YUBA League
{{Short description|Basketball league in Serbia and Montenegro}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox basketball league
|name = YUBA League
|image = YUBA logo.jpg
|pixels =
|country = {{flagicon|FRY}} FR Yugoslavia
(1991–2002)
{{SCG}}
(2002–2006)
|confed = FIBA Europe
|founded = 1992
|first = 1992–93
|folded = 2006
|divisions =
|teams = 18
|feeds = ABA League
|promotion =
|relegation = YUBA B League
|pyramid =
|levels = 1
|domest_cup = Yugoslav Cup
Radivoj Korać Cup
|supercup =
|overseas_tournament=
|confed_cup =
|most_champs = Partizan (8 titles)
|top_scorer =
|tv =
|ceo =
}}
The YUBA League was the top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia and Montenegro (previously FR Yugoslavia). Founded in 1992 and folded in 2006, it was run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro.
The name YUBA League (Yugoslav Basketball Association League) was used in Serbia and Montenegro until 2006. It consisted of the first-stage "First League", and the second-stage "Super League", with each having their own men's and women's divisions. The league was also named YUBA League: Sportstar YUBA League, Winston YUBA League, Frikom YUBA League, Efes Pils YUBA League, Atlas Pils YUBA League, and Sinalco First League, for sponsorship reasons. For past league sponsorship names, see the list below.
When Serbia and Montenegro peacefully separated in 2006, the YUBA League ceased to exist and was re-branded as the Basketball League of Serbia a Serbia-only organization, with Montenegro forming its own federation.
Rules
=Competition format 2003–2006=
Both the Super League and First League used a double round-robin style qualification round, where each team played every other team both at home and away. Even the quarters, semis, and finals were played at home and away, including a tie-breaker if necessary with the home advantage awarded to the better qualifying team.
The Super League men's contained eight clubs, while women's contained six. Immediately after the qualification round were the semi-finals, in which the top four qualifying teams competed in. While the two leagues worked exactly the same, the First League however, contained almost twice as many clubs as the Super League, fourteen and twelve for men's and women's respectively and therefore included quarter finals.
History
= Championship history=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Name of country | First season | Last season | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia | 1992–93 | 2001–02 | 10 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2002–03 | 2005–06 | 4 |
= Sponsorship naming =
= Champions =
- 1992–93 Crvena zvezda
- 1993–94 Crvena zvezda
- 1994–95 Partizan
- 1995–96 Partizan
- 1996–97 Partizan
- 1997–98 Crvena zvezda
- 1998–99 Budućnost
- 1999–00 Budućnost
- 2000–01 Budućnost
- 2001–02 Partizan ICN
- 2002–03 Partizan Mobtel
- 2003–04 Partizan Mobtel
- 2004–05 Partizan Pivara MB
- 2005–06 Partizan Pivara MB
= Performance by club =
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Titles | width="120px"| Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| style=text-align:center;vertical-align:top |8 | Partizan | 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 |
| style=text-align:center;vertical-align:top |3 | Crvena zvezda | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98 |
| style=text-align:center;vertical-align:top |3 | Budućnost | 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01 |
Play-off finals
Source{{cite web |title=History of YUBA League |url=http://nsl.kosarka.co.yu/History4.aspx |website=kosarka.co.yu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605191833/http://nsl.kosarka.co.yu/History4.aspx |access-date=13 December 2022|archive-date=5 June 2008 }}{{cite web |title=State championships |url=http://www.kls.rs/History4.aspx |website=kls.rs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224080943/http://www.kls.rs/History4.aspx |access-date=13 December 2022|archive-date=24 February 2009 }}
| class="wikitable" |
| Season
! Result ! rowspan="15" | ! 1st of Regular Season ! Record |
|---|
| {{center|1992–93}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Crvena zvezda | {{center|3–2}} | Partizan | {{center|28–6}} |
| {{center|1993–94}}
| Partizan | {{center|1–4}} | style="background:#ff9;"|Crvena zvezda | Partizan | {{center|27–5}} |
| {{center|1994–95}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Partizan | {{center|4–1}} | Partizan | {{center|24–4}} |
| {{center|1995–96}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Partizan | {{center|3–2}} | Partizan | {{center|27–9}} |
| {{center|1996–97}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Partizan | {{center|3–1}} | FMP | Partizan | {{center|20–6}} |
| {{center|1997–98}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Crvena zvezda | {{center|3–1}} | FMP | Partizan | {{center|24–2}} |
| {{center|1998–99}}
| colspan=3 style="background:#eaecef" | Not played due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia | style="background:#ff9;"|Budućnost | {{center|20–2}} |
| {{center|1999–00}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Budućnost | {{center|3–0}} | Partizan | {{center|22–0}} |
| {{center|2000–01}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Budućnost | {{center|3–2}} | Partizan | {{center|21–1}} |
| {{center|2001–02}}
| {{center|2–3}} | style="background:#ff9;"|Partizan ICN | {{center|18–4}} |
| {{center|2002–03}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Partizan Mobtel | {{center|3–0}} | FMP | {{center|20–2}} |
| {{center|2003–04}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Partizan Mobtel | {{center|3–1}} | Hemofarm | {{center|20–2/12–2}} |
| {{center|2004–05}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Partizan Pivara MB | {{center|3–1}} | Hemofarm | {{center|11–3}} |
| {{center|2005–06}}
| style="background:#ff9;"|Partizan Pivara MB | {{center|3–0}} | {{center|9–1}} |
Following national leagues
- {{bkicon|SRB}} Basketball League of Serbia (2006–present)
- {{bkicon|MNE}} Montenegrin Basketball League (2006–present)
Yugoslav Super Cup
| class="wikitable" |
| Season
! Date ! League Champion ! Result ! Ref. |
|---|
| 1993–94
| December 1993 | style="background:#ff9;"|Crvena zvezda | {{center|83–78}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Basketball in Serbia and Montenegro}}
{{YUBA League}}
{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}
Category:Defunct basketball leagues in Europe
Category:Basketball leagues in Serbia and Montenegro
Category:Sports leagues established in 1992
Category:Sports leagues disestablished in 2006
Category:1992 establishments in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia