The 2019–20 ABA League First Division was the 19th season of the
ABA League
The ABA League, renamed the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedoni ...
with 12 teams from
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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,
Croatia
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,
Montenegro
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Slovenia
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and
Serbia
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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
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.
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 and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. 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
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Koper Primorska
;Team relegated to the Second Division
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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
Source
ABA League
MVP List
MVP of the Round
Source
ABA League
MVP of the Month
Clubs in European competitions
See also
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List of current ABA League First Division team rosters
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2019–20 ABA League Second Division
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2019 ABA League Supercup
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2019–20 Junior ABA League
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2019–20 WABA League
;2019–20 domestic competitions
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2019–20 Basketball League of Serbia
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2019–20 HT Premijer liga
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2019–20 Slovenian Basketball League
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2019–20 Prva A liga
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2019–20 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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2019–20 KK Cedevita Olimpija season
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2019–20 KK Crvena zvezda season
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2019–20 KK Partizan season
Notes
References
External links
Official websiteABA Leagueat Eurobasket.com
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2019–20 in European basketball leagues
2019–20 in Serbian basketball
2019–20 in Slovenian basketball
2019–20 in Croatian basketball
2019–20 in Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball
2019–20 in Montenegrin basketball
Basketball events curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic