The 2022–23 ABA League Second Division is the 6th season of the ABA Second Division with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.
| ABA League Second Division | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Duration | October 2022 – April 2023 |
| Number of games | 13 each |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | Arena Sport |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of February 26, 2022. | |
Clubs
A total of 14 clubs contest the league for the 2022–23 season, based on the results in the domestic championships and taking into consideration the results in the previous season. On the ABA Assembly session, held on 19 July 2022 in Zagreb, was confirmed clubs for the 2022–23 season.[1]
Distribution
The following is the access list for this season.
| Clubs entering in this round | Clubs advancing from the previous round | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular season (14 clubs) |
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| Playoffs (8 clubs) |
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Club allocation
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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st–5th: Positions in national leagues at the end of season.[Note]
- ABA1: Relegated from the First Division.
- WC: Wild card
| Regular season[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Široki (2nd) |  Helios Suns (2nd) |  Sutjeska (2nd) |  Zlatibor (1st) |
| Spars Ilidža (3rd) | GGD Šenčur (3rd) | Podgorica (3rd) | Sloga (2nd) |
| Borac Banja Luka (5th)WC |  Gorica (4th) |  Pelister (2nd) | |
| Krka (ABA1) | Vrijednosnice (12th) | TFT Skopje (4th) | |
Bosnian clubs Leotar[2] and Sloboda Tuzla[3] failed to receive wildcards.
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Home city | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Banja Luka | Banja Luka | Zoran Kašćelan | Srđan Gavrić | Kelme | wwin |
| Gorica | Velika Gorica | Braslav Turić | Ante Mašić | Alpas | — |
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Dejan Jakara | Aljaž Bratec | Spalding | Helios / Triglav |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | Gašper Okorn | Rok Stipčević | Peak | Krka |
| Pelister | Bitola | Marjan Ilievski | Boban Stajić | Unit sport | — |
| Podgorica | Podgorica | Nebojša Bogavac | Vladan Kaluđerović | NetS | Bemax |
| Sloga | Kraljevo | Marko Dimitrijević | Stefan Matović | Maluro | — |
| Spars Ilidža | Ilidža | Miodrag Kadija | Harun Zrno | No1 | Visit Sarajevo |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Darko Vujačić | Marko Ćalić | Ardu Sport | — |
| GGD Šenčur | Šenčur | Miljan Pavković | Dino Murić | GGD / ELCI | |
| Široki | Široki Brijeg | Ivan Velić | Jure Zubac | Ardu Sport | TT Kabeli |
| TFT Skopje | Skopje | Boro Smilkovski | Edis Nuri | — | |
| Vrijednosnice | Osijek | Srđan Heblich | Veljko Budimir | STX | VROS |
| Zlatibor | Čajetina | Strajin Nedović | Nemanja Protić | Ardu Sport | Boje i fasade Maxima |
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Banja Luka | Dragan Nikolić | 17 April 2022 | Off-season | Zoran Kašćelan | 17 April 2022 | [4][5] |
| Krka | Dalibor Damjanović | June 2022 | Gašper Okorn | 24 June 2022 | [6] | |
| Široki | Danijel Jusup | 7 July 2022 | Ivan Velić | 22 July 2022 | [7][8] | |
| Gorica | Mladen Starčević | July 2022 | Vladimir Krstić | 29 July 2022 | [9] | |
| Gorica | Vladimir Krstić | 15 November 2022 | 13th (0–2) | Braslav Turić | 15 November 2022 | [10] |
Regular season
The Regular season is split in five tournaments featuring two or three rounds.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helios Suns | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1154 | 937 | +217 | 25 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Krka | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1114 | 1013 | +101 | 23 | |
| 3 | Podgorica | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1026 | 910 | +116 | 22 | |
| 4 | Borac WWIN | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1077 | 961 | +116 | 22 | |
| 5 | Široki | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1008 | 958 | +50 | 22 | |
| 6 | Zlatibor | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1120 | 1022 | +98 | 22 | |
| 7 | Sutjeska | 13 | 8 | 5 | 983 | 940 | +43 | 21 | |
| 8 | Pelister | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1052 | 1067 | −15 | 20 | |
| 9 | Sloga | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1023 | 1064 | −41 | 19 | |
| 10 | GGD Šenčur | 13 | 4 | 9 | 942 | 968 | −26 | 17 | |
| 11 | TFT Skopje | 13 | 3 | 10 | 984 | 1129 | −145 | 16 | |
| 12 | Spars Ilidža | 13 | 2 | 11 | 962 | 1153 | −191 | 15 | |
| 13 | Gorica | 13 | 2 | 11 | 962 | 1135 | −173 | 15 | |
| 14 | Vrijednosnice | 13 | 1 | 12 | 944 | 1094 | −150 | 14 |
Playoffs
Based on the results and position of the clubs in the standings after the regular season, Playoffs will take place with teams from 1st to 8th position. The Quarterfinals will be played in knockout pairs 1–8, 2–7, 3–6, 4–5. The winners of the Quarterfinals will qualify to the Semifinals and the winners of the Semifinals will play the Final.
Bracket
Knock-out elimination phases were played under single-game format.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 April | ||||||||||
| 1 Helios Suns | 101 | |||||||||
| 14 April | ||||||||||
| 8 Pelister | 47 | |||||||||
| 1 Helios Suns | 91 | |||||||||
| 12 April | ||||||||||
| 5 Široki | 71 | |||||||||
| 4 Borac Banja Luka | 72 | |||||||||
| 16 April | ||||||||||
| 5 Široki | 80 | |||||||||
| 1 Helios Suns | 82 | |||||||||
| 12 April | ||||||||||
| 2 Krka | 83 | |||||||||
| 2 Krka | 91 | |||||||||
| 14 April | ||||||||||
| 7 Sutjeska | 82 | |||||||||
| 2 Krka | 86 | |||||||||
| 12 April | ||||||||||
| 3 Podgorica | 74 | |||||||||
| 3 Podgorica | 89 | |||||||||
| 6 Zlatibor | 64 | |||||||||
Clubs in European competitions
| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball Champions League | TFT Skopje | Qualifying rounds, Group A | Eliminated in quarterfinals by  Niners Chemnitz, 77–96 |
See also
- 2022–23 domestic competitions
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- ABA League at Eurobasket.com