{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox basketball league |name = First League of Republika Srpska |image = Flag of Republika Srpska.svg |pixels = 60px |country = [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] |confed = [[FIBA Europe]] |founded =1993 |first = 1993-1994 |folded = |divisions = |teams = 13 |promotion = [[Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Basketball Championship]] |relegation = Second League of Republika Srpska |levels = 2 |domest_cup = [[Republika Srpska Basketball Cup|Republika Srpska Cup]] |champions = [[SKK Student Banja Luka|Student Igokea]] |season = 2024–25 |most_champs = [[SKK Borac 1947|Borac 1947]] (9 titles) |tv = |ceo = |website = {{URL|https://basket.ba/prvenstvo/|basket.ba}}<br>{{URL|http://ks.rs.ba/|ks.rs.ba}} |current = 2024-25 }} The '''First League of Republika Srpska''' ({{langx|sr|Прва лига Републике Српске, Prva liga Republike Srpske}}), referred to as the '''Meridianbet Prva muška liga RS''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref>{{cite web |title=Potpisan trogodišnji ugovor: Meridian novi sponzor KS RS |url=https://www.nezavisne.com/sport/kosarka/Potpisan-trogodisnji-ugovor-Meridian-novi-sponzor-KS-RS/867891|website=nezavisne.com |access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref> is a 1st-tier men's professional [[basketball]] competitions in [[Republika Srpska]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. It is [[Ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina|one of three]] [[Second level basketball leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina|regional 2nd-tier divisions]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pravilnici i Odluke|url=http://www.basket.ba/ksbih/bih/txt.php?id=83|website=Košarkaški Savez Bosne i Hercegovine|publisher=basket.ba|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610014619/http://www.basket.ba/ksbih/bih/txt.php?id=83|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Before the creation of the Republika Srpska League, teams from this region participated in the [[YUBA League|Championships of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] and the [[First Federal Basketball League|Championships of the SFR Yugoslavia]].
The First League, operated by the [[Basketball Federation of Republika Srpska]], has 13 teams.<ref>{{cite web |title=KSRS |url=http://ks.rs.ba/ |website=ks.rs.ba |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> Borac Banja Luka holds the record for the most titles, with nine.
==History== Following the dissolution of the [[First Federal Basketball League|League of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] in [[1991–92 YUBA League|1992]], [[OKK Borac|Borac Banja Luka]] played in the [[YUBA League|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mladić od sedam decenija|url=https://www.sportdc.net/n/83395/mladic-od-sedam-decenija|website=sportdc.net|access-date=25 March 2025}}</ref>
==Competition System== The championship consists of two phases:<ref>{{cite web |title= Систем такмичења|url=https://ks.rs.ba/dokumenti/2024-2025/KONACNO%20-%20Sistem%20takmicenja%20Prvenstva%20RS%202024-2025.pdf|website=ks.rs.ba|access-date=25 March 2025}}</ref>
;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 [[Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina|First League of BiH]]. Based on their ranking in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship, clubs from Republika Srpska may also qualify for the [[ABA League|Adriatic League]].
== Current clubs == The following is the list of clubs for the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Тимови (1. МЛРС)|url=https://ks.rs.ba/timovi|website=ks.rs.ba|access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
<section begin="rsrpska" />{{Location map+|Republika Srpska |float=right|width=500|caption=Location of the First League of Republika Srpska clubs in the 2021–22 season |places= {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=44.766667 |long=17.183333 |label=[[KK Akademija BMP|Akademija]] |position=top}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=44.766667 |long=17.183333 |label=[[KK Student Banja Luka|Student]] |position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=44.756944 |long=19.216111 |label=[[KK Budućnost Bijeljina|Budućnost]] |position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=44.384167 |long=19.1025 |label=[[KK Drina Princip|Drina]] |position=left}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=45.145833 |long=17.253889 |label=[[OKK Kozara|Kozara]] |position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=44.980833 |long=16.713333 |label=[[KK Prijedor|Prijedor]] |position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=43.816667 |long=18.35 |label=[[KK Slavija|Slavija]] |position=right}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=43.782778 |long=19.291111 |label=[[KK Varda Višegrad|Varda]] |position=top}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=45.048 |long=16.377 |label=[[KK Sloboda 1973|Sloboda]] |position=top}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=43.936111 |long=18.797778 |label=[[KK Sokolac|Sokolac]] |position=top}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=43.506389 |long=18.774722 |label=[[KK Sutjeska Foča|Sutjeska]] |position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Republika Srpska |lat=43.798611 |long=19.003611 |label=[[KK Rogatica|Rogatica]] |position=bottom}} }} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Club ! City ! Venue |- | Akademac | [[Banja Luka]] | JU SC Borik |- | [[KK Bratunac|Bratunac]] | [[Bratunac]] | SD Bratunac |- | [[KK Budućnost Bijeljina|Budućnost BN]] | [[Bijeljina]] | OŠ Vuk Karadžić |- | [[OKK Drina Princip|Drina Princip]] | [[Zvornik]] | JU RSC Zvornik |- | [[KK HEO|HEO Bileća]] | [[Bileća]] | SD Tijana Bošković |- | Prijedor Spartak | [[Prijedor]] | SD Mladost |- | [[KK Radnik Bijeljina|Radnik BNB]] | [[Bijeljina]] | OŠ Vuk Karadžić |- | [[KK Rogatica|Rogatica]] | [[Rogatica]] | SD Rogatica |- | [[KK Sloboda 1973|Sloboda 73]] | [[Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Novi Grad]] | SD Novi Grad |- |Stars Basket |[[Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Gradiška]] |SD Arena |- | [[SKK Student Banja Luka|Student Igokea]] | [[Banja Luka]] | SD Nenad Baštinac Aleksandrovac |- | [[KK Sutjeska Foča|Sutjeska]] | [[Foča]] | SD Foča |- | [[KK Varda Višegrad|Varda HE]] | [[Višegrad]] | SD Višegrad |}<section end=rsrpska/> {{clear}}
==Seasons== The following is a list of champions of the First League of Republika Srpska:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; " |- ! Season !! width=170 |Champion !! width=50 |Result !! width=170 |Runner-up !! Champion's Coach |- | 1993–94 | '''[[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|101–93 | [[KK Orlovi Banja Luka|Orlovi]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 1994–95 | '''[[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]]''' | {{NA|League}}{{efn|A 3-team tournament was played. Other teams were [[KK Igokea|Potkozarje]] and [[KK Drina|Drina]].}} | {{NA}} | {{flagicon|Republika Srpska}} Slobodan Simović |- | 1995–96 | '''[[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|125–69 | [[KK Igokea|Potkozarje]] | {{flagicon|SCG}} [[Velimir Gašić]] |- | 1996–97 | '''[[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]]''' | {{NA|League}}{{efn|A 4-team tournament was played. Other teams were [[KK Leotar|Leotar]], [[KK Mladost Mrkonjić Grad|Mladost]] and [[KK Drina|Drina]].}} | {{NA}} | {{flagicon| }} |- | 1997–98 | '''[[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[KK Leotar|Leotar]] | {{flagicon|SCG}} [[Miodrag Baletić]] |- | 1998–99 | '''[[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[KK Modriča|Doboj putevi Modriča]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Drago Karalić]] |- | 1999–00 | '''[[KK Igokea|Igokea]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2000–01 | '''[[KK Igokea|Igokea]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]] | {{flagicon|FRY}} [[Jovica Antonić]] |- | 2001–02 | '''[[SKK Borac 1947|Borac Nektar]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[KK Igokea|Igokea]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2002–03 | '''[[KK Leotar|Leotar]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[KK Rudar Ugljevik|Rudar]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2003–04 | '''[[KK Radnik Bijeljina|Radnik]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[KK Rudar Ugljevik|Rudar]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2004–05 | '''[[KK Rudar Ugljevik|Rudar]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[KK