# 2015–16 A-1 League

The 2015–16 A-1 League (Croatian: A-1 liga 2015./16.) was the 25th season of the A-1 League, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia.
The first half of the season consists of 11 teams and 110-game regular season. For second half of the season clubs will be divided into two groups. Championship group will consist of 3 teams from ABA League and the best 5 teams from first half of the season. Relegation group will consist of bottom 6 teams from first half of the season.

## Teams and venues

* Promoted from A-2 Liga
** Škrljevo (Champion)
| | Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) |
| Regular season teams | 11 |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Alkar | Sinj | Športska dvorana Sinj (1,500) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Gorica | Velika Gorica | Gradska sportska dvorana Velika Gorica (300) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Jolly Jadranska banka Šibenik | Šibenik | Sportska dvorana Baldekin (1,500) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Kvarner 2010 | Rijeka | Dvorana Dinko Lukarić (1,100) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Ribola Kaštela | Kaštela | Školska sportska dvorana Kaštel Sućurac (1,600) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Split | Split | Arena Gripe (6,000) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Škrljevo | Čavle | Dvorana Mavrinci (720) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Šibenik | Šibenik | Sportska dvorana Baldekin (1,500) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Vrijednosnice Osijek | Osijek | Gradski vrt Hall (1,448) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Zabok | Zabok | Športska dvorana Bedekovčina (2,500) |
| Regular season teams | 11 | Zagreb | Zagreb | Športska dvorana Trnsko (2,500) |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 3 |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 3 | Cedevita | Zagreb | Dom Sportova (3,100) |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 3 | Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 3 | Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (8,500) |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zagreb | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1717 | 1460 | +257 | 37 | Championship round |
| 2 | Kvarner 2010 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1652 | 1564 | +88 | 34 | Championship round |
| 3 | Split | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1569 | 1492 | +77 | 33 | Championship round |
| 4 | Šibenik | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1548 | 1570 | −22 | 31 | Championship round |
| 5 | Gorica | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1605 | 1580 | +25 | 30 | Championship round |
| 6 | Škrljevo | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1573 | 1585 | −12 | 30 | Relegation round |
| 7 | Zabok | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1401 | 1405 | −4 | 29 | Relegation round |
| 8 | Jolly JBŠ | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1499 | 1532 | −33 | 28 | Relegation round |
| 9 | Alkar | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1458 | 1537 | −79 | 28 | Relegation round |
| 10 | Vrijednosnice Osijek | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1424 | 1490 | −66 | 27 | Relegation round |
| 11 | Ribola Kaštela | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1488 | 1719 | −231 | 23 | Relegation round |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALK | GOR | JOL | KVA | KŠT | SPL | ŠKR | ŠIB | VRO | ZAB | ZAG |
| ALK | | 64–67 | 70–65 | 74–88 | 75–73 | 78–62 | 63–59 | 68–70 | 77–68 | 69–61 | 79–92 |
| GOR | 95–74 | | 93–84 | 70–94 | 98–66 | 78–80 | 85–79 | 93–84 | 107–103 | 78–71 | 82–75 |
| JOL | 85–78 | 78–70 | | 70–66 | 72–82 | 67–69 | 77–66 | 74–79 | 65–61 | 83–64 | 77–84 |
| KVA | 104–87 | 81–77 | 78–67 | | 97–69 | 91–93 | 89–95 | 73–69 | 88–74 | 76–83 | 69–99 |
| KŠT | 86–88 | 72–99 | 83–73 | 81–91 | | 77–84 | 72–74 | 63–69 | 89–80 | 61–83 | 64–92 |
| SPL | 81–67 | 86–61 | 97–79 | 73–75 | 96–83 | | 70–77 | 97–79 | 69–61 | 85–69 | 74–59 |
| ŠKR | 93–81 | 78–74 | 94–96 | 89–92 | 86–78 | 75–63 | | 85–68 | 84–77 | 87–68 | 71–92 |
| ŠIB | 72–60 | 87–81 | 70–83 | 76–80 | 106–82 | 79–77 | 90–79 | | 70–65 | 80–62 | 82–89 |
| VRO | 69–63 | 59–67 | 81–77 | 62–68 | 82–76 | 70–64 | 80–67 | 90–66 | | 58–54 | 64–67 |
| ZAB | 79–66 | 79–66 | 60–58 | 64–74 | 70–53 | 77–79 | 72–63 | 79–71 | 71–50 | | 69–74 |
| ZAG | 68–77 | 85–73 | 87–69 | 92–84 | 104–78 | 89–67 | 98–72 | 96–76 | 101–70 | 74–69 | |
Source: Scoresway.com

## Championship round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CED | CIB | ZD | KVA | ZAG | SPL | GOR | ŠIB |
| 1 | Cedevita | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1330 | 978 | +352 | 27 | Clinched Playoffs berth | | 83–77 | 109–70 | 107–60 | 116–79 | 109–83 | 100–56 | 104–53 |
| 2 | Cibona | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1239 | 1072 | +167 | 25 | Clinched Playoffs berth | 81–76 | | 76–65 | 89–88 | 107–88 | 78–79 | 78–65 | 99–66 |
| 3 | Zadar | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1132 | 1062 | +70 | 22 | Clinched Playoffs berth | 57–67 | 83–82 | | 81–66 | 104–87 | 90–49 | 68–70 | 108–69 |
| 4 | Kvarner | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1119 | 1139 | −20 | 21 | Clinched Playoffs berth | 85–97 | 73–89 | 86–67 | | 89–76 | 47–69 | 88–78 | 84–77 |
| 5 | Zagreb | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1117 | 1180 | −63 | 21 | | 64–85 | 95–101 | 75–68 | 83–79 | | 75–72 | 91–71 | 82–68 |
| 6 | Split | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1012 | 1070 | −58 | 19 | | 58–67 | 69–96 | 78–90 | 73–79 | 68–50 | | 75–56 | 78–65 |
| 7 | Gorica | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1043 | 1182 | −139 | 18 | | 91–96 | 71–94 | 79–86 | 80–91 | 66–82 | 78–77 | | 99–91 |
| 8 | Šibenik | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1007 | 1316 | −309 | 15 | | 64–114 | 71–92 | 69–95 | 73–104 | 86–90 | 90–84 | 65–83 | |

## Relegation and promotion rounds
### Relegation round

Teams "carried" the results of the matches played between them from the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ALK | ZAB | VRO | JOL | ŠKR | KŠT |
| 1 | Alkar | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1450 | 1438 | +12 | 32 | | | 70–55 | 85–59 | 75–68 | 73–75 | 81–79 |
| 2 | Zabok | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1397 | 1317 | +80 | 31 | | 58–65 | | 66–59 | 75–79 | 92–88 | 89–46 |
| 3 | Vrijednosnice Osijek | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1399 | 1433 | −34 | 31 | | 61–49 | 65–58 | | 81–67 | 80–69 | 87–78 |
| 4 | Jolly JBŠ | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1476 | 1454 | +22 | 31 | | 27–10 | 51–62 | 73–66 | | 82–73 | 73–64 |
| 5 | Škrljevo | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1585 | 1562 | +23 | 30 | Relegation/Promotion Play off | 78–74 | 91–73 | 97–63 | 81–85 | | 90–85 |
| 6 | Ribola Kaštela | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1504 | 1607 | −103 | 25 | Relegated | 91–104 | 55–87 | 68–72 | 94–71 | 91–70 | |

### Promotion round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | HER | JAZ | STO | BOR | MEĐ |
| 1 | Hermes Analitica | 8 | 8 | 0 | 782 | 614 | +168 | 16 | Promotion | | 84–78 | 98–71 | 103–73 | 105–76 |
| 2 | Jazine | 8 | 5 | 3 | 637 | 594 | +43 | 13 | Promotion/relegation play off | 74–79 | | 82–74 | 95–74 | 85–64 |
| 3 | Stoja | 8 | 3 | 5 | 625 | 633 | −8 | 11 | | 78–93 | 64–55 | | 68–76 | 94–60 |
| 4 | Borovo | 8 | 3 | 5 | 639 | 726 | −87 | 11 | | 68–111 | 76–87 | 80–102 | | 101–81 |
| 5 | Međimurje | 8 | 1 | 7 | 624 | 740 | −116 | 9 | | 96–109 | 79–81 | 89–74 | 79–91 | |

### Relegation/Promotion play-off

Relegation league 5th-placed team Škrljevo faces the 2nd-placed Promotion league side Jazine in a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2016–17 A-1 League.

#### Škrljevo vs. Jazine

* May 18 2016 19:30
* Boxscore
| Škrljevo | 90–83 | Jazine |
| Scoring by quarter: 18:21, 23:24, 26:15, 23:23 |||
| Pts: Kus 26 | | Pts: three players 16 |
* Dvorana Mavrinci, Čavle Attendance: - Referees: -
* May 22 2016 20:00 CEST
* Boxscore
| Jazine | 75–78 | Škrljevo |
| Scoring by quarter: 25:15, 12:25, 22:19, 16:19 |||
| Pts: Mrva 17 | | Pts: Kus 20 |
* Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar Attendance: Alfred Jovović (Velika Gorica) Zlatko Galiot (Zagreb) Alan Blašković (Križevci)
Škrljevo retained its A-1 League status

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Cedevita | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Kvarner | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Kvarner | 0 | 1 | Cedevita | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Cibona | 0 |
| 2 | Cibona | 2 | 2 | Cibona | 0 |
| 3 | Zadar | 1 | | | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals are best-of-3 series.

