Championship of Yugoslavia in Basketball for women took place beginning in 1945. Belgrade Crvena zvezda (Red Stars of BelgradeYugoslav Review. (1979). Serbia: Jugoslovenska Revija. 6, 40.) was an undefeated champion until 1992.
Although all countries founded after the breakup of Yugoslavia each now have their own national domestic leagues, each of the six nations now take part in the Adriatic League, which was founded in 2001, and which is today the closest league in existence similar to the former Yugoslav Basketball League.
History After the formation of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945, there arose a need for athletic development in the fledgling nation. Post-WW2 Yugoslavia was (with the exception of major cities such as Belgrade, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Sarajevo) for the most part lacking in competitive opportunities in sports. In response to this, 1945 and 1946 saw an explosion of new clubs and leagues for every sport, the basketball league being part of this phenomenon.
The very first competition under the newly formed Yugoslav Basketball League in 1945, drawing parallel to the Yugoslav First League (of football), was more or less a nationwide affirmation of unity. Instead of individual clubs competing in the usual fashion, there were only eight teams. Six representing each state within Yugoslavia, one representing the province of Vojvodina, and the last representing the Yugoslav People's Army.
Champions Season Champion Runner-upChampionships of Republic1945 Serbia CroatiaChampionship for Clubs1946Crvena zvezdaRadnički Belgrade1947Crvena zvezdaZadar1948Crvena zvezdaProleter Zrenjanin1949Crvena zvezdaProleter Zrenjanin1950Crvena zvezdaSplit1951Crvena zvezdaProleter Zrenjanin1952Crvena zvezdaLokomotiva1953Crvena zvezdaSplit1954Crvena zvezdaSplit1955Crvena zvezdaSplit1956Crvena zvezdaRadnički Belgrade1957Crvena zvezdaSplit1958Crvena zvezdaRadnički Belgrade1959Crvena zvezdaRadnički Belgrade1960Crvena zvezdaRadnički Beograd1961Radnički BeogradCrvena zvezda1962Radnički BeogradCrvena zvezda1963Crvena zvezdaTrešnjevka1964Radnički BelgradeCrvena zvezda1965Radnički BelgradeCrvena zvezda1966Radnički BelgradeTrešnjevka1967TrešnjevkaRadnički Belgrade1968Radnički BelgradeCrvena zvezda1969VojvodinaCrvena zvezda1969–70VojvodinaCrvena zvezda1970–71Željezničar SarajevoCrvena zvezda1971–72VoždovacVojvodina1972–73Crvena zvezdaBosna1973–74BosnaVoždovac1974–75VoždovacCrvena zvezda1975–76Crvena zvezdaIndustromontaža1976–77Crvena zvezdaBosna1977–78Crvena zvezdaBosna1978–79Crvena zvezdaMonting1979–80Crvena zvezdaMonting1980–81Crvena zvezdaMonting1981–82MontingVoždovac1982–83MontingVoždovac1983–84PartizanMonting1984–85PartizanMonting1985–86PartizanIskra Delta Ježica1986–87Jedinstvo Aida TuzlaCrvena zvezda1987–88Jedinstvo Aida TuzlaElemes Šibenik1988–89Crvena zvezdaElemes Šibenik1989–90Jedinstvo Aida TuzlaElemes Šibenik1990–91Elemes ŠibenikCrvena zvezda1991–92Crvena zvezdaVojvodina
Championship winning teams Team Winners Runners-up Years Won Years Runner-upCrvena zvezda25111946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 19921961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1987, 1991Radnički Beograd661961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 19681946, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967Trešnjevka 2009 381967, 1982, 19831963, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985Partizan3–1984, 1985, 1986 –Jedinstvo Tuzla3–1987, 1988, 1990 –Voždovac231972, 19751974, 1982, 1983Vojvodina221969, 19701972, 1991Bosna1319741973, 1977, 1978Šibenik1319911988, 1989, 1990Željezničar Sarajevo1–1971 –Split–5 –1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957Proleter Zrenjanin–3 –1948, 1949, 1951Zadar–1 –1947Lokomotiva–1 –1952Ježica–1 –1986
Yugoslav basketball clubs in European-wide competitions (1958-1992) European Champions Cup TeamFinishChampionFinalist3rd Place4th PlaceCrvena zvezda197919811978, 19901959, 1960, 1964, 1980Jedinstvo Tuzla1989—1988—Monting Zagreb——1983—Radnički Belgrade———1962
Ronchetti Cup TeamFinishChampionFinalistMonting Zagreb19801976, 1981Voždovac—1972Jedinstvo Tuzla—1990
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External links Yugoslav Women Basketball League