The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top–tier men's professional

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

for men and women, respectively. The league is operated by the

Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (''Košarkaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine'' / Кошаркашки савез Босне и Херцеговине) is the highest basketball governing body in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It organizes the ...

Competition format

The league is composed of 12 teams, each playing against the other eleven two times, home and away. After this portion concludes, the top six clubs are joined by the country's representatives in the

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, and enter "League 6". The best of these four teams go to the playoffs, and in the final best-of-five series, the Bosnian champion is crowned. The eight teams who do not make the playoffs go on to compete in the "relegation league," where a team's object becomes maintaining its standing and ability to play in the competition the following year. The women's league has ten clubs and operates in a similar way, in the final "League Six". Meanwhile, the teams not in the playoff race play to avoid relegation.

Title holders

Prior to 1998, there were three separate leagues in Bosnia-Herzegovina, divided by ethnicity. Since then, there has been a unified league and a single champion each year. * 1993–94 Sloboda Dita Tuzla * 1994–95 Zenica Metalno * 1995–96 Sloboda Dita Tuzla * 1996–97 Eronet Brotnjo * 1997–98 Široki * 1998–99 Bosna * 1999–00 Borac Nektar Banja Luka * 2000–01 Igokea * 2001–02 Feal Široki * 2002–03 Feal Široki * 2003–04 Široki Hercegtisak * 2004–05 Bosna ASA BH Telecom * 2005–06 Bosna ASA BH Telecom * 2006–07 Široki HT Eronet * 2007–08 Bosna ASA BH Telecom * 2008–09 Široki Prima pivo * 2009–10 Široki TT Kabeli * 2010–11 Široki TT Kabeli * 2011–12 Široki WWin *

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Igokea Laktaši * 2013–14 Igokea Laktaši * 2014–15 Igokea Laktaši * 2015–16 Igokea Laktaši * 2016–17 Igokea Laktaši * 2017–18

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: ** HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) ** ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *H ...

* 2018–19 Široki * 2019–20 Igokea Laktaši *

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Široki * 2021–22 Igokea Laktaši

Titles by club

Current teams

References

External links

* {{Men's professional basketball leagues 2