2016–17 Basketligan season

Not to be confused with 2016–17 Basketligaen.

Basketligan
Season	2016–17
Duration	6 October 2016 – 26 March 2017 (Regular season) 31 March 2016 – 10 May 2017 (Playoffs)
Teams	9
Regular season
Top seed	Luleå
Season MVP	Joakim Kjellbom
Finals
Champions	Luleå (8th title)
Runners-up	Södertälje Kings
Semifinalists	Norrköping Dolphins Uppsala
Finals MVP	Brandon Rozzell
Statistical leaders
Points Toni Bizaca 17.6 Rebounds Joakim Kjellbom 8.5 Assists Jabril Durham 6.2
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Basketligan season was the 24th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 6 October 2016 and ended on May 10, 2017. Södertälje Kings was the defending champion after achieving its 11th title in the previous season.^[1] BC Luleå won the title after beating the defending champions 4–1 in the Finals.

Competition format

The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent three times for a total of 30 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

Teams

Borås

Jämtland

Luleå

Malbas

Norrköping

Nässjö

Södertälje

Umeå

Uppsala

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Location of teams in the Basketligan 2016–17

In October 2016, Sundsvall Dragons and Eco Örebro were expelled from the league.^[2]

Team	City	Venue	Capacity
BC Luleå	Luleå	ARCUS Arena	1,700
Borås Basket	Borås	Boråshallen	3,000
Jämtland Basket	Östersund	Östersunds sporthall	1,250
Malbas	Malmö	Heleneholms Sporthall	Un­known
Norrköping Dolphins	Norrköping	Stadium Arena	4,500
KFUM Nässjö	Nässjö	Nässjö Sporthall	Un­known
Södertälje Kings	Södertälje	Täljehallen	2,200
Umeå BSKT	Umeå	Umeå Energi Arena	1,270
Uppsala Basket	Uppsala	Fyrishov	3,000

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luleå	32	24	8	2723	2352	+371	48	Qualification to Playoffs
2	Norrköping Dolphins	32	23	9	2495	2152	+343	46
3	Södertälje Kings	32	23	9	2592	2307	+285	46
4	Uppsala	32	18	14	2543	2436	+107	36
5	Borås	32	17	15	2546	2376	+170	34
6	Jämtland	32	16	16	2753	2619	+134	32
7	KFUM Nässjö	32	15	17	2388	2404	−16	30
8	Umeå BSKT	32	5	27	2254	2875	−621	10
9	Malbas	32	3	29	2139	2912	−773	6

Source: Basketligan
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points ratio; 4) Total points ratio.

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Luleå	3
	8	Umeå BSKT	0
						1	Luleå	4
						4	Uppsala	1
	4	Uppsala	3
	5	Borås	1
											1	Luleå	4
											3	Södertälje Kings	1
	2	Norrköping Dolphins	3
	7	KFUM Nässjö	0
						2	Norrköping Dolphins	2
						3	Södertälje Kings	4
	3	Södertälje Kings	3
	6	Jämtland	2

References

1. "Kings är svenska mästare för fjärde året i rad". Basketligan. 28 April 2016.
2. "Örebro kastas ur Basketligan - upphör som klubb" (in Swedish). SVT.se. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

External links

• Official Basketligan website