2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Queensland
On 29 December, lightning ignited a fire on Stradbroke Island that consumed over 16,200 ha (40,000 acres) of bushland during a 17-day period. At least 850 campers were evacuated from Main Beach on 1 January and residents between Gatumba St. and Beehive Rd. were evacuated on 4 January after a fire near Myora broke containment lines. Significant damage was caused to power infrastructure and the majority of settlements on the island lost power, however no houses were destroyed in the blaze.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, South Australia
On 21 December, temperatures of up to 43 °C (109 °F) and strong winds caused a bushfire between Culburra and Tintinara to burn out of control. Over 35,000 ha (86,000 acres) of grassland was burned and a hay shed was destroyed.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, South Australia
On 14 January, lightning ignited a number of serious fires across the state. The most destructive fire in terms of property loss ignited in inaccessible and difficult terrain 25 km (16 mi) north-east of Port Pirie. During a 31-day period, the fire burned 35,000 ha (86,000 acres) of scrub, forest and pasture and impacted the communities of Bangor, Laura, Stone Hut and Wirrabara; 5 houses, a timber mill, a number of sheds and 75% of the pine plantation in Wirrabara Forest were destroyed and at least 700 head of livestock died.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, South Australia
24 minor injuries were recorded by Country Fire Service personnel, most involving smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion. A second destructive fire also ignited near Rockleigh, in the Murray Bridge municipality, and burned through open country into scrubland. During a 4-day period, the fire burned 4,500 ha (11,000 acres) of land; 1 house and significant quantities of feed, water and fencing were destroyed. Other fires ignited the same day near Ceduna and burned at least 46,000 ha (110,000 acres) of land within Pureba, Yellabinna, Yumbarra and Watraba Conservation Parks over a 4-day period.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, South Australia
Just after midday on 17 January, a fire ignited from a rekindle of a lightning strike in the Eden Valley. The fire spread under the influence of strong north-westerly winds and then an intense southerly wind change, with gusts over 120 km/h (75 mph), pushed the fire northwards. During a 16-day period, the fire burned 25,000 ha (62,000 acres) of scrub, forest and pasture and impacted the communities of Angaston, Cambrai, Keyneton, Sedan, Springton and Truro; 4 houses and significant quantities of feed, water and fencing were destroyed.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
Between December and April, at least 4,600 fires burned more than 463,000 ha (1,140,000 acres) hectares of public and private land; livestock losses exceeded 21,000 head, almost 3,000 km (1,900 mi) of fencing was destroyed, more than 8,000 tonnes of hay and grain storage and in excess of 22,000 ha (54,000 acres) of pasture, crop and plantation were affected by fire. Between 7 November and 11 March, Total Fire Bans were declared in all or parts of the state on 17 days.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
The most destructive fire in terms of property loss during the Victorian season ignited on 14 January near Pohlners Rd., Wartook, and burned into the Grampians National Park. During the major run of the fire between 15–20 January, a 12 km (7.5 mi) wide pyrocumulus convection column of smoke and ash was created by the fire, generating its own weather pattern including lightning.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
Over an 81-day period, the fire burned 55,100 ha (136,000 acres) of scrub, forest and pasture and impacted the communities of Brimpaen, Halls Gap, Heatherlie, Heathvale, Laharum, Ledcourt, Pomonal, Roses Gap & Wartook; 32 houses, 90 sheds, 300 km (190 mi) of fencing and 400 ha (990 acres) of plantations were destroyed by the fire and at least 4,000 head of livestock died during the blaze and after. On 17 January, the body of a civilian woman was found in a property at Roses Gap—her death was confirmed to have been fire related. Two additional civilians were admitted to hospital with injuries related to the fire.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
The largest fire during the Victorian season ignited on 16 January as a number of separate fires—the 'Goongerah complex' and 'Club Terrace' fires being the most serious—in mountainous terrain of the Snowy River and Errinundra National Parks in the East Gippsland region. A significant commitment of aircraft, including 9 helicopters and 5 fixed-wing aircraft, supported by an additional 6 RFS aircraft provided during February, were deployed to the fires in the remote region.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
During a 70-day period, the smaller fires merged and burned 165,806 ha (409,720 acres) of scrub, forest and pasture and impacted the communities of Bonang, Goongerah and Tubbut; 9 houses, a number of sheds and 1,250 ha (3,100 acres) of crops and pasture were destroyed, and 100 head of livestock died.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
A second complex of fires also ignited north of Glenaladale on 16 January. By 18 January these fires were 3 km (1.9 mi) south-west of the Glenaladale community, however all were contained the following day. The fire broke containment lines on 9 February, a day with recorded temperatures of up to 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) and an average daily wind speed of 44 km/h (27 mph) in the area. During a 67-day period, the blaze burned 6,727 ha (16,620 acres) of forest within the Mitchell River National Park and on private property, as well as impacting the communities of Fernbank, Fingerboards, Glenaladale and Mount Ray; 3 houses and 7 non-residential structures were destroyed and 1,000 head of livestock died.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
Strong winds and high temperatures of on 9 February lead to the ignition of 78 separate fires, which resulted the issuing of 150 emergency warnings during the day.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
The most serious fire to start during the day ignited when a tree fell on a powerline along Mickleham Rd., Mickelham. The fire spread rapidly north and threatened 1,240 houses and 13,000 residents within the eventual footprint of the fire. At least 810 firefighters, supported by 15 aircraft, battled to contain the fire as it crossed the boundaries of 3 local government areas, and on 14 February the fire was declared under control.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
During a 23-day period, the fire burned 22,877 ha (56,530 acres) of scrub, forest and private property and impacted the communities of Beveridge, Bylands, Chintin, Craigieburn, Darraweit Guim, Donnybrook, Kalkallo, Kilmore, Mickleham, Moranding & Wallan; 18 houses, numerous non-residential buildings, 1,600 km (990 mi) of fencing and 9,000 ha (22,000 acres) of pasture and horticulture were destroyed by the fire and at least 16,000 head of livestock died during the blaze and after.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
A complex of fires also ignited around Morwell between 7–9 February, burning approximately 3,300 ha (8,200 acres) and impacting the 1,165 ha (2,880 acres) open cut portion of the Hazelwood coal mine managed by GDF Suez. The coal dredgers and conveyor belts feeding the coal-fired generators were damaged by fire and were briefly shut down, and the fire also had a significant impact to the health of residents and firefighting personnel during its 45-day duration.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
Of the 28 firefighting personnel who required medical assistance, 26 were treated for exposure to carbon monoxide; 14 from the CFA and 12 from GDF Suez. General practitioner practices in Churchill, Moe, Morwell and Traralgon reported an increase in consultations related to respiratory conditions, including breathing difficulties, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, coughing or throat irritations. Between 9 February and 10 March, 46 calls related to respiratory problems were taken within Morwell and Traralgon by the Nurse-On-Call service; approximately 30 more than on the same period in years prior.


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Victoria
Other destructive fires that ignited across the state on 9 February included;


