The 2025–26 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 25th 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, with up to four wild cards given to any basketball team from Europe or wider. Some clubs from central and west Europe and Hapoel Tel Aviv 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 via EuroCup title.
Dubai Basketball secured their first championship in their second appearance, after defeating Partizan with 3-1 in a best-of-five final series, to become the first ever non former Yugoslavia country team to win the title since Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2012.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted Bosna BH Telecom2024–25 ABA 2 Champion IlirijaWinner of the Relegation playoffsAffiliation BC Vienna3-year license Dubai Basketball U-BT Cluj-NapocaRelegated CibonaLoser of the Relegation playoffs Mornar Barsko zlatoFinished last
Venues and locations TeamHome cityArenaCapacity BC ViennaViennaHallmann Dome1,399 Borac MozzartČačakBorac Hall Bosna BH TelecomSarajevoZetra Olympic Hall Budućnost VOLIPodgoricaMorača Sports Center Cedevita OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice Crvena zvezda MeridianbetBelgradeAleksandar Nikolić HallBelgrade Arena (2 games)Ranko Žeravica Hall (1 game) / / Dubai BasketballDubaiCoca-Cola Arena FMPBelgradeŽeleznik Hall Igokea m:telAleksandrovacLaktaši Sports Hall IlirijaLjubljanaTivoli Hall Krka Novo Mesto Leon Štukelj Hall Mega SuperbetBelgradeRanko Žeravica Sports Hall Partizan Mozzart BetBelgradeBelgrade Arena Spartak Office ShoesSuboticaDudova Šuma Hall SC DerbyPodgoricaMorača Sports Center SplitSplitArena Gripe U-BT Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaBTarena ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall
Regular season Group A Standings
Results
Group B Standings
Results
Top 8 Standings
Results
Play-out Standings
Results
Play-in
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Relegation playoffs The 15th placed team of the First Division season and the runners-up of the Second Division season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the next First Division season. + Qualified clubs Leagues Clubs First Division Borac Mozzart Second Division TFT Skopje
MVP List
MVP of the Round Round Player Team 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 Fatts Russell U-BT Cluj-Napoca (3) 37 2 Codi Miller-McIntyre Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (2) 32 3 Janari Jõesaar Bosna BH Telecom 28 4 Strahinja Gavrilović Igokea m:tel 33 5 Axel Bouteille Budućnost VOLI 37 6 Axel Bouteille (2) Budućnost VOLI (2) 25 7 Aleksandar Lazić Igokea m:tel (2) 28 8 Isaac Bonga (2) Partizan Mozzart Bet (3) 28 Play-out 1 Wendell Green Perspektiva Ilirija 32 2 Vladimir Mihailović (2) Zadar (2) 33 3 Simas Jarumbauskas Vienna (3) 30 4 Stefan Momirov Spartak Office Shoes 29 5 Boban Marjanović Perspektiva Ilirija (2) 35 6 Souley Boum (3) Vienna (4) 51 7 Bogoljub Marković (3) Mega Superbet (4) 41 8 Glenn Cosey Split (2) 39 9 Vladimir Mihailović (3) Zadar (3) 30 10 Bogoljub Marković (4) Mega Superbet (5) 42 Play-in 1 Edin Atić Bosna BH Telecom (2) 28 2 Shevon Thompson Spartak Office Shoes (2) 25 Playoffs QF1 Jordan Nwora Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet (3) 36 QF2 Džanan Musa Dubai Basketball (2) 33 QF3 Axel Bouteille (3) Budućnost VOLI (3) 28 SF1 Bruno Caboclo Dubai Basketball (3) 30 SF2 Dylan Osetkowski Partizan Mozzart Bet (4) 25 SF3 Kenan Kamenjaš Dubai Basketball (4) 23 F1 McKinley Wright IV Dubai Basketball (5) 26 F2 Aleksa Avramović Dubai Basketball (6) 16 F3 Bruno Fernando Partizan Mozzart Bet (5) 27 F4 Mfiondu Kabengele Dubai Basketball (7) 21 Source: ABA League
MVP of the Month Month Player Team 2025October Gregor Glas Vienna November Dušan Miletić U-BT Cluj-Napoca December Duane Washington Partizan Mozzart Bet 2026January & February Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet March Stefan Miljenović Crvena zvezda Meridianbet April Yogi Ferrell Budućnost VOLI
Awards PlayerTeam MVP PF Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet Finals MVP C Mfiondu Kabengele Dubai Basketball Top Scorer SG Duane Washington Partizan Mozzart Bet Best Defensive Player SF Isaac Bonga Partizan Mozzart Bet Top Prospect PF Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet Coach of the Season HC Zvezdan Mitrović Cedevita Olimpija The Ideal Starting Five G Dwayne Bacon Dubai Basketball G Mitch Creek U-BT Cluj-Napoca F Isaac Bonga Partizan Mozzart Bet F Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet C Mfiondu Kabengele Dubai Basketball
Clubs in European competitions Competition Team Progress Result EuroLeague Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Play-in Eliminated by FC Barcelona Dubai Basketball Regular season 11th (19–19) Partizan Mozzart Bet 15th (16–22) 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 2025–26 ABA League Second Division
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