Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia
Sports governing body in Yugoslavia
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The Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Košarkaški savez Jugoslavije, Кошаркашки савез Југославије; Slovene: Košarkarska zveza Jugoslavije; Macedonian: Кошаркарска федерација на Југославија) was a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body for basketball in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Until 1991, the organization has represented SFR Yugoslavia in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the Yugoslav Olympic Committee.
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Jurisdiction | SFR Yugoslavia |
| Abbreviation | KSJ |
| Founded | 12 December 1948 |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Affiliation date | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade |
| Closure date | 1991 |
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After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, the successor countries all set up their national federations, while the Federal republic of Yugoslavia kept the National Federation until the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia & Montenegro in 2006.
Competitions
- Men's
- 1st-tier league: Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League
- 2nd-tier league: Yugoslav 1. B Federal Basketball League
- Cup tournament: Yugoslav Basketball Cup
- Women's
- 1st-tier league: Yugoslav Women's Basketball League
- Cup tournament: Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup
National teams
Separate national federations
After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, five new countries were created: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, FR Yugoslavia (in 2003, renamed to Serbia and Montenegro) and Slovenia.
List of presidents
- Ivan Popović (1948–1949)
- Milojko Drulović (1949–1950)
- Danilo Knežević (1950–1965)
- Radomir Šaper (1965–1973)
- Radoslav Savić (1973–1977)
- Vladimir Pezo (1977–1980)
- Božina Ćulafić (1980–1981)
- Mehmet Dobërçani (1981–1982)
- Vasil Tupurkovski (1982–1983)
- Petar Breznik (1983–1985)
- Nebojša Popović (1985–1987)
- Miodrag Babić (1987–1989)
- Uglješa Uzelac (1989–1991)