2020–21 ABA League Second Division

The 2020–21 ABA League Second Division will be the 4th season of the ABA Second Division with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it. The season will start on 23 September 2020.

ABA League Second Division
Competition details
Season 2020–21
Teams 14
Dates 23 September 2020 – 7 April 2021
(Regular season)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of May 28, 2020.

The season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including two representatives from all six ABA League countries. In cases where a club from an individual country does not apply for the 2020–21 season, the empty spot will be filled by awarding wild cards. The first two teams from the previous season, Borac Čačak and Split, were awarded wild cards to compete in the 2020–21 ABA League First Division.[1] On 29 June 2020, the ABA League Assembly confirmed the final list of the 2020–21 season participants.[2]

Team allocation

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

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: National League position
  • WC: Wild card
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the leagues
Regular season[2]
Sutjeska (Abd-1st) Široki (Abd-2nd) Sloboda Užice (2nd) MZT Skopje (Abd-1st)
Lovćen 1947 (Abd-2nd) Spars Realway (Abd-3rd) Zlatibor (3rd) Rabotnički (Abd-2nd)
Studentski centar (WC) Sloboda Tuzla (WC) Mladost (WC)
Podgorica Bemax (WC) Gorica (Abd-4th) Helios Suns (Abd-4th)

In early June 2020, seven clubs contested for four wild cards.[3][4] Later that month, Serbian club Novi Pazar withdrew its bid following failure to meet financial requirements.[5] On 29 June, the ABA League Assembly announced four wild cards recipients, including Sloboda Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Studentski centar (Montenegro), Podgorica Bemax (Montenegro) and Mladost (Serbia).[2] Teams Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Gostivar (North Macedonia) did not receive the wild card.

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2020–21 ABA League Second Division
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Gorica Velika Gorica Velika Gorica Sports Hall 1,000
Helios Suns Domžale Komunalni center Hall 2,500
Lovćen 1947 Cetinje Lovćen Sports Center 1,500
Rabotnički Skopje Gradski Park Hall 2,000
Mladost Zemun Master Sports Center 750
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje Jane Sandanski Arena 7,500
Podgorica Bemax Podgorica Bemax Arena 2,000
Sloboda Tuzla Tuzla SKPC Mejdan 4,900
Sloboda Užice Užice Veliki Park Hall 2,200
Spars Realway Sarajevo Grbavica Sports Hall 1,500
Studentski centar Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Sutjeska Nikšić Nikšić Sports Center 3,000
Široki Široki Brijeg Pecara Sports Hall 4,500
Zlatibor Čajetina Čajetina Sport Center N/A

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Gorica Josip Sesar
Helios Suns Dejan Jakara Aljaž Bratec Spalding Helios, Triglav
Lovćen 1947 Petar Jovanović Nikola Borilović NetS VOLI
Rabotnički Dimitar Mirakovski Kiril Nikolovski
Mladost Dragan Jakovljević Lazar Stefanović — —
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Gjorgji Kočov Damjan Stojanovski Adidas Cevahir Holding, UNIBanka
Podgorica Bemax Zoran Kašćelan
Sloboda Tuzla Damir Mulaomerović Emir Čerkezović N°1 PAN
Sloboda Užice Vladimir Lučić Petar Marić — —
Spars Realway Nedim Džemić Adin Vrabac Adidas —
Studentski centar Nenad Trajković Spalding
Sutjeska Velimir Gašić Boris Lalović First Ever EP CG
Široki Damir Vujanović Jure Zubac Ardu Sport —
Zlatibor Strajin Nedović Radomir Marojević Ardu Dino park

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
Podgorica Bemax Vladan RadovićMay 2020Off-season Zoran KašćelanMay 2020[6]
Sutjeska Zoran Glomazić17 July 2020 Velimir Gašić17 July 2020[7]
Lovćen 1947 Zoran KašćelanMay 2020 Petar Jovanović3 August 2020[6][8]
Široki Hrvoje VlašićAugust 2020 Damir Vujanović6 August 2020[9]

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gorica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Helios Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Lovćen 1947 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Mladost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Podgorica Bemax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Rabotnički 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sloboda Tuzla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sloboda Užice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Spars Realway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Studentski centar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sutjeska 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Široki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Zlatibor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation
First match(es) will be played on 23 September 2020. Source: ABA2

Positions by round
First place & advance to the playoffs
Advance to the playoffs
Relegated
Source: ABA2

Results
Home \ Away GOR HEL LOV MLA MZT POD RAB SLT SLU SPA STC SUT ŠIR ZLA
Gorica —
Helios Suns —
Lovćen 1947 —
Mladost —
MZT Skopje Aerodrom —
Podgorica Bemax —
Rabotnički —
Sloboda Tuzla —
Sloboda Užice —
Spars Realway —
Studentski centar —
Sutjeska —
Široki —
Zlatibor —
First match(es) will be played on September 23, 2020. Source: ABA2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

The semi-finals will be played in a best-of-three format, while the Finals were played in a best-of-five format. The Playoffs will begin on 14 April 2021.[2]

Promotion playoffs

The 13th placed team of the First Division season and the runners-up of the Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the next First Division season.

Qualified clubs
LeaguesClubs
First Division13th place club
Second Division2nd place club

Results
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
0–0

See also
2020–21 domestic competitions

References
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  2. "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly - 29 June 2020". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Još dva bh. kluba traže mjesto u novoj sezoni ABA 2 lige". sport.novi.ba. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "Kako se popunjavaju ABA lige i kome ide "wild card"?". MONDOBA. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. "Novi Pazar odustao od Aba lige 2". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. "Zoran Kašćelan: Više nisam trener Lovćena". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "Velimir Gašić preuzeo Sutjesku". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  8. "PETAR JOVANOVIĆ NOVI TRENER LOVĆENA, VRBICA I POPOVIĆ PRODUŽILI UGOVORE". cetinjskilist.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. "Damir Vujanović is the new head coach of Široki". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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