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.
| ABA League Second Division | |
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| Season | 2023–24 |
| Duration | October 2023 – TBA |
| Number of games | 13 each |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | Arena Sport |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of February 26, 2022. | |
Clubs edit
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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 edit
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 | |
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| Regular season (14 clubs) |
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| Playoffs (8 clubs) |
Club allocation edit
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 season.
- ABA1: Relegated from the First Division.
| Regular season | |||
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 Borac Banja Luka (2nd)
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 Sutjeska (1st)
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 MZT Skopje Aerodrom (ABA1)
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 Helios Suns (2nd)
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| Široki (3rd)
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Podgorica (2nd)
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Pelister (2nd)
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GGD Šenčur (4th)
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 Cedevita (4th)
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 Zlatibor Gold Gondola (1st)
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TFT Mozzart (3rd)
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| Šibenka (5th)
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Spartak Office Shoes (2nd)
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| Qualifying round | |||
| Bosna Meridianbet (5th)
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Spars Ilidža (8th)
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Vojvodina MTS (3rd)
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Ilirija (5th)
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Qualifying rounds edit
4 teams competed in two preliminary rounds. Teams were paired in two-legged matches, with winners decided on aggregate score.
First preliminary round edit
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 |
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| Bosna Meridianbet
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160–141 | Ilirija
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83–71 | 77–70 |
| Spars Ilidža
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158–193 | Vojvodina MTS
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81–97 | 77–94 |
Second preliminary round edit
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 |
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| Bosna Meridianbet
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152–163 | Vojvodina MTS
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75–78 | 77–85 |
Regular season edit
The Regular season is split in five tournaments featuring two or three rounds.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Spartak Office Shoes
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13 | 11 | 2 | 1119 | 994 | +125 | 24 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Vojvodina MTS
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13 | 10 | 3 | 1031 | 926 | +105 | 23 | |
| 3 | Zlatibor Gold Gondola
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13 | 10 | 3 | 1152 | 1026 | +126 | 23 | |
| 4 | Široki TT Kabeli
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13 | 9 | 4 | 1012 | 918 | +94 | 22 | |
| 5 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom
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13 | 8 | 5 | 1088 | 1017 | +71 | 21 | |
| 6 | Podgorica
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13 | 8 | 5 | 1026 | 1011 | +15 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sutjeska
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13 | 6 | 7 | 1000 | 1017 | −17 | 19 | |
| 8 | Kansai Helios
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13 | 6 | 7 | 925 | 933 | −8 | 19 | |
| 9 | Borac WWIN
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13 | 6 | 7 | 866 | 873 | −7 | 19 | |
| 10 | Pelister
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13 | 5 | 8 | 1004 | 1043 | −39 | 18 | |
| 11 | GGD Šenčur
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12 | 4 | 8 | 964 | 1065 | −101 | 16 | |
| 12 | Cedevita
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13 | 4 | 9 | 985 | 1059 | −74 | 17 | |
| 13 | Šibenka
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13 | 2 | 11 | 970 | 1087 | −117 | 15 | |
| 14 | TFT Mozzart Skopje
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13 | 2 | 11 | 912 | 1053 | −141 | 15 |
Playoffs edit
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 edit
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9-17 April | ||||||||||||||||
| Vojvodina MTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Official website
- ABA League at Eurobasket.com