Sport Basketball Inaugural season 2006-07 Country Montenegro | Founded 2006 No. of teams 6 Continent FIBA Europe (Europe) | |
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.
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Before independence
Since 2006, Montenegrin women's basketball clubs played in the league system of SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Teams as ŽKK Budućnost, ŽKK Roling, ŽKK Primorje and ŽKK Jedinstvo played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro.
Most successful was ŽKK Budućnost, the only Montenegrin women's basketball club who won national trophy in Yugoslav League. First time, Budućnost won the championship at season 2001-02, after defeated ŽKK Hemofarm in playoff final series (3:2). Next year, Budućnost defended the trophy against ŽKK Vršac.
Below is the list of Montenegrin clubs' champion titles in the First League of Yugoslavia.
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 the period 2012-2016, all 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 season 2015-16.
Champions
From the inaugural season (2006/07), two clubs won the champion titles in Montenegrin Basketball League. ŽKK Budućnost had seven titles, and ŽKK Jedinstvo three.
Montenegrin League
Below is a list of clubs with titles won in Montenegrin Basketball League.
Overall
Below is an overall list, with titles won in both leagues - Montenegrin Basketball League and FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro Championship.
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 champion title (2015-16), ŽKK Jedinstvo finished one season as a finalist in playoffs.
Below is list of participation of Montenegrin clubs by every season of WABA League.
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.
As of the end of FIBA competitions 2015–16 season.