2016–17 Albanian Basketball Superleague

The 2016–17 Albanian Basketball Superleague, was the 51st season of the top professional basketball league in Albania.

Albanian Basketball Superleague
Season2016–17
Games played60 (Regular season)
Teams6
TV partner(s)Telesport
TVSH
Finals
ChampionsTirana
  Runners-upVllaznia

Finally, Tirana conquered its 19th title, the first one since 2012.

Clubs and arenas

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Locations of the 2016–17 Albanian Superliga teams
Club Location Founded Colours Arena Capacity Head Coach
Ardhmëria Tiranë
2006
   
Asllan Rusi Sports Palace
3,000
  Afrim Bilali
Flamurtari Vlorë
1924
   
Vlorë Sports Palace
1,000
  Vladimir Birçe
Kamza Kamëz
1962
   
Bathore Sports Hall
500
  Adem Muhametaj
Teuta Durrës
1925
   
Ramazan Njala Sports Palace
1,000
  Artan Kalaja
Tirana Tiranë
1946
   
Farie Hoti Sports Palace
3,000
  Bujar Shehu
Vllaznia Shkodër
1919
   
Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace
1,200
  Bledar Gjeçaj

Overview

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In the last round of the regular season, leader Tirana beat Flamurtari, that lost all their matches, by 207–42 establishing a new record in the Albanian league.[1][2]

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tirana 19 17 2 1944 1241 +703 36 Playoffs
2 Vllaznia 19 14 5 1524 1305 +219 33
3 Teuta 19 12 7 1446 1316 +130 31
4 Kamza 19 9 10 1425 1504 −79 28
5 Ardhmëria 19 5 14 1308 1321 −13 24 Relegation playoffs
6 Flamurtari 19 0 19 935 1895 −960 19 Relegation
Source: EuroBasket

Playoffs

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In the finals, the seeded team played games 1, 3 and 5 (finally not necessary) at home.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Tirana1271180
 
 
 
Kamza90790
 
Tirana98908700
 
 
 
Vllaznia71878000
 
Vllaznia93870
 
 
Teuta56620
 

References

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  1. ^ "¡Qué locura! Ganan por 165 puntos y anotan más de 200 en un duelo de la Liga de Albania" (in Spanish). Gigantes del Basket. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Domestic league: A historic win for Tirana". Balkan International Basketball League. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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