2013–14 A-1 League

The 2013–14 A-1 League (Croatian: A-1 liga 2013./14.) was the 23rd season of the A-1 League, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia.

A-1 League
Season	2013–14
Duration	October 11, 2013 – June 10, 2014
Number of games	31
Number of teams	10 +3
TV partner(s)	SportKlub
Regular season
Top seed	Cedevita
Promoted	Ribola Kaštela Gorica
Relegated	Križevci (withdrew)
Finals
Champions	Cedevita 1st title
Runners-up	Cibona
Semifinalists	Zadar Jolly JBŠ
Statistical leaders
Points Dario Šarić (Cibona) 19.3 Rebounds Dario Šarić (Cibona) 9.6 Assists Jerel Blassingame (Cibona) 6.2
← 2012–13 2014–15 → All statistics correct as of 13 September 2014.

The first half of the season consisted of 10 teams and 90-game regular season. For second half of the season clubs was divided into two groups. Championship group consisted of 3 teams from ABA League and the best 5 teams from first half of the season. Relegation group consisted of bottom 5 teams from first half of the season.

For the first time in the history of the club, Cedevita were crowned the Croatian league title champions against Cibona with a 3–0 win in the final series.

Teams and venues

• Relegated to A-2 Liga
  • Dubrovnik (14th)
• Withdrew
  • Osječki sokol (12th)
• Promoted from A-2 Liga
  • Šibenik (Champion)

	Teams	Team	City	Venue (Capacity)
Regular season teams	10
		Alkar	Sinj	Športska dvorana Sinj (1,500)
		Slavonski Brod	Slavonski Brod	Sportska dvorana Vijuš (2,200)
		Jolly Jadranska banka Šibenik	Šibenik	Sportska dvorana Baldekin (1,500)
		Križevci	Križevci	ŠŠD OŠ Ljudevita Modeca (1,600)
		Kvarner 2010	Rijeka	Dvorana Dinko Lukarić (1,100)
		Split	Split	Arena Gripe (6,000)
		Šibenik	Šibenik	Sportska dvorana Baldekin (1,500)
		Vrijednosnice OS Darda	Darda	Sportska dvorana Darda (600)
		Zabok	Zabok	Športska dvorana Bedekovčina (2,500)
		Zagreb	Zagreb	Športska dvorana Trnsko (2,500)
Teams already qualified for Championship Round	3
		Cedevita	Zagreb	Dom Sportova (3,100)
		Cibona	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
		Zadar	Zadar	Krešimir Ćosić Hall (8,500)

Alkar

Zadar

Zagreb

Jolly JBŠ

Šibenik

Križevci

Kvarner 2010

Split

Slavonski Brod

VROS Darda

Zabok

Zagreb clubs:

Cibona

Cedevita

Zagreb

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Location of teams in the A-1 League 2013–14

Regular season

Clinched Champions league berth

#	Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Zagreb	31	18	13	5	1479	1344	135
2	Šibenik	30	18	12	6	1465	1416	49
3	Kvarner 2010	30	18	12	6	1382	1264	118
4	Alkar	30	18	12	6	1430	1309	121
5	Jolly JBŠ	29	18	11	7	1399	1322	77
6	Zabok	29	18	11	7	1440	1294	146
7	Split	27	18	9	9	1465	1536	-71
8	VROS Darda	22	18	4	14	1302	1421	-119
9	Križevci	22	18	4	14	1370	1610	-240
10	Slavonski Brod	20	18	2	16	1287	1502	-216

Source: Scoresway.com

Championship Round

Clinched Playoffs berth

#	Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Cedevita	27	14	13	1	1252	1014	+238
2	Cibona	26	14	12	2	1219	1025	+194
3	Zadar	24	14	10	4	1168	1024	+144
4	Jolly JBŠ	19	14	5	9	1010	1091	-81
5	Alkar	19	14	5	9	1019	1130	-111
6	Zagreb	18	14	4	10	1106	1205	-99
7	Kvarner 2010	18	14	4	10	962	1098	-136
8	Šibenik	17	14	3	11	983	1132	-149

