2020–21 ABA League Second Division

The 2020–21 ABA League Second Division will be the 4th season of the ABA Second Division with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.

ABA League Second Division
Competition details
Season 2020–21
Teams 12
2021–22 →

The season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Teams

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including two representatives from all six ABA League countries. In cases where a club from an individual country does not apply for the 2020–21 season, the empty spot will be filled by awarding wild cards. The first two teams from the previous season, Borac Čačak and Split, were awarded wild cards to compete in the 2020–21 ABA League First Division.[1]

Team allocation

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

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: National League position
  • WC: Wild card
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the leagues
Regular season
Široki (Abd-2nd) Sutjeska (Abd-1st) Sloboda Užice (2nd)[2] TBD (WC)
Spars Railway (Abd-3rd) Lovćen 1947 (Abd-2nd) Zlatibor (3rd)[3] TBD (WC)
Gorica (Abd-4th)[4] Rabotnički (Abd-2nd)[5] Helios Suns (Abd-4th)[6] TBD (WC)
Wild card candidates[7]
Sloboda Tuzla (Abd-4th) Studentski centar (Abd-4th) Gostivar (Abd-3rd)
Borac Banja Luka Podgorica Bemax Mladost (6th)

The final list of clubs participating in the 2020–21 season will be announced on 29 June.[8]

Venues and locations
Location of teams in the 2020–21 ABA League Second Division
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Gorica Velika Gorica Velika Gorica HS Hall 1,000
Helios Suns Domžale Komunalni center Hall 2,500
Lovćen 1947 Cetinje Lovćen SC 1,500
Rabotnički Skopje Gradski Park Hall 2,000
Sloboda Užice Užice Veliki Park Hall 2,200
Spars Realway Sarajevo Grbavica Sports Hall 1,500
Sutjeska Nikšić Nikšić SC 3,000
Široki Široki Brijeg Pecara 4,500
Zlatibor Čajetina WAI TAI - STC Zlatibor 712

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Gorica Josip Sesar
Helios Suns Dejan Jakara Aljaž Bratec Spalding Helios, Triglav
Lovćen 1947 Nikola Borilović NetS VOLI
Rabotnički Dimitar Mirakovski Kiril Nikolovski
Sloboda Užice Vladimir Lučić Petar Marić — —
Spars Realway Nedim Džemić Adin Vrabac Adidas —
Sutjeska Zoran Glomazić Boris Lalović First Ever EP CG
Široki Hrvoje Vlašić Jure Zubac Ardu Sport —
Zlatibor Strajin Nedović Radomir Marojević Ardu Dino park

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
Lovćen 1947 Zoran KašćelanMay 2020Off-season[9]

See also
2020–21 domestic competitions

References
  1. "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "KK Sloboda u ABA 2 ligi". Užice Online (in Serbian). 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. "ZVANIČNO: Doneta odluka o nastavku košarkaške Superlige Srbije!". espreso.rs. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. "Podgorica i Gorica na korak do jadranskog društva". NOVA portal. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. "Rabotnički prihvatio ponudu da igra u ABA 2 ligi". NOVA portal. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. "ABA Liga in ABA Liga 2 uradno končani – Helios Suns" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  7. "Još dva bh. kluba traže mjesto u novoj sezoni ABA 2 lige". sport.novi.ba. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. "Kako se popunjavaju ABA lige i kome ide "wild card"?". MONDOBA. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  9. "Zoran Kašćelan: Više nisam trener Lovćena". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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