The 2020–21 Prva A Liga is the 15th season of the Montenegrin Basketball League, the top tier basketball league on Montenegro. No team from the last season was relegated, while KK Podgorica and KK Pljevlja were promoted.[1] [2] In this season, 8 teams from Montenegro will participate in basketball international competitions which have been the most ever.
| Prva A Liga | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Duration | 17 October 2020 – TBA |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Budućnost VOLI 13th title |
| Runners-up | Mornar |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Competition format edit
Twelve of the fourteen teams that play the league join the regular season and play a two-round robin competition where the six first qualified teams supposed to join the Super Liga with the two 2020–21 ABA League teams (Budućnost Voli and Mornar). The last three qualified teams will be relegated to the Prva B.
Super Liga was cancelled and playoff semifinal with first two teams from regular season along with Budućnost Voli and Mornar will determine the champion.[3]
Teams edit
| Club | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| All Stars | Podgorica | |
| Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača |
| Danilovgrad | Danilovgrad | |
| Ibar | Rožaje | Bandžovo Brdo |
| Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | |
| Mornar | Bar | Topolica |
| Pljevlja | Pljevlja | |
| Podgorica | Podgorica | Bemax Arena |
| Primorje | Herceg Novi | |
| Studentski centar | Podgorica | |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Nikšić Sports Center |
| Teodo | Tivat | Dvorana Župa Tivat |
| Zeta | Golubovci |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 First Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 Adriatic League Second Division | |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 Balkan League |
Regular season edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Studentski Centar | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1938 | 1581 | +357 | 41 | Qualification to the Playoffs[Note STC] |
| 2 | Lovćen 1947 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1957 | 1660 | +297 | 41 | Qualification to the Playoffs and ABA 2 League |
| 3 | Sutjeska | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1990 | 1623 | +367 | 39 | Qualification to the ABA 2 League |
| 4 | Podgorica | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1805 | 1631 | +174 | 38 | |
| 5 | Primorje | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1819 | 1792 | +27 | 34 | |
| 6 | Ibar | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1809 | 1722 | +87 | 33 | |
| 7 | Teodo | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1864 | 1837 | +27 | 33 | |
| 8 | Jedinstvo | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1781 | 1799 | −18 | 32 | |
| 9 | Danilovgrad | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1662 | 1870 | −208 | 29 | |
| 10 | All Stars | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1646 | 1917 | −271 | 28 | Relegated |
| 11 | Zeta | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1611 | 1990 | −379 | 24 | |
| 12 | Pljevlja | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1533 | 1993 | −460 | 24 |
- Notes
- ^ Studentski centar already qualified to the 2021-22 ABA League first division.
Playoffs edit
Semifinals was played in a best-of-three-games format, while the finals in a best-of-five one.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Budućnost VOLI | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Lovćen | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Budućnost VOLI | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Mornar | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Mornar | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Studentski centar | 0 | |||||||
Montenegrin clubs in European competitions edit
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Budućnost VOLI | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
| Mornar | Top 16 |
References edit
- ^ Gore, Košarkaški savez Crne. "Košarkaški savez Crne Gore". Košarkaški savez Crne Gore, Basketball Federation of Montenegro. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Gore, Košarkaški savez Crne. "Košarkaški savez Crne Gore". Košarkaški savez Crne Gore, Basketball Federation of Montenegro. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ Gore, Košarkaški savez Crne. "Košarkaški savez Crne Gore". Košarkaški savez Crne Gore, Basketball Federation of Montenegro. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
External links edit
- Montenegrin Basketball Federation official website Archived 2017-03-19 at the Wayback Machine