{{Short description|Top-tier professional basketball league in Montenegro}} {{Infobox basketball league |name = Prva A liga |image = Montenegro Basketball logo.png |pixels = 190 |country = [[Montenegro]] |other countries= |confed = [[FIBA Europe]] |founded = {{Start date and age|2006}} |first = 2006–07 |folded = |divisions = |teams = 16 |feeds = |promotion = |CEO= [[Veselin Brajovic]] |relegation = [[Prva B Liga]] |levels = 1 |domest_cup = |supercup = |overseas_tournament= |confed_cup = |champions =[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] (17th title) |season = 2024–25 |most_champs =[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] (17 titles) |top_scorer = |tv = [[Radio Television of Montenegro|RTCG]] |website = {{URL|http://www.kscg.me/}} |current = }} The '''Prva A liga''', for sponsorships reasons named the '''Erste Liga''', is the top-tier professional [[basketball]] league in [[Montenegro]]. It is the highest basketball division organized by the Basketball Association of Montenegro (KSCG). It was established in 2006. shortly after Montenegro declared its independence from [[Serbia and Montenegro]].
The league is sponsored by and named after [[Erste Bank]]. Currently, two clubs from the area are playing in the regional [[ABA League]]. The most successful club in the Prva A liga is [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]], which has won 14 titles, after winning the 2022 championship.
==History== ===Before independence=== During their history, many Montenegrin basketball clubs played in the top-tier basketball leagues of [[SFR Yugoslavia]], [[FR Yugoslavia]], and [[Serbia and Montenegro]], including [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]], [[KK Lovćen 1947|Lovćen]], [[KK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]], [[KK Mornar Bar|Mornar]], [[KK Primorka]], [[KK Berane]], [[KK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje|Jedinstvo]], and [[KK Temko Nikšić]].
===1946–1991: SFR Yugoslavia=== From 1946 to 1991, two clubs from Montenegro, Berane (formerly KK Ivangrad) and Budućnost, played in the [[First Federal Basketball League]]. Others played in the [[First B Federal Basketball League|Second Yugoslav League]] (during the 80's - First B League) and the Republic League.
Budućnost played in the First League during the nine seasons, with third place on the [[1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1985–86 season]] as their biggest success at that time.
Below is the list of all-time participants of Montenegrin clubs in the First Yugoslav League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kls.rs/History2.aspx |title=Košarkaška Liga Srbije |website=www.kls.rs |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226004934/http://www.kls.rs/History2.aspx |archive-date=26 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em" |- ! Club!! [[1966 Yugoslav First Basketball League|66]] !! [[1980–81 Yugoslav First Basketball League|81]] !! [[1981–82 Yugoslav First Basketball League|82]] !! [[1982–83 Yugoslav First Basketball League|83]] !! [[1983–84 Yugoslav First Basketball League|84]] !! [[1984–85 Yugoslav First Basketball League|85]] !! [[1985–86 Yugoslav First Basketball League|86]] !! [[1986–87 Yugoslav First Basketball League|87]] !! [[1987–88 Yugoslav First Basketball League|88]] !! [[1990–91 Yugoslav First Basketball League|91]] |- | ''' [[KK Berane|Berane]] ''' || 12 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] '''|| style="background:#dedede;"| - || 8 || 8 || 10 || 8 || 7 || 3 || 9 || 12 || 10 |- |- class="sortbottom" |}
===1992–2006: Serbia and Montenegro=== After the [[breakup of SFR Yugoslavia]], until the [[Montenegrin independence]] in 2006, eight different Montenegrin teams participated in the First League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro ([[YUBA League]]). Budućnost is the only team which played every single season in that competition, winning the three champion titles. Except them, Lovćen, Mornar, Sutjeska and Primorka are the only teams which participated in more than one season at the highest rank.
During that period, Budućnost became a founder of [[ABA League]], too, where they play an important role until today. At the same time, Budućnost played its first seasons in Euroleague with the quarterfinals as their biggest success in the history of competition.