2013–14 Australian bushfire season, Fires by state or territory, Western Australia
On 12 January, a fallen powerpole blown over by gusty winds ignited a fire in the Mundaring municipality of the Perth Hills, completely destroying 57 houses and numerous non-residential buildings. A further six houses were damaged in the suburbs of Mt. Helena, Stoneville, and Parkerville.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season
The 2013–14 Australian region cyclone season was a slightly below-average tropical cyclone season, with 10 tropical cyclones occurring within the Australian region. It officially started on 1 November 2013, and ended on 30 April 2014. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season"; the "tropical cyclone year" began on 1 July 2013 and ended on 30 June 2014.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season
After two seasons with no cyclones of Category 5 intensity, this season saw two of the ten named storms reaching this level: Gillian and Ita. Of the two systems, Gillian rapidly intensified from a tropical low to a Category 5 in just 48 hours but caused only minor damage. Ita was ultimately the strongest and most intense system inside the basin and made landfall on the Far North Queensland coast near Cooktown, causing minor damage but significant flooding. In addition, significant damage was also caused by Christine in the towns of Wickham and Roebourne in Western Australia while Fletcher dumped over 1250 mm of rainfall on the Queensland town of Kowanyama, making it the fifth-wettest tropical cyclone in the country on record.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
Ahead of the cyclone season, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and various other Pacific Meteorological services, all contributed towards the Island Climate Update tropical cyclone outlook that was released during October 2013. The outlook took into account the ENSO neutral conditions that had been observed across the Pacific and analogue seasons with ENSO neutral conditions occurring during the season.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
The outlook called for a near average number of tropical cyclones for the 2013–14 season, with eight to twelve named tropical cyclones, to occur between 135°E and 120°W compared to an average of 10. At least four of the tropical cyclones were expected to become category 3 severe tropical cyclones, while three could become category 4 severe tropical cyclones, they also noted that a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone was unlikely to occur.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
In addition to contributing towards the Island Climate Update outlook, the BoM issued eight seasonal forecasts during October 2013, for the Australian region and the Southern Pacific with each forecast covering the whole tropical cyclone year. Each forecast issued took into account the current neutral ENSO conditions that were forecast to continue during the season. For the basin as a whole they predicted that there was a 57% chance that the season would be near its average of around 11 tropical cyclones.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
For the Western region between 90°E and 125°E, the BoM forecast that the area would see activity near to or slightly below the average of 7, with a 53% chance of an above average cyclone season. TCWC Perth also noted that there was a likelihood of two tropical cyclones and a significant likelihood of at least one severe tropical cyclone impacting Western Australia.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
For the North-Western subregion between 105°E and 130°E, it was predicted that activity would be near normal with a 55% chance of above average tropical cyclone activity. The Northern Territory which was defined as being between as being 125°E and 142.5°E had a 52% chance of an above average season, with TCWC Darwin noting that all of the climate drivers were pointing towards a typical tropical cyclone season for Northern Australia. The Eastern region between 142.5°E and 160°E had a 53% chance of having an above average tropical cyclone season.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
The BoM also issued 3 seasonal forecasts for the Southern Pacific between 142.5°E and 120°W, one for the Western Southern Pacific region between 142.5°E and 165°E and one for the Eastern Southern Pacific region between 165°E and 120°W. They noted that the tropical Pacific Ocean was currently experiencing neutral ENSO conditions which meant that there was no strong shift expected in the average location of tropical cyclone formation. They also noted that there was nothing in the broad climate drivers to suggest anything, but a typical tropical cyclone season for the South Pacific.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
As a result, they predicted that the region as a whole, would experience near average tropical cyclone activity during the coming season with a 48% chance of it being above average. The Western region was predicted to have 56% chance of being above average while the Eastern region had a 47% chance of being above average.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
During November 2013 the Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre (GCACIC), issued seasonal forecasts for the whole basin and one each for the regions to the east and west of 135°E. For the overall basin they predicted that tropical cyclone activity in the entire Australian region was likely to be near normal with 13 tropical cyclones predicted to occur. However, it was suggested that the season could be below average since the region had been in an inactive era since around 2000, and two of the indicators they had used to predict the season suggested below average activity. For the Western region it was predicted that activity would be near normal with 9 tropical cyclones occurring, while the Eastern region was predicted to have 5 tropical cyclones occurring.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alessia
The first storm of the season originated from a developing low-pressure area south of Java in the Indian Ocean on 20 November. The system tracked southeastward, and organized only slowly due to moderate wind shear. However, at 0600 on 21 November, TCWC Perth initiated advisories on Tropical Low 01U. Over the course of the next day, the disturbance continued toward the east-southeast into an environment more conducive for further intensification, and as a result, its structure began to improve.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alessia
At 0900 UTC, the JTWC designated the system Tropical Cyclone 02S, noting that the storm's center of circulation had become better-defined, with an improved convection pattern. Three hours later, the BoM upgraded the low to Category 1 Tropical Cyclone Alessia. Tracking toward the east around the southern periphery of a ridge to the north, the abnormally small cyclone approached the Kimberley coastline on 23 November.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alessia
Alessia remained a marginal Category 1 cyclone as it skirted the northern Kimberley coast, passing just south of Troughton Island before emerging into the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. The JTWC issued its final warning on 02S at 0600 UTC on 24 November, Increased wind shear took its toll on the already disheveled cyclone, leaving the system vertically decoupled; it made its final landfall near the Anson Bay, Daly and Reynolds River Floodplains area of the Top End midday local time on 24 November.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alessia
According to the BoM, Alessia deteriorated below tropical cyclone status by 1200 UTC. Alessia reformed in the Gulf of Carpentaria on 27 November, around 100 km northeast of Borroloola. During the next day, Alessia moved ashore and turned towards the east. On 28 November, Alessia weakened below tropical cyclone intensity again, and turned towards the west again. On 29 November, Alessia completed a loop and re-entered the Gulf of Carpentaria. During the next several days, Alessia turned back towards the east, while continuing to weaken. On 1 December, Alessia moved over land once again, as the system continued moving westwards. Early on 2 December, Alessia was dropped from TCWC Perth's Tropical Weather Outlook, as the system dissipated.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alessia
Rainfall was unusually light for even a weak tropical cyclone, with no major rain totals after Alessia's first landfall. Rainfall in the Gulf of Carpentaria was heavier, Centre Island recorded 290.4 mm (11.43 in), the McArthur River Mine 172.2 mm (6.78 in) and Borroloola 88.6 mm (3.49 in).


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Bruce
In mid-December 2013, an active monsoon trough became established over the eastern Indian Ocean, near southwestern Indonesia. By 15 December, an area of low pressure developed about 535 km (330 mi) northeast of the Cocos Islands. Scatterometer passes revealed a well-defined circulation while satellite imagery showed fragmented convective banding features wrapping into the system. Situated to the north of a subtropical ridge, favorable diffluence supported convective development; however, concurrent moderate to high wind shear mitigated this. On 16 December, the BOM began monitoring the system as a tropical low, assigning it the identifier 03U.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Bruce
Tracking generally southwest over the following day, deep convection became increasingly organized around the centre of circulation and banding features steadily improved. Owing to this development, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert. Environmental conditions improved markedly by 17 December, with wind shear lessening and excellent outflow into an upper-level low over Western Australia developing. Around 1800 UTC that day, the JTWC issued their first advisory on the system, designating it Tropical Cyclone 04S.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Bruce
Early on 18 December, the BOM upgraded the low to a tropical cyclone and assigned it the name Bruce. At this time, Bruce was situated roughly 210 km (130 mi) north of the Cocos Islands. Near-gale-force winds were reported on the island despite its distance, indicating stronger winds were likely near its center. Maintaining a general southwest to west-southwest track along the subtropical ridge, Bruce steadily intensified. Increasingly rapid development took place later that day as the storm passed roughly 200 km (120 mi) northwest of the Cocos Islands.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Bruce
Periodic gale-force winds and heavy rains impacted the Cocos Islands; a peak gust of 91 km/h (57 mph) was measured on 18 December while gusts up to 67 km/h (42 mph) continued into the following day. During the same period, a total of 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain fell. No damage was reported in relation to the storm. With elevated oceanic heat content in the storm's path, Bruce attained severe tropical cyclone status — having sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph) — early on 19 December.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Bruce
A broad, ragged eye feature became apparent on visible satellite imagery that day, and deep convection soon consolidated around the eyewall. Around 1800 UTC, the cyclone crossed 90°E, leaving the BOM's area of responsibility and entering that of Météo-France. At this time, Bruce was estimated to be a high-end Category 3 on the Australian intensity scale with winds of 155 km/h (95 mph) and a barometric pressure of 961 mbar (hPa; 28.38 inHg). On 25 December, the remnants of Bruce re-entered the Australian region basin.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Christine
On 25 December, TCWC Perth started to monitor a discrete center, that had developed within the broad monsoon circulation. Over the next couple of days the system intensified further and became a tropical cyclone on 28 December, gaining the name Christine. It intensified overnight and was upgraded to Category 2 status by the Bureau of Meteorology, before intensifying into a Category 4 system.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Christine
On 30 December, Christine made landfall near Port Hedland, directly between Roebourne and Whim Creek. The name Christine was retired and was replaced to Catherine.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 05U
On 10 January, TCWC Darwin reported that a weak tropical low had formed in the Arafura Sea north of the Arnhem Land. The low remained stationary on 11 January and continued to maintain its intensity. On 13 January, TCWC Darwin issued warnings for the coast of Northern Territory. The tropical low crossed the coast early on 14 January east of Darwin and moved inland.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 05U
As the low moved south-west, it caused significant rainfall across vast swathes of inland Australia. Several sites in the Northern Territory and Western Australia registered record rainfall totals, causing flooding in many areas. Rabbit Flat in the Northern Territory received a record 330.6 mm (13.02 in) over a three-day period, while Lajamanu recorded 208.0 mm (8.19 in). Over the border in Western Australia, Halls Creek received 260.4 mm (10.25 in) and Australia's hottest town Marble Bar, 167.6 mm (6.60 in).


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 05U
Mines in the Alice Springs district were isolated by floodwaters, while at Fitzroy Crossing, the Fitzroy River burst its banks, stranding tourists and locals alike. In the Mid West region of Western Australia, cattle stations were inundated with flood waters and some damage to farming infrastructure was reported. Overall however, rains were beneficial over north-west Australia, alleviating drought conditions, particularly in the Northern Territory.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 05U
The tropical low was forecast to dissipate by 22 January, however, the system continued moving into the southern region of Western Australia, dropping very heavy rain along the way. Kalgoorlie recorded 103.0 mm (4.06 in) in 24 hours, while the town of Leonora received 146.2 mm (5.76 in) over a two-day span. Parts of the arid Nullarbor Plain received more than an entire summer's worth of rain in 24 hours, Eyre received 106.5 mm (4.19 in), Forrest 48.0 mm (1.89 in) and Cook 31.2 mm (1.23 in).


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dylan
On 24 January, TCWC Brisbane reported that the remnants of Tropical Disturbance 10F had moved into the Australian region. Over the next two days, the system remained stationary south of the Solomon Islands. On 27 January, it was upgraded to a monsoon low, as it slowly began to move south east. On 28 January, the system began to exhibit strong convective banding and low wind shear combined with favourable sea surface temperatures caused the JTWC to forecast rapid intensification of the system.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dylan
However this did not occur due to dry air located in the southern Coral Sea, hindering the system's development as it continued to move south-east at around 10 km/h (6.2 mph). By late 28 January, a cyclone watch was declared by the Bureau of Meteorology for areas between Port Douglas and Proserpine. By 29 January, the low accelerated south-eastward slightly and continued intensifying, albeit slowly. Sea surface temperatures of 28 °C (82 °F) assisted in the system's development and by 30 January, it reached tropical cyclone strength and was named Dylan by the BOM.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dylan
Dylan began to shift south south-east, and a cyclone warning by the BOM was shifted south accordingly as Dylan continued to intensify. Late on 30 January, Dylan reached category 2 status while located 185 km (115 mi) north-east of Townsville and was forecast to make landfall near Bowen within 12 hours. Dylan made landfall on the Queensland coast between Bowen and Proserpine at around 3:30 am on 31 January, with the eye of the cyclone passing over the small town of Dingo Beach.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dylan
In doing so, Dylan became the first cyclone to hit the coast of Eastern Queensland since Yasi in 2011. Dylan quickly weakened to below cyclone status after moving over land and was dropped from all advisories by the Bureau of Meteorology and TCWC Brisbane while located near Moranbah as it was classified as a remnant low.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dylan
Despite making landfall on a heavily populated region of the Queensland coast, damage was minimal and mainly restricted to minor flooding associated with king tides. Several houses in Townsville and Mackay sustained minor damage from seawater inundation associated with unusually high tides, while a beachside resort on Great Keppel Island sustained severe damage to many structures after the beach gave way, washing several buildings into the sea. Rainfall was minimal for a slow moving tropical cyclone and mainly restricted to the southern cloud mass of Dylan.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dylan
Proserpine received 190.6 mm (7.50 in), St Lawrence 128.0 mm (5.04 in) and Mackay 108.4 mm (4.27 in). Despite being only 25 km (16 mi) away from Dylan's eyewall, Bowen only received 56.0 mm (2.20 in) of rain, while Yeppoon, almost 500 km (310 mi) away from the cyclone's eye received 136.6 mm (5.38 in) and Rockhampton recorded 229.6 mm (9.04 in) from thunderstorms associated with Dylan's outer rainbands. Despite moderate to heavy rainfall totals, no flooding was recorded as the weather had been extremely dry in the few months prior to Dylan's landfall, and most of Queensland still remained in severe drought.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low Fletcher
On 30 January, TCWC Darwin reported that Tropical Low 08U had developed within the Timor Sea. During the next day the system moved over the Northern Territory and subsequently moved towards the east-southeast. Over the next couple of days while the system was over land it maintained its structure, before it moved over the waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria during 2 February. It subsequently strengthened into a category 1 cyclone, the Bureau naming it Fletcher. Winds reached its highest speeds of roughly 40 miles per hour but subsequently settled.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low Fletcher
In the best track data post-analysis of the storm, Fletcher was not deemed to have acquired gale-force winds more than halfway around the centre, and was downgraded to a tropical low.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Edna
During 31 January TCWC Brisbane started to monitor a tropical low that had developed within the monsoon trough, over the central Coral Sea about 400 km (250 mi) to the northeast of Mackay in Queensland, Australia. Over the next few hours the system moved south-eastwards and rapidly developed further in an area of low vertical wind shear, while remaining offshore and producing gale-force winds for around 3 hours at Marion Reef.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Edna
As a result of these gale-force winds and a microwave image which showed atmospheric convection wrapping around the system's centre, TCWC Brisbane reported that the system had intensified into a category 1 tropical cyclone and named it Edna. The system subsequently started to weaken as increased vertical wind shear associated with an upper-level trough affected the system, before it weakened below tropical cyclone intensity later that day.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Edna
Over the next few days the remnant tropical low moved towards the northwest, before it turned and moved towards the north-northeast and the South Pacific basin, under the influence of a large stationary upper trough over the Coral Sea. The system subsequently redeveloped into a Category 1 tropical cyclone, as it crossed 160°E and moved into the South Pacific basin, where it impacted the French Territory of New Caledonia.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone 09U
On 2 February the BoM reported that Tropical Low 09U had developed, to the north of the Kimberley coast. Over the next day the system moved east-southeast and crossed the coast of the Northern Territory near Wadeye about 250 km (155 mi) to the south of Darwin. Over the next couple of days the low moved eastwards, before it was steered back westwards.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone 09U
During 8 February the BoM started issuing tropical cyclone advisories on the system while it was located near Argyle, as there was a significant risk that the well-structured low could move over open water and rapidly develop into a tropical cyclone. However, over the next couple of days the system started moving southwards over land and did not move over open water as predicted, with the tropical cyclone advisories cancelled as a result on 10 February. The system subsequently moved eastwards, before it was last noted as it weakened during 13 February to the east of Carnegie. After a careful reanalysis of the system's track data and observations, it was decided that the system had developed into a Category 1 tropical cyclone before crossing the coast during 3 February.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone 09U
As the system moved through parts of the Northern Territory, Northern and Central parts of Western Australia, it produced strong to squally winds, heavy rainfall and flooding. Within the Northern Territory, heavy rainfall over several days in association with the system, exacerbated existing flooding over the Darwin-Daly district and extended it into the Victoria River. Several trees and power lines were brought down by the squally winds in Wadeye. Within the Kimberley some flood damage was recorded with 20 homes in the town of Kununurra in the north Kimberley affected.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Hadi
On 27 February, Tropical Disturbance 16F entered the basin. It slowly organized and was designated 13U late on 7 March. Two days later, the BoM upgraded it to a Category 1 tropical cyclone, naming it Hadi. Hadi then weakened moving east on 11 March. During the next day, Hadi re-entered the South Pacific basin and was designated as Tropical Disturbance 20F. On 18 March, the system re-entered the BoM's area of responsibility, before dissipating on 20 March.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gillian
The BoM started to monitor a tropical low in the Gulf of Carpentaria on 6 March. Late on 8 March, the BoM upgraded it to an official tropical low. The next few days, the BoM upgraded it to Tropical Cyclone Gillian as it moved south. Because of two cyclones, Hadi and Lusi are close to each other, Gillian started to weaken to a tropical depression on 12 March as it began to move west. Early on 14 March, Gillian weakened to a tropical low as it moved north and weakened further because with less convection on 17 March.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gillian
After the system affected the southern part of Indonesia, it began to move west on 19 March. Late on 20 March, Gillian began to organize again as it headed towards warmer waters. On 21 March, the BoM re-classified the system as a Category 1 tropical cyclone. From 23 to 24 March, Gillian entered a rapid deepening phase, and eventually intensified to a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone. The next day, Gillian weakened to a Category 3 cyclone and moved south. Late on 26 March, Gillian rapidly weakened and the JTWC issued their final warning on Gillian, as its remnants continued to move south, before turning westwards on 27 March. Very early on 27 March, the BoM issued its final warning on Gillian.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita
On 1 April, TCWC Brisbane reported that a tropical low had developed near the Solomon Islands. On 5 April, at least 16 people were killed by flash flooding from the tropical low in the Honiara area. By 7 April, the death toll from the storm rose to 21. During the next several days, Ita intensified into a Category 5 Severe Tropical Cyclone as it began to curve towards the coast of Queensland. On 11 April, the storm made landfall north of Cooktown as a Category 4 cyclone.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita
Ita then rapidly weakened and was downgraded to a Category 1 on 12 April. Ita caused $1 billion AUD of damage, mostly to the agricultural industry. The cyclone also caused a rotavirus oubreak in the Solomon Islands. 40 people died from Ita due to the aforementioned rotavirus outbreak and flooding caused by the cyclone.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Jack
During 15 April, the BoM reported that Tropical Low 16U had developed, about 625 km (390 mi) to the northwest of Christmas Island. Over the next couple of days the system moved south-westwards and passed about 160 km (100 mi) to the northwest of the Cocos Islands, as it gradually developed further within a marginally favourable environment for further development. During 18 April the environment surrounding the system became conducive for rapid development with the system rapidly consolidating as a result.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Jack
The JTWC subsequently initiated advisories on the low and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 24S, before the BoM reported during the next day that the system had become a category 1 tropical cyclone and named it Jack. The system continued to rapidly develop during 19 April and was classified as a category 3 severe tropical cyclone as it peaked with 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 140 km/h (85 mph).


