2024–25 ABA League First Division
AdmiralBet ABA League | |||||||||||||||||||
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Season | 2024–25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 20 September 2024 – 5 May 2025 (Regular season) 9 May 2025 – 12 June 2025 (Play-offs) | ||||||||||||||||||
Games played | 30 fixtures (240 total) | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | Arena Sport, Kanal A, TVCG 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||||||||
Top seed | Budućnost VOLI | ||||||||||||||||||
Season MVP | McKinley Wright | ||||||||||||||||||
Promoted | Bosna Visit Sarajevo Ilirija | ||||||||||||||||||
Relegated | Cibona Mornar Barsko Zlato | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Partizan Mozzart Bet (8th title) | ||||||||||||||||||
Runners-up | Budućnost VOLI | ||||||||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Dubai Basketball Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | ||||||||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Tyrique Jones | ||||||||||||||||||
Awards | |||||||||||||||||||
Top Prospect | Bogoljub Marković | ||||||||||||||||||
Best Defender | Isaac Bonga | ||||||||||||||||||
Best Coach | Andrej Žakelj | ||||||||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Partizan 110–64 Split (30 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Mornar 69–110 Crvena zvezda (20 January 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
Highest scoring | SC Derby 111–109 Igokea (30 March 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
Lowest scoring | Zadar 71–58 SC Derby (25 January 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
Winning streak | 13 games Dubai Basketball | ||||||||||||||||||
Losing streak | 16 games Mornar Barsko zlato | ||||||||||||||||||
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 AdmiralBet ABA League was the 24th season of the ABA League and the first season after the expansion to 16 teams. Apart from teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, a new team, Dubai Basketball, from the United Arab Emirates played in the competition as well. This was the first time since the 2014–15 season that a team outside the territory of the former Yugoslavia competed in the league.[1]
Promotion and relegation
Promoted | Spartak Office Shoes | 2023–24 ABA 2 Champion |
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Affiliation | Dubai Basketball | No competition |
Relegated | No teams were relegated. |
Venues and locations
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 |
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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 Basketball | 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 Superbet | Belgrade | Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall | 5,000 |
Mornar Barsko zlato | Bar | Topolica Sport Hall | 2,625 |
Partizan Mozzart Bet | Belgrade | Belgrade 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
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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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] |
Cibona | Bariša Krasić | 28 December 2024 | 15th (2–12) | Josip Sesar | 28 December 2024 | [14] |
Split | Slaven Rimac | 3 January 2025 | 11th (6–9) | Veljko Mršić | 13 January 2025 | [15][16] |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Budućnost VOLI | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2699 | 2320 | +379 | 56 | Advance to the Playoffs |
2 | Partizan Mozzart Bet | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2719 | 2246 | +473 | 56 | |
3 | Dubai Basketball | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2633 | 2324 | +309 | 55 | |
4 | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2672 | 2365 | +307 | 53 | |
5 | Igokea m:tel | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2628 | 2599 | +29 | 49 | |
6 | Cedevita Olimpija | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2545 | 2400 | +145 | 49 | |
7 | Spartak Office Shoes | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2563 | 2467 | +96 | 47 | |
8 | Mega Superbet | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2479 | 2454 | +25 | 46 | |
9 | Zadar | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2300 | 2282 | +18 | 44 | |
10 | FMP Soccerbet | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2389 | 2551 | −162 | 44 | |
11 | SC Derby | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2551 | 2642 | −91 | 41 | |
12 | Borac Mozzart | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2261 | 2482 | −221 | 40 | |
13 | Split | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2308 | 2483 | −175 | 39 | |
14 | Krka | 30 | 5 | 25 | 2457 | 2645 | −188 | 35 | |
15 | Cibona | 30 | 4 | 26 | 2291 | 2666 | −375 | 34 | Qualification to the relegation playoffs |
16 | Mornar Barsko zlato | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2243 | 2812 | −569 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: ABA League
Positions by round
Advance to the Playoffs | Qualification to the relegation playoffs | Relegated |
Source: ABA League
Results
Results by round
The table lists the results of teams in each round.
