ABA League First Division | |
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Season | 2019–20 |
Duration | October 4, 2019 – May 26, 2020 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | Arena Sport, O2.TV |
Regular season | |
Relegated | None |
Finals | |
Champions | None declared |
Records | |
Biggest home win | Crvena zvezda 103–61 Igokea (11 November 2019) |
Biggest away win | Mega 57–94 Budućnost (3 November 2019) |
Highest scoring | Olimpija 112–102 Mega (21 December 2019) |
Highest attendance | 16,531 Partizan 87–82 Budućnost (9 February 2020) |
Lowest attendance | 94 Mornar 95–86 Zadar (17 November 2019) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of May 28, 2020. |
The 2019–20 ABA League First Division was the 19th season of the ABA League with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia participating in it. The season started on 4 October 2019 and played its last games on 9 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 12 March 2020, the ABA League Assembly temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 27 May 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled definitely its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Crvena zvezda mts was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ABA League Assembly decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season.
Teams
Promotion and relegation
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2018–19 season and one promoted from the 2018–19 Second Division.
- Team promoted from the Second Division
- Team relegated to the Second Division
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 6,000 |
Cedevita Olimpija[Note 1] | Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,480 |
Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Hall | 5,400 |
Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 8,000[3][4][5] |
FMP | Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
Igokea | Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall | 3,050 |
Koper Primorska | Koper | Arena Bonifika | 3,000 |
Krka | Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,500 |
Mega Bemax | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall[6] | 5,000 |
Mornar | Bar | Topolica Sport Hall | 2,625 |
Partizan NIS | Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 7,997 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Budućnost VOLI | Petar Mijović | Suad Šehović | Spalding | VOLI / Tea Medica |
Cedevita Olimpija | Jurica Golemac | Jaka Blažič | Adidas | Cedevita / Petrol |
Cibona | Ivan Velić | Marin Rozić | Adidas | Erste Bank |
Crvena zvezda mts | Dragan Šakota | Branko Lazić | Nike | mts |
FMP | Vladimir Jovanović | Radoš Šešlija | Cvetex | FMP |
Igokea | Dragan Bajić | Sava Lešić | GBT | m:tel |
Koper Primorska | Andrej Žakelj | Alen Hodžić | Erreà | Vehicle Rent |
Krka | Vladimir Anzulović | Jure Balažič | Žolna šport | Krka |
Mega Bemax | Dejan Milojević | Edin Atić | Adidas | Bemax / Tehnomanija |
Mornar | Mihailo Pavićević | Marko Mijović | Armani | epcg |
Partizan NIS | Andrea Trinchieri | Novica Veličković | Under Armour | NIS / mts |
Zadar | Danijel Jusup | Ive Ivanov | Adidas | OTP Bank / Crodux |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Budućnost VOLI | Jasmin Repeša | 23 April 2019 | Off-season | Petar Mijović | 24 April 2019 | [7][8] |
Igokea | Dragan Nikolić | June 2019 | Aleksandar Trifunović | 11 June 2019 | [9] | |
Budućnost VOLI | Petar Mijović | June 2019 | Slobodan Subotić | 20 June 2019 | [10] | |
Cedevita Olimpija | First | — | Slaven Rimac | 8 July 2019 | [11] | |
Budućnost VOLI | Slobodan Subotić | 18 October 2019 | 3rd (2–0) | Petar Mijović | 19 October 2019 | [12][13] |
Zadar | Ante Nazor | 19 October 2019 | 12th (0–3) | Danijel Jusup | 23 October 2019 | [14][15] |
Crvena zvezda mts | Milan Tomić | 22 October 2019 | 8th (1–2) | Andrija Gavrilović (interim) | 22 October 2019 | [16] |
Igokea | Aleksandar Trifunović[Note 2] | 30 October 2019 | 11th (0–4) | Dragan Bajić | 30 October 2019 | [17] |
Krka | Simon Petrov | 5 November 2019 | 8th (2–3) | Vladimir Anzulović | 7 November 2019 | [18][19] |
Crvena zvezda mts | Andrija Gavrilović (interim) | 23 November 2019 | 6th (4–3) | Dragan Šakota | 23 November 2019 | [20] |
Koper Primorska | Jurica Golemac | 22 December 2019 | 5th (8–3) | Andrej Žakelj | 22 December 2019 | [21] |
Cedevita Olimpija | Slaven Rimac | 27 January 2020 | 3rd (10–7) | Jurica Golemac | 27 January 2020 | [22][23] |
Regular season
The regular season starts in September 2019 and ends in March 2020.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Partizan NIS | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1754 | 1538 | +216 | 38 |
2 | Budućnost VOLI | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1713 | 1517 | +196 | 36 |
3 | Crvena zvezda mts | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1758 | 1562 | +196 | 35 |
4 | Cedevita Olimpija | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1766 | 1716 | +50 | 34 |
5 | Mornar | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1774 | 1754 | +20 | 34 |
6 | Koper Primorska | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1640 | 1687 | −47 | 33 |
7 | FMP | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1767 | 1729 | +38 | 31 |
8 | Igokea | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1670 | 1779 | −109 | 28 |
9 | Cibona | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1606 | 1734 | −128 | 28 |
10 | Zadar | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1655 | 1769 | −114 | 27 |
11 | Mega Bemax | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1693 | 1832 | −139 | 27 |
12 | Krka | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1496 | 1675 | −179 | 27 |
