2018–19 ABA League Second Division

The 2018–19 ABA League Second Division is the 2nd season of the ABA Second Division with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.

ABA League Second Division
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 12
Dates September 27, 2018 – March 13, 2019
(Regular season)
March 20, 2019 – April 8, 2019
(Playoffs)
TV Arena Sport
Final positions
Champions Sixt Primorska (1st title)
Runners-up MZT
Semifinalists Borac
Spars
Relegated Vršac
Awards
Finals MVP Marko Jagodić-Kuridža
Statistical leaders
Index Rating Jagodić-Kuridža
22.5
Points Pavlićević
20.0
Rebounds Jagodić-Kuridža
8.9
Assists Šiško
7.5
Records
Biggest home win Primorska 102–58 Zrinjski
(January 30, 2019)
Biggest away win Helios 64–109 Primorska
(January 17, 2019)
Highest scoring Vršac 102–107 Rogaška
(January 9, 2019)
Winning streak Sixt Primorska
11 games
Losing streak Vršac
19 games
All statistics correct as of March 8, 2019.

Format changes

On March 13, 2018, the Adriatic League Assembly decided to abolish the National standings and, as of the 2018–19 season, participants are determined only based on the results in the competitions under the umbrella of the Adriatic League (First Division and Second Division). According to that, the promotion to the First Division is possible only from the Second Division. The last placed of the 2017–18 First Division season lose the right to participate in the 2018–19 season and its place is given to the 2017–18 Champion of the Second Division. Also, as of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the 2018–19 Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the 2019–20 First Division season. The format of the Qualifiers will be best of three, while the home court advantage will be given to the team that played in the First Division in the previous season.[1]

The maximum number of clubs from one country in the First Division is five, while in the Second Division each country will have two participants. The last placed club in the First Division will have a guaranteed place in the Second Division in the following season. The confirmed competition system shall not be changed until the end of the 2024–25 season, if there are no significant changes in the European basketball by then.[1]

Instead of the Final Four tournament, as of the 2018–19 season, the Second Division champion will be given after the Playoffs, where four best teams of the regular season will compete. The last placed club in the 2017–18 season loses the right to participate in the 2018–19 season, regardless of its result in the national championship.[1]

Teams

Team allocation

Macedonian League champions Rabotnički withdrew their place in 2018–19 season, as well as the semifinalists Kumanovo and Blokotehna. Their place was taken by Serbian team Vršac.[2]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: National League position after Playoffs
  • ABA1: Relegated from the First Division
Regular season[3]
Zrinjski (1st) MZT Skopje Aerodrom (ABA1) Borac (4th) Sixt Primorska (3rd)
Spars (4th) Sutjeska (3rd) Dynamic VIP PAY (6th) Rogaška (4th)
Split (4th) Lovćen 1947 (4th) Vršac (7th) Helios Suns (5th)

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2018–19 ABA League Second Division
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Borac Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Dynamic VIP PAY Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Helios Suns Domžale Komunalni center Hall 2,500
Lovćen 1947 Cetinje Lovćen SC 1,500
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje Jane Sandanski 7,500
Rogaška Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina SH 1,100
Sixt Primorska Koper Arena Bonifika 3,000
Spars Sarajevo Grbavica SH 1,500
Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Sutjeska Nikšić Nikšić SC 3,000
Vršac Vršac Millennium Hall 4,400
Zrinjski Mostar Bijeli Brijeg Hall 1,000

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Jovica Arsić Marko Marinović — P.S. Fashion
Dynamic VIP PAY Vladimir Đokić Vuk Vulikić NAAI VIP PAY
Helios Suns Dejan Jakara Aljaž Bratec Spalding Helios, Triglav
Lovćen 1947 Miodrag Kadija Nikola Borilović NetS VOLI
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Gjorgji Kočov Damjan Stojanovski Adidas Cevahir Holding, UNIBanka
Rogaška Damjan Novaković Miha Fon Nike —
Sixt Primorska Jurica Golemac Alen Hodžić Nike Vehicle Rent
Spars Marko Trbić Adin Vrabac Adidas —
Split Ante Grgurević Mateo Kedžo Macron Bobis
Sutjeska Zoran Glomazić First Ever EP CG
Vršac Darko Kostić Miloš Savović Spirit Villager
Zrinjski Hrvoje Vlašić Ljubo Šamadan No1 Mostarsko pivo

