2021–22 ABA League Second Division

The 2021–22 ABA League Second Division was the 5th 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
Season2021–22
Duration11 October 2021 – 17 April 2022
Number of games13 each
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Regular season
Top seed MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Finals
Champions Zlatibor (1st title)
  Runners-up MTZ Skopje Aerodrom
Semifinalists Borac Banja Luka
Široki
Finals MVP Dušan Kutlešić
Statistical leaders
Points Antoine Livingston 22.77
Rebounds Nikola Janković 9.5
Assists Boban Stajić 6.92
Index Rating Antoine Livingston 27.77
Records
Highest scoringŠiroki 103–108 Mladost
(8 November 2021)
Winning streak7 games
Borac Banja Luka
Losing streak9 games
Vrijednosnice
All statistics correct as of February 10, 2022.

Teams

A total of 14 teams contest the league for the 2021–22 season, based on the results in the domestic championships and taking into consideration the results in the previous season. On 31 August 2021, ABA League JTD announced 12 teams and availability for two teams to be filled by awarding wild cards.[1][2][3] On 13 September, two clubs Široki and Zlatibor were awarded with wildcards fulfilling the remaining spots.[4][5]

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for the 2021–22 ABA League Second Division
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
Regular season
(14 teams)
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the regular season

Team allocation
Location of teams in the 2021–22 ABA League Second Division

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

  • 1–4: Positions in national leagues at the end of regular season.
  • C: National League champion
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season[1][5]
Borac Banja Luka (2) Lovćen 1947 (2) Mladost MaxBet (1) Rogaška (3)[6]
Spars (3) Sutjeska (3)[7] Vojvodina (2)[8] Helios Suns (4)
Široki (WC) Podgorica (4) Zlatibor (WC)
Vrijednosnice Osijek (9) MZT Skopje (C) Pelister (1)[9]

In July 2021, a Croatian team Adria Oil Škrljevo withdrew its bid to join the Alpe Adria Cup for the 2021–22 season.[10][11] Also, another Croatian team Sonik-Puntamika withdrew its bid.[12]

A Croatian team Gorica has been applied for the Alpe Adria Cup in the upcoming season, also.[13] Following withdrew of Gorica, Vrijednosnice Osijek joined the league for the upcoming season.[14]

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Home city Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Borac Banja Luka Dragan Nikolić Kelme —
Helios Suns Domžale Dejan Jakara Aljaž Bratec Spalding Helios / Triglav
Lovćen 1947 Cetinje Petar Jovanović Nikola Borilović GBT —
Mladost MaxBet Belgrade Dragan Jakovljević Marko Milenković CK MaxBet
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje Aleksandar Petrović Damjan Stojanovski Spalding UNIBanka
Pelister Bitola Marjan Ilievski Unit sport —
Podgorica Podgorica Nebojša Bogavac NetS Bemax
Rogaška Rogaška Slatina Damjan Novaković Luanvi —
Spars Sarajevo Miodrag Kadija No1 Visit Sarajevo
Sutjeska Nikšić Darko Vujačić Ardu Sport —
Široki Široki Brijeg Danijel Jusup Jure Zubac Ardu Sport TT Kabeli
Vojvodina Novi Sad Miroslav Nikolić Aleksa Zarić Peak —
Vrijednosnice Osijek Marko Mandić Šime Lisica IDEko VROS
Zlatibor Čajetina Strajin Nedović Dušan Kutlešić Ardu Sport Boje i fasade Maxima

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
Podgorica Zoran KašćelanJune 2021Off-season Nebojša Bogavac18 June 2021[15][16]
Široki Damir VujanovićJuly 2021 Danijel Jusup21 June 2021[17][18]
Spars Miodrag KadijaAugust 2021 Zoran Kašćelan25 August 2021[19]
Zoran Kašćelan31 December 20217th (4–3) Miodrag Kadija31 December 2021[20][21]
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Darko Radulović27 February 20222nd (8–2) Aleksandar Petrović27 February 2022[22]
Sutjeska Velimir Gašić21 March 20227th (6–4) Darko Vujačić21 March 2022[23]

Venues

The Regular season is divided in five tournaments. The hosts are Zlatibor in Serbia, Osijek in Croatia, and Banja Luka, Sarajevo, and Široki Brijeg in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[24][25]

Zlatibor, Čajetina
2021–22 ABA League Second Division (Yugoslavia)
 Sarajevo Široki Brijeg
TRC Zlatibor Hall Arena Hills Sports Hall Pecara Sports Hall
Capacity: 2,500[26] Capacity: N/A Capacity: 4,500
Osijek Banja Luka Skopje
Gradski vrt Hall Borik Sports Hall Jane Sandanski Arena
Capacity: 4,448 Capacity: 3,060[27] Capacity: 7,500

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[24][28]

Schedule for 2021–22 ABA League Second Division
Phase Round Location First leg
Regular season Round 1 Zlatibor 10–13 October 2021
Round 2 13–15 October 2021
Round 3 Osijek 8–10 November 2021
Round 4 10–12 November 2021
Round 5 Sarajevo 13–15 December 2021
Round 6 15–17 December 2021
Round 7 17–19 December 2021
Round 8 Banja Luka 6–8 February 2022
Round 9 8–10 February 2022
Round 10 10–12 February 2022
Round 11 Široki Brijeg 21–23 March 2022
Round 12 23–25 March 2022
Round 13 25–27 March 2022
Playoffs Quarterfinals Skopje 13 April 2022
Semifinals 15 April 2022
Final 17 April 2022

Originally scheduled for 17–23 January 2022, the Banja Luka Tournament was rescheduled to 6–12 February due to COVID-19 outbreaks.[29]

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 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 13 10 3 1074 998 +76 23 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Helios Suns 13 10 3 1113 1011 +102 23
3 Borac Banja Luka 13 9 4 1117 1000 +117 22
4 Široki 13 9 4 1158 1076 +82 22
5 Spars 13 8 5 1049 1024 +25 21
6 Mladost MaxBet 13 8 5 1222 1184 +38 21
7 Zlatibor 13 8 5 1025 1016 +9 21
8 Sutjeska 13 7 6 945 966 −21 20
9 Vojvodina 13 6 7 996 989 +7 19
10 Podgorica 13 5 8 969 989 −20 18
11 Pelister 13 4 9 1079 1112 −33 17
12 Rogaška 13 3 10 1019 1085 −66 16
13 Lovćen 1947 13 3 10 1075 1207 −132 16
14 Vrijednosnice 13 1 12 931 1115 −184 14
Source: ABA2

Results
Home \ Away BOR HEL LOV MLA MZT OSI PEL POD ROG SPA SUT ŠIR VOJ ZLA
Borac Banja Luka — — — — — 89–78 — — 89–87 83–62 74–75 — 74–76 87–75
Helios Suns 99–93 — — 88–68 — — 85–81 90–95 — 83–77 65–57 — 77–76 —
Lovćen 1947 71–98 80–94 — 90–114 — — 108–85 76–75 — — 79–87 — 81–83 —
Mladost Maxbet 87–92 — — — — 85–77 — — 102–98 98–102 88–80 — 93–90 —
MZT Skopje Aerodrom 80–73 94–88 100–81 97–90 — — 80–64 76–75 — — — — 83–75 —
Vrijednosnice — 67–84 76–94 — 73–83 — — — 85–84 — — 78–99 — 53–73
Pelister 86–101 — — 99–83 — 97–78 — — — 97–90 93–73 — 66–75 —
Podgorica 55–70 — — 69–96 — 73–63 79–67 — 80–68 — — — — 66–73
Rogaška — 60–93 89–81 — 80–64 — 92–79 — — — — 80–88 — 60–71
Spars — — 87–59 — 77–87 82–74 — 74–84 93–78 — — 69–63 — 76–71
Sutjeska — — — — 56–55 80–68 — 73–65 79–73 79–86 — 58–81 — 72–73
Široki 69–94 94–91 120–95 103–108 78–91 — 83–82 92–91 — — — — — —
Vojvodina — — — — — 92–61 — 71–62 81–70 68–74 66–76 69–93 — 74–79
Zlatibor — 69–76 99–80 99–110 88–84 — 85–83 — — — — 70–95 — —
Source: ABA2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs
Main article: 2022 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
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
13 April 2022
 
 
3 Borac Banja Luka80
 
15 April 2022
 
6 Mladost MaxBet79
 
3 Borac Banja Luka83
 
13 April 2022
 
7 Zlatibor98
 
2 Helios Suns82
 
17 April 2022
 
7 Zlatibor 84
 
7 Zlatibor (OT)78
 
13 April 2022
 
1 MZT Skopje Aerodrom73
 
4 Široki85
 
15 April 2022
 
5 Spars Ilidža81
 
4 Široki71
 
13 April 2022
 
1 MZT Skopje Aerodrom75
 
1 MZT Skopje Aerodrom73
 
 
8 Sutjeska68
 

See also
2021–22 domestic competitions

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