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 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.
Distribution The following is the access list for this season. +Access list for the 2022–23 ABA League Second DivisionClubs entering in this roundClubs advancing from the previous roundRegular 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 cardPlayoffs(8 clubs) 8 highest-placed clubs from the regular season
Club allocation
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. ABA1: Relegated from the First Division. TH: Title holder. WC: Wild card.
Regular season 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 and Sloboda Tuzla failed to receive wildcards.
Personnel and sponsorship Team Home city Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 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 ŠirokiŠiroki 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 Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref. Borac Banja Luka Dragan Nikolić 17 April 2022 Off-season Zoran Kašćelan 17 April 2022 Krka Dalibor Damjanović June 2022 Gašper Okorn 24 June 2022 Široki Danijel Jusup 7 July 2022 Ivan Velić 22 July 2022 Gorica Mladen Starčević July 2022 Vladimir Krstić 29 July 2022 Gorica Vladimir Krstić 15 November 2022 13th (0–2) Braslav Turić 15 November 2022
Regular season The Regular season is split in five tournaments featuring two or three rounds.
League table
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 Knock-out elimination phases were played under single-game format.
Clubs in European competitions
Competition Team Progress Result Basketball Champions League TFT Skopje Qualifying rounds, Group A Eliminated in quarterfinals by Niners Chemnitz, 77–96
See also 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
References
External links Official website ABA League at Eurobasket.com