ABA League system

The ABA League system or ABA/Adriatic League system pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for men's professional basketball clubs in the Adriatic Basketball Association. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.

The Adriatic Basketball Association comprises clubs from six countries in Southeast Europe, formerly Yugoslavia; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia.[1]

## Competitions

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There are currently two different competitions on the pyramid - the 1st-tier ABA League First Division, the 2nd-tier ABA League Second Division, which comprises the lower level, respective national 1st-tier competitions.

The ABA League First Division and the ABA League Second Division are organized by the ABA League JTD while the lower tier is organized by respective national federations.

### The tier levels

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Since the 2017–18 season, the ABA League system has been as follows:[2]

Level  | League

|

1  | First Division
(14 teams)
2  | Second Division
(14 teams)
3  |
Championship
(14 teams)  |
Premier League
(12 teams)  |
First A League
(12 teams)  |
First League
(10 teams)  |
First League
(16 teams)  |
Premier A League
(10 teams)

### Other competitions

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* ABA Super Cup
* U19 ABA League Championship

## See also

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* Serbian basketball league system
* European professional club basketball system

## References

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1. ^ "Company registration info: ABA LIGA j.t.d." aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. ^ "The ABA League Second Division will start from the 2017/18 season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

## External links

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* Official website

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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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