Mirza Delibašić Cup ( bs, Kup Mirza Delibašić), formerly Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Kup Bosne i Herzegovine u košarci), is the men's national
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 ...
cup of
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 ...
. It is run 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 ...
and is named after Bosnian basketball legend and
FIBA Hall of Fame
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member
Mirza Delibašić
Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach.
Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he w ...
.
History
There were three separated cup competitions, organized on ethnical principles. In 1998 joint final rounds were organized for the first time, and in 2001, clubs from
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...
took part. Since the 2001–02 season, it is a regular cup competition.
In December 2018, the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina changed the name of the cup to the Mirza Delibašić Cup in honor of
Mirza Delibašić
Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach.
Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he w ...
.
Title holders
* 1999–00
Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...
(Borac Nektar)
* 2000–01
Sloboda Tuzla (Sloboda Dita)
* 2001–02
Široki (Feal Široki)
* 2002–03
Široki (Feal Široki)
* 2003–04
Široki (Široki Hercegtisak)
* 2004–05
Bosna (Bosna ASA)
* 2005–06
Široki (Široki HT Eronet)
* 2006–07
Igokea (Igokea Partizan)
* 2007–08
Široki (Široki HT Eronet)
* 2008–09
Bosna (Bosna ASA BH Telecom)
* 2009–10
Bosna (Bosna ASA BH Telecom)
* 2010–11
Široki (Široki TT Kabeli)
* 2011–12
Široki (Široki WWin)
* 2012–13
Igokea
* 2013–14
Široki (Široki Primorka)
* 2014–15
Igokea
* 2015–16
Igokea
* 2016–17
Igokea
* 2017–18
Igokea
* 2018–19
Igokea
* 2019–20
Spars (Spars Realway)
* 2020–21
Igokea
* 2021–22
Igokea
* 2022-23
Igokea
Finals
Performance by club
Regional cup tournaments
See also
*
Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top–tier men's professional basketball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina for men and women, respectively. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...
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Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Women)
Notes
References
External links
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{{European basketball cups
Basketball competitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basketball cup competitions in Europe
Recurring sporting events established in 1993