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During December 2013, an active monsoon trough to the north of Western Australia produced several areas of low pressure and Tropical Low 04U in the lead up to Christmas. Tropical Low 04U developed within the monsoon trough on 22 December, within the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf to the northwest of Darwin, Australia. Over the next couple of days the system was the subject of tropical cyclone warnings as it moved westwards, before it was subsequently absorbed by a broader monsoon circulation, which eventually developed into Severe Tropical Cyclone Christine.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 7 February, TCWC Darwin started to monitor a tropical low that was located about 30 km (19 mi) to the southeast of Kununurra, Western Australia. Moving southwestwards inland, TCWC Darwin issued its final bulletin on 10 February. On 20 February, TCWC Darwin reported that a weak tropical low had formed in the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 28 February, TCWC Brisbane reported that a weak tropical low had developed south of the Solomon Islands. The weak tropical low drifted in a westward direction until TCWC Brisbane made its final advisory on 2 March. On 21 April, TCWC Darwin reported that a weak tropical low had formed in the northern Arafura Sea. On 26 April, the system dissipated, and consequently, TCWC Darwin dropped the storm from their Tropical Weather Outlook.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names
During the season a total of 10 tropical cyclones received a name from BoM, either by TCWC Perth, Darwin, or Brisbane, when the system was judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph). There has only been one list that the Bureau of Meteorology have assigned names to tropical cyclones since the 2008–09 season. Tropical cyclones named by the TCWC Jakarta and Port Moresby are rare, with the last named cyclones occurring during 2010 and 2007, respectively.


2013–14 Australian region cyclone season, Season effects
This is a table of all of the storms that have formed in the 2013–14 Australian region cyclone season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s)–denoted by bold location names – damages, and death totals. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 2014 AUD and USD.


2013–14 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
The 2013–14 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga or Admiral Basketball Bundesliga, was the 68th season of the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga. 11 teams participated this season.


2013–14 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
UBC magnofit Güssing Knights won their first Bundesliga title in history, by beating ece Bulls Kapfenberg 3–2 in the Finals, despite not having home court advantage.


2013–14 Austrian Cup
The 2013–14 Austrian Cup (German: ÖFB-Samsung-Cup) was the 80th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the First Round on 12 July 2013 and was concluded with the last match in May 2014.


2013–14 Austrian Cup, First round
The draw for this round was on 1 July 2013. The match took place between 12 and 14 July 2013.


2013–14 Austrian Cup, Second round
The draw for this round was on 6 August 2013. The matches took place on 23−25 September 2013.


2013–14 Austrian Cup, Third round
The draw for this round was on 29 September 2013. The matches took place on 28−30 October 2013.


2013–14 Austrian Cup, Quarterfinal
The draw for this round was on 3 November 2013. The matches took place on 8 & 15–16 April 2014.


2013–14 Austrian Cup, Semifinal
The draw for this round was on 20 April 2014. The matches took place on 7 May 2014.


2013–14 Austrian Cup, Final
The final was played on 18 May 2014 at the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 102nd season of top-tier football in Austria.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Licensing procedures
On 30 April 2013, the Bundesliga awarded the licenses for the 2013–14 championship. Only 18 out of the 24 clubs that had applied for a license were granted. The Bundesliga teams FC Admira Wacker Mödling and FC Wacker Innsbruck, the First League clubs First Vienna FC and TSV Hartberg, as well as the regional league teams LASK Linz and SV Austria Salzburg were denied the license. First league team SKN St. Pölten received the license through financial conditions. FC Lustenau 07, who had to forcibly withdraw from the First League due to multiple violations of the licensing procedure, did not apply for the license.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Licensing procedures
All six clubs, which were denied the license in the first place, filed a complaint with the protest committee of the Bundesliga. The protest of the Hartberger team was granted; as well as the protests of FC Admira Wacker Mödling, FC Wacker Innsbruck and First Vienna FC, the latter only under financial conditions. In addition, Vienna was deducted five points for the 2013–14 season for violations of the license terms and conditions.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Division
The Bundesliga, which is sponsored by tipp3 as the main sports sponsor, is the highest division in Austrian football and was played for the 40th time in the 2013–14 season and determined the 102nd Austrian Football Champion. Subsponsor was the mobile provider T-Mobile Austria, which is why the official league designation was tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Division
Lower Austria, Salzburg and Vienna each have two clubs, and Carinthia, Upper Austria, Styria and Tyrol each one club. The Burgenland and Vorarlberg are not represented with any team in Austria's highest league. In the pre-season, the SV Mattersburg went down to the First League, and SV Grödig took their place.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Division
The TV provider Sky Germany AG had the rights to show all Bundesliga games in full-length which were broadcast on the Sky sport Austria pay television channel. The channel broadcast all games as conference calls and  individually. In addition, the ORF had the rights to broadcast a game of their choice, which was as a single match labeled the "top match of the round" – which usually took place  Sundays, when the midweek rounds were on Wednesdays. This was not possible though in the last two rounds where  all games had to be broadcast simultaneously. In addition, the ORF was allowed to show a 45-minute summary of the remaining four games of each round.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Mode
In the 2013–14 season ten clubs will compete against each other in 36 rounds, as in previous years. Each team plays twice at home and away against each other team.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Mode
Due to the bad European Cup results of the Austrian teams in the 2012–2013 season, Austria felt to 16th place in the UEFA five-year ranking at the end of that season. This meant that there was only one place for the UEFA Champions League and three places for the Europa League in the 2013–14 Bundesliga and Cup season.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Mode
The champions of the Bundesliga was eligible to take part in the UEFA Champions League qualification and would  enter the 2nd or 3rd qualifying round, depending on whether the defending champions spot was used; The second and third placed clubs played in the qualification for the UEFA Europa League, where they entered the second round. The Cup winner took part in the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League. The last place in the highest division has to go down to the second-class First League.


2013–14 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games


2013–14 Austrian Football First League
The 2013–14 Austrian Football First League was the 40th season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 5 June 2014.


2013–14 Austrian Football First League, Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Second Leg
FAC Wien won 5-2 on aggregate and were promoted to the Austrian First League


2013–14 Austrian Football First League, Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Second Leg
LASK Linz won 2-1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Austrian First League


2013–14 Austrian Hockey League season
The 2013–14 Austrian Hockey League was a season of the Austrian Hockey League. HC Bolzano defeated EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Championship. As HC Bolzano was from Italy, Red Bull Salzburg was recognized as Austrian champions, while Bolzano was recognized as the overall EBEL winners.


2013–14 Austrian Regionalliga
The 2013–14 season of the Regionalliga was the 55th season of the third-tier football league in Austria, since its establishment in 1959.


2013–14 Austrian Regionalliga
The league is composed of 48 teams divided into three groups of 16 teams each, whose teams are divided geographically (Eastern, Central and Western). Teams play only other teams in their own division.


