Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia, consists of eleven clubs. The most successful team is Olimpija with 17 titles.
History
The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia gained its independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Before the independence, the Slovenian Republic League was played as a second or third level of Yugoslav basketball. Olimpija, Ljubljana, Slovan, ŽKK Maribor, Lesonit, and Branik Maribor were the only Slovenian teams that played in the Yugoslav First Federal League.Names
Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names:- Liga Kolinska
- HYPO Liga
- 1. A SKL
- Liga UPC Telemach
- Liga Telemach
- Liga Nova KBM
- 1. SKL
- Liga Nova KBM
Competition format
Regular season
In the first phase, 10 teams compete in a home-and-away round-robin series.All teams advance from the regular season, to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.
Second phase
The top eight teams from the regular season advance to the championship phase. These teams start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team plays a total of 14 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin is used.The top four teams at the end of this stage advance to the semifinals, conducted as a best-of-three playoff. The semifinal winners advance to the best-of-five championship finals, with the winners being crowned league champion.
Relegation playoffs
The bottom two teams enters a home-and-away round-robin mini-league with the first, second, third, and fourth-place teams from the second league, with the two teams finishing on top of the mini-league, taking up a place in the next year's 1. A SKL.2020–21 teams
Team | City | Arena | Established | Head coach |
Cedevita Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 2019 | Jurica Golemac |
Helios Suns | Domžale | Komunalni center Hall | 1949 | Dejan Jakara |
Hopsi Polzela | Polzela | Polzela Sports Hall | 1972 | Boštjan Kuhar |
Koper Primorska | Koper | OŠ Koper Hall | 2016 | Andrej Žakelj |
Krka | Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 1948 | Simon Petrov |
Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | Rogaška Slatina Sports Hall | 1998 | Damjan Novaković |
Šenčur | Šenčur | Šenčur Sports Hall | 1969 | Konstantin Subotić |
Šentjur | Šentjur | OŠ Hruševec Hall | 1969 | Saša Dončić |
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek | Podčetrtek | Podčetrtek Sports Hall | 1999 | Davor Brečko |
Triglav Kranj | Kranj | Planina Sports Hall | 1950 | Tomaž Fartek |
Zlatorog Laško | Laško | Tri Lilije Hall | 1969 | Robi Ribežl |
Finals
Titles by club
Finals appearances
Num | Team | W | L |
25 | Olimpija | 17 | 8 |
10 | Krka | 7 | 3 |
4 | Helios | 2 | 2 |
1 | Šentjur | 1 | 0 |
1 | Primorska | 1 | 0 |
4 | Zlatorog Laško | 0 | 4 |
3 | Hopsi Polzela | 0 | 3 |
2 | Slovan | 0 | 2 |
2 | Rogaška | 0 | 2 |
1 | Koper | 0 | 1 |
1 | Krško | 0 | 1 |
1 | Maribor | 0 | 1 |
1 | Postojna | 0 | 1 |
Statistical leaders
Season | Top rating | PIR | Top scorer | PPG | Top rebounder | RPG | Top Assistant | APG |
2007–08 | Dejan Grković | 19.19 | Miroslav Jurić | 19.58 | Dejan Grković | 8.81 | Jure Močnik | 4.85 |
2008–09 | Shawn King | 31.26 | Gilbert Goodrich | 22.15 | Shawn King | 14.79 | Jure Močnik | 4.59 |
2009–10 | Shawn King | 27.61 | Sandi Čebular | 20.69 | Shawn King | 11.30 | Tadej Koštomaj | 5.44 |
2010–11 | Gregg Thondique | 22.84 | Benjamin Raymond | 17.68 | Gregg Thondique | 10.53 | Igor Mijajlović | 4.68 |
2011–12 | Travis Nelson | 20.88 | Travis Nelson | 17.46 | Miloš Miljković | 8.57 | Luka Rupnik | 5.33 |
2012–13 | Kervin Bristol | 20.07 | Sašo Zagorac | 17.50 | Kervin Bristol | 10.86 | Daniel Vujasinović | 5.81 |
2013–14 | Ousman Krubally | 20.03 | Ousman Krubally | 17.17 | Ousman Krubally | 9.07 | Daniel Vujasinović | 7.63 |
2014–15 | Sašo Zagorac | 20.41 | Sašo Zagorac | 18.86 | Smiljan Pavič | 8.86 | Jan Močnik | 6.96 |
2015–16 | Jan Barbarič | 23.20 | Jan Barbarič | 18.60 | Smiljan Pavič | 8.39 | Matic Rebec | 5.59 |
2016–17 | Igor Tratnik | 19.45 | Duda Sanadze | 17.32 | Jakob Čebašek | 8.63 | Daniel Vujasinović | 8.29 |
2017–18 | Smiljan Pavič | 19.63 | Blaž Mahkovic | 18.97 | Dino Murić | 8.27 | Žan Mark Šiško | 7.03 |
2018–19 | Davor Konjević | 22.37 | Davor Konjević | 19.96 | Matur Maker | 9.59 | Žan Mark Šiško | 6.83 |