| ABA League First Division | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Duration | October 4, 2019 –May 26, 2020 |
| Teams | 12 |
| TV partners | Arena Sport,O2.TV |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | None |
| Finals | |
| Champions | None declared |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Crvena zvezda 103–61Igokea (11 November 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Mega 57–94Budućnost (3 November 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Olimpija 112–102Mega (21 December 2019) |
| Highest attendance | 16,531 Partizan 87–82Budućnost (9 February 2020) |
| Lowest attendance | 94 Mornar 95–86Zadar (17 November 2019) |
2020–21 → All statistics correct as ofMay 28, 2020. | |
The2019–20 ABA League First Division was the 19th season of theABA League with 12 teams fromBosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia,Montenegro,Slovenia andSerbia participating in it. The season started on 4 October 2019 and played its last games on 9 March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
On 12 March 2020, theABA League Assembly temporarily suspended its competitions due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 27 May 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled definitely its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Crvena zvezda mts was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ABA League Assembly decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season.
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the2018–19 season and one promoted from the2018–19 Second Division.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost VOLI |  Jasmin Repeša | 23 April 2019 | Off-season |  Petar Mijović | 24 April 2019 | [7][8] |
| Igokea |  Dragan Nikolić | June 2019 | Aleksandar Trifunović | 11 June 2019 | [9] | |
| Budućnost VOLI | Petar Mijović | June 2019 |  Slobodan Subotić | 20 June 2019 | [10] | |
| Cedevita Olimpija | First | — | Slaven Rimac | 8 July 2019 | [11] | |
| Budućnost VOLI | Slobodan Subotić | 18 October 2019 | 3rd (2–0) | Petar Mijović | 19 October 2019 | [12][13] |
| Zadar | Ante Nazor | 19 October 2019 | 12th (0–3) | Danijel Jusup | 23 October 2019 | [14][15] |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Milan Tomić | 22 October 2019 | 8th (1–2) | Andrija Gavrilović(interim) | 22 October 2019 | [16] |
| Igokea | Aleksandar Trifunović[Note 2] | 30 October 2019 | 11th (0–4) |  Dragan Bajić | 30 October 2019 | [17] |
| Krka | Simon Petrov | 5 November 2019 | 8th (2–3) | Vladimir Anzulović | 7 November 2019 | [18][19] |
| Crvena zvezda mts | Andrija Gavrilović (interim) | 23 November 2019 | 6th (4–3) | Dragan Šakota | 23 November 2019 | [20] |
| Koper Primorska | Jurica Golemac | 22 December 2019 | 5th (8–3) | Andrej Žakelj | 22 December 2019 | [21] |
| Cedevita Olimpija | Slaven Rimac | 27 January 2020 | 3rd (10–7) | Jurica Golemac | 27 January 2020 | [22][23] |
The regular season starts in September 2019 and ends in March 2020.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan NIS | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1754 | 1538 | +216 | 38 |
| 2 | Budućnost VOLI | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1713 | 1517 | +196 | 36 |
| 3 | Crvena zvezda mts | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1758 | 1562 | +196 | 35 |
| 4 | Cedevita Olimpija | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1766 | 1716 | +50 | 34 |
| 5 | Mornar | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1774 | 1754 | +20 | 34 |
| 6 | Koper Primorska | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1640 | 1687 | −47 | 33 |
| 7 | FMP | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1767 | 1729 | +38 | 31 |
| 8 | Igokea | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1670 | 1779 | −109 | 28 |
| 9 | Cibona | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1606 | 1734 | −128 | 28 |
| 10 | Zadar | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1655 | 1769 | −114 | 27 |
| 11 | Mega Bemax | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1693 | 1832 | −139 | 27 |