2013–14 Ayr United F.C. season
The 2013–14 season is the 104th season of competitive football by Ayr United, their first season in the newly formed Scottish League One and their second consecutive season in the third tier of Scottish football. Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup


2013–14 Ayr United F.C. season, Summary, Season
Ayr United finished in fourth place in League One and qualified for the Scottish Championship play-offs, losing 5-2 on aggregate to Cowdenbeath. Ayr also reached the Second round of the Challenge Cup, the First round of the League Cup and the Fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2013–14 Azadegan League
The 2013–14 Azadegan League was the 23rd season of the Azadegan League and 13th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 17 teams from the 2012–13 Azadegan League, four new teams relegated from the 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup: Aluminium Hormozgan, Sanat Naft, Paykan and Gahar Zagros and four new teams promoted from the 2012–13 2nd Division: Naft va Gaz Gachsaran and Siah Jamegan both as champions and Sanaye Giti Pasand and Albadr Bandar Kong. Padideh replaced Mes Sarcheshmeh. The league started on 22 September 2013 and ended on 8 April 2014. Padideh won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Padideh, Naft Masjed Soleyman and Paykan promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup 2013–14 is the 22nd season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. The competition started on 23 October 2012 with three games in the First Round, with the fourth being played a week later on 30 October due to Ağsu's ground being used for the 2013 Azerbaijan Supercup. The 10 Azerbaijan Premier League teams entering at the last 16 stage, joining the four First round winners. The competition is scheduled to end on 28 May 2014 with the Final. Neftchi Baku are the defending champions. Twenty teams are scheduled to compete in this year's competition. The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Cup, First round
The games were played on the 23 and 30 October 2013.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Cup, Second round
The four winners from the First Round joined the remaining ten teams from the Azerbaijan Premier League. All the games were played on 4 December 2013.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Cup, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the Second Round are drawn into four two-legged ties. The first legs were played on 12 March 2014 with the second legs taking place a week later on 19 March 2014.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Cup, Semifinals
The four quarterfinal winners are drawn into two two-legged semifinal ties. The first legs are to be played on 16 April 2014. The second legs are scheduled for 24 April.


2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division
The 2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division  is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. The season is started on 10 September 2013 and there are sixteen teams participating in the league. Ağsu are the defending champions.


2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division, Teams
Turan-T were relegated for the first time in their history, after twenty years in Azerbaijan Premier League, the longest period in its history. On 21 August 2013, it was announced that Araz and Karvan after reformation will join the first division, while Qala and Taraggi will not participate after becoming defunct.


2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division, Teams
On 10 September 2013, Mil-Muğan also joined the league, while Turan's name changed to Turan-T.


2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League
The 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 22nd season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Neftchi Baku are the defending champions, having won the previous season.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
Kəpəz and Turan were relegated from the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
The format of the league will change as a total of 10 teams will contest the league, with the last two clubs relegated and no teams promoted from the first division. The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays every other club four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
As of this season, PFL announced that each player will have to wear not only the number, but also his name on the back of the jersey.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League
The 2013/14 season of the Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Volleybol Superliqası),   was the sixth annual season of the country's highest volleyball level. Rabita Baku won their sixth consecutive title.


2013–14 B Group
The 2013–14 B Group was the 59th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The season starts on 3 August 2013 and finished in May 2014.


2013–14 B Group
On 21 June the Executive Committee of Bulgarian Football Union confirmed that the number of teams for the new season will remain 14. The teams play twice against each other, once home and once away, as it was the previous season.


2013–14 B Group
At the end of this season again there are just 2 teams promoted to the top tier of Bulgarian football (A PFG), but since there are 4 teams relegated from the top league so as to reduce the number of teams in it, there will be 4 teams relegated from B PFG at the end of the season as well, in order to keep the number of teams in the division 14.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between A PFG and B PFG
At the end of season 2012-1013 the first two teams of the second division of Bulgarian football were promoted to the top division (A PFG). These were Neftochimic Burgas and Lyubimets.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between A PFG and B PFG
Because of the changes made in the number of teams in A PFG for season 2013-2014 the bottom four teams in A Group at the end of season 2012-2013 were relegated to B Group for season 2013-2014. These were Botev Vratsa, Minyor Pernik, Montana and Etar 1924.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
During season 2012-2013 OFC Sliven 2000 was suspended due to their inability to field at least 7 players in their senior team and was relegated finishing last in the group. Additionally the other three bottom teams - Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo, Shumen 2010 and Septemvri Simitli - relegated as of their positions in the group table. However, before the beginning of this season, the teams of Spartak Pleven and Etar 1924 that participated in B PFG in the previous season, did not receive a professional license from the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) and were relegated to V AFG for the new season.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
The four V AFG champions - Botev Galabovo (South-East), Dobrudzha Dobrich (North-East), Marek Dupnitsa (South-West) and Akademik Svishtov (North-West) - were promoted to B PFG because of their standings in their places in their respective groups the previous season. Nevertheless, at that time, B Group was two participants short of its 16-team quota because of the teams that did not receive license to play professional football in Bulgaria.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
Moreover, after the end of season 2012-2013, on 30 July, Svetkavitsa Targovishte sent an official letter to the Bulgarian Football Union, announcing it will not take part in the 2013–2014 B PFG season. On the next day a similar decision was taken by Chavdar Etropole. Both teams were experiencing financial difficulties at that time. Further, the football union was still awaiting word from Minyor Pernik on whether they will be able to participate in the group, because of speculations in the media of their inability to cover their financial costs for B PFG for the whole season.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
On a special meeting on 1 August 2013 BFU approved the filed decisions by Svetkavitsa Targovishte and Chavdar Etropole, and gave final notice to Minyor Pernik to sign the required 7 players at least. The same day the leadership of Minyor Pernik declared that they will abolish the current club and intend to found a new one, which will take a license to participate in the third division (V AFG) of the Bulgarian football system. The BFU confirmed the exclusion of Minyor the next day.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
On 3 August the season started awaiting a decision of the BFU with some games postponed and fewer than intended participants.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
On 6 August, the Bulgarian Football Union announced its decision to replace the 3 teams (Svetkavitsa, Chavdar, and Minyor) with 3 of the second placed teams in the 2012-13 V AFGs. Since FC Botev Kozloduy, the second placed team in last season's North-West V AFG declined to participate in the professional B PFG, the places were automatically delegated to the second placed clubs from the other three regional divisions - FC Dunav Ruse (North-East), FC Haskovo (South-East) and FC Vitosha Bistritsa (South-West).


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
Dunav Ruse would take the schedule of Svetkavitsa Targovishte, Haskovo would take the schedule of Chavdar Etropole, while Vitosha would take the one meant for Minyor Pernik. The three postponed games of those teams from the first round would be played during the break for the UEFA qualifications for the World Cup in Brazil 2014, between September 6 and September 10.


2013–14 B Group, Team changes from 2012–13, Movement between B PFG and V AFG
For season 2013-2014 B Group would have only 14 participants.


2013–14 BAI Basket
The 2013–14 BAI Basket (36th edition), Angola's top tier basketball club competition, ran from November 15, 2013 through May 20, 2014.


2013–14 BAI Basket
Recreativo do Libolo won the championship after finishing the final four with a 10-2 record.


2013–14 BCHL season
The 2013–14 BCHL season was the 52nd season of the British Columbia Hockey League. (BCHL) The sixteen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58 game schedules, starting with the 2013 BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack, BC.


2013–14 BCHL season
The top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, which was won by the Coquitlam Express for the second time in club history. They would go on to finish fourth at the Western Canadian Junior A championship, the Western Canada Cup, in Dauphin, Manitoba, failing to qualify for the Royal Bank Cup in Vernon, BC.


2013–14 BCHL season, Final standings
Note:  GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points


2013–14 BCHL season, 2013–2014 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs, Semi-final Round Robin
NP = Not Played. Victoria was eliminated after the fourth game of the semifinal, meaning the last two games did not need to be played.


2013–14 BCHL season, 2013–2014 BCHL Fred Page Cup Playoffs, 2014 Western Canada Cup
In the round robin, Coquitlam would defeat the AJHL champion Spruce Grove Saints and MJHL champion Winnipeg Blues before losing to the SJHL champion Yorkton Terriers and host Dauphin Kings. This placed them in the semifinal round against Spruce Grove, where they would lose 5–3, giving them a fourth-place finish in the tournament.


2013–14 BCHL season, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2013–14 BCHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average. Regulation losses and overtime losses have been combined for total losses.


2013–14 BIBL season
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.


2013–14 BIBL season, 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.


2013–14 BIBL season, Format, First round
The opening game has been played on 15 October 2013 and the last match day was played on 26 March 2014.


2013–14 BIBL season, Format, 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.


2013–14 BIBL season, Format, Second round
The first game was played on 1 April 2014 and the last match day was played on 9 April 2014.


2013–14 BIBL season, Format, 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.


2013–14 BIBL season, 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.


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's ninth season at BYU and the Cougars third season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Oregon.


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season, Recruiting
As early recruiting began, BYU had 5 players commit to play. Three of the players- Nick Emery, Jakob Hartsock, and Braiden Shaw, plan to serve two-year church missions before joining the team for the 2015-16 season. The other two plan to join BYU and play during the 2013-14 season. During late recruitment, the Cougars had one JC Player decide to transfer to BYU in Skyler Halford.


