Season 2016–17 Points Keith Langford22.2 Teams 16 | PIR Keith Langford23.1 Dates 12 Oct 2016 – 21 May 2017 | |
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The 2016–17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is the 17th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the seventh under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this will be the 60th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs.
Contents
- Format changes
- Team allocation
- Distribution
- Teams
- Regular season
- Results
- Playoffs
- Final Four
- Individual game highs
- Attendances
- References
The 2017 EuroLeague Final Four is to be played at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey.
Format changes
In July 2015, FIBA tried to take the helm of the EuroLeague, by trying to convince eight of the eleven teams with an A-Licence to play in a new competition organized by FIBA instead of the current EuroLeague. This proposal was unanimously rejected by the EuroLeague clubs. In October 2015, FIBA attempted to take back control of Europe's first tier club competition, by proposing that the Basketball Champions League become Europe's new 1st tier competition, with 16 teams playing in a round-robin format, granting eight guaranteed spots to different clubs.
In November 2015, Euroleague Basketball agreed to a 10-year joint venture with IMG. In its press release, the EuroLeague announced a new competition format for the 2016–17 season, with only 16 teams, including the eleven licensed clubs (Anadolu Efes, Baskonia, CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Olimpia Milan, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, and Žalgiris) playing in one regular season group stage phase with a double round-robin. The first eight qualified teams will then play in a best-of-five playoff round for qualification to the Final Four.
Team allocation
A total of 16 teams participate in the 2016–17 EuroLeague.
Distribution
The table below shows the default access list.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders):
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, while the last eight qualified teams will be eliminated. The matchdays are from 12 October 2016 to 7 April 2016.
Results
Updated to games played on 24 February 2017.
Source: EuroLeague
Games with background in yellow were decided after overtime.
Playoffs
In the playoffs, a best-of-five format is used. The teams play until one team wins three games in the series. The team that finished higher in regular season standings between the two will host the first and second games, and if necessary, the fifth game. The lower team hosts the third and if necessary, the fourth game.
Final Four
The Final Four is the last phase of the season, and is held over a weekend. The semifinal games play on Friday evening. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four will be played at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2017.
Individual game highs
Updated: 24 February 2017. Source: Euroleague.net
Attendances
Attendances include playoff games:
Updated to games played on 24 February 2017
Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: 2015–16 season average applied to EuroCup games.
2: Due to unavailability of Mediolanum Forum, EA7 Milan played one game at PalaBancoDesio, with a capacity of 6,700.
3: Crvena zvezda mts played some games at Hall Aleksandar Nikolić, with a capacity of 8,178.
4: Brose Baskets played two games at Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, with a capacity of 8,200.