2008–09 ABA NLB League


The ABA NLB League 2008–09 season was the 8th season of the Liga ABA. This season saw a return to the competition system in use in 2003–04, when the Final Four Tournament was played at the end of the regular season.
A total of 14 teams from Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia participated in the NLB League season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Krka, Cibona, Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Bosna, Crvena zvezda, Partizan, FMP Železnik, Hemofarm, Vojvodina, Budućnost.
There were 26 round played in the regular part of the season. The best four teams later qualified for the Final Four Tournament, which was played in Belgrade between April 16 and April 18.
Partizan became the 2009 League Champion.

Team Information

Venues and locations

Regular season

League table

TeamWLPtsPF:PADiff
1Partizan233491966:1771195
2Cibona197452088:1945143
3Hemofarm STADA197452082:198795
4Crvena zvezda197452010:191397
5Zadar179432139:1935204
6Budućnost m:tel1511412017:197245
7Bosna ASA BHT1115372025:2062-37
8FMP Železnik1016362071:2094-23
9Union Olimpija1016361981:1999-18
10Split CO1016361899:2014-115
11Krka917351897:2041-144
12Helios818341897:2010-113
13Zagreb CO818341983:2100-117
14Vojvodina Srbijagas422301967:2179-212

Qualified for Final four
Did not qualify for next season

Incident

On Tuesday, 20 January 2009 around 10:40pm at the Split Airport, Red Star Belgrade players were attacked by a group of 20 Croatian hooligans, members of Torcida Split hooligan firm, and supporters of KK Split. The attack occurred inside the airport building as the players and club staff were checking-in for the charter flight back to Belgrade after beating KK Split 62-67 earlier that night in Gripe Hall. The hooligans entered the airport building, stormed the main hall, and attacked the Red Star group with sticks, glass bottles, and rocks, before escaping out of the building using another entrance. The attack did not appear to be organized.
No serious injuries were reported except for Red Star's American shooting guard Andre Owens who got a laceration on his knee as he jumped over the check-in counter to avoid the charging hooligans.
In a press release prompted by the incident, KK Split's management distanced themselves form the behaviour of their fans, expressing regret over the incident. Club president Dino Rađa also publicly apologized.

Stats Leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Ranking MVP

MVP Round by Round

Final four

Matches played in, Belgrade, Serbia

Semifinals

Partizan vs. Crvena zvezda

Cibona vs. Hemofarm STADA

Final


2008–09 ABA NLB League Champions


Partizan
3rd Title