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season, 2013–14 return missionaries
For the 2013-14 season, Coach Rose announced that Kyle Collinsworth would return from his mission in the summer of 2013 and resume playing as a forward for the BYU team. Collinsworth had been serving as a two-year church missionary in Russia.


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season, Coaching
BYU also unveiled a surprise face as a new member of the coaching staff. Noah Hartsock returned from Spain to pursue his graduate degree and was named as a Student Assistant.


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2013–14 media, Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network
KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, IDKMGR- Manti, UTKSUB- Cedar City, UTKDXU- St. George, UT


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Cougar Tipoff
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, Jake Edmonds, and Justin AshbyStats reset at Halftime and players moved onto different squads. Also done differently was a running clock in the first half and a regular clock in the second half. The first half featured mixed squads while the second half featured regulars vs. Redshirts, Walk-ons, and Practice Squad. Jordan Ellis, Andrew Topham, Austin Winegar, & Tyler Nicholas- 4 practice squad members, participate in the second half. Nate Austin would only play 1 minute. He was pulled after his tooth got broke during the game.


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Exhibition: Colorado College
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren FrancomSeries History: BYU leads regular season series history 11-5-6 with all matches having occurred between 1923 and 1936. Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Exhibition: Alaska-Anchorage
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, and Lauren FrancomSeries History: BYU leads regular season series 1-0Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Weber State
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, and Lauren FrancomSeries History: BYU leads series 28-10Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Stanford
Broadcasters: Dave Pasch and Seth GreenbergSeries History: BYU leads series 4-2Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, CBE Classic: Mount Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton Series History: First MeetingStarting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, CBE Classic: Colorado Mesa
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton Series History: First MettingStarting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, #21 Iowa State
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles SimonSeries History: Iowa State leads series 5-0 Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, CBE Classic: Texas
Broadcasters: Mark Neely and Sean FarnhamSeries History: BYU leads 3-2Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, CBE Classic: #12 Wichita State
Broadcasters: Mark Neely and Sean FarnhamSeries History: Wichita State leads 6-1Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Utah State
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren FrancomSeries History: BYU leads series 137-92Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, North Texas
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads 2-0Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, #21 UMass
Broadcasters: John Sadak and Pete GillenSeries History: First MeetingStarting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Prairie View A&M
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads 1-0Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Utah
Broadcasters: Rich Cellini and Dan DickauSeries History: BYU leads 129-125Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, #13 Oregon
Broadcasters: JB Long and Ernie KentSeries History: Oregon leads 12-9Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Jarron CollinsSeries History: BYU leads 4- 3Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pepperdine
Broadcasters: Ari Wolfe, Jarron Collins, and Kelli TennantSeries History: BYU leads 8-4Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Diego
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads 6-2Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pepperdine
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads 8-5Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer LintonSeries History: Series Even 4-4Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Francisco
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Corey WilliamsSeries History: BYU leads 8-7Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper and Dan BelluominiSeries History: BYU leads 19-5Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Portland
Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow and Bill KruegerSeries History: BYU leads 9-0Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Kara LawsonSeries History: Gonzaga leads 5-2Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pacific
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer LintonSeries History: Series tied 3- 3Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Kara LawsonSeries History: BYU leads 8-6Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Corey WilliamsSeries History: BYU leads 20-5Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Francisco
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren FrancomSeries History: BYU leads 9-7Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pacific
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan BelluominiSeries History: BYU leads 4- 3Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Kara LawsonSeries History: BYU leads 9-6Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Miles SimonSeries History: Gonzaga leads 6-2Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Portland
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren FrancomSeries History: BYU leads 9-1Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Diego
Broadcasters: Steve Quis and Jon CrispinSeries History: BYU leads 7-2Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine FowlerSeries History: BYU leads 5-4Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Francisco
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean FarnhamSeries History: BYU leads 10-7Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, WCC Championship: Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham (ESPN); Dave Ryan and Bill Frieder (Westwood One)Series History: Gonzaga leads 6- 3Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, NCAA Tournament: Oregon
Broadcasters: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Lewis Johnson (TruTV); Wayne Larrivee and Kelly Tripucka (Westwood One) Series History: Oregon leads 13-9Starting Lineups:


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
The 2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2013–14 college basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins thirteenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars placed second in both the regular season and the conference tournament. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament where they became the only team to lead UConn in the second half of a game during the season before their Sweet Sixteen departure.


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Before the season, Recruiting
As early recruiting began, BYU had 3 players commit to play.


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2013–14 media, BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates
All Lady Cougar games that didn't conflict with men's basketball or football games were featured live on BYU Radio found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org.


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Schedule
The conference schedule increased from 16 to 18 games with the addition of Pacific. The new schedule featured a travel format scenario where you will play on the road or at home for 2 consecutive games, typically on Thursday and Saturday with the following travel partners: BYU and San Diego, Pacific and Saint Mary's, Santa Clara and San Francisco, Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine, and Gonzaga and Portland.


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, South Dakota State
Series History: First MeetingBroadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Skyler Hardman


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, UNLV
Series History: BYU leads series 27-12Broadcasters: Adam Candee, Dominique Harris & Jesse Vineyard


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Cal State Northridge
Series History: BYU leads 3-0Broadcasters: Ryan Stanbury and Rheina Ale


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Washington State
Series History: Series even 4-4Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Skyler Hardman


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Arizona
Series History: BYU leads 6-4Broadcasters: Ty Brandenburg and Kristen Kozlowski


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Creighton
Series History: Series tied 6-6Broadcasters: Brad Burwell and Rob Simms


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Weber State
Series History: BYU leads 40-9Broadcasters: Tyson Ewing and Brandon Garside


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Utah
Series History: Utah leads series 61-40Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski & Spencer Linton


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Utah State
Series History: BYU leads 31-3Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Jake Edmonds


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Loyola Marymount
Series History: BYU leads series 6-1Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Pepperdine
Series History: BYU leads 5-2Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Pacific
Series History: BYU leads series 5-1Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Jarom Jordan & Andy Boyce


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Saint Mary's
Series History: Saint Mary's leads 3-2Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 7-5Broadcasters: Greg Heister and Stephanie Hawk Freeman


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, San Diego
Series History: BYU leads 6-0Broadcasters: Justin Alderson and Tracy Warren


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, San Francisco
Series History: BYU leads series 8-2Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Santa Clara
Series History: BYU leads 6-1Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Saint Mary's
Series History: Series even 3-3Broadcasters: George Devine and Mary Hile-Nepfel


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Portland
Series History: BYU leads series 13-4Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Jake Edmonds


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 8-5Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski & Andy Boyce


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, San Diego
Series History: BYU leads 6-1Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Pepperdine
Series History: BYU leads 7-2Broadcasters: Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Pacific
Series History: BYU leads 6-2Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads 8-6Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, NC State
Series History: Series even 1-1Broadcasters: Dave Pasch and Doris Burke


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Nebraska
Series History: Nebraska leads 4-3Broadcasters: Dave Pasch and Doris Burke


2013–14 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Connecticut
Series History: Connecticut leads 2-0Broadcasters: Pam Ward, Carolyn Peck & LaChina Robinson


2013–14 BYU–Hawaii Seasiders men's basketball team
The 2013–14 BYU–Hawaiʻi Seasiders men's basketball team will represent BYU-Hawaiʻi in the 2013–14 NCAA Division II college basketball season. This will be head coach Ken Wagner's twenty-fourth season at BYU-Hawaiʻi. The Seasiders are members of the Pacific West Conference and will play their home games at the George Q. Cannon Activities Center.


2013–14 BYU–Hawaii Seasiders men's basketball team, 2013–14 media
The Seasiders will have every home game televised in various fashions. All home games will be shown on BYUtv or on the . All road games will have an internet audio broadcast available through , and some road games will be streamed online through the opposition's online video providers. D2 teams can also appear on CBS Sports Network as part of the D2 game of the week.


2013–14 Bahrain FA Cup
The 2013–14 Bahraini FA Cup or more commonly known locally as the BFA Cup is the 8th edition of this Association football tournament, and the first since 2009. Al-Muharraq are therefore going into the competition as defending champions.


2013–14 Bahrain FA Cup
This edition will feature two groups of 8 and 9 teams respectively with the top two teams advancing to the semi final stage. Each group sees the teams play each other once. Games are generally played during international breaks and feature all teams from the top two tiers of Bahraini football.


2013–14 Bahrain FA Cup
The competition is, in theory, used to blood new up and coming talent but has had its fair share of disciplinary incidents including a result awarded due to the ineligibility of players used.


