2012–13 A-1 League

2012–13 A-1 League
LeagueA-1 League
SportBasketball
Duration
  • October 6, 2012 – March 17, 2013
    (Regular season)
  • March 26, 2013 – May 14, 2013
    (Champions/Relegation Round)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)SportKlub
Regular season
Season championsZagreb
Season MVPUnited States Ronald Ross (Jolly JBŠ)
Top scorerUnited States Ronald Ross (Jolly JBŠ) (22.12 ppg)
Championship Round
Season championsCibona
Playoff stage
Finals
ChampionsCibona
  Runners-upZadar
A-1 League seasons

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.

Teams and venues

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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)

Regular season

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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

Championship Round

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Clinched Playoffs berth
# Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
1 Cibona 26 14 12 2 1186 1060 +126
2 Zadar 25 14 11 3 1175 1072 +103
3 Cedevita 25 14 11 3 1239 997 +242
4 Jolly JBŠ 21 14 7 7 1003 1032 -29
5 Kvarner 2010 21 14 7 7 988 1073 -85
6 Split 19 14 5 9 999 1055 -56
7 Zagreb 16 14 2 12 1102 1195 -93
8 Alkar 15 14 1 13 1015 1223 -208

Relegation and Promotion Rounds

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Relegation Round

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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

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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

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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.

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
Dvorana Mavrinci, Čavle
Attendance: 600
Referees: Perlić, Prpić, Kardum
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
Dvorana OŠ Ljudevita Modeca, Križevci
Attendance: 700
Referees: Radojković, Vulić, Stojić

Križevci retained its A-1 League status.

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Cibona 2
4 Jolly JBŠ 0
1 Cibona 3
2 Zadar 0
2 Zadar 2
3 Cedevita 1

Semifinals

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The semifinals are best-of-3 series.

May 18
18:30 CEST
Cibona 99–74 Jolly JBŠ
Scoring by quarter: 29:21, 25:20, 24:24, 21:9
Pts: Žižić 21 Pts: Katura 19
1–0
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Radović, Vovk, Hordov
May 21
20:15 CEST
Jolly JBŠ 67–73 Cibona
Scoring by quarter: 16:24, 18:18, 20:18, 13:13
Pts: Ross 16 Pts: Strawberry 14
2–0
Sportska dvorana Baldekin, Šibenik
Attendance: 800
Referees: Muhvić, Hordov, Jovović
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
Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Muhvić, Anzulović, Radojković
May 22
20:15 CEST
Cedevita 91–61 Zadar
Scoring by quarter: 16:13, 26:11, 25:14, 24:23
Pts: Tomas 20 Pts: Krasić, Nurkić 10
1–1
Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Radović, Dožai, Herceg
May 26
20:30 CEST
Zadar 86–81 Cedevita
Scoring by quarter: 19:20, 20:25, 22:16, 25:20
Pts: Vrbanc 14 Pts: Andrić 16
2–1
Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Muhvić, Anzulović, Vovk

Finals

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The finals are best-of-5 series.

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
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Muhvić, Radović, Vovk
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
Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Dožai, Herceg, Radojković
June 4
20:00 CEST
Cibona 101–83 Zadar
Scoring by quarter: 35:22, 14:20, 23:22, 29:19
Pts: Blassingame 20 Pts: Delaš 17
Cibona wins series 3–0
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Muhvić, Radović, Anzulović
2013 A-1 League
Cibona Zagreb
18th title
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