The First А Women's Basketball League of Montenegro is the highest women's professional club

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competition in

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. It was founded in 2006 after the dissolution of

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History

Before independence

Before 2006, Montenegrin women's basketball clubs played in the league system of

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and

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While ŽKK Budućnost played in top flight during the SFR Yugoslavia era,

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, Sutjeska ŽKK Roling and ŽKK Jedinstvo played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro.
For the first time, Montenegrin side played in First Yugoslav League on season 1983-84. ŽKK Budućnost was the mist successful Montenegrin team in period until 2006, with two champion titles and 10 seasons spent in top-level.
From season 2004-05, ŽKK Budućnost left Serbia and Montnegro competitions and until independence played only in

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ŽKK Budućnost is the only Montenegrin side which ever played in Euroleague Women, on season 2002-03.
Below is the list of all-time participants of Montenegrin clubs in the First Yugoslav League. First time, Budućnost won the championship on season 2001–02, after defeated ŽKK Hemofarm in playoff final series (3:2 - 91:92, 89:99, 80:77, 71:69, 85:78). Next year, Budućnost defended the trophy in final series against

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(3:0 - 75:66, 20:0, 58:56).
Below is the list of Montenegrin clubs' champion titles in the First League of Yugoslavia.

After independence

Soon after the Montenegrin independence referendum, Basketball Federation of Montenegro founded its own competitions, with the First A League as a top-tier women's league.
ŽKK Budućnost won first two seasons, but after that dominated ŽKK Jedinstvo with three consecutive trophies won. In period 2012-2023, all champion titles won ŽKK Budućnost.
Montenegrin clubs are playing in regional WABA league since its founding. Most successes had ŽKK Budućnost, who won the competition on seasons 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2019-20.

Champions

From the inaugural season (2006/07), two clubs won the champion titles in Montenegrin Basketball League. ŽKK Budućnost had 10 titles, and ŽKK Jedinstvo three.

Titles by season

Titles by Club

Montenegrin League

Below is a list of clubs with titles won in Montenegrin Basketball League.

Overall

Below is an overall list, with titles won in both leagues - Montenegrin Basketball League and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Championship.

Placements by season

Since establishing, in Montenegrin basketball league participated 13 different teams. Only ŽKK Budućnost played all the seasons in the highest tier competition. ''07 = season 2006/07''

Montenegrin women's basketball clubs in Regional League

WABA League

Women Adriatic Basketball League, or

is founded at 2001, and Montenegrin clubs are part of it since 2004. Most successful Montenegrin representatives in WABA League were

ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica Ženski košarkaški klub Budućnost Podgorica () is a Montenegro, Montenegrin women's basketball team from Podgorica, Montenegro. ŽKK Budućnost is a part of SD Budućnost Podgorica, Budućnost Podgorica sports society. Names of the club thr ...

and

ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Ženski košarkaški klub Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje ( sr-cyr, Женски кошаркашки клуб Јединство Бијело Поље) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin women's basketball team from Bijelo Polje, Montenegro. Honours National C ...

. While ŽKK Budućnost won three champion titles (2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20), ŽKK Jedinstvo finished one season as a finalist in playoffs.
Below is list of participation of Montenegrin clubs by every season of WABA League.

Montenegrin women's basketball clubs in European competitions

Women's basketball clubs from Montenegro participated in FIBA competitions since the start of century. Clubs which played in European Cups until today are

and

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ŽKK Budućnost played in EuroLeague Women during the one season, but finished it after the group phase.
''As of the end of FIBA competitions 2015–16 season.''

External links

Profile
at eurobasket.com

References

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