2011–12 A-1 League

The 2011–12 A-1 League (Croatian: A-1 liga 2011./12.) was the 21st season of the A-1 League, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia. The first half of the season consisted of 11 teams and 110-game regular season (20 games for each of the 11 teams) began on Friday, October 8, 2011 and ended on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. The second half of the season consisted of 3 teams from ABA League and the best 5 teams from first half of the season. Playoffs started on May 15, 2012 and ended on June 5.

2011–12 A-1 League
LeagueA-1 League
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 8, 2011 – March 10, 2012
(Regular season)
TV partner(s)Sport Klub
Regular season
Season championsZadar
Season MVPUnited States Ronald Ross (Jolly JBŠ)
Top scorerCroatia Ivan Mimica (Split) (21.00 ppg)
Champions Round
Season championsCibona
Season MVPCroatia Miro Bilan (Cedevita)
Top scorerCroatia Andrej Štimac (Svjetlost Brod) (18.00 ppg)
Playoff stage
Finals
ChampionsCibona
  Runners-upCedevita

Cibona won its 17th title.

Team information

Venues and locations
TeamsTeamCityVenue (Capacity)
Regular season teams11
AlkarSinjŠportska dvorana Sinj (1,500)
DubrovnikDubrovnikŠportska dvorana Gospino polje (2,500)
Jolly Jadranska banka ŠibenikŠibenikSportska dvorana Baldekin (1,500)
KriževciKriževciŠŠD OŠ Ljudevita Modeca (1,600)
Kvarner 2010RijekaDvorana Dinko Lukarić (1,100)
Sonik PuntamikaZadarJazine Basketball Hall (3,000)
SplitSplitArena Gripe (6,000)
Svjetlost BrodSlavonski BrodSportska dvorana Vijuš (2,200)
Vrijednosnice OS DardaDardaSportska dvorana Darda (600)
ZabokZabokŠportska dvorana Bedekovčina (2,500)
ZadarZadarKrešimir Ćosić Hall (8,500)
Teams already qualified for Champions League3
CedevitaZagrebDom Sportova (3,100)
CibonaZagrebDražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
ZagrebZagrebŠportska dvorana Trnsko (2,500)

Regular season
Clinched Champions league berth
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA
1Zadar362016416611354
2Jolly JBŠ352015515921495
3Split342014615861510
4Zabok312011915501510
5Svjetlost Brod3020101014181469
6Alkar292091114891525
7Vrijednosnice OS Darda282081215521526
8Sonik Puntamika282081214341466
9Kvarner 2010282081215401603
10Križevci282081215661639
11Dubrovnik232031714421733

Champions Round
Clinched Playoffs berth
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1Cibona28141401263996+267
2Cedevita251411312181022+196
3Split241410411491120+29
4Zadar2214861031985+46
5Zagreb CO20146812121156+56
6Svjetlost Brod17143119641149-185
7Jolly JBŠ161421210221209-187
8Zabok161421210561278-222

Relegation and Promotion Rounds

Relegation Round
Relegation/Promotion Play off
Relegated
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1Križevci322012815751549+26
2Kvarner 2010312011915821555+27
3Alkar312011915911588+3
4VROS Darda3020101015411540+1
5Dubrovnik282081215551608-53
6Sonik Puntamika282081214521456-4

Promotion Round

Promotion League comprises five regional second division winners.

Promoted
Relegation/Promotion Play off
# Team Pts Pld W L
1Osječki sokol15871
2Crikvenica14862
3Dubrava13853
4Međimurje11835
5Poličnik8808

Relegation/Promotion play-offs

Relegation league 5th-placed team Dubrovnik faces the 2nd-placed Promotion league side Crikvenica in a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2012–13 A-1 League.

Dubrovnik vs. Crikvenica
May 19
20:00
Crikvenica 61–76 Dubrovnik
Scoring by quarter: 10:27, 23:15, 12:21, 16:13
Pts: Kozlevčar 16 Pts: Petković 22
Gradska sportska dvorana Crikvenica, Crikvenica
Attendance: 350
Referees: Jovović, Perlić, Peić
May 22
20:00
Dubrovnik 98–68 Crikvenica
Scoring by quarter: 25:21, 31:17, 22:13, 20:17
Pts: Došen 27 Pts: Belina 18
Športska dvorana Gospino polje, Dubrovnik
Attendance: 150
Referees: Radojković, Tomić, Stojić

Dubrovnik retained its A-1 League status.

Playoffs

Bracket
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Cibona 2
4 Zadar 0
1 Cibona 3
2 Cedevita 1
2 Cedevita 2
3 Split 1

Semifinals

The semifinals are best-of-3 series.

Cibona vs. Zadar
May 15
20:00 CEST
Cibona 86–57 Zadar
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 19-7, 30–19, 17–21
Pts: Rudež 18 Pts: Vrbanc, Krapić 13
1–0
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Radović, Herceg, Radojković
May 18
20:00 CEST
Zadar 62–85 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 14:9, 18:26, 11:28, 19:22
Pts: Vrbanc, Delaš 13 Pts: Rudež 15
2-0
Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Referees: Muhvić, Dožai, Vovk

Cedevita vs. Split
May 17
20:00 CEST
Cedevita 87–84 Split
Scoring by quarter: 25-23, 14-23, 18-19, 30-19
Pts: Bilan 19 Pts: Vujčić 19
1-0
Dom sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Muhvić, Hordov, Anzulović
May 19
18:00 CEST
Split 82–79 Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 27:19, 19:13, 11:22, 25:25
Pts: Mimica 26 Pts: Draper 19
1-1
Arena Gripe, Split
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Dožai, Vovk, Hordov
May 23
20:00 CEST
Cedevita 96–70 Split
Scoring by quarter: 17:17, 29:13, 20:22, 30:18
Pts: Bilan 17 Pts: Subotić 16
2-1
Dom sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Muhvić, Radović, Herceg

Finals

The finals are best-of-5 series.

Cibona vs. Cedevita
May 26
20:00 CEST
Cibona 84–77 Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 23:17, 16:18, 22:23, 23:19
Pts: Kus 18 Pts: Bilan 20
1-0
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Muhvić, Radović, Vovk
May 29
20:00 CEST
Cedevita 64–82 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 18:25, 11:19, 15:14, 20:24
Pts: Vukušić, Baždarić 11 Pts: Wright 14
2-0
Dom sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Dožai, Herceg, Hodrov
June 2
20:15 CEST
Cibona 70–79 (OT) Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 22:14, 14:22, 10:17, 20:13, Overtime: 4:13
Pts: Rudež 15 Pts: Baždarić 18
2-1
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Radović, Dožai, Herceg
June 5
20:00 CEST
Cedevita 64–77 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 18:20, 12:18, 20:25, 14:14
Pts: Owens 14 Pts: Kus 18
KK Cibona Zagreb wins series 3-1
Dom sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Muhvić, Radović, Dožai

A-1 League Finals MVP:

2012 A-1 League
Cibona Zagreb
17th title
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