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2023–24 ABA League Second Division

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ABA League Second Division
Season2023–24
DurationOctober 2023 – TBA
Games played13 each
Teams14
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
All statistics correct as of February 26, 2022.

The 2023–24 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 2023–24 season, based on the results in the domestic championships and taking into consideration the results in the previous season.[1]

Distribution

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The following is the access list for this season. This season, instead of wild card invitation, qualification rounds determine one participant.[2][3]

Access list for the 2023–24 ABA League Second Division
Clubs entering in this round Clubs advancing from the previous round
Regular season
(14 clubs)
Playoffs
(8 clubs)

Club allocation

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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 regular season or playoffs.
  • ABA1: Relegated from the First Division.
Regular season
Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac WWIN (2nd) Montenegro Sutjeska (1st) North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom (ABA1) Slovenia Kansai Helios (2nd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki TT Kabeli (3rd) Montenegro Podgorica (2nd) North Macedonia Pelister (2nd) Slovenia GGD Šenčur (3rd)
Croatia Cedevita (4th) Serbia Zlatibor Gold Gondola (1st) North Macedonia TFT Mozzart Skopje (3rd)
Croatia Šibenka (5th) Serbia Spartak Office Shoes (2nd)
Qualifying round
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna Meridianbet (5th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Spars Ilidža (8th) Serbia Vojvodina MTS (3rd) Slovenia Ilirija (4th)

Qualifying rounds

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4 teams competed in two preliminary rounds. Teams were paired in two-legged matches, with winners decided on aggregate score.

First preliminary round

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Games were played from September 21 to and September 26. Winners advanced to the second preliminary round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bosna Meridianbet Bosnia and Herzegovina 160–141 Slovenia Ilirija 83–71 77–70
Spars Ilidža Bosnia and Herzegovina 158–193 Serbia Vojvodina MTS 81–97 77–94

Second preliminary round

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Games were played on October 1 and October 4. Winner advanced to the regular season stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bosna Meridianbet Bosnia and Herzegovina 152–163 Serbia Vojvodina MTS 75–78 77–85

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
1 Serbia Spartak Office Shoes 13 11 2 1119 994 +125 24 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Serbia Vojvodina MTS 13 10 3 1031 926 +105 23
3 Serbia Zlatibor Gold Gondola 13 10 3 1152 1026 +126 23
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki TT Kabeli 13 9 4 1012 918 +94 22
5 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom 13 8 5 1088 1017 +71 21
6 Montenegro Podgorica 13 8 5 1026 1011 +15 21
7 Montenegro Sutjeska 13 6 7 1000 1017 −17 19
8 Slovenia Kansai Helios 13 6 7 925 933 −8 19
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac WWIN 13 6 7 866 873 −7 19
10 North Macedonia Pelister 13 5 8 1004 1043 −39 18
11 Slovenia GGD Šenčur 12 4 8 964 1065 −101 16
12 Croatia Cedevita 13 4 9 985 1059 −74 17
13 Croatia Šibenka 13 2 11 970 1087 −117 15
14 North Macedonia TFT Mozzart Skopje 13 2 11 912 1053 −141 15
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2023. Source: ABA2

Playoffs

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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 will be played under two-game format. Better placed team plays second leg at home court.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                
 
9-16 April
 
 
1 Serbia Spartak Office Shoes8479163
 
27 April-5 May
 
8 Slovenia Kansai Helios7168 139
 
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes7898176
 
10-17 April
 
North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom7364 137
 
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki TT Kabeli6970139
 
9-16 May
 
5 North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom8568 153
 
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes7480154
 
9-17 April
 
Serbia Vojvodina MTS7374 147
 
2 Serbia Vojvodina MTS8981170
 
24 April-2 May
 
7 Montenegro Sutjeska 8470 154
 
Serbia Vojvodina MTS8097177
 
10-16 April
 
Montenegro Podgorica9855 153
 
3 Serbia Zlatibor Gold Gondola8993182
 
 
6 Montenegro Podgorica113100 213
 

References

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  1. ^ j.t.d, ABA liga. "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly session in Zagreb". NLB ABA League 2. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ "Sutra Skupština ABA lige: Ko će biti posljednji učesnik ABA 2 lige za novu sezonu?". Sport Sport. 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ Ban, Kulin (2023-07-17). "Otkrivamo: Igrat će se kvalifikacije za popunu ABA lige 2?!". Bhbasket (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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