2021 ABA League Second Division Playoffs

2021 ABA League Second Division Playoffs
Tournament details
City	Podgorica
Dates	19 April – 6 May 2021
Season	2020–21
Teams	8
Defending champions	Koper Primorska
Final positions
Champions	Studentski centar (1st title)
Runner-up	Spars
Semifinalists	Podgorica; Mladost MaxBet;
	← 2019, 2020 2022 →

The 2021 ABA League Second Division Playoffs is the play-off tournament that decides the winner of the 2020–21 ABA League Second Division season. The winner of the play-offs qualifies for the 2021–22 ABA League First Division.

Playoffs format edit

Based on the results and position of the clubs in the standings after the regular season, Playoffs will take place with teams from 1st to 8th position. The Quarterfinals will be played in knockout pairs 1–8, 2–7, 3–6, 4–5. The winners of the Quarterfinals will qualify to the Semifinals and the winners of the Semifinals will play the Final.^[1]

Qualified teams edit

Round	Team	Ref.
9	Studentski centar	^[2]
11	Spars	^[3]
11	Borac Banja Luka	^[4]
12	Mladost MaxBet	^[5]
	MZT Skopje Aerodrom	^[6]
	Zlatibor	^[7]
	Podgorica	^[7]
	Sloboda Užice

Venue edit

On 3 April 2021, it was announced that the Playoffs will be played in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Podgorica	Podgorica 2021 ABA League Second Division Playoffs (Yugoslavia)
Morača Sports Center
Capacity: 6,000

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

19–21 April

3 Borac Banja Luka	90	65	155
				23–25 April
6 Podgorica	86	77	163
				6 Podgorica	64	59	123
19–21 April
				2 Spars	72	74	146
2 Spars	79	82	161
								4–6 May
7 Zlatibor	82	74	156
								2 Spars	89	72	161
20–22 April
								1 Studentski centar	99	71	170
4 Mladost MaxBet	95	86	181
				24–26 April
5 MZT Skopje Aerodrom	75	92	167
				4 Mladost MaxBet	85	66	151
20–22 April
				1 Studentski centar	86	76	162
1 Studentski centar	96	90	186

8 Sloboda Užice	92	80	172

Quarterfinals edit

All times are local UTC+1.

Borac Banja Luka v Podgorica edit

19 April 2021 Game 1	Borac Banja Luka	90–86	Podgorica	Podgorica
12:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 27–23, 13–25, 30–19
	Pts: Simeunović 20 Rebs: Tanasković 9 Asts: Simeunović 6 PIR: Simeunović 27	Boxscore	Pts: Koprivica 19 Rebs: Tomašević 9 Asts: Čarapić 11 PIR: Koprivica 29	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 10 Referees: Radoš Arsenijević, Ivan Stefanović, Stefan Ćalić

21 April 2021 Game 2	Podgorica	77–65	Borac Banja Luka	Podgorica
12:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 19–18, 15–13, 25–17
	Pts: Musić 25 Rebs: Musić 9 Asts: Musić 6 PIR: Musić 38	Boxscore	Pts: Tanasković 22 Rebs: Simeunović 9 Asts: Knežević 5 PIR: Tanasković 17	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 10 Referees: Igor Dragojević, Radoš Arsenijević, Nermin Nikšić

Spars v Zlatibor edit

19 April 2021 Game 1	Spars	79–82	Zlatibor	Podgorica
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 21–27, 12–21, 23–12
	Pts: Kamenjaš 21 Rebs: Kamenjaš 9 Asts: Zahiragić 8 PIR: Zahiragić 27	Boxscore	Pts: Papić 17 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Protić 9 PIR: Papić 23	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 10 Referees: Igor Dragojević, Krunoslav Peić, Branimir Galić

21 April 2021 Game 2	Zlatibor	74–82	Spars	Podgorica
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 22–26, 20–24, 11–18
	Pts: Protić 22 Rebs: McCoy 14 Asts: Kutlešić 6 PIR: McCoy 29	Boxscore	Pts: Kamenjaš 19 Rebs: Kamenjaš 12 Asts: Zahiragić 10 PIR: Kamenjaš 31	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 10 Referees: Miloš Koljenšić, Vladimir Marić, Stefan Vuković

Mladost MaxBet v MZT Skopje Aerodrom edit

20 April 2021 Game 1	Mladost MaxBet	95–75	MZT Skopje Aerodrom	Podgorica
12:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 24–20, 18–19, 25–17
	Pts: Drechsel 24 Rebs: Tanasković 12 Asts: Drechsel 7 PIR: Drechsel, Tanasković 31	Boxscore	Pts: Karačić 15 Rebs: Karačić 6 Asts: Turner 8 PIR: Turner 15	Arena: Morača Sports Center Referees: Miloš Koljenšić, Tomislav Stapić, Stefan Vuković

22 April 2021 Game 2	MZT Skopje Aerodrom	92–86	Mladost MaxBet	Podgorica
12:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 26–12, 23–24, 23–19
	Pts: Gravett, Karačić 21 Rebs: Karačić 9 Asts: Mekić 5 PIR: Karačić 35	Boxscore	Pts: Gombauld 14 Rebs: Gombauld 7 Asts: Drechsel 4 PIR: Gombauld 14	Arena: Morača Sports Center Referees: Ivan Stefanović, Branimir Galić, Stefan Ćalić

Studentski centar v Sloboda Užice edit

20 April 2021 Game 1	Studentski centar	96–92	Sloboda Užice	Podgorica
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 27–32, 23–24, 29–18
	Pts: Drobnjak 24 Rebs: Drobnjak 7 Asts: Pavličević 6 PIR: Drobnjak 29	Boxscore	Pts: Tadić 18 Rebs: Tadić 6 Asts: Ilkić, Ilić 4 PIR: Tadić 25	Arena: Morača Sports Center Referees: Luka Kardum, Nermin Nikšić, Vladimir Marić

22 April 2021 Game 2	Sloboda Užice	80–90	Studentski centar	Podgorica
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 21–26, 21–18, 21–18
	Pts: Ilić 18 Rebs: Stepanović 8 Asts: Vojinović 5 PIR: Ilić 18	Boxscore	Pts: Drobnjak, Pavličević 16 Rebs: Slavković 9 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Pavličević	Arena: Morača Sports Center Referees: Luka Kardum, Krunoslav Peić, Tomislav Stapić

Semifinals edit

Podgorica v Spars edit

23 April 2021 Game 1	Podgorica	64–72	Spars	Podgorica
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 13–17, 14–10, 18–16
	Pts: Čarapić 14 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Musić 14 PIR: Musić 20	Boxscore	Pts: Gegić 20 Rebs: Kamenjaš 11 Asts: Zahiragić 11 PIR: Kamenjaš 26	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 10 Referees: Josip Radojković, Luka Kardum, Branimir Galić

25 April 2021 Game 2	Spars	74–59	Podgorica	Podgorica
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 29–17, 17–23, 11–13
	Pts: Kamenjaš 23 Rebs: Kamenjaš 11 Asts: Zahiragić, Klavžar 8 PIR: Kamenjaš 35	Boxscore	Pts: Tmušić 12 Rebs: Kartalović 9 Asts: Musić 5 PIR: Musić 16	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 10 Referees: Radoš Arsenijević, Ivan Stefanović, Stefan Ćalić

Mladost MaxBet v Studentski centar edit

24 April 2021 Game 1	Mladost MaxBet	85–86	Studentski centar	Podgorica
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 22–19, 30–13, 18–30
	Pts: Gombauld 22 Rebs: Gombauld 15 Asts: Mitchell 6 PIR: Gombauld 33	Boxscore	Pts: Barović 14 Rebs: Baćović 6 Asts: Pavličević 5 PIR: Barović, Tejić 18	Arena: Morača Sports Center Referees: Mario Majkić , Krunoslav Peić, Nermin Nikšić

26 April 2021 Game 2	Studentski centar	76–66	Mladost MaxBet	Podgorica
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 17–17, 27–17, 12–14
	Pts: Baćović 19 Rebs: Baćović, Barović 8 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Baćović 28	Boxscore	Pts: Drechsel 19 Rebs: Gombauld 9 Asts: Mitchell 6 PIR: Drechsel 14	Arena: Morača Sports Center Referees: Josip Radojković, Mario Majkić, Tomislav Stapić

Finals edit

Game 1 edit

4 May 2021	Spars	89–99	Studentski centar	Podgorica
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 14–28, 25–25, 28–25
	Pts: Orelik 20 Rebs: Gegić 7 Asts: Zahiragić 9 PIR: Gegić 37	Boxscore	Pts: Pavličević 20 Rebs: Tejić 6 Asts: Pavličević 8 PIR: Tejić 27	Arena: Morača Sports Center Attendance: 10 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić, Radoš Arsenijević, Stefan Ćalić

Game 2 edit

6 May 2021	Studentski centar	71–72	Spars	Podgorica
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 19–22, 17–19, 14–18
	Pts: Magee 16 Rebs: Tejić 14 Asts: Drobnjak 4 PIR: Tejić 22	Boxscore	Pts: Gegić 19 Rebs: Kamenjaš 12 Asts: Gegić 4 PIR: Kamenjaš 26	Arena: Morača Sports Center Referees: Milan Nedović, Luka Kardum, Branimir Galić

Notes edit

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Koper Primorska won the ABA 2 League in the 2018–19 season. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the 2019–20 season was canceled. Koper Primorska had played the 2020–21 ABA League First Division before was disqualified from the competition and folded in December 2020.

References edit

^ "Announcement on the ABA League 2 2020/21 season competition format". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ "Studentski centar beat Široki and qualify for the Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ "Spars qualify for Playoffs by beating MZT in dramatic game". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ "Borac Banja Luka prevail over Rabotnički and qualify for the Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Mladost Maxbet prevailed over Široki and qualified for the Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "MZT Skopje Aerodrom down Gorica and book their ticket for the Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Podgorica and Zlatibor qualified for Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links edit

Official website
ABA League at Eurobasket.com

[cnote_Note_1] 
Koper Primorska won the ABA 2 League in the 2018–19 season. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the 2019–20 season was canceled. Koper Primorska had played the 2020–21 ABA League First Division before was disqualified from the competition and folded in December 2020.

[1] "Announcement on the ABA League 2 2020/21 season competition format". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[2] "Studentski centar beat Široki and qualify for the Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[3] "Spars qualify for Playoffs by beating MZT in dramatic game". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

[4] "Borac Banja Luka prevail over Rabotnički and qualify for the Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[5] "Mladost Maxbet prevailed over Široki and qualified for the Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[6] "MZT Skopje Aerodrom down Gorica and book their ticket for the Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[aba1-7] "Podgorica and Zlatibor qualified for Playoffs". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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