# 2000–01 YUBA League

The 2000–01 Winston YUBA League (Serbian Cyrillic: Винстон ЈУБА лига 2000/01.) was the 8th season of the YUBA League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Yugoslavia (later renamed to Serbia and Montenegro).

## Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 2000–01 Winston YUBA League.

### Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.
Access list for the 2000–01 Winston YUBA League :
| | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round |
| Regular season (12 teams) | 10 highest-placed teams from the previous season 2 highest-placed teams from the B League | |
| Playoffs (8 teams) | | 8 highest-placed teams from the Regular season |

### Promotion and relegation
#### Teams promoted from the YUBA B League

* Zdravlje
* Sloga Telekom Srbija

#### Teams relegated to the YUBA B League

* Spartak
* Ibon

### Venues and locations

| Club | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| Beopetrol | Belgrade | New Belgrade Sports Hall | 5,000 |
| Borac Čačak | Čačak | Borac Hall | 3,000 |
| Budućnost | Podgorica | Morača Hall | 4,300 |
| Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | Pionir Hall | 5,878 |
| FMP Železnik | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Hemofarm | Vršac | Millennium Centar | 5,000 |
| Lovćen osiguranje | Cetinje | Lovćen Sports Center | 1,500 |
| NIS Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 7,022 |
| Partizan ICN | Belgrade | Pionir Hall | 5,878 |
| Radnički Jugopetrol | Belgrade | SC Šumice | 2,000 |
| Sloga Telekom Srbija | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,000 |
| Zdravlje | Leskovac | SRC Dubočica | 3,600 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Beopetrol | Vojislav Vezović | | Champion | Beopetrol |
| Borac Čačak | Dejan Mijatović | | | |
| Budućnost | Miroslav Nikolić / Bogdan Tanjević | Dragan Vukčević | Adidas | Montenegro Airlines |
| Crvena zvezda | Stevan Karadžić / Miroslav Nikolić | Miloš Vujanić | Rang | Delta Banka |
| FMP Železnik | Aleksandar Petrović | | Nike | |
| Hemofarm | Željko Lukajić | | | Hemofarm |
| Lovćen osiguranje | Miodrag Kadija | Marko Ivanović | | Lovćen osiguranje |
| NIS Vojvodina | Srđan Antić / Milovan Stepandić | | | Naftna Industrija Srbije |
| Partizan ICN | Darko Ruso | Miroslav Berić | Adidas | ICN |
| Radnički Jugopetrol | Duško Vujošević | | Sportstar | Jugopetrol |
| Sloga Telekom Srbija | | | | Telekom Srbija |
| Zdravlje | Jovica Arsić | | | |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Budućnost | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2036 | 1718 | +318 | 43 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Partizan ICN | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1851 | 1797 | +54 | 37 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | FMP Železnik | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1790 | 1715 | +75 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Lovćen osiguranje | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1762 | 1747 | +15 | 35 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | Zdravlje | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1874 | 1817 | +57 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Hemofarm | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1793 | 1777 | +16 | 32 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Radnički Jugopetrol | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1732 | 1754 | −22 | 32 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | NIS Vojvodina | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1768 | 1873 | −105 | 31 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | Sloga Telekom Srbija | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1796 | 1854 | −58 | 31 | |
| 10 | Crvena zvezda | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1788 | 1873 | −85 | 30 | |
| 11 | Borac Čačak | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1696 | 1848 | −152 | 28 | Relegation to YUBA B League |
| 12 | Beopetrol | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1887 | 2000 | −113 | 27 | Relegation to YUBA B League |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

Source
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| 21–23 April | 21–23 April | | | |
| Budućnost | 2 | | | |
| Budućnost | 2 | 29 April – 4 May | 29 April – 4 May | | |
| NIS Vojvodina | 0 | 29 April – 4 May | 29 April – 4 May | |
| NIS Vojvodina | 0 | Budućnost | 3 | |
| 21–23 April | 21–23 April | | Budućnost | 3 | |
| 21–23 April | 21–23 April | Lovćen osiguranje | 0 | |
| Lovćen osiguranje | 2 | Lovćen osiguranje | 0 | |
| Lovćen osiguranje | 2 | | | | 13–23 May | 13–23 May |
| Zdravlje | 0 | | | | 13–23 May | 13–23 May |
| Zdravlje | 0 | | | | Budućnost | 3 |
| 21–26 April | 21–26 April | | | | | Budućnost | 3 |
| 21–26 April | 21–26 April | | | | Partizan ICN | 2 |
| Partizan ICN | 2 | | | | Partizan ICN | 2 |
| Partizan ICN | 2 | 29 April – 4 May | 29 April – 4 May | | | |
| Radnički Jugopetrol | 1 | 29 April – 4 May | 29 April – 4 May | | | |
| Radnički Jugopetrol | 1 | Partizan ICN | 3 | | | |
| 21–26 April | 21–26 April | | Partizan ICN | 3 | | | |
| 21–26 April | 21–26 April | Hemofarm | 0 | |
| FMP Železnik | 1 | Hemofarm | 0 | |
| Hemofarm | 2 | | | |

## Clubs in European competitions

Source
| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
| Euroleague | Budućnost | Round of 16 | Eliminated by Real Madrid Teka, 0–2 |
| FIBA SuproLeague | Partizan ICN | Round of 16 | Eliminated by ASVEL, 1–2 |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | Crvena zvezda | Top 16 | Eliminated by Telindus Racing Antwerpen, 89–113 (0–2) |
| FIBA Korać Cup | FMP Železnik | Round of 32 – Group C | 4th (2–4) |
| FIBA Korać Cup | Hemofarm | Runners-up | Lost to Unicaja, 116–148 (0–2) |
| FIBA Korać Cup | NIS Vojvodina | Round of 32 – Group D | 4th (0–6) |