2016–17 Turkish Women's Basketball League

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Turkish Women's Basketball League
Season2016–17
Number of games182 (Regular Season)
Number of teams14
Finals
Champions Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
  Runners-up Fenerbahçe
2017–18
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2017.

The 2016-17 Turkish Women's Basketball League is the 37th edition of the top-flight professional women's basketball league in Turkey.

Contents

Tosyalı Toyo Osmaniye and MBK Doğuş Hastanesi promoted to Turkish Women's Basketball League after 2015-2016 season. [1]

On June 10 İstanbul BGD and Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi have merged and it will compete as Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi. [2] Girne Üniversitesi took the spot of the Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi. [3]

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi 2622419951600+39548Advance to Playoffs
2 Fenerbahçe 2621520541681+37347
3 Galatasaray 2620620221789+23346
4 Bellona AGÜ 2619717831635+14845
5 Beşiktaş 2617917161615+10143
6 Hatay BŞB 26141218061795+1140
7 Mersin BŞB 261214180618756938
8 İstanbul Üniversitesi 2612141830194011038
9 Adana ASKİ 261016176418397536
10 Botaş 2610161711182311236
11 Girne Üniversitesi 267191817196514833
12 Canik Belediye 267191723194322033
13 MBK Doğuş Hastanesi 266201641192728632Relegation to TWB2L
14 Tosyalı Toyo Osmaniye 265211772201324131
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2017. Source: TWBL

Results

Home \ Away AGÜ ADA BEŞ BOT CAN FEN GAL GİR HAT İÜN MBK MER OSM YDÜ
Bellona AGÜ 61–6066–5669–7065–6058–7360–5684–8275–6177–6680–5373–6468–6176–74
Adana ASKİ 47–6661–5678–8572–5569–7656–8082–7658–6575–8256–5770–5876–7476–89
Beşiktaş 20–062–7375–6078–7362–6089–7672–6268–6476–5971–6268–5475–6767–73
Botaş 53–7753–7641–7255–7165–8777–7474–6176–5775–6283–8868–5781–7267–83
Canik Belediye 68–7256–8053–6672–7059–7476–8873–6557–5956–6862–5978–8267–5575–81
Fenerbahçe 74–7986–5866–4764–60106–6377–5590–81103–7676–6492–6471–6492–5876–64
Galatasaray 77–6964–5974–6283–6375–7089–7389–6873–6776–7097–6292–5989–7860–81
Girne Üniversitesi 68–7771–6565–7179–7682–6456–7668–8869–5590–9366–6068–7971–8466–57
Hatay BŞB 73–7467–6464–6171–7084–5759–7769–8279–6166–5286–7373–6665–5772–73
İstanbul Üniversitesi 48–8166–5965–7176–7286–10174–7365–7883–8776–7579–7473–5475–6472–102
MBK Doğuş Hastanesi 44–6374–6349–5263–7780–5751–7566–7676–7269–7846–8084–9458–7955–82
Mersin BŞB 75–7472–8094–8466–7575–6279–7670–7174–6960–7285–5967–6476–6371–79
Tosyalı Toyo Osmaniye 73–6686–9074–8070–6582–8669–9963–9675–6068–7862–6670–7663–6564–85
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi 79–72102–6170–6520–084–5258–6272–6469–5476–7189–7170–3475–56108–41
Source: TWBL Fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play-off

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                   
1 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi 8394X
8 İstanbul Üniversitesi 37 51 X
1 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi 767774X X
5 Beşiktaş 62 76 59 X X
4 Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi 6562 57
5 Beşiktaş 58 6564
1 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi 787370 72 76
2 Fenerbahçe 70 67 717975
2 Fenerbahçe 82102X
7 Mersin BŞB 71 64 X
2 Fenerbahçe 839777X X
3 Galatasaray 61 73 63 X X
3 Galatasaray 7287X
6 Hatay BŞB 69 81 X

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