Premijer liga (Croatian basketball)

Super Sport Premijer liga
Founded	1991
Country	Croatia
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Prva muška liga
Domestic cup	Krešimir Ćosić Cup
Current champions	Zadar (6th title) ; (2024–25 season)
Most championships	Cibona (20 titles)
TV partners	Arena Sport ; Sportska TV
Website	www.hks-cbf.hr

The Super Sport Premijer liga (English: Super Sport Premier League, lit. 'Super Sport Premier League'), 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^[1]
2023–2025Favbet Premijer Liga^[2]
2025–presentSuperSport Premijer Liga^[3]

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)

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
Cibona	20	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
Zadar	6	2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Cedevita	5	2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Split	1	2002–03
Zagreb	1	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
1991–92	Cibona	2–1	Zadar	Cibona	8–2
1992–93	Cibona	2–1	Slobodna Dalmacija	Cibona (2)	17–1
1993–94	Cibona	3–0	Croatia Osiguranje	Cibona (3)	14–0
1994–95	Cibona	3–1	Zrinjevac	Cibona (4)	12–2
1995–96	Cibona	3–1	Croatia Osiguranje	Cibona (5)	25–3
1996–97	Cibona	3–1	Croatia Osiguranje	Cibona (6)	19–3
1997–98	Cibona	3–1	Zadar	Cibona (7)	24–2
1998–99	Zadar	1–3	Cibona	Zadar	19–3
1999–00	Zadar	0–2	Cibona	Zadar (2)	20–2
2000–01	Cibona	3–0	Split CO	Cibona (8)	18–4
2001–02	Cibona VIP	2–0	Zadar	Cibona VIP (9)	12–2
2002–03	Split CO	2–0	Cibona VIP	Split CO	12–2
2003–04	Cibona VIP	3–1	Zadar	Cibona VIP (10)	13–1
2004–05	Zadar	3–2	Cibona VIP	Zadar (3)	12–2
2005–06	Cibona VIP	2–1	Zadar	Cibona VIP (11)	14–0
2006–07	Cibona VIP	3–2	Zadar	Cibona VIP (12)	12–2
2007–08	Zadar	3–2	Split CO	Zadar (4)	13–1
2008–09	Cibona VIP	3–1	Zadar	Cibona VIP (13)	13–1
2009–10	Cibona VIP	3–2	Zadar	Cibona VIP (14)	12–2
2010–11	Cedevita	0–3	Zagreb CO	Cedevita	12–2
2011–12	Cibona	3–1	Cedevita	Cibona (15)	14–0
2012–13	Cibona	3–0	Zadar	Cibona (16)	12–2
2013–14	Cedevita	3–0	Cibona	Cedevita (2)	13–1
2014–15	Cedevita	3–1	Cibona	Cedevita (3)	12–2
2015–16	Cedevita	3–0	Cibona	Cedevita (4)	13–1
2016–17	Cibona	2–3	Cedevita	Šibenik	21–5
2017–18	Cedevita	3–1	Cibona	Cedevita (5)	23–1
2018–19	Cibona	4–0	Cedevita	Zadar (5)	18–4
2019–20	Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Zadar	3–2	Split	Zadar (6)	29–4
2021–22	Cibona	3–2	Zadar	Cibona (17)	25–7
2022–23	Split	0–3	Zadar	Split (2)	26–6
2023–24	Zadar	3–2	Split	Zadar (7)	31–2
2024–25	Zadar	3–1	Split	Zadar (8)	30–3

By club

Club	W	L	Total
Cibona	20	7	27
Zadar	6	12	18
Cedevita	5	3	8
Split	1	10	11
Zagreb	1	0	1
Zrinjevac	0	1	1

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).

Club	Champions	Winning years
Cibona	23	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
Zadar	12	1965, 1967, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1985–86, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Split	7	1970–71, 1976–77, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2002–03
Cedevita	5	2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Zagreb	1	2010–11

Topscorers

Year	Player	Team	PPG
1996-97	Josip Sesar ^[4]	KK Zagreb	21.5
1997-98
1998-99	Josip Sesar (2)	KK Zagreb	22.9
1999-00	Marko Bulic	Karlovac	25.3
2000-01	Jan Zemljic	GKK Šibenka	30.8
2001-02	Marino Baždarić	KK Kvarner	26.6
2002-03	Marko Popović	KK Zadar	24.2
2003-04	Neven Cuzela	KK Istra	19.9
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 2006	21.3
2008-09	Toni Bizaca	Trogir ZP	22.4
2009-10	Toni Bizaca (2)	Trogir ZP	21.0
2010-11	Hrvoje Puljko	KK Kvarner	23.0
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 2006	20.8
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 2006	18.9
2020-21	Milija Miković	GKK Šibenka	19.4
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 Mihailovic	KK Zadar	17.4

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

Year	Player	Team
1996-97	Josip Sesar	KK Zagreb
1999-00 ^[5]	Dino Radja (Croatian) Marcus Norris (Foreigner)	KK Zadar KK Slavonski Brod
2000-01	Marijan Mance ^[6]	KK Cibona
2001-02	Nikola Prkačin ^[7]	KK Cibona

Most Improved player

Year	Player	Team
1999-00	Dalibor Bagarić	Benston Zagreb

Best defender

Year	Player	Team
1999-00	Davor Marcelić	KK Cibona

Players with 3 or more trophies

Championships	Player
8	Davor Kus
8	Davor Marcelić
7	Marin Rozić
7	Karlo Žganec
6	Dževad Alihodžić
	Marko Arapović
	Lovro Mazalin
	Veljko Mršić
	Davor Pejčinović
	Slaven Rimac
	Ivica Žurić
5	Vladan Alanović
	Damir Mulaomerović
	Sandro Nicević
	Nikola Prkačin
	Josip Sesar
	Tomislav Zubčić
4	Lukša Andrić
	Luka Babić
	Miro Bilan
	Gordan Giriček
	Alan Gregov
	Marko Ramljak
	Mate Skelin
	Marko Tomas
	Andrija Žižić
3	Ivan Grgat
	Toni Katić
	Bariša Krasić
	Marijan Mance
	Pavle Marčinković
	Damir Markota
	Džanan Musa
	Fran Pilepić
	Zdravko Radulović
	Ivan Ramljak
	Damir Rančić
	Marko Šamanić
	Roko Ukić
	Josip Vranković

Source: basketball.hr

Coaches with 2 or more trophies

Championships	Coach
6	Aleksandar Petrović
6	Jasmin Repeša
4	Veljko Mršić
3	Dražen Anzulović
3	Danijel Jusup
2	Velimir Perasović
2	Neven Spahija