ABA League First Division
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| Country |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia
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| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Founded | 2001 |
| First season | 2001–02 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | ABA League Second Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | ABA League Supercup |
| International cup(s) |
EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Current champions |
Crvena zvezda (3rd title) |
| Most championships |
Partizan (6 titles) |
| TV partners | Arena Sport |
| Website | www.aba-liga.com |
 2017–18 season
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The ABA League, commonly known as the Adriatic League, is a regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). It is run by the ABA League JTD. In later years, the league also consisted of clubs from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Israel that received wild card invitations. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as the Goodyear League from 2001 until 2006, and as the NLB League from 2006 until 2011.
The league coexists alongside scaled-down national leagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. All but one of Adriatic League clubs join their country's own competitions in late spring after the Adriatic League regular season and post-season have been completed.
The Adriatic League is a private venture, founded in 2001 and run by Slovenian limited liability company called Sidro. Adriatic Basketball Association is the body that organizes the league and is a full member of ULEB, as well as a voting member of Euroleague Basketball's board. The competition can thus be considered a local version of the European-wide EuroLeague, in which a few Adriatic League clubs also compete.
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