#### Cedevita vs. Kvarner

* May 18 2016 19:00 CEST
* Boxscore
| Cedevita | Kvarner |
| Scoring by quarter: 29:13, 33:18, 27:13, 26:15 |||
| Pts: Bilan 23 Rebs: Mazalin, Žorić 7 Asts: three players 5 | Pts: Veljačić 16 Rebs: Marić 5 Asts: Marinelli 5 |
| 1-0 |||
* Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 275 Referees: Alfred Jovović (Velika Gorica) Luka Kardum (Šibenik) Josip Jurčević (Split)
* May 22 2016 17:00 CEST
* Boxscore
| Kvarner | Cedevita |
| Scoring by quarter: 20:24, 19:20, 20:21, 5:18 |||
| Pts: Marić 21 Rebs: Marić 11 Asts: Marinelli 4 | Pts: Pullen, Žorić 12 Rebs: Babić 7 Asts: Gordić, Pullen 2 |
| 2-0 |||
* Dvorana Zamet, Rijeka Attendance: 100 Referees: Roko Hordov (Zadar) Damir Palavra (Zagreb) Martin Vulić (Zadar)

#### Cibona vs. Zadar

* May 18 2016 17:00 CEST
* Boxscore
| Cibona | Zadar |
| Scoring by quarter: 30:21, 22:16, 29:20, 23:22 |||
| Pts: Florence 19 Rebs: Žižić 12 Asts: Šiško 6 | Pts: Barać 17 Rebs: Barać 8 Asts: Delaš 5 |
| 1-0 |||
* Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 750 Referees: Siniša Herceg (Zabok) Josip Radojković (Split) Tomislav Vovk (Slavonski Brod)
* May 21 2016 20:00 CEST
* Boxscore
| Zadar | Cibona |
| Scoring by quarter: 21:19, 21:12, 17:14, 14:25 |||
| Pts: Bašić 20 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Bašić 3 | Pts: Barać 19 Rebs: Rozić, Žižić 9 Asts: Krušlin 4 |
| 1-1 |||
* Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar Referees: Sreten Radović (Dubrovnik) Srđan Dožai (Zagreb) Nikola Perlić (Velika Gorica)
* May 25 2016 20:00 CEST
* Boxscore
| Cibona | Zadar |
| Scoring by quarter: 18:15, 25:12, 16:21, 21:23 |||
| Pts: Florence 27 Rebs: Žižić 13 Asts: Krušlin, Šiško 4 | Pts: Kraljević 20 Rebs: Ramljak 8 Asts: Bašić 5 |
| 2-1 |||
* Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 3500 Referees: Sreten Radović (Dubrovnik) Srđan Dožai (Zagreb) Siniša Herceg (Zabok)

### Finals

The semifinals are best-of-5 series.

#### Cedevita vs. Cibona

* May 29 2016 20:00 CEST
* Boxscore
| Cedevita | Cibona |
| Scoring by quarter: 19:19, 20:24, 20:16, 28:17 |||
| Pts: Babić 20 Rebs: Babić 10 Asts: Gordić 9 | Pts: Krušlin, Žožić 13 Rebs: Žižić, Ante Toni Žižić 6 Asts: Florence 6 |
| 1-0 |||
* Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 1700 Referees: Sreten Radović (Dubrovnik) Srđan Dožai (Zagreb) Josip Radojković (Split)
* May 31 2016 20:50 CEST
* Boxscore
| Cibona | Cedevita |
| Scoring by quarter: 25:32, 16:25, 19:24, 23:16 |||
| Pts: Sirišćević 25 Rebs: Slavica 10 Asts: Krušlin 7 | Pts: White 19 Rebs: White 6 Asts: Babić 6 |
| 2-0 |||
* Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 2000 Referees: Siniša Herceg (Zabok) Roko Hordov (Zadar) Alfred Jovović (Velika Gorica)
* June 3 2016 20:00 CEST
* Boxscore
| Cedevita | Cibona |
| Scoring by quarter: 30:22, 22:20, 19:19, 13:16 |||
| Pts: Bilan 20 Rebs: Bilan, Babić 12 Asts: Babić 5 | Pts: Siriščević 22 Rebs: Gospić 8 Asts: Florence 6 |
| 3-0 |||
* Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 2000 Referees: Sreten Radović (Dubrovnik) Srđan Dožai (Zagreb) Roko Hordov (Zadar)

## Stats leaders
### MVP of the Round

| Round | Player | Team | Efficiency |
| 1 | Luka Žorić | Cedevita | 35 |
| 2 | Ante Toni Žižić | Cibona | 55 |
| 3 | Fran Pilepić | Cedevita | 35 |
| 4 | Petar Marić | Kvarner | 29 |
| 5 | James Florence | Cibona | 39 |
| 6 | Miro Bilan | Cedevita | 32 |
| 7 | Ante Toni Žižić (2) | Cibona | 34 |
| 8 | Boris Barać | Zadar | 27 |
| 9 | Ante Toni Žižić (3) | Cibona | 36 |
| 10 | Ante Delaš | Zadar | 30 |
| 11 | Paolo Marinelli | Kvarner | 31 |
| 12 | James Florence (2) | Cibona | 37 |
| 13 | Ante Toni Žižić (4) | Cibona | 52 |
| 14 | Jakov Vladović | Zagreb | 39 |
| Round | Player | Team | Efficiency |
| 1 | Miro Bilan (2) | Cedevita | 33 |
| 2 | Petar Marić (2) | Kvarner | 28 |
| 3 | Filip Kraljević | Zadar | 25 |
| 4 | Luka Babić | Cedevita | 25 |
| 5 | James White | Cedevita | 31 |
| 6 | Miro Bilan (3) | Cedevita | 27 |