Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
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The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League , abbreviated as 1. A SKL and known for sponsorship reasons as the Telemach League , is the top-level professional men's basketball
league in Slovenia
. The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia
, consists of 13 clubs, with the best-known internationally being the traditionally dominant Union Olimpija
of Ljubljana
, a regular Euroleague
representative.
The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia gained its independence from Yugoslavia
.
, currently Union Olimpija, being exempt from this stage. Although some leagues in the region, such as that of Serbia
, exempt all of the country's representatives in the Adriatic League
from the first phase of the league season, the Slovenia league exempts only the Euroleague representative. (The country currently has two representatives in the Adriatic League—Olimpija and Helios Domžale
.)
All teams advance from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.
The top four teams at the end of this stage advance to the semifinals, conducted as a best-of-three playoff
. The semifinal winners advance to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.
This years final featured KK Union Olimpija
and KK Krka. Krka won the finals in 5 games with 3–2 and was crowned as champion.
to the second level of the Slovenian league system, the 1. B SKL. That team is replaced in the following season's league by the 1. B SKL champion. The second-from-bottom finisher enters a home-and-away round-robin mini-league with the second- and third-place teams from the second league, with the team finishing on top of the mini-league taking up a place in the next year's 1. A SKL.
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
league in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia
Basketball Federation of Slovenia
The Basketball Federation of Slovenia is the governing body of basketball in Slovenia.It was founded in 1948 as a member of the larger Yugoslav Basketball Federation . In 1992, KZS joined the International Basketball Federation on its own...
, consists of 13 clubs, with the best-known internationally being the traditionally dominant Union Olimpija
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
of Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, a regular Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
representative.
The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia gained its independence from Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
.
Regular season
In the first phase, 12 teams compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (22 games in all) with the country's representative in the EuroleagueEuroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
, currently Union Olimpija, being exempt from this stage. Although some leagues in the region, such as that of Serbia
Naša Sinalko Liga
-Champions:* 2006–07 to present: Basketball League of Serbia-Championship winning teams:* Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia-Euroleague:-Eurocup:Ex. European Cup Winner's Cup, Saporta Cup...
, exempt all of the country's representatives in the Adriatic League
NLB League
Liga ABA, also known as Adriatic League, until September 2011 known as the NLB Liga ABA for sponsorship reasons, is a top-level regional basketball league, featuring teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.The league exists alongside scaled-down national...
from the first phase of the league season, the Slovenia league exempts only the Euroleague representative. (The country currently has two representatives in the Adriatic League—Olimpija and Helios Domžale
KK Helios Domžale
KK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals...
.)
All teams advance from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.
Second phase
The top seven teams from the regular season are joined by the Euroleague representative in the second phase. These teams start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team plays a total of 14 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin is used.The top four teams at the end of this stage advance to the semifinals, conducted as a best-of-three playoff
Playoff
The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
. The semifinal winners advance to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.
This years final featured KK Union Olimpija
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
and KK Krka. Krka won the finals in 5 games with 3–2 and was crowned as champion.
Playouts
The bottom five teams play a home-and-away round-robin series with one another; these teams' results from the regular season carry over to the playouts. At the end of the playout phase, the bottom finisher is automatically relegatedPromotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
to the second level of the Slovenian league system, the 1. B SKL. That team is replaced in the following season's league by the 1. B SKL champion. The second-from-bottom finisher enters a home-and-away round-robin mini-league with the second- and third-place teams from the second league, with the team finishing on top of the mini-league taking up a place in the next year's 1. A SKL.
Clubs (2010–11)
| Team | Home city | Hall | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elektra KK Elektra Šoštanj KK Elektra Šoštanj is a basketball team based in the city of Šoštanj. It is the member of the 1. SKL . Founded in 1948.- 2010-2011 Season :Coach: Dušan Hauptman... |
Šoštanj Šoštanj Šoštanj is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to around 1200 as Schönstein in relation to its castle. As a market town it was first mentioned in 1348. It was given town status in 1919 and until the 1960s was the center of the Šalek... |
Šoštanj Sport Hall | 600 |
| Geoplin Slovan KD Slovan KK Geoplin Slovan or KD Slovan is a professional basketball team from Slovenia.-History:A beginning of the club is dating back to 1951 when Stane Urek suggested a formation of a basketball club Poljane at one of Ljubljana high schools. The club got its official right to play in April same year... |
Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants... |
Kodeljevo Sport Hall | 1,000 |
| Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals... |
Domžale Domžale Domžale is a municipality and city Slovenia. Domžale is known today for its flourishing small businesses, agriculture, and light industry . It is the site of the renaissance Krumperk Castle... |
Hala komunalnega centra Domžale | 2,500 |
| Krka | Novo mesto Novo Mesto Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:... |
Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,800 |
| Maribor Messer KK Maribor KK Maribor is a professional basketball team that is based in Maribor, Slovenia. It is the member of the 1. SKL.- 2011-2012 Season :... |
Maribor Maribor Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor.... |
