2011–12 A-1 League

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2011–12 A-1 League

| league = A-1 League

| sport = Basketball

| logo =

| pixels =

| caption =

| duration = October 8, 2011 – March 10, 2012
(Regular season)

| attendance =

| TV = Sport Klub

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Zadar

| season2 = Champions Round

| season_champs2 = Cibona

| MVP = {{flagicon|USA}} Ronald Ross (Jolly JBŠ)

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Mimica (Split) (21.00 ppg)

| top_scorer_link =

| MVP2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Miro Bilan (Cedevita)

| MVP_link2 =

| top_scorer2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Andrej Štimac (Svjetlost Brod) (18.00 ppg)

| top_scorer_link2 =

| playoffs = Playoff stage

| playoffs_link = 2011–12 A-1 League#Playoffs

| conf1 =

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ =

| conf1-runner-up =

| conf2 =

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ =

| conf2-runner-up =

| finals = Finals

| finals_link = 2011–12 A-1 League#Finals

| finals_champ = Cibona

| finals_runner-up = Cedevita

| finals_MVP =

| finals_MVP_link =

| seasonslist =

| seasonslistnames = A-1 League

| prevseason_link = 2010–11 A-1 League

| prevseason_year = 2010–11

| nextseason_link = 2012–13 A-1 League

| nextseason_year = 2012–13

}}

The 2011–12 A-1 League ({{langx|hr|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.

Cibona won its 17th title.

Team information

=Venues and locations=

class="wikitable" !rowspan=1\| !!colspan=1\|Teams !!rowspan=1\| Team !!rowspan=1\| City !!rowspan=1\|Venue (Capacity)
rowspan=12\| Regular season teams	align=center rowspan=12\| 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)
rowspan=4\| Teams already qualified for Champions League	align=center rowspan=4\| 3
\| Cedevita	Zagreb	Dom Sportova (3,100)
\| Cibona	Zagreb	Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400)
\| Zagreb	Zagreb	Športska dvorana Trnsko (2,500)

{{location map+ |Croatia|float=left |height=300 |width=500 |caption=Location of teams in the A-1 League 2011–12 |places=

{{Location map~ |Croatia|lat=43.7 |long=16.63 |label={{Nowrap|Alkar}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia|lat=44.11 |long=15.23 |label={{Nowrap|Zadar}}|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=44.11 |long=15.23 |label={{Nowrap|Sonik}} |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Croatia|lat=45.8 |long=15.96 |label=Zagreb }}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=42.64 |long=18.11 |label={{Nowrap|Dubrovnik}} |position=right }}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=43.73 |long=15.92 |label={{Nowrap|Jolly JBŠ}} |position=top }}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=46.03 |long=16.53 |label={{Nowrap|Križevci}} |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=45.32 |long=14.42 |label={{Nowrap|Kvarner 2010}} |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=43.5 |long=16.43 |label={{Nowrap|Split}} |position=right }}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=45.17 |long=18.02 |label={{Nowrap|Svjetlost Brod}} |position=top }}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=45.63 |long=18.69 |label={{Nowrap|VROS Darda}} |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Croatia|lat=46.03 |long=15.92 |label={{Nowrap|Zabok}} |position=top }}

{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.88|long=22.6 |label=Zagreb clubs:|position=left }}

{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.68 |long=22.45 |label={{Nowrap|Cibona}}|position=left }}

{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.48 |long=22.6 |label={{Nowrap|Cedevita}}|position=left }}

{{Location map~|Yugoslavia|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|lat=46.28 |long=22.45 |label={{Nowrap|Zagreb}}|position=left }}

