2021–22 Slovenian Basketball League

The 2021–22 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.[1][2]

Liga Nova KBM1
Season2021–22
DurationOctober 2021 – March 2022
Teams11
TV partner(s)Sport Klub

Format

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Regular season

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In the first phase, ten teams compete in a home-and-away round-robin series (18 games total). Teams advanced from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position.

Second phase

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The top five teams from the regular season advanced to the championship phase. Cedevita Olimpija start their competition from this phase. These teams start the second phase from scratch, with no results carrying over from the regular season. Each team plays a total of 10 games in this phase; as in the regular season, a home-and-away round-robin is used.

The last five teams enter a home-and-away round-robin playout-league where two best teams qualify to quarterfinals.

Playoffs

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Eight teams join the playoffs.

Teams

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Nutrispoint Ilirija was promoted.[3]

Venues and locations

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Club Location Venue Capacity
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana Arena Stožice 12,500
Helios Suns Domžale Komunalni center Hall 2,500
GGD Šenčur Šenčur ŠD Šenčur 800
Hopsi Polzela ŠD Polzela 1,800
Krka Novo Mesto ŠD Leona Štuklja 2,500
Nutrispoint Ilirija Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 7,000
Rogaška Rogaška Slatina ŠD Rogaška Slatina 800
Šentjur Šentjur Dvorana OŠ Hruševec 700
Terme Olimia Podčetrtek ŠD Podčetrtek
ECE Triglav Kranj Planina Sports Hall 800
Zlatorog Laško Tri Lilije Hall 2,500
Teams that play in the 2021–22 Adriatic League
Teams that play in the 2021–22 Adriatic League Second Division
Teams that play in the 2021–22 Alpe Adria Cup

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 GGD Šenčur 8 7 1 699 602 97 15 Qualification to championship group
2 Helios Suns 8 7 1 683 598 85 15
3 Krka 7 6 1 683 531 152 13
4 Ilirija 8 5 3 682 617 65 13
5 Terme Olimia 8 4 4 642 662 −20 12
6 Hopsi Polzela 7 3 4 592 606 −14 10 Qualification to relegation group
7 Rogaška 8 2 6 592 621 −29 10
8 Šentjur 8 2 6 634 723 −89 10
9 ECE Triglav 7 1 6 489 595 −106 8
10 Zlatorog Laško 7 1 6 524 665 −141 8
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2021. Source: KZS.si


References

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  1. ^ Pro, Perun. "Opravljen žreb za tekmovalno sezono 2021/22". www.kzs.si. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  2. ^ Pro, Perun. "Podeljene tekmovalne licence za sezono 2021/2022". www.kzs.si. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ^ Pro, Perun. "2. SKL ZA MOŠKE: Nutrispoint Ilirija je prvak!". www.kzs.si. Retrieved 2021-08-27.