| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| ABA League Second Division | |
| Champions: |  Zlatibor (1st title) |
| Runners Up: |  MZT Skopje Aerodrom |
| Semifinalists: |  Borac Banja Luka Široki |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Games: | 13 each |
| Duration: | 11 October 2021 – 17 April 2022 |
| Highest Scoring: | (8 November 2021) |
| Winning Streak: | 7 games Borac Banja Luka |
| Losing Streak: | 9 games Vrijednosnice |
| Top Seed: | MZT Skopje Aerodrom |
| Tv: | Arena Sport |
| Finals Mvp: | Dušan Kutlešić |
| Pir N: | USA |
| Pir: | 27.77 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Ppg: | 22.77 |
| Rpg N: | SRB |
| Rpg: | 9.5 |
| Apg N: | MKD |
| Apg: | 6.92 |
The 2021–22 ABA League Second Division was the 5th season of the ABA Second Division with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia participating in it.
A total of 14 teams contest the league for the 2021–22 season, based on the results in the domestic championships and taking into consideration the results in the previous season. On 31 August 2021, ABA League JTD announced 12 teams and availability for two teams to be filled by awarding wild cards.[1] [2] [3] On 13 September, two clubs Široki and Zlatibor were awarded with wildcards fulfilling the remaining spots.[4] [5]
The following is the access list for this season.
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season (14 teams) |
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| Playoffs (8 teams) |
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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
| Regular season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Borac Banja Luka (2nd) |  Lovćen 1947 (2 | Mladost MaxBet (1st) | Helios Suns (3rd) |
| Spars (3rd) | Sutjeska (3 | Vojvodina (2nd) | Rogaška (4th) |
| Široki (4th)WC | Podgorica (4 | Zlatibor (3rd)WC | |
| Vrijednosnice Osijek (9th) | Pelister (1st) | MZT Skopje (4th)CH | |
Note CRO: In July 2021, a Croatian team Adria Oil Škrljevo withdrew its bid to join the Alpe Adria Cup for the 2021–22 season.[6] [7] Also, another Croatian team Sonik-Puntamika withdrew its bid.[8]
A Croatian team Gorica has been applied for the Alpe Adria Cup in the upcoming season, also.[9] Following withdrew of Gorica, Vrijednosnice Osijek joined the league for the upcoming season.[10] Since no other croatian team applied, one more berth was given to Montenegro.
| Team | Home city | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borac | Banja Luka | Dragan Nikolić | Kelme | — | |
| Helios Suns | Domžale | Aljaž Bratec | Spalding | Helios / Triglav | |
| Lovćen 1947 | Cetinje | Petar Jovanović | Nikola Borilović | GBT | — |
| Mladost MaxBet | Belgrade | Dragan Jakovljević | Marko Milenković | CK | MaxBet |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Aleksandar Petrović | Damjan Stojanovski | Spalding | UNIBanka |
| Pelister | Bitola | Marjan Ilievski | Unit sport | — | |
| Podgorica | Podgorica | Nebojša Bogavac | NetS | Bemax | |
| Rogaška | Rogaška Slatina | Damjan Novaković | Luanvi | — | |
| Spars | Sarajevo | Miodrag Kadija | No1 | Visit Sarajevo | |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Darko Vujačić | Ardu Sport | — | |
| Široki | Široki Brijeg | Danijel Jusup | Jure Zubac | Ardu Sport | TT Kabeli |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | Miroslav Nikolić | Aleksa Zarić | Peak | — |
| Vrijednosnice |  Marko Mandić | Šime Lisica | IDEko | VROS | |
| Zlatibor | Čajetina | Strajin Nedović | Dušan Kutlešić | Ardu Sport | Boje i fasade Maxima |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoran Kašćelan | June 2021 | Off-season | 18 June 2021 | [11] [12] | ||
| Damir Vujanović | July 2021 | 21 June 2021 | [13] [14] | |||
| August 2021 | Zoran Kašćelan | 25 August 2021 | [15] | |||
| Zoran Kašćelan | 31 December 2021 | 7th (4–3) | 31 December 2021 | [16] [17] | ||
| 27 February 2022 | 2nd (8–2) | 27 February 2022 | [18] | |||
| 21 March 2022 | 7th (6–4) | 21 March 2022 | [19] | |||
The Regular season is divided in five tournaments. The hosts are Zlatibor in Serbia, Osijek in Croatia, and Banja Luka, Sarajevo, and Široki Brijeg in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[20] [21]
| width=200px | Zlatibor, Čajetina | width=200px | Sarajevo | width=200px | Široki Brijeg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRC Zlatibor Hall | Arena Hills Sports Hall | Pecara Sports Hall | ||||
| Capacity: 2,500[22] | Capacity: N/A | Capacity: 4,500 | ||||
| Osijek | Banja Luka | Skopje | ||||
| Gradski vrt Hall | Borik Sports Hall | Jane Sandanski Arena | ||||
| Capacity: 4,448 | Capacity: 3,060[23] | Capacity: 7,500 | ||||
The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[20] [24]
| Phase | Round | Location | First leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Round 1 | Zlatibor | 10–13 October 2021 |
| Round 2 | 13–15 October 2021 | ||
| Round 3 | Osijek | 8–10 November 2021 | |
| Round 4 | 10–12 November 2021 | ||
| Round 5 | Sarajevo | 13–15 December 2021 | |
| Round 6 | 15–17 December 2021 | ||
| Round 7 | 17–19 December 2021 | ||
| Round 8 | Banja Luka | 6–8 February 2022 | |
| Round 9 | 8–10 February 2022 | ||
| Round 10 | 10–12 February 2022 | ||
| Round 11 | Široki Brijeg | 21–23 March 2022 | |
| Round 12 | 23–25 March 2022 | ||
| Round 13 | 25–27 March 2022 | ||
| Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Skopje | 13 April 2022 |
| Semifinals | 15 April 2022 | ||
| Final | 17 April 2022 |
Originally scheduled for 17–23 January 2022, the Banja Luka Tournament was rescheduled to 6–12 February due to COVID-19 outbreaks.[25]
The Regular season is split in five tournaments featuring two or three rounds.
See main article: 2022 ABA League Second Division 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.
2021–22 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021–22 Prva A liga 2021–22 Basketball League of Serbia