The 2018–19 ABA League Second Division was the 2nd season of the
ABA Second Division with 12 teams from
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Croatia
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Montenegro
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North Macedonia
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Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung ...
, and
Slovenia
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participating in it.
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.
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.
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.
Teams
Team allocation
Macedonian League champions Rabotnički withdrew their place in 2018–19 season, as well as the semifinalists
Kumanovo
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and
Blokotehna. Their place was taken by Serbian team
Vršac
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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
*1st, 2nd, etc.: National League position after Playoffs
*ABA1: Relegated from the
First Division
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Coaching changes
Regular season
League table
Positions by round
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals
Finals
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
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First Division 11th place:
Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serv ...
* Second Division 2nd place:
MZT Skopje Aerodrom
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. Zadar won the series 2−1 and kept its First League status.
Results
MVP of the Round
Source
ABA League Second Division
Attendances
Attendances do not include playoff games yet:
See also
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List of current ABA League Second Division team rosters
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2018–19 ABA League First Division
The 2018–19 ABA League First Division is the 18th season of the ABA League with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia participating in it. It is the first time since the 2011–12 season that there are ...
;2018–19 domestic competitions
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2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia
The 2018–19 Basketball League of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашка лига Србије 2018–19.) is the 13th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it's the 75th national ch ...
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2018–19 Premijer liga
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2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League
The 2018–19 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. Olimpija are the defending champions.
Format Regular season
In the first phase, ...
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2018–19 Prva A liga
The 2018–19 Prva A Liga, known as Erste košarkaške lige by sponsorship reasons, is the 13th season of the Montenegrin Basketball League
The Prva A liga, for sponsorships reasons named the Erste Liga, is the top-tier professional basketball le ...
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2018–19 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2018–19 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the 18th season of this championship, with 11 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina participating in it. Zrinjski was the defending champion. Široki won its tenth league title.
C ...
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2018–19 Macedonian First League
The 2018–19 Macedonian First League was the 27th season of the Macedonian First League, with 11 teams participating.
Rabotnički were the defending champions.
Competition format
The eleven teams that compose the league played a double-legged ...
References
External links
Official website (Second Division)Official website (First Division)ABA Leagueat Eurobasket.com
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2018–19 in European second tier basketball leagues
2018–19 in Serbian basketball
2018–19 in Slovenian basketball
2018–19 in Croatian basketball
2018–19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball
2018–19 in Montenegrin basketball
2018–19 in North Macedonia basketball