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21-774: The ABA League Assembly , held on 24 July 2017, in Belgrade , Serbia, decided to organize the ABA League Second Division with 12 participants. Based on the results in the national championships and by taking into account which clubs have sent applications for participation in the ABA League Second Division, these teams will play in the inaugural season of the ABA League Second Division. Teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia previously played similar second-tier competition called First B Federal League when they were part of SFR Yugoslavia . The First B Federal League

42-604: A Croatian double in each of the next five years. In the 2015–16 EuroLeague , Cedevita reached the Top 16 . The club also won the inaugural Adriatic Supercup in 2018. In 2019, Cedevita won the Croatian Cup for the sixth season in a row. On 4 June 2019, it was announced that Cedevita and Petrol Olimpija plan to merge and form Cedevita Olimpija, a new men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. On 13 June,

63-489: A streak of 17 straight EuroLeague appearances and it won the inaugural Adriatic League in the 2001–02 season . Olimpija won the Slovenian League in 2009 and brought home its sixth straight Slovenian Cup in 2013 before going on a four-year trophy drought. During that span, Olimpija made its EuroCup debut in the 2013–14 season , but it wasn't until the 2016–17 season that it got back to its winning ways with

84-613: Is a Croatian company based in Zagreb . It is the general partnership for organizing sports competitions . The company has been running the Adriatic League since the 2015–16 season . The company runs and operates the three regional-wide men's professional club basketball competitions in South-Eastern Europe , the first-tier ABA League First Division , the second-tier ABA League Second Division , and

105-582: Is a list of clubs that have played in the Second Division, at any time, since its formation in 2017, to the current season. Note: Statistics are correct through the start of the 2024–25 season. The 2019–20 season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe . ABA League JTD Adriatic Basketball Association – ABA League, G.P. , commonly referred to as the ABA League JTD ,

126-671: Is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana , Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Slovenian First League . The club was established in 2019 after the merger of the most successful Slovenian club Olimpija and the Croatian powerhouse Cedevita . Cedevita Olimpija inherited 70 trophies of both predecessors and their competition licences for its inaugural season. KK Cedevita Olimpija

147-474: Is an outcome of a merger of two clubs from neighboring countries , the Slovenian club Petrol Olimpija from Ljubljana and the Croatian team Cedevita from Zagreb , which is the first such instance of two clubs from different countries merging. Olimpija was the winner of 17 Slovenian Championships and 20 Slovenian Cups . It traces its history back to 1946 and adopted the name Olimpija in 1955. The club

168-469: The 2011 EuroCup Final Four ; Dontaye Draper was named EuroCup MVP , and Aleksandar Petrović EuroCup Coach of the Year . A year later, Cedevita won its first title, the Croatian Cup, led by veteran forward Matjaž Smodiš . Cedevita made its EuroLeague debut in the 2012–13 season , which it finished with a 2–8 record. That turned out to be a title-less season, but the last such for Cedevita, which celebrated

189-593: The 2020–21 season , Cedevita Olimpija signed two Slovenian international players, Žiga Dimec and Luka Rupnik , and the top scorer of the 2019–20 ABA League season, Kendrick Perry . At the beginning of the season, the club won its first trophy since the merger as they beat Krka in the Slovenian Supercup . In the EuroCup and the ABA League, Cedevita Olimpija was only one win away from advancing to

210-634: The ABA League Supercup tournament. The founders, as well as the shareholders between 2015 and 2020, of the company were 12 basketball clubs , as follows KK Budućnost ( Montenegro ), KK Cedevita ( Croatia ), KK Cibona (Croatia), KK Crvena zvezda ( Serbia ), KK Igokea ( Bosnia and Herzegovina ), KK Krka Telekom Novo Mesto ( Slovenia ), KK Mega Vizura (Serbia), KK Metalac Valjevo (Serbia), KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom AD Skopje ( North Macedonia ), KK Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia), KK Partizan (Serbia), and KK Zadar (Croatia). In

231-731: The City of Ljubljana . The arena was built in 2010 in fourteen months and is a part of the Stožice sports complex . It has a seating capacity of 12,480. Occasionally, Cedevita Olimpija play their home games at the Tivoli Hall , which has a capacity of 4,500. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. To appear in this section

