Competition details | |||
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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 | ||
← 2015–16 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.
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Teams that play in the Balkan International Basketball League |
Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sigal Prishtina | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2497 | 1895 | +602 | 49 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Bashkimi Prizren | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2333 | 1851 | +482 | 47 | |
3 | Peja | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2331 | 1772 | +559 | 46 | |
4 | Trepça | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2167 | 1839 | +328 | 43 | |
5 | Golden Eagle Ylli | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2127 | 2310 | −183 | 36 | |
6 | Rahoveci | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1942 | 2188 | −246 | 35 | |
7 | Kerasan Prishtina | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1748 | 2527 | −779 | 28 | Qualification for relegation playoffs |
8 | Vëllaznimi | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1903 | 2553 | −650 | 28 | Relegation to Liga e Parë |
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-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
1 Sigal Prishtina | 89 | 119 | 104 | |||||||||||
4 Trepça | 78 | 77 | 82 | |||||||||||
1 Sigal Prishtina | 66 | 78 | 81 | 73 | ||||||||||
2 Bashkimi Prizren | 76 | 73 | 65 | 64 | ||||||||||
2 Bashkimi Prizren | 116 | 94 | 117 | |||||||||||
3 Peja | 87 | 65 | 96 | |||||||||||
Kerasan Prishtina defeated Drita in the relegation playoffs. [2]
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