The ABA League Supercup, also credited as ABA Super Cup, is an annual men's professional

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competition between teams from the ABA League. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition, that is contested between teams from six countries:

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History

The ABA League Assembly, held on July 24, 2017, in

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, Serbia, decided to organize the ABA League Supercup, with 8 participants. In 2017, the first edition of the ABA Super Cup took place in

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, Montenegro, where

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became champions. In the second season, the teams met in Laktaši, where Crvena zvezda became champions. The third ABA Super Cup took place in

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in 2019 and was won by

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. Teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia previously played in a similar competition, when they were part of

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. The Yugoslav Basketball Cup was played for 33 years, from 1959 to 1992 (not held in 1961, 1963–68). In 1992, the Serbian club

, was the last winner of that competition, while the Croatian club

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, won the most titles in that competition. On 29 June 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled the 2020 tournament due to the

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. The 2020 tournament would have been played on 20–23 September 2020 in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Title holders

* 2017

* 2018 Crvena zvezda mts * 2019 Partizan NIS

Finals

All-time participants

The following is a list of clubs that have played in the Adriatic Supercup, at any time, since its formation in 2017, to the current season.

Key

List of participants

Awards

MVPs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:ABA League Supercup 2017 establishments in Europe ABA League Basketball competitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball competitions in Croatia Basketball competitions in North Macedonia Basketball competitions in Montenegro Basketball cup competitions in Serbia Basketball competitions in Slovenia Basketball supercup competitions in Europe Recurring sporting events established in 2017