# 2016–17 A-1 League

The 2016–17 A-1 League (Croatian: A-1 liga 2016./17.) was the 26th season of the A-1 League, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia. The season started on 5 October 2016 and finished on 1 June 2017. Cedevita won its fourth national championship after defeating Cibona in the playoffs final.

## Format

All participants in A-1 League including teams that played in the ABA League joined the regular season. It was played in a double round-robin format where the eight first qualified teams joined the playoffs while the last qualified one was directly relegated and the 13th qualified played a relegation playoff.

## Teams

| Team | Coach | City | Venue | Capacity |
| Alkar | Damir Milačić | Sinj | Sinj Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Cedevita | Veljko Mršić | Zagreb | Dom Sportova | 3,100 |
| Cibona | Damir Mulaomerović | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall | 5,400 |
| Gorica | Boris Džidić | Velika Gorica | Velika Gorica High Schools' Hall | 1,000 |
| Hermes Analitica | Zvonimir Mravak | Zagreb | Vladimir Prelog Science and Mathematics School's Sports Hall | 600 |
| Jolly Jadranska banka Šibenik | Ivan Velić | Šibenik | Baldekin Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Kvarner 2010 | Marijan Mance | Rijeka | Dinko Lukarić Hall | 1,100 |
| Split | Ivica Skelin | Split | Arena Gripe | 3,500 |
| Šibenik | Vladimir Anzulović | Šibenik | Baldekin Sports Hall | 1,500 |
| Škrljevo | Damir Rajković | Škrljevo | Mavrinci Hall | 1,000 |
| Vrijednosnice Osijek | Vladimir Krstić | Osijek | Gradski vrt Hall | 3,538 |
| Zabok | Dragutin Črnjević | Zabok | Zabok Sports Hall | 3,000 |
| Zadar | Aramis Naglić | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall | 8,500 |
| Zagreb | Danijel Jusup | Zagreb | Trnsko Sports Hall | 2,500 |
* Teams that play in the 2016–17 Adriatic League
* Teams that play in the 2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Šibenik | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2254 | 1932 | +322 | 47 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Split | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2137 | 1949 | +188 | 47 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Jolly JBŠ | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2215 | 1957 | +258 | 46 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Cibona | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2241 | 2012 | +229 | 46 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Zadar | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2185 | 1989 | +196 | 45 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Cedevita | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2226 | 1889 | +337 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Vrijednosnice | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1964 | 1934 | +30 | 39 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Zagreb | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2147 | 2179 | −32 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Škrljevo | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1975 | 2028 | −53 | 36 | |
| 10 | Zabok | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2127 | 2352 | −225 | 34 | |
| 11 | Alkar | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1923 | 2235 | −312 | 32 | |
| 12 | Hermes Analitica | 26 | 6 | 20 | 2043 | 2362 | −319 | 32 | |
| 13 | Gorica | 26 | 6 | 20 | 2022 | 2324 | −302 | 32 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Kvarner 2010 (R) | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1897 | 2214 | −317 | 28 | Relegation to A-2 Liga |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALK | CED | CIB | GOR | HER | JOL | KVA | SPL | ŠIB | ŠKR | VRO | ZAB | ZAD | ZAG |
| Alkar | | 63–83 | 80–98 | 95–78 | 89–64 | 63–85 | 89–71 | 56–93 | 81–89 | 75–73 | 54–87 | 76–78 | 89–83 | 72–90 |
| Cedevita | 111–71 | | 90–71 | 92–70 | 106–85 | 82–66 | 75–43 | 69–76 | 64–69 | 93–78 | 75–65 | 112–81 | 77–75 | 95–73 |
| Cibona | 89–60 | 71–69 | | 90–65 | 96–78 | 78–87 | 93–77 | 76–70 | 94–83 | 98–71 | 97–69 | 94–83 | 102–88 | 91–87 |
| Gorica | 94–67 | 68–88 | 70–80 | | 124–113 | 92–109 | 92–82 | 60–79 | 81–99 | 73–83 | 80–64 | 109–95 | 81–99 | 78–87 |
| Hermes Analitica | 89–80 | 67–106 | 80–89 | 99–73 | | 79–90 | 81–78 | 69–76 | 61–92 | 97–77 | 80–87 | 93–86 | 73–96 | 82–92 |
| Jolly JBŠ | 101–76 | 84–78 | 80–75 | 91–49 | 100–59 | | 87–81 | 98–62 | 77–76 | 86–74 | 74–62 | 94–78 | 87–57 | 96–79 |
| Kvarner | 53–57 | 78–85 | 86–98 | 73–77 | 78–72 | 76–92 | | 81–88 | 76–98 | 67–93 | 50–47 | 76–69 | 72–77 | 67–72 |
| Split | 85–74 | 66–63 | 82–75 | 89–70 | 91–61 | 85–77 | 88–69 | | 107–106 | 78–71 | 84–80 | 105–68 | 91–94 | 77–71 |
| GKK Šibenik | 78–70 | 95–81 | 67–69 | 100–75 | 93–75 | 87–77 | 94–75 | 92–73 | | 88–68 | 78–66 | 89–64 | 64–53 | 108–73 |
| Škrljevo | 91–84 | 80–77 | 74–92 | 85–69 | 87–77 | 80–93 | 83–72 | 59–61 | 60–74 | | 59–75 | 90–58 | 67–70 | 74–55 |
| Vrijednosnice Osijek | 76–69 | 70–98 | 78–71 | 92–78 | 101–76 | 62–64 | 84–66 | 62–72 | 80–81 | 72–75 | | 84–78 | 77–80 | 75–63 |
| Zabok | 104–84 | 85–103 | 78–84 | 78–68 | 83–88 | 98–85 | 85–83 | 71–86 | 69–93 | 88–80 | 76–85 | | 87–84 | 83–95 |
| Zadar | 101–67 | 71–63 | 90–80 | 97–53 | 92–76 | 84–72 | 101–64 | 84–89 | 80–76 | 74–65 | 73–64 | 95–81 | | 94–86 |
| Zagreb | 80–71 | 68–91 | 70–90 | 98–95 | 100–69 | 85–63 | 96–75 | 93–84 | 83–85 | 82–78 | 69–75 | 114–118 | 86–93 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Šibenik | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zagreb | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zagreb | 0 | 1 | Šibenik | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cibona | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Cibona | 2 | 4 | Cibona | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Zadar | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Zadar | 1 | | | | 4 | Cibona | 2 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Cedevita | 3 |
| 3 | Jolly JBŠ | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | Cedevita | 3 |
| 6 | Cedevita | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cedevita | 2 | 6 | Cedevita | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Split | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Split | 2 | 2 | Split | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Vrijednosnice | 1 | | | | | | |