2011-12_A-1_League
2011–12 A-1 League
Sports season
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 | |
|---|---|
| League | A-1 League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 8, 2011 – March 10, 2012 (Regular season) |
| TV partner(s) | Sport Klub |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Zadar |
| Season MVP |  Ronald Ross (Jolly JBŠ) |
| Top scorer |  Ivan Mimica (Split) (21.00 ppg) |
| Champions Round | |
| Season champions | Cibona |
| Season MVP | Miro Bilan (Cedevita) |
| Top scorer | Andrej Štimac (Svjetlost Brod) (18.00 ppg) |
| Playoff stage | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Cibona |
| Runners-up | Cedevita |
| A-1 League seasons | |
Cibona won its 17th title.
Venues and locations
| Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season teams | 11 | |||
| Alkar | Sinj | Športska dvorana Sinj (1,500) | ||
| Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik | Športska dvorana Gospino polje (2,500) | ||
| Jolly Jadranska banka Šibenik | Šibenik | Sportska dvorana Baldekin (1,500) | ||
| Križevci | Križevci | ŠŠD OŠ Ljudevita Modeca (1,600) | ||
| Kvarner 2010 | Rijeka | Dvorana Dinko Lukarić (1,100) | ||
| Sonik Puntamika | Zadar | Jazine Basketball Hall (3,000) | ||
| Split | Split | Arena Gripe (6,000) | ||
| Svjetlost Brod | Slavonski Brod | Sportska dvorana Vijuš (2,200) | ||
| Vrijednosnice OS Darda | Darda | Sportska dvorana Darda (600) | ||
| Zabok | Zabok | Športska dvorana Bedekovčina (2,500) | ||
| Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (8,500) | ||
| Teams already qualified for Champions League | 3 | |||
| Cedevita | Zagreb | Dom Sportova (3,100) | ||
| Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) | ||
| Zagreb | Zagreb | Športska dvorana Trnsko (2,500) | ||
  Zagreb  Zagreb clubs: Location of teams in the A-1 League 2011–12
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| Clinched Champions league berth |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zadar | 36 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1661 | 1354 |
| 2 | Jolly JBŠ | 35 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1592 | 1495 |
| 3 | Split | 34 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1586 | 1510 |
| 4 | Zabok | 31 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1550 | 1510 |
| 5 | Svjetlost Brod | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1418 | 1469 |
| 6 | Alkar | 29 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1489 | 1525 |
| 7 | Vrijednosnice OS Darda | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1552 | 1526 |
| 8 | Sonik Puntamika | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1434 | 1466 |
| 9 | Kvarner 2010 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1540 | 1603 |
| 10 | Križevci | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1566 | 1639 |
| 11 | Dubrovnik | 23 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1442 | 1733 |
| Clinched Playoffs berth |
Relegation Round
| Relegation/Promotion Play off | |
| Relegated |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Križevci | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1575 | 1549 | +26 |
| 2 | Kvarner 2010 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1582 | 1555 | +27 |
| 3 | Alkar | 31 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1591 | 1588 | +3 |
| 4 | VROS Darda | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1541 | 1540 | +1 |
| 5 | Dubrovnik | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1555 | 1608 | -53 |
| 6 | Sonik Puntamika | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1452 | 1456 | -4 |
Promotion Round
Promotion League comprises five regional second division winners.
| Promoted | |
| Relegation/Promotion Play off |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osječki sokol | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Crikvenica | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Dubrava | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Međimurje | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Poličnik | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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 | |
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 | |
Dubrovnik retained its A-1 League status.
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
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
A-1 League Finals MVP: