2012–13_A-1_League
2012–13 A-1 League
Sports season
The 2012–13 A-1 League (Croatian: A-1 liga 2012./13.) was the 22nd season of the A-1 League, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia. The first half of the season consists of 10 teams and 100-game regular season (10 games for each of the 10 teams) begins on Saturday, October 6, 2012 and ended on Sunday, March 17, 2012. For second half of the season clubs will be divided into two groups. Championship group will consists of 4 teams from ABA League and the best 4 teams from first half of the season. Relegation group will consist of bottom 6 teams from first half of the season.
| 2012–13 A-1 League | |
|---|---|
| League | A-1 League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
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| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | SportKlub |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Zagreb |
| Season MVP |  Ronald Ross (Jolly JBŠ) |
| Top scorer | Ronald Ross (Jolly JBŠ) (22.12 ppg) |
| Championship Round | |
| Season champions | Cibona |
| Playoff stage | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Cibona |
| Runners-up | Zadar |
| A-1 League seasons | |
- Relegated to A-2 Liga
Sonik Puntamika(14th)
- Promoted from A-2 Liga
- Osječki sokol (Champion)
| Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season teams | 10 | |||
| Alkar | Sinj | Športska dvorana Sinj (1,500) | ||
| Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik | Športska dvorana Gospino polje (2,500) | ||
| Đuro Đaković | Slavonski Brod | Sportska dvorana Vijuš (2,200) | ||
| 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) | ||
| Osječki sokol | Osijek | Sportska dvorana Jug 2 (1,250) | ||
| Vrijednosnice OS Darda | Darda | Sportska dvorana Darda (600) | ||
| Zabok | Zabok | Športska dvorana Bedekovčina (2,500) | ||
| Zagreb | Zagreb | Športska dvorana Trnsko (2,500) | ||
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 4 | |||
| Cedevita | Zagreb | Dom Sportova (3,100) | ||
| Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) | ||
| Split | Split | Arena Gripe (6,000) | ||
| Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (8,500) | ||
  Zagreb  Zagreb clubs: Location of teams in the A-1 League 2012–13
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| Clinched Champions league berth |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zagreb | 32 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1480 | 1350 |
| 2 | Kvarner 2010 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1379 | 1218 |
| 3 | Alkar | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1405 | 1334 |
| 4 | Jolly JBŠ | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1525 | 1413 |
| 5 | Vrijednosnice OS Darda | 28 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1326 | 1288 |
| 6 | Đuro Đaković | 28 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1366 | 1358 |
| 7 | Zabok | 25 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1371 | 1337 |
| 8 | Križevci | 24 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1304 | 1440 |
| 9 | Osječki sokol | 23 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1371 | 1505 |
| 10 | Dubrovnik | 19 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1248 | 1532 |
| Clinched Playoffs berth |
Relegation Round
| Relegation/Promotion Play off | |
| Relegated |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Đuro Đaković | 34 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1533 | 1421 | +112 |
| 2 | VROS Darda | 33 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1510 | 1414 | +96 |
| 3 | Zabok | 31 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1625 | 1504 | +121 |
| 4 | Osječki sokol | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1559 | 1593 | -34 |
| 5 | Križevci (R/P PO) | 29 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1532 | 1586 | -54 |
| 6 | Dubrovnik (R) | 23 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1453 | 1694 | -241 |
Promotion Round
| Promotion | |
| Relegation/Promotion Play off |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Šibenik (P) | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 763 | 606 | +157 |
| 2 | Škrljevo (R/P PO) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 708 | 664 | +44 |
| 3 | Belišće | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 593 | 623 | -30 |
| 4 | Hermes Analitica | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 636 | 670 | -34 |
| 5 | Čakovec | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 560 | 709 | -149 |
Relegation/Promotion play-off
Relegation league 5th-placed team Križevci faces the 2nd-placed Promotion league side Škrljevo in a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2013–14 A-1 League.
Škrljevo vs. Križevci
May 18 20:00 |
| Škrljevo | 86–90 | Križevci |
| Scoring by quarter: 27:14, 23:30, 19:30, 17:16 | ||
| Pts: Salamun 15 | Pts: Svoboda 22 | |
May 23 20:00 |
| Križevci | 91–85 | Škrljevo |
| Scoring by quarter: 21:23, 18:12, 21:21, 31:29 | ||
| Pts: Svoboda 24 | Pts: Salamun 20 | |
Križevci retained its A-1 League status.
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Cibona | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Jolly JBŠ | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Cibona | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Zadar | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Zadar | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Cedevita | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
The semifinals are best-of-3 series.
Cibona vs. Jolly JBŠ
Zadar vs. Cedevita
May 19 19:00 CEST |
| Zadar | 79–74 | Cedevita |
| Scoring by quarter: 16:21, 17:14, 27:14, 19:25 | ||
| Pts: Delaš 20 | Pts: Tomas 19 | |
| 1–0 | ||
Finals
The finals are best-of-5 series.
Cibona vs. Zadar
May 29 20:00 CEST |
| Cibona | 84–68 | Zadar |
| Scoring by quarter: 28:15, 19:22, 18:14, 19:17 | ||
| Pts: Blassingame, Žižić 20 | Pts: Travis 21 | |
| 1–0 | ||
June 1 20:00 CEST |
| Zadar | 76–92 | Cibona |
| Scoring by quarter: 30:19, 18:26, 17:30, 11:17 | ||
| Pts: Delaš 16 | Pts: Blassingame 21 | |
| 2–0 | ||