The 2016–17 BIBL, is the ninth edition of Balkan International Basketball League. It started on 10 October 2016.[1]

2016–17 BIBL
Season2016–17
DurationOctober 10, 2016 – April 20, 2017
Teams12
Finals
ChampionsBulgaria Beroe (1st title)
  Runners-upNorth Macedonia Kumanovo
All statistics correct as of 11:26, 26 September 2016 (UTC).

Twelve teams joined the competition and were divided into two groups of six teams. Top four from each group will qualify for the second stage, where they will be divided into two groups of 4 teams. Winners of both group will qualify to the semifinals, while the runners-up and third-placed teams will qualify for the quarterfinals.[1]

First stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BER KUM KOZ TEO BAS PRI
1   Beroe 10 7 3 832 785 +47 17 Second stage 91–70 91–85 94–72 72–63 86–71
2   Kumanovo 10 6 4 792 794 −2 16 82–72 84–76 78–75 95–96 86–68
3   Kožuv 10 5 5 801 755 +46 15 80–86 89–71 81–76 80–63 73–65
4   Teodo Tivat 10 5 5 812 801 +11 15 93–80 65–73 85–79 86–74 88–68
5   Bashkimi 10 4 6 773 791 −18 14 83–66 83–86 69–66 76–79 85–74
6   Sigal Prishtina 10 3 7 761 845 −84 13 86–94 79–67 65–92 98–93 87–81
Source: BIBL Scoresway

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PEJ FEN SUT KAR TRE TIR
1   Peja 10 7 3 766 673 +93 17 Second stage 82–73 76–74 90–64 80–75 96–72
2   Feni Industries 10 6 4 749 697 +52 16 90–88 80–55 85–70 72–54 98–57
3   Sutjeska 10 5 5 761 726 +35 15 67–86 79–71 85–81 78–80 77–61
4   Karpoš Sokoli 10 5 5 779 800 −21 15 82–75 79–63 60–94 85–69 78–74
5   Trepça 10 4 6 639 685 −46 14 0–20[a] 70–45 75–73 82–80 68–74
6   Tirana 10 3 7 694 807 −113 13 76–73 63–72 56–79 83–100 78–66
Source: BIBL Scoresway
Notes:
  1. ^ Trepça lost the game on forfeit after the game was abandoned in the third period due to riots from the home fans, which injured one of the referees and one of Peja's players.[2]

Second stage

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In italics, results carried from the first stage.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BER KOZ FEN SUT
1   Beroe 6 5 1 508 461 +47 11 Semifinals 91−85 66–68 104–76
2   Kožuv 6 3 3 494 468 +26 9 Quarterfinals 80–86 89–73 94–65
3   Feni Industries 6 2 4 445 444 +1 8 84–85 69–70 80−55
4   Sutjeska 6 2 4 427 501 −74 8 68–76 84–76 79−71
Source: BIBL Scoresway

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KUM TEO PEJ KAR
1   Kumanovo 6 5 1 425 402 +23 11 Semifinals 78–75 80–76 20–0[a]
2   Teodo Tivat 6 3 3 432 391 +41 9 Quarterfinals 65−73 104–84 98–81
3   Peja 6 3 3 485 468 +17 9 85–68 75–70 90−64
4   Karpoš Sokoli 6 1 5 328 409 −81 7 101–106 0–20[b] 82−75
Source: BIBL Scoresway
Notes:
  1. ^ Karpoš Sokoli were excluded by the tournament management, as the club failed to maintain its financial commitment for tournament participation.[3]
  2. ^ Teodo Tivat won the game on forfeit after the game was abandoned in the third period, as the Karpoš Sokoli coach Dragan Nikolić ordered his players to leave the court without any reason.[4]

Quarterfinals

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7 March 2017
19:00
Feni Industries   100–97   Teodo
Scoring by quarter: 21−17, 32−26, 19−22, 28−32
Pts: Češković 39
Rebs: Sharabidze 7
Asts: Češković, Petrovski 5
Pts: Popović 25
Rebs: Popović 8
Asts: Stanojević 11
Jasmin Sports Hall, Kavadarci
Referees: Vladimir Tsekov
Iskren Manolov
Ervin Koçi
14 March 2017
18:30
Teodo   81–68   Feni Industries
Scoring by quarter: 20−11, 13−18, 24−20, 24−19
Pts: Stanojević 19
Rebs: Šajin 9
Asts: Stanojević 7
Pts: Petrovski, Sharabidze 14
Rebs: Đekić 10
Asts: Petrovski 9
Teodo won 178−168 on aggregate
Dvorana Župa Tivat, Tivat
Referees: Ademir Zurapović
Dragan Kralj
Mila Čavara

