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A1 Adria League Champions: Where Are They Now?

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Throughout almost a decade of competition, we’ve seen dozens of outstanding players take to the stage of the A1 Adria League, with some of them winning the tournament multiple times. Out of all the winners, however, some went on to make names for themselves well outside the region and compete with some of the best in the world.

Nemanja “huNter-” Kovač and Nemanja “nexa” Isaković

Two high-profile players from the early days of A1AL went on to have impressive careers in CS:GO and CS2. They were a part of the Valiance&Co. lineup that won Season 2, and later both joined G2 Esports. HuNter plays for G2 to this day, with almost six years of experience in playing at the highest level. Nexa, on the other hand, left G2 to join another top organisation, OG, before returning to G2 for a brief period in late 2023 and 2024. After that stint, he transitioned to Bleed Esports and he is now playing for BC.Game Esports. 

Dino “LIMIT” Tot

Returning to League of Legends, another Croatian player left a mark on the League. After winning the League with Bontech, LIMIT spent some time in ASUS ROG ELITE and other regional teams before joining SK Gaming in 2019. After leaving one German organisation, he joined another, Schalke 04 Esports, which he left in 2021 for a stint at Team BDS. LIMIT currently plays for BIG as support.

Toni “Sacre” Sabalić

One of the two notable Croatian League of Legends players on this list, Sacre was a part of the KlikTech lineup and won the first-ever season of the A1 Adria League. Sacre joined G2 Esports after leaving KlikTech in 2018, and was later a part of several notable teams from Europe, such as SK Gaming, Fenerbahce, GamerLegion and Schalke 04 Esports. Today, Sacre is playing for Eintracht Frankfurt esports, the esports division of the German football club.

Damjan “kyxsan” Stoilkovski

Returning to Counter-Strike, we must mention a younger player who made quite an effect on the A1 Adria League between 2020 and 2022. The Macedonian IGL nad Rifler played for QSKE Gaming, Good Game Global and BLUEJAYS and participated in five A1AL seasons, winning Season 9 with BLUEJAYS. Damjan left BLUEJAYS to join Apeks, and later on went to Scandinavian powerhouse HEROIC before moving to Team Falcons early in 2025. Kyxsan was a part of the lineup that won second place at the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 with the Falcons.

Notable mention: Zero Tenacity

While not being a single player, this list deserves to mention Z10, the team that won 4 seasons of the A1 Adria League between 2022 and 2024 and is the reigning champion of the League in Counter-Strike. Currently sitting at 51st place in the HLTV rankings, Z10 is one of the few regional teams to play and win with consistency. Their mark on the A1 Adria League can not be overstated, and what makes it even more impressive is that they managed to accomplish it all with almost no changes to their lineup, further emphasising that they are one of the most consistent teams to have played in the League. 

Best of A1AL – The most successful players and teams!

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The A1 Adria League has existed since 2017, and since then, we have hosted 13 seasons, while the 14th is ongoing. Many talented teams and players have competed in more than 10 games overall. If you’ve ever wondered who won the most trophies, who was most consistent, and who noted down the most TOP4 appearances, the answer is right below. Keep reading to find out who the best of the best are in the A1 Adria League.

Most rewarded CS2 competitors in the A1AL

Since CS2 or CS: GO, whichever you prefer, has been our main game since A1AL’s inception, we can start with our best shooters. Firstly, I have got to say that there have been many successful teams over the years that are worth mentioning. As you all remember first two A1AL seasons were won by Valiance, while KlikTech made it to top 4. In those early days, Level Up Esports, Blink, and Team uNIQUE also showed their supremacy. Furthermore, Portugal, iNation, 4glory, and BLUEJAYS were all big regional names that competed in A1AL and secured high spots.

If we fast forward to Season 9 Zero Tenacity starts their reign. Even though that season they placed second, the next three they won without much resistance becoming back to back to back champions. Precisely because Z10 won three consecutive trophies, it’s our most rewarded team ever!

When it comes to the most successful CS2 players Filip “aVN” Belojica and  Milos “dEE” Marceta are the most rewarded ones. Former with five and the latter with three, respectfully. Filip won the A1 Adria League twice with Z10, twice with Level Up Esports, and once with ex-BLUEJAYS back in season 4.

A1AL Season 11 Zero Tenacity CSGO

FIFA’s unsurpassed and unmatched player

FIFA or EAFC is another game that has been in the A1 Adria League for the majority of the seasons. It was featured in the first season, with a little break, until in the fifth season we brought it back permanently. That year our trio of veterans was born, Tarik Novo (ex Amke), esad1memic, and brstimir. These three players would go on to compete in almost every season up until current. Furthermore, they didn’t just compete in the low stages of the competition, but they almost always managed to get to TOP 8 or TOP 4.

After Esad Memic won that fifth season, where Novo was in third place, the reign of Novo’s terror began. In the sixth season, Novo won his first title, followed by Memic and brstimir in second and third place respectively. This scenario repeated for two more seasons, except that in S7 and S8 brstimir was vice-champion and Memic third place. Novo continued to be dominant and win titles, and at this moment he has six titles!

I also wanted to mention Milos “brstimir” Majdevac, a player who never won the league but managed to win second or third place almost every single season! If we are talking about consistency, brstimir is our guy.

Furthermore, apart from Novo, players worth mentioning are Gruby and GAME ON Marac who both won the league.

When talking about FIFA I have to mention our newly added FC Mobile game that has been a part of A1AL since the 12th season. So far SHAQ has been the most successful, being the only champion in the game. The defending champion is back in the current season, and we will see if we have a new Tarik Novo on our hands.

Tarik Novo A1 Adria League 2

Best of Brawl Stars

A1 Adria League went mobile in season 2 but Brawl Stars was first introduced in season 5. At the beginning of each season, a new winner was announced up until team Salada de Frutas entered the stage. This team is without a doubt unpreceded and the most rewarded. Since the ninth season, excluding S10 where they were vice-champions, until the current 14th season, Salada won every single time amounting to four A1AL titles.

Moreover, when talking about individual talents in this game, Salada’s players would be the most successful ones. Nikola “DzonDzon” Brajkovic boasts seven titles and two runner-up awards, while his teammate Andrej “Andrey” Pausic has six A1AL titles and also two runner-ups.

A1 Adria League Salada de Frutas 2

A1AL mini tournament most rewarded teams

As I said at the beginning we have hosted more than 10 games overall. There were competitions in Clash Royale, Hearthstone, Dota 2, League of Legends, PUBG, Valorant, F1, Trackmania, and Fortnite.

In CR the most successful was Nikola, who won the title two times individually and one time as part of Joza Esports. LoL’s most rewarded team in the league was Harmony, while in the PUBG the most dominant was Entropiq who won three consecutive titles (S9, S10, and S11).