2021–22 ABA League Second Division

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ABA League Second Division
Season2021–22
Teams14
Games played13 each
Dates11 October 2021 – TBA
TVArena Sport
Records
Highest scoringŠiroki 103–108 Mladost
(8 November 2021)
Winning streak7 games
Borac Banja Luka
Losing streak9 games
Vrijednosnice
→
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.

Access list for the 2021–22 ABA League Second Division
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
Regular season
(14 teams)
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the regular season

Team allocation[]

Location of teams in the 2021–22 ABA League Second Division

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]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (3) Montenegro Lovćen 1947 (2) Serbia Mladost MaxBet (1) Slovenia Rogaška (3)[6]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Spars (2) Montenegro Sutjeska (3)[7] Serbia Vojvodina (2)[8] Slovenia Helios Suns (4)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki (WC) Montenegro Podgorica (4) Serbia Zlatibor (WC)
Croatia Vrijednosnice Osijek (9) North Macedonia MZT Skopje (C) North Macedonia 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
Borac Banja Luka Serbia Dragan Nikolić Kelme —
Helios Suns Domžale Slovenia Dejan Jakara Slovenia Aljaž Bratec Spalding Helios / Triglav
Lovćen 1947 Cetinje Montenegro Petar Jovanović Montenegro Nikola Borilović GBT —
Mladost MaxBet Belgrade Serbia Dragan Jakovljević Serbia Marko Milenković CK MaxBet
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje North Macedonia Darko Radulović North Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski Spalding UNIBanka
Pelister Bitola North Macedonia Marjan Ilievski Unit sport —
Podgorica Podgorica Montenegro Nebojša Bogavac NetS Bemax
Rogaška Rogaška Slatina Slovenia Damjan Novaković Luanvi —
Spars Sarajevo Montenegro Miodrag Kadija No1 Visit Sarajevo
Sutjeska Nikšić Serbia Velimir Gašić Ardu Sport —
Široki Široki Brijeg Croatia Danijel Jusup Bosnia and Herzegovina Jure Zubac Ardu Sport TT Kabeli
Vojvodina Novi Sad Serbia Miroslav Nikolić Serbia Aleksa Zarić Peak —
Vrijednosnice Osijek Croatia Marko Mandić Croatia Šime Lisica IDEko VROS
Zlatibor Čajetina Serbia 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.
Podgorica Montenegro Zoran Kašćelan June 2021 Off-season Montenegro Nebojša Bogavac 18 June 2021 [15][16]
Široki Croatia Damir Vujanović July 2021 Croatia Danijel Jusup 21 June 2021 [17][18]
Spars Montenegro Miodrag Kadija August 2021 Montenegro Zoran Kašćelan 25 August 2021 [19]
Montenegro Zoran Kašćelan 31 December 2021 7th (4–3) Montenegro 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]

Serbia Zlatibor, Čajetina
2021–22 ABA League Second Division is located in Yugoslavia
Zlatibor
Banja Luka
Banja Luka
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Osijek
Osijek
Široki Brijeg
2021–22 ABA League Second Division (Yugoslavia)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg
TRC Zlatibor Hall Arena Hills Sports Hall Pecara Sports Hall
Capacity: 2,500[24] Capacity: N/A Capacity: 4,500
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Croatia Osijek Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja Luka TBD (playoffs)
Gradski vrt Hall Borik Sports Hall TBD
Capacity: 4,448 Capacity: 3,060[25] Capacity: N/A
Dvorana Gradski vrt 4.JPG
Спортска дворана Борик.jpg
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Schedule[]

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[22][26]

Schedule for 2021–22 ABA League Second Division
Phase Round Location First leg Second leg
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
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 7 7 0 622 537 +85 14 Advance to the Playoffs
2 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom 7 6 1 605 553 +52 13
3 Serbia Mladost MaxBet 7 5 2 686 648 +38 12
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki 7 5 2 631 603 +28 12
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Spars 7 4 3 557 534 +23 11
6 Slovenia Helios Suns 7 4 3 588 573 +15 11
7 Montenegro Sutjeska 7 4 3 528 529 −1 11
8 Serbia Zlatibor 7 4 3 552 575 −23 11
9 Serbia Vojvodina 7 3 4 556 520 +36 10
10 Montenegro Lovćen 1947 7 3 4 577 604 −27 10
11 Montenegro Podgorica 7 2 5 509 552 −43 9 Advance to the Playout
12 Slovenia Rogaška 7 1 6 548 574 −26 8
13 North Macedonia Pelister 7 1 6 559 605 −46 8
14 Croatia Vrijednosnice 7 0 7 508 619 −111 7
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. Source: ABA2

Results[]

Home \ Away BOR HEL LOV MLA MZT OSI PEL POD ROG SPA SUT ŠIR VOJ ZLA
Borac Banja Luka — — 89–78 — — 89–87 — 87–75
Helios Suns — — — 90–95 83–77 65–57 — 77–76
Lovćen 1947 80–94 — — — 108–85 76–75 — 79–87
Mladost Maxbet 87–92 — — — 102–98 — 93–90 —
MZT Skopje Aerodrom 94–88 100–81 97–90 — — 80–64 — —
Vrijednosnice — 76–94 73��83 — — — 78–99 —
Pelister 86–101 — — — 93–73 — 66–75 —
Podgorica 55–70 — — 69–96 — — — 66–73
Rogaška — — 80–64 — — 80–88 — 60–71
Spars — 87–59 77–87 82–74 74–84 — — —
Sutjeska — — 80–68 — 73–65 79–73 79–86 —
Široki 69–94 94–91 103–108 — 83–82 — — —
Vojvodina — — 92–61 — 81–70 68–74 — 74–79
Zlatibor — 99–110 85–83 — — 70–95 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. Source: ABA2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs[]

Main article:

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

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