HT Premijer liga

HT Premijer liga
The Hrvatski Telekom Premijer liga, also known as HT Premijer liga or simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level men's professional basketball league in Croatia. It began in 1991, following the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia and therefore the Yugoslav League, and is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation.
The HT Premijer liga, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12 teams. The most successful club is KK Cibona with 19 championship titles.
History
Prior to 1991, clubs from Croatia played in the Yugoslav First Federal League. From the inaugural season in 1946, three Croatian clubs won 15 national championships in total; Zadar (six titles), Split (six titles), and Cibona (three titles).
Title holders
1991–92: Cibona
1992–93: Cibona
1993–94: Cibona
1994–95: Cibona
1995–96: Cibona
1996–97: Cibona
1997–98: Cibona
1998–99: Cibona
1999–00: Cibona
2000–01: Cibona
2001–02: Cibona VIP
2002–03: Split CO
2003–04: Cibona VIP
2004–05: Zadar
2005–06: Cibona VIP
2006–07: Cibona VIP
2007–08: Zadar
2008–09: Cibona VIP
2009–10: Cibona VIP
2010–11: Zagreb CO
2011–12: Cibona
2012–13: Cibona
2013–14: Cedevita
2014–15: Cedevita
2015–16: Cedevita
2016–17: Cedevita
2017–18: Cedevita
2018–19: Cibona
2019–20: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21: Zadar
2021–22: Cibona
2022–23: Zadar
Performance by club
Playoffs finals
Winners in matches between first & fourth and second & third in regular season play against each other for the title
By club
All–time national champions
Total number of national champions won by Croatian clubs. Table includes titles won during the Yugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992).
Players with 3 or more trophies
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
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! align="center"|Championships
! align="center"|Player
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|rowspan=2|8||align="left"| Davor Kus
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|align="left"| Davor Marcelić
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|7||align="left"| Marin Rozić
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|rowspan=6|6||align="left"| Dževad Alihodžić
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|align="left"| Marko Arapović
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|align="left"| Veljko Mršić
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|align="left"| Davor Pejčinović
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|align="left"| Slaven Rimac
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|align="left"| Ivica Žurić
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|rowspan=7|5||align="left"| Vladan Alanović
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|align="left"| Damir Mulaomerović
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|align="left"| Sandro Nicević
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|align="left"| Nikola Prkačin
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|align="left"| Josip Sesar
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|align="left"| Tomislav Zubčić
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|align="left"| Karlo Žganec
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|rowspan=9|4||align="left"| Lukša Andrić
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|align="left"| Luka Babić
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|align="left"| Miro Bilan
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|align="left"| Gordan Giriček
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|align="left"| Alan Gregov
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|align="left"| Lovro Mazalin
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|align="left"| Mate Skelin
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|align="left"| Marko Tomas
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|align="left"| Andrija Žižić
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|rowspan=15|3||align="left"| Ivan Grgat
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|align="left"| Toni Katić
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|align="left"| Bariša Krasić
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|align="left"| Marijan Mance
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|align="left"| Pavle Marčinković
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|align="left"| Damir Markota
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|align="left"| Džanan Musa
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|align="left"| Fran Pilepić
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|align="left"| Zdravko Radulović
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|align="left"| Ivan Ramljak
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|align="left"| Damir Rančić
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|align="left"| Marko Šamanić
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|align="left"| Roko Ukić
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|align="left"| Josip Vranković
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Coaches with 2 or more trophies
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
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! align="center"|Championships
! align="center"|Coach
|-
|rowspan=2|6||align="left"| Aleksandar Petrović
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|align="left"| Jasmin Repeša
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|4||align="left"| Veljko Mršić
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|3||align="left"| Dražen Anzulović
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|rowspan=2|2||align="left"| Velimir Perasović
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|align="left"| Neven Spahija
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See also
Krešimir Ćosić Cup
Croatian First Women's Basketball League
External links
Official website
Basketball leagues in Croatia
Professional sports leagues in Croatia
Croatia