The Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Košarkaški savez Jugoslavije, Кошаркашки савез Југославије; sl, Košarkarska zveza Jugoslavije; mk, Кошаркарска федерација на Југославија) was a

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and the national

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for

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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

. Until 1991, the organization has represented SFR Yugoslavia in

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and the men's and

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national basketball teams in the

Yugoslav Olympic Committee The Yugoslav Olympic Committee ( hr, Jugoslavenski olimpijski komitet; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенски олимпијски комитет, Jugoslovenski olimpijski komitet, separator=" / "; sl, Jugoslovanski оlimpijski кomite; mk, Ј� ...

. After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, the successor countries all set up their national federations meanwhile the

Federal republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

keep the National Federation until the dissolution of the

State Union of Serbia & Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yug ...

in 2006.

Competitions

;Men's * 1st-tier league:

Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League The First Federal Basketball League () was the highest tier level men's professional club basketball competition in SFR Yugoslavia. Founded in 1945 and folded in 1992 (1991-92 Winer Broker YUBA League), it was run by the Basketball Federation o ...

* 2nd-tier league:

Yugoslav 1. B Federal Basketball League The Yugoslav First B Federal Basketball League ( sh, Prva B savezna košarkaška liga) was the second-tier level club basketball league of SFR Yugoslavia. The league's top performing clubs of each season, were promoted up to the top tier level, t ...

* Cup tournament:

Yugoslav Basketball Cup The Yugoslav Basketball Cup ( sh, Kup Jugoslavije u košarci / ) was the men's national basketball cup of Yugoslavia between its inauguration 1959 and 2002. It was held in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1959 and 1991 and in th ...

;Women's * 1st-tier league:

Yugoslav Women's Basketball League Championship of Yugoslavia in Basketball for women took place from in 1945. until 1992, the last in the dominance of one club - Belgrade Crvena zvezda. Although all countries founded after the breakup of Yugoslavia each now have their own natio ...

* Cup tournament:

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National teams

;Men's *

Yugoslavia men's national basketball team The Yugoslavia men's national basketball team ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije, Кошаркашка репрезентација Југославије; sl, Jugoslovanska košarkarska reprezentanca; mk, ...

Yugoslavia men's national under-19 basketball team The Yugoslavia men's national under-19 basketball team, commonly referred to as the Yugoslavia men's national junior basketball team ( sh, Mlada košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije), was the boys' basketball team, administered by Baske ...

Yugoslavia men's national under-18 basketball team The Yugoslavia men's national under-18 basketball team ( sh, Juniorska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije) was the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in ...

Yugoslavia men's national under-16 basketball team The Yugoslavia men's national under-16 basketball team ( sh, Kadetska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije) was the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in int ...

Yugoslavia men's university basketball team The Yugoslavia men's university basketball team ( sh, Univerzatetska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije) was the men's basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represents Socialist Federal Republic o ...

;Women's *

Yugoslavia women's national basketball team The Yugoslavia women's national basketball team ( sh, Ženska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije / Женска кошаркашка репрезентација Југославије) was the women's basketball side that represented the ...

Yugoslavia women's national under-19 basketball team The Yugoslavia women's national under-19 basketball team, commonly referred to as the Yugoslavia women's national junior basketball team ( sh, Mlada košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije), was the girls' basketball team, administered by Basketb ...

Yugoslavia women's national under-18 basketball team The Yugoslavia women's national under-18 basketball team ( sh, Juniorska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije) was the girls' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented Socialist Federal Republic of ...

Yugoslavia women's national under-16 basketball team The Yugoslavia women's national under-16 basketball team ( sh, Kadetska košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije) was the girls' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented Socialist Federal Republic of Y ...

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Separate national federations

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, five new countries were created:

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, Macedonia,

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(in 2003, renamed to Serbia and Montenegro) and

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List of presidents

* (1948–1949) * (1949–1950) * Danilo Knežević (1950–1965) *

Radomir Šaper Radomir “Raša” Šaper ( sr-cyr, Радомир Шапер; 9 December 1925 – 6 December 1998), was a Serbian professor and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University of Belgrade, a member of the Yugoslav nation ...

(1965–1973) * Radoslav Savić (1973–1977) * Vladimir Pezo (1977–1980) * Božina Ćulafić (1980–1981) * Mehmed Dobroćani (1981–1982) *

Vasil Tupurkovski Vasil Tupurkovski ( mk, Васил Тупурковски; born 8 April 1951) is a Macedonian academic, politician and the former president of the Olympic Committee of North Macedonia. Tupurkovski was born in Skopje, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia ...

(1982–1983) * Petar Breznik (1983–1985) *

Nebojša Popović Nebojša Popović ( sr-cyr, Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketbal ...

(1985–1987) * Miodrag Babić (1987–1989) * Uglješa Uzelac (1989–1991)

External links

Yugoslavia participation – FIBA archive

Yugoslavia at fibaeurope.com
{{Sports governing bodies in Yugoslavia

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