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.
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. On 13 September, two clubs Široki and Zlatibor were awarded with wildcards fulfilling the remaining spots.
Distribution The following is the access list for this season. +Access list for the 2021–22 ABA League Second DivisionTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundRegular season(14 teams)2 highest-placed teams from each of the six national leagues at the end of regular season (12 in total) 2 teams with a wild cardPlayoffs(8 teams) 8 highest-placed teams from the regular season
Team allocation
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: 1st–9th: Positions in national leagues at the end of regular season or playoffs. WC: Wild card
Regular season Borac Banja Luka (2nd) Lovćen 1947 (2th) Mladost MaxBet (1st) Helios Suns (3rd) Spars (3rd) Sutjeska (3th) Vojvodina (2nd) Rogaška (4th) Široki (4th)WC Podgorica (4th)Note CRO Zlatibor (3rd)WC Vrijednosnice Osijek (9th) Pelister (3rd) MZT Skopje (1st)
Note CRO: In July 2021, a Croatian team Adria Oil Škrljevo withdrew its bid to join the Alpe Adria Cup for the 2021–22 season. Also, another Croatian team Sonik-Puntamika withdrew its bid.
A Croatian team Gorica has been applied for the Alpe Adria Cup in the upcoming season, also. Following withdrew of Gorica, Vrijednosnice Osijek joined the league for the upcoming season. Since no other Croatian team applied, one more berth was given to Montenegro.
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 1947Cetinje Petar Jovanović Nikola Borilović GBT — Mladost MaxBet Belgrade Dragan Jakovljević Marko Milenković CK MaxBet MZT Skopje AerodromSkopje Aleksandar Petrović Damjan Stojanovski Spalding UNIBanka Pelister Bitola Marjan Ilievski Unit sport — Podgorica Podgorica Nebojša Bogavac NetS BemaxRogaškaRogaška Slatina Damjan Novaković Luanvi — SparsSarajevo Miodrag Kadija No1 Visit Sarajevo Sutjeska Nikšić Darko Vujačić Ardu Sport — ŠirokiŠiroki 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 Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref. Podgorica Zoran Kašćelan June 2021 Off-season Nebojša Bogavac 18 June 2021 Široki Damir Vujanović July 2021 Danijel Jusup 21 June 2021 Spars Miodrag Kadija August 2021 Zoran Kašćelan 25 August 2021 Zoran Kašćelan 31 December 2021 7th (4–3) Miodrag Kadija 31 December 2021 MZT Skopje Aerodrom Darko Radulović 27 February 2022 2nd (8–2) Aleksandar Petrović 27 February 2022 Sutjeska Velimir Gašić 21 March 2022 7th (6–4) Darko Vujačić 21 March 2022
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.
Zlatibor, Čajetina Sarajevo Široki Brijeg TRC Zlatibor Hall Arena Hills Sports Hall Pecara Sports HallCapacity: 2,500Capacity: N/A Capacity: 4,500 Osijek Banja Luka Skopje Gradski vrt Hall Borik Sports Hall Jane Sandanski ArenaCapacity: 4,448Capacity: 3,060Capacity: 7,500
Schedule The schedule of the competition will be as follows.
+Schedule for 2021–22 ABA League Second DivisionPhaseRoundLocationFirst legRegular seasonRound 1Zlatibor10–13 October 2021Round 213–15 October 2021Round 3Osijek8–10 November 2021Round 410–12 November 2021Round 5Sarajevo13–15 December 2021Round 615–17 December 2021Round 717–19 December 2021Round 8Banja Luka6–8 February 2022Round 98–10 February 2022Round 1010–12 February 2022Round 11Široki Brijeg21–23 March 2022Round 1223–25 March 2022Round 1325–27 March 2022PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSkopje13 April 2022Semifinals15 April 2022Final17 April 2022
Originally scheduled for 17–23 January 2022, the Banja Luka Tournament was rescheduled to 6–12 February due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
Regular season The Regular season is split in five tournaments featuring two or three rounds.
League table
Results
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
See also 2021–22 ABA League First Division
2021–22 domestic competitions 2021–22 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021–22 HT Premijer liga 2021–22 Prva A liga 2021–22 Macedonian First League 2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia 2021–22 Slovenian Basketball League
References
External links Official website ABA League at Eurobasket.com