The Serbian basketball league system, or Serbian basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Serbia. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.
Men
editThere are currently five different competitions on the pyramid - the 1st tier Basketball League of Serbia, the 2nd tier Second Basketball League of Serbia, the 3rd tier First Regional League, the 4th tier Second Regional League, which comprises the lower level regional divisions.
Basketball League of Serbia and Basketball League of Serbia B are organized by the Basketball Federation of Serbia while the lower tiers are organized by the Regional Federations.
The tier levels
editFor the 2023–24 season, the Serbian basketball league system is as follows:
| Level | League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABA | Adriatic League First Division (5 out of 12 teams) | |||||||||
| Adriatic League Second Division (3 out of 12 teams) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Super League of Serbia (8 teams) | |||||||||
| Basketball League of Serbia (16 teams) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Second Basketball League of Serbia (16 teams) | |||||||||
| 3 | First Regional League North (16 teams) |
First Regional League Central 1 (8 teams) |
First Regional League Central 2 (8 teams) |
First Regional League East (14 teams) |
First Regional League West A (8 teams) |
First Regional League West B (8 teams) | ||||
| 4 | Second Regional League Group North A (9 teams) |
Second Regional League Group North B (10 teams) |
Second Regional League Group South (10 teams) |
Second Regional League Central (9 teams) |
Second Regional League East (12 teams) |
Second Regional League West Group 1A (8 teams) |
Second Regional League West Group 2A (8 teams) |
Second Regional League West Group 1B (7 teams) |
Second Regional League West Group 2B (8 teams) | |
| 5 | Local Summer Leagues | |||||||||
Level 5 – Local Summer Leagues
edit| Level 4 | Level 5 | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Division – Group North | Bačka Division | South Bačka District |
| North Bačka District | ||
| West Bačka District | ||
| North Banat Division | Central Banat District | |
| North Banat District | ||
| North Division – Group South | South Banat Division | South Banat District |
| Srem Division | Srem District | |
| Central Division | Belgrade Division | Belgrade |
| East Division | East Serbia Division | Nišava District |
| Pirot District | ||
| Zaječar District | ||
| Bor District | ||
| South Serbia Division | Jablanica District | |
| Pčinja District | ||
| Toplica District | ||
| West Division – Group One | West Serbia Division | Mačva District |
| Kolubara District | ||
| Moravica District | ||
| Zlatibor District | ||
| West Division – Group Two | Central Serbia Division | Šumadija District |
| Pomoravlje District | ||
| Rasina District | ||
| Braničevo District | ||
| Podunavlje District | ||
| Raška–Kosovo Division | Raška District | |
| Kosovo and Metohija Districts |
Other competitions
edit- Radivoj Korać Cup (1st tier)
- Basketball Cup of Serbia (2nd tier)
Women
editSince the 2006–07 season, there are currently different competitions on the pyramid.
- First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, organized by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and composed of 10 teams.
- Second Women's Basketball League of Serbia, organized by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and composed of 10 teams.
- First Women's Regional Basketball League
| Level | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First League of Serbia (10 teams) | |||
| 2 | Second League of Serbia (10 teams) | |||
| 3 | Regional League of Serbia North 1 (8 teams) |
Regional League of Serbia North 2 (8 teams) |
Regional League of Serbia South 1 (6 teams) |
Regional League of Serbia South 2 (10 teams) |
Other competitions
editSee also
edit- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Spanish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- Italian basketball league system
- French basketball league system
- Russian basketball league system
- Turkish basketball league system
- German basketball league system
- Polish basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system
- South American professional club basketball system
References
editExternal links
edit- Basketball League of Serbia Official Website (in Serbian)
- Serbian Basketball Federation (in Serbian)
- Competitions in Serbia (in Serbian)