Relegation and Promotion Rounds

Relegation Round

Relegation/Promotion Play off

#	Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Zabok	28	16	12	4	1353	1143	+210
2	Split	25	16	9	7	1338	1331	+7
3	PF Križevci	24	16	8	8	1261	1343	-82
4	VROS Darda	23	16	7	9	1255	1246	+9
5	Slavonski Brod	20	16	4	12	1203	1347	-144

Promotion Round

	Promotion
	Relegation/Promotion Play off

#	Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1	Ribola Kaštela (Q)	15	8	7	1			+113
2	Gorica	14	8	6	2			+93
3	Škrljevo	13	8	5	3			+27
4	Grafičar Ludbreg	9	8	1	7			-99
5	Borovo	8	8	1	7			-136

Relegation/Promotion play-off

Relegation league 5th-placed team faces the 2nd-placed Promotion league side in a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2014–15 A-1 League.

Gorica vs. Slavonski Brod

May 17 17:00

Report

Gorica	76–75	Slavonski Brod
Scoring by quarter: 11:21, 23:21, 22:19, 20:14
Pts: Bundović 20		Pts: Karlović 20

Dvorana srednjih škola, Velika Gorica

May 20 18:00

Report

Slavonski Brod	75–58	Gorica
Scoring by quarter: 13:18, 21:9, 15:13, 26:18
Pts: Ćosić 23		Pts: Primorac 18

Sportska dvorana Vijuš, Slavonski Brod

Slavonski Brod retained its A-1 League status.

Playoffs

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Cedevita	2
	4	Jolly JBŠ	0
						1	Cedevita	3
						2	Cibona	0
	2	Cibona	2
	3	Zadar	0

Semifinals

The semifinals are best-of-3 series.

Cedevita vs. Jolly JBŠ

May 24 18:45 CEST

Report

Cedevita	77–53	Jolly JBŠ
Scoring by quarter: 22:17, 20:4, 15:11, 20:21
Pts: Bilan, Nurkić 15		Pts: Katura 15
1–0

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

May 27 20:30 CEST

Report

Jolly JBŠ	54–75	Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 16:17, 15:22, 8:11, 15:25
Pts: Smith 12		Pts: Nurkić 15
2–0

Sportska dvorana Baldekin, Šibenik

Cibona vs. Zadar

May 25 20:30 CEST

Report

Cibona	87–81	Zadar
Scoring by quarter: 25:15, 18:22, 22:15, 22:29
Pts: Planinić 23		Pts: Lyons 19
1–0

Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 800 Referees: Dubravko Muhvić, Sreten Radović, Davor Stojić

May 28 20:30 CEST

Report

Zadar	86–90	Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 24:14, 22:31, 26:27, 14:18
Pts: Lyons 18		Pts: Šarić 28
2–0

Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Siniša Herceg, Tomislav Vovk, Josip Radojković

Finals

The semifinals are best-of-5 series.

Cedevita vs. Cibona

June 03 20:00 CEST

Report

Cedevita	84–76	Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 26:13, 24:18, 15:29, 19:16
Pts: Smith 17		Pts: Šarić 24
1–0

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

June 07 20:00 CEST

Report

Cibona	61–69	Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 14:15, 18:22, 19:13, 10:19
Pts: Šarić 17		Pts: Smith 19
2–0

Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb

June 03 20:00 CEST

Report

Cedevita	87–76	Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 28:24, 18:14, 20:17, 21:21
Pts: Suton 23		Pts: Šarić and Blassingame 18
Cedevita wins series 3–0

Dom Sportova, Zagreb

2014 A-1 League
Cedevita Zagreb 1st title

External links

• Official Site
• Scoresway Page
• Eurobasket.com League Page