The Super Sport Premijer liga (, ), 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, 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 1991–2009A-1 Liga 2004–2005A-1 Ožujsko Liga 2005–2017A-1 Liga 2017–2023Hrvatski Telekom Premijer Liga 2023–2025Favbet Premijer Liga 2025–presentSuperSport Premijer Liga
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) 2025–26: Cibona (21)
Performance by club ClubChampionsWinning years Cibona 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, 2025–26 Zadar 2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Cedevita 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Split 2002–03 Zagreb 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 Cibona Zadar Cibona Cibona Slobodna Dalmacija Cibona (2) Cibona Croatia Osiguranje Cibona (3) Cibona Zrinjevac Cibona (4) Cibona Croatia Osiguranje Cibona (5) Cibona Croatia Osiguranje Cibona (6) Cibona Zadar Cibona (7) Zadar Cibona Zadar Zadar Cibona Zadar (2) Cibona Split CO Cibona (8) Cibona VIP Zadar Cibona VIP (9) Split CO Cibona VIP Split CO Cibona VIP Zadar Cibona VIP (10) Zadar Cibona VIP Zadar (3) Cibona VIP Zadar Cibona VIP (11) Cibona VIP Zadar Cibona VIP (12) Zadar Split CO Zadar (4) Cibona VIP Zadar Cibona VIP (13) Cibona VIP Zadar Cibona VIP (14) Cedevita Zagreb CO Cedevita Cibona Cedevita Cibona (15) Cibona Zadar Cibona (16) Cedevita Cibona Cedevita (2) Cedevita Cibona Cedevita (3) Cedevita Cibona Cedevita (4) Cibona Cedevita Šibenik Cedevita Cibona Cedevita (5) Cibona Cedevita Zadar (5) Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Zadar Split Zadar (6) Cibona Zadar Cibona (17) Split Zadar Split (2) Zadar Split Zadar (7) Zadar Split Zadar (8) Zadar Cibona Zadar (9)
By club ClubWLTotal Cibona Zadar Cedevita Split Zagreb Zrinjevac
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). ClubChampions Winning years Cibona 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, 2025–26 Zadar 1965, 1967, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1985–86, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Split 1970–71, 1976–77, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2002–03 Cedevita 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 Zagreb 2010–11
Topscorers YearPlayerTeamPPG 1996-97 Josip SesarJOSIP SESAR - euroleaguebasketball.net KK Zagreb21.5 1997-98 1998-99 Josip Sesar (2) KK Zagreb22.9 1999-00 Marko Bulic Karlovac 25.3 2000-01 Jan Zemljic GKK Šibenka30.8 2001-02 Marino Baždarić KK Kvarner26.6 2002-03 Marko Popović KK Zadar 24.2 2003-04 Neven Cuzela KK Istra19.9 2004-05 Roko Ukić KK Split 23.5 2005-06 Roko Ukić (2)KK Split 23.5 2006-07 Larry Ayuso KK Split 28.2 2007-08 Marko Car KK Osijek 200621.3 2008-09 Toni Bizaca Trogir ZP22.4 2009-10 Toni Bizaca (2) Trogir ZP21.0 2010-11 Hrvoje Puljko KK Kvarner23.0 2011-12 Ivan Mimica KK Split 18.8 2012-13 Ronald Ross Jolly JBŠ 20.6 2013-14 Dario Saric KK Cibona 19.3 2014-15 Filip Tončinić KK Osijek 200620.8 2015-16 James Florence KK Cibona 18.7 2016-17 Brandon Johnson KK Alkar 22.3 2017-18 Steven Gray KK Zadar 19.8 2018-19 Hrvoje Vucic KK Alkar 17.6 2019-20 Antonio Jordano KK Osijek 200618.9 2020-21 Milija Miković GKK Šibenka19.4 2021-22 Patrick McGlynn KK Alkar 20.4 2022-23 Derryck Thornton KK Škrljevo 20.6 2023-24 Filip Vujicic KK Dubrovnik 16.7 2024-25 Vladimir Mihailović KK Zadar 17.4 2025-26 Luka Krajnović KK Samobor 17.3
Source: eurobasket.com
Players with most topscorer awards
Player Wins Years Toni Bizaca 2 2009, 2010 Roko Ukić 2 2005, 2006 Josip Sesar 2 1997, 1999
Awards MVP YearPlayerTeam 1996-97 Josip Sesar KK Zagreb 1999-00 A1 Liga (1999-2000) - eurobasket.com Dino Radja (Croatian) Marcus Norris (Foreigner)KK Zadar KK Slavonski Brod 2000-01 Marijan Mance MARIJAN MANCE - euroleaguebasketball.net KK Cibona 2001-02 Nikola PrkačinNIKOLA PRKACIN - euroleaguebasketball.net KK Cibona
Most Improved player YearPlayerTeam 1999-00 Dalibor Bagarić Benston Zagreb
Best defender YearPlayerTeam 1999-00 Davor Marcelić KK Cibona
Players with 3 or more trophies
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! align="center"|Championships ! align="center"|Player |- |rowspan=2|8||align="left"| Davor Kus |- |align="left"| Davor Marcelić |- |rowspan=2|7||align="left"| Marin Rozić |- |align="left"| Karlo Žganec |- |rowspan=7|6||align="left"| Dževad Alihodžić |- |align="left"| Marko Arapović |- |align="left"| Lovro Mazalin |- |align="left"| Veljko Mršić |- |align="left"| Davor Pejčinović |- |align="left"| Slaven Rimac |- |align="left"| Ivica Žurić |- |rowspan=6|5||align="left"| Vladan Alanović |- |align="left"| Damir Mulaomerović |- |align="left"| Sandro Nicević |- |align="left"| Nikola Prkačin |- |align="left"| Josip Sesar |- |align="left"| Tomislav Zubčić |- |rowspan=9|4||align="left"| Lukša Andrić |- |align="left"| Luka Babić |- |align="left"| Miro Bilan |- |align="left"| Gordan Giriček |- |align="left"| Alan Gregov |- |align="left"| Marko Ramljak |- |align="left"| Mate Skelin |- |align="left"| Marko Tomas |- |align="left"| Andrija Žižić |- |rowspan=14|3||align="left"| Ivan Grgat |- |align="left"| Toni Katić |- |align="left"| Bariša Krasić |- |align="left"| Marijan Mance |- |align="left"| Pavle Marčinković |- |align="left"| Damir Markota |- |align="left"| Džanan Musa |- |align="left"| Fran Pilepić |- |align="left"| Zdravko Radulović |- |align="left"| Ivan Ramljak |- |align="left"| Damir Rančić |- |align="left"| Marko Šamanić |- |align="left"| Roko Ukić |- |align="left"| Josip Vranković
Coaches with 2 or more trophies
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! align="center"|Championships ! align="center"|Coach |- |rowspan=2|6||align="left"| Aleksandar Petrović |- |align="left"| Jasmin Repeša |- |4||align="left"| Veljko Mršić |- |rowspan=2|3||align="left"| Dražen Anzulović |- |align="left"| Danijel Jusup |- |rowspan=2|2 |align="left"| Velimir Perasović |- |align="left"| Neven Spahija
See also Krešimir Ćosić Cup Croatian First Women's Basketball League Croatian Basketball All-Star Game
External links Official website
References