Tabor Hall Tabor Hall Dvorana Tabor or Tabor Hall is a large multi-purpose sports venue in Maribor in Slovenia. It's manager is Anton Knez.Completed in 1986, it has 3,800 seats and can accommodate 4,500 spectators including standing areas. Three playing fields are arranged so that volleyball, basketball, and handball... |
3,800 |
| Parklji KK Parklji Ljubljana KK Parklji Ljubljana is a professional basketball team that is based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is member of the 1. SKL.-Notable Players: Dalibor Djapa Ernest Novak Miloš Paravinja Dino Murić Edo Murić Dario Krejić... |
Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants... |
ŠRC Ježica | 300 |
| Hopsi Polzela | Polzela Polzela Polzela is a settlement and municipality in Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Savinja River extending into the Ložnica Hills to the north. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria... |
Polzela Sport Hall | 1,800 |
| Rogaška Crystal | Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina is a settlement and a municipality in Slovenia. It is famous for its curative mineral water, spa and crystal glass.Rogaška Slatina is a synonym for health resort tourism in Slovenia. For centuries the curative mineral water rich in magnesium , the picturesque countryside and other... |
II. OŠ Rogaška Slatina | 700 |
| Šentjur KK Šentjur KK Šentjur is a professional basketball team that is based in Šentjur, Slovenia. The team currently competes in the Premier A Slovenian League and Pokal Spar.- 2010-2011 Season :Coach: Damjan Novakovič... |
Šentjur | Hruševec Sport Hall | 450 |
| LTHcast Mercator KK Škofja Loka KK Škofja Loka is a professional basketball team that is based in Škofja Loka, Slovenia. It is member of the 1. SKL.-Notable Players: Saša Dončić Simon Finžgar Uroš Ivanovič Igor Jokič Andriy Lebendintsev Blaž Mahkovic Gezim Morina Dino Murić Edo Murić Tomasz Nowakowski Brane Savič... |
Škofja Loka Škofja Loka -Art colony:Before the civil war in the former Yugoslavia the Serbian town of Smederevska Palanka and the town of Škofja Loka held art colonies Groharijeva kolonija run by an art teacher from elementary school Olga Milošević in Smederevska Palanka. Now, after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the two... |
Poden Hall | 500 |
| Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants... |
Arena Stožice | 12,480 |
| Zlatorog Laško Zlatorog Laško -Depth Chart:-In: Darko Čohadarević John Roberson Jure Škifić Grega Mali... |
Laško Laško Laško is a spa town and municipality in eastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region. The town is located at the foothills of the Hum hill on the Savinja River. It is first mentioned in written... |
Tri Lilije Hall | 2,500 |
Champions 1991–Present
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Aggregate |
| 1991/92 |
Smelt Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Optimizem Postojna | 3–0 |
| 1992/93 |
Smelt Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Slovenica Koper | 3–1 |
| 1993/94 |
Smelt Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Tam Bus Maribor | 3–0 |
| 1994/95 |
Smelt Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela | 3–0 |
| 1995/96 |
Smelt Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Interier Krško | 3–1 |
| 1996/97 |
Smelt Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela | 3–0 |
| 1997/98 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela | 3–0 |
| 1998/99 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Pivovarna Laško | 3–0 |
| 1999/00 |
Krka Telekom | Pivovarna Laško | 3–1 |
| 2000/01 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Krka Telekom | 3–0 |
| 2001/02 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Krka | 3–0 |
| 2002/03 |
Krka | Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
3–2 |
| 2003/04 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Pivovarna Laško | 3–0 |
| 2004/05 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Geoplin Slovan KD Slovan KK Geoplin Slovan or KD Slovan is a professional basketball team from Slovenia.-History:A beginning of the club is dating back to 1951 when Stane Urek suggested a formation of a basketball club Poljane at one of Ljubljana high schools. The club got its official right to play in April same year... |
3–2 |
| 2005/06 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Geoplin Slovan KD Slovan KK Geoplin Slovan or KD Slovan is a professional basketball team from Slovenia.-History:A beginning of the club is dating back to 1951 when Stane Urek suggested a formation of a basketball club Poljane at one of Ljubljana high schools. The club got its official right to play in April same year... |
3–2 |
| 2006/07 |
Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals... |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
3–2 |
| 2007/08 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals... |
3–1 |
| 2008/09 |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals... |
3–0 |
| 2009/10 |
Krka Krka Basketball Club -Depth Chart:-In: Marko Đurković Curtis Stinson Jerome Jordan Jimmy Baxter Allan Ray... |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
3–2 |
| 2010/11 |
Krka Krka Basketball Club -Depth Chart:-In: Marko Đurković Curtis Stinson Jerome Jordan Jimmy Baxter Allan Ray... |
Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
3–2 |
Finals appearances
| Num | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
15 | 4 |
| 6 | Krka Krka Basketball Club -Depth Chart:-In: Marko Đurković Curtis Stinson Jerome Jordan Jimmy Baxter Allan Ray... |
4 | 2 |
| 3 | Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals... |
1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hopsi Polzela | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Pivovarna Laško | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Geoplin Slovan KD Slovan KK Geoplin Slovan or KD Slovan is a professional basketball team from Slovenia.-History:A beginning of the club is dating back to 1951 when Stane Urek suggested a formation of a basketball club Poljane at one of Ljubljana high schools. The club got its official right to play in April same year... |
0 | 2 |
| 1 | Optimizem Postojna | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Slovenica Koper | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Tam Bus Maribor | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Interier Krško | 0 | 1 |
| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Union Olimpija KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir... |
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1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2001,2002,2004,2005,2006,2008,2009 |
| Krka Novo Mesto | |
2000, 2003, 2010, 2011 |
| Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale KK Helios Domžale is a basketball club from Domžale, Slovenia. Helios currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian League . They have won national league in 2006/2007 since they beat Union Olimpija in the finals... |
|
2007 |
Sources
- Official site of Slovenian Basketball Federation — most of site in Slovene; news feed also in English
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