2013–14 Slovenian First League (men's handball)
# 2013–14 Slovenian First League (men's handball)

The 2013–14 Slovenian First League was the 23rd season of the 1. A liga, Slovenia's premier handball league.

## Team information

The following twelve clubs competed in the 1. A liga during the 2013–14 season:

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Celje | Celje | Zlatorog Arena | 5,500 |
| Gorenje | Velenje | Red Hall | 2,500 |
| Izola | Izola | Izola Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Jeruzalem Ormož | Ormož | Hardek Hall | 600 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | Marof Hall | 2,000 |
| Krško | Krško | Krško Sports Hall | 800 |
| Maribor Branik | Maribor | Tabor Hall | 3,261 |
| Ribnica | Ribnica | Ribnica Sports Center | 1,000 |
| Sevnica | Sevnica | Sevnica Sports Hall | 600 |
| Slovan | Ljubljana | Kodeljevo Hall | 1,540 |
| SVIŠ | Ivančna Gorica | OŠ Stična Hall | 500 |
| Trimo Trebnje | Trebnje | OŠ Trebnje Hall | 1,000 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of 2013–14 clubs, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.

| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Celje | Dušan Zorko | Branko Tamše | Puma | Pivovarna Laško |
| Gorenje | Uroš Marolt | Ivan Vajdl | hummel | Gorenje, petrol |
| Izola | Dean Kočevar | Borut Hren | Kempa | Istrabenz plini |
| Jeruzalem Ormož | Martin Hebar | Saša Prapotnik | hummel | Jeruzalem Ormož |
| Krka | Marjan Kukman | Slavko Ivezič | Kempa | Krka |
| Krško | Boštjan Kozole | Aleksander Markl | hummel | GEN Energija |
| Maribor Branik | Boris Novak | Marko Šibila | hummel | ZM, Pošta Slovenije |
| Ribnica | Marko Obrstar | Robert Beguš | Macron | Riko |
| Sevnica | Vojko Švab | Iztok Godec | Kempa | GEN Energija |
| Slovan | Marjan Gorišek | Gregor Cvijič | hummel | — |
| Sviš | Janez Zupančič | Roman Zarabec | hummel | Municipality of Ivančna Gorica |
| Trimo Trebnje | Anton Janc | Roman Šavrič | hummel | Trimo |

## Regular season

### Standings

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gorenje | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 767 | 566 | +201 | 43 |
| 2 | Celje | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 707 | 504 | +203 | 38 |
| 3 | Maribor Branik | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 676 | 544 | +132 | 35 |
| 4 | Ribnica | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 590 | 567 | +23 | 29 |
| 5 | Trimo Trebnje | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 568 | 573 | −5 | 24 |
| 6 | Sevnica | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 562 | 630 | −68 | 17 |
| 7 | Jeruzalem Ormož | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 577 | 682 | −105 | 16 |
| 8 | Krka | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 546 | 594 | −148 | 16 |
| 9 | Slovan | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 607 | 665 | −58 | 15 |
| 10 | Izola | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 502 | 578 | −76 | 13 |
| 11 | Krško | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 538 | 638 | −100 | 10 |
| 12 | SVIŠ | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 555 | 654 | −99 | 8 |

* Championship Playoff
* Relegation Playoff

Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

## Championship play-offs

### Final standings

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Celje | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 267 | +101 | 58 | 2014–15 EHF Champions League group stage |
| | Gorenje | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 312 | 273 | +39 | 56 | 2014–15 EHF Cup round 3 |
| | Maribor Branik | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 305 | 284 | +21 | 48 | 2014–15 EHF Cup round 2 |
| 4 | Ribnica | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 264 | 304 | −40 | 33 |
| 5 | Trimo Trebnje | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 268 | 283 | −15 | 32 |
| 6 | Sevnica | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 228 | 334 | −106 | 19 |

Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

* 1. A liga 2013–14 Champions
* Celje 18th Title

**Team roster**

1 Urban Lesjak, 3 Blaž Blagotinšek, 5 Žiga Mlakar, 6 Gašper Marguč, 7 Rok Žuran, 8 Blaž Janc, 9 David Razgor, 11 Nikola Ranevski, 14 Sebastian Skube, 15 Vid Poteko, 16 Matevž Skok, 18 David Miklavčič, 19 Ivan Slišković, 21 Gregor Potočnik, 23 Stefan Čavor, 24 Nemanja Zelenović, 26 Igor Žabič, 33 Uroš Bundalo, 51 Borut Mačkovšek, 66 Máté Lékai and 77 Luka Žvižej

Head coach: Branko Tamše

### Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.

| | Celje | Gorenje | Maribor | Ribnica | Sevnica | Trimo |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Celje | | 31–26 | 45–31 | 36–30 | 41–26 | 30–25 |
| Gorenje | 27–36 | | 25–26 | 33–18 | 40–26 | 33–30 |
| Maribor Branik | 29–31 | 34–34 | | 36–26 | 33–24 | 35–26 |
| Ribnica | 26–37 | 27–35 | 26–26 | | 32–18 | 27–27 |
| Sevnica | 20–39 | 24–33 | 23–31 | 28–25 | | 20–31 |
| Trimo Trebnje | 27–42 | 21–26 | 24–24 | 28–27 | 29–19 | |

## Relegation round

### Final standings

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Izola | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 269 | 270 | −1 | 27 |
| 8 | Jeruzalem Ormož | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 310 | 276 | +34 | 26 |
| 9 | Krka | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 268 | 265 | +3 | 24 |
| 10 | Slovan | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 284 | 306 | −22 | 24 |
| 11 | SVIŠ | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 269 | 261 | +8 | 19 |
| 12 | Krško | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 266 | 288 | −22 | 18 |

Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.

### Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.

| | Izola | Jeruzalem | Krka | Krško | Slovan | SVIŠ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Izola | | 32–26 | 29–25 | 24–25 | 30–25 | 22–21 |
| Jeruzalem Ormož | 45–20 | | 30–32 | 32–27 | 38–27 | 26–27 |
| Krka | 23–30 | 26–28 | | 30–21 | 37–25 | 26–24 |
| Krško | 27–29 | 26–29 | 21–20 | | 33–29 | 30–24 |
| Slovan | 28–28 | 29–28 | 29–25 | 37–31 | | 28–26 |
| SVIŠ | 25–25 | 30–28 | 28–24 | 34–25 | 30–27 | |
