ABA League Supercup

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.

ABA SuperCup
Organizing bodyABA League JTD
FoundedJuly 2017 (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

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
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

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

List of participants
Team 17 18 19 23 Total
seasons		 Highest
finish
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea5thQFH–4th34th
Croatia Cedevita1stTSF––2Winner
Croatia Cibona8th–QFH–2Quarter-finals
Croatia Zadar–QF–6th2Quarter-finals
Montenegro Budućnost2nd2ndTSF3rdH4Runner up
Montenegro Mornar4thHQF––2Semi-finals
Montenegro SC Derby–––1st1Winner
Serbia Crvena zvezdaWDT1stQFTWD2Winner
Serbia FMP7th–QF7th3Quarter-finals
Serbia Mega3rd–QF5th3Semi-finals
Serbia Partizan6thSF1st2ndT4Winner
Slovenia Cedevita OlimpijaUnfounded2nd8th2Runner up
Slovenia Koper Primorska––SFDf.1Semi-finals
Slovenia Olimpija–QFDefunct1Quarter-finals

Awards

MVPs
SeasonPlayerTeamRef.
2017Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrija StipanovićCroatia Cedevita[4]
2018Senegal Mouhammad FayeSerbia Crvena zvezda mts[5]
2019United States Rashawn ThomasSerbia Partizan NIS[6]
2023Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan KamenjašMontenegro SC Derby[7]

See also

References
  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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