2013–14 A-1 League

A-1 League
Champions Cedevita
1st title
Runners-up Cibona
Semifinalists Zadar
Jolly JBŠ
Promoted Ribola Kaštela
Gorica
Relegated Križevci (withdrew)
Teams 10 +3
Games played 31
Duration October 11, 2013 – June 10, 2014
Top seed Cedevita
TV SportKlub
Awards
MVP Croatia Karlo Žganec (Zagreb)
Finals MVP United States Nolan Smith (Cedevita)
Statistical leaders
Points

Croatia Dario Šarić (Cibona)

19.3

Rebounds

Croatia Dario Šarić (Cibona)

9.6

Assists

United States Jerel Blassingame (Cibona)

6.2

The 2013–14 A-1 League was the 23rd season of the A-1 Liga, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia.

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 Adriatic 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

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

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

Regular season

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

Source: Scoresway.com

Championship Round

Clinched Playoffs berth
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1Cedevita 27 14 13 1 1252 1014 +238
2Cibona 26 14 12 2 1219 1025 +194
3Zadar 24 14 10 4 1168 1024 +144
4Jolly JBŠ 19 14 5 9 1010 1091 -81
5Alkar 19 14 5 9 1019 1130 -111
6Zagreb 18 14 4 10 1106 1205 -99
7Kvarner 2010 18 14 4 10 962 1098 -136
8GKK 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
1Zabok 28 16 12 4 1353 1143 +210
2Split 25 16 9 7 1338 1331 +7
3PF Križevci 24 16 8 8 1261 1343 -82
4VROS Darda 23 16 7 9 1255 1246 +9
5Slavonski Brod 20 16 4 12 1203 1347 -144

Promotion Round

Promotion
Relegation/Promotion Play off
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1Ribola Kaštela (Q) 15 8 7 1 +113
2Gorica 14 8 6 2 +93
3Škrljevo 13 8 5 3 +27
4Grafičar Ludbreg 9 8 1 7 -99
5Borovo 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
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
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. KK Jolly JBŠ

May 24
18:45 CEST
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
May 27
20:30 CEST
KK Jolly JBŠ 54–75 Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 16:17, 15:22, 8:11, 15:25
Pts: Smith 12 Pts: Nurkić 15
2-0
Dvorana Baldekin, Šibenik

Cibona vs. Zadar

May 25
20:30 CEST
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
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
Cedevita 84–76 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 26:13, 24:18, 15:29, 19:16
Pts: Smith 17 Pts: Šarić 24
1-0
June 07
20:00 CEST
Cibona 61–69 Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 14:15, 18:22, 19:13, 10:19
Pts: Šarić 17 Pts: Smith 19
2-0
June 03
20:00 CEST
Cedevita 87–76 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 28:24, 18:14, 20:17, 21:21
Pts: Suton 23 Pts: Šarić and Blassingame 18
KK Cedevita Zagreb wins series 3-0
2014 A-1 League
Cedevita Zagreb
1st Title

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