Premijer liga (Croatian basketball)

For the women's competition, see Croatian First Women's Basketball League.

The Favbet Premijer liga (English: Favbet Premier League, lit. 'Favbet Premier League'), also known as simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level men's professional basketball league in Croatia. It began in 1991, following the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia and therefore the Yugoslav League, and is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation.

Favbet Premijer liga

Founded	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Country	Croatia
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Prva muška liga
Domestic cup(s)	Krešimir Ćosić Cup
Current champions	Zadar (6th title) (2024–25 season)
Most championships	Cibona (20 titles)
TV partners	Arena Sport Sportska TV
Website	www.hks-cbf.hr

Favbet Premijer liga, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12 teams. The most successful club is KK Cibona with 19 championship titles.

History

Prior to 1991, clubs from Croatia played in the Yugoslav First Federal League. From the inaugural season in 1946, three Croatian clubs won 15 national championships in total; Zadar (six titles), Split (six titles), and Cibona (three titles).

Logos, names, and sponsorship names

• 1991–20090A-1 Liga
• 2004–20050A-1 Ožujsko Liga
• 2005–20170A-1 Liga
• 2017–20230Hrvatski Telekom Premijer Liga^[1]
• 2023–20260Favbet Premijer Liga^[2]

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  Logo of 2017-2023
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  Logo since 2023

Title holders

• 1991–92: Cibona
• 1992–93: Cibona (2)
• 1993–94: Cibona (3)
• 1994–95: Cibona (4)
• 1995–96: Cibona (5)
• 1996–97: Cibona (6)
• 1997–98: Cibona (7)
• 1998–99: Cibona (8)
• 1999–00: Cibona (9)
• 2000–01: Cibona (10)
• 2001–02: Cibona VIP (11)
• 2002–03: Split CO
• 2003–04: Cibona VIP (12)
• 2004–05: Zadar
• 2005–06: Cibona VIP (13)
• 2006–07: Cibona VIP (14)
• 2007–08: Zadar (2)
• 2008–09: Cibona VIP (15)
• 2009–10: Cibona VIP (16)
• 2010–11: Zagreb CO
• 2011–12: Cibona (17)
• 2012–13: Cibona (18)
• 2013–14: Cedevita
• 2014–15: Cedevita (2)
• 2015–16: Cedevita (3)
• 2016–17: Cedevita (4)
• 2017–18: Cedevita (5)
• 2018–19: Cibona (19)
• 2019–20: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020–21: Zadar (3)
• 2021–22: Cibona (20)
• 2022–23: Zadar (4)
• 2023–24: Zadar (5)
• 2024–25: Zadar (6)

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
Cibona	20	1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2021–22
Zadar	6	2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Cedevita	5	2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Split	1	2002–03
Zagreb	1	2010–11

Playoffs finals

Winners in matches between first & fourth and second & third in regular season play against each other for the title

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
1991–92	Cibona	2–1	Zadar	Cibona	8–2
1992–93	Cibona	2–1	Slobodna Dalmacija	Cibona (2)	17–1
1993–94	Cibona	3–0	Croatia Osiguranje	Cibona (3)	14–0
1994–95	Cibona	3–1	Zrinjevac	Cibona (4)	12–2
1995–96	Cibona	3–1	Croatia Osiguranje	Cibona (5)	25–3
1996–97	Cibona	3–1	Croatia Osiguranje	Cibona (6)	19–3
1997–98	Cibona	3–1	Zadar	Cibona (7)	24–2
1998–99	Zadar	1–3	Cibona	Zadar	19–3
1999–00	Zadar	0–2	Cibona	Zadar (2)	20–2
2000–01	Cibona	3–0	Split CO	Cibona (8)	18–4
2001–02	Cibona VIP	2–0	Zadar	Cibona VIP (9)	12–2
2002–03	Split CO	2–0	Cibona VIP	Split CO	12–2
2003–04	Cibona VIP	3–1	Zadar	Cibona VIP (10)	13–1
2004–05	Zadar	3–2	Cibona VIP	Zadar (3)	12–2
2005–06	Cibona VIP	2–1	Zadar	Cibona VIP (11)	14–0
2006–07	Cibona VIP	3–2	Zadar	Cibona VIP (12)	12–2
2007–08	Zadar	3–2	Split CO	Zadar (4)	13–1
2008–09	Cibona VIP	3–1	Zadar	Cibona VIP (13)	13–1
2009–10	Cibona VIP	3–2	Zadar	Cibona VIP (14)	12–2
2010–11	Cedevita	0–3	Zagreb CO	Cedevita	12–2
2011–12	Cibona	3–1	Cedevita	Cibona (15)	14–0
2012–13	Cibona	3–0	Zadar	Cibona (16)	12–2
2013–14	Cedevita	3–0	Cibona	Cedevita (2)	13–1
2014–15	Cedevita	3–1	Cibona	Cedevita (3)	12–2
2015–16	Cedevita	3–0	Cibona	Cedevita (4)	13–1
2016–17	Cibona	2–3	Cedevita	Šibenik	21–5
2017–18	Cedevita	3–1	Cibona	Cedevita (5)	23–1
2018–19	Cibona	4–0	Cedevita	Zadar (5)	18–4
2019–20	Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Zadar	3–2	Split	Zadar (6)	29–4
2021–22	Cibona	3–2	Zadar	Cibona (17)	25–7
2022–23	Split	0–3	Zadar	Split (2)	26–6
2023–24	Zadar	3–2	Split	Zadar (7)	31–2
2024–25	Zadar	3–1	Split	Zadar (8)	30–3

By club

Club	W	L	Total
Cibona	20	7	27
Zadar	6	12	18
Cedevita	5	3	8
Split	1	10	11
Zagreb	1	0	1
Zrinjevac	0	1	1

All–time national champions

Total number of national champions won by Croatian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992).

Club	Champions	Winning years
Cibona	23	1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2021–22
Zadar	12	1965, 1967, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1985–86, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Split	7	1970–71, 1976–77, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2002–03
Cedevita	5	2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Zagreb	1	2010–11

Players with 3 or more trophies

Championships	Player
8	Davor Kus
	Davor Marcelić
7	Marin Rozić
	Karlo Žganec
6	Dževad Alihodžić
	Marko Arapović
	Lovro Mazalin
	Veljko Mršić
	Davor Pejčinović
	Slaven Rimac
	Ivica Žurić
5	Vladan Alanović
	Damir Mulaomerović
	Sandro Nicević
	Nikola Prkačin
	Josip Sesar
	Tomislav Zubčić
4	Lukša Andrić
	Luka Babić
	Miro Bilan
	Gordan Giriček
	Alan Gregov
	Marko Ramljak
	Mate Skelin
	Marko Tomas
	Andrija Žižić
3	Ivan Grgat
	Toni Katić
	Bariša Krasić
	Marijan Mance
	Pavle Marčinković
	Damir Markota
	Džanan Musa
	Fran Pilepić
	Zdravko Radulović
	Ivan Ramljak
	Damir Rančić
	Marko Šamanić
	Roko Ukić
	Josip Vranković

Source: basketball.hr

Coaches with 2 or more trophies

Championships	Coach
6	Aleksandar Petrović
	Jasmin Repeša
4	Veljko Mršić
3	Dražen Anzulović
	Danijel Jusup
2	Velimir Perasović
	Neven Spahija

Source: basketball.hr

See also

• Krešimir Ćosić Cup
• Croatian First Women's Basketball League

External links

• Official website