The Basketball League of Serbia (), 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).
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: +Access list for the 2025–26 Serbian LeagueTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundFirst League(16 teams)14 highest-placed teams from the last season 2 highest-placed teams from the Second LeagueSuper League(8 teams)6 Adriatic League teams2 highest-placed teams from the First LeaguePlayoffs(4 teams) 2 group winners from the Super League 2 group runners-ups from the Super League
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 Mozzart Basketball League of Serbia: 2016–2019 Admiral Bet Basketball League of Serbia: 2021–2025 Meridianbet Basketball League of Serbia: 2025–present
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: Spartak Subotica
Titles by club Club Champions Winning years Runner-up Crvena zvezda 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Partizan 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2024–25 Spartak Subotica 2025–26 FMP Vršac Mega
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
Team Home city Arena Borac Čačak Čačak Borac Hall Borac Zemun Belgrade Pinki Hall Čačak 94 Čačak SC Mladost Crvena zvezda Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Dynamic Belgrade SC Dynamic FMP Belgrade Železnik Hall Hercegovac Bačka Palanka Gajdobra Sports Hall Kolubara Belgrade Kolubara Sports Center Mega Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall Metalac Valjevo Valjevo Sports Hall Mladost Belgrade Master Sports Center Niš Niš Čair Sports Center OKK Beograd Belgrade Dejan Milojević Training Center Partizan Belgrade Belgrade Arena Radnički Belgrade Belgrade David Kalinić Sports Hall Radnički Kragujevac Kragujevac Jezero Hall Sloboda Užice Veliki Park Hall Sloga Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall Spartak Subotica Dudova Šuma Sports Hall Tamiš Pančevo Strelište Sports Hall Vojvodina Novi Sad SPC Vojvodina Zlatibor Čajetina Čajetina Sports Hall
Clubs in the 2026–27 First Adriatic League Clubs in the 2026–27 Second Adriatic League
Standings First League Season Clubs Top seeder (Rc) Runner-up (Rc) Vojvodina Srbijagas (21–1) Sloga (14–8) Swisslion Takovo (17–5) Vizura (14–8) Swisslion Takovo (22–4) Borac Čačak (17–5) Borac Čačak (20–6) Tamiš (19–7) FMP Železnik (22–4) OKK Beograd (19–7) Vojvodina Srbijagas (23–3) Radnički Beograd (19–7) Vojvodina Srbijagas (20–6) Mega Basket (20–6) FMP (20–6) Crnokosa (18–8) FMP (19–3) Konstantin (17–7) FMP (24–2) Borac Čačak (18–8) Vršac (22–4) Borac Čačak (20–6) Borac Čačak (20–6) Dynamic BG (19–7) Borac Čačak (22–4) Novi Pazar (20–6) Borac Čačak (23–3) Sloboda (20–6) Mladost Zemun (28–2) Vojvodina (26–4) Zlatibor (22–8) Sloga (20–10) Zlatibor (22–8) Spartak (22–8) Vojvodina (26–4) Spartak (24–6) Vršac Meridianbet (25–5) Zlatibor Mozzart (21–9) Zlatibor Mozzart (27–3) Sloboda (22–8)
SuperLeague Play-off finals Season Champions Result Runners-up SuperLeague top seeders Record Partizan (14) Crvena zvezda Hemofarm Partizan Igokea (15) Hemofarm Partizan Igokea Partizan Igokea (16) Crvena zvezda Partizan Igokea Partizan (17) Hemofarm Partizan Partizan (18) Hemofarm Partizan Partizan mt:s (19) Crvena zvezda Partizan mt:s Partizan mt:s (20) Crvena zvezda Partizan mt:s Partizan (21) Crvena zvezda Telekom Partizan Crvena zvezda Telekom (16) Partizan NIS Crvena zvezda Telekom Crvena zvezda Telekom (17) Partizan NIS Crvena zvezda Telekom Crvena zvezda mts (18) FMP Crvena zvezda mts Crvena zvezda mts (19) FMP FMP Crvena zvezda mts (20) Partizan NIS Crvena zvezda mts / Partizan NIS Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Crvena zvezda mts (21) Mega Soccerbet Crvena zvezda mts (22) FMP Meridian Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (23) FMP Soccerbet Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (24) Partizan Mozzart Bet Partizan Mozzart Bet (22) Spartak Office Shoes Spartak Office Shoes FMP
