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.

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

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 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 2
Athlete Celje Celje Dvorana Gimnazije Celje – Center (1.500)
Triglav Kranj Kranj Športna dvorana Planina (800)
  Bulgaria 2
Montana 2003 Montana Sports Hall Mladost
Beroe Stara Zagora Municipal Hall (1.000)
  Montenegro 1
Budućnost Bemax Podgorica Morača Sports Center (4,570)
University Sports&Culture Hall (770)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
Play Off Ultra Sarajevo Skenderija (5.616)
Ramiz Salčin Hall (1.500)
  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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Place Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1.   Beroe 8 7 1 617 479 +138 15 League 8
2.   Triglav Kranj 8 5 3 471 476 -5 13
3.   Play Off Ultra 8 4 4 545 556 -11 12
4.   Partizan 1953 8 3 5 560 576 -16 11
5.   Kraljevo 8 1 7 496 602 -106 9

Group B

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Place Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1.   Budućnost Bemax 8 6 2 631 510 +121 14 League 8
2.   Montana 2003 8 6 2 574 527 +47 14
3.   Athlete Celje 8 6 2 652 547 +105 13
4.   Crvena zvezda 8 2 6 543 562 -19 10
5.   Badel 1862 8 0 8 396 650 -254 8

League 8

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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.   Montana 2003 14 10 4 1046 965 +81 24 Final Four
2.   Beroe 14 10 4 1039 910 +129 24
3.   Budućnost Bemax 14 10 4 986 857 +129 24
4.   Athlete Celje 14 9 5 1041 991 +50 23
5.   Crvena zvezda 14 6 8 972 1044 -72 20
6.   Triglav Kranj (-1) 14 6 8 765 833 -68 19
7.   Play Off Ultra 14 3 11 1005 1107 -102 17
8.   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
  Kraljevo 40:0   Badel 1862 20:0 20:0

Final four

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

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


2016–17 WABA League

 
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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