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.

A-1 League
Season	2016–17
Duration	5 October 2016 – 23 April 2017 (Regular season) 26 April 2017 – 1 June 2017 (Playoffs)
Games played	182
Teams	14
TV partner(s)	HRT Arena Sport
Regular season
Top seed	Šibenik
Promoted	Jazine Arbanasi
Relegated	Kvarner 2010
Finals
Champions	Cedevita (4th title)
Runners-up	Cibona
Semifinalists	Šibenik Split
Statistical leaders
Points Brandon Johnson (Alkar) 22.3 Rebounds Miro Bilan (Cedevita) 8.2 Assists Brandon Johnson (Alkar) 8.1
Records
Biggest home win	Jolly JBŠ 91–49 Gorica
Biggest away win	Zabok 69–93 Šibenik
Highest scoring	Gorica 124–113 Hermes
Highest attendance	6,000 Cibona vs. Cedevita Finals, Game 5
Lowest attendance	20 Hermes Analitica vs. Šibenik
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 12 May 2017.

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

Alkar

Zadar

Zagreb

Jolly JBŠ

Šibenik

Gorica

Kvarner 2010

Split

Škrljevo

Vrijednosnice

Zabok

Zagreb clubs:

Cibona

Cedevita

Hermes

Zagreb

Location of teams in the A-1 League 2016–17

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
3	Jolly JBŠ	26	20	6	2215	1957	+258	46
4	Cibona	26	20	6	2241	2012	+229	46
5	Zadar	26	19	7	2185	1989	+196	45
6	Cedevita	26	18	8	2226	1889	+337	44
7	Vrijednosnice	26	13	13	1964	1934	+30	39
8	Zagreb	26	12	14	2147	2179	−32	38
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

Source: Croatian Basketball Federation
(R) Relegated

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

Source: Eurobasket.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Main article: 2017 A1 League playoffs

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