8 March 2017
19:00
Peja   83–66   Kožuv
Scoring by quarter: 20−12, 16−16, 26−20, 21−18
Pts: Abramovič 20
Rebs: Rundles 6
Asts: Rundles 7
Pts: McNeail 27
Rebs: Mijović 8
Asts: McNeail 5
Karagaç Sports Hall, Pejë
Referees: Ognjen Jokić
Vladan Šundić
Milosav Kaluđerović
15 March 2017
19:00
Kožuv   77–67   Peja
Scoring by quarter: 28−13, 15−23, 19−18, 15−13
Pts: Krstevski 20
Rebs: Đurasović 10
Asts: McNeail 5
Pts: Billie 22
Rebs: Veseli 10
Asts: Abramovič, Rundles 2
Peja won 150−143 on aggregate
Sportska sala 26 April, Gevgelija
Referees: Ventsislav Velikov
Georgios Poursanidis
Martin Horozov

Semifinals

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21 March 2017
18:30
Teodo   69–78   Beroe
Scoring by quarter: 20−14, 14−26, 16−22, 19−16
Pts: Popović 20
Rebs: Marojević 9
Asts: Stanojević 9
Pts: Raley-Ross 27
Rebs: Raley-Ross, Tesija 5
Asts: Raley-Ross 7
Dvorana Župa Tivat, Tivat
Referees: Haris Bijedić
Ivan Miličević
Ernad Karović
28 March 2017
18:30
Beroe   92–56   Teodo
Scoring by quarter: 21−10, 19−15, 33−19, 19−12
Pts: Gudul 23
Rebs: Jones 10
Asts: Raley-Ross, Gibson 5
Pts: Popović 26
Rebs: Popović 10
Asts: Stanojević 4
Beroe won 170−125 on aggregate
Obshtinska zala, Stara Zagora
Referees: Marius Ciulin
Florin Grigoraș
Laszlo Bukuresti

22 March 2017
19:00
Peja   83–79   Kumanovo
Scoring by quarter: 20−14, 18−18, 19−22, 26−25
Pts: Abramovič 22
Rebs: Veseli 12
Asts: Miljanić 7
Pts: Brown 33
Rebs: Janevski 12
Asts: Karadžovski 6
Karagaç Sports Hall, Pejë
Referees: Radomir Vojinović
Zdravko Rutešić
Ognjen Jokić
29 March 2017
19:00
Kumanovo   86–80   Peja
Scoring by quarter: 18−25, 19−19, 24−21, 25−15
Pts: Janevski 21
Rebs: Karadžovski 9
Asts: Karadžovski 5
Pts: Miljanić 21
Rebs: Veseli 7
Asts: Veseli, Ahmetbašić 5
Kumanovo won 165−163 on aggregate
Sports Hall Kumanovo, Kumanovo
Referees: Miroslav Tomov
Vladimir Tsekov
Martin Horozov

Finals

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11 April 2017
18:30
Beroe   84–55   Kumanovo
Scoring by quarter: 20−12, 26−13, 16−15, 22−15
Pts: Gibson 25
Rebs: Jones 12
Asts: Raley-Ross 9
Pts: Karadžovski 14
Rebs: Janevski 7
Asts: Karadžovski 3
Obshtinska zala, Stara Zagora
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Haris Bijedić
Georgios Poursanidis
Ivan Miličević
18 April 2017
19:00
Kumanovo   73–77   Beroe
Scoring by quarter: 9−22, 17−20, 30−11, 17−24
Pts: Janevski 15
Rebs: R. Peković 9
Asts: four players 3
Pts: Raley-Ross 17
Rebs: Tešija 7
Asts: Raley-Ross 5
Beroe won 161−128 on aggregate
Sports Hall Kumanovo, Kumanovo
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ademir Zurapović
Ognjen Jokić
Milosav Kaluđerović


2016–17 Balkan League Champions
 
Beroe Stara Zagora
1st Title

References

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  1. ^ a b "System of competition for season 2016/2017". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ "The game KB Trepca - KB Peja is suspended, the visitors win it 20-0". Balkan International Basketball League. 11 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Official decision of SIGAL UNIQA Balkan League about KK Karpos Sokoli 2000". Balkan International Basketball League. 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Teodo won in Skopje after Karpos Sokoli left the court". Balkan International Basketball League. 22 February 2017.
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