2000–01 YUBA League

2000–01 Winston YUBA League
League	YUBA League
Season	2000–01
Dates	14 October 2000 – 1 April 2001 (Regular season) 21 April – 23 May 2001 (Playoffs)
Games played	22 each
Teams	12
Regular season
Top seed	Budućnost, 21–1
Finals
Champions	Budućnost
Runners-up	Partizan ICN
Semifinalists	Lovćen Hemofarm
Statistical leaders
Points Miroslav Berić 22.8 Rebounds Dejan Tomašević Ognjen Aškrabić 11.2 Assists Zoran Nišavić 3.9

The 2000–01 Winston YUBA League (Serbian Cyrillic: Винстон ЈУБА лига 2000/01.) was the 8th season of the YUBA League, the top-tier professional basketball league in Yugoslavia (later renamed to Serbia and Montenegro).

Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the 2000–01 Winston YUBA League.^[1]

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for the 2000–01 Winston YUBA League

	Teams entering in this round	Teams advancing from the previous round
Regular season (12 teams)	10 highest-placed teams from the previous season 2 highest-placed teams from the B League
Playoffs (8 teams)		8 highest-placed teams from the Regular season

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from the YUBA B League^[1]

• Zdravlje
• Sloga Telekom Srbija

Teams relegated to the YUBA B League

• Spartak
• Ibon

Venues and locations

Vojvodina

Belgrade

Hemofarm

Borac

Sloga

Zdravlje

Lovćen

Budućnost

Belgrade clubs:

Beopetrol
Crvena zvezda
FMP Železnik
Partizan
Radnički Beograd

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Location of clubs in the 2000–01 season

Club	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Beopetrol	Belgrade	New Belgrade Sports Hall	5,000
Borac Čačak	Čačak	Borac Hall	3,000
Budućnost	Podgorica	Morača Hall	4,300
Crvena zvezda	Belgrade	Pionir Hall	5,878
FMP Železnik	Belgrade	Železnik Hall	3,000
Hemofarm	Vršac	Millennium Centar	5,000
Lovćen osiguranje	Cetinje	Lovćen Sports Center	1,500
NIS Vojvodina	Novi Sad	SPC Vojvodina	7,022
Partizan ICN	Belgrade	Pionir Hall	5,878
Radnički Jugopetrol	Belgrade	SC Šumice	2,000
Sloga Telekom Srbija	Kraljevo	Kraljevo Sports Hall	3,000
Zdravlje	Leskovac	SRC Dubočica	3,600

Personnel and sponsorship

Club	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Beopetrol	Vojislav Vezović		Champion	Beopetrol
Borac Čačak	Dejan Mijatović
Budućnost	Miroslav Nikolić / Bogdan Tanjević[2]	Dragan Vukčević	Adidas	Montenegro Airlines
Crvena zvezda	Stevan Karadžić / Miroslav Nikolić[3]	Miloš Vujanić	Rang	Delta Banka
FMP Železnik	Aleksandar Petrović		Nike
Hemofarm	Željko Lukajić			Hemofarm
Lovćen osiguranje	Miodrag Kadija	Marko Ivanović		Lovćen osiguranje
NIS Vojvodina	Srđan Antić / Milovan Stepandić			Naftna Industrija Srbije
Partizan ICN	Darko Ruso	Miroslav Berić	Adidas	ICN
Radnički Jugopetrol	Duško Vujošević		Sportstar	Jugopetrol
Sloga Telekom Srbija				Telekom Srbija
Zdravlje	Jovica Arsić

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Budućnost	22	21	1	2036	1718	+318	43	Qualification to Playoffs
2	Partizan ICN	22	15	7	1851	1797	+54	37
3	FMP Železnik	22	14	8	1790	1715	+75	36
4	Lovćen osiguranje	22	13	9	1762	1747	+15	35
5	Zdravlje	22	12	10	1874	1817	+57	34
6	Hemofarm	22	10	12	1793	1777	+16	32
7	Radnički Jugopetrol	22	10	12	1732	1754	−22	32
8	NIS Vojvodina	22	9	13	1768	1873	−105	31
9	Sloga Telekom Srbija	22	9	13	1796	1854	−58	31
10	Crvena zvezda	22	8	14	1788	1873	−85	30
11	Borac Čačak	22	6	16	1696	1848	−152	28	Relegation to YUBA B League
12	Beopetrol	22	5	17	1887	2000	−113	27

Source: kosarka.co.yu, srbija-info.gov.rs

Playoffs

Bracket

Source^[1][4][5]

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
	21–23 April
	Budućnost	2
					29 April – 4 May
	NIS Vojvodina	0
					Budućnost	3
	21–23 April
					Lovćen osiguranje	0
	Lovćen osiguranje	2
									13–23 May
	Zdravlje	0
									Budućnost	3
	21–26 April
									Partizan ICN	2
	Partizan ICN	2
					29 April – 4 May
	Radnički Jugopetrol	1
					Partizan ICN	3
	21–26 April
					Hemofarm	0
	FMP Železnik	1
	Hemofarm	2

Clubs in European competitions

Source^[6]

Competition	Team	Progress	Result
Euroleague	Budućnost	Round of 16	Eliminated by Real Madrid Teka, 0–2
FIBA SuproLeague	Partizan ICN	Round of 16	Eliminated by ASVEL, 1–2
FIBA Saporta Cup	Crvena zvezda	Top 16	Eliminated by Telindus Racing Antwerpen, 89–113 (0–2)
FIBA Korać Cup	FMP Železnik	Round of 32 – Group C	4th (2–4)
	Hemofarm	Runners-up	Lost to Unicaja, 116–148 (0–2)
	NIS Vojvodina	Round of 32 – Group D	4th (0–6)

See also

• 2000–01 Yugoslav Basketball Cup

References

1. "Sezona 2000/01: Bačena rukavica Budućnosti". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
2. "Bogdan Tanjević novi trener Budućnosti". arhiva.srbija-info.gov.rs. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
3. "Miroslav Nikolić menja Stevana Karadžića". srbija-info.gov.rs. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
4. "Prva runda Partizanu". glas-javnosti.rs. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
5. "Budućnost - Partizan 103:75". srbija-info.gov.rs. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
6. "HEMOFARM - Unikaha 69:71". srbija-info.gov.rs. Retrieved 27 August 2022.