Basketball League of Serbia
Serbian sports league
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The Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian: Кошаркашка лига Србије, romanized: Košarkaška liga Srbije), commonly abbreviated as KLS, is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006. It is currently not run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).[1]
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| First season | 2006–07 |
| Country | Serbia |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| Level on pyramid | 1st |
| Feeder to | Adriatic Second League |
| Relegation to | Second League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Radivoj Korać Cup Cup of Serbia |
| Current champions | Partizan (9th title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Crvena zvezda Partizan (9 titles each) |
| CEO | Aleksandar Grujin |
| Commissioner | Darko Jovičić |
| TV partners | RTS Arena Sport |
| Website | kls.rs |
 2025–26 BLS season | |
Rules
Competition format
The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Serbia, consists of two stages: the First League which has 16 teams and the SuperLeague which has 8 teams.
Since the 2017–18 season, the top 2 teams in First League are promoted to Super League with 6 Serbian teams from the ABA League. Two lowest-placed teams, positioned 15th and 16th in the First League, are relegated to a lower-tier league – Second Basketball League of Serbia. Teams positioned 1st and 2nd in First League will be qualified for the next season's ABA League Second Division. The SuperLeague has 8 clubs divided into 2 groups of 4 teams. The best 4 clubs (top 2 teams from groups A and B each) in the SuperLeague go to the Playoff stage.
The following is the access list for current season:
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | |
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| First League (16 teams) |
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| Super League (8 teams) |
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| Playoffs (4 teams) |
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Arena standards
Currently, clubs must have home arenas with a capacity of a minimum of 1,000 seats.
History
Sponsorship naming
The League has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
- Sinalco Basketball League of Serbia: 2006–2007
- Swisslion Basketball League of Serbia: 2007–2009
- Agroživ Basketball League of Serbia: 2011–2013[2]
- Mozzart Basketball League of Serbia: 2016–2019
- Admiral Bet Basketball League of Serbia: 2021–2025
- Meridianbet Basketball League of Serbia: 2025–present[3]
Champions
- 2006–07: Partizan
- 2007–08: Partizan Igokea
- 2008–09: Partizan Igokea
- 2009–10: Partizan
- 2010–11: Partizan
- 2011–12: Partizan mt:s
- 2012–13: Partizan mt:s
- 2013–14: Partizan
- 2014–15: Crvena zvezda Telekom
- 2015–16: Crvena zvezda Telekom
- 2016–17: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2017–18: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2018–19: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2019–20: Cancelled due to COVID-19
- 2020–21: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2021–22: Crvena zvezda mts
- 2022–23: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
- 2023–24: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
- 2024–25: Partizan Mozzart Bet
- 2025–26:
Titles by club
League commissioners
- 2006–2011: Tihomir Bubalo
- 2011–2013: Predrag Bojić
- 2013–present: Darko Jovičić
League CEOs
- 2006–2014: Dragan Gogić
- 2014–2021: Leon Deleon
- 2021–present: Aleksandar Grujin
Current teams
Belgrade
Čačak
Belgrade clubs:
Čačak clubs:
Location of clubs in the 2025–26 season
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Čačak | Čačak | Borac Hall | 4,000 |
| Borac Zemun | Belgrade | Pinki Hall | 2,300 |
| Čačak 94 | Čačak | SC Mladost | 1,000 |
| Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 8,000 |
| Dynamic | Belgrade | SC Dynamic | / |
| FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,700 |
| Hercegovac | Bačka Palanka | Gajdobra Sports Hall | 900 |
| SBC Sombor | Sombor | City Hall Mostonga | 1,400 |
| Mega | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall | 3,500 |
| Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 2,500 |