Win | Loss | Postponed |
Source: ABA League
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Budućnost VOLI | 2–0 | Mega Superbet | 96–80 | 92–87 | — |
Crvena zvezda Meridian Bet | 2–0 | Igokea m:tel | 87–77 | 95–90 | — |
Partizan Mozzart Bet | 2–0 | Spartak Office Shoes | 100–75 | 82–75 | — |
Dubai Basketball | 2–1 | Cedevita Olimpija | 86–85 | 89–94 | 85–76 |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Budućnost VOLI | 2–1 | Crvena zvezda Meridian Bet | 104–70 | 81–100 | 81–78 |
Partizan Mozzart Bet | 2–1 | Dubai Basketball | 102–72 | 95–100 | 114–97 |
Finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Budućnost VOLI | 1–3 | Partizan Mozzart Bet | 88–94 | 84–73 | 67–83 | 75–90 | — |
Relegation playoffs
The 15th placed team of the First Division season and the runners-up of the Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the next First Division season.[17]
Leagues | Clubs |
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First Division | Cibona |
Second Division | Ilirija |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Cibona | 0–2 | Ilirija | 88–93 | 66–89 | — |
MVP List
MVP of the Round
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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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 |
10 | Codi Miller-McIntyre | Crvena zvezda MeridianBet | 39 |
11 | Brynton Lemar | Cedevita Olimpija | 30 |
12 | JaCorey Williams | Dubai Basketball | 33 |
13 | Kenan Kamenjaš | Budućnost VOLI (2) | 37 |
14 | Diante Baldwin | Borac Mozzart | 32 |
15 | Terrell Carter | Igokea m:tel | 35 |
16 | Nate Mason | Dubai Basketball (2) | 34 |
17 | Paulius Valinskas | Borac Mozzart (2) | 30 |
18 | Umoja Gibson | Spartak Office Shoes (3) | 34 |
19 | Mihailo Petrović | Mega Superbet | 33 |
20 | Filip Barna | FMP Soccerbet | 32 |
21 | Luka Cerovina | Spartak Office Shoes (4) | 39 |
22 | Bogoljub Marković | Mega Superbet (2) | 34 |
23 | Terrell Carter (2) | Igokea m:tel (2) | 34 |
24 | Balša Koprivica (2) | Partizan Mozzart Bet (2) | 35 |
25 | Zoran Nikolić (2) | SC Derby (2) | 40 |
26 | Isaac Bonga | Partizan Mozzart Bet (3) | 32 |
27 | Bryce Jones | Igokea m:tel (3) | 46 |
28 | Mihailo Petrović (2) | Mega Superbet (3) | 37 |
29 | Kenan Kamenjaš (2) | Budućnost VOLI (3) | 34 |
30 | Lovro Mazalin | Zadar (2) | 33 |
QF1 | Aleksej Pokuševski | Partizan Mozzart Bet (4) | 26 |
QF2 | Filip Petrušev | Crvena zvezda MeridianBet (2) | 31 |
QF3 | Nate Mason (2) | Dubai Basketball (3) | 18 |
SF1 | Rasheed Sulaimon (2) | Budućnost VOLI (4) | 29 |
SF2 | Klemen Prepelič | Dubai Basketball (4) | 34 |
SF3 | McKinley Wright | Budućnost VOLI (5) | 27 |
F1 | Tyrique Jones | Partizan Mozzart Bet (5) | 39 |
F2 | Alen Omić | Budućnost VOLI (6) | 19 |
F3 | Tyrique Jones (2) | Partizan Mozzart Bet (6) | 21 |
F4 | Carlik Jones | Partizan Mozzart Bet (7) | 26 |
Source: ABA League
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2024 | |||
September & October | Bogoljub Marković | Mega MIS | [18] |
November | Rasir Bolton | Spartak Office Shoes | [19] |
December | Kenan Kamenjaš | Budućnost VOLI | [20] |
2025 | |||
January | Bryce Jones | Igokea m:tel | [21] |
February | Filip Bundović | Cibona | [22] |
March | Bryce Jones (2) | Igokea m:tel (2) | [23] |
April | Bryce Jones (3) | Igokea m:tel (3) | [24] |
Awards
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Partizan Mozzart Bet (C) | 39 | 33 | 6 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
2 | Budućnost VOLI | 39 | 31 | 8 | Qualification to EuroCup |
3 | Dubai Basketball | 36 | 28 | 8 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
4 | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | 35 | 26 | 9 | |
5 | Igokea m:tel | 32 | 19 | 13 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
6 | Cedevita Olimpija | 33 | 20 | 13 | Qualification to EuroCup |
7 | Spartak Office Shoes | 32 | 17 | 15 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
8 | Mega Superbet | 32 | 16 | 16 | |
9 | Zadar | 30 | 14 | 16 | |
10 | FMP Soccerbet | 30 | 14 | 16 | |
11 | SC Derby | 30 | 11 | 19 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
12 | Borac Mozzart | 30 | 10 | 20 | |
13 | Split | 30 | 9 | 21 | |
14 | Krka | 30 | 5 | 25 | |
15 | Cibona (R) | 30 | 4 | 26 | Relegation to Second Division |
16 | Mornar Barsko zlato (R) | 30 | 2 | 28 |
Source: [ ]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Clubs in European competitions
Competition | Team | Progress | Result |
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EuroLeague | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | Play-in | Eliminated by Bayern Munich |
Partizan Mozzart Bet | Regular season | 12th (16–18) | |
EuroCup | Cedevita Olimpija | Quarterfinals | Eliminated by Bahçeşehir Koleji |
Budućnost VOLI | Eightfinals | Eliminated by Türk Telekom | |
Champions League | Igokea m:tel | Regular season Group A | 4th (2–4) |
FMP Soccerbet | Regular season Group H | 4th (1–5) | |
Spartak Office Shoes | Qualification rounds – Quarter-finals | Eliminated by BC Juventus |
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