Premier A Slovenian Basketball League

Liga Nova KBM
Founded	1991; 31 years ago
First season	1991–92
Country	Slovenia
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	11
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	2. SKL
Domestic cup(s)	Slovenian Cup
Supercup	Slovenian Supercup
International cup(s)	Basketball Champions League; FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	Cedevita Olimpija (1st title) ; (2020–21)
Most championships	Olimpija (17 titles)
TV partners	RTV Slovenija; Šport TV
Website	Official website
	2021–22 Slovenian Basketball League

The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League (Slovene: 1. slovenska košarkarska liga), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia, consists of eleven clubs. The most successful team is Olimpija with 17 titles.

History[]

The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Before the independence, the Slovenian Republic League was played as a second or third level of Yugoslav basketball. Olimpija, Ljubljana, Slovan, ŽKK Maribor, Lesonit, and Branik Maribor were the only Slovenian teams that played in the Yugoslav First Federal League.

Names[]

Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names:

Liga Kolinska (1998–2001)
HYPO Liga (2001–2002)
1. A SKL (2002–2006)
Liga UPC Telemach (2006–2009)
Liga Telemach (2009–2016)
Liga Nova KBM (2016–2019)
1. SKL (2019–2020)
Liga Nova KBM (2020)^[1]
1. SKL (2020–21)
Liga Nova KBM (2021–present)^[2]

Competition format[]

Regular season[]

In the first phase, ten teams compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). The eleventh team automatically enters the championship phase due to participation in international competitions.

All teams advance from the regular season, to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.

Second phase[]

Championship phase[]

The top five teams from the regular season advance to the championship phase. They are also joined by the sixth team that competed in international competitions. These teams start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team plays a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin is used.

Relegation phase[]

The bottom five teams of the regular season enters a home-and-away round-robin league, with results from the regular stage carrying over. The bottom two teams of this stage are relegated to the 2. SKL.

Third phase[]

All six teams of the championship phase and the top two teams of the relegation phase advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, a best-of-three playoff is used. The semifinal winners advance to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.^[3]

2021–22 teams[]

Team	Location	Arena	Established	Head coach
Cedevita Olimpija	Ljubljana	Arena Stožice	2019	Jurica Golemac
GGD Šenčur	Šenčur	Šenčur Sports Hall	1973	Miljan Pavković
Helios Suns	Domžale	Komunalni center Hall	1949	Dejan Jakara
Hopsi Polzela	Polzela	Polzela Sports Hall	1972	Vladimir Rizman
Krka	Novo Mesto	Leon Štukelj Hall	1948	Dalibor Damjanović
Nutrispoint Ilirija	Ljubljana	Tivoli Hall	1957	Saša Dončić
Rogaška	Rogaška Slatina	Rogaška Slatina Sports Hall	1998	Damjan Novaković
Šentjur	Šentjur	OŠ Hruševec Hall	1969	Miloš Pešić
	Podčetrtek	Podčetrtek Sports Hall	1999	Davor Brečko
Triglav	Kranj	Planina Sports Hall	1950	Danijel Radosavljević
Zlatorog La��ko	Laško	Tri Lilije Hall	1969	Aleš Pipan

Finals[]

