Handball Bundesliga Austria 2013/14
| Handball Bundesliga Austria 2013/14 | |
| master | Union St. Pölten |
| Relegated | HC Carinthia |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 139 (of which 139 played) |
| ← Handball Bundesliga Austria 2012/13 | |
| ↑ Austrian Handball Championship 2013/14 | |
The season of the Handball Bundesliga Austria began in August 2013. SC Ferlach was relegated to the regional league , Union St. Pölten became champions and was promoted to the Handball League Austria .
Handball Bundesliga Austria
Ten teams are represented in the second highest division, the HBA. The championship is divided into several phases. First a main round is played, then the teams are divided into two groups and play the finals in playoffs for entry. At the end of the season, the last and penultimate of the lower playoffs play a relegation duel and the first four of the upper playoffs play a final series for the championship title.
Basic round HBA
In the basic round, all teams played a simple round-trip round against every opponent. The first five teams qualify for the upper playoff while the remaining teams have to go to the lower playoff.
| society | R. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Handball Tyrol | 18th | 13 | 2 | 3 | 523: 482 | +41 | 28 |
| 2. | HC ece bulls Bruck | 18th | 14th | 0 | 4th | 481: 437 | +44 | 28 |
| 3. | SU Falkensteiner Katschberg - St.Pölten | 18th | 10 | 3 | 5 | 522: 459 | +63 | 23 |
| 4th | WAT five house | 18th | 8th | 4th | 6th | 477: 472 | +5 | 20th |
| 5. | ATV TDE Group Trofaiach | 18th | 8th | 2 | 8th | 480: 456 | +24 | 18th |
| 6th | HSG Holding Graz | 18th | 6th | 3 | 9 | 494: 502 | −8 | 15th |
| 7th | UHC GFtube.tv Gänserndorf | 18th | 6th | 2 | 10 | 479: 527 | −48 | 17th |
| 8th. | UHC Erste Bank Hollabrunn | 18th | 4th | 4th | 10 | 438: 493 | −55 | 12 |
| 9. | HC Carinthia | 18th | 4th | 3 | 11 | 478: 530 | −52 | 11 |
| 10. | Handball club Fivers Margareten | 18th | 4th | 3 | 11 | 506: 520 | −14 | 11 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Upper playoff | |
| Lower playoff | |
Playoffs
The first five teams of the regular season play in a further round-trip for the placement in the HLA quarter-finals, with each team having to play a home game against the youth national team from the 1994 year. The last five teams play for the first three places which also qualify for the quarterfinals. The qualification will also be played out in a round trip plus a home game against Team 94. The two worst-placed teams play a best of three series against relegation.
Upper playoff
| society | R. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | HC ece bulls Bruck | 8th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 216: 198 | +18 | 25th |
| 2. | SU Falkensteiner Katschberg - St.Pölten | 8th | 6th | 0 | 2 | 239: 226 | +13 | 24 |
| 3. | ATV TDE Group Trofaiach | 8th | 6th | 0 | 2 | 223: 200 | +23 | 21st |
| 4th | Handball Tyrol | 8th | 1 | 1 | 6th | 214: 229 | −15 | 17th |
| 5. | WAT five house | 8th | 1 | 0 | 7th | 189: 228 | −39 | 12 |
Lower playoff
| society | R. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | UHC GFtube.tv Gänserndorf | 8th | 3 | 3 | 2 | 234: 227 | +7 | 16 |
| 2. | HSG Holding Graz | 8th | 3 | 1 | 4th | 201: 219 | −18 | 15th |
| 3. | UHC Erste Bank Hollabrunn | 8th | 4th | 1 | 3 | 204: 217 | −13 | 15th |
| 4th | Handball club Fivers Margareten | 8th | 4th | 0 | 4th | 217: 202 | +15 | 14th |
| 5. | HC Carinthia | 8th | 3 | 1 | 4th | 218: 209 | +9 | 13 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Semi-finals | |
| Relegation games | |
Final series
HBA semifinals
In the semi-finals, the first four of the top play-offs play for a place in the HLA final, with the first playing against the fourth and the second against the third-placed.
| society | Gates | society | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC ece bulls Bruck | 19:24 | Handball Tyrol | |
| Handball Tyrol | 26:22 | HC ece bulls Bruck | |
| SU Falkensteiner Katschberg - St.Pölten | 41:40 | ATV TDE Group Trofaiach | |
| ATV TDE Group Trofaiach | 24:27 | SU Falkensteiner Katschberg - St.Pölten |
HBA Final (Best of three)
| society | Gates | society | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SU Falkensteiner Katschberg - St.Pölten | 25:24 | Handball Tyrol | |
| Handball Tyrol | 28:24 | SU Falkensteiner Katschberg - St.Pölten | |
| SU Falkensteiner Katschberg - St.Pölten | 30:25 | Handball Tyrol |
HBA final score
| society | |
|---|---|
| 1. | SU Falkensteiner Katschberg - St.Pölten |
| 2. | Handball Tyrol |
| 3. | HC ece bulls Bruck |
| 4th | ATV TDE Group Trofaiach |
| 5. | WAT five house |
| 6th | UHC GFtube.tv Gänserndorf |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Handball League Austria | |
HBA Relegation Games (Best of three)
The last and penultimate of the lower playoffs play off relegation to the regional league in three finals.
| society | Gates | society | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handball club Fivers Margareten | 34:24 | HC Carinthia | |
| HC Carinthia | 28:29 | Handball club Fivers Margareten |