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2018–19 ABA League Second Division

2018–19 ABA League Second Division

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The 2018–19 ABA League Second Division was the 2nd season of the ABA Second Division with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.

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Format changes

On March 13, 2018, the Adriatic 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 and Second Division). According to that, the promotion to the First Division is possible only from the Second Division. The last placed of the 2017–18 First Division season lose the right to participate in the 2018–19 season and its place is given to the 2017–18 Champion of the Second Division. Also, 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. 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.[1]

The maximum number of clubs from one country in the First Division is five, while in the Second Division each country will have two participants. 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.[1]

Instead of the Final Four tournament, as of the 2018–19 season, the Second Division champion will be given after the Playoffs, where four best teams of the regular season will compete. The last placed club in the 2017–18 season loses the right to participate in the 2018–19 season, regardless of its result in the national championship.[1]

Teams

Team allocation

Macedonian League champions Rabotnički withdrew their place in 2018–19 season, as well as the semifinalists Kumanovo and Blokotehna. Their place was taken by Serbian team Vršac.[2]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

Venues and locations

Location of teams in the 2018–19 ABA League Second Division
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Personnel and sponsorship

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Coaching changes

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Regular season

League table

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Positions by round

First place & advance to the playoffs
Advance to the playoffs
Relegated
More information Team ╲ Round, Sixt Primorska ...
Source: ABA2

Results

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Updated to match(es) played on March 17, 2019. Source: ABA Second Division
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
March 20–24
 
 
Slovenia Sixt Primorska2
 
April 1–8
 
Serbia Borac Čačak0
 
Slovenia Sixt Primorska3
 
March 20–24
 
North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom0
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Spars0
 
 
North Macedonia MZT Skopje Aerodrom 2
 

Semifinals

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Finals

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Promotion playoffs

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. 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.

Teams

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.[13] Zadar won the series 2−1 and kept its First League status.[14]

Results

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MVP of the Round

Source: ABA League Second Division

Attendances

Attendances do not include playoff games yet:

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Updated to games played on March 14, 2019
Source: ABA 2 League
Notes:
1: 2017–18 season average applied to ABA League games

See also

2018–19 domestic competitions

References

  1. "Important decisions confirmed at the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly Session". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. "The list of participants for the new season confirmed". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. "RASKINUO UGOVOR Željko Lukajić napustio MZT". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. "Bojić resigned from Borac head coach position". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. "Anzulović potpisao na tri godine sa Splitom". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. "Miodrag Kadija returns to Lovćen". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. "Branko Maksimović is the new head coach of Vršac". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. "Darko Kostić is the new head coach of Vršac". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  9. "ABA League Qualifiers to begin on 17 April". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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