First А Women's Basketball League of Montenegro

First А Women's Basketball League of Montenegro
Sport Basketball
Founded 2006
Inaugural season 2006-07
No. of teams 6
Country Montenegro Montenegro
Continent European Union FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Budućnost
Most titles Budućnost (7 titles in independent Montenegro; 9 overall)
TV partner(s) RTCG
Level on pyramid 1
Domestic cup(s) Montenegrin Women's Basketball Cup
Official website http://www.kscg.me

The First А Women's Basketball League of Montenegro is the highest women's professional club basketball competition in Montenegro. It was founded in 2006 after the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro.

History

Before independence

Since 2006, Montenegrin women's basketball clubs played in the league system of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Teams as ŽKK Budućnost, ŽKK Roling, ŽKK Primorje and ŽKK Jedinstvo played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro.

Most successful was ŽKK Budućnost, the only Montenegrin women's basketball club who won national trophy in Yugoslav League. First time, Budućnost won the championship at season 2001-02, after defeated ŽKK Hemofarm in playoff final series (3:2). Next year, Budućnost defended the trophy against ŽKK Vršac.
Below is the list of Montenegrin clubs' champion titles in the First League of Yugoslavia.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
2
-
 2000-01, 2001-02

After independence

Soon after the Montenegrin independence referendum, Basketball Federation of Montenegro founded its' own competitions, with the First A League as a top-tier women's league.
ŽKK Budućnost won first two seasons, but after that dominated ŽKK Jedinstvo with three consecutive trophies won. In the period 2012-2016, all titles won ŽKK Budućnost.
Montenegrin clubs are playing in regional WABA league since its' founded. Most successes had ŽKK Budućnost, who won the competition on season 2015-16.[1]

Champions

From the inaugural season (2006/07), two clubs won the champion titles in Montenegrin Basketball League. ŽKK Budućnost had seven titles, and ŽKK Jedinstvo three.[2]

Titles by season

Season Winner Result Runner-up
2006–07 Budućnost Podgorica 3:1 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2007–08 Budućnost Podgorica 3:1 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2008–09 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 3:0 Budućnost Podgorica
2009–10 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 3:0 Roling Nikšić
2010–11 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 3:0 Roling Nikšić
2011–12 Budućnost Podgorica 2:0 Roling Nikšić
2012–13 Budućnost Podgorica 2:1 Primorje Herceg Novi
2013–14 Budućnost Podgorica 2:0 Primorje Herceg Novi
2014–15 Budućnost Podgorica 2:0 Lovćen Cetinje
2015–16 Budućnost Podgorica 2:0 Lovćen Cetinje

Titles by Club

Montenegrin League

Below is a list of clubs with titles won in Montenegrin Basketball League.

Club Titles Runners-up Years Won
Budućnost Podgorica7 1 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje3 2 2009, 2010, 2011
Roling Nikšić- 3
Primorje - 2
Lovćen Cetinje - 2

Overall

Below is an overall list, with titles won in both leagues - Montenegrin Basketball League and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Championship.

Club Titles Runners-up Years Won
Budućnost Podgorica9 1 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje3 2 2009, 2010, 2011
Roling Nikšić- 3
Primorje - 2
Lovćen Cetinje - 2

Montenegrin women's basketball clubs in Regional League's

WABA League

Women Adriatic Basketball League, or WABA League is founded at 2001, and Montenegrin clubs are part of it since 2004. Most successful Montenegrin representatives in WABA League were ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica and ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje. While ŽKK Budućnost won champion title (2015-16), ŽKK Jedinstvo finished one season as a finalist in playoffs.
Below is list of participation of Montenegrin clubs by every season of WABA League.

Season Club Pos G W L Note
2004-05 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
8
18
3
15
2005-06 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
8
18
4
14
ŽKK Primorje Herceg Novi
9
18
4
14
2006-07 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
6
20
9
11
ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
7
20
7
13
ŽKK Primorje Herceg Novi
10
20
5
15
2007-08 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
2
18
15
3
 Final four: Semifinals
ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
6
18
6
12
2008-09 ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2
16
12
4
 Final four: Finals
ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
7
16
5
11
2009-10 ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
6
18
8
10
2010-11 ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
5
22
14
8
2011-12 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
8
18
7
11
2013-14 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
8
10
5
5
 Final four: Semifinals
2014-15 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
3
10
8
2
 Final four: Semifinals
2015-16 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
1
18
17
1
 CHAMPIONS
2016-17 ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica

Montenegrin women's basketball clubs in European competitions

Women's basketball clubs from Montenegro participated in FIBA competitions since the start of century. Clubs which played in European Cups until today are ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica and ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje.
ŽKK Budućnost played in EuroLeague Women during the one season, but finished it after the group phase.

Team Seasons G W L
ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica
4
34
12
22
ŽKK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
1
6
0
6

As of the end of FIBA competitions 2015–16 season.

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mzrkl.org/box.php?id=76
  2. ↑ http://kscg.me/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=ranking&p=79&Itemid=554
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