2019–20 Junior ABA League

Junior ABA League
Season2019–20
Dates28 November – 1 December 2019
Games played30
Teams12
Finals
ChampionsNone declared
All statistics correct as of December 1, 2019.

The 2019–20 Junior ABA League was the 3rd season of the Junior ABA League with twelve men's under-19 teams from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia. Teams are the junior selections of the ABA League teams.

On 12 March 2020, the ABA League Assembly temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 27 May 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled definitely its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The Final tournament would have been played on 21–22 March 2020 at the Železnik Hall, Belgrade.[3] Cibona U19 was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ABA League Assembly decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season.

Competition system

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Twelve under-19 teams are participating in the 2019–20 Junior ABA League season and they are divided into two groups in the first stage. In the group stage, all teams will face each other team within a group in a round-robin system. The two best-placed teams of each group will advance to the final tournament. At the final tournament, the teams will play two games – the semifinal and the final or third-place game. The winner of the final tournament will become the 2019–20 ABA Junior Tournament Champion.[4]

Teams

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Team allocation

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First stage
Serbia U19 Crvena zvezda mts Slovenia U19 Cedevita Olimpija Croatia U19 Cibona Montenegro U19 Budućnost VOLI
Serbia U19 Mega Bemax Slovenia U19 Krka Croatia U19 Zadar Montenegro U19 Mornar
Serbia U19 Partizan NIS Slovenia U19 Koper Primorska Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Igokea North Macedonia U19 MZT Skopje Aerodrom

Locations and personnel

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Location of teams in the 2019–20 Junior ABA League
Team Home city Head coach Captain
U19 Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Montenegro Miloš Radović Montenegro Fedor Žugić
U19 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia Borut Fijavž
U19 Cibona Zagreb Croatia Ivan Juran
U19 Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade Serbia Slobodan Klipa Serbia Lazar Vasić
U19 Igokea Aleksandrovac Bosnia and Herzegovina Slobodan Kecman
U19 Koper Primorska Koper Serbia Jovan Beader
U19 Krka Novo Mesto Croatia Leon Stipaničev
U19 Mega Bemax Belgrade Serbia Dragoljub Avramović Serbia Aleksandar Langović
U19 Mornar Bar Montenegro Radovan Pešić
U19 MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje North Macedonia Goran Krstevski
U19 Partizan NIS Belgrade Serbia Goran Stevanović
U19 Zadar Zadar Croatia Jurica Ružić

First stage

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Twelve participating teams Budućnost VOLI, Cedevita Olimpija, Cibona, Crvena zvezda mts, Igokea, Koper Primorska, Krka, Mega Bemax, Mornar, MZT Skopje Aerodrom, Partizan NIS and Zadar were divided into two first stage groups. The two best placed teams of each group advanced to the final tournament.

Group A

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Venue: Mega Factory Hall, Belgrade

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia U19 Mega Bemax 5 5 0 452 409 +43 10 Advance to the Final tournament
2 Croatia U19 Cibona 5 3 2 482 429 +53 8
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Igokea 5 2 3 397 410 −13 7
4 Montenegro U19 Budućnost VOLI 5 2 3 434 450 −16 7
5 Serbia U19 Partizan NIS 5 2 3 428 474 −46 7
6 Slovenia U19 Krka 5 1 4 421 442 −21 6
28 November 2019
Cibona U19 Croatia 100–71 Slovenia U19 Krka
Igokea U19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85–83 Montenegro U19 Budućnost VOLI
Partizan NIS U19 Serbia 74–89 Serbia U19 Mega Bemax
Cibona U19 Croatia 90–68 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Igokea
29 November 2019
Krka U19 Slovenia 89–90 Serbia U19 Mega Bemax
Budućnost VOLI U19 Montenegro 91–81 Serbia U19 Partizan NIS
Igokea U19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 67–88 Slovenia U19 Krka
Partizan NIS U19 Serbia 98–94 Croatia U19 Cibona
30 November 2019
Mega Bemax U19 Serbia 96–86 Montenegro U19 Budućnost VOLI
Igokea U19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 109–77 Serbia U19 Partizan NIS
Krka U19 Slovenia 82–87 Montenegro U19 Budućnost VOLI
Cibona U19 Croatia 92–105 Serbia U19 Mega Bemax
1 December 2019
Partizan NIS U19 Serbia 98–91 Slovenia U19 Krka
Budućnost VOLI U19 Montenegro 87–106 Croatia U19 Cibona
Mega Bemax U19 Serbia 72–68 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Igokea

Group B

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Venue: Jazine Basketball Hall, Zadar

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia U19 Crvena zvezda mts 5 5 0 408 262 +146 10 Advance to the Final tournament
2 Slovenia U19 Koper Primorska 5 3 2 372 395 −23 8
3 North Macedonia U19 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 5 3 2 387 379 +8 8
4 Slovenia U19 Cedevita Olimpija 5 2 3 360 370 −10 7
5 Croatia U19 Zadar 5 1 4 328 400 −72 6
6 Montenegro U19 Mornar 5 1 4 329 378 −49 6
28 November 2019
Crvena zvezda mts U19 Serbia 95–50 Slovenia U19 Koper Primorska
Cedevita Olimpija U19 Slovenia 85–71 Croatia U19 Zadar
MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19 North Macedonia 82–73 Montenegro U19 Mornar
Crvena zvezda mts U19 Serbia 69–59 Slovenia U19 Cedevita Olimpija
29 November 2019
Koper Primorska U19 Slovenia 86–75 Montenegro U19 Mornar
Zadar U19 Croatia 71–80 North Macedonia U19 MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Cedevita Olimpija U19 Slovenia 79–78 Slovenia U19 Koper Primorska
MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19 North Macedonia 61–78 Serbia U19 Crvena zvezda mts
30 November 2019
Mornar U19 Montenegro 64–77 Croatia U19 Zadar
Cedevita Olimpija U19 Slovenia 70–82 North Macedonia U19 MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Crvena zvezda mts U19 Serbia 66–47 Montenegro U19 Mornar
Koper Primorska U19 Slovenia 71–64 Croatia U19 Zadar
1 December 2019
Mornar U19 Montenegro 70–67 Slovenia U19 Cedevita Olimpija
MZT Skopje Aerodrom U19 North Macedonia 82–87 Slovenia U19 Koper Primorska
Zadar U19 Croatia 45–100 Serbia U19 Crvena zvezda mts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ABA competitions suspended". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "ABA League j.t.d. Assembly selected new Management". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "U19 ABA League Ch. Competition System". aba-liga.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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