2016–17 Macedonian First League (basketball) season

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Macedonian First League
Season2016–17
Teams10
Dates19 November 2016 – 4 March 2017
(Regular season)
TV Macedonian Radio Television
Final positions
Top seed MZT Skopje
Champions MZT Skopje (6th title)
Runners-up Karpoš Sokoli
Awards
MVP Flag of the Netherlands.svg Charlon Kloof
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The 2016–17 Macedonian First League was the 25th season of the Macedonian First League, with 10 teams participating in it. The season's regular season started on 19 November 2016 and finished on 4 March 2017. MZT Skopje and Karpoš Sokoli joined the league in a further stage. The season finished with the last game of the Finals on 27 May 2017. MZT Skopje won its sixth national title. [1]

Contents

Teams

MZT Skopje participated in both ABA League and EuroCup Basketball. Karpoš Sokoli participated in both ABA League and Balkan International Basketball League. Both teams would join the First League after January 2017 with the start of the second stage.

TeamCityArenaColourCoach
Feni Industries Kavadarci Jasmin    Flag of North Macedonia.svg Ljupčo Malinkov
Rabotnički Skopje Gradski Park   Flag of North Macedonia.svg Marin Dokuzovski
Kumanovo 2009 Kumanovo Sports Hall Kumanovo    Flag of North Macedonia.svg Marjan Srbinovski
MZT Skopje Skopje Jane Sandanski Arena    Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Nazor
Strumica Strumica Park   Flag of North Macedonia.svg Petar Nastev
Kožuv Gevgelija 26-ti April   Flag of North Macedonia.svg Igor Mihajlovski
Karpoš Sokoli Skopje Boris Trajkovski Sports Center    Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Nikolić
AV Ohrid Ohrid Biljanini Izvori    Flag of North Macedonia.svg Petar Čočoroski
Vardar Skopje SRC Kale    Flag of North Macedonia.svg Gjorgji Kočov
Pelister Bitola Sports Hall Mladost    Flag of North Macedonia.svg Zoran Petkovski
Teams that participate in the ABA League
Teams that participate in the Balkan International Basketball League

Regular season

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Feni Industries 141221106925+18126Qualification to group 1 to 6
2 Rabotnički 141131192954+23825
3 Kumanovo [lower-alpha 1] 141041033957+7623
4 Kožuv [lower-alpha 2] 14951049936+11322
5 Strumica [lower-alpha 3] 14599101015−10518Qualification to group 7 to 10
6 AV Ohrid 144109031014−11118
7 Pelister 144109091089−18018
8 Vardar 140149041116−21214
Source: Macedonian Basketball Federation
Notes:
  1. ↑ Kumanovo docked one point.
  2. ↑ Kožuv docked one point.
  3. ↑ Strumica docked one point.

Second stage

Group 1 to 6

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 MZT Skopje 1091807695+11219Qualification to playoffs
2 Rabotnički 1073802755+4717
3 Karpoš Sokoli 1073842795+4717
4 Kumanovo 1037803869−6613
5 Feni Industries 1028718830−11212
6 Kožuv 1028783811−2812

Group 7 to 10

Matches of the regular season are included in the final table of the group.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Strumica [lower-alpha 1] 2091113041400−9628
2 AV Ohrid 2071313341450−11627
3 Pelister 2071313101496−18627
4 Vardar 2021813291539−21022Relegated
Source: Macedonian Basketball Federation
Notes:
  1. ↑ Strumica docked one point.

Playoffs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
1 MZT Skopje 71938400
 
 
 
4 Kumanovo 2009 51886400
 
1 MZT Skopje 7793867886
 
 
 
3 Karpoš Sokoli 76104808682
 
2 Rabotnički 76796500
 
 
3 Karpoš Sokoli 77907600
 

Awards

MVP

PosPlayerTeamRef
G Flag of the Netherlands.svg Charlon Kloof MZT Skopje [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "MZT Skopje beats Karpos Sokol for the title of FYROM". Sportando.com. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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