League directory / Europe
Serbia basketball leagues
Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code SRB
The federation KSS runs the national leagues. For 2026-27 it published a First Men's League of Serbia with 16 clubs and a First Women's League with 12. A 2026 KSS release says the First Men's League is run under a contract with the club association of the former KLS. Serbian clubs also play in the ABA League.
National federation: Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS).
Prva muska liga Srbije (1.MLS)
Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.
- Run by
- Basketball Federation of Serbia with the KLS clubs association · Official site
- Teams
- 16 · Source
- Season
- Not yet verified
- Foreign player rule
- Not yet verified
- Promotion and relegation
- The 2025-26 KLS rules relegated the 15th and 16th clubs. Those rules are for the previous season and the 2026-27 text was not readable. · Source
Clubs, 2026-2027
Single table of 16 clubs, listed by draw number.
- Златибор
- Металац
- Слога
- Тамиш
- Борац Земун
- Слобода
- Ниш
- СПД Раднички
- Колубара
- Динамик
- Херцеговац
- ОКК Београд
- Младост Земун
- Чачак 94
- БКК Раднички
- Војводина
Club names are in Cyrillic as KSS writes them. The page gives no cities.
Prva zenska liga Srbije (1.ZLS)
Women's tier 1. Status: Sourced.
- Run by
- Basketball Federation of Serbia · Official site
- Teams
- 12 · Source
- Season
- Not yet verified
- Foreign player rule
- Not yet verified
- Promotion and relegation
- The two weakest clubs after the league stage go straight down to the second women's league in 2026-27. · Source
Clubs, 2026-2027
Single table of 12 clubs, listed by draw number.
- Дуга
- Спартак
- Црвена звезда
- Краљево
- Партизан 1953
- Нибак
- Мега Супербет
- Студент · Niš
- Рас
- Кораћ Академија 011
- Новосадска ЖКА · Novi Sad
- Војводина 021
Club names are in Cyrillic as KSS writes them. Cities are given on the page only for Студент (Niš) and, by its name, Новосадска ЖКА (Novi Sad).
Top tier status of 1.MLS is inferred from the KSS release naming the KLS clubs association as its operator, not stated outright. 2026-27 men's propozicije scanned and not read. Women's season start 26 Sep 2026 per KSS draw page, end date unknown.
Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.
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