2021–22 WABA League

WABA League
WABA League
Season	2021–22
Duration	September 29, 2021 – December 21, 2021; (Regular season); January 5, 2022 – March 15, 2022; (SuperLeague); March 3, 2022 – March 16, 2022; (Classification 9–12); 19–20 March 2022; (Final Four)
Number of games	98
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Season MVP	La mama Kapinga Maweja
Finals
Champions	Cinkarna Celje (3rd title)
Runners-up	Budućnost Bemax
Semifinalists	Orlovi; Montana 2003
Finals MVP	Isabela Lyra
Records
Biggest home win	Cinkarna Celje 122–50 RMU Banovići; (27 October 2021)
Biggest away win	RMU Banovići 46–106 Cinkarna Celje; (15 December 2021)
Highest scoring	KAM Basket 99–84 Partizan 1953; (16 March 2022)
Highest attendance	2600; Budućnost Bemax 51–58 Cinkarna Celje; (20 March 2022)
Lowest attendance	No data for several matches; ; 10; Vojvodina 021 86–57 KAM Basket; (11 November 2021); Orlovi 74–79 Budućnost Bemax; (15 December 2021)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 → All statistics correct as of July 25, 2022.

The 2021–22 WABA League is the 21st season of the Adriatic League. Competition included twelve teams from seven countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Slovenia.^[1]

Reigning WABA champion Beroe Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) have withdrawn from the 2021–22 WABA League.^[2]^[3]

25 September 2021 Feniks Pale (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has withdraws from the 2021-22 WABA League. As per the Official Basketball Rules, all games were awarded to their respective opponents with a score of 20-0. Furthermore, the forfeiting team Feniks will receive 0 classification points in the standings.^[4]

Teams[edit]

Team allocation[edit]

Regular season
Montana 2003	RMU Banovići	Cinkarna Celje	Vojvodina 021	Plamen Požega	Badel 1862
Feniks Pale	Orlovi	Triglav Kranj	Partizan 1953	Budućnost Bemax	Kam Basket

Venues and locations[edit]

Location of teams in the 2021–22 WABA League

Montana 2003

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Location of teams in the 2021–22 WABA League


Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Badel 1862	Skopje	Nezavisna Makedonija Hall	600
Budućnost Bemax	Podgorica	Bemax Arena	2,500
Cinkarna Celje	Celje	Gimnazija Center Celje Hall	1,500
Feniks Pale	Banja Luka	Obilićevo Hall	600
Kam Basket	Makedonska Kamenica	Kiril i Metodij Hall
Kam Basket	Skopje	SRC Kale	2,500
Montana 2003	Montana	Mladost Sports Hall
Orlovi	Banja Luka	Obilićevo Hall	600
Partizan 1953	Beograd	Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall	5,000
Plamen Požega	Požega	Tomislav Pirc	1,200
RMU Banovići	Banovići	SKC Banovići
Triglav Kranj	Kranj	Športna dvorana Planina	800
Vojvodina 021	Novi Sad	Petrovaradin Hall	900

Regular season[edit]

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 29 September 2021 and it will end on 21 December 2021.

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Budućnost Bemax	10	10	0	698	435	+263	20	Advance to SuperLeague
2	Orlovi	10	7	3	538	511	+27	17
3	Vojvodina 021	10	6	4	596	505	+91	16
4	Triglav Kranj	10	5	5	538	549	−11	15
5	KAM Basket	10	2	8	488	658	−170	12	Advance to Classification 9–12
6	Feniks Pale	10	0	10	0	200	−200	10	Advance to Classification 9–12

Updated to match(es) played on December 15, 2021. Source: WABA League

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cinkarna Celje	10	9	1	947	602	+345	19	Advance to SuperLeague
2	Montana 2003	10	8	2	813	672	+141	18
3	Plamen Požega	10	7	3	843	753	+90	17
4	Badel 1862	10	4	6	664	754	−90	14
5	Partizan 1953	10	2	8	699	758	−59	12	Advance to Classification 9–12
6	RMU Banovići	10	0	10	527	954	−427	10	Advance to Classification 9–12

Updated to match(es) played on December 21, 2021. Source: WABA League

SuperLeague[edit]

In the SuperLeague was played with 8 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 5 January 2022 and it will end on 15 March 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Budućnost Bemax	14	13	1	1107	832	+275	27	Advance to the Final Four
2	Cinkarna Celje	14	12	2	1124	883	+241	26
3	Orlovi	14	8	6	944	991	−47	22
4	Montana 2003	14	8	6	1013	1023	−10	22
5	Vojvodina 021	14	7	7	973	918	+55	21
6	Plamen Požega	14	4	10	1035	1192	−157	18
7	Triglav Kranj	14	3	11	857	991	−134	17
8	Badel 1862	14	1	13	855	1078	−223	15

Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2022. Source: WABA League

Classification 9–12[edit]

Classification 9–12 of the WABA League took place between 3 March 2022 and it will end on 16 March 2022.

Feniks Pale has withdrawn from the 2021–22 WABA League. As per the Official Basketball Rules, all games were awarded to their respective opponents with a score of 20-0. Furthermore, the forfeiting team Feniks will receive 0 classification points in the standings.^[5]

Ninth place game[edit]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	Extra time^[6]
Partizan 1953	181:184	KAM Basket	86:71	84:99	11:14

Eleventh place game[edit]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Feniks Pale	0:40	RMU Banovići	0:20	0:20

Final Four[edit]

Final Four was held on 19–20 March 2022 in Podgorica, Montenegro.^[7]

Semifinals		Final



1 Budućnost Bemax	102

4 Montana 2003	45
		Budućnost Bemax	51

		Cinkarna Celje	58
2 Cinkarna Celje	74

3 Orlovi	58
		Third place



		Montana 2003	63

		Orlovi	72

2021–22 WABA League champion
Cinkarna Celje 3rd title

Awards[edit]

Final Four MVP: Isabela Lyra (180-F-1994) of Cinkarna Celje
Player of the Year: La mama Kapinga Maweja (194-F/C-1997) of Plamen Požega
Guard of the Year: Dragana Živković (183-SG-2001) of Budućnost Bemax
Forward of Year: Isabela Lyra (180-F-1994) of Cinkarna Celje
Center of the Year: La mama Kapinga Maweja (194-F/C-1997) of Plamen Požega
Newcomer of the Year: Jovana Boričić (179-SF-2003) of Partizan 1953
Most Improved Player of Year: Maruša Seničar (187-SF-1997) of Cinkarna Celje
Defensive Player of Year: Maruša Seničar (187-SF-1997) of Cinkarna Celje
Coach of the Year: Damir Grgić of Cinkarna Celje

1st Team

Santa Okockyte-Balkojiene (175-G-1992) of Montana 2003
Dragana Živković (183-SG-2001) of Budućnost Bemax
Isabela Lyra (180-F-1994) of Cinkarna Celje
Mina Đorđević (188-PF-1999) of Budućnost Bemax
La mama Kapinga Maweja (194-F/C-1997) of Plamen Požega

2nd Team

Marija Leković (166-PG-2003) of Budućnost Bemax
Tamara Rajić (182-G/F-1993) of Orlovi
Jelena Ivezić (183-F-1984) of Plamen Požega
Maruša Seničar (187-SF-1997) of Cinkarna Celje
Sara Loomis (188-PF-1997) of Vojvodina 021

All-Defensive Team

Mojca Jelenc (200-C-2003) of Cinkarna Celje
Barbara Georgieva (188-C-1998) of Montana 2003
Vladinka Erak (192-C-1984) of Orlovi
Lara Bubnič (190-C-1999) of Cinkarna Celje
Ivana Kmetovska (190-C-1995) of Badel 1862

All-Newcomers Team

Marija Leković (166-PG-2003) of Budućnost Bemax
Marina Davinić (173-SG-2003) of Partizan 1953
Manca Vrečer (178-SG-2002) of Triglav Kranj
Jovana Boričić (179-SF-2003) of Partizan 1953
Gala Kramžar (180-PG-1999) Triglav Kranj

References[edit]

^ "Liga starta 22.IX. (žreb, galerija)". 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Beroe odustao od lige". 16 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "Sezona počinje 29.IX. (raspored)". 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "Feniks odustao od lige". wabaleague.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Feniks odustao od lige". wabaleague.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Prvijenac Basket Kama za 9.mjesto". wabaleague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Final-Four u Podgorici". wabaleague.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

External links[edit]

Official website
Profile at eurobasket.com

[1] "Liga starta 22.IX. (žreb, galerija)". 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[2] "Beroe odustao od lige". 16 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[3] "Sezona počinje 29.IX. (raspored)". 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[4] "Feniks odustao od lige". wabaleague.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[5] "Feniks odustao od lige". wabaleague.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[6] "Prvijenac Basket Kama za 9.mjesto". wabaleague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[7] "Final-Four u Podgorici". wabaleague.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

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