WABA League
Current season, competition or edition: 2014–15 MŽRKL | |
 Official logo of the MŽRKL | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| First season | 2001–02 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Italy Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia |
| Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Umana Reyer Venezia (1st title) |
| Most titles | Šibenik (5 titles) |
| Official website | mzrkl.org |
Međunarodna ženska regionalna košarkaška liga, shortly MŽRKL, also known as Women's Adriatic League (WABA), is a top-level regional basketball league, featuring female teams from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia and Italy. Clubs from Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria had their representatives in MŽRKL in past seasons. Since 2012 a Cadet MŽRKL League and since 2014 Pionir MŽRKL League is also played.
History
MŽRKL was established in 2001 as EWWL League. In its first season it included six teams from four countries (Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina). After the regular season, it held a tournament in which the three best teams played, which was won by Athlete Celje. Next season the league expanded from six to eight teams, and the final tournament was altered so that the placement included the four top teams. At the final tournament the winner was Željezničar Sarajevo.
In 2003 the league changed its name to EWWL Trocal League, which lasted until 2006, and during these seasons the number of teams who played in the league varied from nine to twelve. In the period from 2004 to 2006 it had a representative from Macedonia and then one from Bulgaria in the 2006–07 season. Austrian clubs left the competition in 2004. Since 2003, the competing teams have been from Serbia and Montenegro. In 2006 the league changed its name to WABA NBL which it used till 2008. In 2006 the WABA Cup launched, which existed until 2010, which was attended by participants in the league. The WABA Cup in the year 2007 bore the name Vojko Herskel. In the 2008–09 season the league was named after WABA Multipover; in 2009–10 season, IWBL.
In 2010 the league changed to the present name, MŽRKL. The Vojko Herksel Cup was last played. In the 2012–13 season the league included the Hungarian PEAC-Pécs; and the Belgrade Partizan achieved a record in its history, playing 32 matches in the national competitions (regional league, championship and cup) all season without suffering a defeat. In the season of 2013–14 the format of the competition changed. Twelve teams which participated in the league were divided into two groups of six teams. Four first placed teams were placed in the quarterfinals, with the winners to the Final Four.
Names
- EWWL League (2001–2003)
- EWWL Trocal League (2003–2006)
- WABA NBL (2006–2008)
- WABA Multipower (2008–2009)
- IWBL (2009–2010)
- MŽRKL (2010 – present)
Cadet MŽRKL League
In the season 2012–13, the Cadet League was launched, and since it has shown a lot of success in that period, it has continued to be held.[1] The winner of the first two seasons of cadet MŽRKL is the team Trešnjevka 2009 from Croatia, when he beat the team of Novi Zagreb[2] and Crvena zvezda.[3] In the third seasonis the champion was the team of Triglav Kranj, Slovenia, which is defeated in the final match of Maribor.[4]
Pionir MŽRKL League
Following the success of cadet league, a decision was made to launch the pioneering leagues.[5] In the first season, the winner of the pioneering league is team Croatia 2006 from Zagreb, Croatia, that won at the team of Jedinstvo Tuzla from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]
Finals
Champions
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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| Šibenik | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 | ||
| Gospić | 2004, 2010 | 2005, 2008, 2011 | ||
| Partizan | 2012, 2013 | – | ||
| Radivoj Korać | 2014 | 2013, 2015 | ||
| Athlete Celje | 2002 | – | ||
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 2003 | – | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2007 | – | ||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 2015 | – | ||
| Vojvodina | – | 2006 | ||
| Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje | – | 2009 | ||
| Čelik Zenica | – | 2012 | ||
| Crvena zvezda | – | 2014 |
Notable former players
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Notable former coaches
See also
References
- ^ Održana izborna skupština MŽRKL za sezonu 2013/2014
- ^ Trešnjevka povednik kadetsk lige Adriatica
- ^ Kadetska MŽRKL: Trešnjevka 2009 obranila naslov, Slonjšak MVP
- ^ U17 Final-Four 2015: naslov Triglavu
- ^ Bordu novi mandat, osnovana liga U15
- ^ U15 Final-Four 2015: prvak Croatia 2006
- ^ In this season the most valuable player is Anđa Jelavić , Vanda Baranović and Jelena Dubljević .
External links
- Official website
- MŽRKL at eurobasket.com