| ABA League First Division | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | September 28, 2018 –March 17, 2019 (Regular season) March 23, 2019–April 22, 2019 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
| Games played | 143 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| TV partners | Arena Sport,O2.TV | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Top seed | |||||||||||||
| Season MVP | |||||||||||||
| Relegated | |||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | |||||||||||||
| Runners-up | |||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | |||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | |||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||
| Top Prospect | |||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Crvena zvezda 97–54Budućnost (22 April 2019) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Mornar 57–90Crvena zvezda (9 February 2019) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | Igokea 115–105Olimpija (16 November 2018) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | Crvena zvezda 16 games | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | Olimpija /Mornar 5 games | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 8,000 Zadar 92–97Partizan (19 January 2019) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 500 Igokea 91–73Krka (26 October 2018) Krka 69–71Igokea (18 January 2019) Cedevita 94–80Mornar (15 March 2019) FMP 73–72Partizan (16 March 2019) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 384,820[1] | ||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 2,691[1] | ||||||||||||
2019–20 → All statistics correct as ofApril 22, 2019. | |||||||||||||
The2018–19 ABA League First Division is the 18th season of theABA League with 12 teams fromBosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia,Montenegro,Slovenia andSerbia participating in it. It is the first time since the2011–12 season that there are no participants fromNorth Macedonia.
On March 13, 2018, theAdriatic League Assembly decided to abolish the National standings and, as of the 2018–19 season, participants are determined only based on the results in the competitions under the umbrella of the Adriatic League (First Division andSecond Division).Promotion and relegation will now be based on the First and Second Division. The last place team in the First Division is relegated to the Second Division, while the winner of the Second Division is promoted. Also, as of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the2018–19 Second Division season will play in a Relegation Playoff for a spot in the 2019–20 First Division season. The format of the Qualifiers will be best of three, while the home court advantage will be given to the team that played in the First Division in the previous season.[2]
The maximum number of clubs from one country in the First Division is five. The last placed club in the First Division will have a guaranteed place in the Second Division in the following season. The confirmed competition system shall not be changed until the end of the 2024–25 season, if there are no significant changes in the European basketball by then.[2]
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the2017–18 season and one promoted from the2017–18 Second Division.
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 5,500 | |
| Zagreb | Dom sportova | 3,100 | |
| Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Hall | 5,400 | |
| Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 | |
| Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 | |
| Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall | 3,050 | |
| Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,500 | |
| Sremska Mitrovica | Pinki Sports Hall | 2,500 | |
| Bar | Topolica Sport Hall | 2,625 | |
| Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 5,878 | |
| Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,480 | |
| Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 7,997 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igokea | 2 April 2018 | Off-season | 2 April 2018 | [3] | ||
| Crvena zvezda mts | 8 May 2018 | 8 May 2018 | [4] | |||
| Cedevita | 6 June 2018 | 8 June 2018 | [5][6] | |||
| Cibona | 6 June 2018 | 8 June 2018 | [7][8] | |||
| Zadar | 21 June 2018 | 28 June 2018 | [9][10] | |||
| Crvena zvezda mts | July 2018 | 13 July 2018 | [11][12] | |||
| Igokea | July 2018 | 14 July 2018 | [13][14] | |||
| Zadar | 23 October 2018 | 12th (0–4) | 23 October 2018 | [15][16] | ||
| Cedevita | 25 October 2018 | 9th (1–3) | 25 October 2018 | [17] | ||
| Partizan NIS | 26 October 2018 | 7th (2–3) | 1 November 2018 | [18][19] | ||
| Igokea | 5 November 2018 | 9th (2–4) | 5 November 2018 | [20] | ||
| Petrol Olimpija | 19 November 2018 | 11th (2–6) | 19 November 2018 | [21] | ||
| Igokea | 24 December 2018 | 10th (4–8) | 24 December 2018 | [22] | ||
| Budućnost VOLI | 29 December 2018 | 3rd (8–4) | 30 December 2018 | [23][24] | ||
| Petrol Olimpija | 19 February 2019 | 10th (6–13) | 19 February 2019 | [25] |
The season began on September 28, 2018. The regular season ended on March 17, 2019.[26]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1875 | 1517 | +358 | 43 | Advance to theplayoffs | |
| 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1924 | 1769 | +155 | 38[a] | ||
| 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1783 | 1636 | +147 | 38[a] | ||
| 4 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1779 | 1663 | +116 | 36 | ||
| 5 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1802 | 1880 | −78 | 32[b] | ||
| 6 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1736 | 1786 | −50 | 32[b] | ||
| 7 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1744 | 1810 | −66 | 31 | ||
