# 1983–84 Yugoslav First Basketball League

The 1983–84 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 40th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.

## Teams

| SR Croatia Cibona Jugoplastika Šibenka Zadar | SR Serbia Borac Čačak Crvena Zvezda IMT Partizan | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna | SR Macedonia Rabotnički | SR Montenegro Budućnost | SR Slovenia Smelt Olimpija |

## Regular season
### Classification

| Pos | Teams | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | Playoffs or relegation |
| 1. | Cibona | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1958 | 1818 | 32 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 2. | Crvena Zvezda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2063 | 1928 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 3. | Zadar | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2034 | 1956 | 26 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 4. | Šibenka | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1860 | 1859 | 26 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 5. | Bosna | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1980 | 1923 | 26 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 6. | Borac Čačak | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1918 | 1924 | 22 | Advance to Playoffs quarterfinal |
| 7. | Partizan | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1953 | 1973 | 20 | Advance to single-game Play-in |
| 8. | Budućnost | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1747 | 1867 | 20 | Advance to single-game Play-in |
| 9. | IMT | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1919 | 1938 | 18 |
| 10. | Jugoplastika | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1828 | 1850 | 18 |
| 11. | Rabotnički | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1873 | 1997 | 16 | Relegated |
| 12. | Smelt Olimpija | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1867 | 1967 | 12 | Relegated |

## Results

| Home \ Away | CIB | CZV | ZAD | ŠIB | BOS | BOR | PAR | BUD | IMT | JUG | RAB | OLI |
| Cibona | — | 93–91 | 97–89 | 92–80 | 98–89 | 104–95 | 88–77 | 84–74 | 104–100 | 96–78 | 111–85 | 93–73 |
| Crvena Zvezda | 79–85 | — | 86–85 | 102–80 | 90–82 | 83–73 | 105–92 | 83–84 | 83–76 | 81–72 | 104–91 | 112–96 |
| Zadar | 95–84 | 98–94 | — | 82–72 | 102–90 | 105–93 | 82–97 | 97–89 | 100–84 | 92–81 | 97–78 | 131–100 |
| Šibenka | 80–79 | 83–100 | 91–81 | — | 90–71 | 79–76 | 95–94 | 105–82 | 101–90 | 80–70 | 84–73 | 86–77 |
| Bosna | 103–85 | 98–91 | 95–98 | 82–83 | — | 87–85 | 108–86 | 99–100 | 100–98 | 84–74 | 86–78 | 92–90 |
| Borac Čačak | 90–89 | 83–78 | 93–85 | 93–84 | 85–84 | — | 98–94 | 103–89 | 73–71 | 96–91 | 106–90 | 88–91 |
| Partizan | 89–90 | 77–75 | 93–86 | 90–84 | 80–90 | 79–78 | — | 94–83 | 82–89 | 87–97 | 84–82 | 108–94 |
| Budućnost | 66–65 | 87–93 | 85–86 | 71–66 | 73–91 | 81–74 | 82–81 | — | 78–71 | 79–77 | 80–62 | 82–79 |
| IMT | 73–82 | 127–131 | 93–88 | 85–95 | 88–82 | 84–82 | 90–99 | 86–66 | — | 75–60 | 97–83 | 77–72 |
| Jugoplastika | 87–86 | 91–107 | 76–70 | 99–80 | 69–75 | 98–84 | 91–76 | 88–62 | 99–89 | — | 89–83 | 73–77 |
| Rabotnički | 71–74 | 93–92 | 96–95 | 83–78 | 91–101 | 106–91 | 99–98 | 89–78 | 84–79 | 95–86 | — | 94–98 |
| Olimpija | 68–81 | 82–102 | 89–90 | 81–85 | 89–91 | 72–79 | 85–96 | 94–74 | 84–87 | 91–77 | 85–69 | — |