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Željko Lukajić3 April 2018Off-season Gjorgji Kočov3 April 2018
[4]
Vršac Goran TopićApril 2018 Mihajlo MitićApril 2018
Borac Raško Bojić9 April 2018 Jovica Arsić9 April 2018
[5][6]
Split Ivica Skelin29 May 2018 Vladimir Anzulović29 May 2018
[7]
Dynamic VIP PAY Miroslav Nikolić4 July 2018 Vladimir Đokić4 July 2018
[8]
Lovćen 1947 Petar Jovanović23 August 2018 Miodrag Kadija23 August 2018
[9]
Vršac Mihajlo Mitić24 August 2018 Branko Maksimović24 August 2018
[10]
Helios Suns Jovan Beader12 November 201810th (2–5) Dejan Jakara12 November 2018
[11]
Vršac Branko Maksimović4 January 201912th (1–13) Darko Kostić4 January 2019
[12]
Split Vladimir Anzulović5 March 20197th (8–12) Ante Grgurević5 March 2019

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sixt Primorska 22 20 2 1867 1521 +346 42 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Spars 22 16 6 1641 1578 +63 38
3 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 22 15 7 1899 1758 +141 37
4 Borac Čačak 22 13 9 1757 1690 +67 35
5 Dynamic VIP PAY 22 12 10 1776 1727 +49 34
6 Sutjeska 22 12 10 1769 1803 −34 34
7 Lovćen 1947 22 11 11 1715 1688 +27 33
8 Split 22 10 12 1711 1712 −1 32
9 Zrinjski 22 8 14 1713 1815 −102 30
10 Rogaška 22 7 15 1726 1785 −59 29
11 Helios Suns 22 7 15 1642 1772 −130 29
12 Vršac 22 1 21 1728 2095 −367 23 Relegation
Source: ABA League Second Division

Positions by round
First place & advance to the playoffs
Advance to the playoffs
Relegated
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Sixt Primorska1111111111111111111111
Spars5844324323444333332222
MZT Skopje Aerodrom4233432232222222223333
Borac Čačak81189979986688888866554
Dynamic VIP PAY2465565567877754444445
Sutjeska12957656799766575555666
Lovćen 1947671010897654333467787877
Split3322243445555646678788
Zrinjski111012121011111111111010910101010111111109
Rogaška767678887899119999999910
Helios Suns9598111010101010111110111111111010101111
Vršac10121111121212121212121212121212121212121212
Source: ABA2

Results
Home \ Away BOR DYN HEL LOV MZT ROG PRI SPA SPL SUT VRS ZRI
Borac Čačak — 102–72 81–63 77–76 79–74 89–84 65–73 80–84 79–73 92–68 89–71 82–76
Dynamic VIP PAY 89–98 — 79–71 87–88 98–75 91–74 68–58 79–74 72–78 76–51 95–83 88–81
Helios Suns 76–82 75–77 — 77–74 73–92 66–58 64–109 76–69 78–82 84–76 95–78 82–80
Lovćen 1947 75–70 89–82 79–58 — 67–85 72–71 66–80 68–74 63–65 81–87 81–66 83–73
MZT Skopje Aerodrom 82–57 84–74 92–79 100–90 — 84–70 77–78 93–77 104–87 94–73 78–69 97–75
Rogaška 81–88 75–80 68–63 85–95 102–90 — 74–75 70–81 74–69 95–81 92–80 66–62
Sixt Primorska 97–71 82–67 87–58 77–74 91–84 85–80 — 102–61 78–69 93–66 103–77 102–58
Spars 66–63 88–84 79–66 73–64 71–75 63–59 54–69 — 96–58 76–74 67–54 75–73
Split 81–68 72–78 82–76 71–78 76–78 81–69 75–77 60–63 — 109–87 87–69 78–82
Sutjeska 71–64 80–74 78–70 81–71 91–79 94–79 85–82 67–74 83–90 — 109–91 85–73
Vršac 74–100 99–93 74–106 78–103 88–95 102–107 65–103 76–93 80–96 78–100 — 85–91
Zrinjski 84–81 50–73 96–86 71–78 93–87 94–93 63–66 68–83 80–72 78–82 112–91 —
Updated to match(es) played on March 17, 2019. Source: ABA Second Division
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs
Main article: 2019 ABA League Second Division Playoffs

