| AdmiralBet ABA League | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2021–22 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | September 24, 2021 –April 23, 2022 (Regular season) | ||||||||||||
| Games played | 26 each | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 14 | ||||||||||||
| TV partners | Arena Sport,RTV SLO | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Top seed | |||||||||||||
| SeasonMVP | |||||||||||||
| Promoted | |||||||||||||
| Relegated | |||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | |||||||||||||
| Runners-up | |||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | |||||||||||||
| FinalsMVP | |||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||
| Top Prospect | |||||||||||||
| Best Defender | |||||||||||||
| Best Coach | |||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Partizan NIS 109–49Split (5 January 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Krka 52–87Cibona (11 February 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | FMP 104–99SC Derby (12 November 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 15 games Crvena zvezda mts | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 12 games Krka | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 9,000 Cedevita Olimpija 88–80Crvena zvezda mts (16 May 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 1 officially eight matches | ||||||||||||
2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 6 June 2022. | |||||||||||||
The2021–22 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 21st season of theABA League with 14 teams fromBosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia,Montenegro,Serbia andSlovenia participating in it.
A total of 14 teams contest the league in the 2021–22 season (and until the 2024–25 season), including the 13 highest-placed teams from the previous season and the winner of the2020–21 ABA League Second Division.[1]
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Čačak | — | MozzartSport /P.S. Fashion | ||
| Budućnost VOLI | Number 1 | VOLI | ||
| Cedevita Olimpija | Adidas | Cedevita | ||
| Cibona | GBT | Erste Bank | ||
| Crvena zvezda mts | Adidas | mts / SoccerBet | ||
| FMP Meridian | Adidas | Meridian | ||
| Igokea m:tel | GBT | m:tel | ||
| Krka | Peak | Krka | ||
| Mega Mozzart | Adidas | Tehnomanija | ||
| Mornar Barsko zlato | DaCapo | Bar Municipality / Barsko zlato | ||
| Partizan NIS | Under Armour | NIS /mts | ||
| Split | Macron | Optika Anda | ||
| SC Derby | Number 1 | Derby | ||
| Zadar | Macron | OTP Bank |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMP Meridian | 1 June 2021 | Off-season | 2 June 2021 | [2][3] | ||
| Budućnost VOLI | 17 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 | [4][5][6] | |||
| Partizan NIS | 25 June 2021 | 25 June 2021 | [7][8] | |||
| SC Derby | June 2021 | 8 July 2021 | [9] | |||
| Zadar | 13 July 2021 | 15 July 2021 | [10][11] | |||
| Split | 9 August 2021 | [12][13][14] | ||||
| Zadar | 18 October 2021 | 13th (0–4) | 18 October 2021 | [15][16] | ||
| 23 October 2021 | 12th (1–4) | 23 October 2021 | [17] | |||
| Cibona | 8 January 2022 | 8th (5–9) | 8 January 2022 | [18][19] | ||
| 23 January 2022 | 9th (5–10) | 23 January 2022 | [20][21] |
A total of 55 ABA officials set to work on the 2021–22 season in ABA 1 and ABA 2:
| The list of referees for the 2021–22 season | ||
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The regular season commenced on 25 September 2021.[22]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2140 | 1819 | +321 | 50 | Advance to thesemifinals | |
| 2 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2178 | 1840 | +338 | 48 | ||
| 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2102 | 1902 | +200 | 45 | Advance to thepreliminary round | |
| 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2205 | 2056 | +149 | 44 | ||
| 5 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2053 | 1959 | +94 | 41 | ||
| 6 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2121 | 2097 | +24 | 40 | ||
| 7 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2107 | 2212 | −105 | 38 | ||
| 8 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2014 | 2005 | +9 | 37 | ||
| 9 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1986 | 2056 | −70 | 36 | ||
| 10 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2043 | 2101 | −58 | 36 | ||
