The 2011–12 A-1 League () 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 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)
Regular season
Clinched Champions league berth
#TeamPtsPldWLPFPA1Zadar 36 20 16 4 1661 13542Jolly JBŠ 35 20 15 5 1592 14953Split 34 20 14 6 1586 15104Zabok 31 20 11 9 1550 15105Svjetlost Brod 30 20 10 10 1418 14696Alkar 29 20 9 11 1489 15257Vrijednosnice OS Darda 28 20 8 12 1552 15268Sonik Puntamika 28 20 8 12 1434 14669Kvarner 2010 28 20 8 12 1540 160310Križevci 28 20 8 12 1566 163911Dubrovnik 23 20 3 17 1442 1733
Champions Round
Clinched Playoffs berth
#TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff1Cibona 28 14 14 0 1263 996 +2672Cedevita 25 14 11 3 1218 1022 +1963Split 24 14 10 4 1149 1120 +294Zadar 22 14 8 6 1031 985 +465Zagreb CO 20 14 6 8 1212 1156 +566Svjetlost Brod 17 14 3 11 964 1149 -1857Jolly JBŠ 16 14 2 12 1022 1209 -1878Zabok 16 14 2 12 1056 1278 -222
Relegation and Promotion Rounds Relegation Round Relegation/Promotion Play off Relegated
#TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff1Križevci 32 20 12 8 1575 1549 +262Kvarner 2010 31 20 11 9 1582 1555 +273Alkar 31 20 11 9 1591 1588 +34VROS Darda 30 20 10 10 1541 1540 +15Dubrovnik 28 20 8 12 1555 1608 -536Sonik Puntamika 28 20 8 12 1452 1456 -4
Promotion Round Promotion League comprises five regional second division winners. Promoted Relegation/Promotion Play off
#TeamPtsPldWL1Osječki sokol 15 8 7 1 2Crikvenica 14 8 6 2 3Dubrava 13 8 5 3 4Međimurje 11 8 3 5 5Poličnik 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
Dubrovnik retained its A-1 League status.
Playoffs Bracket
Semifinals The semifinals are best-of-3 series.
Cibona vs. Zadar
Cedevita vs. Split
Finals The finals are best-of-5 series.
Cibona vs. Cedevita
A-1 League Finals MVP:
2012 A-1 League Cibona Zagreb17th title
External links Official Site Eurobasket.com League Page