No Serbian Referees in the ABA League! List Announced Ahead of Action: Whistles Handed to Colombians, Swedes, and Poles

Pulse Sports Team 18:11 - 02 October 2026

Turmoil has disrupted the build-up to the ABA League season, and the competition has now published its official referee list—with not a single Serbian referee included.

Tensions between the ABA League and its referees have been escalating for some time, which led to a delayed start to the regional campaign.

However, Round 2 is set to go ahead as scheduled, with officials now assigned following a public call published by the league.

A total of 31 referees have been chosen to officiate in the ABA League this season, with 26 assigned to Round 2 matchups. In a striking turn of events, not a single official from Serbia is among them. Instead, the list features a referee from Colombia, two from Poland, as well as officials from Bulgaria, Sweden, and several other nations.

ABA League Referee List

Aleksandar Šešević - Sweden Benis Ćehić - Slovenia Bojan Popović - Montenegro Boro Antovski - North Macedonia Carlos Javier Sorego - Colombia Christian Calabrese - Italy Hakan Sekensen - Germany Haris Bjelić - Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Temelkov - North Macedonia Igor Janjušević - Montenegro Jovan Vujović - Montenegro Kenan Gušmirović - Montenegro Lazar Ćetković - Montenegro Lazar Knežević - Montenegro Mario Mađoski - North Macedonia Milan Danilović - Bosnia and Herzegovina Milosav Kaluđerović - Montenegro Miodrag Lakićević - Montenegro Muhamed Amjad Al-Kurdi - Bulgaria Nikola Domazet - Bosnia and Herzegovina Octavian Goina - Romania Petar Petrovski - North Macedonia Peter Gacić - Austria Robert Mordal - Poland Sead Babić - Bosnia and Herzegovina Stefan Vuković - Montenegro Stefan Ristovski - North Macedonia Sylwia Aleksandra Zbikowska - Poland Tadej Venta - Slovenia Vladimir Mihajlović - North Macedonia Vladimir Karnaj - Slovakia

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