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 body	ABA League JTD
Founded	July 2017; 5 years ago (2017-07)
First season	2017–18
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  North Macedonia  Montenegro  Serbia  Slovenia
Confederation	ABA League
Number of teams	8
Current champion(s)	Partizan NIS (2019–20)
Most championships	Cedevita Crvena zvezda Partizan (1 each)
Most appearances	Budućnost Partizan (3 each)
TV partners	Arena Sport
Website	aba-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

• 2017   Cedevita
• 2018   Crvena zvezda mts
• 2019   Partizan NIS

Finals

Year	Host		Final
			Champion	Score	Runner-up
2017 Details	Bar		Cedevita	78–69	Budućnost VOLI
2018 Details	Laktaši		Crvena zvezda mts	89–75	Budućnost VOLI
2019 Details	Zagreb		Partizan NIS	99–77	Cedevita Olimpija
2020 Details	Podgorica		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–2022	—		Not held

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	20	Total seasons	Highest finish
Igokea	5th	QF^H	–	–	2	Quarter-finals
Cedevita	1st^T	SF	–	–	2	Winner
Cibona	8th	–	QF^H	–	2	Quarter-finals
Zadar	–	QF	–	–	1	Quarter-finals
Budućnost	2nd	2nd^T	SF	–	3	Runner up
Mornar	4th^H	QF	–	–	2	Semi-finals
Crvena zvezda	WD^T	1st	QF^T	–	2	Winner
FMP	7th	–	QF	–	2	Quarter-finals
Mega	3rd	–	QF	–	2	Semi-finals
Partizan	6th	SF	1st	–	3	Winner
Cedevita Olimpija	Unfounded		2nd	–	1	Runner up
Koper Primorska	–	–	SF	–	1	Semi-finals
Olimpija	–	QF	Defunct		1	Quarter-finals

Awards

MVPs

Season	Player	Team	Ref.
2017	Andrija Stipanović	Cedevita	^[4]
2018	Mouhammad Faye	Crvena zvezda mts	^[5]
2019	Rashawn Thomas	Partizan NIS	^[6]
2020	Canceled

See also

• Yugoslav Basketball Cup
• Alpe Adria Cup

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.

External links

• Official website