# 2012–13 A-1 League

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

* 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 |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Alkar | Sinj | Športska dvorana Sinj (1,500) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik | Športska dvorana Gospino polje (2,500) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Đuro Đaković | Slavonski Brod | Sportska dvorana Vijuš (2,200) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Jolly Jadranska banka Šibenik | Šibenik | Sportska dvorana Baldekin (1,500) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Križevci | Križevci | ŠŠD OŠ Ljudevita Modeca (1,600) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Kvarner 2010 | Rijeka | Dvorana Dinko Lukarić (1,100) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Osječki sokol | Osijek | Sportska dvorana Jug 2 (1,250) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Vrijednosnice OS Darda | Darda | Sportska dvorana Darda (600) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Zabok | Zabok | Športska dvorana Bedekovčina (2,500) |
| Regular season teams | 10 | Zagreb | Zagreb | Športska dvorana Trnsko (2,500) |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 4 |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 4 | Cedevita | Zagreb | Dom Sportova (3,100) |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 4 | Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 4 | Split | Split | Arena Gripe (6,000) |
| Teams already qualified for Championship Round | 4 | Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (8,500) |

## Regular season

* 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

* 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
### 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
* Report
| 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
* Report
| 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
### Bracket

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

### Semifinals

The semifinals are best-of-3 series.

#### Cibona vs. Jolly JBŠ

* May 18 18:30 CEST
* Report
| Cibona | 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
* Report
| Jolly JBŠ | 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

#### Zadar vs. Cedevita

* May 19 19:00 CEST
* Report
| Zadar | 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
* Report
| Cedevita | 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
* Report
| Zadar | 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

The finals are best-of-5 series.

#### Cibona vs. Zadar

* May 29 20:00 CEST
* Report
| Cibona | 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
* Report
| Zadar | 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
* Report
| Cibona | 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