2018–19 ABA League First Division
ABA League First Division | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
Games played | 143 | ||||||||||||
Dates | September 28, 2018 – March 17, 2019 (Regular season) March 23, 2019–April 22, 2019 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
TV | Arena Sport, O2.TV | ||||||||||||
Final positions | |||||||||||||
Top seed | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||
Champions | Crvena zvezda mts (4th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Budućnost VOLI | ||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Cedevita Partizan NIS | ||||||||||||
Relegated | Petrol Olimpija | ||||||||||||
Awards | |||||||||||||
MVP | Goga Bitadze [1] | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Billy Baron [2] | ||||||||||||
Top Prospect | Goga Bitadze [3] | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Crvena zvezda 97–54 Budućnost (22 April 2019) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Mornar 57–90 Crvena zvezda (9 February 2019) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Igokea 115–105 Olimpija (16 November 2018) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | Crvena zvezda 16 games | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | Olimpija / Mornar 5 games | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 8,000 Zadar 92–97 Partizan (19 January 2019) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 500 Igokea 91–73 Krka (26 October 2018) Krka 69–71 Igokea (18 January 2019) Cedevita 94–80 Mornar (15 March 2019) FMP 73–72 Partizan (16 March 2019) | ||||||||||||
Total attendance | 384,820[1] | ||||||||||||
Average attendance | 2,691[1] | ||||||||||||
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of April 22, 2019. |
The 2018–19 ABA League First Division is the 18th season of the ABA League with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia participating in it. It is the first time since the 2011–12 season that there are no participants from North Macedonia.
Format changes[]
On March 13, 2018, the Adriatic League Assembly decided to abolish the National standings and, as of the 2018–19 season, participants are determined only based on the results in the competitions under the umbrella of the Adriatic League (First Division and Second Division). Promotion and relegation will now be based on the First and Second Division. The last place team in the First Division is relegated to the Second Division, while the winner of the Second Division is promoted. Also, as of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the 2018–19 Second Division season will play in a Relegation Playoff for a spot in the 2019–20 First Division season. The format of the Qualifiers will be best of three, while the home court advantage will be given to the team that played in the First Division in the previous season.[2]
The maximum number of clubs from one country in the First Division is five. The last placed club in the First Division will have a guaranteed place in the Second Division in the following season. The confirmed competition system shall not be changed until the end of the 2024–25 season, if there are no significant changes in the European basketball by then.[2]
Teams[]
Promotion and relegation[]
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2017–18 season and one promoted from the 2017–18 Second Division.
- Team promoted from Second Division
- Team relegated to Second Division
Venues and locations[]
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 5,500 |
Cedevita | Zagreb | Dom sportova | 3,100 |
Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Hall | 5,400 |
Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
Igokea | Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall | 3,050 |
Krka | Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,500 |
Mega Bemax | Sremska Mitrovica | Pinki Sports Hall | 2,500 |
Mornar | Bar | Topolica Sport Hall | 2,625 |
Partizan NIS | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
Petrol Olimpija | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,480 |
Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 7,997 |
Personnel and sponsorship[]
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Budućnost VOLI | Jasmin Repeša | Suad Šehović | Spalding | VOLI / Tea Medica |
Cedevita | Slaven Rimac | Andrija Stipanović | Adidas | Cedevita / INA |
Cibona | Ivan Velić | Marin Rozić | Visual | Erste Bank |
Crvena zvezda mts | Milan Tomić | Branko Lazić | Nike | mts |
FMP | Vladimir Jovanović | Radoš Šešlija | Champion | FMP |
Igokea | Dragan Nikolić | Vuk Radivojević | GBT | m:tel |
Krka | Simon Petrov | Domen Bratož | Žolna šport | Krka |
Mega Bemax | Dejan Milojević | Ognjen Čarapić | Adidas | Bemax / Tehnomanija |
Mornar | Mihailo Pavićević | Marko Mijović | Armani | epcg |
Partizan NIS | Andrea Trinchieri | Novica Veličković | Under Armour | NIS / mts |
Petrol Olimpija | Jure Zdovc | Gregor Hrovat | Peak | Petrol |
Zadar | Ante Nazor | Šime Špralja | Visual | OTP Bank / Crodux |
Coaching changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Igokea | Dragan Bajić | 2 April 2018 | Off-season | Žarko Milaković | 2 April 2018 | [3] |
Crvena zvezda mts | Dušan Alimpijević | 8 May 2018 | Milenko Topić | 8 May 2018 | [4] | |
Cedevita | Jure Zdovc | 6 June 2018 | Sito Alonso | 8 June 2018 | [5][6] | |
Cibona | Ante Nazor | 6 June 2018 | Ivan Velić | 8 June 2018 | [7][8] | |
Zadar | Aramis Naglić | 21 June 2018 | Aleš Pipan | 28 June 2018 | [9][10] | |
Crvena zvezda mts | Milenko Topić | July 2018 | Milan Tomić | 13 July 2018 | [11][12] | |
Igokea | Žarko Milaković | July 2018 | Nenad Trajković | 14 July 2018 | [13][14] | |
Zadar | Aleš Pipan | 23 October 2018 | 12th (0–4) | Ante Nazor | 23 October 2018 | [15][16] |
Cedevita | Sito Alonso | 25 October 2018 | 9th (1–3) | Slaven Rimac | 25 October 2018 | [17] |
Partizan NIS | Nenad Čanak | 26 October 2018 | 7th (2–3) | Andrea Trinchieri | 1 November 2018 | [18][19] |
Igokea | Nenad Trajković | 5 November 2018 | 9th (2–4) | Žarko Milaković | 5 November 2018 | [20] |
Petrol Olimpija | Zoran Martič | 19 November 2018 | 11th (2–6) | Saša Nikitović | 19 November 2018 | [21] |
Igokea | Žarko Milaković | 24 December 2018 | 10th (4–8) | Dragan Nikolić | 24 December 2018 | [22] |
Budućnost VOLI | Aleksandar Džikić | 29 December 2018 | 3rd (8–4) | Jasmin Repeša | 30 December 2018 | [23][24] |
Petrol Olimpija | Saša Nikitović | 19 February 2019 | 10th (6–13) | Jure Zdovc | 19 February 2019 | [25] |
Regular season[]
The season began on September 28, 2018. The regular season ended on March 17, 2019.[26]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Crvena zvezda mts | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1875 | 1517 | +358 | 43 | Advance to the playoffs |
2 | Cedevita | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1924 | 1769 | +155 | 38[a] | |
3 | Budućnost VOLI | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1783 | 1636 | +147 | 38[a] | |
4 | Partizan NIS | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1779 | 1663 | +116 | 36 | |
5 | Mega Bemax | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1802 | 1880 | −78 | 32[b] | |
6 | FMP | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1736 | 1786 | −50 | 32[b] | |
7 | Cibona | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1744 | 1810 | −66 | 31 | |
8 | Igokea | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1798 | 1869 | −71 | 30[c] | |
9 | Mornar | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1780 | 1907 | −127 | 30[c] | |
10 | Krka | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1587 | 1776 | −189 | 29[d] | |
11 | Zadar | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1803 | 1900 | −97 | 29[d] | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
12 | Petrol Olimpija | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1685 | 1783 | −98 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division |
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cedevita 1–1, 1.02; Budućnost VOLI 1–1, 0.98
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mega Bemax 1–1, 1.06; FMP 1–1, 0.94
- ^ Jump up to: a b Igokea 2–0, 1.17; Mornar 0–2, 0.85
- ^ Jump up to: a b Krka 1–1, 1.05; Zadar 1–1, 0.95
Positions by round[]
First place & advance to the playoffs | |
Advance to the playoffs | |
Qualification to the relegation playoffs | |
Relegated |
Results[]
Playoffs[]
The semi-finals will be played in a best-of-three format, while the Finals were played in a best-of-five format. Playoffs will begin on 23 March 2019 and planned to end by 22 April 2019.[26]
Bracket[]
Semifinals | Finals | |||||
March 23 – April 6 | ||||||
Crvena zvezda mts | 2 | |||||
April 12 – April 22 | ||||||
Partizan NIS | 1 | |||||
Crvena zvezda mts | 3 | |||||
March 25 – April 7 | ||||||
Budućnost VOLI | 2 | |||||
Cedevita | 1 | |||||
Budućnost VOLI | 2 | |||||
2018–19 ABA League Champions |
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Crvena zvezda mts 4th title |
Semifinals[]
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Crvena zvezda mts | 2–1 | Partizan NIS | 106–101 | 67–70 | 84–63 |
Cedevita | 1–2 | Budućnost VOLI | 90–83 | 72–87 | 73–78 |
Finals[]
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Crvena zvezda mts | 3–2 | Budućnost VOLI | 91–72 | 107–69 | 72–80 | 80–84 | 97–54 |
Relegation playoffs[]
As of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the 2018–19 Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the 2019–20 First Division season.
As the team coming from the ABA League, Zadar had the home court advantage in the first and third game of the series, while MZT was the host of the second game of the Qualifiers series.[27] Zadar won the series 2−1 and kept its First League status.[28]
Teams[]
- First Division 11th place: Zadar
- Second Division 2nd place: MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Results[]
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Zadar | 2–1 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 83–89 | 78–77 | 86−75 |
Statistical leaders[]
- As of 22 April 2019
PIR[]
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Points[]
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Rebounds[]
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Assists[]
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Source: ABA League Archived 2017-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
Awards[]
Pos. | Player | Team | Ref. |
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MVP | |||
C | Goga Bitadze | Budućnost VOLI | [29] |
Finals MVP | |||
SG | Billy Baron | Crvena zvezda mts | [30] |
Top Prospect | |||
C | Goga Bitadze | Budućnost VOLI | [31] |
Ideal Starting Five | |||
PG | Joe Ragland | Crvena zvezda mts | [32] |
SG | Jacob Pullen | Cedevita | |
SF | Stratos Perperoglou | Crvena zvezda mts | |
PF | Jock Landale | Partizan NIS | |
C | Goga Bitadze | Budućnost VOLI |
MVP List[]
MVP of the Round[]
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | Dragan Apić | FMP | 40 |
2 | Sava Lešić | Igokea | 30 |
3 | Nemanja Vranješ | Mornar | 33 |
4 | Uroš Luković | Mornar | 31 |
5 | Luka Božić | Zadar | 36 |
6 | Luka Božić (2) | Zadar | 33 |
7 | Stefan Pot | FMP | 39 |
8 | Luka Božić (3) | Zadar | 36 |
9 | Jacob Pullen | Cedevita | 43 |
10 | Vanja Marinković | Partizan | 32 |
11 | Marko Ljubičić | Cibona | 30 |
12 | Dragan Apić (2) | FMP | 34 |
13 | Dragan Apić (3) | FMP | 42 |
14 | Luka Božić (4) | Zadar | 25 |
15 | Elgin Cook | Cedevita | 32 |
16 | Filip Bundović | Cibona | 29 |
17 | Nemanja Vranješ (2) | Mornar | 29 |
18 | Stefan Pot (2) | FMP | 35 |
19 | Luka Ašćerić | Mega Bemax | 35 |
20 | Dominik Mavra | Krka | 37 |
21 | Goga Bitadze | Budućnost VOLI | 31 |
22 | Danilo Anđušić | Igokea | 30 |
SF1 | Dejan Davidovac | Crvena zvezda mts | 26 |
SF2 | Vanja Marinković (2) | Partizan | 22 |
SF3 | Nemanja Gordić | Budućnost VOLI | 16 |
F1 | Billy Baron | Crvena zvezda mts | 27 |
F2 | K. C. Rivers | Crvena zvezda mts | 20 |
F3 | Norris Cole | Budućnost VOLI | 20 |
F4 | Norris Cole (2) | Budućnost VOLI | 36 |
F5 | K. C. Rivers (2) | Crvena zvezda mts | 21 |
Source: ABA League
MVP of the Month[]
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2018 | |||
October | Goga Bitadze | Mega Bemax | [33] |
November | Dragan Apić | FMP | [34] |
December | Dragan Apić (2) | FMP | [35] |
2019 | |||
January | Marcus Paige | Partizan | [36] |
February | Stefan Pot | FMP | [37] |
Attendances[]
Attendances include playoff games:
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Partizan NIS | 66,420 | 7,920 | 1,200 | 5,535 | +20.6% |
2 | Crvena zvezda mts | 73,031 | 6,858 | 2,345 | 4,564 | +3.4% |
