2021–22 ABA League First Division

The 2021–22 AdmiralBet ABA League will be the 21st season of the ABA League with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia participating in it.

AdmiralBet ABA League
Season2021–22
Teams14
Games played26 each
DatesSeptember 24, 2021 – April 11, 2022
(Regular season)
TVArena Sport, B92, RTV SLO
Records
Biggest home winPartizan NIS 92–45 Krka
(23 October 2021)
Biggest away winSC Derby 67–99 Crvena zvezda mts
(22 November 2021)
Highest scoringFMP 104–99 SC Derby
(12 November 2021)
Winning streak8 games
Crvena zvezda mts
Losing streak6 games
Mornar Barsko zlato
Highest attendance8,944
Partizan NIS 75–66 Budućnost VOLI
(20 November 2021)
Lowest attendance1
officially three matches
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2021.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

A total of 14 teams will contest the league in the 2021–22 season (and until the 2024–25 season), including the 13 highest-placed teams from the previous season and the winner of the 2020–21 ABA League Second Division.[1]

Promoted
Relegated

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2020–21 season
Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2020–21 season
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Borac Čačak Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,480
Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall 5,400
Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000
FMP Meridian Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Igokea m:tel Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Mega Mozzart Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Mornar Barsko zlato Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
Partizan NIS Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Čačak Marko Marinović Uroš Čarapić GBT MozzartSport / P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI Aleksandar Džikić Suad Šehović Number 1 VOLI
Cedevita Olimpija Jurica Golemac Jaka Blažič Adidas Cedevita
Cibona Vladimir Jovanović Roko Prkačin GBT Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda mts Dejan Radonjić Branko Lazić Adidas mts / SoccerBet
FMP Meridian Nenad Stefanović Marko Radonjić Adidas Meridian
Igokea m:tel Dragan Bajić Marko Jošilo GBT m:tel
Krka Dalibor Damjanović Luka Lapornik Peak Krka
Mega Mozzart Vlada Jovanović Luka Cerovina Adidas Tehnomanija
Mornar Barsko zlato Mihailo Pavićević Sead Šehović DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
Partizan NIS Željko Obradović Rade Zagorac Under Armour NIS / mts
Split Srđan Subotić Mateo Kedžo Macron Optika Anda
SC Derby Andrej Žakelj Nikola Pavličević Number 1 Derby
Zadar Vladimir Anzulović Dominik Mavra Macron OTP Bank

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
FMP Meridian Vanja Guša1 June 2021Off-season Nenad Stefanović2 June 2021[2][3]
Budućnost VOLI Dejan Milojević17 June 2021 Aleksandar Džikić22 June 2021[4][5][6]
Partizan NIS Aleksandar Matović25 June 2021 Željko Obradović25 June 2021[7][8]
SC Derby Nenad TrajkovićJune 2021 Andrej Žakelj8 July 2021[9]
Zadar Veljko Mršić13 July 2021 Ivan Perinčić15 July 2021[10][11]
Split Mile Karakaš Srđan Subotić9 August 2021[12][13][14]
Zadar Ivan Perinčić18 October 202113th (0–4) Srđan Helbich (interim)18 October 2021[15][16]
Srđan Helbich (interim)23 October 202112th (1–4) Vladimir Anzulović23 October 2021[17]

Referees

A total of 55 ABA officials set to work on the 2021–22 season in ABA 1 and ABA 2:

  • Dragan Porobić
  • Ernad Karović
  • Nermin Nikšić
  • Tomislav Stapić
  • Vladimir Marić
  • Bojan Kruljac
  • Boris Hartman
  • Branimir Galić
  • Denis Hadžić
  • Gordan Terlević
  • Hrvoje Muhvić
  • Josip Radojković
  • Krunoslav Peić
  • Luka Kardum
  • Marko Stanković
  • Marko Mustapić
  • Mateo Pavičić
  • Tomislav Hordov
  • Tomislav Vovk
  • Igor Dragojević
  • Igor Janjušević
  • Miloš Koljenšić
  • Miodrag Lakićević
  • Radoš Savović
  • Vojislav Lepetić
  • Zoran Radulović
  • Aleksandar Davidov
  • Boro Antovski
  • Vladimir Krstevski
  • Aleksandar Milojević
  • Dragan Matić
  • Dušan Sedlar
  • Ilija Belošević
  • Ivan Stefanović
  • Marko Juras
  • Marko Pecelj
  • Marko Strika
  • Milivoje Jovčić
  • Miloš Hadžić
  • Radoš Arsenijević
  • Stefan Ćalić
  • Uroš Obrknežević
  • Uroš Nikolić
  • Vladimir Vesković
  • Damir Javor
  • Damjan Gajšek
  • Edo Javor
  • Mario Majkić
  • Matej Boltauzer
  • Matej Špendl
  • Miha Mauer
  • Milan Nedović
  • Rok Misson
  • Saša Pukl
  • Sašo Petek

Regular season

The regular season commenced on 25 September.[18]

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Crvena zvezda mts 11 10 1 883 737 +146 21 Advance to the semifinals
2 Partizan NIS 11 9 2 847 733 +114 20
3 FMP Meridian 11 9 2 917 883 +34 20 Advance to the quarterfinals
4 Budućnost VOLI 11 8 3 859 799 +60 19
5 Cedevita Olimpija 11 6 5 915 856 +59 17
6 Mega Mozzart 11 5 6 882 858 +24 16
7 Cibona 11 5 6 831 823 +8 16
8 Igokea m:tel 11 5 6 873 867 +6 16
9 SC Derby 11 5 6 900 971 −71 16
10 Borac Čačak 11 4 7 846 871 −25 15
11 Mornar Barsko zlato 11 4 7 838 877 −39 15
12 Krka 11 3 8 794 901 −107 14
13 Zadar 11 2 9 781 852 −71 13 Qualification to the relegation playoffs
14 Split 11 2 9 767 905 −138 13 Relegation to the Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: ABA League

Positions by round
Advance to the semifinalsAdvance to the quarterfinalsQualification to the relegation playoffsRelegated
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Crvena zvezda mts11422222111
Partizan NIS64111111222
FMP Meridian117744444333
Budućnost VOLI56633333444
Cedevita Olimpija32368555555
Mega Mozzart255791089886
Cibona43256666667
Igokea m:tel788105797778
SC Derby139111179789109
Borac Čačak811981011111110910
Mornar Barsko zlato1012131213141314121111
Krka12101091181010111212
Zadar913121312121213141313
Split1414141414131412131414
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: ABA League

Results
Home \ Away BOR BUD COL CIB CZV FMP IGO KRK MEG MOR PAR SCD SPL ZAD
Borac Čačak — 76–85 59–62 77–80 80–68 68–86
Budućnost VOLI — 82–72 81–68 85–69 78–70 75–66 84–69
Cedevita Olimpija 79–84 — 89–92 88–56 79–59 86–60 73–74
Cibona 73–80 — 66–69 90–52 89–84 61–79
Crvena zvezda mts 71–63 79–64 86–72 — 81–67 71–56 97–61
FMP Meridian — 89–81 87–76 83–81 104–99 83–76
Igokea m:tel 91–89 83–101 75–68 — 79–63 68–70 85–67
Krka 90–97 70–71 — 89–80 87–70 80–66
Mega Mozzart 87–81 104–75 82–89 73–72 — 101–68 78–65
Mornar Barsko zlato 85–90 77–87 69–77 82–76 79–75 — 81–65
Partizan NIS 75–66 89–96 74–69 92–45 — 79–57
SC Derby 88–74 93–87 67–99 93–90 — 94–78
Split 66–80 77–76 87–77 59–69 94–101 —
Zadar 70–56 67–68 73–83 64–77 71–76 73–78 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Results by round

The table lists the results of teams in each round.

WinLossPostponed
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Crvena zvezda mtsWWLWWWWWWWW
Partizan NISWWWWWWWLWWL
FMP MeridianLWWWWWLWWWW
Budućnost VOLIWLWWWWLWLWW
Cedevita OlimpijaWWLLLWWWLLW
Mega MozzartWLWLLLWLWLW
CibonaWWWLLLWWLLL
Igokea m:telWLWLWLLWWLL
SC DerbyLWLWWLWLLLW
Borac ČačakLLWWLLLLWWL
Mornar Barsko zlatoLLLLLLWLWWW
KrkaLWLWLWLLLLL
ZadarLLLLWLLLLWL
SplitLLLLLWLWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: ABA League

Playoffs
Main article: 2022 ABA League First Division Playoffs

On 13 September 2021, the ABA League JTD decided that six highest-placed clubs from the Regular season will qualify for the Playoffs.[19]

Relegation playoffs

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders
CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per gameRok StipčevićKrka18.80
Rebounds per gameKenan KamenjašSC Derby8.09
Assists per gameScoochie SmithMega Mozzart6.73
Steals per gameJustin EdwardsSC Derby2.00
Blocks per gameNathan ReuversCibona2.27
Turnovers per gameBryce JonesFMP Meridian3.64
Fouls per gameVladimir MihailovićMornar Barsko zlato3.89
FT%Bryce JonesFMP Meridian95.08
2FG%Kenan KamenjašSC Derby65.56
3FG%Rok StipčevićKrka54.79
Index rating per game19.82

MVP List

MVP of the Round
Round Player Team PIR
1 Nikola Ivanović Crvena zvezda mts35
2 Nate Reuvers Cibona36
3 Sava Lešić Borac Čačak28
4 Kyle Vinales SC Derby43
5 Yam Madar Partizan NIS32
6 Darko Bajo Split41
7 Karlo Matković Mega Mozzart40
8 Danilo Tasić FMP Meridian37
9 Garrett Nevels FMP Meridian (2)34
10 Marko Pecarski Borac Čačak (2)35
11 Garrett Nevels (2) FMP Meridian (3)36

Source: ABA League

MVP of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
2021
October Bryce Jones FMP Meridian[20]
November Dalibor Ilić Igokea m:tel[21]

Clubs in European competitions
CompetitionTeamProgressResult
EuroLeague Crvena zvezda mtsRegular season12th (6–8)
EuroCup Partizan NISRegular season Group A2nd (5–1)
Budućnost VOLIRegular season Group B1st (5–1)
Cedevita Olimpija8th (2–4)
Champions League IgokeaRegular season Group E2nd (2–3)
SplitQualification Group AEliminated in semifinals by Fribourg Olympic, 76–67
Mornar Barsko zlatoQualification Group CEliminated in semifinals by Kalev/Cramo, 104–89
Transferred to FIBA Europe Cup
FIBA Europe CupRegular season Group E3rd (2–4)

See also
ABA teams
2020–21 domestic competitions

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