2026–27 ABA League First Division
| AdmiralBet ABA League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026–27 |
| Teams | 20 |
| TV partner | Arena Sport |
← 2025–26 2027–28 → | |
The 2026–27 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 26th season of the ABA League. Beside 18 teams from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and United Arab Emirates, the ABA league board proposed expansion from 18 to 20 teams, with two additional wild cards. There were applicants from Italy, Switzerland and Poland,[1][2] but the wild cards are given to Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia and KK Cibona from Croatia (whose team will return to the competition after one-year absence).[3][4]
Dubai Basketball are the defending champions.
Promotion and relegation
| Promoted |  Široki |
2025–26 ABA 2 Champion[5] |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation |  Vienna |
3-year license[6][7][8] |
 Dubai Basketball | ||
 U-BT Cluj-Napoca | ||
 Slovan Bratislava | ||
 Cibona |
Wild card[8] | |
| Relegated | Split |
Finished last |
Venues and locations
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Location of teams in the 2026–27 season
Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2026–27 season
Location of the team from UAE in the 2026–27 season
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Borac Mozzart |
Čačak | Borac Hall | 4,000 |
| Bosna BH Telecom |
Sarajevo | Zetra Olympic Hall | 12,000 |
 Budućnost VOLI |
Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 6,000 |
 Cedevita Olimpija |
Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,480 |
| Cibona |
Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Hall | 5,400 |
| Crvena zvezda Meridianbet |
Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić hall | 8,000 |
| Dubai Basketball |
Dubai | Coca-Cola Arena | 17,000 |
| FMP |
Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
| Igokea m:tel |
Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall | 3,050 |
| Ilirija |
Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 6,800 |
| Krka |
Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,500 |
| Mega Superbet |
Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall | 5,000 |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet |
Belgrade | Belgrade Arena | 18,386 |
| Slovan Bratislava |
Bratislava | Gopass Arena | 5,500 |
| Spartak Office Shoes |
Subotica | Dudova Šuma Hall | 2,000 |
| SC Derby |
Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 6,000 |
| Široki |
Široki Brijeg | Pecara Sports Hall | 4,500 |
| U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
Cluj-Napoca | BTarena | 10,000 |
| Vienna |
Vienna | Hallmann Dome | 1,399 |
| Zadar |
Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 7,997 |
Regular season
Group A
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Top 8 |
| 2 | Cedevita Olimpija |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Budućnost VOLI |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Cibona |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Igokea m:tel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Playout |
| 6 | FMP |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Borac Mozzart |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Krka |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Široki TT Kabeli |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Slovan Bratislava |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 26 September. Source: ABA League
Group B
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai Basketball |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Top 8 |
| 2 | Partizan Mozzart Bet |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | SC Derby |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Zadar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Playout |
| 6 | Spartak Office Shoes |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Bosna BH Telecom |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mega Superbet |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Perspektiva Ilirija |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Vienna |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 25 September. Source: ABA League
Clubs in European competitions
| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | Dubai Basketball | Regular season | |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet | |||
| Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | |||
| EuroCup | Budućnost VOLI | Regular season | |
| U-BT Cluj-Napoca | |||
| Cedevita Olimpija | |||
| Champions League | Spartak Office Shoes | Regular season | |
| Igokea m:tel | |||
| Cibona | |||
| Vienna | Qualifying rounds | ||
| FIBA Europe Cup |
References
- ↑ "Project Kosz PL".
- ↑ UNA televizija (2026-06-13). SPORTUNA I Rezime ABA lige iz ugla Milije Vojinovića:"Cibona se vraća, Slovaci dolaze, širi se liga". Retrieved 2026-06-17 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Sportske.net - Veliki povratak Cibone u AdmiralBet ABA ligu, stižu i Slovaci!". Sportske.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- ↑ j.t.d, ABA liga. "Cibona and Slovan Bratislava to Join AdmiralBet ABA League in 2026/27 Season : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "Široki je novi član ABA lige" (in Bosnian). 2026-04-29. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- ↑ Beta (2025-07-16). "Kluž i Beč novi članovi ABA lige, timovi će biti podeljeni u dve grupe". Radio Sto Plus. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- ↑ "Zvanično - Dubai u ABA ligi!". SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- 1 2 Grubor, Danilo (2026-06-19). ""ABA liga među tri najkvalitetnije u Evropi; Slovan ambiciozan projekat, Cibona platila specijalnu pozivnicu"". basketballsphere.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2026-06-19.