2013–14 Bahrain First Division League
The 2013–14 Bahrain First Division League is the 57th edition of top level football in Bahrain. Busaiteen Club are the defending champions. The season started on 15 September.


2013–14 Bahrain First Division League, Teams
Bahrain Club was relegated from the  2012–13 league campaign and replaced by Sitra who were last in the top flight in the 2008–09 league season. Malkiya survived the end of season playoff against East Riffa 2:1 on aggregate


2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at the John E. Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Ohio.


2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
On April 10, 2013, Ball State announced James Whitford as the 19th head coach in program history. Whitford had previously worked under Sean Miller as an assistant coach at Xavier and Arizona. On April 19, Whitford announced the first hiring of an assistant coach by hiring Brett Nelson. Nelson, a former honorable mention All-American at Florida, had previous assistant coaching experience at Marshall, Arkansas, and Drake. Jason Grunkemeyer was hired as the second assistant coach to Whitford's staff on April 26. Grunkemeyer, a former player at conference foe Miami, joined the staff after several years as an assistant at Saint Louis. On May 3, Whitford filled out his staff by hiring Billy Wright as his final assistant coach. Wright was previously the associate head coach at Western Illinois.


2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team, Season, Preseason
Whitford announced the team's conference schedule on September 3, 2013. Ball State schedule home-and-home series with Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan, Akron, and Buffalo, while hosting Miami and Bowling Green and visiting Kent State and Ohio. The non-conference schedule was released on September 24, 2013. Road trips to Utah and Marquette, along with hosting Butler highlighted the non-league slate.


2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team, Season, November
The Cardinals traveled to Terre Haute, Indiana on November 9 to open their season against the Indiana State Sycamores. Despite a solid game from Zavier Turner (17 points), the Cardinals fell in James Whitford's debut, 73–82.


2013–14 Baltic Basketball League
The 2013–14 Baltic Basketball League was the 10th anniversary season of the Baltic Basketball League.


2013–14 Baltic Basketball League
This time the format featured 21 teams – 6 from Lithuania, 6 from Estonia, 5 from Latvia, 2 from Kazakhstan and 1 from Sweden and Finland. For the regular season the teams were divided into three groups of seven teams and competed in a round-robin competition system, with each team facing their opponent twice. Top five teams of each group and the best sixth placed team qualified for the eight-finals. All play-off games were played in home-and-away series.


2013–14 Baltic Basketball League
The Finals were a Lithuanian clash as Šiauliai took the 2014 title by beating TonyBet 140–123 on aggregate score. Estonian team Tartu Ülikool/Rock won their second Baltic League bronze by beating Tampereen Pyrintö of Finland with aggregate score of 149–127.


2013–14 Baltic Basketball League, Regular season
If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2013–14 Baltic Basketball League, Regular season
The criteria for determination of the best team placed 6th:– Total number of points in each group. – Total point average in each group


2013–14 Baltic Basketball League, Play-offs
In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.


2013–14 Baltic Basketball League, Play-offs
All qualified teams for the BBL Eighth-finals will be classified from 1st place to 16th place according to their win-loss records:


2013–14 Baltic Basketball League, Individual statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played. Statistics include only Regular Season games. Source:


2013–14 Bangalore Super Division
The 2013–14 Bangalore Super Division was the 2013–14 season of the Bangalore Super Division which is the third tier of the Indian football system and the top tier of the Karnataka football system. ADE won the title by managing a draw against CIL on 9 June 2014. Jawahar Union were relegated to Bangalore A Division for 2014–15 season.


2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League
The 2013–14 Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier league  was the 7th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. The league started on 27 December 2013.


2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League
Sheikh Russell  are the defending champions after claiming their first Bangladesh Premier League championship.


2013–14 Bangladesh Football Premier League, Teams and locations
Arambagh representing the city of Dhaka were relegated last season and replaced by Chittagong Abahani the 2013 Bangladesh Championship League champions and Baridhara.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season
The 2013–14 season in Bangladesh was the fourteenth in which first-class cricket was played at the domestic level. The main domestic competitions were the National Cricket League (NCL), the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) and the Dhaka Premier League. The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was cancelled. Internationally, there were tours by New Zealand and Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh hosted both the 2014 Asia Cup and 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournaments. The season was disrupted by civil and political disturbances caused by issues arising from the 2014 Bangladeshi general election.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, International tournaments, 2014 Asia Cup
Bangladesh hosted the Asia Cup for the second consecutive time from February 24 to March 7, 2014. The tournament featured Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, International tournaments, 2014 ICC World Twenty20
Bangladesh hosted the men's and women's World Twenty20 from March 15 to April 7, 2014 in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, International tours, New Zealand in Bangladesh
The New Zealand cricket team toured Bangladesh in October and November 2013. The tour consisted of two Test matches, three One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International. The matches were to be played in Chittagong and Mirpur. Both Test matches ended in draws, Bangladesh won all three One Day Internationals and New Zealand won the sole Twenty20 International.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, International tours, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
Sri Lanka toured Bangladesh in January and February 2014 playing two Test Matches, three One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals. Sri Lanka won every match, with the exception of the second Test match which ended in a draw.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, Domestic competitions
Initially it was planned that the NCL would be held in November and December 2013, the BCL in May and June 2014 and the BPL in December and January. This plan was severely disrupted by the protests, strikes and blockades surrounding the 2014 Bangladeshi general election. Some tournaments were rescheduled as a result. The 2013–14 BPL was, in the end, cancelled but that was because all six franchises had been suspended by the governing committee for violating tournament regulations and the tournament's third edition was held in 2014–15 with six new franchises.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, Domestic competitions, National Cricket League
The National Cricket League (NCL) was initially scheduled to take place in November and December 2013. It was later rescheduled to take place from January to April 2014 with a break for the World Twenty20.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, Domestic competitions, Victory Day T20 Cup
The 2013–14 Victory Day T20 Cup was a Twenty20 cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was played by four Dhaka Premier League teams, from 22 December to 31 December 2014. BCB originally organised the tournament as the preparation and the criteria for selecting players for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, scheduled to played in early 2014. Prime Bank Cricket Club was crowned the champions of the tournament.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, Domestic competitions, Bangladesh Cricket League
The Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) was initially scheduled for May and June 2014 but, in view of the national disturbances, it was contested in two parts. The first two rounds of the tournament were brought forward to January to fill a gap left by disruption to the NCL. There was then a break to let the leading players prepare for the Test series against Sri Lanka. The remaining rounds of the tournament were scheduled to take place in May after the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. South Zone defeated North Zone in the final.


2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season, Domestic competitions, Dhaka Premier League
Two editions of the List A Dhaka Premier League were scheduled. The first edition, held from September to November 2013, was initially scheduled for the 2012–13 season but was rescheduled due to the unavailability of players from the Bangladesh national team. The title was won by Gazi Tank Cricketers. The second edition of the league, that for the 2013–14 season itself, was cancelled by the BCB and was set to resume in 2014–15.


2013–14 Barako Bull Energy season
The 2013–14 Barako Bull Energy is the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2013–14 Barako Bull Energy season, Philippine Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,  x  – clinched outright quarterfinals,  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated


2013–14 Barako Bull Energy season, Commissioner's Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated


2013–14 Barako Bull Energy season, Governors' Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated


2013–14 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
The 2013–14 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season is the 34th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2013–14 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season, Philippine Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage,  x  – clinched outright quarterfinals,  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated


2013–14 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season, Commissioner's Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated


2013–14 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season, Governors' Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated


2013–14 Barnsley F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was Barnsley's eighth consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2006.


2013–14 Barnsley F.C. season, Squad, Statistics, Captains
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2013–14 Barys Astana season
The 2013–14 Barys Astana season was the Kontinental Hockey League franchise's 6th season of play and 15th season overall. Barys posted a regular season record of 26 wins, 18 losses, 6 overtime/shootout wins and 4 overtime/shootout losses for 94 points. As a result, Barys won Chernyshev Division and finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference. The team qualified to playoffs a ten games before the end of the regular season on January 16, 2014. Barys ended the 2013–14 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed. In the first round of the 2014 Gagarin Cup playoffs, Barys defeated Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 4-0 in series. Barys lost to Salavat Yulaev Ufa in semifinals 2-4 in series.


2013–14 Barys Astana season, Off-season
On May 14, 2013, Nurlan Orazbayev appointed as a president of the Barys, after a one-year pause. He was in this role from 2006 to 2012, before appointing Vadim Shakshakbayev in 2012–13 season. On May 18, 2013, Barys announced team will play at the 2013 Spengler Cup. Later, it was cancelled, because applications for participation in the tournament have filed by two KHL teams - Barys and CSKA.