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
March 20–24
 
 
 Sixt Primorska2
 
April 1–8
 
 Borac Čačak0
 
 Sixt Primorska3
 
March 20–24
 
 MZT Skopje Aerodrom0
 
 Spars0
 
 
 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 2
 

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Sixt Primorska 2–0 Borac Čačak 78–59 73–69 —
Spars 0–2 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 70–71 70–84 —

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Sixt Primorska 3–0 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 93–71 95–72 66–61——

Promotion playoffs

As of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the 2018–19 Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the 2019–20 First Division season. The format of the Qualifiers will be best of three, while the home court advantage will be given to the team that played in the First Division in the previous season.

Teams

As the team, coming from the ABA League, Zadar had the home court advantage in the first and third game of the series, while MZT was the host of the second game of the Qualifiers series.[13] Zadar won the series 2−1 and kept its First League status.[14]

Results
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Zadar 2–1 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 83–89 78–77 86−75

MVP of the Round
Round Player Team PIR
1 James Woodard MZT Skopje Aerodrom25
2 Marko Jagodić-Kuridža Sixt Primorska39
3 Nemanja Protić Spars35
4 Ibrahim Durmo Spars28
5 Marko Ramljak Zrinjski41
6 Radovan Đoković Borac32
7 Miloš Popović Lovćen 194734
8 Ive Ivanov MZT Skopje Aerodrom27
9 Sven Smajlagić Zrinjski37
10 Milutin Đukanović Lovćen 194735
11 Aleksandar Todorović Zrinjski36
12 Andrija Bojić MZT Skopje Aerodrom35
13 Miloš Glišić Dynamic VIP PAY37
14 Radovan Đoković (2) Borac35
15 Pavle Marčinković Split36
16 Nikola Pavličević Sutjeska35
17 Marko Jagodić-Kuridža (2) Sixt Primorska27
18 Radosav Spasojević Sutjeska29
19 Draško Albijanić Spars37
20 Ilija Đoković Borac30
21 Aleksa Popović Lovćen 194733
22 Predrag Samardžiski MZT Skopje Aerodrom39
SF1 Žan Mark Šiško Sixt Primorska28
SF2 Ive Ivanov (2) MZT Skopje Aerodrom31
F1 Lance Harris Sixt Primorska26
F2 Marjan Čakarun Sixt Primorska27
F3 Marko Jagodić-Kuridža (3) Sixt Primorska28

Source: ABA League Second Division

Attendances

Attendances do not include playoff games yet:

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Borac Čačak 14,750 2,200 700 1,341 −22.4%†
2 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 12,958 1,500 650 1,178 −40.3%1
3 Lovćen 1947 10,650 1,150 800 968 +11.5%†
4 Vršac 9,940 1,150 800 904 −35.4%†
5 Spars 9,430 1,200 750 857 n/a†
6 Split 8,940 900 690 813 +5.9%†
7 Sixt Primorska 8,770 2,000 400 797 −4.9%†
8 Sutjeska 8,190 1,200 300 745 n/a†
9 Rogaška 7,930 950 400 721 −3.2%†
10 Zrinjski 7,683 900 200 698 −30.2%†
11 Helios Suns 6,040 850 200 549 n/a†
12 Dynamic VIP PAY 5,910 950 100 537 −14.4%†
League total 111,191 2,200 100 842 −7.6%†

Updated to games played on March 14, 2019
Source: ABA 2 League
Notes:
1: 2017–18 season average applied to ABA League games

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See also
2018–19 domestic competitions

References
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  11. http://helios-suns.si/2018/11/12/jovana-beaderja-bo-na-mestu-glavnega-trenerja-zamenjal-dejan-jakara/ Jovana Beaderja bo na mestu glavnega trenerja zamenjal Dejan Jakara]
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