2025–26 ABA League First Division

For the equivalent women's tournament, see 2025–26 WABA League.
AdmiralBet ABA League
Season2025–26
Duration3 October 2025 – 9 February 2025
(Regular season)
15 February 2026 – 20 April 2026
(Top 8)
12 February 2026 – 27 April 2026
(Play-out)
Teams18
TV partnerArena Sport
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 24th season of the ABA League. Beside 16 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and United Arab Emirates, the ABA league board proposed a possible expansion to 20 teams,[1] with up to four wild cards given to any basketball team from Europe or wider.[2][3][4] Some clubs from central and west Europe[5][6] and Hapoel Tel Aviv[7] from Israel showed interest in participating. On July 8, it was announced that Romanian club U-BT Cluj-Napoca and Austrian club BC Vienna got the wild cards, while Hapoel Tel Aviv qualified for the EuroLeague.[8][9]

Promotion and relegation

Promoted Bosna BH Telecom 2024–25 ABA 2 Champion[10]
Ilirija Winner of the Relegation playoffs
Affiliation BC Vienna Wild cards
U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Relegated Cibona Loser of the Relegation playoffs
Mornar Barsko zlato Finished last

Venues and locations

Location of teams in the 2025–26 season
Locations of the teams from Belgrade in the 2025–26 season
Location of the team Dubai in the 2025–26 season
Team Home city Arena Capacity
BC Vienna Vienna Hallmann Dome 1,399
Borac Mozzart Čačak Borac Hall 4,000
Bosna BH Telecom Sarajevo Zetra Olympic Hall 12,000
Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,480
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Belgrade Arena 18,386
Dubai Basketball Dubai Coca-Cola Arena 17,000
FMP Belgrade Železnik Hall 3,000
Igokea m:tel Aleksandrovac Laktaši Sports Hall 3,050
Ilirija Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 6,800
Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall 2,500
Mega Superbet Belgrade Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall 5,000
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Belgrade Arena 18,386
Spartak Office Shoes Subotica Dudova Šuma Hall 2,000
SC Derby Podgorica Morača Sports Center 6,000
Split Split Arena Gripe 3,500
U-BT Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca BTarena 10,000
Zadar Zadar Krešimir Ćosić Hall 7,997

Regular season

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dubai Basketball 16 15 1 1409 1195 +214 31 Advance to Top 8
2 Partizan Mozzart Bet 16 15 1 1473 1297 +176 31
3 U-BT Cluj-Napoca 16 10 6 1488 1403 +85 26
4 Igokea m:tel 16 8 8 1363 1433 −70 24
5 FMP 16 6 10 1325 1385 −60 22 Advance to Play-out
6 Borac Mozzart 16 6 10 1274 1341 −67 22
7 Krka 16 5 11 1271 1321 −50 21
8 Split 16 4 12 1328 1479 −151 20
9 SC Derby 16 3 13 1258 1335 −77 19
Source: ABA League

Results

Home \ Away BOR DUB FMP IGO KRK PAR SPL SCD UBT
Borac Mozzart — 53–77 74–83 97–75 71–69 91–106 92–84 89–82 87–93
Dubai Basketball 90–79 — 98–82 94–78 82–61 82–70 92–58 77–69 81–77
FMP 73–82 91–107 — 69–85 82–61 79–91 96–80 87–80 98–104
Igokea m:tel 81–73 74–88 92–88 — 87–71 81–103 93–85 66–94 114–108
Krka 81–77 79–83 81–71 85–86 — 92–99 105–92 77–65 83–85
Partizan Mozzart Bet 85–74 86–76 109–103 90–84 84–78 — 110–74 94–72 90–79
Split 89–80 78–92 76–85 98–93 80–91 81–86 — 102–94 87–80
SC Derby 76–79 67–80 72–73 84–90 85–75 66–78 85–77 — 82–95
U-BT Cluj-Napoca 97–76 93–110 93–65 106–84 92–82 85–92 105–87 96–85 —
Updated to match(es) played on February 9, 2026. Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost VOLI 16 13 3 1417 1269 +148 29 Advance to Top 8
2 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 16 12 4 1480 1328 +152 28
3 Cedevita Olimpija 16 11 5 1432 1311 +121 27
4 Bosna BH Telecom 16 8 8 1334 1369 −35 24
5 Spartak Office Shoes 16 8 8 1329 1334 −5 24 Advance to Play-out
6 Mega Superbet 16 6 10 1370 1485 −115 22
7 Zadar 16 5 11 1303 1357 −54 21
8 Perspektiva Ilirija 16 5 11 1298 1395 −97 21
9 Vienna 16 4 12 1346 1461 −115 20
Source: ABA League

Results

Home \ Away BOS BUD COL CZV ILI MEG SPA VIE ZAD
Bosna BH Telecom — 82–91 92–96 77–86 78–93 94–83 72–57 71–68 93–85
Budućnost VOLI 90–80 — 88–71 80–93 84–78 100–82 93–97 102–91 98–87
Cedevita Olimpija 89–73 72–83 — 87–86 83–69 117–81 86–65 86–59 97–72
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 97–92 95–79 97–77 — 101–87 94–73 93–77 108–99 79–85
Perspektiva Ilirija 79–83 66–86 96–93 74–91 — 77–86 78–75 94–80 85–83
Mega Superbet 106–88 65–98 72–90 107–102 109–83 — 89–94 100–98 90–89
Spartak Office Shoes 86–93 66–75 84–87 85–80 104–86 85–73 — 79–66 76–75
Vienna 86–88 78–83 93–89 82–98 85–84 88–81 118–114 — 77–86
Zadar 77–78 66–87 101–112 67–80 74–69 88–73 70–85 98–78 —
Updated to match(es) played on February 9, 2026. Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Top 8

