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ABA League Supercup

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ABA SuperCup
Organizing bodyABA League JTD
FoundedJuly 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07)
First season2017–18
Country
ConfederationABA League
Number of teams8
Current champion(s)Montenegro SC Derby
(2023)
Most championshipsCedevita
Crvena zvezda
Partizan
SC Derby
(1 each)
Most appearancesBudućnost
Partizan
(4 each)
TV partnersArena Sport
Websiteaba-liga.com

The ABA League Supercup, also credited as ABA Super Cup, is an annual men's professional basketball supercup competition between teams from the ABA League. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition, that is contested between teams from six countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia.

History

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The ABA League Assembly, held on July 24, 2017, in Belgrade, Serbia, decided to organize the ABA League Supercup, with 8 participants.[1]

In 2017, the first edition of the ABA Super Cup took place in Bar, Montenegro, where Cedevita became champions. In the second season, the teams met in Laktaši, where Crvena zvezda became champions. The third ABA Super Cup took place in Zagreb in 2019 and was won by Partizan.

Teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia previously played in a similar competition, when they were part of SFR Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav Basketball Cup was played for 33 years, from 1959 to 1992 (not held in 1961, 1963–68). In 1992, the Serbian club Partizan, was the last winner of that competition, while the Croatian club Cibona, won the most titles in that competition.

On 29 June 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled the 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The 2020 tournament would have been played on 20–23 September 2020 in Podgorica, Montenegro.[3]

Title holders

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Finals

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Year Host Final
Champion Score Runner-up
2017
Details
Montenegro
Bar
Croatia
Cedevita
78–69 Montenegro
Budućnost VOLI
2018
Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Laktaši
Serbia
Crvena zvezda mts
89–75 Montenegro
Budućnost VOLI
2019
Details
Croatia
Zagreb
Serbia
Partizan NIS
99–77 Slovenia
Cedevita Olimpija
2020
Details
Montenegro
Podgorica
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022 Not held
2023
Details
Montenegro
Podgorica
Montenegro
SC Derby
83–81 Serbia
Partizan Mozzart Bet

All-time participants

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The following is a list of clubs that have played in the Adriatic Supercup, at any time, since its formation in 2017, to the current season.

Key

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Defunct Defunct teams
WD Withdrew participation
1st Champions
2nd Runners-up
Did not qualify
T Top seed
H Host

List of participants

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Team 17 18 19 23 Total
seasons
Highest
finish
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 5th QFH 4th 3 4th
Croatia Cedevita 1stT SF 2 Winner
Croatia Cibona 8th QFH 2 Quarter-finals
Croatia Zadar QF 6th 2 Quarter-finals
Montenegro Budućnost 2nd 2ndT SF 3rdH 4 Runner up
Montenegro Mornar 4thH QF 2 Semi-finals
Montenegro SC Derby 1st 1 Winner
Serbia Crvena zvezda WDT 1st QFT WD 2 Winner
Serbia FMP 7th QF 7th 3 Quarter-finals
Serbia Mega 3rd QF 5th 3 Semi-finals
Serbia Partizan 6th SF 1st 2ndT 4 Winner
Slovenia Cedevita Olimpija Unfounded 2nd 8th 2 Runner up
Slovenia Koper Primorska SF Df. 1 Semi-finals
Slovenia Olimpija QF Defunct 1 Quarter-finals

Awards

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MVPs

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Season Player Team Ref.
2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrija Stipanović Croatia Cedevita [4]
2018 Senegal Mouhammad Faye Serbia Crvena zvezda mts [5]
2019 United States Rashawn Thomas Serbia Partizan NIS [6]
2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kamenjaš Montenegro SC Derby [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The ABA League Second Division will start from the 2017/18 season". aba-liga.com. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ "ABA League j.t.d. Assembly selected new Management". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Andrija Stipanović is the 2017 ABA Super Cup MVP". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ "ZVEZDI PRVI TROFEJ U SEZONI Faje MVP Superkupa ABA lige". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Rashawn Thomas is the MVP of the 2019 ABA Super Cup". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  7. ^ "2023 ABA Super Cup MVP: Kenan Kamenjaš (SC Derby)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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