2020–21 Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga

The 2020–21 Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga (Croatian: Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga 2020./21.) was the 30th season of the HT Premijer liga, the top-tier professional basketball league in Croatia. The season started on 18 September 2020.

Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga
Season	2020–21
Duration	18 September 2020 – March 2021 (Regular season)
Teams	12
TV partner(s)	HRT Arena Sport
Regular season
Top seed	Zadar
Season MVP	Henrik Širko (Šibenka)
Promoted	Cedevita Junior
Relegated	Hermes Analitica
Finals
Champions	Zadar
Runners-up	Split
Semifinalists	Cibona Gorica
Finals MVP	Dominik Mavra (Zadar)
Statistical leaders
Points Milija Miković (Šibenka) 19.4 Rebounds Hasan Varence (Alkar) 8.5 Assists Borna Kapusta (Gorica) 6.1
Records
Biggest home win	Split 125–59 Hermes (10 January 2021)
Biggest away win	Hermes 76–116 Cibona (10 November 2020)
Highest scoring	Hermes 115–111 Furnir (14 October 2020)
Winning streak	Gorica 3 games
Losing streak	Hermes 4 games
← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of February 14, 2021.

Format

All participants in Premijer liga including teams that play ABA League joined the regular season. It will play with a triple round-robin format where the eight first qualified teams joined the playoffs, while the penultimate will be play relegation playoffs and last qualified one was relegated.^[1]

Current teams

Promotion and relegation

Since the previous season was cancelled, there was no promotion and relegation.

Venues and locations

Alkar

Sonik Puntamika

Zadar

Zagreb

Šibenka

Split

Gorica

Škrljevo

Vrijednosnice

Zabok

Zagreb clubs:

Cibona

Furnir

Hermes Analitica

Location of teams in the 2020–21 HT Premijer liga

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Adria Oil Škrljevo	Čavle	Mavrinci Hall	720
Alkar	Sinj	Ivica Glavan Ićo Sports Hall	600
Cibona	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall	5,400
Furnir	Zagreb	Dubrava Sports Hall	2,000
Gorica	Velika Gorica	Velika Gorica City Sports Hall	620
Hermes Analitica	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall	5,400
Sonik Puntamika	Zadar	Jazine Basketball Hall	3,000
Split	Split	Arena Gripe	3,500
Šibenka	Šibenik	Baldekin Sports Hall	900
Vrijednosnice	Osijek	Gradski vrt Hall	3,538
Zabok	Zabok	Zabok Sports Hall	3,000
Zadar	Zadar	Krešimir Ćosić Hall	8,500

	Teams that play in the 2020–21 First Adriatic League
	Teams that play in the 2020–21 Second Adriatic League
	Teams that play in the 2020–21 Alpe Adria Cup

Personnel and sponsorships

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Adria Oil Škrljevo	Damir Rajković	Josip Barnjak	GBT	Renault RB Auto / Metis d.o.o.
Alkar	Denis Bobeta	Hrvoje Vučić	Jako	IDS Šibenik
Cibona	Vladimir Jovanović	Roko Prkačin	Visual	Erste Bank
Furnir	Jeronimo Šarin	Petar Perić	No1	Furnir
Gorica	Josip Sesar	Ivan Majcunić	Sportika	Matić Tech Cut
Hermes Analitica	Božidar Bilafer	Filip Kordić	Adidas	Orlando
Sonik Puntamika	Stipe Kuliš	Dino Palčić		Sonik
Split	Mile Karakaš	Mateo Kedžo	Macron	Jugoplastika
Šibenka	Dženan Rahimić	Domagoj Bašić	Errea	NP Krka
Vrijednosnice	Stipe Šarlija	Robert Kujundžić	Nike	Vrijednosnice Osijek
Zabok	Ivan Tomas	Antonio Črnjević	Luanvi	Terme Tuhelj
Zadar	Veljko Mršić	Dominik Mavra	Macron	OTP Bank

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Zadar	29	25	4	2476	2007	+469	54	Advance to the playoffs
2	Cibona	30	24	6	2707	2207	+500	54
3	Gorica	30	22	8	2634	2269	+365	52
4	Split	28	23	5	2502	2175	+327	51
5	Sonik Puntamika	30	16	14	2385	2500	−115	46
6	Adria Oil Škrljevo	30	16	14	2411	2483	−72	46
7	Zabok	31	14	17	2386	2490	−104	45
8	Šibenka	30	12	18	2528	2671	−143	42
9	Vrijednosnice	31	10	21	2555	2711	−156	41
10	Alkar	31	9	22	2457	2622	−165	40
11	Furnir	31	7	24	2492	2769	−277	38	Qualification to the relegation playoffs
12	Hermes Analitica (R)	31	3	28	2386	3015	−629	34	Relegation to the First League

Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2021. Source: HKS
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ADR	ALK	CIB	FUR	GOR	HER	SON	SPL	ŠIB	VRI	ZAB	ZAD
Adria Oil Škrljevo	—	95–74	65–93	97–78		89–72	62–93	66–76	88–77		77–75
Alkar		—	66–99	94–89			85–94	69–92	112–102	86–99	73–84
Cibona			—	85–67	79–69		108–77		96–67	102–70	85–69	62–81
Furnir		83–98		—	84–78	87–103	77–80	88–95		90–64		67–82
Gorica	111–73	98–75			—	113–67		79–73	86–82		90–68	72–70
Hermes Analitica	70–95	75–88		115–111	76–116	—	76–98	69–84	64–84		64–70
Sonik Puntamika	81–69			80–70	69–90	89–80	—	80–77		97–92		78–73
Split	89–77	84–71	96–85				92–70	—			102–69
Šibenka				74–90	67–79	90–64	98–84	111–96	—		87–81
Vrijednosnice	83–69				86–106	101–85		82–86	93–91	—	79–76	69–78
Zabok	66–75	83–82	53–82	92–82	68–79		88–76			98–81	—	66–80
Zadar	99–68	91–63	73–70		74–55	94–73		88–61	92–52	73–70		—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2021. Source: HKS
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2021 Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Zadar	2
	8	Šibenka	0
						1	Zadar	2
						4	Gorica	1
	4	Gorica	2
	5	Sonik Puntamika	0
											1	Zadar	3
											2	Split	2
	2	Split	2
	7	Zabok	0
						2	Split	2
						3	Cibona	0
	3	Cibona	2
	6	Adria Oil Škrljevo	0

Relegation playoffs

As of the 2020–21 season, team who lost the 2020–21 First League final and the 11th placed team of the 2020–21 Premijer liga season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the 2021–22 Premijer liga season.

Teams

• 11th Premijer liga team: Furnir
• 2nd First League team: Dinamo Zagreb

Results

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Dinamo Zagreb	156-163	Furnir	84-87	72-76	–