The 2026–27 AdmiralBet ABA League is the 26th season of the ABA League. Beside 18 teams from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and United Arab Emirates, the ABA league board proposed expansion from 18 to 20 teams, with two additional wild cards. There were applicants from Italy, Switzerland and Poland, but the wild cards are given to Slovan Bratislava from Slovakia and KK Cibona from Croatia (whose team will return to the competition after one-year absence).
Dubai Basketball are the defending champions.
Promotion and relegation Promoted Široki2025–26 ABA 2 ChampionAffiliation Vienna3-year license Dubai Basketball U-BT Cluj-Napoca Slovan Bratislava CibonaWild cardRelegated SplitFinished last
Venues and locations
TeamHome cityArenaCapacity Borac MozzartČačakBorac Hall Bosna BH TelecomSarajevoZetra Olympic Hall Budućnost VOLIPodgoricaMorača Sports Center Cedevita OlimpijaLjubljanaArena Stožice CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Hall Crvena zvezda MeridianbetBelgradeAleksandar Nikolić hall 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 Slovan BratislavaBratislavaGopass Arena Spartak Office ShoesSuboticaDudova Šuma Hall SC DerbyPodgoricaMorača Sports Center ŠirokiŠiroki BrijegPecara Sports Hall U-BT Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaBTarena ViennaViennaHallmann Dome1,399 ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall
Regular season Group A Standings
Group B Standings
Clubs in European competitions Competition Team Progress Result EuroLeague Dubai Basketball Regular season Partizan Mozzart Bet Crvena zvezda Meridianbet EuroCup Budućnost VOLI Regular season U-BT Cluj-Napoca Cedevita Olimpija Bosna BH Telecom Champions League Spartak Office Shoes Regular season Igokea m:tel Cibona Vienna Qualification round – Eight–finals Eliminated by Promitheas Patras FIBA Europe Cup Regular season Group D EuroLeague SuperCup Dubai Basketball Fourth place Lost to Fenerbahçe Tarfin
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