First Women's Basketball League of Serbia

The First Women's Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian: Прва женска лига Србије, romanizedPrva ženska liga Srbije; abbr. ПЖЛС or PŽLS), is a top-tier women's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).

Women's Basketball League of Serbia
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
First season2006–07
Country Serbia
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1st
Relegation toSecond League of Serbia
Domestic cup(s)Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup
Current championsCrvena zvezda Kombank
(34th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsCrvena zvezda Kombank
(34 titles)
Websitelige.kss.rs

The league is divided into two parts. The first part of the play all the clubs who have won a place in it. In the second part, called the playoffs, they play eight first clubs from the first division. Play starts from the quarter-final of the series, where the winner is decided in two games, the same system is in the semifinals, while the final series game in three wins. Clubs from Serbia who play in the Adriatic league, play along with the domestic the League.

History edit

Champions edit

Season Champion Result Runner-up MVP Champion's Coach
2006–07 Hemofarm 3–0 Crvena zvezda   Jovica Antonić
2007–08 Hemofarm 3–0 Crvena zvezda   Biljana Stanković   Marina Maljković
2008–09 Hemofarm 3–0 Partizan   Tamara Radočaj   Marina Maljković
2009–10 Partizan 2–0 Hemofarm   Dajana Butulija   Marina Maljković
2010–11 Partizan 3–0 Hemofarm   Dajana Butulija   Marina Maljković
2011–12 Partizan 3–0 Hemofarm   Aleksandra Katić   Marina Maljković
2012–13 Partizan 3–0 Radivoj Korać   Tamara Radočaj   Marina Maljković
2013–14 Radivoj Korać 3–1 Crvena zvezda   Adrijana Knežević   Miloš Pavlović
2014–15 Radivoj Korać 3–1 Vojvodina   Jelena Vučetić   Miloš Pavlović
2015–16 Radivoj Korać 3–0 Crvena zvezda   Sanja Mandić   Miloš Pavlović
2016–17 Crvena zvezda 3–1 Radivoj Korać   Teodora Turudić   Dragan Vuković
2017–18 Crvena zvezda 3–1 Partizan 1953   Jovana Adamović   Dragan Vuković
2018–19 Crvena zvezda 3–0 021   Jovana Adamović   Dragan Vuković
2019–20 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
2020–21 Crvena zvezda 2–1 Art Basket   Ivana Katanić   Dragan Vuković
2021–22 Crvena zvezda 3–0 Art Basket   Aleksandra Katić   Dragan Vuković
2022–23 Crvena zvezda 3–2 Kraljevo   Dragan Vuković

All–time national champions edit

Total number of national champions won by Serbian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav Women's Basketball League (1945–1992) and the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) as well.

Team Winners Runners-up Years Won Years Runner-up
Crvena zvezda 34 19 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016
Vršac (Hemofarm) 9 6 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 1996, 1997, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012
Partizan 7 2 1984, 1985, 1986, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 2009, 2018
Radnički Beograd 6 6 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 1946, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967
Radivoj Korać 3 2 2014, 2015, 2016 2013, 2017
Vojvodina 2 6 1969, 1970 1972, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015
Voždovac 2 3 1972, 1975 1974, 1982, 1983
Bečej 2 1994, 1995
Dinamo Pančevo 1 1997
Proleter Zrenjanin 3 1948, 1949, 1951
Art Basket 2 2021, 2022
Student Niš 1 1993
Spartak Subotica 1 1999
Beopetrol 1 2000
021 1 2019
Kraljevo 1 2023

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