| 8 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1798 | 1869 | −71 | 30[c] | ||
| 9 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1780 | 1907 | −127 | 30[c] | ||
| 10 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1587 | 1776 | −189 | 29[d] | ||
| 11 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1803 | 1900 | −97 | 29[d] | Qualification to therelegation playoffs | |
| 12 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1685 | 1783 | −98 | 28 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| First place & advance to theplayoffs | |
| Advance to the playoffs | |
| Qualification to therelegation playoffs | |
| Relegated |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
| 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | BUD | CED | CIB | CZV | FMP | IGO | KRK | MEG | MOR | PAR | OLI | ZAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost VOLI | — | 80–78 | 91–82 | 71–87 | 79–59 | 96–70 | 86–64 | 91–85 | 102–71 | 75–71 | 85–69 | 75–69 |
| Cedevita | 63–58 | — | 89–68 | 84–68 | 87–85 | 100–80 | 104–75 | 86–95 | 94–80 | 84–87 | 95–82 | 83–72 |
| Cibona | 83–77 | 78–75 | — | 54–76 | 90–71 | 84–86 | 99–71 | 89–71 | 84–73 | 59–83 | 87–70 | 66–97 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | 86–72 | 94–79 | 78–68 | — | 79–62 | 96–75 | 80–66 | 100–76 | 104–71 | 70–68 | 89–61 | 97–70 |
| FMP | 70–87 | 81–95 | 93–88 | 72–81 | — | 87–78 | 93–65 | 106–89 | 82–84 | 73–72 | 64–63 | 99–86 |
| Igokea | 78–85 | 75–78 | 87–69 | 77–79 | 74–85 | — | 91–73 | 79–80 | 81–60 | 84–92 | 115–105 | 100–82 |
| Krka | 69–64 | 82–71 | 90–100 | 66–96 | 71–76 | 69–71 | — | 82–69 | 80–76 | 80–76 | 62–59 | 77–78 |
| Mega Bemax | 70–77 | 101–107 | 82–80 | 68–78 | 89–61 | 93–88 | 80–72 | — | 82–80 | 74–81 | 81–77 | 85–97 |
| Mornar | 95–99 | 102–103 | 91–78 | 57–90 | 79–69 | 97–103 | 86–77 | 80–84 | — | 97–94 | 80–75 | 89–81 |
| Partizan NIS | 76–67 | 71–76 | 85–67 | 71–77 | 83–77 | 67–57 | 87–55 | 98–86 | 75–73 | — | 82–79 | 85–95 |
| Petrol Olimpija | 72–77 | 70–98 | 78–80 | 60–83 | 88–86 | 92–69 | 70–69 | 91–78 | 87–66 | 66–72 | — | 91–81 |
| Zadar | 69–89 | 85–95 | 95–91 | 69–87 | 79–85 | 95–80 | 64–72 | 80–84 | 83–93 | 92–97 | 84–80 | — |
The semi-finals will be played in a best-of-three format, while the Finals were played in a best-of-five format. Playoffs will begin on 23 March 2019 and planned to end by 22 April 2019.[26]
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||
| March 23 – April 6 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| April 12 – April 22 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| March 25 – April 7 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 2018–19ABA League Champions |
|---|
Crvena zvezda mts 4th title |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2–1 | 106–101 | 67–70 | 84–63 | |
| Cedevita | 1–2 | 90–83 | 72–87 | 73–78 |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 3–2 | 91–72 | 107–69 | 72–80 | 80–84 | 97–54 |
As of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 First Division season and the runners-up of the 2018–19 Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the 2019–20 First Division season.
As the team coming from the ABA League, Zadar had the home court advantage in the first and third game of the series, while MZT was the host of the second game of the Qualifiers series.[27] Zadar won the series 2−1 and kept its First League status.[28]
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zadar | 2–1 | 83–89 | 78–77 | 86−75 |
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Source:ABA LeagueArchived 2017-12-28 at theWayback Machine
| Round | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | ||
| 2 | 30 | ||
| 3 | 33 | ||
| 4 | 31 | ||
| 5 | 36 | ||
| 6 | 33 | ||
| 7 | 39 | ||
| 8 | 36 | ||
| 9 | 43 | ||
| 10 | 32 | ||
| 11 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 42 | ||
| 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 32 | ||
| 16 | 29 | ||
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | 35 | ||
| 19 | 35 | ||
| 20 | 37 | ||
| 21 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 30 | ||
| SF1 | 26 | ||
| SF2 | 22 | ||
| SF3 | 16 | ||
| F1 | 27 | ||
| F2 | 20 | ||
| F3 | 20 | ||
| F4 | 36 | ||
| F5 | 21 |
Source:ABA League
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||
| October | [33] | ||
| November | [34] | ||
| December | [35] | ||
| 2019 | |||
| January | [36] | ||
| February | [37] | ||
Attendances include playoff games:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66,420 | 7,920 | 1,200 | 5,535 | +20.6%† | |
| 2 | 73,031 | 6,858 | 2,345 | 4,564 | +3.4%† | |
| 3 | 48,750 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 4,432 | +2.1%† | |
| 4 | 55,009 | 5,860 | 1,950 | 3,929 | +15.5%† | |
| 5 | 25,400 | 3,000 | 1,550 | 2,309 | +8.6%† | |
| 6 | 25,850 | 5,500 | 500 | 1,988 | +44.1%† | |
| 7 | 19,350 | 3,500 | 500 | 1,759 | −19.6%† | |
| 8 | 16,670 | 3,500 | 700 | 1,515 | +6.2%† | |
| 9 | 16,080 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 1,462 | +1.5%† | |
| 10 | 14,740 | 2,350 | 590 | 1,340 | −5.2%† | |
| 11 | 13,730 | 2,000 | 500 | 1,248 | +51.3%1 | |
| 12 | 9,790 | 1,400 | 500 | 890 | −2.6%† | |
| League total | 384,820 | 8,000 | 500 | 2,691 | +5.7%† |
Updated to match(es) played onApril 22, 2019. Source:[1]
Notes:
1: previous season average applied tosecond division games
| Competition | Team | Progress | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | Regular season | 15th (6–24) | ||
| EuroCup | Top 16 Group E | 4th (2–4) | ||
| Top 16 Group G | 3rd (2–4) | |||
| Top 16 Group H | 4th (0–6) | |||
| Regular season Group D | 5th (2–8) | |||
| Champions League | Regular season Group D | 8th (1–13) | ||