2016–17 ACB season
Liga Endesa1 | |
---|---|
Teams | 17 |
Games played |
272 (Regular season) 17–27 (Playoffs) |
TV | Movistar+ |
The 2016–17 ACB season is the 34th season of the Spanish basketball league, also called Liga Endesa in its sponsored identity. It started on 30 September 2016 with the first round of the regular season and will finish in June 2017 with the ACB Finals.[1]
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 or 19 teams were expected to contest the league, including 16 sides from the 2015–16 season and two or three 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 Movistar Estudiantes)[5]Club Melilla Baloncesto[6] (resigned to promote due to the impossibility to fulfill the requirements, its place was offered RETAbet.es GBC, which resigned to it and finally agreed to play in LEB Oro)[5][7]
After the resign 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] the ACB agreed to play a 17-team league.[10] On 27 September 2016, the league confirmed that the two last qualified teams will be relegated to LEB Oro.[11]
Venues and locations

Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain[30] | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Baskonia | José Antonio Querejeta | ![]() | ![]() | Hummel | |
Divina Seguros Joventut | Jordi Villacampa | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Divina Pastora Seguros |
FC Barcelona Lassa | Josep Maria Bartomeu | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Lassa Tyres |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | Miguel Ángel Betancor | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Herbalife |
Iberostar Tenerife | Félix Hernández | ![]() | ![]() | Austral | Iberostar |
ICL Manresa | Jaume Arnau | ![]() | ![]() | Pentex | ICL Iberia |
Montakit Fuenlabrada | José Quintana | ![]() | ![]() | BFS | Montakit |
MoraBanc Andorra | Gorka Aixàs | ![]() | ![]() | Kon | MoraBanc |
Movistar Estudiantes | Fernando Galindo | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Movistar |
Real Betis Energía Plus | Fernando Moral | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Energía Plus |
Real Madrid | Florentino Pérez | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Teka |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | Koldo Mauraza | ![]() | ![]() | Erreà | RETAbet |
Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | Raúl López | ![]() | ![]() | Vive | Rio Natura, Monbus |
Tecnyconta Zaragoza | Reynaldo Benito | ![]() | ![]() | Mercury | Tecnyconta |
UCAM Murcia | José Luis Mendoza | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | UCAM |
Unicaja | Eduardo García | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Unicaja, Benahavís |
Valencia Basket | Vicent J. Solá | ![]() | ![]() | Luanvi | Cultura del Esfuerzo1 |
- Notes
- 1. ^ Cultura del Esfuerzo is the motto of the club.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Herrbalife Gran Canaria | ![]() | End of contract | 2 June 2016[31] | Pre-season | ![]() | 30 June 2016[32] |
Baskonia | ![]() | Signed for Anadolu Efes | 14 June 2016[33] | ![]() | 8 July 2016[34] | |
Movistar Estudiantes | ![]() | Sacked | 16 June 2016 | ![]() | 27 July 2016 | |
FC Barcelona Lassa | ![]() | Sacked | 28 June 2016[35] | ![]() | 8 July 2016[36] | |
Real Betis Energía Plus | ![]() | End of contract | 30 June 2016[37] | ![]() | 28 July 2016 | |
Divina Seguros Joventut | ![]() | Resigned | 7 July 2016[38] | ![]() | 26 July 2016 | |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | ![]() | Resigned | 8 July 2016[39] | ![]() | 11 July 2016[40] | |
UCAM Murcia | ![]() | Signed for Lokomotiv Kuban | 25 July 2016 | ![]() | 28 July 2016 |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 9 | 8 | 1 | 811 | 689 | +122 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Iberostar Tenerife | 10 | 8 | 2 | 808 | 717 | +91 | |
3 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 9 | 7 | 2 | 756 | 700 | +56 | |
4 | Valencia Basket | 9 | 6 | 3 | 736 | 680 | +56 | |
5 | Unicaja | 9 | 6 | 3 | 762 | 723 | +39 | |
6 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 9 | 6 | 3 | 735 | 709 | +26 | |
7 | MoraBanc Andorra | 9 | 6 | 3 | 758 | 761 | −3 | |
8 | Baskonia | 10 | 6 | 4 | 874 | 824 | +50 | |
9 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 10 | 5 | 5 | 836 | 782 | +54 | |
10 | Movistar Estudiantes | 9 | 3 | 6 | 716 | 738 | −22 | |
11 | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 9 | 3 | 6 | 699 | 740 | −41 | |
12 | Real Betis Energía Plus | 9 | 3 | 6 | 663 | 747 | −84 | |
13 | UCAM Murcia | 10 | 3 | 7 | 779 | 817 | −38 | |