## Playoff

Teams placed 1st to 6th at the end of the regular season automatically qualified for the playoffs quarterfinal round.
The remaining two spots for the playoffs quarterfinal round were determined through a four-team play-in. The 7th and 8th-placed teams had to play a single-game round against the Second League 2nd and 1st-placed teams, respectively, that managed to gain promotion for the next season's top league competition. Seventh-placed Partizan from the First League thus played 2nd-placed Sloga Kraljevo from the Second League. Similarly, 8th-placed Budućnost from the First League played 1st-placed Radnički Belgrade from the Second League. The winners of each respective game qualified for the playoffs quarterfinal.
| Single game play-in qualifying | Single game play-in qualifying | Single game play-in qualifying | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | Cibona | 101 | 89 | 101 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Budućnost | 66 | 8 | Radnički | 88 | 91 | 89 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B1 | Radnički | 83 | | | | | | 1 | Cibona | 99 | 83 | 77 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Bosna | 89 | 85 | 75 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Šibenka | 88 | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Bosna | 94 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Cibona | 78 | 79 | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Crvena zvezda | 76 | 87 | 71 |
| | | | 2 | Crvena zvezda | 93 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Partizan | 99 | 7 | Partizan | 79 | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Sloga | 93 | | | | | | 2 | Crvena zvezda | 112 | 98 | 112 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Zadar | 90 | 99 | 84 | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Zadar | 91 | 118 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Borac Čačak | 83 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Budućnost-Radnički 66-83
Partizan-Sloga 99-93
QUARTERFINALS
Cibona-Radnički 101–88, 89–91, 101–89
Crvena zvezda-Partizan 93–79, 90–88
Zadar-Borac Čačak 91–83, 118–97
Šibenka-Bosna 88–94, 68–84
SEMIFINALS
Cibona-Bosna 99–89, 83–85, 77–75
Crvena zvezda-Zadar 112–90, 98–99, 112–84
FINALS
The winning roster of Cibona:
* Mihovil Nakić
* Aleksandar Petrović
* Adnan Bečić
* Damir Pavličević
* Andro Knego
* Sven Ušić
* Rajko Gospodnetić
* Zoran Čutura
* Mladen Cetinja
* Miro Jelavić
* Marjan Nikšić
* Franjo Arapović
* Joško Vukičević
* Ivo Nakić
* Branko Vukićević
Coach: Mirko Novosel

## Qualification in 1984–85 season European competitions

FIBA European Champions Cup
* Cibona (champions)
FIBA Cup Winners' Cup
* Bosna (Cup winners)
FIBA Korać Cup
* Crvena Zvezda (2nd)
* Zadar (3rd)
* Šibenka (4th)
* Borac Čačak (6th)

## Basketball Cup
### Bracket

| Eightfinals | Eightfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Smelt Olimpija | 97 | | | | |
| Partizan | 96 | | | | |
| Partizan | 96 | Smelt Olimpija | 84 | | |
| | | Budućnost | 75 | | |
| Mrakovica Prijedor | | Budućnost | 75 | | |
| Budućnost | | | | | |
| Budućnost | | | | Smelt Olimpija | |
| | | | | Bosna | |
| Kombinat Zrenjanin | 96 | | | Bosna | |
| Bosna | 113 | | | | |
| Bosna | 113 | Bosna | | | |
| | | IMT | | | |
| IMT | 92 | IMT | | | |
| Libela Celje | 80 | | | | | | |
| Libela Celje | 80 | | | | | Bosna | 92 |
| | | | | | | Alkar | 78 |
| Borac Čačak | 85 | | | | | Alkar | 78 |
| MZT Skopje | 80 | | | | | | |
| MZT Skopje | 80 | Borac Čačak | 60 | | | | |
| | | Alkar | 62 | | | | |
| Alkar | 78 | Alkar | 62 | | | | |
| Šibenka | 77 | | | | | | |
| Šibenka | 77 | | | Alkar | 82 | | |
| | | | | Zadar | 81 |
| Zadar | | | | Zadar | 81 |
| Jugoplastika | | | | | |
| Jugoplastika | | Zadar | 71 | | |
| | | Cibona | 63 | | |
| Cibona | 83 | Cibona | 63 | | |
| Crvena zvezda | 57 | | | | |