2018–19 ABA League First Division

ABA League First Division
ABA League First Division
Season	2018–19
Duration	September 28, 2018 – March 17, 2019; (Regular season); March 23, 2019–April 22, 2019; (Playoffs)
Games played	143
Teams	12
TV partner(s)	Arena Sport, O2.TV
Regular season
Top seed	Crvena zvezda mts
Season MVP	Goga Bitadze [1]
Relegated	Petrol Olimpija
Finals
Champions	Crvena zvezda mts (4th title)
Runners-up	Budućnost VOLI
Semifinalists	Cedevita; Partizan NIS
Finals MVP	Billy Baron [2]
Awards
Top Prospect	Goga Bitadze [3]
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Dragan Apić
Rebounds	Luka Božić
Assists	Matic Rebec
Index Rating	Dragan Apić
Records
Biggest home win	Crvena zvezda 97–54 Budućnost; (22 April 2019)
Biggest away win	Mornar 57–90 Crvena zvezda; (9 February 2019)
Highest scoring	Igokea 115–105 Olimpija; (16 November 2018)
Winning streak	Crvena zvezda; 16 games
Losing streak	Olimpija / Mornar; 5 games
Highest attendance	8,000; Zadar 92–97 Partizan; (19 January 2019)
Lowest attendance	500; Igokea 91–73 Krka; (26 October 2018); Krka 69–71 Igokea; (18 January 2019); Cedevita 94–80 Mornar; (15 March 2019); FMP 73–72 Partizan; (16 March 2019)
Attendance	384,820
Average attendance	2,691
	← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of April 22, 2019.

The 2018–19 ABA League First Division is the 18th season of the ABA League with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Serbia participating in it. It is the first time since the 2011–12 season that there are no participants from North Macedonia.

Quick Facts ABA League First Division, Season ...

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Budućnost VOLI	Podgorica	Morača Sports Center	5,500
Cedevita	Zagreb	Dom sportova	3,100
Cibona	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović Hall	5,400
Crvena zvezda mts	Belgrade	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall	5,878
FMP	Belgrade	Železnik Hall	3,000
Igokea	Aleksandrovac	Laktaši Sports Hall	3,050
Krka	Novo Mesto	Leon Štukelj Hall	2,500
Mega Bemax	Sremska Mitrovica	Pinki Sports Hall	2,500
Mornar	Bar	Topolica Sport Hall	2,625
Partizan NIS	Belgrade	Aleksandar Nikolić Hall	5,878
Petrol Olimpija	Ljubljana	Arena Stožice	12,480
Zadar	Zadar	Krešimir Ćosić Hall	7,997

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Budućnost VOLI	Jasmin Repeša	Suad Šehović	Spalding	VOLI / Tea Medica
Cedevita	Slaven Rimac	Andrija Stipanović	Adidas	Cedevita / INA
Cibona	Ivan Velić	Marin Rozić	Visual	Erste Bank
Crvena zvezda mts	Milan Tomić	Branko Lazić	Nike	mts
FMP	Vladimir Jovanović	Radoš Šešlija	Champion	FMP
Igokea	Dragan Nikolić	Vuk Radivojević	GBT	m:tel
Krka	Simon Petrov	Domen Bratož	Žolna šport	Krka
Mega Bemax	Dejan Milojević	Ognjen Čarapić	Adidas	Bemax / Tehnomanija
Mornar	Mihailo Pavićević	Marko Mijović	Armani	epcg
Partizan NIS	Andrea Trinchieri	Novica Veličković	Under Armour	NIS / mts
Petrol Olimpija	Jure Zdovc	Gregor Hrovat	Peak	Petrol
Zadar	Ante Nazor	Šime Špralja	Visual	OTP Bank / Crodux

Team	Outgoing manager	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced with	Date of appointment	Ref.
Igokea	Dragan Bajić	2 April 2018	Off-season	Žarko Milaković	2 April 2018	^[3]
Crvena zvezda mts	Dušan Alimpijević	8 May 2018		Milenko Topić	8 May 2018	^[4]
Cedevita	Jure Zdovc	6 June 2018		Sito Alonso	8 June 2018	^[5]^[6]
Cibona	Ante Nazor	6 June 2018		Ivan Velić	8 June 2018	^[7]^[8]
Zadar	Aramis Naglić	21 June 2018		Aleš Pipan	28 June 2018	^[9]^[10]
Crvena zvezda mts	Milenko Topić	July 2018		Milan Tomić	13 July 2018	^[11]^[12]
Igokea	Žarko Milaković	July 2018		Nenad Trajković	14 July 2018	^[13]^[14]
Zadar	Aleš Pipan	23 October 2018	12th (0–4)	Ante Nazor	23 October 2018	^[15]^[16]
Cedevita	Sito Alonso	25 October 2018	9th (1–3)	Slaven Rimac	25 October 2018	^[17]
Partizan NIS	Nenad Čanak	26 October 2018	7th (2–3)	Andrea Trinchieri	1 November 2018	^[18]^[19]
Igokea	Nenad Trajković	5 November 2018	9th (2–4)	Žarko Milaković	5 November 2018	^[20]
Petrol Olimpija	Zoran Martič	19 November 2018	11th (2–6)	Saša Nikitović	19 November 2018	^[21]
Igokea	Žarko Milaković	24 December 2018	10th (4–8)	Dragan Nikolić	24 December 2018	^[22]
Budućnost VOLI	Aleksandar Džikić	29 December 2018	3rd (8–4)	Jasmin Repeša	30 December 2018	^[23]^[24]
Petrol Olimpija	Saša Nikitović	19 February 2019	10th (6–13)	Jure Zdovc	19 February 2019	^[25]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Crvena zvezda mts	22	21	1	1875	1517	+358	43	Advance to the playoffs
2	Cedevita	22	16	6	1924	1769	+155	38^[a]
3	Budućnost VOLI	22	16	6	1783	1636	+147	38^[a]
4	Partizan NIS	22	14	8	1779	1663	+116	36
5	Mega Bemax	22	10	12	1802	1880	−78	32^[b]
6	FMP	22	10	12	1736	1786	−50	32^[b]
7	Cibona	22	9	13	1744	1810	−66	31
8	Igokea	22	8	14	1798	1869	−71	30^[c]
9	Mornar	22	8	14	1780	1907	−127	30^[c]
10	Krka	22	7	15	1587	1776	−189	29^[d]
11	Zadar	22	7	15	1803	1900	−97	29^[d]	Qualification to the relegation playoffs
12	Petrol Olimpija	22	6	16	1685	1783	−98	28	Relegation to the Second Division

	First place & advance to the playoffs
	Advance to the playoffs
	Qualification to the relegation playoffs
	Relegated

Format changes

Home \ Away	BUD	CED	CIB	CZV	FMP	IGO	KRK	MEG	MOR	PAR	OLI	ZAD
Budućnost VOLI	—	80–78	91–82	71–87	79–59	96–70	86–64	91–85	102–71	75–71	85–69	75–69
Cedevita	63–58	—	89–68	84–68	87–85	100–80	104–75	86–95	94–80	84–87	95–82	83–72
Cibona	83–77	78–75	—	54–76	90–71	84–86	99–71	89–71	84–73	59–83	87–70	66–97
Crvena zvezda mts	86–72	94–79	78–68	—	79–62	96–75	80–66	100–76	104–71	70–68	89–61	97–70
FMP	70–87	81–95	93–88	72–81	—	87–78	93–65	106–89	82–84	73–72	64–63	99–86
Igokea	78–85	75–78	87–69	77–79	74–85	—	91–73	79–80	81–60	84–92	115–105	100–82
Krka	69–64	82–71	90–100	66–96	71–76	69–71	—	82–69	80–76	80–76	62–59	77–78
Mega Bemax	70–77	101–107	82–80	68–78	89–61	93–88	80–72	—	82–80	74–81	81–77	85–97
Mornar	95–99	102–103	91–78	57–90	79–69	97–103	86–77	80–84	—	97–94	80–75	89–81
Partizan NIS	76–67	71–76	85–67	71–77	83–77	67–57	87–55	98–86	75–73	—	82–79	85–95
Petrol Olimpija	72–77	70–98	78–80	60–83	88–86	92–69	70–69	91–78	87–66	66–72	—	91–81
Zadar	69–89	85–95	95–91	69–87	79–85	95–80	64–72	80–84	83–93	92–97	84–80	—

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Partizan NIS	66,420	7,920	1,200	5,535	+20.6%^†
2	Crvena zvezda mts	73,031	6,858	2,345	4,564	+3.4%^†
3	Zadar	48,750	8,000	1,000	4,432	+2.1%^†
4	Budućnost VOLI	55,009	5,860	1,950	3,929	+15.5%^†
5	Mornar	25,400	3,000	1,550	2,309	+8.6%^†
6	Cedevita	25,850	5,500	500	1,988	+44.1%^†
7	Igokea	19,350	3,500	500	1,759	−19.6%^†
8	Petrol Olimpija	16,670	3,500	700	1,515	+6.2%^†
9	Mega Bemax	16,080	2,500	1,000	1,462	+1.5%^†
10	Cibona	14,740	2,350	590	1,340	−5.2%^†
11	Krka	13,730	2,000	500	1,248	+51.3%¹
12	FMP	9,790	1,400	500	890	−2.6%^†
	League total	384,820	8,000	500	2,691	+5.7%^†