Zagreb have, compared with the last season, made a big step forward speaking of placement. They have also showed a very good level of form through the whole season. They were beaten by Veszprem twice, once in clashes against Vardar and Tatran which sounds quite good.

Veselin Vujović has managed to create a team which has despite of all injuries succeeded in catching a good place in SEHA Gazprom League and Champions League where they have with position 5 after the group stage managed to reach the next phase and even quarter-finals after the victory against Rhein Neckar Löwen.

Defence with Tonči Valčić and big reinforcement Velko Markoski was leading the team. Stevanović did a great work by Ivić and players like Pavlović, Vujić, Šušnja and Kontrec have finally presented their full potential... Zagreb have in only a year managed to build a team able to compete with the strongest teams. Biggest problem was Stepančić' injury and it is really bad we will not see him and Mandalinić play at the same time. By that, they also have bronze quartet from EURO in Poland - Horvat, Kovačević, Stevanović and Šebetić.

FACTS

Zlatko Horvat is leading the scorelist among his teammates after the regular part of the season with 63 goals from 14 matches. 14 of those were scored from the 7-meter line. Leading playmaker is Domagoj Pavlović with 17 assists from 15 matches.

Luka Raković is the only player who was in roster for all 18 times this season and with 41% saving ratio in 14 matches Ivan Stevanović is the best goalkeeper of the team. 

With 22 suspension minutes Stanko Sabljić was the toughest player in Zagreb' lines but he was great in attack with seven 7-meter shots Zagreb won after Sabljić got fouled.