Pots announced for the 2025/26 ABA League 2 season

A new chapter is about to unfold in regional basketball as the ABA League 2 prepares for its most competitive season yet. With a refreshed format and a dynamic group of teams, the league has officially unveiled the four seeding pots for the 2025/26 campaign—setting the stage for another thrilling season.

These are the 4 seeding pots for the 2025/26 ABA League 2 regular season:

Pot 1:

Cibona

Mornar–Barsko zlato

Zlatibor Mozzart

Vojvodina mts

Pot 2:

Kansai Helios

Široki TT Kabeli

Podgorica Bemax

MZT Skopje Aerodrom

Pot 3:

Sutjeska Elektroprivreda

Borac WWIN

Vršac Meridianbet

Sloboda Tuzla

Pot 4:

Teodo

TFT Skopje

Jahorina

SKK Student m:tel

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The ABA League 2 will feature 16 teams, grouped into 4 pots. These pots are designed to ensure a balanced mix of opponents for every club.

All 16 teams will share the same standings and will all compete in the same league system.

Each team will play 8 games during the regular season:

- 2 games vs. teams from their own pot

- 2 games vs. teams from each of the 3 other pots (6 games in total)

Each team will have 4 home and 4 away games.

*Teams from the same country will not face each other in the regular season.

**Exception: If any country has four (4) clubs, one intra-national matchup is permitted.

Playoffs format:

The top 8 teams from the regular season advance to the Playoffs, which include:

- Quarter-finals

- Semi-finals

- Finals

All three stages will be played in a best-of-3 format. The team with the better regular season record will hold the home-court advantage.

In cases where teams are tied in the standings, home-court priority will be determined by the following criteria, in order:

1. Head-to-head record

2. Point-ratio in head-to-head games

3. Overall point-ratio from the regular season

4. Drawing of lots, if the tie remains unresolved

Game days:

All games will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in order to protect the schedule and calendar of the national leagues.

National team windows are integrated (and protected) in the season calendar.