2017–18 A-1 League
The 2017–18 Premier League was the 27th season of the Premier League, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia. It will start on 6 October 2017.
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2017–18 | ||
Teams | 13 | ||
Dates |
October 6, 2017–April 26, 2018 (Regular season) May 2, 2018–June 3, 2018 (Playoffs) | ||
TV |
HRT Arena Sport | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Cedevita (5th title) | ||
Runners-up | Cibona | ||
Semifinalists |
Split Zadar | ||
Relegated | Zagreb | ||
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
Cedevita retained the title and achieved their fifth league overall.
Format
As in the previous season, all participants in A-1 League including teams that play ABA League joined the regular season. It was played with a double round-robin format where the eight first qualified teams joined the playoffs while the last qualified one was relegated.
Current teams
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After the resign of Jolly Šibenik to its berth, the league was reduced to 13 teams. Jazine and Ribola Kaštela were promoted from the previous season. They would replace Gorica and Kvarner 2010.
Team | Coach | City | Venue | Capacity |
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Alkar | ![]() |
Sinj | ŠD Sinj | 1,500 |
Cedevita | ![]() |
Zagreb | Dom Sportova | 3,100 |
Cibona | ![]() |
Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall | 5,400 |
Hermes Analitica | ![]() |
Zagreb | ŠD Prirodoslovne škole Vladimir Prelog | 600 |
Jazine Arbanasi | ![]() |
Zadar | Jazine Basketball Hall | 3,000 |
Ribola Kaštela | ![]() |
Kaštel Sućurac | Sportska dvorana Sokolana | 1,500 |
Split | ![]() |
Split | Arena Gripe | 3,500 |
Šibenik | ![]() |
Šibenik | Dvorana Baldekin | 1,726 |
Škrljevo | ![]() |
Škrljevo | Dvorana Mavrinci | 1,000 |
Vrijednosnice | ![]() |
Osijek | Gradski Vrt | 3,538 |
Zabok | ![]() |
Zabok | Zabok Sports Hall | 3,000 |
Zadar | ![]() |
Zadar | Dvorana Krešimir Ćosić | 10,000 |
Zagreb | ![]() |
Zagreb | ŠD Trnsko | 2,500 |
Teams that play in the 2017–18 First Adriatic League | |
Teams that play in the 2017–18 Second Adriatic League | |
Teams that play in the 2017-18 Alpe Adria Cup |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cedevita | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2153 | 1584 | +569 | 47 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Zadar | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2266 | 1789 | +477 | 47 | |
3 | Cibona | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2145 | 1810 | +335 | 42 | |
4 | Split | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2102 | 1924 | +178 | 40 | |
5 | Šibenik | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1875 | 1771 | +104 | 40 | |
6 | Škrljevo | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2003 | 1993 | +10 | 37 | |
7 | Zabok | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1876 | 1821 | +55 | 36 | |
8 | Vrijednosnice Osijek | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1796 | 1923 | −127 | 32 | |
9 | Alkar | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1733 | 1994 | −261 | 31 | |
10 | Hermes Analitica | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1759 | 1974 | −215 | 31 | |
11 | Jazine Arbanasi (R) | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1819 | 2147 | −328 | 29 | Relegation |
12 | Ribola Kaštela (R) | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1696 | 2100 | −404 | 28 | |
13 | Zagreb (R) | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1929 | 2322 | −393 | 28 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals and semifinals were played in a best-of-three-games format, while the finals in a best-of-five one (1-3-5).
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Cedevita | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Vrijednosnice | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cedevita | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Split | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Split | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Šibenik | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cedevita | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Cibona | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Zadar | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Zabok | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Zadar | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Cibona | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Cibona | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Škrljevo | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Cedevita | 2–0 | Vrijednosnice | 101–67 | 89–62 | — |
Zadar | 2–0 | Zabok | 98–76 | 87–69 | — |
Cibona | 2–1 | Škrljevo | 88–65 | 61–62 | 116–77 |
Split | 2–0 | Šibenik | 94–76 | 84–82 | — |
Semifinals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Cedevita | 2−1 | Split | 84−80 | 66–75 | 95–64 |
Zadar | 1−2 | Cibona | 89−78 | 86–96 | 88–96 |
Finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg |
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Cedevita | 3–1 | Cibona | 87–96 | 82–73 | 81–54 | 77–68 |
References
- Tablica klubova. Croatian Basketball Federation.