2022–23 ABA League Second Division

European basketball league

Basketball league season

ABA League Second Division

Season| 2022–23
Duration| October 2022 – April 2023
Games played| 13 each
Teams| 14
TV partner(s)| Arena Sport

← 2021–22

2023–24 →

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

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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

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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

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Regular season
(14 clubs)  |

* 2 highest-placed clubs from each of the six national leagues
(12 in total)
* 1 club relegated from the 2021-22 ABA League First Division
* 1 club with a wild card

Playoffs
(8 clubs)  |  |

* 8 highest-placed clubs from the regular season

### Club allocation

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Borac

Široki

Gorica

Vrijednosnice

Sutjeska

Podgorica

TFT

Pelister

Zlatibor

Sloga

Krka

Šenčur

Helios Suns

Spars

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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:

* 1st–5th: Positions in national leagues at the end of season.[Note]
* ABA1: Relegated from the First Division.
* TH: Title holder.
* WC: Wild card.

Regular season[1]

Široki (2nd) |  Helios Suns (2nd) |  Sutjeska (2nd) |  Zlatibor (1st)TH
Spars Ilidža (3rd) |  GGD Šenčur (3rd) |  Podgorica (3rd) |  Sloga (2nd)
Borac Banja Luka (5th)WC |  Gorica (4th) |  Pelister (2nd) |
Krka (ABA1) |  Vrijednosnice (12th) |  TFT Skopje (4th) |

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

### Personnel and sponsorship

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Team  | Home city  | Head coach  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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

### Coaching changes

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Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref.

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Borac Banja Luka |  Dragan Nikolić | 17 April 2022 | Off-season |  Zoran Kašćelan | 17 April 2022 | [4][5]
Krka |  Dalibor Damjanović | June 2022 |  Gašper Okorn | 24 June 2022 | [6]
Široki |  Danijel Jusup | 7 July 2022 |  Ivan Velić | 22 July 2022 | [7][8]
Gorica |  Mladen Starčević | July 2022 |  Vladimir Krstić | 29 July 2022 | [9]
Gorica |  Vladimir Krstić | 15 November 2022 | 13th (0–2) |  Braslav Turić | 15 November 2022 | [10]

## Regular season

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

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  |  Helios Suns | 13  | 12  | 1  | 1154  | 937  | +217  | 25  | Advance to the Playoffs
2  |  Krka | 13  | 10  | 3  | 1114  | 1013  | +101  | 23
3  |  Podgorica | 13  | 9  | 4  | 1026  | 910  | +116  | 22
4  |  Borac WWIN | 13  | 9  | 4  | 1077  | 961  | +116  | 22
5  |  Široki | 13  | 9  | 4  | 1008  | 958  | +50  | 22
6  |  Zlatibor | 13  | 9  | 4  | 1120  | 1022  | +98  | 22
7  |  Sutjeska | 13  | 8  | 5  | 983  | 940  | +43  | 21
8  |  Pelister | 13  | 7  | 6  | 1052  | 1067  | −15  | 20
9  |  Sloga | 13  | 6  | 7  | 1023  | 1064  | −41  | 19  |
10  |  GGD Šenčur | 13  | 4  | 9  | 942  | 968  | −26  | 17
11  |  TFT Skopje | 13  | 3  | 10  | 984  | 1129  | −145  | 16
12  |  Spars Ilidža | 13  | 2  | 11  | 962  | 1153  | −191  | 15
13  |  Gorica | 13  | 2  | 11  | 962  | 1135  | −173  | 15
14  |  Vrijednosnice | 13  | 1  | 12  | 944  | 1094  | −150  | 14

Source: ABA2

## Playoffs

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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

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

| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Final

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| 12 April | | | | |

| 1 Helios Suns| 101

| 14 April

| 8 Pelister| 47 |

| 1 Helios Suns | 91

| 12 April

| | 5 Široki | 71 |

| 4 Borac Banja Luka| 72

| | 16 April

| 5 Široki | 80 |

| 1 Helios Suns | 82

| 12 April

| | 2 Krka | 83

| 2 Krka | 91

| 14 April |

| 7 Sutjeska| 82 |

| 2 Krka | 86

| 12 April

| | 3 Podgorica | 74 |

| 3 Podgorica| 89

| 6 Zlatibor | 64 |

## Clubs in European competitions

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Competition | Team | Progress | Result

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Basketball Champions League |  TFT Skopje | Qualifying rounds, Group A | Eliminated in quarterfinals by  Niners Chemnitz, 77–96

## See also

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* List of current ABA League Second Division team rosters
* 2022–23 ABA League First Division

2022–23 domestic competitions

* 2022–23 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* 2022–23 HT Premijer liga
* 2022–23 Prva A liga
* 2022–23 Macedonian First League
* 2022–23 Basketball League of Serbia
* 2022–23 Slovenian Basketball League

## Notes

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Official website
* ABA League at Eurobasket.com

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ABA League

First Division|

| Clubs|

| 2024–25|

* Borac Čačak
* Budućnost
* Cedevita Olimpija
* Cibona
* Crvena zvezda
* Dubai
* FMP
* Igokea
* Krka
* Mega Basket
* Mornar
* Partizan
* Spartak
* Split
* Studentski centar
* Zadar

|

Former|

* Borac Banja Luka
* Bosna
* Cedevita
* FMP / Reflex (defunct)
* Helios
* Hemofarm
* Karpoš Sokoli (suspended)
* Koper Primorska (defunct)
* Kvarner (defunct)
* Levski Sofia (restricted)
* Lovćen 1947
* Maccabi Tel Aviv (restricted)
* Metalac
* MZT Skopje
* Nymburk (restricted)
* Olimpija (defunct)
* Radnički Kragujevac (defunct)
* Sloboda Tuzla
* Slovan
* Sutjeska
* Szolnoki (restricted)
* Šentjur
* Šibenik (defunct)
* Široki
* Vojvodina (defunct)
* Zagreb (defunct)
* Zlatorog

Seasons|

* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Postseason|

* Final Four
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* Final Eight
* 2005
* 2006
* Playoffs
* 2007
* Final Four
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* Playoffs
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Super Cup|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2023

Awards|

* Season MVP
* Finals MVP
* Ideal Starting Five
* Top Scorer
* Top Prospect
* Coach of the Season
* Player of the Month
* Winning coaches
* All-Star Game

U19 League|

* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* Awards
* MVP
* Ideal Starting Five

Second Division|

| Clubs|

| 2024–25|

* Borac Banja Luka
* Bosna
* Cedevita
* Ilirija
* Helios
* MZT Skopje
* Pelister
* Podgorica
* Rabotnički
* Šibenka
* Široki
* Spartak
* Sutjeska
* Teodo Tivat
* Vojvodina
* Vršac
* Zlatibor

|

Former|

* AV Ohrid
* Borac Čačak
* Dynamic
* Gorica
* Krka
* Lovćen 1947
* Mladost
* Novi Pazar
* Primorska (defunct)
* Rabotnički
* Rogaška
* Sloboda Tuzla
* Sloboda Užice
* Sloga
* Spars
* Spartak
* Split
* Studentski centar
* Šenčur
* TFT Skopje
* Vrijednosnice Osijek
* Zrinjski

Seasons|

* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Postseason|

* Final Four
* 2018
* Playoffs
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* Playout
* ~~2021~~

Feeders|

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Serbia
* Slovenia

Competition|

* Organizer
* Pyramid

People|

* Players
* Current rosters
* Players union
* Đorđije Pavićević (President)
* Goran Ćakić (Vice-president)
* Žarko Paspalj (Ambassador)
* Nebojša Čović (2017–18 President)
* Žarko Čabarkapa (Former Sports Director)

Associated
competitions|

* WABA League
* Yugoslav First League (defunct)
* Yugoslav Second League (defunct)
* Yugoslav Cup (defunct)

Other|

* Budućnost–Crvena Zvezda rivalry
* Crvena Zvezda–Partizan rivalry
* Crvena zvezda seasons

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2022–23 in European men's basketball

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Northern Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Scotland

Regional leagues|

* Adriatic
* Alpe Adria Cup
* Balkan League
* BNXT League
* Czech-Slovakia
* Latvia–Estonia
* North League
* Unike

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Finland
* France
* Cup
* Leaders Cup
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* State Cup
* League Cup
* National League Cup
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Swiss Cup
* SBL Cup
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Cup
* Trophy
* Ukraine

Supercups|

* BNXT Supercup
* France
* Israel
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Continental
competitions|

* EuroLeague
* Regular season
* Playoffs
* Final Four
* EuroCup
* Playoffs
* Final
* Champions League
* Playoffs
* Final Four
* FIBA Europe Cup
* Playoffs
* Finals

International
competitions|

* 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
* Championship for Small Countries
* EuroBasket 2025 qualification

* v
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* e

2022–23 in Serbian basketball

« 2021–22

2023–24 »

| Domestic leagues|

* KLS
* Playoffs
* 1ŽLS
* 2MLS

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Domestic cups|

* Radivoj Korać Cup
* Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup
* 2nd-tier Cup

Regional competitions|

* ABA League 1
* Playoffs
* WABA
* ABA League 2
* Playoffs
* Junior ABA League

European competitions|

* EuroLeague
* EuroLeague Women
* Champions League
* Next Generation Tournament

Related to national teams|

* Men
* 2021–2023 World Cup qualification
* 2022 EuroBasket
* U20 European Championship Div B
* U18 European Championship
* U17 World Cup
* U16 European Championship

* Women
* 2022 World Cup
* EuroBasket 2023 qualification
* U20 European Championship
* U18 European Championship Div B
* U16 European Championship Div B

Club seasons|

* Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
* Partizan Mozzart Bet

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