First Men's Basketball League Explained

First Men's Basketball League
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Country:Croatia
Confed:FIBA Europe
Founded:2017
First:2017–18
Promotion:Premijer liga
Levels:2nd

First Men's League (hr|Prva muška liga) is a second-tier professional men's basketball league in Croatia. The league was founded in 2017 replacing the former A2 Basketball League.[1]

League champions are automatically promoted to Premijer Liga, while runners-up enter a promotion playoff against the next-to-last placed team from Premijer Liga.

History

SeasonTeamsChampionsRunners-up
2017–1812KK Gorica (Velika Gorica)KK Bosco (Zagreb)
2018–1912KK Puntamika (Zadar)KK Dubrava (Zagreb)
2019–20Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–2112KK Cedevita Junior (Zagreb)KK Dinamo (Zagreb)
2021–2212KK Dinamo (Zagreb)KK Bosco (Zagreb)
2022–2312KK Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik)KK Kaštela (Kaštel Sućurac)
2023–2414KK Kvarner 2010 (Rijeka)KK Vrijednosnice (Osijek)

Current teams

The following is the list of 14 clubs for the 2024–25 season, scheduled to start in October 2024.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-10-03. Goran Gunjević: Prva liga će biti poprilično zahtjevna Crosarka.com. 2020-11-29. Crosarka.com - Nezavisni hrvatski košarkaški portal.
  2. Web site: Prva muška liga: Ždrijeb za sezonu 2024/25. 1 September 2024. 22 August 2024. Croatian Basketball Federation. Croatian.