The 2009–10 A-1 League (Croatian: A-1 liga 2009./10.) was the 19th season of the A-1 League, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia. The first half of the season consisted of 10 teams and 90-game regular season (9 games for each of the 10 teams) began on Saturday, October 17, 2009 and ended on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The second half of the season consists of 4 teams from ABA League and the best 4 teams from first half of the season.
| 2009–10 A-1 League | |
|---|---|
| League | A-1 League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 17, 2009 – March 14, 2010 (regular season) |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Zabok |
| Season MVP |  Toni Bizaca (Trogir) |
| Top scorer | Toni Bizaca (Trogir) (24.89 ppg) |
| Champions Round | |
| Season champions | Cibona |
| Playoff stage | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Cibona |
| Runners-up | Zadar |
Team information
editVenues and locations
edit| Teams | Team | City | Venue (Capacity) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season teams | 10 | |||
| Borik Puntamika | Zadar | Jazine Basketball Hall (3,000) | ||
| Dubrava | Zagreb | Športska dvorana Dubrava (1,800) | ||
| Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik | Športska dvorana Gospino polje (2,500) | ||
| Kaštel Galerija | Kaštel Stari | |||
| Split | Split | Arena Gripe (6,000) | ||
| Svjetlost Brod | Slavonski Brod | Sportska dvorana Vijuš (2,200) | ||
| Šibenik | Šibenik | Sportska dvorana Baldekin (900) | ||
| Trogir | Trogir | Sportska dvorana Vinko Kandija (1,000) | ||
| Vrijednosnice OS Darda | Darda | Sportska dvorana Darda (600) | ||
| Zabok | Zabok | Športska dvorana Bedekovčina (2,500) | ||
| Teams already qualified for Champions League | 4 | |||
| Cedevita | Zagreb | Sportska dvorana Sutinska vrela (2,000) | ||
| Cibona | Zagreb | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5,400) | ||
| Zadar | Zadar | Krešimir Ćosić Hall (8,500) | ||
| Zagreb | Zagreb | Športska dvorana Trnsko (2,500) |
Regular season
edit| Clinched Champions round berth |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zabok | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1489 | 1392 |
| 2 | Svjetlost Brod | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1515 | 1460 |
| 3 | Trogir | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1524 | 1484 |
| 4 | Vrijednosnice OS Darda | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1444 | 1446 |
| 5 | Borik Puntamika | 28 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1347 | 1301 |
| 6 | Split | 27 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1420 | 1335 |
| 7 | Dubrava | 26 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1389 | 1433 |
| 8 | Dubrovnik | 25 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1466 | 1518 |
| 9 | Šibenik | 23 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1443 | 1578 |
| 10 | Kaštel Galerija | 22 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1318 | 1408 |
Champions Round
edit| Clinched Playoffs berth |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cibona | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1276 | 1012 | +264 |
| 2 | Zadar | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1259 | 1067 | +192 |
| 3 | Cedevita | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1279 | 1074 | +205 |
| 4 | Zagreb CO | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1207 | 1132 | +75 |
| 5 | Zabok | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1124 | 1236 | -112 |
| 6 | Svjetlost Brod | 18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1170 | 1369 | -199 |
| 7 | Trogir | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1104 | 1302 | -198 |
| 8 | Vrijednosnice OS Darda | 15 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 984 | 1211 | -227 |
Relegation and Promotion Rounds
editRelegation round
edit| Promotion Round | |
| Relegated |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borik Puntamika | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1547 | 1408 | +139 |
| 2 | Split CO | 32 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1582 | 1465 | +117 |
| 3 | Dubrava | 31 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1612 | 1603 | +9 |
| 4 | Dubrovnik | 30 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1657 | 1703 | -46 |
| 5 | Šibenik | 27 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1621 | 1736 | -115 |
| 6 | Kaštel Galerija | 26 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1498 | 1602 | -104 |
Promotion Round
editPromotion League comprises five regional second division winners.
| Promoted |
| # | Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kvarner 2010 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 887 | 708 | +179 |
| 2 | Alkar | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 790 | 694 | +96 |
| 3 | Šibenik | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 779 | 769 | +10 |
| 4 | Mladost | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 733 | 794 | -61 |
| 5 | Međimurje | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 763 | 824 | -61 |
| 5 | Belišće | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 695 | 858 | -163 |
Playoffs
editTeams in italics had home advantage. Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cibona | 93 | 78 | – | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Zagreb CO | 75 | 65 | – | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Cibona | 76 | 72 | 87 | 78 | 95 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Zadar | 80 | 77 | 81 | 71 | 73 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Zadar | 83 | 76 | 81 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Cedevita | 63 | 83 | 79 | |||||||||||||