The 2016–17 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 34th season of the Spanish basketball league. It started on 30 September 2016 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 16 June 2017 with the ACB Finals.[1] Real Madrid was the defending champion, but lost the title to Valencia Basket in the finals, which won its first league ever.
Liga Endesa1 | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 295 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 17 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | Movistar+ | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Top seed | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Relegated | Real Betis Energía Plus ICL Manresa | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Valencia Basket (1st title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Baskonia Unicaja | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Gran Canaria 111–60 Fuenlabrada (23 October 2016) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Zaragoza 57–102 Gran Canaria (26 March 2017) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Fuenlabrada 103–97 Estudiantes (4 February 2017) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 10 games Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 10 games ICL Manresa | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 14,316 Baskonia 77–62 Real Madrid (3 January 2017) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 2,793 Real Betis 76–59 Andorra (10 May 2017) | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 1,901,826 (6,447 per match) | ||||||||||||
← 2015–16 2017–18 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Endesa. |
Teams
editPromotion and relegation (pre-season)
editA total of 18 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 LEB Oro. ACB agreed with Ourense Provincia Termal its promotion to this season instead the previous one if it fulfills successfully the requirements.[2]
- Teams promoted from LEB Oro
Ourense Provincia Termal(did not fulfill the requirements)[3]Quesos Cerrato Palencia[4] (resigned to promote due to the impossibility to fulfill the requirements, its place was offered to Movistar Estudiantes)[5]Club Melilla Baloncesto[6] (resigned to promote due to the impossibility to fulfill the requirements, its place was offered to RETAbet.es GBC, which resigned to it and finally agreed to play in LEB Oro)[5][7]
After the resignation of RETAbet.es GBC to play in ACB, the ACB offered its place to Quesos Cerrato Palencia and Club Melilla Baloncesto to complete a league of 18 teams.[8] After both teams refused the invitation,[9][10] the ACB agreed to play a 17-team league.[11] On 27 September 2016, the league confirmed that the two last qualified teams will be relegated to LEB Oro.[12]
Venues and locations
editPersonnel and sponsorship
editTeam | Head coach | Captain[33] | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Baskonia | ![]() | ![]() | Hummel | Rioja |
Divina Seguros Joventut | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Divina Pastora Seguros |
FC Barcelona Lassa | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Lassa Tyres |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Herbalife |
Iberostar Tenerife | ![]() | ![]() | Austral | Iberostar |
ICL Manresa | ![]() | ![]() | Pentex | ICL Iberia |
Montakit Fuenlabrada | ![]() | ![]() | BFS | Montakit |
MoraBanc Andorra | ![]() | ![]() | Kon | MoraBanc |
Movistar Estudiantes | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Movistar |
Real Betis Energía Plus | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Energía Plus |
Real Madrid | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Teka |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | ![]() | ![]() | Erreà | RETAbet |
Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | ![]() | ![]() | Vive | Rio Natura, Monbus |
Tecnyconta Zaragoza | ![]() | ![]() | Mercury | Tecnyconta |
UCAM Murcia | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | UCAM |
Unicaja | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Unicaja, Benahavís |
Valencia Basket | ![]() | ![]() | Luanvi | Cultura del Esfuerzo1 |
- Notes
- 1. ^ Cultura del Esfuerzo is the motto of the club.