}}

Regular season

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor=B0EE90\|	Clinched Champions league berth

width=20\| # !width=220\|Team !width=20\|Pts !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|L !width=30\|PF !width=30\|PA
class=wikitable
align=center
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|1	align="left"\|Zadar	36	20	16	4	1661	1354
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|2	align="left"\|Jolly JBŠ	35	20	15	5	1592	1495
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|3	align="left"\|Split	34	20	14	6	1586	1510
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|4	align="left"\|Zabok	31	20	11	9	1550	1510
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|5	align="left"\|Svjetlost Brod	30	20	10	10	1418	1469
6	align="left"\|Alkar	29	20	9	11	1489	1525
7	align="left"\|Vrijednosnice OS Darda	28	20	8	12	1552	1526
8	align="left"\|Sonik Puntamika	28	20	8	12	1434	1466
9	align="left"\|Kvarner 2010	28	20	8	12	1540	1603
10	align="left"\|Križevci	28	20	8	12	1566	1639
11	align="left"\|Dubrovnik	23	20	3	17	1442	1733

Champions Round

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor=B0EE90\|	Clinched Playoffs berth

width=20\| # !width=220\|Team !width=20\|Pts !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|L !width=20\|PF !width=20\|PA !width=20\|Diff
class=wikitable
align=center
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|1	align="left"\|Cibona	28	14	14	0	1263	996	+267
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|2	align="left"\|Cedevita	25	14	11	3	1218	1022	+196
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|3	align="left"\|Split	24	14	10	4	1149	1120	+29
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|4	align="left"\|Zadar	22	14	8	6	1031	985	+46
5	align="left"\|Zagreb CO	20	14	6	8	1212	1156	+56
6	align="left"\|Svjetlost Brod	17	14	3	11	964	1149	-185
7	align="left"\|Jolly JBŠ	16	14	2	12	1022	1209	-187
8	align="left"\|Zabok	16	14	2	12	1056	1278	-222

Relegation and Promotion Rounds

=Relegation Round=

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor=FFEFD5\|	Relegation/Promotion Play off
width=10px bgcolor=FFCCCC\|	Relegated

width=20\| # !width=220\|Team !width=20\|Pts !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|L !width=20\|PF !width=20\|PA !width=20\|Diff
class=wikitable
align=center
1	align="left"\|Križevci	32	20	12	8	1575	1549	+26
2	align="left"\|Kvarner 2010	31	20	11	9	1582	1555	+27
3	align="left"\|Alkar	31	20	11	9	1591	1588	+3
4	align="left"\|VROS Darda	30	20	10	10	1541	1540	+1
bgcolor=FFEFD5 \|5	align="left"\|Dubrovnik	28	20	8	12	1555	1608	-53
bgcolor=FFCCCC \|6	align="left"\|Sonik Puntamika	28	20	8	12	1452	1456	-4

=Promotion Round=

Promotion League comprises five regional second division winners.

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor=B0EE90\|	Promoted
width=10px bgcolor=FFEFD5\|	Relegation/Promotion Play off

width=20\| # !width=220\|Team !width=20\|Pts !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|L
class=wikitable
align=center
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|1	align="left"\|Osječki sokol	15	8	7	1
bgcolor=FFEFD5 \|2	align="left"\|Crikvenica	14	8	6	2
3	align="left"\|Dubrava	13	8	5	3
4	align="left"\|Međimurje	11	8	3	5
5	align="left"\|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.

==[[KK Dubrovnik|Dubrovnik]] vs. [[KK Crikvenica|Crikvenica]]==

{{Basketballbox

| bg = #eee

| date = May 19

| time = 20:00

| report = [http://www.sportcom.hr/lokalni-sport/kosarka/a-2-liga-z-mz/kosarkasi-crikvenice-porazeni-od-dubrovnika-u-prvoj-utakmici-za-popunu-a-1-lige.html Report]

| teamA = Crikvenica

| scoreA = 61

| scoreB= 76

| teamB = Dubrovnik

| overtime =

| Q1 = 10:27

| Q2 = 23:15

| Q3 = 12:21

| Q4 = 16:13

| points1 = Kozlevčar 16

| points2 = Petković 22

| place = Gradska sportska dvorana Crikvenica, Crikvenica

| attendance = 350

| referee = Jovović, Perlić, Peić

| series =

}}

{{Basketballbox

| bg =

| date = May 22

| time = 20:00

| report = [http://www.sportcom.hr/lokalni-sport/kosarka/a-2-liga-z-mz/kirci-porazeni-na-gostovanju-u-osijeku.html Report]

