2021–22 ABA League Second Division
ABA League Second Division | |
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Season | 2021–22 |
Teams | 14 |
Games played | 13 each |
Dates | 11 October 2021 – TBA |
TV | Arena Sport |
Records | |
Highest scoring | Široki 103–108 Mladost (8 November 2021) |
Winning streak | 7 games Borac Banja Luka |
Losing streak | 9 games Vrijednosnice |
← 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of February 10, 2022. |
The 2021–22 ABA League Second Division will be the 5th season of the ABA Second Division with 16 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.
Teams[]
A total of 14 teams contest the league for the 2021–22 season, based on the results in the domestic championships and taking into consideration the results in the previous season. On 31 August 2021, ABA League JTD announced 12 teams and availability for two teams to be filled by awarding wild cards.[1][2][3] On 13 September, two clubs Široki and Zlatibor were awarded with wildcards fulfilling the remaining spots.[4][5]
Distribution[]
The following is the access list for this season.
Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | |
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Regular season (14 teams) |
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Playoffs (8 teams) |
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Team allocation[]
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1–4: Positions in national leagues at the end of regular season.
- C: National League champion
- WC: Wild card
Regular season[1][5] | |||
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Borac Banja Luka (3) | Lovćen 1947 (2) | Mladost MaxBet (1) | Rogaška (3)[6] |
Spars (2) | Sutjeska (3)[7] | Vojvodina (2)[8] | Helios Suns (4) |
Široki (WC) | Podgorica (4) | Zlatibor (WC) | |
Vrijednosnice Osijek (9) | MZT Skopje (C) | Pelister (1)[9] |
In July 2021, a Croatian team Adria Oil Škrljevo withdrew its bid to join the Alpe Adria Cup for the 2021–22 season.[10][11] Also, another Croatian team Sonik-Puntamika withdrew its bid.[12]
A Croatian team Gorica has been applied for the Alpe Adria Cup in the upcoming season, also.[13] Following withdrew of Gorica, Vrijednosnice Osijek joined the league for the upcoming season.[14]
Personnel and sponsorship[]
Team | Home city | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Borac | Banja Luka | Dragan Nikolić | Kelme | — | |
Helios Suns | Domžale | Dejan Jakara | Aljaž Bratec | Spalding | Helios / Triglav |
Lovćen 1947 | Cetinje | Petar Jovanović | Nikola Borilović | GBT | — |
Mladost MaxBet | Belgrade | Dragan Jakovljević | Marko Milenković | CK | MaxBet |
MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Darko Radulović | Damjan Stojanovski | Spalding | UNIBanka |
Pelister | Bitola | Marjan Ilievski | Unit sport | — | |
Podgorica | Podgorica | Nebojša Bogavac | NetS | Bemax | |
Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | Damjan Novaković | Luanvi | — | |
Spars | Sarajevo | Miodrag Kadija | No1 | Visit Sarajevo | |
Sutjeska | Nikšić | Velimir Gašić | Ardu Sport | — | |
Široki | Široki Brijeg | Danijel Jusup | Jure Zubac | Ardu Sport | TT Kabeli |
Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Miroslav Nikolić | Aleksa Zarić | Peak | — |
Vrijednosnice | Osijek | Marko Mandić | Šime Lisica | IDEko | VROS |
Zlatibor | Čajetina | Strajin Nedović | Ardu Sport | Boje i fasade Maxima |
Coaching changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Podgorica | Zoran Kašćelan | June 2021 | Off-season | Nebojša Bogavac | 18 June 2021 | [15][16] |
Široki | Damir Vujanović | July 2021 | Danijel Jusup | 21 June 2021 | [17][18] | |
Spars | Miodrag Kadija | August 2021 | Zoran Kašćelan | 25 August 2021 | [19] | |
Zoran Kašćelan | 31 December 2021 | 7th (4–3) | Miodrag Kadija | 31 December 2021 | [20][21] |
Venues[]
The Regular season is divided in five tournaments. The hosts are Zlatibor in Serbia, Osijek in Croatia, and Banja Luka, Sarajevo, and Široki Brijeg in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[22][23]
Zlatibor, Čajetina | 2021–22 ABA League Second Division (Yugoslavia) |
Sarajevo | Široki Brijeg | |
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TRC Zlatibor Hall | Arena Hills Sports Hall | Pecara Sports Hall | ||
Capacity: 2,500[24] | Capacity: N/A | Capacity: 4,500 | ||
Osijek | Banja Luka | TBD (playoffs) | ||
Gradski vrt Hall | Borik Sports Hall | TBD | ||
Capacity: 4,448 | Capacity: 3,060[25] | Capacity: N/A | ||
Schedule[]
The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[22][26]
Phase | Round | Location | First leg | Second leg |
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Regular season | Round 1 | Zlatibor | 10–13 October 2021 | None |
Round 2 | 13–15 October 2021 | |||
Round 3 | Osijek | 8–10 November 2021 | ||
Round 4 | 10–12 November 2021 | |||
Round 5 | Sarajevo | 13–15 December 2021 | ||
Round 6 | 15–17 December 2021 | |||
Round 7 | 17–19 December 2021 | |||
Round 8 | Banja Luka | 6–8 February 2022 | ||
Round 9 | 8–10 February 2022 | |||
Round 10 | 10–12 February 2022 | |||
Round 11 | Široki Brijeg | 21–23 March 2022 | ||
Round 12 | 23–25 March 2022 | |||
Round 13 | 25–27 March 2022 | |||
Playoffs | Quarter-Finals | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Semi-Finals | TBD | TBD | ||
Finals | TBD | TBD |
Originally scheduled for 17–23 January 2022, the Banja Luka Tournament was rescheduled to 6–12 February due to COVID-19 outbreaks.[27]
Regular season[]
The Regular season is split in five tournaments featuring two or three rounds.
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Borac Banja Luka | 7 | 7 | 0 | 622 | 537 | +85 | 14 | Advance to the Playoffs |
2 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 7 | 6 | 1 | 605 | 553 | +52 | 13 | |
3 | Mladost MaxBet | 7 | 5 | 2 | 686 | 648 | +38 | 12 | |
4 | Široki | 7 | 5 | 2 | 631 | 603 | +28 | 12 | |
5 | Spars | 7 | 4 | 3 | 557 | 534 | +23 | 11 | |
6 | Helios Suns | 7 | 4 | 3 | 588 | 573 | +15 | 11 | |
7 | Sutjeska | 7 | 4 | 3 | 528 | 529 | −1 | 11 | |
8 | Zlatibor | 7 | 4 | 3 | 552 | 575 | −23 | 11 | |
9 | Vojvodina | 7 | 3 | 4 | 556 | 520 | +36 | 10 | |
10 | Lovćen 1947 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 577 | 604 | −27 | 10 | |
11 | Podgorica | 7 | 2 | 5 | 509 | 552 | −43 | 9 | Advance to the Playout |
12 | Rogaška | 7 | 1 | 6 | 548 | 574 | −26 | 8 | |
13 | Pelister | 7 | 1 | 6 | 559 | 605 | −46 | 8 | |
14 | Vrijednosnice | 7 | 0 | 7 | 508 | 619 | −111 | 7 |
Results[]
Playoffs[]
Based on the results and position of the clubs in the standings after the regular season, Playoffs will take place with teams from 1st to 8th position. The Quarterfinals will be played in knockout pairs 1–8, 2–7, 3–6, 4–5. The winners of the Quarterfinals will qualify to the Semifinals and the winners of the Semifinals will play the Final.
See also[]
- 2020–21 domestic competitions
- 2021–22 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2021–22 HT Premijer liga
- 2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia
- 2021–22 Slovenian Basketball League
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External links[]
- Official website
- ABA League at Eurobasket.com
- ABA Second Division seasons
- 2021–22 in European second tier basketball leagues
- 2021–22 in European basketball leagues
- 2021–22 in Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball
- 2021–22 in Croatian basketball
- 2021–22 in Montenegrin basketball
- 2021–22 in Serbian basketball
- 2021–22 in Slovenian basketball
- Current basketball seasons