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Herbalife Gran Canaria | ![]() | End of contract | 2 June 2016[34] | Pre-season | ![]() | 30 June 2016[35] |
Baskonia | ![]() | Signed for Anadolu Efes | 14 June 2016[36] | ![]() | 8 July 2016[37] | |
Movistar Estudiantes | ![]() | Sacked | 16 June 2016 | ![]() | 27 July 2016[38] | |
FC Barcelona Lassa | ![]() | Sacked | 28 June 2016[39] | ![]() | 8 July 2016[40] | |
Real Betis Energía Plus | ![]() | End of contract | 30 June 2016[41] | ![]() | 28 July 2016 | |
Divina Seguros Joventut | ![]() | Resigned | 7 July 2016[42] | ![]() | 26 July 2016 | |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | ![]() | Resigned | 8 July 2016[43] | ![]() | 11 July 2016[44] | |
UCAM Murcia | ![]() | Signed for Lokomotiv Kuban | 25 July 2016[45] | ![]() | 28 July 2016[46] | |
UCAM Murcia | ![]() | Sacked | 23 January 2017[47] | 14th (5–12) | ![]() | 23 January 2017[48] |
Tecnyconta Zaragoza | ![]() | Sacked | 6 March 2017[49] | 14th (7–15) | ![]() | 6 March 2017[50] |
Real Betis Energía Plus | ![]() | Sacked | 10 April 2017[51] | 15th (8–18) | ![]() | 10 April 2017[52] |
Regular season
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Real Madrid | 32 | 25 | 7 | 2803 | 2500 | +303 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Baskonia | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2697 | 2445 | +252 | |
3 | Valencia Basket | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2639 | 2398 | +241 | |
4 | Unicaja | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2661 | 2495 | +166 | |
5 | Iberostar Tenerife | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2466 | 2277 | +189 | |
6 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2631 | 2426 | +205 | |
7 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 32 | 21 | 11 | 2710 | 2438 | +272 | |
8 | MoraBanc Andorra | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2611 | 2687 | −76 | |
9 | UCAM Murcia | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2558 | 2565 | −7 | |
10 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2472 | 2577 | −105 | |
11 | Movistar Estudiantes | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2611 | 2670 | −59 | |
12 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2462 | 2714 | −252 | |
13 | Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2439 | 2626 | −187 | |
14 | Divina Seguros Joventut | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2434 | 2538 | −104 | |
15 | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 32 | 9 | 23 | 2534 | 2710 | −176 | |
16 | Real Betis Energía Plus (R) | 32 | 9 | 23 | 2432 | 2683 | −251 | Relegation to LEB Oro |
17 | ICL Manresa (R) | 32 | 5 | 27 | 2374 | 2785 | −411 |
Positions by round
editThe table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In italics, the team did not play any game in that round.
Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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Real Madrid | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Baskonia | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Valencia Basket | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Unicaja | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Iberostar Tenerife | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
FC Barcelona Lassa | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
MoraBanc Andorra | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
UCAM Murcia | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Movistar Estudiantes | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Montakit Fuenlabrada | 12 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rio Natura Monbus | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Divina Seguros Joventut | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Real Betis Energía Plus | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
ICL Manresa | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Source: ACB
Results
editPlayoffs
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 Real Madrid | 107 | 77 | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 MoraBanc Andorra | 76 | 89 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 Real Madrid | 71 | 101 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 Unicaja | 68 | 72 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 Unicaja | 79 | 67 | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 Iberostar Tenerife | 65 | 73 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 Real Madrid | 87 | 79 | 64 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 Valencia Basket | 81 | 86 | 81 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 Baskonia | 71 | 79 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 Herbalife Gran Canaria | 59 | 94 | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 Baskonia | 82 | 90 | 69 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 Valencia Basket | 83 | 70 | 75 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 Valencia Basket | 83 | 79 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 FC Barcelona Lassa | 61 | 91 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Valencia Basket (C) | 43 | 31 | 12 | Qualification to EuroLeague[a] |
2 | Real Madrid | 42 | 31 | 11 | |
3 | Baskonia | 39 | 26 | 13 | |
4 | Unicaja[b] | 38 | 24 | 14 | |
5 | Iberostar Tenerife[c] | 35 | 23 | 12 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
6 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 35 | 23 | 12 | Qualification to EuroLeague[a] |
7 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 35 | 22 | 13 | Qualification to EuroCup |
8 | MoraBanc Andorra | 35 | 17 | 18 | |
9 | UCAM Murcia | 32 | 14 | 18 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
10 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 32 | 14 | 18 | Qualification to EuroCup |
11 | Movistar Estudiantes | 32 | 13 | 19 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
12 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 32 | 12 | 20 | |
13 | Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | 32 | 11 | 21 | |
14 | Divina Seguros Joventut | 32 | 11 | 21 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
15 | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 32 | 9 | 23 | |
16 | Real Betis Energía Plus (R) | 32 | 9 | 23 | Relegation to LEB Oro |
17 | ICL Manresa (R) | 32 | 5 | 27 |
- ^ a b Real Madrid, Baskonia and FC Barcelona Lassa were already qualified to EuroLeague.
- ^ Unicaja qualified to EuroLeague by winning the EuroCup.
- ^ Iberostar Tenerife qualified to Champions League regular season by winning the Champions League.
Attendances
editAttendances include playoff games:
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Baskonia | 195,169 | 14,316 | 7,382 | 9,758 | −1.6% |
2 | Real Madrid | 199,577 | 12,448 | 6,783 | 9,072 | +1.1% |
3 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 139,322 | 9,833 | 7,792 | 8,708 | −3.9% |
4 | Movistar Estudiantes | 133,696 | 13,570 | 3,299 | 8,356 | −3.4% |
5 | Valencia Basket | 179,500 | 8,500 | 7,200 | 8,159 | −0.6% |
6 | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 119,466 | 10,052 | 6,276 | 7,467 | +4.5% |
7 | Unicaja | 135,207 | 10,473 | 3,891 | 7,116 | −3.1% |
8 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 109,883 | 8,661 | 4,283 | 6,464 | −4.4% |
9 | UCAM Murcia | 90,185 | 7,500 | 4,631 | 5,637 | −5.0% |
10 | Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | 81,064 | 5,760 | 4,463 | 5,067 | −3.7% |
11 | Divina Seguros Joventut | 79,606 | 7,946 | 3,625 | 4,975 | +0.7% |
12 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 78,754 | 5,700 | 3,230 | 4,911 | −5.3% |
13 | Real Betis Energía Plus | 78,174 | 7,112 | 2,793 | 4,886 | +7.5% |
14 | Iberostar Tenerife | 76,859 | 5,177 | 3,747 | 4,521 | +12.3% |
15 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 72,623 | 6,581 | 3,117 | 4,272 | −15.8% |
16 | MoraBanc Andorra | 71,869 | 4,873 | 3,423 | 4,228 | +4.7% |
17 | ICL Manresa | 63,760 | 4,420 | 3,530 | 3,985 | −8.0% |
League total | 1,904,534 | 14,316 | 2,793 | 6,456 | +1.1% |
Source: ACB
Awards
editAll official awards of the 2016–17 ACB season.
Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | ![]() | Real Madrid |
Source: [53]
Pos. | Player | Team |
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C | ![]() | Valencia Basket |
Source: [54]
Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | ![]() | Real Madrid |
Source: [57]
Best Defensive Player Award
editPos. | Player | Team |
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SF | ![]() | Baskonia |
Source:[58]
Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | ![]() | Real Madrid |
SG | ![]() | Divina Seguros Joventut |
SF | ![]() | Montakit Fuenlabrada |
PF | ![]() | FC Barcelona Lassa |
C | ![]() | Herbalife Gran Canaria |
Source: [59]
Sportium Award to the Best Three-Point Shooter
editPos. | Player | Team |
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SG | ![]() | Tecnyconta Zaragoza |
Source: [60]
Pos. | Player | Team |
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PG | ![]() | UCAM Murcia |
Source: [61]
Coach | Team |
---|---|
![]() | Iberostar Tenerife |
Source: [62]
Player of the week
editSource: [63]
Month | Week | Player | Team | PIR | Ref |
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October | 1–6 | ![]() | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 22.8 | [64] |
November | 7–10 | ![]() | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 27.3 | [65] |
December | 11–15 | ![]() | FC Barcelona Lassa | 22.4 | [66] |
January | 16–19 | ![]() | Morabanc Andorra | 27.7 | [67] |
February | 20–22 | ![]() | Baskonia | 33.5 | [68] |
March | 23–26 | ![]() | Morabanc Andorra | 25.7 | [69] |
April | 27–31 | ![]() | Valencia Basket | 20.6 | [70] |
May | 32–34 | ![]() | Morabanc Andorra | 24.7 | [71] |
Source: [72]
ACB clubs in European competitions
editTeam | Competition | Progress |
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Real Madrid | EuroLeague | 4th (Final Four) |
Baskonia | 7th (Playoffs) | |
FC Barcelona Lassa | 11th (Regular season) | |
Unicaja | EuroCup | Champions |
Valencia Basket | Runners-up | |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | Quarterfinals | |
Montakit Fuenlabrada | Top 16 | |
UCAM Murcia | Top 16 | |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | Regular season | |
Iberostar Tenerife | Champions League | Champions |
References and notes
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)
- linguasport.com (in Spanish)