The First League of Republika Srpska (), referred to as the Meridianbet Prva muška liga RS for sponsorship reasons, is a 1st-tier men's professional basketball competition in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of three regional 2nd-tier divisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Before the creation of the Republika Srpska League, teams from this region participated in the Championships of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Championships of the SFR Yugoslavia.
The First League, operated by the Basketball Federation of Republika Srpska, has 13 teams. Borac Banja Luka holds the record for the most titles, with nine.
History Following the dissolution of the League of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992, Borac Banja Luka played in the First Division of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the 1992–93 season. However, Borac played their home matches in Ruma and Jagodina. In addition to Yugoslav competitions, tournaments were also held in the Republika Srpska. On 16 and 17 October 1993, the final tournament of the Republika Srpska Championship was held in Banja Luka. With victories over Semberija (100–62) and Orlovi (101–93), Borac became the first champion of the Republika Srpska.
Competition System The championship consists of two phases:
First Phase This phase corresponds to the league stage of the tournament, which is played under a double round-robin system (one home match and one away match). Second Phase (Play-Offs) This phase involves the four highest-ranked teams after the league stage. The winner of the Play-Offs becomes the champion of Republika Srpska and secures a place in the First League of BiH. Based on their ranking in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship, clubs from Republika Srpska may also qualify for the Adriatic League.
Current clubs The following is the list of clubs for the 2024–25 season.
Club City Venue Akademac Banja Luka JU SC Borik Bratunac Bratunac SD Bratunac Budućnost BN Bijeljina OŠ Vuk Karadžić Drina Princip Zvornik JU RSC Zvornik HEO Bileća Bileća SD Tijana Bošković Prijedor Spartak Prijedor SD Mladost Radnik BNB Bijeljina OŠ Vuk Karadžić Rogatica Rogatica SD Rogatica Sloboda 73 Novi Grad SD Novi GradStars BasketGradiškaSD Arena Student Igokea Banja Luka SD Nenad Baštinac Aleksandrovac Sutjeska Foča SD Foča Varda HE Višegrad SD Višegrad
Seasons The following is a list of champions of the First League of Republika Srpska:
Season Champion Result Runner-up Champion's Coach 1993–94 Borac Nektar101–93 Orlovi 1994–95 Borac Nektar Slobodan Simović 1995–96 Borac Nektar 125–69 Potkozarje Velimir Gašić 1996–97 Borac Nektar 1997–98 Borac Nektar 2–0 Leotar Miodrag Baletić 1998–99 Borac Nektar 2–0 Doboj putevi Modriča Drago Karalić 1999–00 Igokea2–1 Borac Nektar 2000–01 Igokea2–0 Borac Nektar Jovica Antonić 2001–02 Borac Nektar2–0 Igokea 2002–03 Leotar2–0 Rudar 2003–04 Radnik2–1 Rudar 2004–05 Rudar2–1 Slavija 2005–06 Slavija2–1 Drina Birač 2006–07 Borac Nektar (OKK Borac)2–1 Mladost Drago Karalić 2007–08 Mladost2–0 Radnik 2008–09 Sutjeska2–1 Bratunac Mins 2009–10 Varda2–1 Servitium Ilija Vidaković 2010–11 Servitium2–0 Sutjeska Dragan Mičić 2011–12 Radnik 2–0 Građanski Predrag Jaćimović 2012–13 Građanski2–0 HEO Ivan Smiljanić 2013–14 HEO 2–1 Sutjeska 2014–15 Radnik 2–1 Rogatica Igor Mihajlović 2015–16 Prijedor3–1 Student Igokea Danilo Palalić 2016–17 Radnik3–2 Sutjeska Branislav Vićentić 2017–18 Bratunac3–1 Borac (OKK Borac) Milivoje Mađenović 2018–19 Leotar3–2 Borac (OKK Borac) Dražen Šegrt 2019–20 Borac (OKK Borac) HEO Marko Šćekić 2020–21 Radnik3–2Drina Princip Vladimir Radovanović 2021–22 Budućnost BN3–1 Slavija 1996 Josip Pandža 2022–23 Prijedor3–1 Rogatica Danilo Palalić 2023–24 Jahorina3–0 Budućnost Profi 2024–25 Student Igokea3–0 Prijedor 2025–26 Drina Princip3–1 Radnik Vladan Erić
Titles by club
ClubChampionChampion years KK Borac Nektar 9 1993, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2006/07, 2019/20 KK Radnik Bijeljina 5 2003/04, 2011/12, 2014/15, 2016/17, 2020/21 KK Igokea 2 1999/00, 2000/01 KK Leotar 2 2002/03, 2018/19 KK Prijedor 2 2015/16, 2022/23 KK Rudar Ugljevik 1 2004/05 KK Slavija IS 1 2005/06 KK Mladost Mrkonjić Grad 1 2007/08 KK Sutjeska Foča 1 2008/09 KK Varda HE 1 2009/10 KK Servicijum 1 2010/11 KK Građanski Bijeljina 1 2012/13 KK Heo 1 2013/14 KK Bratunac 1 2017/18 KK Budućnost BN 1 2021/22 KK Jahorina 12023/24 Student Igokea 12024/25 OKK Drina Princip 12025/26
See also First Women's League of Republika Srpska in basketball Basketball Federation of Republika Srpska Republika Srpska national basketball team First League of the Republika Srpska (Association football)
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External links
Profile at Eurobasket.com Profile at SportDC