ABA League Supercup explained

ABA SuperCup
Organiser:ABA League JTD
First:2017–18
Teams:8
Champions: SC Derby
Season:2023
Most Champs:Cedevita
Crvena zvezda
Partizan
SC Derby
(1 each)
Most Appearances:Budućnost
Partizan
(4 each)
Tv:Arena Sport
American/Canadian:n

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

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

Finals

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=8 bgcolor=ffffffFinal
width=15%Championwidth=9%Scorewidth=15%Runner-up
2017
Details

Bar

Cedevita
78–69
Budućnost VOLI
2018
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Laktaši

Crvena zvezda mts
89–75
Budućnost VOLI
2019
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Zagreb

Partizan NIS
99–77
Cedevita Olimpija
2020
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Podgorica
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022Not held
2023
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Podgorica

SC Derby
83–81
Partizan Mozzart Bet

All-time participants

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

DefunctDefunct teams
WDWithdrew participation
1stChampions
2ndRunners-up
Did not qualify
T Top seed
H Host

List of participants

Team 17181923Total
seasons
Highest
finish
scope=row
H3
T 2
H 2
2
TH4
H2
1
TT2
3
3
PartizanT4
Unfounded2
Df.1
Defunct1

Awards

MVPs

Season Player Team Ref.
2017 [4]
2018 [5]
2019 [6]
2023 [7]

See also

Notes and References

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