Below is the list of all-time participants of Montenegrin clubs in the YUBA League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kls.rs/History4.aspx |title=Košarkaška Liga Srbije |website=www.kls.rs |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224080943/http://www.kls.rs/History4.aspx |archive-date=24 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em" |- ! Club!! [[1991–92 YUBA League|92]] !! [[1992–93 YUBA League|93]] !! [[1993–94 YUBA League|94]] !! [[1994–95 YUBA League|95]] !! [[1995–96 YUBA League|96]] !! [[1996–97 YUBA League|97]] !! [[1997–98 YUBA League|98]] !! [[1998–99 YUBA League|99]] !! [[1999–2000 YUBA League|00]] !! [[2000–2001 YUBA League|01]] !! [[2001–2002 YUBA League|02]] !! [[2002–2003 YUBA League|03]] !! [[2003–2004 YUBA League|04]] !! [[2004–2005 YUBA League|05]] !! [[2005–2006 YUBA League|06]] |- | ''' [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] '''|| 10 || 10 || 11 || 16 || 2 || 4 || 2 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || 2 || 4 || 5 || 7 || 6 |- | ''' [[KK Lovćen|Lovćen]] '''|| style="background:#dedede;"| - || 9 || 10 || 14 || 11 || 8 || 6 || 9 || 9 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 8 || 18 || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] '''|| style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 7 || 11 || 12 || 7 || 14 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 12 || 9 |- | ''' [[KK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]] '''|| style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 8 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 12 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 16 || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje|Jedinstvo]] '''|| style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 15 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Berane|Berane]] '''|| style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 27 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Temko Nikšić|Temko]] '''|| style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 29 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Primorka Bar|Primorka]] '''|| style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 11 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 17 |- |- class="sortbottom" |} As the most successful Montenegrin basketball team, Budućnost won three national titles in the First League of Yugoslavia. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! Club ! Winners ! Runners-up ! Winning years |- | [[KK Budućnost|KK Budućnost Podgorica]] | {{center|3}} | {{center|1}} | 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01 |}
===After independence=== Soon after the [[Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006|Montenegrin independence referendum]], Basketball Federation of Montenegro founded its own competitions, with the First League as a top-tier competition. During the all history, [[KK Budućnost Podgorica|KK Budućnost]] was strongly dominant side.<br /> Every season have two parts. During the first part, 8 to 10 clubs are playing league, without teams who are playing in ABA League. Until the season 2019-2020, in the second part, four best-placed teams from the league and two Montenegrin clubs from ABA League were competing in ''Superliga'' and four best-placed sides from that phase were participating in playoffs. Final series of playoffs is lasting until three wins of one opponent.<br /> From season 2006-07 to 2016-17, every single champions' title won KK Budućnost. From 2006 to 2012, team from Podgorica created an impressive row of 89 wins with only one defeat in domestic championship. Except that, until 2015, team from Podgorica won every playoff final series with 3-0.<br /> On season 2015-16, during the regular phase of the championship, game between [[KK Ulcinj]] and [[KK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje|KK Jedinstvo]] finished with result ''127-23''. That was the biggest victory in the history of Montenegrin Championship. Except that, KK Ulcinj's player Miloš Popović on the same game scored 59 points, which is another all-time record of Montenegrin League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/Montenegro/2015/0130_6692_1558.asp|title = Eurobasket}}</ref> An unexpected change came on season 2017-18, when [[KK Mornar]] won their first ever national title. In the finals, they surprisingly won the series against ABA League title holder - KK Budućnost (3-1).<br /> Budućnost made a comeback on season 2018-19, defeating Mornar in the finals. During 2019, Montenegrin basketball federation implemented a new system of competition. Instead Superliga as the second phase, two best teams from the first part of season and two Montenegrin representatives in ABA League are directly qualifying for the playoff series.<br /> Season 2019-20 was interrupted after 20 weeks, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro|coronavirus pandemic]] and Montenegrin basketball federation decided to erase every single result from that edition of competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kscg.me/kscg/site_cg/public/index.php/index/artikli?id=1550|title = Košarkaški savez Crne Gore}}</ref>
== Champions == Since the establishing of competition, only two teams won the titles of Montenegrin champion. In 2018, [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] was the second team to win the league after a streak of 11 consecutive trophies achieved by [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]].
=== Titles by season === Below is the list of final series of Montenegrin Basketball League playoffs. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season !! Champion !! Score !! Runner-up !! Champion's Coach !! Player of the season |- |2006–07 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK Lovćen|Lovćen]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Radonjić (basketball)|Dejan Radonjić]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Vladimir Micov]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |2007–08 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]'''|| align="center"|3–0 || ''Mogren'' || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Radonjić (basketball)|Dejan Radonjić]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Otašević]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |2008–09 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK ABS Primorje|Primorje]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Radonjić (basketball)|Dejan Radonjić]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Otašević]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |2009–10 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK Lovćen|Lovćen]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Radonjić (basketball)|Dejan Radonjić]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Čedomir Vitkovac]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |2010–11 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Radonjić (basketball)|Dejan Radonjić]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Vladimir Dragičević]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |[[2011–12 Prva A liga|2011–12]] || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Radonjić (basketball)|Dejan Radonjić]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Bojan Dubljević]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |2012–13 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Radonjić (basketball)|Dejan Radonjić]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Aleksa Popović]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |[[2013–14 Prva A liga|2013–14]] || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK Zeta 2011|Zeta]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Igor Jovović]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Suad Šehović]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |2014–15 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–1 || [[KK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Igor Jovović]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[J. R. Reynolds]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |[[2015–16 Prva A liga|2015–16]] || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–1 || [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Igor Đaletić]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Julius Jenkins]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |[[2016–17 Prva A liga|2016–17]] || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–2 || [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Igor Đaletić]] || {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Nemanja Gordić]] ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]) |- |[[2017–18 Prva A liga|2017–18]] || '''[[KK Mornar|Mornar]]''' || align="center"|3–1 || [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Mihailo Pavićević]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Derek Needham]] ([[KK Mornar|Mornar]]) |- |[[2018–19 Prva A liga|2018–19]] || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–2 || [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Petar Mijović]] || |- |[[2019–20 Prva A liga|2019–20]] || colspan=5|'''Canceled''' due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro|coronavirus pandemic]]<ref>{{cite web |title=U Crnoj Gori poništena sezona |url=https://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2020&mm=05&dd=14&nav_id=1684012 |website=b92.net |access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> |- |[[2020–21 Prva A liga|2020–21]] || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dejan Milojević]] || |- |[[2021–22 Prva A liga|2021–22]] || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–2 || [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Džikić]] || |- |[[2022–23 Prva A liga|2022–23]] || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–0 || [[KK Studentski Centar|Studentski Centar]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Petar Mijović]] || |- |2023–24 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|3–1 || [[KK Studentski centar|SC Derby]] || {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Andrej Žakelj]] || |- |2024–25 || '''[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]''' || align="center"|2–0 || [[KK Studentski centar|SC Derby]] || {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Andrej Žakelj]] || |}
=== Titles by Club === ==== Montenegrin League ==== Below is a list of clubs with titles won in Montenegrin Basketball League. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! Club !! Titles !! Runners-up !! Years won |- | [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] || align="center"|'''17''' || align="center"|1 || 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |- | [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] || align="center"|'''1''' || align="center"|6 || 2018 |}
==== Overall ==== Below is an overall list, with titles won in both leagues - Montenegrin Basketball League and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Championship. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! Club !! Titles !! Runners-up !! Years won |- | [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] || align="center"|'''20''' || align="center"|2 || 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, from 2006–07 to 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 |- | [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] || align="center"|'''1''' || align="center"|6 || 2018 |}
==Performances by clubs== ===Final placements=== Since establishing, in Montenegrin basketball league participated 21 different teams. Club which played every single season until now are KK Budućnost, KK Jedinstvo, KK Lovćen, KK Mornar and KK Ulcinj. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em" |- ! Club!! [[2006–07 Prva A liga|07]] !! [[2007–08 Prva A liga|08]] !! [[2008–09 Prva A liga|09]] !! [[2009–10 Prva A liga|10]] !! [[2010–11 Prva A liga|11]] !! [[2011–12 Prva A liga|12]] !! [[2012–13 Prva A liga|13]] !! [[2013–14 Prva A liga|14]] !! [[2014–15 Prva A liga|15]] !! [[2015–16 Prva A liga|16]] !! [[2016–17 Prva A liga|17]] !! [[2017–18 Prva A liga|18]] !! [[2018–19 Prva A liga|19]] !! [[2020–21 Prva A liga|21]] !! [[2021–22 Prva A liga|22]] |- | ''' [[KK ABS Primorje|ABS Primorje]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 4 || 5 || 8 || 9 || 7 || 9 || 9 || 11 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK All Stars Spuž|All Stars]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 12 || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]] ''' || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || 2 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 || style="background:gold"|1 |- | ''' [[KK Centar|Centar]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 11 || 11 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Danilovgrad|Danilovgrad]] ''' || 5 || 6 || 4 || 7 || 7 || 10 || 10 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 9 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 9 |- | ''' [[KK Gorštak|Gorštak]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 6 || 10 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Ibar|Ibar]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 8 || 7 || 5 || 7 || 5 || 7 || 7 || 8 || 11 |- | ''' [[KK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje|Jedinstvo]] ''' || 8 || 9 || 9 || 10 || 6 || 9 || 7 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 9 || 8 || 6 || 10 || 6 |- | ''' [[KK Lovćen|Lovćen]] ''' || 2 || 5 || 7 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 6 || 10 || 6 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 7 |- | ''' [[KK Ljubović|Ljubović]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 11 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Mornar Bar|Mornar]] ''' || 4 || 8 || 6 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 2 || style="background:gold"|1 || 2 || 2 || 2 |- | ''' [[KK Mogren|Mogren]] ''' || 7 || 2 || 8 || 9 || 8 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Milenijum|Milenijum]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 10 |- | ''' [[KK Podgorica|Podgorica]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 8 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 6 || 4 |- | ''' [[KK Pljevlja|Pljevlja]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 13 || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Primorje Herceg Novi|Primorje 1945]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 11 || 2 || 11 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 11 || 10 || 8 || 7 || 8 |- | ''' [[KK Rudar Pljevlja|Rudar]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 10 || 10 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Studentski Centar|SC Derby]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 9 || 8 || 11 || 9 || 3 || 3 |- | ''' [[KK Stršljen|Stršljen]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 11 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]] ''' || 6 || 3 || 11 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 2 || 2 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 5 || 5 |- | ''' [[KK Teodo Tivat|Teodo]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 5 || 5 || 6 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 5 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 9 || 12 |- | ''' [[KK Ulcinj|Ulcinj]] ''' || 3 || 7 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 4 || 10 || 7 || 5 || 7 || 6 || 5 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- | ''' [[KK Zeta 2011|Zeta]] ''' || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 2 || 6 || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || style="background:#dedede;"| - || 11 || 14 || style="background:#dedede;"| - |- class="sortbottom" |}
===All-time table=== All-time Montenegrin First League table is a ranking of all Montenegrin basketball clubs based on their performance in national top tier. Highlighted clubs played in the First League in the [[2021–22 Prva A liga|2021/22]] season.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !Rank !Club !Town !Seasons{{Ref|a|a}} !Games{{Ref|b|b}} !W !L !Win% !{{Tooltip|PO Apps|Play-off appearances}} |- style="background:#dedede;" |1 || align="left"|'''[[KK Budućnost]]''' || align="left"|[[Podgorica]] || 15 || 211 || 194 || 17 || '''92%''' || 15 |- |2 || align="left"|'''[[KK Mornar]]''' || align="left"|[[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]] || 15 || 354 || 224 || 130 || '''63%''' || 12 |- style="background:#dedede;" |3 || align="left"|'''[[KK Lovćen]]''' || align="left"|[[Cetinje]] || 15 || 409 || 252 || 157 || '''62%''' || 8 |- |4 || align="left"|[[KK Podgorica]] || align="left"|[[Podgorica]] || 3 || 67 || 39 || 28 || '''58%''' || 1 |- style="background:#dedede;" |5 || align="left"|[[KK Teodo Tivat|KK Teodo]] || align="left"|[[Tivat]] || 11 || 290 || 162 || 128 || '''58%''' || 5 |- |6 || align="left"|'''[[KK Sutjeska]]''' || align="left"|[[Nikšić]] || 13 || 338 || 194 || 144 || '''57%''' || 7 |- style="background:#dedede;" |7 || align="left"|'''[[KK Ulcinj]]''' || align="left"|[[Ulcinj]] || 13 || 359 || 189 || 170 || '''53%''' || 5 |- |8 || align="left"|'''[[KK Ibar]]''' || align="left"|[[Rožaje]] || 9 || 209 || 97 || 112 || '''47%''' || 0 |- style="background:#dedede;" |9 || align="left"|[[KK Mogren]] || align="left"|[[Budva]] || 5 || 137 || 63 || 74 || '''46%''' || 1 |- |10 || align="left"|'''[[KK Studentski Centar|SC Derby]]''' || align="left"|[[Podgorica]] || 6 || 131 || 59 || 72 || '''45%''' || 2 |- style="background:#dedede;" |11 || align="left"|'''[[KK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje|KK Jedinstvo]]''' || align="left"|[[Bijelo Polje]] || 15 || 366 || 148 || 218 || '''41%''' || 0 |- |12 || align="left"|'''[[KK Danilovgrad]]''' || align="left"|[[Danilovgrad]] || 14 || 336 || 131 || 205 || '''39%''' || 1 |- style="background:#dedede;" |13 || align="left"|'''[[KK Zeta 2011|KK Zeta]]''' || align="left"|[[Golubovci]] || 4 || 107 || 40 || 67 || '''38%''' || 1 |- |14 || align="left"|[[KK ABS Primorje]] || align="left"|[[Herceg Novi]] || 8 || 209 || 76 || 133 || '''36%''' || 1 |- style="background:#dedede;" |15 || align="left"|'''[[KK Primorje 1945]]''' || align="left"|[[Herceg Novi]] || 8 || 188 || 66 || 122 || '''35%''' || 1 |- style="background:#dedede;" |16 || align="left"|'''[[KK Milenijum]]''' || align="left"|[[Podgorica]] || 1 || 17 || 6 || 11 || '''35%''' || 0 |- |17 || align="left"|[[KK Gorštak]] || align="left"|[[Kolašin]] || 2 || 54 || 15 || 39 || '''28%''' || 0 |- style="background:#dedede;" |18 || align="left"|[[KK All Stars Spuž|All Stars]] || align="left"|[[Spuž]] || 1 || 22 || 6 || 16 || '''27%''' || 0 |- |19 || align="left"|[[KK Centar]] || align="left"|[[Bijelo Polje]] || 2 || 52 || 12 || 40 || '''23%''' || 0 |- style="background:#dedede;" |20 || align="left"|[[KK Ljubović]] || align="left"|[[Podgorica]] || 1 || 18 || 3 || 15 || '''17%''' || 0 |- |21 || align="left"|[[KK Rudar Pljevlja|KK Rudar]] || align="left"|[[Pljevlja]] || 2 || 52 || 7 || 45 || '''14%''' || 0 |- style="background:#dedede;" |22 || align="left"|[[KK Stršljen]] || align="left"|[[Gusinje]] || 1 || 24 || 3 || 21 || '''13%''' || 0 |- |22 || align="left"|[[KK Pljevlja|Pljevlja]] || align="left"|[[Pljevlja]] || 1 || 22 || 2 || 20 || '''9%''' || 0 |- |}
{{Note|a|a}}Including current season (2021/22)<br /> {{Note|b|b}}Playout games against teams from Prva B Liga are not counted
==Attendances by season== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" ! Season ! Avg ! Overall ! M !width="40"| H ! CH ! CL |- | [[2006–07 Prva A liga|2006–07]] | '''562''' | 64,700 | 115 | 2,500 | [[KK Ulcinj|Ulcinj]] ''(1,071)'' | [[KK Sutjeska Nikšić|Nikšić]] ''(379)'' |- | [[2007–08 Prva A liga|2007–08]] | '''452''' | 66,900 | 148 | 2,000 | [[KK Ulcinj|Ulcinj]] ''(736)'' | [[KK Primorje 1945|Primorje 1945]] ''(313)'' |- | [[2008–09 Prva A liga|2008–09]] | '''456''' | 69,700 | 153 | 1,500 | [[KK Ulcinj|Ulcinj]] ''(1,006)'' | [[KK Sutjeska Nikšić|Nikšić]] ''(257)'' |- | [[2009–10 Prva A liga|2009–10]] | '''493''' | 75,400 | 153 | 2,000 | [[KK Ulcinj|Ulcinj]] ''(1,113)'' | [[KK Primorje 1945|Primorje 1945]] ''(271)'' |- | [[2010–11 Prva A liga|2010–11]] | '''497''' | 70,600 | 142 | 1,700 | [[KK Teodo Tivat|Teodo]] ''(950)'' | [[KK Ljubović|Ljubović]] ''(222)'' |- | [[2011–12 Prva A liga|2011–12]] | '''429''' | 55,800 | 130 | 1,500 | [[KK Teodo Tivat|Teodo]] ''(692)'' | [[KK Podgorica|Podgorica]] ''(131)'' |- | [[2012–13 Prva A liga|2012–13]] | '''514''' | 78,150 | 152 | 2,500 | [[KK Ulcinj|Ulcinj]] ''(840)'' | [[KK Primorje 1945|Primorje 1945]] ''(214)'' |- | [[2013–14 Prva A liga|2013–14]] | '''426''' | 64,800 | 152 | 1,500 | [[KK Ibar|Ibar]] ''(686)'' | [[KK Centar|Centar]] ''(214)'' |- | [[2014–15 Prva A liga|2014–15]] | '''485''' | 74,100 | 153 | 3,000 | [[KK Ibar|Ibar]] ''(1,086)'' | [[KK Zeta 2011|Zeta]] ''(207)'' |- | [[2015–16 Prva A liga|2015–16]] | '''579''' | 71,200 | 123 | 3,000 | [[KK Ibar|Ibar]] ''(1,050)'' | [[KK Studentski Centar|S. Centar]] ''(127)'' |- | [[2016–17 Prva A liga|2016–17]] | '''497''' | 62,200 | 125 | 3,000 | [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] ''(1,675)'' | [[KK Studentski Centar|S. Centar]] ''(119)'' |- | [[2017–18 Prva A liga|2017–18]] | '''645''' | 70,950 | 110 | 3,500 | [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] ''(1,487)'' | [[KK Studentski Centar|S. Centar]] ''(106)'' |- | [[2018–19 Prva A liga|2018–19]] | '''569''' | 75,100 | 132 | 3,000 | [[KK Mornar|Mornar]] ''(1,222)'' | [[KK Zeta 2011|Zeta]] ''(108)'' |- | [[2019–20 Prva A liga|2019–20]] | colspan=6|'''Canceled''' due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro|coronavirus pandemic]] |- | [[2019–20 Prva A liga|2019–20]] | colspan=6|'''Without attendance''' due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro|coronavirus pandemic]] |- |} ''M = Number of matches (only matches with spectators counted); H = Highest attendance on one match; CH = Club with highest average attendance; CL = Club with lowest average attendance''
==Current season== {{Location map+|Montenegro|width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of the '''2020–21 Prva A Liga''' teams|places= {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.441286 |long=19.262892 |label={{ubl|[[KK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost]]|[[KK Studentski Centar|S. Centar]]|[[KK Podgorica|Podgorica]]}}|position=right}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.61 |long=19.05 |label=[[KK Danilovgrad|Danilovgrad]]|position=top}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.57 |long=19.16 |label=[[KK All Star|All Star]]|position=right}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.84 |long=20.16 |label=[[KK Ibar|Ibar]]|position=left}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=43.04 |long=19.75 |label=[[KK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje|Jedinstvo]]|position=left}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.38 |long=18.92 |label=[[KK Lovćen|Lovćen]]|position=top}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.38 |long=18.70 |label=[[KK Teodo|Teodo]]|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.10 |long=19.10 |label=[[KK Mornar Bar|Mornar]]|position=right}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.45295 |long=18.531203 |label=[[KK Primorja 1945|Primorje]]|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.78 |long=18.94 |label=[[KK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]]|position=right}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=42.334444 |long=19.225278 |label=[[KK Zeta Golubovci|Zeta]]|position=left}} {{Location map~|Montenegro|lat=43.25 |long=19.31 |label=[[KK Pljevlja|Pljevlja]]|position=top}} }}
===Competition format=== Eleven of the fourteen teams that play the league join the regular season. After that phase, two best teams from the regular season are qualifying for the playoffs, where they play against the two [[2020–21 ABA League First Division|2020–21 ABA League]] teams ([[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Voli]] and [[KK Mornar|Mornar]]).Except that, two best teams from regular season are qualifying for the next season of ABA 2 League. The last qualified team is relegated to Prva B Liga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kscg.me/kscg/site_cg/public/index.php/index/artikli?id=560|publisher=Montenegrin Basketball Federation|date=17 October 2018|access-date=18 October 2018|title=Utvrđen raspored i kalendar takmičenja Erste lige|language=cnr}}</ref>
===Teams=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Club ! City ! Arena ! Capacity |- | [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost VOLI]] | [[Podgorica]] | [[Morača Sports Center|Morača]] | 6,000 |- | [[KK Danilovgrad|Danilovgrad]] | [[Danilovgrad]] | Gradska dvorana | 1,200 |- | [[KK Ibar|Ibar]] | [[Rožaje]] | Bandžovo Brdo | 2,500 |- | [[KK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje|Jedintsvo]] | [[Bijelo Polje]] | SC Nikoljac | 3,000 |- | [[KK Lovćen|Lovćen]] | [[Cetinje]] | SRC Lovćen | 1,500 |- | [[KK Mornar Bar|Mornar]] | [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]] | [[Topolica Sport Hall|Topolica]] | 3,500 |- | [[KK Pljevlja|Pljevlja]] | [[Pljevlja]] | SC Ada | 3,000 |- | [[KK Podgorica|Podgorica]] | [[Podgorica]] | Bemax Arena | 2,000 |- | [[KK Primorje 1945|Primorje]] | [[Herceg Novi]] | SC Igalo | 2,000 |- | [[KK Studentski centar|Studenski centar]] | [[Podgorica]] | University Sports Center | 1,500 |- | [[KK Sutjeska|Sutjeska]] | [[Nikšić]] | Nikšić Sports Center | 3,000 |- | [[KK All Star|All Star]] | [[Spuž]] | Academy Danilovgrad | 600 |- | [[KK Teodo|Teodo]] | [[Tivat]] | Župa SC | 1,500 |- | [[KK Zeta 2011|Zeta]] | [[Golubovci]] | House of basketball | 500 |}
==Montenegrin basketball clubs in ABA League== Clubs from Montenegrin League are permanent participants of [[ABA League]], one of strongest team competitions in Europe. In 2001, one of founders was Montenegrin side [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]], which is among most successful members of competition. Except Budućnost, in ABA League played three other clubs from Montenegro - [[KK Lovćen|Lovćen]], [[KK Sutjeska Nikšić|Sutjeska]] and [[KK Mornar|Mornar]].<br /> KK Budućnost won ABA champions’ title on season 2017-18, which is the most significant success of Montenegrin clubs in that competition until now. <br /> Except that, Budućnost was a finalist on season 2018-19 and played seven times in semifinals (five times lost the game or series), while Mornar played once in that phase of playoffs.<br /> Below is list of participation of Montenegrin clubs by every season of ABA League. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Club ! width=30|Pos ! width=30|P ! width=30|W ! width=30|L ! Note |- | [[2001–02 ABA Goodyear League|2001–02]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''9''' | 22 | 9 | 13 | |- |rowspan="2"| [[2003–04 ABA Goodyear League|2003–04]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''5''' | 26 | 16 | 10 | |- | align=left|[[KK Lovćen|Lovćen Cetinje]] | '''14''' | 26 | 5 | 21 | Relegated |- | [[2004–05 ABA Goodyear League|2004–05]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''14''' | 30 | 9 | 21 | Relegated |- | [[2006–07 ABA NLB League|2006–07]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''5''' | 26 | 16 | 10 | |- | [[2007–08 ABA NLB League|2007–08]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''6''' | 29 | 16 | 13 | align=left|Playoffs: Quarterfinals |- | [[2008–09 ABA NLB League|2008–09]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''6''' | 26 | 15 | 11 | |- | [[2009–10 ABA NLB League|2009–10]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''5''' | 26 | 15 | 11 | |- | [[2010–11 ABA NLB League|2010–11]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''4''' | 27 | 15 | 12 | align=left|Final four: Semifinals |- | [[2011–12 ABA League|2011–12]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''4''' | 27 | 18 | 9 | align=left|Final four: Semifinals |- | [[2012–13 ABA League|2012–13]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''5''' | 26 | 16 | 10 | |- | [[2013–14 ABA League|2013–14]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''5''' | 26 | 15 | 11 | |- | [[2014–15 ABA League|2014–15]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''3''' | 31 | 21 | 10 | align=left|Playoffs: Semifinals |- |rowspan="2"| [[2015–16 ABA League|2015–16]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''3''' | 28 | 23 | 5 | align=left|Playoffs: Semifinals |- | align=left|[[KK Sutjeska Nikšić|Sutjeska Nikšić]] | '''13''' | 26 | 9 | 17 | Relegated |- |rowspan="2"| [[2016–17 ABA League|2016–17]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''4''' | 29 | 19 | 10 | Playoffs: Semifinals |- | align=left|[[KK Mornar|Mornar Bar]] | '''8''' | 26 | 10 | 16 | |- |rowspan="2"| [[2017–18 ABA League First Division|2017–18]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''1''' | 29 | 22 | 7 | Playoffs: '''Champions''' |- | align=left|[[KK Mornar|Mornar Bar]] | '''4''' | 25 | 15 | 10 | Playoffs: Semifinals |- |rowspan="2"| [[2018–19 ABA League First Division|2018–19]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''2''' | 30 | 20 | 10 | Playoffs: Finals |- | align=left|[[KK Mornar|Mornar Bar]] | '''9''' | 22 | 8 | 14 | |- |rowspan="2"| [[2020–21 ABA League First Division|2020–21]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''2''' | 26 | 22 | 4 | Playoffs: Finals |- | align=left|[[KK Mornar|Mornar Bar]] | '''3''' | 26 | 19 | 7 | Playoffs: Semifinals |- |rowspan="3"| [[2021–22 ABA League First Division|2021–22]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''3''' | 26 | 19 | 7 | Playoffs: Semifinals |- | align=left|[[KK Studentski centar|SC Derby]] | '''7''' | 26 | 12 | 14 | |- | align=left|[[KK Mornar|Mornar Bar]] | '''9''' | 26 | 10 | 16 | |- |rowspan="3"| [[2022–23 ABA League First Division|2022–23]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''3''' | 26 | 18 | 8 | Playoffs: Semifinals |- | align=left|[[KK Studentski centar|SC Derby]] | '''8''' | 26 | 11 | 15 | Playoffs: Quarterfinals |- | align=left|[[KK Mornar|Mornar Bar]] | '''12''' | 26 | 8 | 18 | |- |rowspan="3"| [[2023–24 ABA League First Division|2023–24]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''3''' | 26 | 19 | 7 | Playoffs: Semifinals |- | align=left|[[KK Studentski centar|SC Derby]] | '''8''' | 26 | 11 | 15 | Playoffs: Quarterfinals |- | align=left|[[KK Mornar|Mornar Bar]] | '''13''' | 26 | 6 | 20 | |- |rowspan="3"| [[2024–25 ABA League First Division|2024–25]] | align=left|[[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]] | '''1''' | 30 | 26 | 4 | Playoffs: Finals |- | align=left|[[KK Studentski centar|SC Derby]] | '''11''' | 30 | 11 | 19 | |- | align=left|[[KK Mornar|Mornar Bar]] | '''16''' | 30 | 2 | 28 | Relegated |}
==European competitions== [[File:Buducnostfans.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]] home game of [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost Podgorica]], which represents Montenegro each season ]] {{main|Montenegrin basketball clubs in European competitions}} Clubs from Montenegro have been playing in European basketball competitions since the 1980s. Until 2006, they represented SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia. Almost all European seasons by Montenegrin clubs are played by KK Budućnost. Exceptions are three seasons played by KK Mornar Bar and one European performance by KK Lovćen Cetinje.
The most successful period was the end of the 1990s and the beginning of new century. At that time, KK Budućnost played in the finish phases of [[EuroLeague]]. In that period, Budućnost often played games against greatest European basketball teams like [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]], [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]], [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]], [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].
Budućnost made their comeback to Euroleague on season [[2018–19 EuroLeague|2018-19]], with few impressive results as wins against CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
During the overall history, three different Montenegrin clubs played in FIBA/ULEB competitions. KK Budućnost played in numerous competitions (Euroleague, [[EuroCup Basketball|Eurocup/ULEB Cup]], [[FIBA Saporta Cup|Saporta Cup/FIBA EuroCup]], [[FIBA Korać Cup]]). KK Mornar played in ULEB EuroCup, [[Basketball Champions League]] and [[FIBA Europe Cup]], while KK Lovćen played one season in FIBA Korać Cup.
===Records=== As of the end of FIBA/ULEB competitions 2019–20 season. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! Team ! Seasons ! First ! Last ! G ! W ! L |- | '''[[KK Budućnost Podgorica]]''' | {{center|'''23'''}} | {{center|1986-87}} | {{center|2019-20}} | {{center|'''285'''}} | {{center|107}} | {{center|178}} |- | '''[[KK Mornar Bar]]''' | {{center|'''4'''}} | {{center|2016-17}} | {{center|2019-20}} | {{center|'''58'''}} | {{center|19}} | {{center|39}} |- | '''[[KK Lovćen|KK Lovćen Cetinje]]''' | {{center|'''1'''}} | {{center|1998-99}} | {{center|1998-99}} | {{center|'''6'''}} | {{center|1}} | {{center|5}} |}
==See also== * [[ABA League]] * [[Prva B Liga|Second Basketball League]] * [[Montenegrin Basketball Cup]] * [[First A Women's Basketball League of Montenegro|Montenegrin Women's Basketball League]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.kscg.me/ Official Website] *[https://www.eurobasket.com/Montenegro/basketball.aspx Montenegrin league on Eurobasket]
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