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252-636: The Second Division are promoted to a following Adriatic League First Division season, while the last-placed team in the First Division are relegated to a following season of the Second Division. Also, as of the 2018–19 season, the 11th placed team of the ABA League First Division and the 2nd placed team of the Second Division, will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the First Division for the following season. The following

273-490: The Slovenian League and Cup double. Olimpija won its last Slovenian League championship in the 2017–18 season . Cedevita was the winner of five Croatian League Championships and seven Croatian Cup tournaments. It was founded in Zagreb in 1991 as KK Botinec. The club reached the first-tier league in 2002, but its ambitions rose when Atlantic Grupa took over in 2005 and the club changed its name to Cedevita. The club reached

294-624: The late 2020, the shares owned by Cedevita, Metalac, MZT Skopje Aerodrom and Olimpija Ljubljana were transferred to KK Cedevita Olimpija (Slovenia), KK Koper Primorska (Slovenia), KK Mornar Bar (Montenegro), and KK FMP (Serbia). Following is the list of current shareholders, as of November 2020. The following are the current officeholders of the ABA League : KK Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (English: Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club ), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija ,

315-475: The management boards of Cedevita and Olimpija have confirmed the appointment of Davor Užbinec as a general manager and Sani Bečirovič as a sports director. On 25 June, the EuroCup Board confirmed the club's participation in the 2019–20 EuroCup season . On 8 July, the club was officially established with Slaven Rimac being confirmed as the first team head coach, as well as Tomaž Berločnik named

336-492: The playoffs. However, the team won the national league for the first time in three years after sweeping Krka 3–0 in the final. At the beginning of the 2021–22 season, Cedevita Olimpija won its tenth Supercup title after beating Krka, which was followed by their first Slovenian Cup title in five years after defeating Helios Suns in the final, their second trophy of the season. The main colours of Cedevita Olimpija are green and orange. Green has been used by Olimpija, while orange

357-601: The president of the club. KK Cedevita continued to compete under the name Cedevita Junior , and reached the top division of Croatian basketball in 2020–21. Slovenian forward Edo Murić became the first-ever player who signed for the club. Next to players added from Cedevita and Petrol Olimpija rosters, the club signed veterans Mirko Mulalić , Saša Zagorac , and Marko Simonović , as well as Martin Krampelj , Mikael Hopkins , Jaka Blažič , Codi Miller-McIntyre , and Ryan Boatright . On 11 September 2019, guard Jaka Blažič

378-537: Was an early power in the Yugoslav League with Ivo Daneu leading Olimpija to six domestic titles between 1957 and 1970. After Slovenia's independence in 1991, Olimpija won ten out of eleven championships between 1992 and 2002. Olimpija won the FIBA Saporta Cup in the 1993–94 season , and Arriel McDonald and Marko Milič helped it to the 1997 Euroleague Final Four . Over the years, Olimpija had

399-670: Was named the first team captain . In September 2019, Cedevita Olimpija lost to Partizan in the 2019 ABA Supercup final. The team also finished as runners-up of the Slovenian Cup. In EuroCup , Olimpija participated in Group C and finished in sixth place, before the competition was cancelled in the playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Slovenian League and the ABA League were also cancelled. In mid-season, former Olimpija player Jurica Golemac replaced Rimac as head coach. In

420-763: Was played for 11 seasons from 1980 to 1991. On 12 March 2020, the ABA League Assembly temporarily suspended the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 27 May 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled definitely the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 29 June 2020, the Assembly decided to extend the number of clubs from 12 to 14 until the 2024–25 season. Further on 15 July 2024 Assembly changed competition format to number 16 teams divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each. The champions of

441-551: Was used by Cedevita. The crest consists of a green dragon, one of the symbols of the city of Ljubljana, and a capital letter 'C' in orange, which stands for Cedevita . In addition, the entire crest is framed in green. Cedevita Olimpija play their home games at the Stožice Arena , often referred to as Zmajevo gnezdo (Dragon's Nest) in Slovenian media. The arena is located in the Bežigrad District of Ljubljana and owned by

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