Positions by round
First place & advance to the playoffs | |
Advance to the playoffs | |
Qualification to the relegation playoffs | |
Relegated |
Results
Statistical leaders
- As of 9 March 2020
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
MVP List
MVP of the Round
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | Lorenzo Brown | Crvena zvezda mts | 30 |
2 | Derek Needham | Mornar | 34 |
3 | Jaka Blažič | Cedevita Olimpija | 38 |
4 | Lance Harris | Koper Primorska | 31 |
5 | Rashawn Thomas | Partizan NIS | 31 |
6 | Billy Baron | Crvena zvezda mts | 27 |
7 | Jacob Pullen | Mornar | 30 |
8 | Filip Bundović | Cibona | 34 |
9 | Ivan Novačić | Cibona | 28 |
10 | Lorenzo Brown (2) | Crvena zvezda mts | 33 |
11 | Lance Harris (2) | Koper Primorska | 37 |
12 | Jaka Blažič (2) | Cedevita Olimpija | 48 |
13 | Marko Simonović | Mega Bemax | 35 |
14 | Domagoj Vuković | Zadar | 39 |
15 | Uroš Luković | Mornar | 31 |
16 | Justin Cobbs | Budućnost VOLI | 33 |
17 | Marko Simonović (2) | Mega Bemax | 32 |
18 | Jaka Blažič (3) | Cedevita Olimpija | 32 |
19 | Uroš Luković (2) | Mornar | 38 |
20 | Justin Cobbs (2) | Budućnost VOLI | 33 |
21 | Derek Needham (2) | Mornar | 27 |
Source: ABA League
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2019 | |||
October | Aleksa Radanov | FMP | [25] |
November | Filip Bundović | Cibona | [26] |
December | Rashawn Thomas | Partizan NIS | [27] |
2020 | |||
January | Justin Cobbs | Budućnost VOLI | [28] |
February | Uroš Luković | Mornar | [29] |
Clubs in European competitions
Competition | Team | Progress | Result | |
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EuroLeague | Crvena zvezda mts | Regular season | 14th (11–17) | |
EuroCup | Partizan NIS | Quarterfinals | (2) | 0–0 against UNICS |
Cedevita Olimpija | Regular season Group C | 6th (4–6) | ||
Budućnost VOLI | Regular season Group D | 5th (3–7) | ||
Champions League | Mornar | Regular season Group C | 7th (4–10) | |
See also
- List of current ABA League First Division team rosters
- 2019–20 ABA League Second Division
- 2019 ABA League Supercup
- 2019–20 Junior ABA League
- 2019–20 WABA League
- 2019–20 domestic competitions
- 2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia
- 2019–20 HT Premijer liga
- 2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League
- 2019–20 Prva A liga
- 2019–20 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Teams
Notes
- ^ Olimpija Ljubljana and Cedevita Zagreb made a merger and established a new club based in Ljubljana in July 2019 under the name Cedevita Olimpija.[30] Cedevita Olimpija has taken the Cedevita Zagreb's spot in the League.
- ^ Marko Barać was changing Aleksandar Trifunović in his absence.
References
- ↑ "ABA competitions suspended". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ↑ Vesić: Hala "Aleksandar Nikolić" dobila novo lice, mesta za 8.000 gledalaca
- ↑ Zablistao novi Pionir sa 8.000 mesta: Telegraf prvi ušao u renoviranu halu "Aleksandar Nikolić"
- ↑ Hala „Aleksandar Nikolić” otvara se 1. oktobra
- ↑ "Mega jadranske rivale dočekuje na Novom Beogradu". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Jasmin Repeša resigns as Budućnost VOLI head coach". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Budućnost VOLI assign Petar Mijović as their new head coach". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Aleksandar Trifunović novi trener Igokee". novosti.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "BUDUĆNOST ANGAŽOVALA TRENERA Posle Džikića, Repeše i Mijovića, ugovor sa Podgoričanima potpisao Slobodan Subotić!". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ↑ "FORMALNO POTVRĐENO SPAJANJE CEDEVITE I OLIMPIJE Evo kako će biti posložen novi klub: Rimac trener, stiglo je i prvo pojačanje..." sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ↑ "Šok u Podgorici: Slobodan Subotić nije više trener Budućnosti". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ↑ "Budućnost ima novog trenera!". sportske.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ↑ "SLUŽBENO Ante Nazor više nije trener Zadra". kkzadar.hr (in Croatian). 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ↑ "Zadar appoint Danijel Jusup as new head coach". aba-liga.com. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ "Milan Tomic and Crvena Zvezda parted ways". Eurohoops. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ↑ "Igokea appoint Dragan Bajić as new head coach and add Michael Green to the 2019/20 roster". aba-liga.com. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ↑ "Krka and Simon Petrov agreed to part ways". aba-liga.com. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ↑ "Vladimir Anzulović is back at Krka bench". aba-liga.com. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ↑ "Dragan Šakota novi trener Crvene zvezde". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ↑ "Golemac leaves Koper Primorska". aba-liga.com. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "Cedevita Olimpija and Slaven Rimac parted ways on mutual consent". cedevita.olimpija.com. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ↑ "Jurica Golemac is the new head coach of BC Cedevita Olimpija". cedevita.olimpija.com. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ↑ "Disciplinary sanctions for Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com.
- ↑ MVP of October: Aleksa Radanov (FMP)
- ↑ MVP of November: Filip Bundović (Cibona)
- ↑ MVP of December: Rashawn Thomas (Partizan NIS)
- ↑ MVP of January: Justin Cobbs (Budućnost VOLI)
- ↑ MVP of February: Uroš Luković (Mornar)
- ↑ "Rimac trener Cedevite Olimpije, prva okrepitev Edo Murić". rtvslo.si. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
External links
- Official website
- ABA League at Eurobasket.com