2018–19 ABA League First Division
The 2018–19 ABA League First Division is the 18th season of the ABA League with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia participating in it. It is the first time since the 2011–12 season that there are no participants from North Macedonia.
ABA League First Division | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
Games played | 143 | ||||||||||||
Dates | September 28, 2018 – March 17, 2019 (Regular season) March 23, 2019–April 22, 2019 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
TV | Arena Sport, O2.TV | ||||||||||||
Final positions | |||||||||||||
Top seed | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||
Champions | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Semifinalists | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
Relegated | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Awards | |||||||||||||
MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Top Prospect | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Crvena zvezda 97–54 Budućnost (22 April 2019) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Mornar 57–90 Crvena zvezda (9 February 2019) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Igokea 115–105 Olimpija (16 November 2018) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | Crvena zvezda 16 games | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | Olimpija / Mornar 5 games | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 8,000 Zadar 92–97 Partizan (19 January 2019) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 500 Igokea 91–73 Krka (26 October 2018) Krka 69–71 Igokea (18 January 2019) Cedevita 94–80 Mornar (15 March 2019) FMP 73–72 Partizan (16 March 2019) | ||||||||||||
Total attendance | 384,820[1] | ||||||||||||
Average attendance | 2,691[1] | ||||||||||||
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of April 22, 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). Promotion and relegation will now be based on the First and Second Division. The last place team in the First Division is relegated to the Second Division, while the winner of the Second Division is promoted. 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 a Relegation Playoff 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.[2]
The maximum number of clubs from one country in the First Division is five. 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.[2]
Teams
Promotion and relegation
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2017–18 season and one promoted from the 2017–18 Second Division.
- Team promoted from Second Division
- Team relegated to Second Division
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 5,500 |
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Zagreb | Dom sportova | 3,100 |
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Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Hall | 5,400 |
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Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
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Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
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Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall | 3,050 |
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Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,500 |
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Sremska Mitrovica | Pinki Sports Hall | 2,500 |
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Bar | Topolica Sport Hall | 2,625 |
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Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 |
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Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,480 |
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Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 7,997 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Budućnost VOLI | ![]() |
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Spalding | VOLI / Tea Medica |
Cedevita | ![]() |
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Adidas | Cedevita / INA |
Cibona | ![]() |
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Visual | Erste Bank |
Crvena zvezda mts | ![]() |
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Nike | mts |
FMP | ![]() |
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Champion | FMP |
Igokea | ![]() |
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GBT | m:tel |
Krka | ![]() |
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Žolna šport | Krka |
Mega Bemax | ![]() |
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Adidas | Bemax / Tehnomanija |
Mornar | ![]() |
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Armani | epcg |
Partizan NIS | ![]() |
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Under Armour | NIS / mts |
Petrol Olimpija | ![]() |
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Peak | Petrol |
Zadar | ![]() |
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Visual | OTP Bank / Crodux |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Igokea | ![]() | 2 April 2018 | Off-season | ![]() | 2 April 2018 | [3] |
Crvena zvezda mts | ![]() | 8 May 2018 | ![]() | 8 May 2018 | [4] | |
Cedevita | ![]() | 6 June 2018 | ![]() | 8 June 2018 | [5][6] | |
Cibona | ![]() | 6 June 2018 | ![]() | 8 June 2018 | [7][8] | |
Zadar | ![]() | 21 June 2018 | ![]() | 28 June 2018 | [9][10] | |
Crvena zvezda mts | ![]() | July 2018 | ![]() | 13 July 2018 | [11][12] | |
Igokea | ![]() | July 2018 | ![]() | 14 July 2018 | [13][14] | |
Zadar | ![]() | 23 October 2018 | 12th (0–4) | ![]() | 23 October 2018 | [15][16] |
Cedevita | ![]() | 25 October 2018 | 9th (1–3) | ![]() | 25 October 2018 | [17] |
Partizan NIS | ![]() | 26 October 2018 | 7th (2–3) | ![]() | 1 November 2018 | [18][19] |
Igokea | ![]() | 5 November 2018 | 9th (2–4) | ![]() | 5 November 2018 | [20] |
Petrol Olimpija | ![]() | 19 November 2018 | 11th (2–6) | ![]() | 19 November 2018 | [21] |
Igokea | ![]() | 24 December 2018 | 10th (4–8) | ![]() | 24 December 2018 | [22] |
Budućnost VOLI | ![]() | 29 December 2018 | 3rd (8–4) | ![]() | 30 December 2018 | [23][24] |
Petrol Olimpija | ![]() | 19 February 2019 | 10th (6–13) | ![]() | 19 February 2019 | [25] |
Regular season
The season began on September 28, 2018. The regular season ended on March 17, 2019.[26]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
22 | 21 | 1 | 1875 | 1517 | +358 | 43 | Advance to the playoffs |
2 | ![]() |
22 | 16 | 6 | 1924 | 1769 | +155 | 38[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | ![]() |
22 | 16 | 6 | 1783 | 1636 | +147 | 38[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | ![]() |
22 | 14 | 8 | 1779 | 1663 | +116 | 36 | |
5 | ![]() |
22 | 10 | 12 | 1802 | 1880 | −78 | 32[lower-alpha 2] | |
6 | ![]() |
22 | 10 | 12 | 1736 | 1786 | −50 | 32[lower-alpha 2] | |
7 | ![]() |
22 | 9 | 13 | 1744 | 1810 | −66 | 31 | |
8 | ![]() |
22 | 8 | 14 | 1798 | 1869 | −71 | 30[lower-alpha 3] | |
9 | ![]() |
22 | 8 | 14 | 1780 | 1907 | −127 | 30[lower-alpha 3] | |
10 | ![]() |
22 | 7 | 15 | 1587 | 1776 | −189 | 29[lower-alpha 4] | |
11 | ![]() |
22 | 7 | 15 | 1803 | 1900 | −97 | 29[lower-alpha 4] | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
12 | ![]() |
22 | 6 | 16 | 1685 | 1783 | −98 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division |
Notes:
- Cedevita 1–1, 1.02; Budućnost VOLI 1–1, 0.98
- Mega Bemax 1–1, 1.06; FMP 1–1, 0.94
- Igokea 2–0, 1.17; Mornar 0–2, 0.85
- Krka 1–1, 1.05; Zadar 1–1, 0.95
Positions by round
First place & advance to the playoffs | |
Advance to the playoffs | |
Qualification to the relegation playoffs | |
Relegated |
Results
Playoffs
The semi-finals will be played in a best-of-three format, while the Finals were played in a best-of-five format. Playoffs will begin on 23 March 2019 and planned to end by 22 April 2019.[26]
Bracket
Semifinals | Finals | |||||
March 23 – April 6 | ||||||
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April 12 – April 22 | ||||||
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March 25 – April 7 | ||||||
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2018–19 ABA League Champions |
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![]() Crvena zvezda mts 4th title |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Crvena zvezda mts ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
106–101 | 67–70 | 84–63 |
Cedevita ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
90–83 | 72–87 | 73–78 |
Finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg |
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Crvena zvezda mts ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
91–72 | 107–69 | 72–80 | 80–84 | 97–54 |
Relegation 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.
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.[27] Zadar won the series 2−1 and kept its First League status.[28]
Teams
- First Division 11th place:
Zadar
- Second Division 2nd place:
MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Results
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Zadar ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
83–89 | 78–77 | 86−75 |
Statistical leaders
- As of 22 April 2019
PIR
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Source: ABA League
Awards
MVP List
MVP of the Round
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 40 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 33 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 31 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 36 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 33 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 39 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 36 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 43 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 32 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 34 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 42 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 25 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 32 |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 29 |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 29 |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 35 |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 35 |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 37 |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 31 |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 |
SF1 | ![]() | ![]() | 26 |
SF2 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 |
SF3 | ![]() | ![]() | 16 |
F1 | ![]() | ![]() | 27 |
F2 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 |
F3 | ![]() | ![]() | 20 |
F4 | ![]() | ![]() | 36 |
F5 | ![]() | ![]() | 21 |
Source: ABA League
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2018 | |||
October | ![]() | ![]() | [33] |
November | ![]() | ![]() | [34] |
December | ![]() | ![]() | [35] |
2019 | |||
January | ![]() | ![]() | [36] |
February | ![]() | ![]() | [37] |
Attendances
Attendances include playoff games:
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | ![]() |
66,420 | 7,920 | 1,200 | 5,535 | +20.6% |
2 | ![]() |
73,031 | 6,858 | 2,345 | 4,564 | +3.4% |
3 | ![]() |
48,750 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 4,432 | +2.1% |
4 | ![]() |
55,009 | 5,860 | 1,950 | 3,929 | +15.5% |
5 | ![]() |
25,400 | 3,000 | 1,550 | 2,309 | +8.6% |
6 | ![]() |
25,850 | 5,500 | 500 | 1,988 | +44.1% |
7 | ![]() |
19,350 | 3,500 | 500 | 1,759 | −19.6% |
8 | ![]() |
16,670 | 3,500 | 700 | 1,515 | +6.2% |
9 | ![]() |
16,080 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 1,462 | +1.5% |
10 | ![]() |
14,740 | 2,350 | 590 | 1,340 | −5.2% |
11 | ![]() |
13,730 | 2,000 | 500 | 1,248 | +51.3%1 |
12 | ![]() |
9,790 | 1,400 | 500 | 890 | −2.6% |
League total | 384,820 | 8,000 | 500 | 2,691 | +5.7% |
Updated to games played on April 22, 2019
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: previous season average applied to second division games
Clubs in European competitions
Competition | Team | Progress | Result | |
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EuroLeague | ![]() | Regular season | 15th (6–24) | |
EuroCup | ![]() | Top 16 Group E | ![]() | 4th (2–4) |
![]() | Top 16 Group G | ![]() | 3rd (2–4) | |
![]() | Top 16 Group H | ![]() | 4th (0–6) | |
![]() | Regular season Group D | 5th (2–8) | ||
Champions League | ![]() | Regular season Group D | 8th (1–13) | |
See also
- List of current ABA League First Division team rosters
- 2018–19 ABA League Second Division
- 2018 ABA League Supercup
- 2018–19 Junior ABA League
- 2018–19 WABA League
- 2018–19 domestic competitions
2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia
2018–19 Premijer liga
2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League
2018–19 Prva A liga
2018–19 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Teams
References
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- "Aleksandar Džikić is no longer head coach of Budućnost VOLI". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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- "ABA League is ready for the 2018/19 season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "ABA League Qualifiers to begin on 17 April". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Zadar clinch the ticket for the 2019/20 ABA League season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "2018/19 Regular Season MVP: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)". www.aba-liga.com.
- "Playoffs MVP: Billy Baron". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "2018/19 Top Prospect: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)". www.aba-liga.com.
- "Bitadze heads the Ideal Starting Five". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- MVP of October: Goga Bitadze (Mega Bemax)
- MVP of November: Dragan Apić (FMP)
- "MVP of December: Dragan Apić (FMP)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "MVP of January: Marcus Paige (Partizan NIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "MVP of February: Stefan Pot (FMP)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
External links
- Official website
- ABA League at Eurobasket.com