The 2020–21 Prva A Liga is the 15th season of the Montenegrin Basketball League, the top tier basketball league on Montenegro. No team from the last season was relegated, while KK Podgorica and KK Pljevlja were promoted.[1] [2] In this season, 8 teams from Montenegro will participate in basketball international competitions which have been the most ever.
| Prva A Liga | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Duration | 17 October 2020 – TBA |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Budućnost VOLI 13th title |
| Runners-up | Mornar |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Competition format
Twelve of the fourteen teams that play the league join the regular season and play a two-round robin competition where the six first qualified teams supposed to join the Super Liga with the two 2020–21 ABA League teams (Budućnost Voli and Mornar). The last three qualified teams will be relegated to the Prva B.
Super Liga was cancelled and playoff semifinal with first two teams from regular season along with Budućnost Voli and Mornar will determine the champion.[3]
Teams
| Club | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| All Stars | Podgorica | |
| Budućnost VOLI | Podgorica | Morača |
| Danilovgrad | Danilovgrad | |
| Ibar | Rožaje | Bandžovo Brdo |
| Jedinstvo | Bijelo Polje | |
| Lovćen | Cetinje | |
| Mornar | Bar | Topolica |
| Pljevlja | Pljevlja | |
| Podgorica | Podgorica | Bemax Arena |
| Primorje | Herceg Novi | |
| Studentski centar | Podgorica | |
| Sutjeska | Nikšić | Nikšić Sports Center |
| Teodo | Tivat | Dvorana Župa Tivat |
| Zeta | Golubovci |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 First Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 Adriatic League Second Division | |
| Teams that play in the 2020–21 Balkan League |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Studentski Centar | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1938 | 1581 | +357 | 41 | Qualification to the Playoffs[Note STC] |
| 2 | Lovćen 1947 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1957 | 1660 | +297 | 41 | Qualification to the Playoffs and ABA 2 League |
| 3 | Sutjeska | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1990 | 1623 | +367 | 39 | Qualification to the ABA 2 League |
| 4 | Podgorica | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1805 | 1631 | +174 | 38 | |
| 5 | Primorje | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1819 | 1792 | +27 | 34 | |
| 6 | Ibar | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1809 | 1722 | +87 | 33 | |
| 7 | Teodo | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1864 | 1837 | +27 | 33 | |
| 8 | Jedinstvo | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1781 | 1799 | −18 | 32 | |
| 9 | Danilovgrad | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1662 | 1870 | −208 | 29 | |
| 10 | All Stars | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1646 | 1917 | −271 | 28 | Relegated |
| 11 | Zeta | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1611 | 1990 | −379 | 24 | |
| 12 | Pljevlja | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1533 | 1993 | −460 | 24 |
- Notes
Playoffs
Semifinals was played in a best-of-three-games format, while the finals in a best-of-five one.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Budućnost VOLI | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Lovćen | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Budućnost VOLI | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Mornar | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Mornar | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Studentski centar | 0 | |||||||
Montenegrin clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Budućnost VOLI | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
| Mornar | Top 16 |
References
External links
- Montenegrin Basketball Federation official website Archived 2017-03-19 at the Wayback Machine