The Balkan Super League is a rugby league football competition for clubs in the Balkans region of Europe. The competition operates in addition to the national leagues of the respective nations as a Champions League-style competition, with some clubs holding licences to compete annually, like the EuroLeague. As of 2022 clubs from Serbia, Greece, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Montenegro have competed.
History The Balkan Super League first round started 11 April 2017. Partizan defeated Red Star 32–26 in the inaugural Balkan Super League Grand Final.
The competition will expand to 15 teams in 2018, with the addition of Greek, Montenegro and Albanian clubs. In the second Grand Final Red Star defeated Partizan. The 2019 season saw the competition split into two divisions. The 2020 season was planned to be a knock-out system with 11 clubs competing from 5 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro and Turkey, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The 2022 format featured an incomplete round robin followed by a Grand Final.
Teams Current clubs Below are the teams for the 2023 season.
Division 1 TeamCountryDomestic League AEK AthensGreeceGreek Rugby League Association Arsenal TivatMontenegroMontenegro Rugby League Lokomotiv Sofia RLFCBulgariaBulgarian Rugby League Partizan Belgrade RLFCSerbiaSerbian Rugby League Championship Radnicki NisSerbiaSerbian Rugby League Championship Red Star Belgrade RLFCSerbiaSerbian Rugby League Championship Source:
Division 2 TeamCountryDomestic LeagueDivision 2 North Bilgi Badgers RLFCTurkeyTurkish Rugby League Association Boshporus Wolves RLFCTurkeyTurkish Rugby League Association Valiacite PernikBulgariaBulgarian Rugby League Zemun BelgradeSerbiaSerbian Rugby League ChampionshipDivision 2 South Tirana RLFCAlbaniaAlbanian Rugby League Morava Cheetahs LescovkaSerbiaSerbian Rugby League Championship Mornar BarMontenegroMontenegro Rugby League
Former clubs Borac Banja Luka RLFC Warriors Drvar RLFC FIS Vitez Knights RLFC Valacite Pernik RLFC Aris Eagles RLFC Patras RLFC Rhodes Knights RLFC Lignano Sharks RLFC South Region RLFC Belgrade Youth RLFC Dorcol Belgrade RLFC Radnicki New Belgrade RLFC Red Kangaroo Belgrade RLFC Tzar Dusan Mighty RLFC Ankara Phrygians RLFC Bilgi Badgers RLFC Boshporus Wolves RLFC Kladikoy Bulls RLFC Source:
Champions + Balkan Super League winners Season Winner Country 2017 Partizan Belgrade Serbia 2018 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2019 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2020 Partizan Belgrade Serbia 2021 Red Star Belgrade Serbia2022Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2023 Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2024 Partizan Belgrade Serbia
References
External links Balkan Super League Facebook Balkan Super League – Serbia Rugby League Official Site