2023–24 WABA League

WABA League
Season	2023–24
Duration	September 20, 2023 – December 20, 2023 (Regular season) January 9, 2024 – March 6, 2024 (SuperLeague) 23–24 March 2024 (Final Four)
Teams	12
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of March 9, 2024.

The 2023–24 WABA League is the 23nd season of the Adriatic League. Competition included twelve teams from seven countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia and Slovenia.[1][2]

On 30 November 2023, Nikšić informed the Board of the WABA League that due to financial and other problems (seriously threatened health of the coach and frequent illnesses of the players), it is not able to play the remaining four games of the 2023–24 WABA League Group Stage.[3]

By decision of the league board, Plamen Požega and Lavovi Brčko are excluded from further competition.[4]

Teams

Team allocation

Regular season
Montana 2003	Nikšić	Orlovi	RMU Banovići
Cinkarna Celje	Budućnost Bemax	Lavovi Brčko	UBI Graz
Plamen Požega	Partizan 1953	Duga Šabac	Sloga Požega

Venues and locations

Budućnost

Celje

Orlovi

Duga Šabac

Banovići

Sloga

Plamen Požega

Lavovi Brčko

Nikšić

Partizan 1953

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Location of teams in the 2023–24 WABA League

Montana 2003

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Location of teams in the 2023–24 WABA League

UBI Graz

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Location of teams in 2023–24 WABA League

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Budućnost Bemax	Podgorica	Bemax Arena	2,500
Cinkarna Celje	Celje	Gimnazija Center Celje Hall	1,500
Duga Šabac	Šabac	Šabac Gymnasium Hall
Lavovi Brčko	Brčko	Brčko Technical School
Montana 2003	Montana	Mladost Sports Hall
Nikšić	Nikšić	Sports center Nikšić
Orlovi	Banja Luka	Obilićevo Hall	600
Partizan 1953	Beograd	Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall	5,000
Plamen Požega	Požega	Tomislav Pirc Hall
RMU Banovići	Banovići	SKC Banovići
Sloga Požega	Požega	Sports Hall Požega
UBI Graz	Graz	Raiffeisen Sportpark	3,000

Regular season

In the Regular season was played with 12 teams divided into 2 groups of 6 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in each group at the end of the regular season were placed in the SuperLeague. The regular season began on 20 September 2023 and it will end on 20 December 2023.

Group A

Main article: 2023–24 WABA League Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cinkarna Celje	10	10	0	1067	574	+493	20	Advance to SuperLeague
2	Orlovi	10	8	2	832	693	+139	18
3	Partizan 1953	10	5	5	766	746	+20	15
4	Plamen Požega	10	3	7	649	884	−235	13
5	Lavovi Brčko	10	2	8	517	733	−216	12
6	UBI Graz	10	2	8	636	837	−201	12

Updated to match(es) played on December 20, 2023. Source: WABA League

Group B

Main article: 2023–24 WABA League Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Budućnost Bemax	8	8	0	693	445	+248	16	Advance to SuperLeague
2	Montana 2003	8	5	3	674	528	+146	13
3	Sloga Požega	8	4	4	573	508	+65	12
4	Duga Šabac	8	3	5	491	577	−86	11
5	RMU Banovići	8	0	8	415	788	−373	8
6	Nikšić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on December 20, 2023. Source: WABA League

SuperLeague

Main article: 2023–24 WABA League SuperLeague

In the SuperLeague was played with 7 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in SuperLeague at the end of the last round were placed on the Final Four. The SuperLeague began on 9 January 2024 and it will end on 6 March 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Budućnost Bemax	12	11	1	942	740	+202	23	Advance to the Final Four
2	Cinkarna Celje	12	11	1	1054	749	+305	23
3	Orlovi	12	6	6	830	898	−68	18
4	Sloga Požega	12	5	7	787	858	−71	17
5	Partizan 1953	12	4	8	882	955	−73	16
6	Montana 2003	12	4	8	840	907	−67	16
7	Duga Šabac	12	1	11	755	983	−228	13

Updated to match(es) played on March 6, 2024. Source: WABA League

Final Four

Main article: 2023–24 WABA League Final Four

Final Four will be held on 23–24 March 2024 in Podgorica, Montenegro.[5]

	Semifinals				Final
	23 March 2024
	Budućnost Bemax	.
					24 March 2024
	Sloga Požega	.
					.	.
	23 March 2024
					.	.
	Cinkarna Celje	.
	Orlovi	.
					Third place
					24 March 2024
					.	.
					.	.

2023–24 Adriatic League champion
. ? title

Awards

See also

• 2023–24 ABA League First Division
• 2023–24 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia

References

1. "Danas skupština i žreb". 30 June 2023. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
2. "Liga starta 4.X. – raspored". 30 June 2023. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
3. "Nikšić 1995 odustao od WABA lige". 30 November 2023. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
4. "Plamen Požega i Lavovi Brčko isključeni iz lige". 22 December 2023. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
5. "Final-Four 2024 u Podgorici". wabaleague.com. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Profile at eurobasket.com