2022–23 ABA League Second Division

ABA League Second Division
Season2022–23
DurationOctober 2022 – April 2023
Games played13 each
Teams14
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
All statistics correct as of February 26, 2022.

The 2022–23 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.

Clubs

A total of 14 clubs contest the league for the 2022–23 season, based on the results in the domestic championships and taking into consideration the results in the previous season. On the ABA Assembly session, held on 19 July 2022 in Zagreb, was confirmed clubs for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for the 2022–23 ABA League Second Division
Clubs entering in this round Clubs advancing from the previous round
Regular season
(14 clubs)
Playoffs
(8 clubs)
  • 8 highest-placed clubs from the regular season

Club allocation

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Location of teams in the 2022–23 season

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

Regular season[1]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki (2nd) Slovenia Helios Suns (2nd) Montenegro Sutjeska (2nd) Serbia Zlatibor (1st)TH
Bosnia and Herzegovina Spars Ilidža (3rd) Slovenia GGD Šenčur (3rd) Montenegro Podgorica (3rd) Serbia Sloga (2nd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (5th)WC Croatia Gorica (4th) North Macedonia Pelister (2nd)
Slovenia Krka (ABA1) Croatia Vrijednosnice (12th) North Macedonia TFT Skopje (4th)

Bosnian clubs Leotar[2] and Sloboda Tuzla[3] failed to receive wildcards.

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Home city Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka Montenegro Zoran Kašćelan Bosnia and Herzegovina Srđan Gavrić Kelme wwin
Gorica Velika Gorica Croatia Braslav Turić Bosnia and Herzegovina Ante Mašić Alpas —
Helios Suns Domžale Slovenia Dejan Jakara Slovenia Aljaž Bratec Spalding Helios / Triglav
Krka Novo Mesto Slovenia Gašper Okorn Croatia Rok Stipčević Peak Krka
Pelister Bitola North Macedonia Marjan Ilievski North Macedonia Boban Stajić Unit sport —
Podgorica Podgorica Montenegro Nebojša Bogavac Montenegro Vladan Kaluđerović NetS Bemax
Sloga Kraljevo Serbia Marko Dimitrijević Serbia Stefan Matović Maluro —
Spars Ilidža Ilidža Montenegro Miodrag Kadija Bosnia and Herzegovina Harun Zrno No1 Visit Sarajevo
Sutjeska Nikšić Montenegro Darko Vujačić Montenegro Marko Ćalić Ardu Sport —
GGD Šenčur Šenčur Serbia Miljan Pavković Slovenia Dino Murić GGD / ELCI
Široki Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Velić Bosnia and Herzegovina Jure Zubac Ardu Sport TT Kabeli
TFT Skopje Skopje North Macedonia Boro Smilkovski North Macedonia Edis Nuri —
Vrijednosnice Osijek Croatia Srđan Heblich Croatia Veljko Budimir STX VROS
Zlatibor Čajetina Serbia Strajin Nedović Serbia Nemanja Protić Ardu Sport Boje i fasade Maxima

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Borac Banja Luka Serbia Dragan Nikolić 17 April 2022 Off-season Montenegro Zoran Kašćelan 17 April 2022 [4][5]
Krka Slovenia Dalibor Damjanović June 2022 Slovenia Gašper Okorn 24 June 2022 [6]
Široki Croatia Danijel Jusup 7 July 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Velić 22 July 2022 [7][8]
Gorica Croatia Mladen Starčević July 2022 Croatia Vladimir Krstić 29 July 2022 [9]
Gorica Croatia Vladimir Krstić 15 November 2022 13th (0–2) Croatia Braslav Turić 15 November 2022 [10]

Regular season

The Regular season is split in five tournaments featuring two or three rounds.

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Slovenia Helios Suns 13 12 1 1154 937 +217 25 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Slovenia Krka 13 10 3 1114 1013 +101 23
3 Montenegro Podgorica 13 9 4 1026 910 +116 22
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac WWIN 13 9 4 1077 961 +116 22
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki 13 9 4 1008 958 +50 22
6 Serbia Zlatibor 13 9 4 1120 1022 +98 22
7 Montenegro Sutjeska 13 8 5 983 940 +43 21
8 North Macedonia Pelister 13 7 6 1052 1067 −15 20
9 Serbia Sloga 13 6 7 1023 1064 −41 19
10 Slovenia GGD Šenčur 13 4 9 942 968 −26 17
11 North Macedonia TFT Skopje 13 3 10 984 1129 −145 16
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Spars Ilidža 13 2 11 962 1153 −191 15
13 Croatia Gorica 13 2 11 962 1135 −173 15
14 Croatia Vrijednosnice 13 1 12 944 1094 −150 14
Source: ABA2

Playoffs

Main article: 2023 ABA League Second Division Playoffs

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

Knock-out elimination phases were played under single-game format.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
12 April
 
 
1 Slovenia Helios Suns101
 
14 April
 
8 North Macedonia Pelister47
 
1 Slovenia Helios Suns 91
 
12 April
 
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki 71
 
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka72
 
16 April
 
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki 80
 
1 Slovenia Helios Suns 82
 
12 April
 
2 Slovenia Krka 83
 
2 Slovenia Krka 91
 
14 April
 
7 Montenegro Sutjeska82
 
2 Slovenia Krka 86
 
12 April
 
3 Montenegro Podgorica 74
 
3 Montenegro Podgorica89
 
 
6 Serbia Zlatibor 64
 

Clubs in European competitions

Competition Team Progress Result
Basketball Champions League North Macedonia TFT Skopje Qualifying rounds, Group A Eliminated in quarterfinals by Germany Niners Chemnitz, 77–96

See also

2022–23 domestic competitions

Notes

  1. ^
    In case of Serbia (Basketball League of Serbia) and Montenegro (Prva A Liga), playoff round results in their leagues are not considered for the ABA 2 League qualification.

References

  1. ^ a b "AdmiralBet ABA League season tips off on 1 October". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Sport1 - Leotar proslavio plasman u ABA 2 ligu, ali da li će tamo oni ili Borac?". www.oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  3. ^ Ban, Kulin (2022-06-27). "Saznajemo: Sloboda poslala prijavu za igranje u ABA ligi 2". Bhbasket (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  4. ^ "Zoran Kašćelan na klupi Borca iz Banjaluke". vijesti.me. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Zoran Kašćelan ostaje u Borcu iz Banjaluke". sportklub.rs. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Gašper Okorn više neće voditi Cibonu, vratio se u Sloveniju te postao novi Krkin trener". telesport.telegram.hr. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Jusup šesti put na klupi Zadra". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Ivan Velić ponovo na klupi HKK Široki". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Vladimir Krstić preuzima Goricu". sportskikod.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Vladimir Krstić i Gorica raskinuli suradnju, novi trener je Braslav Turić". basketball.hr. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

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