| teamA = Dubrovnik

| scoreA = 98

| teamB = Crikvenica

| scoreB = 68

| overtime =

| Q1 = 25:21

| Q2 = 31:17

| Q3 = 22:13

| Q4 = 20:17

| points1 = Došen 27

| points2 = Belina 18

| place = Športska dvorana Gospino polje, Dubrovnik

| attendance = 150

| referee = Radojković, Tomić, Stojić

| series =

}}

Dubrovnik retained its A-1 League status.

Playoffs

=Bracket=

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Finals

| seed-width=15

| score-width=15

| team-width=115

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Cibona

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=4

| RD1-team2=Zadar

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=2

| RD1-team3=Cedevita

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=3

| RD1-team4=Split

| RD1-score4=1

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Cibona

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=2

| RD2-team2=Cedevita

| RD2-score2=1

}}

=Semifinals=

The semifinals are best-of-3 series.

==[[KK Cibona|Cibona]] vs. [[KK Zadar|Zadar]]==

{{Basketballbox

| bg = #eee

| date = May 15

| time = 20:00 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/440260/kosarka-1-hkl/cibona-potpunom-dominacijom-do-prednosti-zadar-blijed-i-nemocan/ Report]

| teamA = Cibona

| scoreA =86

| scoreB=57

| teamB = Zadar

| overtime =

| Q1 =20–10

| Q2 =19-7

| Q3 =30–19

| Q4 = 17–21

| points1 = Rudež 18

| points2 = Vrbanc, Krapić 13

| place = Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = Radović, Herceg, Radojković

| series =1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox

| bg =

| date = May 18

| time = 20:00 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/440439/kosarka-1-hkl/jedna-dobra-cetvrtina-ciboni-dovoljna-za-finale/ Report]

| teamA = Zadar

| scoreA = 62

| teamB = Cibona

| scoreB = 85

| overtime =

| Q1 = 14:9

| Q2 = 18:26

| Q3 = 11:28

| Q4 = 19:22

| points1 = Vrbanc, Delaš 13

| points2 = Rudež 15

| place = Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar

| attendance =

| referee = Muhvić, Dožai, Vovk

| series = 2-0

}}

==[[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]] vs. [[KK Split|Split]]==

{{Basketballbox

| bg = #eee

| date = May 17

| time = 20:00 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/440318/kosarka-1-hkl/split-propustio-senzaciju-u-domu-sportova-protiv-cedevite/ Report]

| teamA = Cedevita

| scoreA = 87

| scoreB = 84

| teamB = Split

| overtime =

| Q1 = 25-23

| Q2 = 14-23

| Q3 = 18-19

| Q4 = 30-19

| points1 = Bilan 19

| points2 = Vujčić 19

| place = Dom sportova, Zagreb

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = Muhvić, Hordov, Anzulović

| series = 1-0

}}

{{Basketballbox

| bg =

| date = May 19

| time = 18:00 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/440468/kosarka-1-hkl/split-pobijedio-cedevitu-i-vratio-polufinalnu-seriju-na-majstoricu-u-zagreb/ Report]

| teamA = Split

| scoreA = 82

| scoreB = 79

| teamB = Cedevita

| overtime =

| Q1 = 27:19

| Q2 = 19:13

| Q3 = 11:22

| Q4 = 25:25

| points1 = Mimica 26

| points2 = Draper 19

| place = Arena Gripe, Split

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = Dožai, Vovk, Hordov

| series = 1-1

}}

{{Basketballbox

| bg = #eee

| date = May 23

| time = 20:00 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/440777/kosarka-1-hkl/cedevita-bez-problema-do-finala-kraj-splitske-bajke/ Report]

| teamA = Cedevita

| scoreA = 96

| scoreB = 70

| teamB = Split

| overtime =

| Q1 = 17:17

| Q2 = 29:13

| Q3 = 20:22

| Q4 = 30:18

| points1 = Bilan 17

| points2 = Subotić 16

| place = Dom sportova, Zagreb

| attendance = 3,300

| referee = Muhvić, Radović, Herceg

| series = 2-1

}}

=Finals=

The finals are best-of-5 series.