Slavija|Slavija]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2005–06 | '''[[KK Slavija|Slavija]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[KK Drina|Drina Birač]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2006–07 | '''[[OKK Borac|Borac Nektar]]''' <small>(OKK Borac)</small> | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[KK Mladost Mrkonjić Grad|Mladost]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Drago Karalić]] |- | 2007–08 | '''[[KK Mladost Mrkonjić Grad|Mladost]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[KK Radnik Bijeljina|Radnik]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2008–09 | '''[[KK Sutjeska Foča|Sutjeska]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[KK Bratunac|Bratunac Mins]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2009–10 | '''[[KK Varda Višegrad|Varda]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[KK Servitium|Servitium]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} Ilija Vidaković |- | 2010–11 | '''[[KK Servitium|Servitium]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[KK Sutjeska Foča|Sutjeska]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} Dragan Mičić |- | 2011–12 | '''[[KK Radnik Bijeljina|Radnik]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[KK Građanski|Građanski]] | {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Predrag Jaćimović]] |- | 2012–13 | '''[[KK Građanski|Građanski]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–0 | [[KK HEO|HEO]] | {{flagicon|SER}} Ivan Smiljanić |- | 2013–14 | '''[[KK HEO|HEO]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[KK Sutjeska Foča|Sutjeska]] | {{flagicon| }} |- | 2014–15 | '''[[KK Radnik Bijeljina|Radnik]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|2–1 | [[KK Rogatica|Rogatica]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} Igor Mihajlović |- | 2015–16 | '''[[KK Prijedor|Prijedor]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–1 | [[OKK Student Banja Luka|Student Igokea]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} Danilo Palalić |- | 2016–17 | '''[[KK Radnik Bijeljina|Radnik]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–2 | [[KK Sutjeska Foča|Sutjeska]] | {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Branislav Vićentić]] |- | 2017–18 | '''[[KK Bratunac|Bratunac]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–1 | [[OKK Borac|Borac]] <small>(OKK Borac)</small> | {{flagicon|BIH}} Milivoje Mađenović |- | 2018–19 | '''[[KK Leotar|Leotar]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–2 | [[OKK Borac|Borac]] <small>(OKK Borac)</small> | {{flagicon|BIH}} Dražen Šegrt |- | 2019–20 | '''[[OKK Borac|Borac]]''' <small>(OKK Borac)</small> | {{NA|League}}{{efn|The season was concluded after the premature ending of the league due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Borac je ŠAMPION Republike Srpske |url=https://www.banjaluka.com/sport/kosarka/borac-je-sampion-republike-srpske/ |website=banjaluka.com |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Уручени пехари и медаље освајачима 1.МЛРС и 1.ЖЛРС |url=http://ks.rs.ba/index.php/2015-08-25-09-05-54/901-uruc-ni-p-h-ri-i-dj-lj-sv-ci-1-lrs-i-1-zlrs |website=ks.rs.ba |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>}} | [[KK HEO|HEO]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Marko Šćekić]] |- | 2020–21 | '''[[KK Radnik Bijeljina|Radnik]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–2 |[[OKK Drina Princip|Drina Princip]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} Vladimir Radovanović |- | 2021–22 | '''[[KK Budućnost Bijeljina|Budućnost BN]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–1 | [[KK Slavija|Slavija 1996]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} Josip Pandža |- | 2022–23 | '''[[KK Prijedor|Prijedor]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–1 | [[KK Rogatica|Rogatica]] | {{flagicon|BIH}} Danilo Palalić |- | 2023–24 | '''[[KK Jahorina|Jahorina]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–0 | [[KK Budućnost Bijeljina|Budućnost Profi]] | |- | 2024–25 | '''[[SKK Student Banja Luka|Student Igokea]]''' | style="text-align:center; "|3–0 | [[KK Prijedor|Prijedor]] | |}
== Titles by club ==
{| class="wikitable col2cen col3cen" style="width:80%; font-size:90%" |- !width=16%|Club !width="7%"|Champion !width="40%"|Champion years |- | [[OKK Borac|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|KK Slavija IS]] | 1 | 2005/06 |- | [[KK Mladost Mrkonjić Grad]] | 1 | 2007/08 |- | [[KK Sutjeska Foča]] | 1 | 2008/09 |- | [[KK Varda Višegrad|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]] | 1 |2023/24 |- | [[SKK Student Banja Luka|Student Igokea]] | 1 |2024/25 |}
== 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)
==Notes== {{notelist}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{URL|https://basket.ba/prvenstvo/|Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina}} * {{URL|http://ks.rs.ba/|Basketball Association of Republika Srpska}} * [https://www.eurobasket.com/Bosnia/basketball-division-ii_2021-2022.aspx Profile] at Eurobasket.com * [https://sportdc.net/league/3905/games Profile] at SportDC
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