First А Women's Basketball League of Montenegro
SportBasketball
Founded2006
Inaugural season2006-07
No. of teams6
CountryMontenegro Montenegro
ContinentEurope FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Budućnost
Most titlesBudućnost (13 titles in independent Montenegro; 15 overall)
TV partner(s)RTCG
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Montenegrin Women's Basketball Cup
Official websitehttp://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

Before 2006, Montenegrin women's basketball clubs played in the league system of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.
While ŽKK Budućnost played in top flight during the SFR Yugoslavia era, Herceg Novi, Lovćen, Sutjeska ŽKK Roling and ŽKK Jedinstvo played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro.
For the first time, Montenegrin side played in First Yugoslav League on season 1983-84. ŽKK Budućnost was the mist successful Montenegrin team in period until 2006, with two champion titles and 10 seasons spent in top-level.
From season 2004-05, ŽKK Budućnost left Serbia and Montnegro competitions and until independence played only in WABA League.
ŽKK Budućnost is the only Montenegrin side which ever played in Euroleague Women, on season 2002-03.
Below is the list of all-time participants of Montenegrin clubs in the First Yugoslav League.[1]

Club84858788909293949596979900010203040506
Budućnost 81191212-------83114--
Herceg Novi -----1113-----10711----
Lovćen ------813810---------
Sutjeska ------121415----------
Roling ----------1489------
Jedinstvo ----------------1044

First time, Budućnost won the championship on season 2001–02, after defeated ŽKK Hemofarm in playoff final series (3:2 - 91:92, 89:99, 80:77, 71:69, 85:78). Next year, Budućnost defended the trophy in final series against ŽKK Crvena zvezda (3:0 - 75:66, 20:0, 58:56).
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 period 2012-2023, all champion titles won ŽKK Budućnost.
Montenegrin clubs are playing in regional WABA league since its founding. Most successes had ŽKK Budućnost, who won the competition on seasons 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2019-20.[2]

Champions

From the inaugural season (2006/07), two clubs won the champion titles in Montenegrin Basketball League. ŽKK Budućnost had 10 titles, and ŽKK Jedinstvo three.[3]

Titles by season

Season Winner Result Runner-up Champion's Coach Player of the season
2006–07 Budućnost 3-1 Jedinstvo Montenegro Momir Milatović Montenegro Snežana Aleksić (Budućnost)
2007–08 Budućnost 3-1 Jedinstvo Montenegro Aleksandar Čurović Montenegro Iva Perovanović (Budućnost)
2008–09 Jedinstvo 3-0 Budućnost Montenegro Aleksandar Čurović Montenegro Snežana Aleksić (Budućnost)
2009–10 Jedinstvo 3-0 Roling North Macedonia Stojna Vangelovska Montenegro Sanja Knežević (Jedinstvo)
2010–11 Jedinstvo 3-0 Budućnost Montenegro Aleksandar Čurović Montenegro Sanja Knežević (Jedinstvo)
2011–12 Budućnost 2-0 Roling Montenegro Željko Vukićević Montenegro Biljana Turčinović (Roling)
2012–13 Budućnost 2-1 Primorje Montenegro Zdenko Grbavčević Montenegro Ana Baletić (Budućnost)
2013–14 Budućnost 2-0 Primorje Montenegro Miloš Kovač United States Haleigh Lankster (Budućnost)
2014–15 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Montenegro Goran Bošković Montenegro Jovana Popović (Budućnost)
2015–16 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Montenegro Goran Bošković Montenegro Jovana Popović (Budućnost)
2016–17 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Montenegro Goran Bošković Montenegro Božica Mujović (Budućnost)
2017–18 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Montenegro Goran Bošković Montenegro Dragana Živković (Lovćen)
2018–19 Budućnost 2-0 Lovćen Montenegro Goran Bošković Montenegro Dragana Živković (Budućnost)
2019–20 Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic[4]
2020–21 Budućnost 2-0 Podgorica Montenegro Vladan Radović Montenegro Marija Leković (Budućnost)
2021–22 Budućnost 2-0 Podgorica Montenegro Vladan Radović Montenegro Maja Bigović (Budućnost)
2022–23 Budućnost 2-0 Podgorica Montenegro Vladan Radović Montenegro Marija Leković (Budućnost)

Titles by Club

Montenegrin League

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

ClubTitlesRunners-upYears Won
Budućnost Podgorica1322007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje322009, 2010, 2011
Roling Nikšić-2
Primorje-2
Lovćen Cetinje-5
Podgorica-3

Overall

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

ClubTitlesRunners-upYears Won
Budućnost Podgorica1522001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje322009, 2010, 2011
Roling Nikšić-2
Primorje-2
Lovćen Cetinje-5
Podgorica-3

Placements by season

Since establishing, in Montenegrin basketball league participated 13 different teams. Only ŽKK Budućnost played all the seasons in the highest tier competition.

Club07080910111213141516171819212223
Antivari ---4-5----------
BKM -------------4--
Budućnost 1123211111111111
Castel Nuovo 445-------------
Dećić ---------------4
Herceg Novi 363-4-----6----3
Jedinstvo 22111--455------
Kotor -7--------------
Lovćen -----65322222---
Nikšić --------33433545
Podgorica -------------222
Primorje ----6322-4344336
Roling -34252356655----
Rožaje -5--------------
Rudar -86534464-------
Studentski Centar 5---------------

07 = season 2006/07

Montenegrin women's basketball clubs in Regional League

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 three champion titles (2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20), ŽKK Jedinstvo finished one season as a finalist in playoffs.
Below is list of participation of Montenegrin clubs by every season of WABA League.

Club050607080910111214151617181920212223
Budućnost 88627--88313121222
Herceg Novi -910---------------
Jedinstvo --76265-----------
Nikšić -----------------10

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

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080527082023/http://prvazenskaliga.kosarka.co.yu/History2.aspx
  2. ↑ "MŽRKL - Međunarodna ženska regionalna košarkaška liga". www.mzrkl.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Košarkaški savez Crne Gore".
  4. ↑ "U Crnoj Gori poništena sezona". b92.net. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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