==[[KK Cibona|Cibona]] vs. [[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]]==

{{Basketballbox

| bg = #eee

| date = May 26

| time = 20:00 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/440972/kosarka-1-hkl/ciboni-prednost-u-utakmici-s-puno-vatre-nastavak-u-domu-sportova/ Report]

| teamA = Cibona

| scoreA = 84

| scoreB= 77

| teamB = Cedevita

| overtime =

| Q1 = 23:17

| Q2 = 16:18

| Q3 = 22:23

| Q4 = 23:19

| points1 = Kus 18

| points2 = Bilan 20

| place = Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb

| attendance = 5,000

| referee = Muhvić, Radović, Vovk

| series = 1-0

}}

{{Basketballbox

| bg =

| date = May 29

| time = 20:00 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/441129/kosarka-1-hkl/cibona-rutinski-dosla-na-korak-od-naslova-prvaka/ Report]

| teamA = Cedevita

| scoreA = 64

| scoreB = 82

| teamB = Cibona

| overtime =

| Q1 = 18:25

| Q2 = 11:19

| Q3 = 15:14

| Q4 = 20:24

| points1 = Vukušić, Baždarić 11

| points2 = Wright 14

| place = Dom sportova, Zagreb

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = Dožai, Herceg, Hodrov

| series = 2-0

}}

{{Basketballbox

| bg = #eee

| date = June 2

| time = 20:15 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/441340/kosarka-1-hkl/cedevita-prezivjela-vlastiti-kolaps-i-produzila-finale-prvenstva/ Report]

| teamA = Cibona

| scoreA = 70

| scoreB= 79

| teamB = Cedevita

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 22:14

| Q2 = 14:22

| Q3 = 10:17

| Q4 = 20:13

| OT = 4:13

| points1 = Rudež 15

| points2 = Baždarić 18

| place = Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb

| attendance = 5,500

| referee = Radović, Dožai, Herceg

| series = 2-1

}}

{{Basketballbox

| bg =

| date = June 5

| time = 20:00 CEST

| report = [http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/441510/kosarka-1-hkl/cibona-u-cetvrtoj-utakmici-do-naslova-prvaka/ Report]

| teamA = Cedevita

| scoreA = 64

| scoreB = 77

| teamB = Cibona

| overtime =

| Q1 = 18:20

| Q2 = 12:18

| Q3 = 20:25

| Q4 = 14:14

| points1 = Owens 14

| points2 = Kus 18

| place = Dom sportova, Zagreb

| attendance = 4,000

| referee = Muhvić, Radović, Dožai

| series = KK Cibona Zagreb wins series 3-1

}}

A-1 League Finals MVP:

2012 A-1 League
class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto; width: 20%;"
align=center\| Cibona Zagreb 17th title

External links

[http://www.hks-cbf.hr Official Site]
[https://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/basketball.aspx Eurobasket.com League Page]

Category:A-1 Liga seasons

Croatian

width=20\| # !width=220\|Team !width=20\|Pts !width=20\|Pld !width=20\|W !width=20\|L
class=wikitable
align=center
bgcolor=B0EE90 \|1	align="left"\|Osječki sokol	15	8	7	1
bgcolor=FFEFD5 \|2	align="left"\|Crikvenica	14	8	6	2
3	align="left"\|Dubrava	13	8	5	3
4	align="left"\|Međimurje	11	8	3	5
5	align="left"\|Poličnik	8	8	0	8