| 11 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1962 | 2098 | −136 | 35 | Qualification to therelegation playoffs | |
| 12 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1899 | 2046 | −147 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1848 | 2102 | −254 | 32 | ||
| 14 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1813 | 2178 | −365 | 30 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| Advance to the semifinals | Advance to the preliminary round | Qualification to the relegation 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
| 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | BOR | BUD | COL | CIB | CZV | FMP | IGO | KRK | MEG | MOR | PAR | SCD | SPL | ZAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Čačak | — | 76–82 | 76–85 | 59–62 | 54–66 | 77–80 | 61–88 | 77–69 | 80–68 | 91–78 | 68–86 | 89–80 | 59–64 | 79–73 |
| Budućnost VOLI | 97–73 | — | 93–91 | 90–65 | 76–80 | 82–72 | 81–68 | 110–64 | 86–69 | 85–69 | 72–80 | 78–70 | 75–66 | 84–69 |
| Cedevita Olimpija | 83–80 | 79–84 | — | 80–84 | 82–83 | 89–92 | 80–70 | 88–56 | 92–81 | 79–59 | 81–79 | 88–78 | 86–60 | 73–74 |
| Cibona | 89–74 | 73–80 | 79–82 | — | 74–78 | 66–69 | 77–82 | 90–52 | 89–84 | 65–82 | 61–79 | 90–75 | 84–65 | 80–73 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | 109–62 | 71–63 | 79–64 | 86–72 | — | 90–82 | 85–66 | 76–56 | 81–67 | 81–74 | 71–56 | 94–84 | 97–61 | 91–69 |
| FMP Meridian | 90–82 | 77–79 | 75–77 | 76–71 | 74–98 | — | 89–81 | 87–76 | 79–86 | 83–81 | 80–86 | 104–99 | 93–77 | 83–76 |
| Igokea m:tel | 91–89 | 79–82 | 83–101 | 82–72 | 75–68 | 73–61 | — | 108–81 | 79–63 | 70–57 | 68–70 | 83–67 | 85–67 | 79–67 |
| Krka | 90–97 | 72–84 | 83–90 | 52–87 | 70–71 | 60–93 | 59–72 | — | 62–79 | 89–80 | 63–79 | 87–70 | 87–84 | 80–66 |
| Mega Mozzart | 85–91 | 87–81 | 104–75 | 93–89 | 69–76 | 82–89 | 71–81 | 73–72 | — | 70–83 | 69–97 | 101–68 | 78–65 | 70–72 |
| Mornar Barsko zlato | 85–90 | 62–73 | 79–101 | 77–87 | 69–77 | 82–78 | 82–76 | 74–65 | 79–75 | — | 64–66 | 82–88 | 81–65 | 86–84 |
| Partizan NIS | 75–68 | 75–66 | 89–96 | 98–77 | 98–84 | 74–69 | 83–70 | 92–45 | 90–93 | 95–83 | — | 79–57 | 109–49 | 103–72 |
| SC Derby | 88–74 | 89–84 | 80–88 | 93–87 | 67–99 | 85–76 | 93–90 | 86–76 | 83–62 | 76–95 | 83–93 | — | 77–70 | 94–78 |
| Split | 66–80 | 61–72 | 79–83 | 77–76 | 62–66 | 85–90 | 89–77 | 87–77 | 81–80 | 76–67 | 59–69 | 94–101 | — | 80–92 |
| Zadar | 70–56 | 65–63 | 77–92 | 67–68 | 73–83 | 83–80 | 64–77 | 78–71 | 81–85 | 71–76 | 73–78 | 71–76 | 61–59 | — |
The table lists the results of teams in each round.
| Win | Loss | Postponed |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | |
| W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | |
| W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | |
| W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | |
| W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | |
| L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | |
| L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | |
| W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | |
| W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | |
| L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | |
| L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | |
| L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | |
| L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | |
| L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L |
On 13 September 2021, theABA League JTD decided that six highest-placed clubs from the Regular season will qualify for the Playoffs.[23]
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| 2021–22ABA League Champions |
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Crvena zvezda mts 6th title |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost VOLI | 2–0 | 76−70 | 79−74 | — | |
| Cedevita Olimpija | 2–0 | 93–79 | 74−69 | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 2–1 | 93−82 | 80–88 (OT) | 88–78 | |
| Partizan NIS | 2–1 | 82−66 | 71−72 | 101–77 |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda mts | 3–2 | 90–76 | 85–81 | 67–70 | 84–112 | 80–77 |
The 13th placed team of the First Division season and the runners-up of the Second Division season should play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the next First Division season. That team should have beenSplit.
