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 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 For the 2023–24 season, the Serbian basketball league system is as follows: LevelLeagueABAAdriatic League First Division(5 out of 12 teams)Adriatic League Second Division(3 out of 12 teams)1Super League of Serbia(8 teams)Basketball League of Serbia(16 teams)2Second Basketball League of Serbia(16 teams)3First 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)4Second Regional LeagueGroup North A(9 teams)Second Regional LeagueGroup North B(10 teams)Second Regional LeagueGroup South(10 teams)Second Regional League Central(9 teams)Second Regional League East (12 teams)Second Regional League WestGroup 1A(8 teams)Second Regional League WestGroup 2A(8 teams)Second Regional League WestGroup 1B(7 teams)Second Regional League WestGroup 2B(8 teams)5Local Summer Leagues
Level 5 – Local Summer Leagues Level 4 Level 5 DistrictsNorth Division – Group North Bačka Division South Bačka District North Bačka District West Bačka District North Banat Division Central Banat District North Banat DistrictNorth 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 Radivoj Korać Cup (1st tier) Basketball Cup of Serbia (2nd tier)
Women Since 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
LevelLeague1First League of Serbia(10 teams)2Second League of Serbia(10 teams)3Regional 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 Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup
See also 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
External links Basketball League of Serbia Official Website Serbian Basketball Federation Competitions in Serbia