2020–21 WABA League

WABA League
WABA League
Season	2020–21
Duration	October 14, 2020 – March 4, 2021; (Regular season); 20–21 March 2021; (Final Four)
Games played	60
Teams	8
TV partner(s)	TV Stara Zagora
Regular season
Season MVP	Mina Đorđević
Finals
Champions	Beroe
Runners-up	Budućnost Bemax
Semifinalists	Montana 2003; Cinkarna Celje
Records
Highest attendance	50; Cinkarna Celje 49–68 Budućnost Bemax; (16 January 2021); Budućnost Bemax 79–44 Montana 2003; (26 February 2021); Budućnost Bemax 70–53 RMU Banovići; (1 March 2021)
Lowest attendance	No data for several matches; ; 1; Orlovi 46–67 Budućnost Bemax; (14 October 2020)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of July 25, 2022.

The 2020–21 WABA League was the 20th season of the Adriatic League. Competition included eight teams from five countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Slovenia.^[1]

Vojvodina 021 informed the Board of the WABA League 23 february 2021 that due to obligations in the national championship and the Serbian Cup, it is not able to play the remaining seven games of the 2020-21 WABA League regular season. It means that Vojvodina 021 withdraws from the 2020-21 WABA League.

As per the Official Basketball Rules, the games (played and unplayed) were awarded to their respective opponents with a score of 20-0. Furthermore, the forfeiting team Vojvodina 021 will receive 0 classification points in the standings.^[2]

Teams

Team allocation

Regular season
Montana 2003	RMU Banovići	Cinkarna Celje	Vojvodina 021
Beroe	Orlovi	Budućnost Bemax	Partizan 1953

Venues and locations

Location of teams in the 2020–21 WABA League

Beroe

Montana 2003

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Location of teams in the 2020–21 WABA League


Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Beroe	Stara Zagora	Municipal Hall	1,000
Budućnost Bemax	Podgorica	Bemax Arena	2,500
Cinkarna Celje	Celje	Gimnazija Center Celje Hall	1,500
Montana 2003	Montana	Mladost Sports Hall
Partizan 1953	Beograd	Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall	5,000
Vojvodina 021	Novi Sad	Petrovaradin Hall	900
Orlovi	Banja Luka
RMU Banovići	Banovići	SKC Banovići

Regular season

In the Regular season was played with 8 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Final Four. The regular season began on 14 October 2020 and it will end on 4 March 2021.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Beroe	14	12	2	970	774	+196	26	Advance to the Final Four
2	Budućnost Bemax	14	12	2	942	677	+265	26
3	Cinkarna Celje	14	9	5	870	782	+88	23
4	Montana 2003	14	9	5	896	777	+119	23
5	Orlovi	14	7	7	861	830	+31	21
6	Partizan 1953	14	4	10	782	981	−199	18
7	RMU Banovići	14	3	11	774	994	−220	17
8	Vojvodina 021	14	0	14	0	280	−280	14

Updated to match(es) played on March 4, 2021. Source: WABA League

Final Four

The Final Four was held on 20 and 21 March 2021 in Stara Zagora.^[3]

Semi-finals 21 March		Final 22 March



Beroe	82

Montana 2003	68
		Beroe	66

		Budućnost Bemax	56
Budućnost Bemax	70

Cinkarna Celje	60
		Third place



		Montana 2003	68

		Cinkarna Celje	65

2020–21 Adriatic League champion
Beroe 2nd title^[4]

Awards

Final Four MVP: Jaklin Zlatanova (190-PF-88) of Beroe
Player of the Year: Mina Đorđević (188-PF-99) of Budućnost Bemax
Guard of the Year: Matea Tavić (178-G-92) of Beroe
Forward of Year: Mina Đorđević (188-PF-99) of Budućnost Bemax
Center of the Year: Jaklin Zlatanova (190-PF-88) of Beroe
Newcomer of the Year: Dragana Domuzin (174-PG-00) of Orlovi
Most Improved Player of Year: Mojca Jelenc (200-PF-03) of Cinkarna Celje
Defensive Player of Year: Sarah Boothe (195-F/C-90) of Beroe
Coach of the Year: Tatyana Gateva of Beroe

1st Team

Matea Tavić (178-G-92) of Beroe
Dragana Domuzin (174-PG-00) of Orlovi
Isabela Lyra (180-F-94) of Montana 2003
Mina Đorđević (188-PF-99) of Budućnost Bemax
Jaklin Zlatanova (190-PF-88) of Beroe

2nd Team

Snežana Aleksić (173-G-89) of Montana 2003
Snežana Bogićević (183-SG-97) of Cinkarna Celje
Tamara Rajić (182-G/F-93) of Orlovi
Patricia Bura (188-C-96) of Budućnost Bemax
Sarah Boothe (195-F/C-90) of Beroe

Honorable Mention

Radostina Dimitrova (181-SF-94) of Beroe
Dragana Živković (183-G-01) of Budućnost Bemax
Dimana Georgieva (188-F/C-88) of Montana 2003
Vladinka Erak (192-C-84) of Orlovi

All-Defensive Team

Victoria Stoycheva (165-PG-92) of Montana 2003
Blaža Čeh (181-PG-03) of Cinkarna Celje
Isabela Lyra (180-F-94) of Montana 2003
Patricia Bura (180-C-96) of Budućnost Bemax
Sarah Boothe (195-F/C-90) of Beroe

All-Newcomers Team

Blaža Čeh (181-PG-03) of Cinkarna Celje
Dragana Domuzin (174-PG-00) of Orlovi
Yana Karamfilova (175-F-05) of Beroe
Sara Garić (183-F-03) Cinkarna Celje
Jite Gbemuotor (188-F-04) Cinkarna Celje

References

^ "Virtualni žreb WABA lige 2020/21". 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Vojvodina 021 odustala od WABA lige". 23 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ "Stara Zagora domaćin Final-Foura". 1 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ "Beroe i Nemanja Lambergar šampioni WABA lige, Budućnost druga, Montana treća, Celje četvrto". 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

External links

Official website
Profile at eurobasket.com

[1] "Virtualni žreb WABA lige 2020/21". 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[2] "Vojvodina 021 odustala od WABA lige". 23 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[3] "Stara Zagora domaćin Final-Foura". 1 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[4] "Beroe i Nemanja Lambergar šampioni WABA lige, Budućnost druga, Montana treća, Celje četvrto". 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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Domestic leagues	France Hungary Iceland Netherlands Romania Russia Serbia Spain Turkey United Kingdom
Regional leagues	Adriatic League Baltic League Central Europe League Eastern European League
Domestic cups	Hungary Iceland Scotland Serbia Spain
Continental competitions	EuroLeague EuroCup EuroBasket Women 2021 qualification