The 2016–17 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 24th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The season started on 21 September 2016, and ended on 9 June 2017.
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Season | 2016–17 | |||||||||
Duration | 21 September 2016 – 9 June 2017 | |||||||||
Number of games | 220 (regular season) | |||||||||
Number of teams | 10 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | ||||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Žalgiris (19th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Lietkabelis | |||||||||
Third place | Lietuvos rytas | |||||||||
Fourth place | Neptūnas | |||||||||
Finals MVP | ||||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Average attendance | 2,286 | |||||||||
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
Žalgiris was the defending champion, and successfully defended its title. The title was the seventh consecutive championship for Žalgiris.[3]
Competition format
editDuring the regular season, all teams played 36 games. The top eight teams, after playing 36 games each, joined the playoffs, in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were also played in that format.
The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The final series for the first place was played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for the third place was played in a best-of-five format.[4]
Teams
editTeam | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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Dzūkija | Alytus | Alytus Arena | 5,500 |
Juventus | Utena | Utena Arena | 2,000 |
Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | Cido Arena | 7,000 |
Lietuvos rytas | Vilnius | Lietuvos rytas Arena | 2,500
11,000 |
Neptūnas | Klaipėda | Švyturys Arena | 6,500 |
Nevėžis | Kėdainiai | Kėdainiai Arena | 2,200 |
Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys | Pieno žvaigždės Arena | 1,500 |
Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,900 |
Vytautas | Prienai-Birštonas | Prienai Arena | 1,500 |
Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,500 |
Regular season
editIn the regular season, teams played against each other four times, home-and-away, in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advanced to the playoffs. The regular season started on 21 September 2016.
Table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Žalgiris | 36 | 33 | 3 | 3033 | 2424 | +609 | Advance to Play-offs |
2 | Lietuvos rytas | 36 | 26 | 10 | 2951 | 2622 | +329 | |
3 | Lietkabelis | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2904 | 2728 | +176 | |
4 | Neptūnas | 36 | 21 | 15 | 2790 | 2623 | +167 | |
5 | Juventus | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2941 | 2915 | +26 | |
6 | Vytautas | 36 | 18 | 18 | 2782 | 2735 | +47 | |
7 | Pieno žvaigždės | 36 | 15 | 21 | 2810 | 2898 | −88 | |
8 | Dzūkija | 36 | 10 | 26 | 2471 | 2769 | −298 | |
9 | Nevėžis | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2664 | 2994 | −330 | |
10 | Šiauliai | 36 | 6 | 30 | 2551 | 3189 | −638 |
Results
editRounds 1 and 2
editRounds 3 and 4
editPlayoffs
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Žalgiris | 80 | 87 | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 Dzūkija | 73 | 74 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Žalgiris | 83 | 70 | 83 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 Neptūnas | 54 | 73 | 60 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 Neptūnas | 93 | 78 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Juventus | 75 | 57 | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Žalgiris | 73 | 83 | 97 | 72 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Lietkabelis | 67 | 86 | 58 | 59 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Lietuvos rytas | 106 | 89 | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 Pieno žvaigždės | 73 | 80 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Lietuvos rytas | 96 | 73 | 73 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Lietkabelis | 85 | 90 | 81 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Lietkabelis | 77 | 84 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 Vytautas | 75 | 71 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third place | ||||||
3 Lietuvos rytas | 79 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 75 | |
4 Neptūnas | 60 | 83 | 54 | 70 | 66 | |
Attendance data
editAttendance data included playoff games:
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Neptūnas | 104,170 | 5,970 | 2,210 | 4,340 | +9.6% |
2 | Žalgiris | 100,047 | 11,841 | 1,705 | 4,002 | +4.2% |
3 | Lietkabelis | 89,334 | 7,013 | 1,914 | 3,722 | +147.1% |
4 | Lietuvos rytas | 60,081 | 9,930 | 780 | 2,403 | −5.2% |
5 | Dzūkija | 33,927 | 3,156 | 731 | 1,786 | −22.8% |
6 | Juventus | 27,481 | 2,216 | 820 | 1,446 | +1.2% |
7 | Šiauliai | 24,340 | 2,800 | 300 | 1,352 | −14.1% |
8 | Nevėžis | 15,918 | 1,785 | 450 | 884 | −1.1% |
9 | Vytautas | 13,394 | 1,500 | 270 | 715 | +3.3% |
10 | Pieno žvaigždės | 11,470 | 1,100 | 150 | 604 | +8.4% |
League total | 480,362 | 11,841 | 150 | 2,287 | +12.7% |
Updated to games played on 10 June 2017
Source: LKL
Clubs in European competitions
editTeam | Competition | Progress |
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Žalgiris | EuroLeague | 10th |
Lietuvos rytas | EuroCup | Top 16 |
Lietkabelis | Top 16 | |
Neptūnas | Champions League | Round of 16 |
Juventus | Round of 32 | |
Vytautas | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
Šiauliai | Regular season |
Clubs in regional competitions
editTeam | Competition | Progress |
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Vytautas | Baltic Basketball League | Champion |
Pieno žvaigždės | Finalist | |
Nevėžis | Quarterfinals |
References
edit- ^ "Savaitės apžvalga: Istorinė "Lietkabelio" pergalė bei fenomenalus M. Echodo pasirodymas" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Edgaras Ulanovas – naudingiausias finalo serijos krepšininkas" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Zalgiris wins its 7th consecutive Lithuanian championship!
- ^ Čempionato sistema Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine