2013–14 BIBL
Season2013–14
Number of teams9
Finals
ChampionsBulgaria Levski Sofia
  Runners-upIsrael Hapoel Gilboa Galil

In the sixth season of the Balkan International Basketball League, ten participants from Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Israel and Romania and the new represented country Kosovo has competed.

Teams

CountryTeamsTeams
Bulgaria Bulgaria2Balkan BotevgradLevski Sofia
Kosovo Kosovo2PejaSigal Prishtina
North Macedonia Macedonia2KumanovoKozuv
Montenegro Montenegro1Teodo
Israel Israel1Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Romania Romania1U Craiova

Format

First round

In the first round the nine teams play with the other teams, home and away games, eighteen rounds, sixteen games per each team. The top two teams advanced to Final Four. The teams that finished between third and sixth place advanced to the second round.

The opening game has been played on 15 October 2013 and the last match day was played on 26 March 2014.

Second round

The four teams, that finished between third and sixth place in the first round, would play two-leg ties, which would determine the other two participants in the final Four.

The first game was played on 1 April 2014 and the last match day was played on 9 April 2014.

Final four

The four remaining teams played a semifinal match and the winners of those advanced to the final. The losers played in a third-place playoff. The dates of the final Four were 2 and 4 May 2014.

First round

Key to colors
     Advances to Final Four
     Advances to Second Round
Notes
  1. ^
    The game between Hapoel Gilboa Galil and KB Peja was cancelled after the away team from Kosovo failed to obtain travel visas due to on-going strike of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Due to the lack of alternative dates in the calendar, the game would not be rescheduled, so the League decided to award a win to Hapoel and a loss to Peja.[1]

Second round

The second round are two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first legs will be played on April 1-2 and return legs will be played on April 8-9.

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kumanovo North Macedonia160–169Bulgaria Levski Sofia74−7486−95
Teodo Montenegro129–141Bulgaria Balkan Botevgrad71−7558−66

Final four

 
Semifinals
April 25
Final
April 27
 
      
 
Pallati i Rinisë dhe SportevePristina
 
 
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 94
 
Pallati i Rinisë dhe SportevePristina
 
Bulgaria Balkan Botevgrad 85
 
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 75
 
Pallati i Rinisë dhe SportevePristina
 
Israel Hapoel Gilboa Galil 69
 
Israel Hapoel Gilboa Galil 86
 
 
Kosovo Sigal Prishtina 74
 
Third place
April 27
 
 
Pallati i Rinisë dhe SportevePristina
 
 
Bulgaria Balkan Botevgrad 79
 
 
Kosovo Sigal Prishtina 73

Semifinals

25 April 2014
17:30
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 9485 (OT) Bulgaria Balkan Botevgrad
Scoring by quarter: 18−23, 16−22, 19−23, 25−10, Overtime: 16−7
Pts: Heath 23
Rebs: Wilkinson, Jones 9
Asts: Heath 8
Pts: Lilov 21
Rebs: Dahlman 8
Asts: Lilov 7
Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Referees: Igor Dragojević, Ognjen Jokić, Georgios Tanatzis
25 April 2014
20:15
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Israel 8674 Kosovo Sigal Prishtina
Scoring by quarter: 19−21, 18−20, 22−23, 27−10
Pts: Boynton 20
Rebs: Simhon 7
Asts: Robinson 6
Pts: Berisha, Mazreku 16
Rebs: Mazreku 11
Asts: Berisha 9
Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Referees: Radomir Vojinović, Ioannis Foufis, Ventsislav Velikov

Third place

27 April 2014
14:00
Sigal Prishtina Kosovo 7379 Bulgaria Balkan Botevgrad
Scoring by quarter: 17−21, 17−12, 15−15, 24−31
Pts: Mazreku 25
Rebs: Šeļakovs 7
Asts: Berisha 6
Pts: P. Marinov 18
Rebs: Dahlman 11
Asts: M. Marinov 4
Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Referees: Igor Dragojević, Ognjen Jokić, Aleksandar Milojevik

Final

27 April 2014
16:30
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Israel 6975 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Scoring by quarter: 19−19, 13−21, 22−16, 15−19
Pts: Jackson 17
Rebs: Jackson 8
Asts: Boynton, Simhon 4
Pts: Chalmers 17
Rebs: Chalmers 11
Asts: Jones 5
Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Referees: Radomir Vojinović, Ioannis Foufis, Georgios Tanatzis


2013–14 Balkan League Champions

Bulgaria
Levski Sofia
2nd Title

References

  1. "The game between BC Galil Gilboa and KB Peja is cancelled". Balkan International Basketball League. 18 March 2014.
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