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| Founded | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
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| First season | 2006–07 |
| Country | Serbia |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| Level onpyramid | 1st |
| Feeder to | Adriatic Second League |
| Relegation to | Second League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Radivoj Korać Cup Cup of Serbia |
| Current champions | Partizan (9th title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Crvena zvezda Partizan (9 titles each) |
| CEO | Aleksandar Grujin |
| Commissioner | Darko Jovičić |
| TV partners | RTS Arena Sport |
| Website | kls.rs |
 2025–26 BLS season | |
TheBasketball League of Serbia (Serbian:Кошаркашка лига Србије / Košarkaška liga Srbije), commonly abbreviated asKLS, is atop-tier men's professionalbasketballleague in Serbia. Founded in 2006. It is currently not run by theBasketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).[1]
The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Serbia, consists of two stages: theFirst League which has 16 teams and theSuperLeague which has 8 teams.
Since the 2017–18 season, the top 2 teams in First League are promoted to Super League with 6 Serbian teams from theABA League. Two lowest-placed teams, positioned 15th and 16th in the First League, are relegated to a lower-tier league –Second Basketball League of Serbia. Teams positioned 1st and 2nd in First League will be qualified for the next season'sABA League Second Division. The SuperLeague has 8 clubs divided into 2 groups of 4 teams. The best 4 clubs (top 2 teams from groups A and B each) in the SuperLeague go to thePlayoff stage.
The following is the access list for current season:
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | |
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| First League (16 teams) |
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| Playoffs (4 teams) |
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Currently, clubs must have home arenas with a capacity of a minimum of 1,000 seats.
The League has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:
| Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
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| Crvena zvezda | 9 | 2014–15,2015–16,2016–17,2017–18,2018–19,2020–21,2021–22,2022–23,2023–24 | 5 |
| Partizan | 9 | 2006–07,2007–08,2008–09,2009–10,2010–11,2011–12,2012–13,2013–14,2024–25 | 4 |
| FMP | 0 | 4 | |
| Vršac | 0 | 3 | |
| Mega | 0 | 1 | |
| Spartak Subotica | 0 | 1 |
| Club | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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| Borac Čačak | Čačak | Borac Hall | 4,000 |
| Borac Zemun | Belgrade | Pinki Hall | 2,300 |
| Čačak 94 | Čačak | SC Mladost | 1,000 |
| Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 8,000 |
| Dynamic | Belgrade | SC Dynamic | / |
| FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,700 |
| Hercegovac | Bačka Palanka | Gajdobra Sports Hall | 900 |
| Joker | Sombor | City Hall Mostonga | 1,400 |
| Mega | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall | 3,500 |
| Metalac | Valjevo | Valjevo Sports Hall | 2,500 |
| Mladost | Belgrade | Master Sports Center | 1,350 |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade | Dejan Milojević Training Center | 700 |
| Partizan | Belgrade | Belgrade Arena | 18,000 |
| Radnički Belgrade | Belgrade | David Kalinić Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Radnički Kragujevac | Kragujevac | Jezero Hall | 3,570 |
| Sloboda | Užice | Veliki Park Hall | 2,200 |
| Sloga | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | 3,350 |
| Spartak | Subotica | Dudova Šuma Sports Hall | 3,500 |
| Tamiš | Pančevo | Strelište Sports Hall | 1,100 |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | SPC Vojvodina | 6,987 |
| Vršac | Vršac | Millennium Center | 4,400 |
| Zlatibor | Čajetina | Čajetina Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Clubs in the2025–26 First Adriatic League | |
| Clubs in the2025–26 Second Adriatic League |
| Season | Clubs | Top seeder (Rc) | Runner-up (Rc) |
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12 | Vojvodina Srbijagas(21–1) | Sloga(14–8) | |
12 | Swisslion Takovo(17–5) | Vizura(14–8) | |
14 | Swisslion Takovo(22–4) | Borac Čačak(17–5) | |
14 | Borac Čačak(20–6) | Tamiš(19–7) | |
14 | FMP Železnik(22–4) | OKK Beograd(19–7) | |
14 | Vojvodina Srbijagas(23–3) | Radnički Beograd(19–7) | |
14 | Vojvodina Srbijagas(20–6) | Mega Basket(20–6) | |
14 | FMP(20–6) | Crnokosa(18–8) | |
12 | FMP(19–3) | Konstantin(17–7) | |
12 | FMP(24–2) | Borac Čačak(18–8) | |
14 | Vršac(22–4) | Borac Čačak(20–6) | |
14 | Borac Čačak(20–6) | Dynamic BG(19–7) | |
14 | Borac Čačak(22–4) | Novi Pazar(20–6) | |
14 | Borac Čačak(23–3) | Sloboda(20–6) | |
16 | Mladost Zemun(28–2) | Vojvodina(26–4) | |
16 | Zlatibor(22–8) | Sloga(20–10) | |
16 | Zlatibor(22–8) | Spartak(22–8) | |
16 | Vojvodina(26–4) | Spartak(24–6) | |
16 | Vršac Meridianbet(25–5) | Zlatibor Mozzart(21–9) |
Total number of national champions won by Serbian clubs. Table includes titles won during theYugoslav First Federal League (1945–1992) andFirst League of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006) as well.[4]
| Club | Champions | Winning years | Runner-up |
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Crvena zvezda | 24 | 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 | 14 |
| Partizan | 22 | 1975–76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2024–25 | 18 |
| OKK Beograd | 4 | 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964 | 1 |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | 1 | 1956 | 4 |
| Radnički Belgrade | 1 | 1972–73 |
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