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Partizan Mozzart Bet 19 18 1 1753 1505 +248 37 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Dubai Basketball 19 17 2 1703 1461 +242 36
3 Budućnost VOLI 19 15 4 1692 1523 +169 34
4 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 19 14 5 1762 1611 +151 33
5 Cedevita Olimpija 18 12 6 1595 1477 +118 30
6 U-BT Cluj-Napoca 18 10 8 1662 1594 +68 28
7 Bosna BH Telecom 19 9 10 1545 1631 −86 28 Qualification to Play-in
8 Igokea m:tel 19 8 11 1580 1699 −119 27
Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2026. Source: ABA League

Results

Home \ Away BOS BUD COL CZV DUB IGO PAR UBT
Bosna BH Telecom — Apr 20 Apr 11 56–96 Mar 22
Budućnost VOLI — Mar 21 99–67 Apr 5 94–89
Cedevita Olimpija — 93–80 Apr 19 Apr 12 Mar 28
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet — Mar 30 94–84 Mar 22 Apr 13
Dubai Basketball 100–82 Apr 13 Apr 5 114–91 —
Igokea m:tel 66–73 Mar 28 Mar 22 Apr 5 —
Partizan Mozzart Bet Mar 30 98–82 86–70 Apr 19 —
U-BT Cluj-Napoca Apr 5 Apr 19 Mar 25 85–97 —
Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2026. Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Play-out

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Spartak Office Shoes 20 11 9 1674 1651 +23 31 Qualification to Play-in
2 Mega Superbet 19 8 11 1642 1740 −98 27
3 Vienna 20 7 13 1690 1777 −87 27
4 Borac Mozzart 20 7 13 1589 1692 −103 27
5 Zadar 19 7 12 1556 1569 −13 26
6 FMP 19 7 12 1601 1655 −54 26
7 Krka 19 7 12 1491 1550 −59 26
8 Perspektiva Ilirija 19 7 12 1481 1574 −93 26
9 Split 20 4 16 1659 1874 −215 24 Qualification to relegation playoffs
10 SC Derby 19 4 15 1496 1593 −97 23 Relegation to the Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on March 18, 2026. Source: ABA League

Results

Home \ Away BOR FMP ILI KRK MEG SPA SPL SCD VIE ZAD
Borac Mozzart — Mar 21 Apr 24 90–99 85–76 Apr 3
FMP — Apr 25 102–87 Apr 4 Apr 20 Mar 31
Perspektiva Ilirija Apr 13 106–101 — Mar 29 Apr 3 Apr 21
Krka 72–71 — Mar 19 Apr 11 Apr 25 Apr 18
Mega Superbet 95–77 Mar 28 Apr 5 — Apr 19 90–76
Spartak Office Shoes Apr 18 77–73 Mar 24 — 92–71 Mar 28
Split 107–112 Mar 22 Apr 24 — 76–85 Mar 27
SC Derby Mar 19 Apr 13 83–77 — Apr 4 Apr 27
Vienna Mar 26 Mar 22 92–76 Apr 10 91–79 —
Zadar 81–63 Apr 14 66–72 106–77 Mar 23 —
Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2026. Source: ABA League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

MVP List

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team PIR
Regular season
1 Umoja Gibson Cedevita Olimpija 27
2 Savo Drezgić Mega Superbet 31
3 Chima Moneke Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 36
4 Jake Stephens Split 40
5 Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet (2) 35
6 Karel Guzmán U-BT Cluj-Napoca 34
7 Boogie Ellis Dubai Basketball 34
8 Dušan Miletić U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2) 36
9 Vladimir Mihailović Zadar 42
10 Nikola Manojlović Borac Mozzart 41
11 Duane Washington Partizan Mozzart Bet 46
12 Isaac Bonga Partizan Mozzart Bet (2) 29
13 Umoja Gibson (2) Cedevita Olimpija (2) 37
14 Souley Boum Vienna 32
15 Souley Boum (2) Vienna (2) 36
16 Pavle Nikolić Borac Mozzart (2) 39
17 Bogoljub Marković (2) Mega Superbet (3) 41
18 Filip Barna FMP 33
Top 8
1 Mfiondu Kabengele Dubai Basketball (2) 26
2 Codi Miller-McIntyre Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (2) 32
3 Janari Jõesaar Bosna BH Telecom 28
Play-out
1 Wendell Green Perspektiva Ilirija 32
2 Vladimir Mihailović (2) Zadar (2) 33
3 Simas Jarumbauskas Vienna (3) 30

Source: ABA League

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2025
October Gregor Glas Vienna [11]
November Dušan Miletić U-BT Cluj-Napoca [12]
December Duane Washington Partizan Mozzart Bet [13]
2026
January & February Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet [14]

Clubs in European competitions

Competition Team Progress Result
EuroLeague Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Regular season
Dubai Basketball Regular season
Partizan Mozzart Bet Regular season
EuroCup Cedevita Olimpija Quarterfinals Eliminated by Cosea JL Bourg
U-BT Cluj-Napoca Eliminated by Bahçeşehir Koleji
Budućnost VOLI Eightfinals Eliminated by U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Champions League Spartak Office Shoes Play-ins Eliminated by Karditsa Iaponiki
Igokea m:tel Regular season Group E 4th (1–5)
SC Derby Qualification round – Quarter-finals Eliminated by PAOK mateco
FIBA Europe Cup Bosna BH Telecom Quarterfinals Eliminated by Falco Szombathely

See also

References

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  12. ^ "ADMIRALBET MVP OF NOVEMBER: Dušan Miletić (U-BT Cluj-Napoca)". aba-liga.com. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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  14. ^ "ADMIRALBET MVP OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY: Bogoljub Marković (Mega Superbet)". aba-liga.com. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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