2013–14 Barys Astana season, Off-season
Due to the Olympic season, the league was not able to provide a "window" on the calendar for two league clubs, and in the end the choice was made in favor of the "Red Army", which submitted firstly the application. On May 25, 2013, Barys unveiled a new uniform for the 2013–14 KHL season. The new uniform designed by Reebok and includes new orange lines on the sleeves (Orange is one of the colors of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the owner of Barys).


2013–14 Barys Astana season, Off-season
At the 2013 KHL Junior Draft, Barys selected Finnish Kalevan Pallo's player Kasperi Kapanen in the first round, twenty fifth overall. Also, Barys selected Kaapo Kähkönen, Dmitri Grents and Alikhan Asetov in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th round, respectively. Barys has appointed Ari-Pekka Selin as head coach. The 50-year-old Finn has signed a two-year contract and fills the vacancy left by Vladimir Krikunov, who returns to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Selin’s previous job was in charge of HPK Hameenlinna in Finland’s SM-liiga, a role he combined with that of assistant to Finland men's national ice hockey team head coach Jukka Jalonen. Assisting the new Barys chief on the coaching staff will be Andrei Shayanov, Raimo Helminen, Yerlan Sagymbayev and Alexander Achziger. On July 4, 2013, Barys officially joined to Astana Presidential Sports Club. National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna will be a co-sponsor for Barys, along with Tsesnabank.


2013–14 Barys Astana season, Standings, Conference standings
Y – Clinched Division; Z – Clinched ConferenceKHA – Kharlamov Division, CHE – Chernyshev Division


2013–14 Barys Astana season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (3 points)  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)  Loss (0 points)


2013–14 Barys Astana season, Draft picks
Barys Astana's picks at the 2013 KHL Junior Draft in Donetsk, Ukraine at the Druzhba Arena on May 25–26, 2013.


2013–14 Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga 2013–14 was the 48th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. The regular season started on 3 October 2013 and ended on 1 May 2014. Bayern Munich won its third German title, by beating Alba Berlin 3–1 in the Finals. Bayern player Malcolm Delaney was named both MVP and Finals MVP of the season.


2013–14 Basketball Bundesliga, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played between 10–21 May 2014 in a Best-of-five mode.


2013–14 Basketball Bundesliga, Playoffs, Semifinals
The semifinals were played between 25 May–5 June 2014 in a Best-of-five mode.


2013–14 Basketball Bundesliga, Playoffs, Final
The final was played between 8–22 June 2014 in a Best-of-five mode.


2013–14 Basketball Cup of Serbia
The 2013–14 Basketball Cup of Serbia is the 8th season of the Serbian 2nd-tier men's cup tournament.


2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I
The 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorship reasons the 2013–14 Ethias League, was the 87th season top tier basketball league in Belgium. The season started on October 4, 2013 and finished on June 9, 2014. Telenet BC Oostende won their 3rd straight title by beating Okapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals. Dušan Djordjević was named Most Valuable Player.


2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I, Teams
Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek and Basic-Fit Brussels made their first Ethias League appearances after playing in the 2e Nationale in the 2012–13 season. Both clubs received a C-licence, which allows the teams to use a lower budget and doesn't allow them to play European but does to participate for three years. After those years they have to get an A or B-licence.


2013–14 Basketball League of Serbia
The 2013–14 Basketball League of Serbia season is the 8th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It is also 70th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.


2013–14 Basketball League of Serbia
The first half of the season consists of 14 teams and 182-game regular season (26 games for each of the 14 teams) began on Saturday, October 5, 2013 and will end on Sunday, March 29, 2014. The second half of the season consists of 4 teams from Adriatic League and the best 4 teams from first half of the season. The first half is called First League and  second is called Super League.


2013–14 Basketball League of Serbia, First League, Standings
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.


2013–14 Basketball League of Serbia, Super League, Standings
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference, Pts=Points


2013–14 Basketligan season
The 2013–14 Basketligan season was the 21st season of the Basketligan, the highest professional basketball league in Sweden. Södertälje Kings successfully defended their title by winning the Finals 4–3 over Norrköping Dolphins.


2013–14 Basketligan season, Regular season
1 Teams were awarded 2 points for a win and 0 for a loss.


2013–14 Basketligan season, Playoffs
Different from last year, the semi-finals were played in a best-of-seven format.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup
The 2013–14 Bavarian Cup (German: Bayerischer Toto-Pokal 2013–14) was the seventeenth edition of this competition, first held in 1998 and organised by the Bavarian Football Association (BFV). The winner, Würzburger Kickers of the Regionalliga Bayern, was qualified for the first round of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup. Würzburg went on to defeat 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf in the first round and advance to the second.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup
The competition was open to all senior men's football teams playing within the Bavarian football league system and the 3. Liga.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, History
The Bavarian Cup, officially referred to as the Bayerischer Toto-Pokal for sponsorship reasons was established in 1998. Until 2009 it was contested by only eight clubs, qualified through the seven annual regional cup competitions. Since 2009 the Bavarian Cup has been expanded to include 64 teams in the first round.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, History
The defending champions of the competition were TSV 1860 Rosenheim who defeated SV Wacker Burghausen in the 2012–13 final.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
The competition is open to all member clubs of the Bavarian Football Association except the clubs playing in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. Reserve teams are also barred from the competition. The Bavarian clubs from the 3. Liga and Regionalliga Bayern and the 24 District Cup (Kreispokale) winners qualified directly for the first round of the competition. The 96 clubs from the two divisions of the Bayernliga and the five divisions of the Landesliga Bayern entered the qualifying stage of the competition. Clubs below the Landesliga had to take part in the Kreispokale to qualify.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
For the 2013–14 edition this meant the three Bavarian 3. Liga clubs, the thirteen Regionalliga Bayern clubs that were not reserve sides, the 24 Kreispokal winners and 24 clubs qualified through the two rounds of qualifying entered the first round of the Bavarian Cup.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
For the first two rounds of the Cup the draw was subdivided into five regional areas, for the third round in four regional areas. From the quarter finals onwards no regional subdivision was applied anymore. Clubs from lower divisions were always awarded home advantage in the draw. Should both clubs in a match be of the same division the team drawn first received home advantage. Should both clubs in a match be of the same division the team drawn first received home advantage. If a game was drawn after regular time no extra time was played. Instead a penalty shoot out followed to determine the winner.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
The winner of the 2013–14 Bavarian Cup was automatically qualified for the first round of the German Cup the following season. The second spot awarded to the Bavarian Football Association for the first round of the German Cup went to FV Illertissen, the best-placed non-reserve side in the Regionalliga Bayern. Should the same team have won the cup and finished as the best non-reserve side in the Regionalliga the second spot would have gone to the losing finalist.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, Prize money
The BFV awarded prize money to all clubs participating in the 2013–14 edition. Every Kreispokal winner was awarded €700. Every club participating in the first round received €150, the winners of the first round €250. From there it gradually increased to the winner of the competition receiving €5,000.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, Prize money
The winner of the Bavarian Cup also received another €140,000 from the DFB for participating in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Apart from this the club also received the gate receipts as all amateur clubs are guaranteed a home game for the first round. By reaching the second round of the German Cup Würzburger Kickers earned €408,000 from the German Football Federation, the DFB in television and advertising revenue.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, Overview
The final of the competition saw two Regionalliga Bayern sides playing each other with SV Schalding-Heining hosting Würzburger Kickers. Schalding went ahead twice but eventually the game ended two all. In the following penalty shoot out Kickers defeated Schalding 4–2. It was the first cup win for Würzburg while SV Schalding-Heining had previously won the inaugural Bavarian Cup in 1998.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, Overview
Of the three 3. Liga sides in the competition, the only clubs in the competition at fully professional level, Wacker Burghausen was knocked out in the semi finals after the club had in turn  knocked out SpVgg Unterhaching in the round before. The third of those clubs, Jahn Regensburg, was defeated 4–3 by Sportfreunde Dinkelsbühl in round two, a club playing three divisions lower in the Landesliga. Dinkelsbühl was also the only side from the Landesliga level or below to reach the last eight of the competition, eventually going out to Würzburger Kickers in the semi finals.


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, 2013–14 season, First round
The first round, played between 20 and 22 August 2013:


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, 2013–14 season, Second round
The second round, played between 25 August and 11 September 2013:


2013–14 Bavarian Cup, 2013–14 season, Round of sixteen
The round of sixteen, played between 1 and 3 October 2013: