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The 2019–20 ABA League First Division was the 19th season of the
ABA League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...
with 12 teams from
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
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Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
and
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participating in it. The season started on 4 October 2019 and played its last games on 9 March 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
. On 12 March 2020, the ABA League Assembly temporarily suspended its competitions due to the
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
. On 27 May 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled definitely its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.


Teams


Promotion and relegation

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2018–19 season and one promoted from the 2018–19 Second Division. ;Team promoted from the Second Division * Koper Primorska ;Team relegated to the Second Division * Petrol Olimpija


Venues and locations


Personnel and sponsorship


Coaching changes


Regular season

The regular season starts in September 2019 and ends in March 2020.


League table


Positions by round


Results


Statistical leaders

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Points

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Assists

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ABA League


MVP List


MVP of the Round

Source
ABA League


MVP of the Month


Clubs in European competitions


See also

* List of current ABA League First Division team rosters *
2019–20 ABA League Second Division The 2019–20 ABA League Second Division was the 3rd season of the ABA Second Division with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it. On 12 March 2020, the ABA League As ...
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2019 ABA League Supercup The 2019 ABA League Supercup was the 3rd tournament of the ABA League Supercup, featuring teams from the Adriatic League First Division. Qualified teams Based on the results in the 2018–19 ABA League First Division season and the 2018–19 A ...
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2019–20 Junior ABA League The 2019–20 Junior ABA League was the 3rd season of the Junior ABA League with twelve men's under-19 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia. Teams are the junior selections of the ABA League ...
* 2019–20 WABA League ;2019–20 domestic competitions *
2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia The 2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашка лига Србије 2019–20.) is the 14th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it's the 76th national c ...
* 2019–20 HT Premijer liga *
2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League The 2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons was the 29th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. KK Koper Primorska are the defending champions. On 12 March 2020, the Basketball ...
* 2019–20 Prva A liga *
2019–20 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina The 2019–20 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the 19th season of this championship, with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina participating in it. HKK Široki were the defending champion. On 13 March 2020, season was ended p ...
;Teams * 2019–20 KK Cedevita Olimpija season * 2019–20 KK Crvena zvezda season * 2019–20 KK Partizan season


Notes


References


External links


Official website

ABA League
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