2021–22 ABA League Second Division

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.

ABA League Second Division
Season2021–22
Teams14
Games played26 each
Dates11 October 2021 – TBA
TVArena Sport
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of October 11, 2021.

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]
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
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 Zoran Kašćelan 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 Bogdan Riznić Ardu Sport Boje i fasade Maxima

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
Podgorica Zoran KašćelanJune 2021Off-season Nebojša Bogavac18 June 2021[15][16]
Široki Damir VujanovićJuly 2021 Danijel Jusup21 June 2021[17][18]
Spars Miodrag KadijaAugust 2021 Zoran Kašćelan25 August 2021[19]

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.[20][21]

Zlatibor, Čajetina
2021–22 ABA League Second Division (Yugoslavia)
 Sarajevo Široki Brijeg
TRC Zlatibor Hall Arena Hills Sports Hall Pecara Sports Hall
Capacity: 2,500[22] Capacity: N/A Capacity: 4,500
Osijek Banja Luka TBD (playoffs)
Gradski vrt Hall Borik Sports Hall TBD
Capacity: 4,448 Capacity: 3,060[23] Capacity: N/A

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[20][24]

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 13–19 December 2021
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8 Banja Luka 17–23 January 2022
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11 Široki Brijeg 21–27 March 2022
Round 12
Round 13
Playoffs Quarter-Finals TBD TBD TBD
Semi-Finals TBD TBD
Finals TBD TBD

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 Borac Banja Luka 4 4 0 343 286 +57 8 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Helios Suns 4 3 1 332 309 +23 7
3 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 4 3 1 324 307 +17 7
4 Spars 4 2 2 320 300 +20 6
5 Vojvodina 4 2 2 320 308 +12 6
6 Široki 4 2 2 355 352 +3 6
7 Lovćen 1947 4 2 2 341 342 −1 6
8 Mladost MaxBet 4 2 2 378 382 −4 6
9 Podgorica 4 2 2 300 307 −7 6
10 Sutjeska 4 2 2 289 299 −10 6
11 Zlatibor 4 2 2 297 322 −25 6 Advance to the Playout
12 Rogaška 4 1 3 303 312 −9 5
13 Pelister 4 1 3 308 336 −28 5
14 Vrijednosnice 4 0 4 291 339 −48 4
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2021. Source: ABA2

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

References
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