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Result	Finals MVP	Champion's Coach
1991–92	Smelt Olimpija	Optimizem Postojna	3–0	N/A	Zmago Sagadin
1992–93	Smelt Olimpija	Slovenica Koper	3–1		Zmago Sagadin
1993–94	Smelt Olimpija	TAM Bus Maribor	3–0		Zmago Sagadin
1994–95	Smelt Olimpija	Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela	3–0		Sergej Ravnikar
1995–96	Smelt Olimpija	Interier Krško	3–1		Žarko Đurišić
1996–97	Smelt Olimpija	Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela	3–1		Zmago Sagadin
1997–98	Union Olimpija	Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela	3–0		Zmago Sagadin
1998–99	Union Olimpija	Pivovarna Laško	3–0		Zmago Sagadin
1999–00	Krka Telekom	Pivovarna Laško	3–1		Ivan Sunara
2000–01	Union Olimpija	Krka Telekom	3–0		Zmago Sagadin
	Union Olimpija	Krka	3–0		Zmago Sagadin
	Krka	Union Olimpija	3–2		Neven Spahija
	Union Olimpija	Pivovarna Laško	3–0		Sašo Filipovski
	Union Olimpija	Geoplin Slovan	3–2		Sašo Filipovski
	Union Olimpija	Geoplin Slovan	3–2		Zmago Sagadin
	Helios Domžale	Union Olimpija	3–2		Memi Bečirovič
2007–08	Union Olimpija	Helios Domžale	3–1		Aleksandar Džikić
2008–09	Union Olimpija	Helios Domžale	3–0		Jure Zdovc
2009–10	Krka	Union Olimpija	3–2	Smiljan Pavič	Aleksandar Džikić
2010–11	Krka	Union Olimpija	3–2	Zoran Dragić	Aleksandar Džikić
2011–12	Krka	Union Olimpija	3–1	Afik Nissim	Aleksander Sekulić
2012–13	Krka	Union Olimpija	3–1	Matjaž Smodiš	Gašper Potočnik
2013–14	Krka	Union Olimpija	3–2	Jaka Klobučar	Aleksandar Džikić
2014–15	Tajfun	Rogaška	3–1	Dragiša Drobnjak	Dejan Mihevc
2015–16	Helios Suns	Zlatorog Laško	3–1	Marjan Čakarun	Jakša Vulić
2016–17	Union Olimpija	Rogaška	3–1	Devin Oliver	Gašper Okorn
2017–18	Petrol Olimpija	Krka	3–2	Devin Oliver	Zoran Martič
2018–19	Sixt Primorska	Petrol Olimpija	3–0	Marjan Čakarun	Jurica Golemac
2019–20	The season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Cedevita Olimpija	Krka	3–0	Kendrick Perry	Jurica Golemac

Titles by club[]

Club	Winners	Winning Years
Olimpija	17	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018
Krka	7	2000, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Helios Suns	2	2007, 2016
Šentjur	1	2015
Primorska	1	2019
Cedevita Olimpija	1	2021

Finals appearances[]

Num	Team	W	L
25	Olimpija	17	8
11	Krka	7	4
4	Helios Suns	2	2
1	Šentjur	1	0
1	Primorska	1	0
1	Cedevita Olimpija	1	0
4	Zlatorog Laško	0	4
3	Hopsi Polzela	0	3
2	Slovan	0	2
2	Rogaška	0	2
1	Koper	0	1
1	Krško	0	1
1	TAM Bus	0	1
1	Postojna	0	1

Statistical leaders[]

Season	Top rating	PIR	Top scorer	PPG	Top rebounder	RPG	Top Assistant	APG
2007–08		19.19		19.58		8.81	Jure Močnik	4.85
2008–09	Shawn King	31.26		22.15	Shawn King	14.79	Jure Močnik	4.59
2009–10	Shawn King	27.61	Sandi Čebular	20.69	Shawn King	11.30		5.44
2010–11		22.84		17.68		10.53	Igor Mijajlović	4.68
2011–12		20.88		17.46		8.57	Luka Rupnik	5.33
2012–13	Kervin Bristol	20.07	Sašo Zagorac	17.50	Kervin Bristol	10.86	Daniel Vujasinović	5.81
2013–14	Ousman Krubally	20.03	Ousman Krubally	17.17	Ousman Krubally	9.07	Daniel Vujasinović	7.63
2014–15	Sašo Zagorac	20.41	Sašo Zagorac	18.86	Smiljan Pavič	8.86	Jan Močnik	6.96
2015–16	Jan Barbarič	23.20	Jan Barbarič	18.60	Smiljan Pavič	8.39	Matic Rebec	5.59
2016–17	Igor Tratnik	19.45	Duda Sanadze	17.32	Jakob Čebašek	8.63	Daniel Vujasinović	8.29
2017–18	Smiljan Pavič	19.63	Blaž Mahkovic	18.97	Dino Murić	8.27	Žan Mark Šiško	7.03
2018–19		22.37		19.96	Matur Maker	9.59	Žan Mark Šiško	6.83
2020–21	Dino Murić	24.00	Dino Murić	19.21		12.41	Daniel Vujasinović	8.20

References[]

^ "Košarkarsko državno prvenstvo znova liga Nova KBM" (in Slovenian). Šport TV. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ "Z banko Nova KBM spet v drugi del državnega prvenstva za moške". kzs.si (in Slovenian). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ "UVODNI BILTEN TEKMOVANJ – SEZONA 2021/22" (PDF). kzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.

External links[]

Official website (in Slovene)
Slovenian League on Eurobasket.com

[1] "Košarkarsko državno prvenstvo znova liga Nova KBM" (in Slovenian). Šport TV. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

[2] "Z banko Nova KBM spet v drugi del državnega prvenstva za moške". kzs.si (in Slovenian). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[3] "UVODNI BILTEN TEKMOVANJ – SEZONA 2021/22" (PDF). kzs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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