The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top–tier men's professional basketball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina for men and women, respectively. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Competition format The league is composed of 12 teams, each playing against the other eleven two times, home and away. After this portion concludes, the top six clubs are joined by the country's representatives in the Adriatic League, and enter "League 6". The best of these four teams go to the playoffs, and in the final best-of-five series, the Bosnian champion is crowned. The eight teams who do not make the playoffs go on to compete in the "relegation league," where a team's object becomes maintaining its standing and ability to play in the competition the following year. The women's league has ten clubs and operates in a similar way, in the final "League Six". Meanwhile, the teams not in the playoff race play to avoid relegation. Title holders Prior to 1998, there were three separate leagues in Bosnia-Herzegovina, divided by ethnicity. Since then, there has been a unified league and a single champion each year. 1999–00 Borac Nektar Banja Luka 2000–01 Igokea 2001–02 Feal Široki 2002–03 Feal Široki 2003–04 Široki Hercegtisak 2004–05 Bosna ASA BH Telecom 2005–06 Bosna ASA BH Telecom 2006–07 Široki HT Eronet 2007–08 Bosna ASA BH Telecom 2008–09 Široki Prima pivo 2009–10 Široki TT Kabeli 2010–11 Široki TT Kabeli 2011–12 Široki WWin 2012–13 Igokea Laktaši 2013–14 Igokea Laktaši 2014–15 Igokea Laktaši 2015–16 Igokea Laktaši 2016–17 Igokea Laktaši 2017–18 Zrinjski Mostar 2018–19 Široki 2019–20 Igokea Laktaši 2020–21 Široki 2021–22 Igokea Laktaši Titles by club Current teams See also Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina Second level basketball leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina References External links 2 Bosnia