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 court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
league in
Croatia
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. It began in 1991, following the
breakup
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of
SFR Yugoslavia
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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 Federat ...
.
The HT Premijer liga, which is played under
FIBA
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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 competes ...
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 serv ...
(six titles),
Split
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* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
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Arts, entertain ...
(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 serv ...
* 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 serv ...
* 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
* 2014–15:
Cedevita
* 2015–16:
Cedevita
* 2016–17:
Cedevita
* 2017–18:
Cedevita
* 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 serv ...
* 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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Davor Marcelić
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Marin Rozić
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Dževad Alihodžić
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Marko Arapović
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Professional career
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Veljko Mršić
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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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The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 19 ...
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Damir Mulaomerović
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Sandro Nicević
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Nikola Prkačin
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Josip Sesar
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Tomislav Zubčić
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P ...
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Lukša Andrić
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Luka Babić
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Miro Bilan
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Gordan Giriček
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Alan Gregov
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Lovro Mazalin
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Mate Skelin
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Marko Tomas
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Karlo Žganec
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Playing career
On 26 July 2022, Žganec signed a contract with Zadar of the Croatian Leagu ...
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Andrija Žižić
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Ivan Grgat
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Toni Katić
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Bariša Krasić
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Marijan Mance
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Marijan is also a last name found in Croatia.
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Pavle Marčinković
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Damir Markota
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Professional career
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Džanan Musa
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Fran Pilepić
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Zdravko Radulović
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Ivan Ramljak
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Damir Rančić
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Marko Šamanić
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Roko Ukić
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Josip Vranković
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Aleksandar Petrović
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Jasmin Repeša
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Veljko Mršić
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Dražen Anzulović
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Velimir Perasović
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Neven Spahija
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See also
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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: Slobodna Dal ...
*
Croatian First Women's Basketball League
The Hrvatska Premijer ženska košarkaška liga ( en, Croatian Premier Women's Basketball League), 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 199 ...
External links
Official website
{{Men's professional basketball leagues
Basketball leagues in Croatia
Professional sports leagues in Croatia