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2016–17 WABA League

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2016–17 WABA League
LeagueAdriatic League
SportBasketball
Duration5 October 2016 – 19 March 2017
Number of games58
Number of teams10
Total attendance13157 (missing data for some matches)
TV partner(s)Montenegro RTCG
2016–17
Season championsSlovenia Athlete Celje (2nd title)
WABA League seasons

WABA League for the season 2016–17 was the sixteen season of the Adriatic League. Competition included ten teams from six countries. In this season participating clubs from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Slovenia and from Macedonia. WABA League for the season 2016–17 has begun to play October 2016. and ended in March 2017.

It was originally intended that in group A play Nikšić 1995 from Montenegro, but after giving up this team, in its place was moved from Group B team Play Off Happy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Team Play Off Sarajevo at the beginning of 2017 changed the general sponsor, and is the first part of the season appeared well Play Off Happy, and the other as Play Off Ultra.

Team information

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Country Teams Team City Venue (Capacity)
Serbia Serbia 3
Crvena zvezda Belgrade Basket city Hall (1.600)
Partizan 1953 Belgrade Sports Hall Ranko Žeravica (5.000)
Hall Vizura Sport (1,500)
Kraljevo Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall (3.331)
Slovenia Slovenia 2
Athlete Celje Celje Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center (1.500)
Triglav Kranj Kranj Športna dvorana Planina (800)
Bulgaria Bulgaria 2
Montana 2003 Montana Sports Hall Mladost
Beroe Stara Zagora Municipal Hall (1.000)
Montenegro Montenegro 1
Budućnost Bemax Podgorica Morača Sports Center (4,570)
University Sports&Culture Hall (770)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Play Off Ultra Sarajevo Skenderija (5.616)
Ramiz Salčin Hall (1.500)
North Macedonia Macedonia 1
Badel 1862 Skopje Nezavisna Makedonija (n / a)
Sports Hall Vardar (n / a)

Regular season

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In the Regular season was played with 10 teams divided into 2 groups of 5 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in each group at the end of the regular season were placed in the League 8. The regular season began on 5 October 2016 and it will end on 11 January 2017.

Group A

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Main article: WABA League 2016–17 Group A
Place Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Bulgaria Beroe 8 7 1 617 479 +138 15 League 8
2. Slovenia Triglav Kranj 8 5 3 471 476 -5 13
3. Bosnia and Herzegovina Play Off Ultra 8 4 4 545 556 -11 12
4. Serbia Partizan 1953 8 3 5 560 576 -16 11
5. Serbia Kraljevo 8 1 7 496 602 -106 9

Group B

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Main article: WABA League 2016–17 Group B
Place Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Montenegro Budućnost Bemax 8 6 2 631 510 +121 14 League 8
2. Bulgaria Montana 2003 8 6 2 574 527 +47 14
3. Slovenia Athlete Celje 8 6 2 652 547 +105 13
4. Serbia Crvena zvezda 8 2 6 543 562 -19 10
5. North Macedonia Badel 1862 8 0 8 396 650 -254 8

League 8

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Main article: WABA League 2016–17 League 8

In the League 8 was played with 8 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with one game each at home and away. The four best teams in League 8 at the end of the last round were placed on the Final Four. The regular season began on 18 January 2017 and it will end on 15 March 2017.

Place Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Bulgaria Montana 2003 14 10 4 1046 965 +81 24 Final Four
2. Bulgaria Beroe 14 10 4 1039 910 +129 24
3. Montenegro Budućnost Bemax 14 10 4 986 857 +129 24
4. Slovenia Athlete Celje 14 9 5 1041 991 +50 23
5. Serbia Crvena zvezda 14 6 8 972 1044 -72 20
6. Slovenia Triglav Kranj (-1) 14 6 8 765 833 -68 19
7. Bosnia and Herzegovina Play Off Ultra 14 3 11 1005 1107 -102 17
8. Serbia Partizan 1953 14 2 12 889 1036 -147 16

Classification 9–12

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Classification 9–12 of the WABA League took place between 25 January 2017 and it will end on 9 February 2017. Due to the withdrawal of individual teams before the season starts, match for 11th place have been canceled. Before the start of matches to 9th place, Badel 1862 is withdrew from playing this stage of the competition.[2]

Ninth place game

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Serbia Kraljevo 40:0 North Macedonia Badel 1862 20:0 20:0

Final four

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Main article: WABA League 2016–17 Final Four

Final Four to be played from 18–19 March 2017 in the Podgorica, Montenegro.

 
Semi-finals
18 March		Final
19 March
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Bulgaria Montana 2003 74
 
 
 
 Slovenia Athlete Celje 85
 
 Slovenia Athlete Celje 61
 
 
 
 Bulgaria Beroe 57
 
 Bulgaria Beroe 66
 
 
 Montenegro Budućnost Bemax 64
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Bulgaria Montana 2003 41
 
 
 Montenegro Budućnost Bemax 44


2016–17 WABA League

Slovenia
Athlete Celje
2nd Title

Awards

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1st Team

2nd Team

All-Defensive Team

Honorable Mention

All-Newcomers Team

References

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  1. ^ "Play Off Happy prebačen u grupu A". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Badel 1862 odustao od razigravanja". Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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