Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia

The Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Košarkaški savez Jugoslavije, Кошаркашки савез Југославије; Slovene: Košarkarska zveza Jugoslavije; Macedonian: Кошаркарска федерација на Југославија) was a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body for basketball in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Until 1991, the organization has represented SFR Yugoslavia in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the Yugoslav Olympic Committee.

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, the successor countries all set up their national federations meanwhile the Federal republic of Yugoslavia keep the National Federation until the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia & Montenegro in 2006.

Competitions

Men's

• 1st-tier league: Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League
• 2nd-tier league: Yugoslav 1. B Federal Basketball League
• Cup tournament: Yugoslav Basketball Cup

Women's

• 1st-tier league: Yugoslav Women's Basketball League
• Cup tournament: Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup

National teams

Men's

• Yugoslavia men's national basketball team
• Yugoslavia men's national under-19 basketball team
• Yugoslavia men's national under-18 basketball team
• Yugoslavia men's national under-16 basketball team
• Yugoslavia men's university basketball team

Women's

• Yugoslavia women's national basketball team
• Yugoslavia women's national under-19 basketball team
• Yugoslavia women's national under-18 basketball team
• Yugoslavia women's national under-16 basketball team
• Yugoslavia women's university basketball team

Separate national federations

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia in 1991, five new countries were created: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, FR Yugoslavia (in 2003, renamed to Serbia and Montenegro) and Slovenia.

List of presidents

• Ivan Popović (1948–1949)
• Milojko Drulović (1949–1950)
• Danilo Knežević (1950–1965)
• Radomir Šaper (1965–1973)
• Radoslav Savić (1973–1977)
• Vladimir Pezo (1977–1980)
• Božina Ćulafić (1980–1981)
• Mehmed Dobroćani (1981–1982)
• Vasil Tupurkovski (1982–1983)
• Petar Breznik (1983–1985)
• Nebojša Popović (1985–1987)
• Miodrag Babić (1987–1989)
• Uglješa Uzelac (1989–1991)

See also

• Yugoslav basketball clubs in European competitions
• Adriatic League

References

External links

• Yugoslavia participation – FIBA archive
• Yugoslavia at fibaeurope.com

1. Yugoslavia men's national basketball team
2. Basketball Federation of Slovenia
3. First Federal Basketball League
4. Croatian Basketball Federation
5. Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team
6. Basketball Federation of Montenegro
7. Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
8. Serbia women's national basketball team
9. Serbia men's national basketball team
10. Yugoslavia women's national basketball team
11. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
12. Basketball Federation of Serbia
13. Radomir Šaper
14. Yugoslavia men's national under-19 basketball team
15. Basketball in Slovenia
16. Nebojša Popović
17. Yugoslavia men's national under-16 basketball team
18. Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro
19. Basketball at the Summer Olympics
20. Želimir Cerović