2023–24 ABA League Second Division
| ABA League Second Division | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Duration | October 2023 – TBA |
| Games played | 13 each |
| Teams | 14 |
| TV partner | Arena Sport |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Spartak Office Shoes |
| Runners-up | Vojvodina mts |
| Semi-finalists |  MZT Skopje Aerodrom Podgorica |
| Finals MVP | Filip Barna |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of February 26, 2022. | |
The 2023–24 ABA League Second Division is the 6th season of the ABA Second Division with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.
Clubs
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A total of 14 clubs contest the league for the 2023–24 season, based on the results in the domestic championships and taking into consideration the results in the previous season.[1]
Distribution
The following is the access list for this season. This season, instead of wild card invitation, qualification rounds determine one participant.[2][3]
| Clubs entering in this round | Clubs advancing from the previous round | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular season (14 clubs) |
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| Playoffs (8 clubs) |
Club allocation
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st–5th: Positions in national leagues at the end of regular season or playoffs.
- ABA1: Relegated from the First Division.
| Regular season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Borac WWIN (2nd) |
Sutjeska (1st) |
MZT Skopje Aerodrom (ABA1) |
 Kansai Helios (2nd) |
| Široki TT Kabeli (3rd) |
Podgorica (2nd) |
Pelister (2nd) |
GGD Šenčur (3rd) |
 Cedevita (4th) |
Zlatibor Gold Gondola (1st) |
TFT Mozzart Skopje (3rd) |
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| Šibenka (5th) |
Spartak Office Shoes (2nd) |
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| Qualifying round | |||
| Bosna Meridianbet (5th) |
Spars Ilidža (8th) |
Vojvodina MTS (3rd) |
Ilirija (4th) |
Qualifying rounds
4 teams competed in two preliminary rounds. Teams were paired in two-legged matches, with winners decided on aggregate score.
First preliminary round
Games were played from September 21 to and September 26. Winners advanced to the second preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosna Meridianbet |
160–141 | Ilirija |
83–71 | 77–70 |
| Spars Ilidža |
158–193 | Vojvodina MTS |
81–97 | 77–94 |
Second preliminary round
Games were played on October 1 and October 4. Winner advanced to the regular season stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosna Meridianbet |
152–163 | Vojvodina MTS |
75–78 | 77–85 |
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 | Spartak Office Shoes |
13 | 11 | 2 | 1119 | 994 | +125 | 24 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Vojvodina MTS |
13 | 10 | 3 | 1031 | 926 | +105 | 23 | |
| 3 | Zlatibor Gold Gondola |
13 | 10 | 3 | 1152 | 1026 | +126 | 23 | |
| 4 | Široki TT Kabeli |
13 | 9 | 4 | 1012 | 918 | +94 | 22 | |
| 5 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom |
13 | 8 | 5 | 1088 | 1017 | +71 | 21 | |
| 6 | Podgorica |
13 | 8 | 5 | 1026 | 1011 | +15 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sutjeska |
13 | 6 | 7 | 1000 | 1017 | −17 | 19 | |
| 8 | Kansai Helios |
13 | 6 | 7 | 925 | 933 | −8 | 19 | |
| 9 | Borac WWIN |
13 | 6 | 7 | 866 | 873 | −7 | 19 | |
| 10 | Pelister |
13 | 5 | 8 | 1004 | 1043 | −39 | 18 | |
| 11 | GGD Šenčur |
13 | 4 | 9 | 964 | 1035 | −71 | 17 | |
| 12 | Cedevita |
13 | 4 | 9 | 985 | 1059 | −74 | 17 | |
| 13 | Šibenka |
13 | 2 | 11 | 970 | 1087 | −117 | 15 | |
| 14 | TFT Mozzart Skopje |
13 | 2 | 11 | 912 | 1053 | −141 | 15 |
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.
Bracket
Knock-out elimination phases will be played under two-game format. Better placed team plays second leg at home court.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 9-16 April | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Spartak Office Shoes | 84 | 79 | 163 | |||||||||||||
| 27 April-5 May | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 Kansai Helios | 71 | 68 | 139 | |||||||||||||
| Spartak Office Shoes | 78 | 98 | 176 | |||||||||||||
| 10-17 April | ||||||||||||||||
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 73 | 64 | 137 | |||||||||||||
| 4 Široki TT Kabeli | 69 | 70 | 139 | |||||||||||||
| 9-16 May | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 85 | 68 | 153 | |||||||||||||
| Spartak Office Shoes | 74 | 80 | 154 | |||||||||||||
| 9-17 April | ||||||||||||||||
| Vojvodina MTS | 73 | 74 | 147 | |||||||||||||
| 2 Vojvodina MTS | 89 | 81 | 170 | |||||||||||||
| 24 April-2 May | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 Sutjeska | 84 | 70 | 154 | |||||||||||||
| Vojvodina MTS | 80 | 97 | 177 | |||||||||||||
| 10-16 April | ||||||||||||||||
| Podgorica | 98 | 55 | 153 | |||||||||||||
| 3 Zlatibor Gold Gondola | 89 | 93 | 182 | |||||||||||||
| 6 Podgorica | 113 | 100 | 213 | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ j.t.d, ABA liga. "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly session in Zagreb". NLB ABA League 2. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ↑ "Sutra Skupština ABA lige: Ko će biti posljednji učesnik ABA 2 lige za novu sezonu?". Sport Sport. 16 July 2023.
- ↑ Ban, Kulin (2023-07-17). "Otkrivamo: Igrat će se kvalifikacije za popunu ABA lige 2?!". Bhbasket (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
External links
- Official website
- ABA League at Eurobasket.com