2024–25 ABA League First Division
| AdmiralBet ABA League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Games played | 40 |
| Teams | 16 |
| TV partner(s) | Arena Sport |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Partizan Mozzart Bet 113–78 Cibona (6 October 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Zadar 55–91 Budućnost VOLI (12 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Krka 106–109 FMP Soccerbet (11 November 2024) |
| Lowest scoring | Borac 61–73 Split (27 October 2024) |
| Winning streak | Partizan Mozzart Bet 9 games |
| Losing streak | Mornar Barsko zlato 6 games |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 17 November 2024. | |
The 2024–25 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 23rd season of the ABA League with first time ever expansion format to 16 teams. Teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia will participate in it, but also with inclusion of the new team Dubai from UAE, which would be the first time since the season 2014/2015 that team outside of territory of the former Yugoslavia would compete in the league.[1]
Promotion and relegation
[edit]| Promoted |  Spartak Office Shoes
|
2023–24 ABA 2 Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation |  Dubai
|
No competition |
| Relegated | No teams were relegated. | |
Venues and locations
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Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2024–25 season
Location of the team Dubai in the 2024–25 season
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Mozzart
|
Čačak | Borac Hall | 4,000 |
 Budućnost VOLI
|
Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 6,000 |
 Cedevita Olimpija
|
Ljubljana | Arena Stožice | 12,480 |
 Cibona
|
Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Hall | 5,400 |
| Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
|
Belgrade | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 8,000 |
| Dubai
|
Dubai | Coca-Cola Arena | 17,000 |
| FMP Soccerbet
|
Belgrade | Železnik Hall | 3,000 |
 Igokea m:tel
|
Aleksandrovac | Laktaši Sports Hall | 3,050 |
| Krka
|
Novo Mesto | Leon Štukelj Hall | 2,500 |
| Mega MIS
|
Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall | 5,000 |
| Mornar Barsko zlato
|
Bar | Topolica Sport Hall | 2,625 |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet
|
Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 |
| SC Derby
|
Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 6,000 |
| Spartak Office Shoes
|
Subotica | Dudova Šuma Hall | 2,000 |
| Split
|
Split | Arena Gripe | 3,500 |
| Zadar
|
Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 7,997 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]
Coaching changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igokea | Marko Cvetković |
end of 2023–24 season | Off-season | Nenad Stefanović |
18 June 2024 | [2] |
| Krka | Gašper Okorn |
28 May 2024 | Dejan Jakara |
22 June 2024 | [3][4] | |
| Cedevita Olimpija | Zoran Martič |
3 June 2024 | Zvezdan Mitrović |
3 June 2024 | [5][6] | |
| Cibona | Dino Repeša |
7 June 2024 |  Chris Thomas |
29 August 2024 | [7][8] | |
| Borac Mozzart | Dejan Mijatović |
18 June 2024 | Saša Ocokoljić |
5 July 2024 | [9][10] | |
| SC Derby | Dejan Jakara |
18 June 2024 | Petar Mijović |
19 June 2024 | [11][12] | |
| Cibona | Chris Thomas |
13 October 2024 | 15th (1–3) | Bariša Krasić |
13 October 2024 | [13] |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partizan Mozzart Bet
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 640 | 482 | +158 | 14 | Advance to the Playoffs |
| 2 | Budućnost VOLI
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 603 | 467 | +136 | 13 | |
| 3 | Dubai
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 614 | 564 | +50 | 13 | |
| 4 | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 595 | 547 | +48 | 12 | |
| 5 | Spartak Office Shoes
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 593 | 561 | +32 | 11 | |
| 6 | Mega MIS
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 543 | 529 | +14 | 11 | |
| 7 | Igokea m:tel
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 533 | 538 | −5 | 11 | |
| 8 | SC Derby
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 558 | 553 | +5 | 10 | |
| 9 | FMP Soccerbet
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 544 | 562 | −18 | 10 | |
| 10 | Split
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 542 | 562 | −20 | 10 | |
| 11 | Borac Mozzart
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 525 | 563 | −38 | 10 | |
| 12 | Cedevita Olimpija
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 549 | 597 | −48 | 9 | |
| 13 | Zadar
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 509 | 557 | −48 | 9 | |
| 14 | Krka
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 542 | 591 | −49 | 9 | |
| 15 | Cibona
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 539 | 633 | −94 | 8 | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
| 16 | Mornar Barsko zlato
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 510 | 633 | −123 | 8 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2024. Source: ABA League
Positions by round
[edit]| Advance to the Playoffs | Qualification to the relegation playoffs | Relegated |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: ABA League
Results
[edit]Results by round
[edit]The table lists the results of teams in each round.
| Win | Loss | Postponed |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: ABA League
MVP List
[edit]MVP of the Round
[edit]| Round | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amar Gegić |
Zadar |
32 |
| 2 | Rasheed Sulaimon |
Budućnost VOLI |
29 |
| 3 | Rasir Bolton |
Spartak Office Shoes |
31 |
| 4 | Miha Cerkvenik |
Krka |
34 |
| 5 | Shannon Shorter |
Split |
33 |
| 6 | Shannon Shorter (2) |
Split (2) |
27 |
| 7 | Rasir Bolton (2) |
Spartak Office Shoes (2) |
30 |
| 8 | Zoran Nikolić |
SC Derby |
32 |
| 9 | Balša Koprivica |
Partizan Mozzart Bet |
43 |
Source: ABA League
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| September & October | Bogoljub Marković |
Mega MIS |
[14] |
Clubs in European competitions
[edit]| Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet |
Regular season | |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet |
|||
| EuroCup | Cedevita Olimpija |
Regular season | |
| Budućnost VOLI |
Regular season | ||
| Champions League | Igokea m:tel |
Regular season | |
| FMP Soccerbet |
Regular season | ||
| Spartak Office Shoes |
Qualification rounds - Quarter-finals | Eliminated by  BC Juventus
|
References
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- ^ "Gašper Okorn više nije trener Krke". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Dejan Jakara novi trener Krke". meridiansport.ba. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Zoran Martić is leaving the position of head coach". cedevita.olimpija.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Cedevita names Zvezdan Mitrovic as its new head coach". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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- ^ "Cibona predstavila novog trenera: Stiže iz SAD-a, ima dugogodišnje NBA iskustvo". gol.dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "EKSKLUZIVNO! Dejan Mijatović više nije trener Borca". moravainfo.rs. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Saša Ocokoljić, novi trener seniorske ekipe: Srećan sam što sam se vratio u Borac!". kkborac.rs. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Dejan Jakara and SC Derby part ways". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Petar Mijović is back at the helm of SC Derby". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Cibona je ipak smijenila trenera koji se našao na meti kritika. Odlazi i američki bek". telegram.hr. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "NLB MVP OF SEPTEMBER & October: Bogoljub Marković (Mega MIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.