2020–21 ABA League First Division

The 2020–21 ABA League First Division has been the 20th season of the ABA League with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia participating in it. The season has started on 2 October 2020.

ABA League First Division
Season2020–21
Teams14[lower-alpha 1]
DatesOctober 2, 2020 – April 16, 2021
(Regular season)
TVArena Sport, B92
Final positions
RelegatedKoper Primorska (disqualified)
Records
Biggest home winMornar 109–68 Cibona
(12 October 2020)
Biggest away winCibona 66–104 Crvena zvezda mts
(5 October 2020)
Highest scoringPartizan NIS 99–101 Budućnost VOLI
(10 October 2020)
Winning streakCrvena zvezda
8 games
Losing streakKoper Primorska
26 games[lower-alpha 2]
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of December 11, 2020.

The season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ABA League Assembly ruled that the 12 teams from the previous season stays in the league and the first two clubs from Second Division were awarded two wild cards.[1]

The Slovenian club Koper Primorska was disqualified from the competition in December 2020 and forfeited 0–20 for all games.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including all 12 sides from the previous season and two clubs with wild cards from the 2019–20 Second Division season. Two wild cards were awarded to Borac Čačak and Split, two highest-placed teams.[1]

In season disqualification

The Slovenian club Koper Primorska was disqualified from the competition on 17 December 2020.[2][3] Following this disqualification the league remain with 13 clubs for the rest of season.

Disqualified

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2020–21 season
Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2020–21 season
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Borac Čačak Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,480
Cibona Zagreb Dražen Petrović Hall 5,400
Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000
FMP Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Igokea Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Koper Primorska Koper Arena Bonifika 3,000
Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Mega Soccerbet Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Mornar Bar Topolica Sport Hall 2,625
Partizan NIS Belgrade Štark Arena 18,386
Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Čačak Marko Marinović Uroš Čarapić — P.S. Fashion
Budućnost VOLI Dejan Milojević Suad Šehović Spalding VOLI
Cedevita Olimpija Jurica Golemac Jaka Blažič Adidas Cedevita
Cibona Vladimir Jovanović Roko Prkačin GBT Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda mts Dejan Radonjić Branko Lazić Adidas mts
FMP Bojan Đerić Radoš Šešlija FMP
Igokea Dragan Bajić GBT m:tel
Koper Primorska Andrej Žakelj Luka Vončina Erreà Vehicle rent
Krka Vladimir Anzulović Luka Lapornik — Krka
Mega Soccerbet Vlada Jovanović Milenko Tepić Adidas Soccerbet / Tehnomanija
Mornar Mihailo Pavićević Marko Mijović DaCapo Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato
Partizan NIS Sašo Filipovski Novica Veličković Under Armour NIS / mts
Split Ivica Skelin Mateo Kedžo Macron Jugoplastika
Zadar Veljko Mršić Dominik Mavra OTP Bank

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
Mega Soccerbet Dejan Milojević1 June 2020Off-season Vlada Jovanović1 June 2020[4]
Crvena zvezda mts Dragan Šakota8 June 2020 Saša Obradović10 June 2020[5]
Zadar Danijel Jusup24 June 2020 Veljko Mršić25 June 2020[6]
Partizan NIS Andrea Trinchieri2 July 2020 Vlado Šćepanović9 July 2020[7][8]
Vlado Šćepanović30 October 20206th (2–2) Milivoje Lazić (interim)30 October 2020[9]
Milivoje Lazić (interim)5 November 20207th (2–3) Sašo Filipovski5 November 2020[10]
FMP Vladimir Jovanović14 December 202012th (2–6) Bojan Đerić14 December 2020[11]
Crvena zvezda mts Saša Obradović24 December 20201st (9–1) Dejan Radonjić25 December 2020[12][13]
Budućnost VOLI Petar Mijović27 January 20215th (11–3) Dejan Milojević28 January 2021[14]
Cibona Ivan Velić31 January 202111th (5–10) Vladimir Jovanović2 February 2021[15][16]

Regular season

The regular season began on 2 October 2020.

On 17 December 2020, the Slovenaian club Koper Primorska was disqualified from the competition after failing to play two consecutive games due to financial problems.[2] All of the Koper Primorska results were be registered with the scores of 20–0 for their opponents and were not awarded a point for the defeat.[3]

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mornar 16 13 3 1293 1168 +125 29 Advance to the playoffs
2 Igokea 16 13 3 1161 1062 +99 29
3 Mega Soccerbet 17 11 6 1342 1273 +69 28
4 Cedevita Olimpija 15 12 3 1208 1056 +152 27
5 Budućnost VOLI 15 12 3 1161 1069 +92 27
6 Crvena zvezda mts 14 12 2 1140 944 +196 26
7 Partizan NIS 16 7 9 1214 1199 +15 23
8 Split 17 5 12 1236 1346 −110 22
9 Krka 15 5 10 997 1060 −63 20
10 FMP 15 5 10 1128 1195 −67 20
11 Cibona 15 5 10 1068 1164 −96 20
12 Borac Čačak 15 4 11 1118 1167 −49 19
13 Zadar 13 4 9 847 870 −23 17 Qualification to the relegation playoffs
14 Koper Primorska 17 0 17 0 340 −340 0 Disqualified[2][3]
Updated to match(es) played on February 1, 2021. Source: ABA League

Positions by round

The Slovenaian club Koper Primorska was disqualified from the competition on 17 December 2020.[2][3]

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Mornar52576333333311111
Igokea118652578644443322
Mega Soccerbet35444222222132233
Cedevita Olimpija7323596510810977744
Budućnost VOLI24323797567666555
Crvena zvezda mts11111111111224466
Partizan NIS911767444455555677
Split127111110656998898888
Krka810810121210107767891099
Cibona1313131298898109101212121211
FMP469981011121212111210109101011
Borac Čačak69101313131311111112111111111112
Zadar101212811111213131313131313131313
Koper Primorska1414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
First place & advance to the playoffs
Advance to the playoffs
Qualification to the relegation playoffs
Disqualified
Source: ABA League

Results

The Slovenaian club Koper Primorska was disqualified from the competition on 17 December 2020 and forfeited 0–20 for all matches before and following ejection.[3] The club played nine games before ejection. They have not appeared in rounds 10 and 11. The club was disqualified from the further competition due to unjustified non-appearance in two consecutive games.

Home \ Away BOR BUD COL CIB CZV FMP IGO KRK MEG MOR PAR PRI SPL ZAD
Borac Čačak — 72–76 64–95 TBA 86–90 83–97 76–87 75–71 20–0[lower-alpha 3] 90–69
Budućnost VOLI 86–83 — TBA 87–68 a 77–76 TBA 70–62 81–74 80–72 84–59
Cedevita Olimpija 97–88 95–84 — 100–75 103–92 77–69 88–93 78–65 20–0[lower-alpha 4] 94–66
Cibona 69–64 — 66–104 93–80 80–88 78–69 73–77 78–92 75–82 20–0[lower-alpha 5]
Crvena zvezda mts 16 Feb 65–67 TBA TBA — 88–62 92–85 93–62 a 78–76 81–66
FMP 93–87 88–99 91–88 75–111 — 91–92 90–103 20–0[lower-alpha 6] 96–92 89–99
Igokea 73–71 85–65 84–74 — 77–64 62–84 90–84 20–0[lower-alpha 7] 87–68 72–48
Krka 11 Feb 63–80 7 Feb TBA 69–70 — 74–84 69–50 20–0[lower-alpha 8] 63–81
Mega Soccerbet 78–72 88–93 72–71 73–76 84–86 71–70 — 7 Feb 91–75 90–87
Mornar 86–72 109–68 78–86 84–74 90–76 80–73 — 77–76 20–0[lower-alpha 9] 4 Mar
Partizan NIS 78–87 99–101 86–77 85–86 TBA 6 Feb 79–77 — 78–63
Koper Primorska 0–20[lower-alpha 4] 0–20[lower-alpha 10] 0–20[lower-alpha 4] 0–20[lower-alpha 11] 0–20[lower-alpha 4] 0–20[lower-alpha 4] 0–20[lower-alpha 12] 0–20[lower-alpha 4] — 0–20[lower-alpha 3] 0–20[lower-alpha 13]
Split 78–77 81–98 77–74 86–71 78–79 78–80 87–95 74–86 — 7 Feb
Zadar TBA TBA 78–80 TBA 70–73 83–90 66–82 20–0[lower-alpha 4] 66–72 —
Updated to match(es) played on February 2, 2021. Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Results by round

The table lists the results of teams in each round. The Slovenaian club Koper Primorska was disqualified from the competition on 17 December 2020 and forfeited 0–20 for all matches before and following ejection.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
MornarWWLWWWWWWLWWWPWLWW
IgokeaLWWWWPWLWWWWLWWWW
Mega SoccerbetWWWLLWWWWLWWLLWWLW
Cedevita OlimpijaWWWLWLWWWWPLWPWWWP
Budućnost VOLIWWWWLPPWWWLWWLWWWPW
Crvena zvezda mtsWWWWWWWWLWPLWPPWWW
Partizan NISLLWWLWWLLWLWWLLPLW
SplitLWLWWWLLLLWLLWLLLW
KrkaLLWLLLLWWWWLPPLLLW
FMPWLLLWWLLLLLLPWWPLP
CibonaLLLWWLLLWLLPWPLLWW
Borac ČačakWLLLLLLLLWPWLWPLLPW
ZadarLLLWLLPWLLPPLPLWW
Koper Primorska[lower-alpha 2]LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Win
Loss
Postponed
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2021. Source: ABA League

Playoffs
Main article: 2021 ABA League First Division 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 4 April 2021.[18]

Relegation 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.[19]

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

Statistical leaders
As of 1 February 2021

All players statistics from the nine games with Koper Primorska were annulled following their disqualification from the competition.

PIR

Pos Player Club PIR
1 Filip Petrušev Mega Soccerbet 28.60
2 Jaka Blažič Cedevita Olimpija 21.15
3 Marko Simonović Mega Soccerbet 19.56
4 Nemanja Nenadić FMP 18.31
5 Nikola Ivanović Budućnost VOLI 18.21

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 Filip Petrušev Mega Soccerbet 23.80
2 Jaka Blažič Cedevita Olimpija 19.00
3 Nemanja Nenadić FMP 16.77
4 Jacob Pullen Mornar Bar 16.71
5 Marko Luković Split 16.33

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 Marko Simonović Mega Soccerbet 8.88
2 Filip Petrušev Mega Soccerbet 7.60
3 Domagoj Vuković Zadar 7.09
4 Chinanu Onuaku Zadar 7.00
5 Mikael Hopkins Cedevita Olimpija 6.62

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 Filip Čović FMP 7.08
2 Jovan Novak Mega Soccerbet 5.50
3 Scoochie Smith Mega Soccerbet 5.25
4 Dominik Mavra Zadar 5.01
5 Kendrick Perry Cedevita Olimpija 4.92

Source: ABA League

MVP List

MVP of the Round
Leading player, round not completed.
Round Player Team PIR
1 Marko Simonović Mega Soccerbet33
2 Justin Cobbs Budućnost VOLI30
3 Nikola Ivanović Budućnost VOLI32
4 Jordan Loyd Crvena zvezda mts22
5 Jaka Blažič Cedevita Olimpija31
6 Marko Radovanović FMP39
7 Jaka Blažič Cedevita Olimpija29
8 Jacob Pullen Mornar38
9 Filip Petrušev Mega Soccerbet37
10 Ognjen Dobrić Crvena zvezda mts25
11 Filip Petrušev Mega Soccerbet36
12 Jacob Pullen Mornar37
13 Ognjen Jaramaz Partizan NIS33
14 Edin Atić Igokea30
15 Filip Petrušev Mega Soccerbet41
16 Chinanu Onuaku Zadar33
17 Nemanja Gordić Mornar30

Source: ABA League

MVP of the Month
Month Player Team Ref.
2020
October Filip Petrušev Mega Soccerbet[20]
November Jaka Blažič Cedevita Olimpija[21]
December Filip Petrušev (2) Mega Soccerbet[22]
2021
January Jaka Blažič (2) Cedevita Olimpija[23]

Clubs in European competitions
CompetitionTeamProgressCurrent result
EuroLeague Crvena zvezda mtsRegular season17th (7–16)
EuroCup Partizan NISTop 16 Group F (1)2nd (2–2)
Cedevita OlimpijaTop 16 Group G (1)2nd (3–1)
Budućnost VOLI (1)3rd (1–3)
MornarTop 16 Group H (1)4th (1–3)
Champions League IgokeaPlayoffs (1)—

See also
2020–21 domestic competitions
Teams

Notes
  1. There is 13 teams in the competition as of December 2020 due to ejection of Koper Primorska.
  2. Koper Primorska lost its first nine matches. They have not appeared in rounds 10 and 11. Due to unjustified non-appearance in two consecutive games the club was disqualified from the further competition and forfeited 0–20 for all 26 matches (before and following ejection).
  3. Koper Primoprska was forfeited 0–20 due to unjustified non-appearance.
  4. As of Round 12, Koper Primorska has been forfeited 0–20 as the disqualified club.
  5. Cibona won 91–50. The result was overturned 20–0 for Cibona, following the Koper Primoprska disqualification.
  6. FMP won 84–65. The result was overturned 20–0 for FMP, following the Koper Primoprska disqualification.
  7. Igokea won 89–71. The result was overturned 20–0 for Igokea, following the Koper Primoprska disqualification.
  8. Krka won 74–57. The result was overturned 20–0 for Krka, following the Koper Primoprska disqualification.
  9. Mornar won 87–66. The result was overturned 20–0 for Mornar, following the Koper Primoprska disqualification.
  10. Cedevita Olimpija won 102–65. The result was overturned 20–0 for Cedevita Olimpija, following Koper Primoprska disqualification.
  11. Crvena zvezda won 84–72. The result was overturned 20–0 for Crvena zvezda, following the Koper Primoprska disqualification.
  12. Mega Soccerbet won 71–69.[17] The result was overturned 20–0 for Mega Soccerbet, following the Koper Primoprska disqualification.
  13. Zadar won 77–55. The result was overturned 20–0 for Zadar, following the Koper Primoprska disqualification.

References
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  21. "MVP OF NOVEMBER: Jaka Blažič (Cedevita Olimpija)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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