3 | Zadar | 48,750 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 4,432 | +2.1% |
4 | Budućnost VOLI | 55,009 | 5,860 | 1,950 | 3,929 | +15.5% |
5 | Mornar | 25,400 | 3,000 | 1,550 | 2,309 | +8.6% |
6 | Cedevita | 25,850 | 5,500 | 500 | 1,988 | +44.1% |
7 | Igokea | 19,350 | 3,500 | 500 | 1,759 | −19.6% |
8 | Petrol Olimpija | 16,670 | 3,500 | 700 | 1,515 | +6.2% |
9 | Mega Bemax | 16,080 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 1,462 | +1.5% |
10 | Cibona | 14,740 | 2,350 | 590 | 1,340 | −5.2% |
11 | Krka | 13,730 | 2,000 | 500 | 1,248 | +51.3%1 |
12 | FMP | 9,790 | 1,400 | 500 | 890 | −2.6% |
League total | 384,820 | 8,000 | 500 | 2,691 | +5.7% |
Updated to games played on April 22, 2019
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: previous season average applied to second division games
Clubs in European competitions[]
Competition | Team | Progress | Result | |
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EuroLeague | Budućnost VOLI | Regular season | 15th (6–24) | |
EuroCup | Partizan NIS | Top 16 Group E | (1) | 4th (2–4) |
Crvena zvezda mts | Top 16 Group G | (1) | 3rd (2–4) | |
Cedevita | Top 16 Group H | (1) | 4th (0–6) | |
Mornar | Regular season Group D | 5th (2–8) | ||
Champions League | Petrol Olimpija | Regular season Group D | 8th (1–13) |
See also[]
- List of current ABA League First Division team rosters
- 2018–19 ABA League Second Division
- 2018 ABA League Supercup
- 2018–19 Junior ABA League
- 2018–19 WABA League
- 2018–19 domestic competitions
- 2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia
- 2018–19 Premijer liga
- 2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League
- 2018–19 Prva A liga
- 2018–19 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Teams
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "ABA League is ready for the 2018/19 season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "ABA League Qualifiers to begin on 17 April". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Zadar clinch the ticket for the 2019/20 ABA League season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "2018/19 Regular Season MVP: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)". www.aba-liga.com.
- ^ "Playoffs MVP: Billy Baron". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "2018/19 Top Prospect: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)". www.aba-liga.com.
- ^ "Bitadze heads the Ideal Starting Five". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ MVP of October: Goga Bitadze (Mega Bemax)
- ^ MVP of November: Dragan Apić (FMP)
- ^ "MVP of December: Dragan Apić (FMP)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "MVP of January: Marcus Paige (Partizan NIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "MVP of February: Stefan Pot (FMP)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
External links[]
- Official website
- ABA League at Eurobasket.com
- 2018–19 ABA League First Division
- ABA League seasons
- 2018–19 in European basketball leagues
- 2018–19 in Serbian basketball
- 2018–19 in Slovenian basketball
- 2018–19 in Croatian basketball
- 2018–19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball
- 2018–19 in Montenegrin basketball