2014–15 Slovenian First League (men's handball)
# 2014–15 Slovenian First League (men's handball)

The 2014–15 Slovenian First League (known as the 1. NLB Leasing Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the 1. A liga, Slovenia's premier handball league.

## Team information

The following 14 clubs competed in the 1. A liga during the 2014–15 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 | Hardek Hall | 600 |
| Krka | Novo Mesto | Marof Hall | 2,000 |
| Krško | Krško | Krško Sports Hall | 800 |
| Loka | Škofja Loka | Poden Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| 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 |
| Slovenj Gradec 2011 | Slovenj Gradec | Vinka Cajnka Hall | 1,200 |
| SVIŠ | Ivančna Gorica | OŠ Stična Hall | 500 |
| Trimo | Trebnje | OŠ Trebnje Hall | 1,000 |

### Personnel and kits

Following is the list of 2014–15 clubs, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.

| Team | President | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Celje | Bojan Cizej | Branko Tamše | adidas | 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 | Mirko Skoko | Kempa | Krka |
| Krško | Rafko Zorič | Nenad Stojaković | hummel | GEN Energija |
| Loka | Matjaž Ljubec | Robi Bradeško | Royal | Urbanscape |
| Maribor Branik | Boris Novak | Marko Šibila, Boris Denić | hummel | ZM, Pošta Slovenije |
| Ribnica | Marko Obrstar | Robert Beguš | Macron | Riko |
| Sevnica | Vojko Švab | Iztok Godec | Kempa | GEN Energija |
| Slovan | Marjan Gorišek | Boštjan Ficko | hummel | Energetika Ljubljana |
| Slovenj Gradec 2011 | Matej Nabernik | Sebastjan Sovič | hummel | Saloon |
| SVIŠ | Janez Zupančič | Miloš Aksentijevič | 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 | Celje | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1005 | 617 | +388 | 52 |
| 2 | Gorenje | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 899 | 653 | +246 | 48 |
| 3 | Maribor Branik | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 851 | 683 | +168 | 41 |
| 4 | Trimo Trebnje | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 737 | 685 | +52 | 35 |
| 5 | Ribnica | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 741 | 697 | +44 | 33 |
| 6 | Loka | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 702 | 705 | −3 | 26 |
| 7 | Jeruzalem Ormož | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 686 | 739 | −53 | 25 |
| 8 | Slovenj Gradec 2011 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 688 | 794 | −106 | 22 |
| 9 | Krka | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 710 | 772 | −62 | 20 |
| 10 | Slovan | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 708 | 775 | −67 | 19 |
| 11 | Izola | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 662 | 744 | −82 | 18 |
| 12 | Sevnica | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 605 | 729 | −124 | 13 |
| 13 | SVIŠ | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 694 | 843 | −149 | 10 |
| 14 | Krško | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 653 | 905 | −252 | 2 |

* Championship Playoff
* Relegation Playoff

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

### Schedule and results

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

| | Celje | Gorenje | Izola | Jeruzalem | Krka | Krško | Loka | Maribor | Ribnica | Sevnica | Slovan | S. Gradec | SVIŠ | Trimo |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Celje | | 32–31 | 54–19 | 41–28 | 36–24 | 43–23 | 36–20 | 37–31 | 36–24 | 37–23 | 47–30 | 44–23 | 48–19 | 43–22 |
| Gorenje | 24–27 | | 32–24 | 33–20 | 38–22 | 50–25 | 36–27 | 33–31 | 42–22 | 37–21 | 41–30 | 38–15 | 35–31 | 37–28 |
| Izola | 15–39 | 25–26 | | 22–20 | 28–25 | 35–25 | 27–27 | 20–33 | 17–26 | 26–20 | 25–28 | 30–31 | 33–27 | 23–32 |
| Jeruzalem | 24–34 | 17–34 | 30–27 | | 31–25 | 31–25 | 28–26 | 22–31 | 33–31 | 29–23 | 25–25 | 33–23 | 26–26 | 24–22 |
| Krka | 21–28 | 31–41 | 29–27 | 30–30 | | 34–25 | 28–30 | 32–34 | 23–27 | 28–30 | 29–34 | 36–30 | 30–24 | 24–24 |
| Krško | 19–47 | 22–34 | 27–34 | 25–33 | 27–33 | | 29–30 | 29–40 | 26–35 | 28–23 | 26–35 | 24–31 | 28–33 | 22–44 |
| Loka | 28–36 | 27–28 | 26–20 | 21–26 | 34–22 | 35–20 | | 18–34 | 25–29 | 18–15 | 34–30 | 29–25 | 33–28 | 28–21 |
| Maribor | 33–36 | 31–36 | 28–25 | 36–28 | 37–24 | 39–26 | 29–26 | | 24–24 | 33–18 | 37–23 | 32–27 | 39–22 | 30–29 |
| Ribnica | 22–38 | 22–30 | 26–23 | 38–27 | 38–21 | 36–24 | 22–30 | 23–24 | | 32–25 | 28–24 | 36–30 | 39–30 | 24–19 |
| Sevnica | 17–32 | 22–33 | 22–27 | 25–22 | 21–28 | 29–25 | 27–27 | 22–34 | 24–29 | | 24–28 | 27–28 | 29–20 | 23–30 |
| Slovan | 23–39 | 25–28 | 25–30 | 34–26 | 19–26 | 29–28 | 23–25 | 27–34 | 24–27 | 23–22 | | 28–29 | 33–26 | 26–35 |
| S. Gradec | 23–35 | 28–33 | 32–24 | 29–27 | 26–32 | 29–26 | 20–28 | 17–36 | 25–22 | 22–23 | 29–27 | | 32–30 | 26–35 |
| SVIŠ | 23–44 | 24–39 | 27–27 | 24–25 | 26–31 | 31–30 | 33–31 | 31–35 | 34–29 | 23–24 | 27–32 | 28–29 | | 27–34 |
| Trimo | 25–36 | 23–30 | 27–25 | 29–23 | 27–22 | 34–19 | 27–25 | 28–27 | 25–24 | 31–25 | 28–23 | 31–28 | 27–21 | |