However, because of the rule that no more than 5 teams from the same country could participate in ABA league, and since Serbian teamZlatibor is the champion of theABA League Second Division, relegation playoffs will be played between them and the lowest ranked Serbian team in the ABA League First Division (Borac Čačak).
| Leagues | Clubs |
|---|---|
| First Division | |
| Second Division |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Čačak | 2–0 | 85–80 | 87−66 | — |
| 30 April 2022 | Borac Čačak | 85–80 (Series:1−0) | Čačak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter:27−14, 13−20,24–19, 20−27 | ||||
| Pts:Pecarski 23 Rebs: Pecarski,Novaković 7 Asts:Đoković 7 PIR: Pecarski 28 | Boxscore | Pts:Nikolić 19 Rebs:Đuran 9 Asts:Protić 7 PIR: Nikolić 19 | Arena:Borac Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Miloš Koljenšić, Tomislav Vovk, Bojan Kruljac | ||
| 4 May 2022 | Zlatibor | 66–87 (Series:0−2) | Čajetina | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16−20, 20−22, 14−25, 16−20 | ||||
| Pts:Tadić 22 Rebs:Kutlešić 8 Asts:three players 3 PIR: Tadić 24 | Boxscore | Pts:Pecarski 16 Rebs: Pecarski 7 Asts:Sanadze,López 5 PIR: Sanadze,Čarapić 20 | Arena:TRC Zlatibor Hall Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Uroš Obrknežević, Josip Radojković, Ivan Stefanović | ||
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| Round | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | ||
| 2 | 36 | ||
| 3 | 28 | ||
| 4 | 43 | ||
| 5 | 32 | ||
| 6 | 41 | ||
| 7 | 40 | ||
| 8 | 37 | ||
| 9 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 35 | ||
| 11 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 29 | ||
| 14 | 31 | ||
| 15 | 28 | ||
| 16 | 27 | ||
| 17 | 31 | ||
| 18 | 27 | ||
| 19 | 29 | ||
| 20 | 30 | ||
| 21 | 37 | ||
| 22 | 30 | ||
| 23 | 50 | ||
| 24 | 38 | ||
| 25 | 34 | ||
| 26 | 49 | ||
| PR1 | 22 | ||
| PR2 | 21 | ||
| SF1 | 28 | ||
| SF2 | 27 | ||
| SF3 | 31 | ||
| F1 | 18 | ||
| F2 | 29 | ||
| F3 | 34 | ||
| F4 | 33 | ||
| F5 | 20 |
Source:ABA League
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| October | [31] | ||
| November | [32] | ||
| December | [33] | ||
| 2022 | |||
| January | [34] | ||
| February | [35] | ||
| March | [36] | ||
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86,585 | 8,944 | 2,713 | 5,093 | n/a† | |
| 2 | 62,358 | 7,238 | 852 | 3,668 | n/a† | |
| 3 | 31,500 | 9,000 | 750 | 2,100 | n/a† | |
| 4 | 20,662 | 5,000 | 1 | 1,377 | n/a† | |
| 5 | 16,000 | 2,000 | 500 | 1,142 | n/a† | |
| 6 | 14,093 | 2,332 | 200 | 1,006 | n/a† | |
| 7 | 12,550 | 3,200 | 300 | 965 | n/a† | |
| 8 | 11,470 | 2,500 | 350 | 819 | n/a† | |
| 9 | 10,500 | 2,500 | 250 | 807 | n/a† | |
| 10 | 9,101 | 1,500 | 1 | 700 | n/a† | |
| 11 | 8,851 | 1,200 | 1 | 680 | n/a† | |
| 12 | 6,406 | 1,500 | 70 | 492 | n/a† | |
| 13 | 6,020 | 800 | 150 | 463 | n/a† | |
| 14 | 3,895 | 1,150 | 1 | 324 | n/a† | |
| 15* | 1,100 | 1,100 | – | 1,100 | n/a† | |
| League total | 301,271 | 9,000 | 1 | 1,521 | n/a† |
Source:AdmiralBet ABA League
| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | Regular season | 11th (12–16) | |
| EuroCup | Quarterfinals | Eliminated by | |
| Eightfinals | Eliminated by | ||
| Eliminated by | |||
| Champions League | Play-ins | Eliminated by | |
| Qualification Group A | Eliminated in semifinals by | ||
| Qualification Group C | Eliminated in semifinals by Transferred toFIBA Europe Cup | ||
| FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season Group E | 3rd (2–4) |