| 12 | Krka | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1496 | 1675 | −179 | 27 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan NIS | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Budućnost VOLI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Crvena zvezda mts | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – |
| Cedevita Olimpija | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – |
| Mornar | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – |
| Koper Primorska | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | – |
| FMP | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | – |
| Igokea | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | – |
| Cibona | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | – |
| Zadar | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | – |
| Mega Bemax | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | – |
| Krka | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | – |
| Home \ Away | BUD | COL | CIB | CZV | FMP | IGO | PRI | KRK | MEG | MOR | PAR | ZAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budućnost VOLI | — | 93–80 | 87–64 | 20–0[a] | — | 99–59 | 80–83 | 80–60 | 90–76 | 93–88 | 65–60 | 93–80 |
| Cedevita Olimpija | 81–79 | — | 79–70 | 75–64 | 93–89 | 78–85 | 69–72 | 72–56 | 112–102 | 90–91 | 85–69 | 90–82 |
| Cibona | 78–87 | 82–84 | — | 72–86 | 63–81 | 66–91 | 80–78 | 70–67 | 76–87 | 88–92 | — | 89–60 |
| Crvena zvezda mts | 81–89 | 88–73 | 102–80 | — | 95–89 | 103–61 | 90–64 | 101–77 | 88–70 | 105–82 | 92–86 | — |
| FMP | 89–79 | 100–105 | 88–79 | 79–87 | — | 78–73 | 77–65 | 84–81 | 98–79 | 92–83 | 57–87 | 94–67 |
| Igokea | 72–83 | 90–95 | 84–97 | 79–94 | 91–82 | — | 84–88 | 92–82 | 69–72 | 98–91 | 73–75 | 79–71 |
| Koper Primorska | 75–78 | 67–90 | 79–78 | 78–90 | 86–81 | — | — | 67–63 | 93–87 | 101–83 | 68–56 | 83–78 |
| Krka | 73–72 | — | 69–77 | 79–77 | 65–75 | 76–75 | 71–89 | — | 74–69 | 67–76 | 61–76 | 76–74 |
| Mega Bemax | 57–94 | 63–87 | 72–76 | 85–103 | 95–91 | 87–76 | 73–79 | 88–61 | — | — | 77–98 | 98–74 |
| Mornar | 92–95 | 77–70 | 81–73 | 71–64 | 85–82 | 92–78 | 99–84 | 82–73 | 85–68 | — | 65–76 | 95–86 |
| Partizan NIS | 87–82 | 96–95 | 102–66 | 75–72 | 90–85 | 89–73 | 81–62 | 102–80 | 102–88 | 88–75 | — | 87–60 |
| Zadar | 82–75 | 101–63 | 78–82 | 78–76 | 81–76 | 81–88 | 99–79 | 77–85 | 106–100 | 83–89 | 57–72 | — |
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Source:ABA LeagueArchived 2017-12-28 at theWayback Machine
| Round | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lorenzo Brown | Crvena zvezda mts | 30 |
| 2 | Derek Needham | Mornar | 34 |
| 3 | Jaka Blažič | Cedevita Olimpija | 38 |
| 4 | Lance Harris | Koper Primorska | 31 |
| 5 | Rashawn Thomas | Partizan NIS | 31 |
| 6 | Billy Baron | Crvena zvezda mts | 27 |
| 7 |  Jacob Pullen | Mornar | 30 |
| 8 | Filip Bundović | Cibona | 34 |
| 9 | Ivan Novačić | Cibona | 28 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Brown(2) | Crvena zvezda mts | 33 |
| 11 | Lance Harris(2) | Koper Primorska | 37 |
| 12 | Jaka Blažič(2) | Cedevita Olimpija | 48 |
| 13 | Marko Simonović | Mega Bemax | 35 |
| 14 | Domagoj Vuković | Zadar | 39 |
| 15 | Uroš Luković | Mornar | 31 |
| 16 | Justin Cobbs | Budućnost VOLI | 33 |
| 17 | Marko Simonović(2) | Mega Bemax | 32 |
| 18 | Jaka Blažič(3) | Cedevita Olimpija | 32 |
| 19 | Uroš Luković(2) | Mornar | 38 |
| 20 | Justin Cobbs(2) | Budućnost VOLI | 33 |
| 21 | Derek Needham(2) | Mornar | 27 |
Source:ABA League
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |||
| October | Aleksa Radanov | FMP | [25] |
| November | Filip Bundović | Cibona | [26] |
| December | Rashawn Thomas | Partizan NIS | [27] |
| 2020 | |||
| January | Justin Cobbs | Budućnost VOLI | [28] |
| February | Uroš Luković | Mornar | [29] |
| Competition | Team | Progress | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | Crvena zvezda mts | Regular season | 14th (11–17) | |
| EuroCup | Partizan NIS | Quarterfinals |  (2) | 0–0 against UNICS |
| Cedevita Olimpija | Regular season Group C | 6th (4–6) | ||
| Budućnost VOLI | Regular season Group D | 5th (3–7) | ||
| Champions League | Mornar | Regular season Group C | 7th (4–10) | |
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