The Hrvatski Telekom Premijer liga ( en, Hrvatski Telekom Premier League, ), also known as HT Premijer liga or simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level men's professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
league in
Croatia
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. It began in 1991, following the
breakup of
SFR Yugoslavia and therefore the
Yugoslav League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
, and is organized by the
Croatian Basketball Federation
The Croatian Basketball Federation ( hr, Hrvatski košarkaški savez) is a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body of basketball in Croatia.
It was founded on 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger Basketball Federati ...
.
The HT Premijer liga, which is played under
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
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
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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 Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ser ...
(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, entertai ...
(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 competes ...
(three titles).
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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 2001–02:
Cibona VIP
* 2002–03:
Split CO
* 2003–04:
Cibona VIP
* 2004–05:
Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ser ...
* 2005–06:
Cibona VIP
* 2006–07:
Cibona VIP
* 2007–08:
Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ser ...
* 2008–09:
Cibona VIP
* 2009–10:
Cibona VIP
* 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 competes ...
* 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 competes ...
* 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 Atlantic ...
* 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 Atlantic ...
* 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 Atlantic ...
* 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 Atlantic ...
* 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 Atlantic ...
* 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 competes ...
* 2019–20: ''Season canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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''
* 2020–21:
Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ser ...
* 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 competes ...
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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Davor Kus
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Player profile
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Davor Marcelić
Davor Marcelić (born 20 May 1969) is a Croatian retired professional basketball player who last played for KK Krka
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Marin Rozić
Marin Rozić (born 14 February 1983) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at 6'8" (2.03 m) in height and 220 pounds (100 kg) in weight, he played at the small forward position.
He spent most of his career with KK Cib ...
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Dževad Alihodžić
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Marko Arapović
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Professional career
Arapović played in the 2015–16 EuroL ...
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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 CB Breogán, Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.
Playing career
Mršić was a member of the FIBA Eur ...
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Davor Pejčinović
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Slaven Rimac
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Ivica Žurić
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Vladan Alanović
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Damir Mulaomerović
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Professional career
Mulaomerović started his career with S ...
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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 ...
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Nikola Prkačin
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Josip Sesar
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Playing career
Sesar started training basketball when he was ten. He was 182 cm tall at the t ...
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Tomislav Zubčić
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Profe ...
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Lukša Andrić
Lukša Andrić (born January 29, 1985) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He stands 2.10 m tall and played center.
Croatian national team
He was also a regular Croatia national basketball team
The Croatia men's national bas ...
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Luka Babić
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Miro Bilan
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Playing history
Bilan started his career in his hometown, playing for Šibenik f ...
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Gordan Giriček
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Alan Gregov
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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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Lovro Mazalin
Lovro Mazalin (born 28 June 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Cibona of the Croatian League and the ABA League.
Professional career
Mazalin spent two years in Cibona's youth system before moving to city rivals Cedevita in ...
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Mate Skelin
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Marko Tomas
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Karlo Žganec
Karlo Žganec (born 25 July 1995) is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently playing for Zadar in the Croatian League and ABA League.
Playing career
On 26 July 2022, Žganec signed a contract with Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historica ...
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Andrija Žižić
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Ivan Grgat
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Toni Katić
Toni Katić (born July 9, 1992) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Dinamo București of the Romanian League.
Katić signed with Dinamo Sassari on November 7, 2020.
On August 19, 2021, he signed with Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian ...
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Bariša Krasić
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Marijan Mance
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Pavle Marčinković
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Damir Markota
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Professional career
Markota, b ...
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Džanan Musa
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Fran Pilepić
Fran Pilepić (born May 5, 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Club Ourense Baloncesto in the LEB Oro. Standing at , he plays the shooting guard position.
Professional career
On June 30, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with ...
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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 1.91 m (6'3") tall, he played at the shooting guard pos ...
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Ivan Ramljak
Ivan Ramljak (born August 9, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK. Standing at 2.03 m, he can play both forward positions.
Professional career
Ramljak, a native of Posušje, grew up in HKK Posušje ...
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Damir Rančić
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Marko Šamanić
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Roko Ukić
Roko Leni Ukić (born December 5, 1984) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Split in the Croatian League and ABA League. Standing at , he mainly played at the point guard position, but could also play at the shoo ...
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Josip Vranković
Josip-Jerko "Joke" Vranković (born October 26, 1968) is a Croatian professional basketball executive, coach and former player. He currently works in the Strught Assembly of the Croatian Basketball Federation
The Croatian Basketball Federation ...
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Aleksandar Petrović
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Jasmin Repeša
Jasmin Repeša (born 1 June 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball coach and former player whose last coached team was Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Serie A.
Repeša has won numerous pro club competitions during his head coa ...
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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 CB Breogán, Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.
Playing career
Mršić was a member of the FIBA Eur ...
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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 Enisey 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 UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.
Early life
Perasović was bo ...
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Neven Spahija
Neven Spahija (born 6 November 1962) is a Croatian professional basketball coach who was most recently the head coach for Bitci Baskonia of the Liga ACB. He spent four years in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis G ...
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See also
*
Krešimir Ćosić Cup
*
Croatian First Women's Basketball League
External links
Official website
{{Men's professional basketball leagues
Basketball leagues in Croatia
Professional sports leagues in Croatia