–03: Split CO * 2003–04: Cibona VIP (12) * 2004–05:
Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
* 2005–06: Cibona VIP (13) * 2006–07: Cibona VIP (14) * 2007–08:
Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
(2) * 2008–09: Cibona VIP (15) * 2009–10: Cibona VIP (16) * 2010–11: Zagreb CO * 2011–12:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(17) * 2012–13:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(18) * 2013–14:
Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, instant drinks, and dietetic products. A notable owner of the company was the Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva d.d. Since 2001 Cedevita has been part of the Atlan ...
* 2014–15:
Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, instant drinks, and dietetic products. A notable owner of the company was the Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva d.d. Since 2001 Cedevita has been part of the Atlan ...
(2) * 2015–16:
Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, instant drinks, and dietetic products. A notable owner of the company was the Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva d.d. Since 2001 Cedevita has been part of the Atlan ...
(3) * 2016–17:
Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, instant drinks, and dietetic products. A notable owner of the company was the Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva d.d. Since 2001 Cedevita has been part of the Atlan ...
(4) * 2017–18:
Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, instant drinks, and dietetic products. A notable owner of the company was the Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva d.d. Since 2001 Cedevita has been part of the Atlan ...
(5) * 2018–19:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(19) * 2019–20: ''Season canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
'' * 2020–21:
Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
(3) * 2021–22:
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
(20) * 2022–23:
Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
(4) * 2023–24:
Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
(5) * 2024–25:
Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...
(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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Marin Rozić Marin Rozić (born 14 February 1983) is a Croatian basketball player. Standing at in height and in weight, he played at the small forward position. He spent most of his career with Cibona, playing 16 seasons with the club. National career He w ...
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Karlo Žganec Karlo Žganec (born 25 July 1995) is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently playing for KK Zadar, Zadar in the Croatian Basketball League, Croatian League and ABA League. Playing career On 26 July 2022, Žganec signed a contract ...
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Veljko Mršić Veljko Mršić (; born 13 April 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of the KK Split, Split of the Croatian Premijer liga (Croatian basketball), Premijer liga and the ABA League. P ...
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Ivica Žurić Ivica Žurić (born 9 January 1965 in Šibenik, Croatia) is a former Croatian professional basketball player. He was a versatile tall power forward. Professional career Žurić competed in the EuroLeague for many years, wearing the jersey of C ...
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Vladan Alanović Vladan Alanović (born July 3, 1967) is a retired Croatian basketball player, who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team, Croatian national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. References databa ...
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Damir Mulaomerović Damir Mulaomerović (born 19 September 1974) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is the current coach of KK Dinamo Zagreb. Professional career Mulaomerović started his career with Sloboda Dita in 1990. Not too lo ...
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Sandro Nicević Sandro Nicević (born June 16, 1976, in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player, who last played for Orlandina Basket in the Italian Serie A. Professional career Nicević started playing basketball a ...
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Josip Sesar Josip Sesar (born 17 January 1978) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Dinamo Zagreb of the Croatian League and Alpe Adria Cup. Playing career Sesar started training basketball when he was ten ...
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Tomislav Zubčić Tomislav Zubčić (born 17 January 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Napoli Basket (2016), Napoli Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. Standing at , he plays both the Power forward (basketball), power forward ...
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Alan Gregov Alan Gregov (born April 1, 1970) is a Croatian retired basketball player. Alan Gregov has won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, a bronze medal at 1994 FIBA World Champion ...
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Mate Skelin Mate Skelin (born December 13, 1974) and is a Croatian basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for KK BONANZA Junior, Cedevita Junior of the HT Premijer liga, Croatian League. Post-playing career In 2015, KK Cedevita, Cede ...
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Marko Tomas Marko Tomas (born 3 January 1985) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He represented the Croatia men's national basketball team, Croatian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played at the shooting guard an ...
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Andrija Žižić Andrija Žižić (born 14 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player and executive. Standing of 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) tall, he played at both the power forward and center positions. He is currently the sporting directo ...
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Toni Katić Toni Katić (born July 9, 1992) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Split of the Croatian Basketball League and the ABA League. Katić signed with Dinamo Sassari on November 7, 2020. On August 19, 2021, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Na ...
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Pavle Marčinković Pavle Marčinković (born May 6, 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Jazine Arbanasi in the Croatian second-tier First Men's Basketball League. Standing at 1.97 m, he plays at the forward positions. During the 2020 ...
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Damir Markota Damir Markota (born Damir Omerhodžić on December 26, 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball player who last played for Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian League. Standing at , he plays at the power forward position. Professional career Mark ...
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Džanan Musa Džanan Musa (, born 8 May 1999) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at and weighing , Musa plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was selected by ...
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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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Jasmin Repeša Jasmin Repeša (born 1 June 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball coach and former player currently serving as head coach for Trapani Shark of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. Repeša has won numerous pro club competitions d ...
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Veljko Mršić Veljko Mršić (; born 13 April 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach of the KK Split, Split of the Croatian Premijer liga (Croatian basketball), Premijer liga and the ABA League. P ...
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Dražen Anzulović Dražen Anzulović (born 7 May 1967) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for BC Samara of the VTB United League. Playing career Anzulović spent most of his playing career in Cibona. ...
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Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team BC UNICS, UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. Early life Perasović was born in Stob ...
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See also

*
Krešimir Ćosić Cup The Krešimir Ćosić Cup, or Croatian Basketball Cup, is the national basketball cup of Croatia. It is named after the Croatian basketball player Krešimir Ćosić. The cup has been contested since 1992. Title holders * 1991–92: Split (Slobo ...
*
Croatian First Women's Basketball League The Hrvatska Premijer ženska košarkaška liga (), also known as Premijer ženska liga or simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level league for women's basketball clubs in Croatia. Founded in 1991 following the independence of the country, it ...


External links


Official website


References

{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball leagues in Croatia Professional sports leagues in Croatia
Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...