All–time national champions Total number of national champions won by Serbian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav First Federal League (1946–1992) and First League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) as well. ClubChampionsWinning yearsRunner-up Crvena zvezda 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1969, 1972, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Partizan 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2025 OKK Beograd 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964 Proleter Zrenjanin 1956 Spartak Subotica 2026 Radnički Belgrade 1973 FMP Vršac Mega Borovica Ruma BFC Beočin
Statistical leaders
Points Season Player Team PPG 2006–07 Miloš Bojović Sloga 21.9 2007–08 Zoran Erceg FMP Železnik 18.1 2008–09 Zlatko Bolić Radnički Invest 22.8 2009–10 Miroslav Raduljica FMP Železnik 21.1 2010–11 Branko Milisavljević Mega Vizura 20.5 2011–12 Miloš Bojović (2) Železničar 23.5 2012–13 Marko Popović Sloga 18.6 2013–14 Bojan Bakić Metalac 18.4 2014–15 Miloš Dimić Vršac Swisslion 21.6 2015–16 Aleksa Avramović Borac Čačak 20.7 2016–17 Brano Đukanović Metalac Valjevo 21.6 2017–18 Orlando Coleman Radnički 22.47 2018–19 Đorđe Dželetović Vojvodina 24.00 2019–20 Andrija Simović Zlatibor 19.57 2020–21 Andreja Stevanović Radnički 23.32 2021–22 Andrija Bojić KK Mladost 20.4 2022–23 Stefan Smith KK Kolubara 22.8 2023–24 Sava Lešić KK Metalac Valjevo 22.0 2024–25 Trevor Moore KK Tamiš 22.1
Rebounds Season Player Team RPG 2006–07 Kebu Stewart Crvena zvezda 6.2 2007–08 Nikola Ilić Borac Čačak 4.8 2008–09 Uroš Mirković Mašinac 8.5 2009–10 Miroslav Raduljica FMP Železnik 8.6 2010–11 Sava Lešić Crvena zvezda 10.9 2011–12 Darko Balaban Smederevo 1953 8.8 2012–13 Boban Marjanović Mega Vizura 11.7 2013–14 Novica Veličković Mega Vizura 8.3 2014–15 Nikola Jokić Mega Leks 10.4 2015–16 Stefan Fundić Beovuk 72 10.3 2016–17 Stefan Fundić (2) Beovuk 72 11.8 2017–18 Lazar Zorčić Dunav 7.74 2018–19 Milenko Veljković OKK Beograd 10.57 2019–20 Aleksandar Vuletić Kolubara 9.46 2020–21 Đorđe Simeunović Napredak Aleksinac 10.8
Assists Season Player Team APG 2006–07 Miloš Teodosić FMP Železnik 5.4 2007–08 Omar Cook Crvena zvezda 7.3 2008–09 Bojan Jovičić Tamiš 6.3 2009–10 Vid Žarković Proleter Zrenjanin 7.2 2010–11 Marko Ljubičić Metalac Valjevo 6.4 2011–12 Miljan Pavković Radnički Kragujevac 6.9 2012–13 Marko Popović Sloga Kraljevo 8.1 2013–14 Marko Marinović Radnički Kragujevac 8.1 2014–15 Saša Đorđević MBK Handlová 6.5 2015–16 Filip Čović FMP 6.5 2016–17 Filip Čović (2) FMP 6.0 2017–18 Vuk Malidžan Mladost 7.24 2018–19 Aleksandar Vasić Metalac 8.27 2019–20 Svetozar Popović Borac 9.45 2020–21 Mert Akay Dynamic 9.63
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
Serbian basketball clubs in European and regional competitions EuroLeague Club Winner Years Partizan 1992
FIBA Saporta Cup Club Winner Years Crvena zvezda 1974
FIBA Korać Cup Club Winner Years Partizan 1978, 1979, 1989
ABA League Club Winner Years Partizan 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2023, 2025 Crvena zvezda 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 FMP 2004, 2006 Vršac 2005
Awards BLS First League MVP BLS Super League MVP BLS Playoff MVP
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
See also Radivoj Korać Cup Basketball Federation of Serbia Serbia national basketball team YUBA League Yugoslav Basketball League
References
External links
Basketball League of Serbia at eurobasket.com