| Mladost | Belgrade | Master Sports Center | 1,350 |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Dejan Milojević Training Center | 700 |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Belgrade Arena | 18,000 |
| Radnički Belgrade | Belgrade | David Kalinić Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Kragujevac | Jezero Hall | 3,570 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
| Sloga | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,350 |
| Spartak | Subotica | Dudova Šuma Sports Hall | 3,500 |
| Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 6,987 |
| Vršac | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400 |
| Zlatibor | Čajetina | Čajetina Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Clubs in the 2025–26 First Adriatic League | |
| Clubs in the 2025–26 Second Adriatic League |
Standings
First League
| Season | Clubs | Top seeder (Rc) | Runner-up (Rc) |
|---|---|---|---|
12 |
Vojvodina Srbijagas (21–1) | Sloga (14–8) | |
12 |
Swisslion Takovo (17–5) | Vizura (14–8) | |
14 |
Swisslion Takovo (22–4) | Borac Čačak (17–5) | |
14 |
Borac Čačak (20–6) | Tamiš (19–7) | |
14 |
FMP Železnik (22–4) | OKK Beograd (19–7) | |
14 |
Vojvodina Srbijagas (23–3) | Radnički Beograd (19–7) | |
14 |
Vojvodina Srbijagas (20–6) | Mega Basket (20–6) | |
14 |
FMP (20–6) | Crnokosa (18–8) | |
12 |
FMP (19–3) | Konstantin (17–7) | |
12 |
FMP (24–2) | Borac Čačak (18–8) | |
14 |
Vršac (22–4) | Borac Čačak (20–6) | |
14 |
Borac Čačak (20–6) | Dynamic BG (19–7) | |
14 |
Borac Čačak (22–4) | Novi Pazar (20–6) | |
14 |
Borac Čačak (23–3) | Sloboda (20–6) | |
16 |
Mladost Zemun (28–2) | Vojvodina (26–4) | |
16 |
Zlatibor (22–8) | Sloga (20–10) | |
16 |
Zlatibor (22–8) | Spartak (22–8) | |
16 |
Vojvodina (26–4) | Spartak (24–6) | |
16 |
Vršac Meridianbet (25–5) | Zlatibor Mozzart (21–9) |
SuperLeague Play-off finals
All–time national champions
Total number of national champions won by Serbian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992) and First League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) as well.[4]
| Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
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Crvena zvezda  |
24 |
1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 | 14 |
| Partizan |
22 |
1975–76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2024–25 | 18 |
| OKK Beograd | 4 |
1958, 1960, 1963, 1964 | 1 |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | 1 |
1956 | 4 |
| Radnički Belgrade | 1 |
1972–73 |
Statistical leaders
Source:eurobasket.com
Players with most topscorer awards
| Player | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Miloš Bojović | 2 | 2007, 2012 |
| Zlatko Bolić | 2 | 2002, 2009 |
| Branko Milisavljević | 2 | 2000, 2011 |
Awards
Notable players
Nemanja Aleksandrov- Stefan Birčević
- Nemanja Bjelica
- Bogdan Bogdanović
- Luka Bogdanović
- Zlatko Bolić
- Branko Cvetković
- Marko Čakarević
- Tadija Dragićević
- Zoran Erceg
- Marko Gudurić
- Milan Gurović
- Nikola Jokić
- Stefan Jović
- Nikola Kalinić
- Raško Katić
- Dušan Kecman
- Marko Kešelj
- Ognjen Kuzmić
- Dragan Labović
- Branko Lazić
- Vladimir Lučić
- Milan Mačvan
- Marko Marinović
- Boban Marjanović
- Stefan Marković
- Branko Milisavljević
- Dragan Milosavljević
- Nemanja Nedović
- Ivan Paunić
- Kosta Perović
- Vuk Radivojević
- Miroslav Raduljica
- Igor Rakočević
- Milovan Raković
- Aleksandar Rašić
- Boris Savović
- Marko Simonović
- Miloš Teodosić
- Milenko Tepić
- Milenko Topić
- Uroš Tripković
- Novica Veličković
- Čedomir Vitkovac
- Rade Zagorac
Jonah Bolden- Nathan Jawai
- Aleks Marić
- Steven Marković
Ratko Varda
Milt Palacio
Filip Videnov
Ivica Zubac
Jan Veselý
Jamar Wilson
Joffrey Lauvergne- Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot
- Léo Westermann
Stéphane Lasme
Maik Zirbes
Rawle Marshall
István Németh
Dāvis Bertāns
Corey Webster
Bo McCalebb- Pero Antić
- Predrag Samardžiski
Omar Cook- Vladimir Dašić
- Predrag Drobnjak
- Aleksandar Pavlović
- Nikola Peković
- Slavko Vraneš
Jaka Blažič- Goran Jagodnik
- Edo Murić
Duşan Çantekin- Semih Erden
- Vonteego Cummings
- James Gist
- Dominic James
- Charles Jenkins
- Curtis Jerrells
- Michael Lee
- Quincy Miller
- DeMarcus Nelson
- Lawrence Roberts
- Michael Scott
- David Simon
- Omar Thomas
- Duane Washington
- Nate Wolters
- Terrico White
- Marcus Williams
