2016–17 Kosovo Basketball Superleague

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2016–17 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Competition details
Teams 8
Games played 224 (regular season)
9–15 (Playoffs)
Dates 8 October 2016–24 May 2017
TV RTV21
DigitAlb (SuperSport)
Final positions
Champions Sigal Prishtina (13th title)
Runners-up Bashkimi Prizren
Relegated Kerasan Prishtina
2017–18

The 2016–17 Kosovo Basketball SuperLeague was the 23rd season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. The season started on October 8, 2016, and ended on May 24, 2017. [1] Sigal Prishtina won its thirteenth title.

The Kosovo Basketball Superleague and known as the IP Superliga e Basketbollit due to sponsorship reasons is the top men's professional basketball league in Kosovo. Basketball Superleague was founded in 1991. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo.

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Teams

KB Rahoveci has been promoted to the league after winning 2015–16 Kosovo Basketball First League. KB Kastrioti who finished in last place during the 2015-2016 season, relegated from the Super League

Kosovo Basketball First League is the second-tier professional basketball league in Kosovo. It was founded in 2001 it is run by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo.

Venues and locations

Teams that play in the Balkan International Basketball League
TeamCityVenue Capacity
Bashkimi Prizren Prizren Palestra Sportive Sezair Surroi 3,200
Kerasan Prishtina Prishtinë Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve 2,500
Peja Peja Karagaq Sports Hall 3,500
Rahoveci Rahovec Salla e Sporteve Rahovec 1,500
Sigal Prishtina Prishtinë Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve 2,500
Trepça Mitrovicë Salla e sporteve Minatori 4,100
Vëllaznimi Gjakovë Shani Nushi Sports Hall 2,500
Ylli Therandë Salla e sporteve "13 Qërshori" 1,800
Notes
Promoted from the 2015–16 Kosovo Basketball First League.
Teams that play in the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup

Regular season

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sigal Prishtina 2623324971895+602 49Qualification to playoffs
2 Bashkimi Prizren 2621523331851+482 47
3 Peja 2620623311772+559 46
4 Trepça 2617921671839+328 43
5 Golden Eagle Ylli 26101621272310183 36
6 Rahoveci2691719422188246 35
7 Kerasan Prishtina2622417482527779 28Qualification for relegation playoffs
8 Vëllaznimi 2622419032553650 28Relegation to Liga e Parë

Playoffs

The semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five playoff format. The higher seeded teams played game one, three and five (if necessary) at home.

There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the single elimination, the best-of- series, the total points series more commonly known as on aggregate, and the round-robin tournament.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
1 Sigal Prishtina 8911910400
 
 
 
4 Trepça 78778200
 
1 Sigal Prishtina 667881730
 
 
 
2 Bashkimi Prizren 767365640
 
2 Bashkimi Prizren 1169411700
 
 
3 Peja 87659600
 

Play-out

Kerasan Prishtina defeated Drita in the relegation playoffs. [2]

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References

  1. Eurobasket.com 2016-2017 Kosovo Superleague
  2. "Ndeshja e II Playout-it Superliges" (in Albanian). Kosovo Basketball Federation. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.