Premier A Slovenian Basketball League

The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League (Slovene: 1. slovenska košarkarska liga), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia, consists of eleven clubs. The most successful team is Cedevita Olimpija with 18 titles.

Liga Nova KBM
Founded1991 (1991)
First season1991–92
CountrySlovenia
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to2. SKL
Domestic cup(s)Slovenian Cup
SupercupSlovenian Supercup
International cup(s)Basketball Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current championsCedevita Olimpija (18th title)
(2020–21)
Most championshipsCedevita Olimpija (18 titles)
TV partnersRTV Slovenija
Šport TV
WebsiteOfficial website
2021–22 Slovenian Basketball League

History

The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Before the independence, the Slovenian Republic League was played as a second or third level of Yugoslav basketball. Olimpija, Ljubljana, Slovan, ŽKK Maribor, Lesonit, and Branik Maribor were the only Slovenian teams that played in the Yugoslav First Federal League.

Names

Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names:

  • Liga Kolinska (1998–2001)
  • HYPO Liga (2001–2002)
  • 1. A SKL (2002–2006)
  • Liga UPC Telemach (2006–2009)
  • Liga Telemach (2009–2016)
  • Liga Nova KBM (2016–2019)
  • 1. SKL (2019–2020)
  • Liga Nova KBM (2020)[1]
  • 1. SKL (2020–21)
  • Liga Nova KBM (2021–present)[2]

Competition format

Regular season

In the first phase, ten teams compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). The eleventh team automatically enters the championship phase due to participation in international competitions.

All teams advance from the regular season, to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.

Championship phase

The top five teams from the regular season advance to the championship phase. They are also joined by the sixth team that competed in international competitions. These teams start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team plays a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin is used.

Relegation phase

The bottom five teams of the regular season enters a home-and-away round-robin league, with results from the regular stage carrying over. The bottom two teams of this stage are relegated to the 2. SKL.

Third phase

All six teams of the championship phase and the top two teams of the relegation phase advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, a best-of-three playoff is used. The semifinal winners advance to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.[3]

2021–22 teams
Team Location Arena Established Head coach
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 2019 Jurica Golemac
GGD Šenčur Šenčur Šenčur Sports Hall 1973 Miljan Pavković
Helios Suns Domžale Komunalni center Hall 1949 Dejan Jakara
Hopsi Polzela Polzela Polzela Sports Hall 1972 Vladimir Rizman
Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 1948 Dalibor Damjanović
Nutrispoint Ilirija Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 1957 Stipe Modrić
Rogaška Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina Sports Hall 1998 Damjan Novaković
Šentjur Šentjur OŠ Hruševec Hall 1969 Miloš Pešić
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek Podčetrtek Podčetrtek Sports Hall 1999 Davor Brečko
Triglav Kranj Planina Sports Hall 1950 Danijel Radosavljević
Zlatorog Laško Laško Tri Lilije Hall 1969 Aleš Pipan

Finals
SeasonChampionRunner-upResultFinals MVPChampion's Coach
1991–92Smelt OlimpijaOptimizem Postojna
3–0
N/A Zmago Sagadin
1992–93Smelt OlimpijaSlovenica Koper
3–1
 Zmago Sagadin
1993–94Smelt OlimpijaTAM Bus Maribor
3–0
 Zmago Sagadin
1994–95Smelt OlimpijaKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela
3–0
 Sergej Ravnikar
1995–96Smelt OlimpijaInterier Krško
3–1
 Žarko Đurišić
1996–97Smelt OlimpijaKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela
3–1
 Zmago Sagadin
1997–98Union OlimpijaKovinotehna Savinjska Polzela
3–0
 Zmago Sagadin
1998–99Union OlimpijaPivovarna Laško
3–0
 Zmago Sagadin
1999–00Krka TelekomPivovarna Laško
3–1
 Ivan Sunara
2000–01Union OlimpijaKrka Telekom
3–0
 Zmago Sagadin
2001–02Union OlimpijaKrka
3–0
 Zmago Sagadin
2002–03KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–2
 Neven Spahija
2003–04Union OlimpijaPivovarna Laško
3–0
 Sašo Filipovski
2004–05Union OlimpijaGeoplin Slovan
3–2
 Sašo Filipovski
2005–06Union OlimpijaGeoplin Slovan
3–2
 Zmago Sagadin
2006–07Helios DomžaleUnion Olimpija
3–2
 Memi Bečirovič
2007–08Union OlimpijaHelios Domžale
3–1
 Aleksandar Džikić
2008–09Union OlimpijaHelios Domžale
3–0
 Jure Zdovc
2009–10KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–2
 Smiljan Pavič Aleksandar Džikić
2010–11KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–2
 Zoran Dragić Aleksandar Džikić
2011–12KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–1
 Afik Nissim Aleksander Sekulić
2012–13KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–1
 Matjaž Smodiš Gašper Potočnik
2013–14KrkaUnion Olimpija
3–2
 Jaka Klobučar Aleksandar Džikić
2014–15TajfunRogaška
3–1
 Dragiša Drobnjak Dejan Mihevc
2015–16Helios SunsZlatorog Laško
3–1
 Marjan Čakarun Jakša Vulić
2016–17Union OlimpijaRogaška
3–1
 Devin Oliver Gašper Okorn
2017–18Petrol OlimpijaKrka
3–2
 Devin Oliver Zoran Martič
2018–19Sixt PrimorskaPetrol Olimpija
3–0
 Marjan Čakarun Jurica Golemac
2019–20The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21Cedevita OlimpijaKrka
3–0
 Kendrick Perry Jurica Golemac

Titles by club
Club Winners Winning Years
Cedevita Olimpija[lower-alpha 1]
18
 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2021
Krka
7
 2000, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Helios Suns
2
 2007, 2016
Šentjur
1
 2015
Primorska
1
 2019

Finals appearances
NumTeamWL
26Cedevita Olimpija[lower-alpha 1]188
11Krka74
4Helios Suns22
1Šentjur10
1Primorska10
4Zlatorog Laško04
3Hopsi Polzela03
2Slovan02
2Rogaška02
1Koper01
1Krško01
1TAM Bus01
1Postojna01
  1. Includes KK Olimpija

Statistical leaders
SeasonTop ratingPIRTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop AssistantAPG
2007–08 Dejan Grković19.19 Miroslav Jurić19.58 Dejan Grković8.81 Jure Močnik4.85
2008–09 Shawn King31.26 Gilbert Goodrich22.15 Shawn King14.79 Jure Močnik4.59
2009–10 Shawn King27.61 Sandi Čebular20.69 Shawn King11.30 Tadej Koštomaj5.44
2010–11 Gregg Thondique22.84 Benjamin Raymond17.68 Gregg Thondique10.53 Igor Mijajlović4.68
2011–12 Travis Nelson20.88 Travis Nelson17.46 Miloš Miljković8.57 Luka Rupnik5.33
2012–13 Kervin Bristol20.07 Sašo Zagorac17.50 Kervin Bristol10.86 Daniel Vujasinović5.81
2013–14 Ousman Krubally20.03 Ousman Krubally17.17 Ousman Krubally9.07 Daniel Vujasinović7.63
2014–15 Sašo Zagorac20.41 Sašo Zagorac18.86 Smiljan Pavič8.86 Jan Močnik6.96
2015–16 Jan Barbarič23.20 Jan Barbarič18.60 Smiljan Pavič8.39 Matic Rebec5.59
2016–17 Igor Tratnik19.45 Duda Sanadze17.32 Jakob Čebašek8.63 Daniel Vujasinović8.29
2017–18 Smiljan Pavič19.63 Blaž Mahkovic18.97 Dino Murić8.27 Žan Mark Šiško7.03
2018–19 Davor Konjević22.37 Davor Konjević19.96 Matur Maker9.59 Žan Mark Šiško6.83
2020–21 Dino Murić24.00 Dino Murić19.21 Aaron Carver12.41 Daniel Vujasinović8.20

See also

References
  1. "Košarkarsko državno prvenstvo znova liga Nova KBM" (in Slovenian). Šport TV. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. "Z banko Nova KBM spet v drugi del državnega prvenstva za moške". kzs.si (in Slovenian). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. "UVODNI BILTEN TEKMOVANJ – SEZONA 2021/22" (PDF). kzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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