Serbian basketball league system

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.

There 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

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For 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

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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

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Women

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Since the 2006–07 season, there are currently different competitions on the pyramid.

  1. First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, organized by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and composed of 10 teams.
  2. Second Women's Basketball League of Serbia, organized by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and composed of 10 teams.
  3. 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

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See also

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References

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