The
ABA League Assembly, held on 24 July 2017, in
Belgrade, Serbia, decided to organize the ABA League Second Division with 12 participants. Based on the results in the national championships and by taking into account which clubs have sent applications for participation in the ABA League Second Division, these teams will play in the
inaugural season of the ABA League Second Division. Teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia previously played similar second-tier competition called
First B Federal League when they were part of
SFR Yugoslavia. The First B Federal League was played for 11 seasons from 1980 to 1991. On 12 March 2020, the
ABA League Assembly temporarily suspended the 2019–20 season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. On 27 May 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled definitely the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 29 June 2020, the Assembly decided to extend the number of clubs from 12 to 14 until the 2024–25 season. Further on 15 July 2024 Assembly changed competition format to number 16 teams divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each.
Seasons == First Division promotion and relegation ==