14 | Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | 10 | 3 | 7 | 756 | 802 | −46 | |
15 | Divina Seguros Joventut | 10 | 3 | 7 | 753 | 819 | −66 | |
16 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 10 | 3 | 7 | 739 | 844 | −105 | Relegation to LEB Oro |
17 | ICL Manresa | 9 | 1 | 8 | 656 | 745 | −89 |
Positions by round
The 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iberostar Tenerife | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC Barcelona Lassa | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valencia Basket | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unicaja | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MoraBanc Andorra | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baskonia | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herbalife Gran Canaria | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Movistar Estudiantes | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Betis Energía Plus | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCAM Murcia | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rio Natura Monbus | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Divina Seguros Joventut | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montakit Fuenlabrada | 12 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ICL Manresa | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2016. Source: ACB
Results
Home \ Away | BKN | CJB | FCB | HGC | TFE | ICL | FUE | MBA | MOV | BEP | RMB | BLB | OBR | TCZ | UCM | UNI | VBC |
Baskonia | 72–73 | 82–69 | 95–77 | a | 101–92 | 87–75 | |||||||||||
Divina Seguros Joventut | 83–90 | 73–78 | 65–82 | 82–79 | 86–84 | ||||||||||||
FC Barcelona Lassa | 98–92 | 92–80 | 80–58 | 85–75 | |||||||||||||
Herbalife Gran Canaria | 81–92 | 111–60 | 82–62 | 68–76 | 75–84 | ||||||||||||
Iberostar Tenerife | 96–50 | 81–72 | 96–74 | 70–55 | 72–73 | ||||||||||||
ICL Manresa | 81–85 | 50–56 | 91–93 | 78–82 | |||||||||||||
Montakit Fuenlabrada | 75–78 | 85–73 | 80–89 | 85–98 | 73–68 | ||||||||||||
MoraBanc Andorra | 92–73 | 97–89 | 85–81 | 91–87 | 88–72 | ||||||||||||
Movistar Estudiantes | 83–71 | 78–86 | 86–74 | 82–95 | 88–96 | ||||||||||||
Real Betis Energía Plus | 75–80 | 79–74 | 87–84 | 77–103 | |||||||||||||
Real Madrid | a | 86–59 | 96–70 | 94–68 | 93–86 | 101–90 | |||||||||||
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | a | 83–70 | 92–79 | 81–91 | 91–76 | 79–74 | |||||||||||
Rio Natura Monbus | 76–92 | 87–90 | 64–73 | 80–63 | 75–92 | ||||||||||||
Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 80–75 | 69–75 | 95–77 | 68–80 | |||||||||||||
UCAM Murcia | 67–65 | 83–99 | 57–76 | 85–61 | 74–76 | ||||||||||||
Unicaja | 82–72 | 95–89 | 89–78 | 85–64 | 71–80 | ||||||||||||
Valencia Basket | 99–91 | 88–62 | 66–56 | 75–94 | |||||||||||||
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2016. Source: ACB
Attendances
Attendances include playoff games:
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Movistar Estudiantes | 37,134 | 13,570 | 7,793 | 9,284 | +7.3% |
2 | Real Madrid | 36,922 | 9,445 | 9,028 | 9,231 | +2.8% |
3 | Baskonia | 35,183 | 9,145 | 7,850 | 8,796 | −11.3% |
4 | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 34,425 | 9,703 | 8,103 | 8,606 | −5.0% |
5 | Valencia Basket | 25,200 | 8,500 | 8,200 | 8,400 | +2.3% |
6 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 37,404 | 8,661 | 6,559 | 7,481 | +10.5% |
7 | Unicaja | 37,087 | 9,194 | 6,596 | 7,417 | +1.0% |
8 | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 28,268 | 7,621 | 6,276 | 7,067 | −1.0% |
9 | UCAM Murcia | 23,417 | 6,906 | 5,322 | 5,854 | −1.2% |
10 | Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | 25,951 | 5,439 | 4,929 | 5,190 | −1.4% |
11 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 20,433 | 6,581 | 4,091 | 5,108 | +0.6% |
12 | Real Betis Energía Plus | 18,369 | 5,121 | 4,108 | 4,592 | +1.0% |
13 | Montakit Fuenlabrada | 18,217 | 5,006 | 4,096 | 4,554 | −12.2% |
14 | ICL Manresa | 16,900 | 4,420 | 3,980 | 4,225 | −2.4% |
15 | Iberostar Tenerife | 20,999 | 4,521 | 3,747 | 4,200 | +4.3% |
16 | MoraBanc Andorra | 20,381 | 4,750 | 3,423 | 4,076 | +0.9% |
17 | Divina Seguros Joventut | 19,733 | 4,738 | 3,625 | 3,947 | −20.0% |
League total | 509,457 | 13,570 | 3,423 | 6,368 | −0.2% |
Updated to games played on 27 November 2016
Source: ACB
Awards
Player of the week
Date | Player | Team | PIR |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Real Betis Energía Plus | 30 |
2 | ![]() | ICL Manresa | 27 |
![]() | Real Madrid | ||
3 | ![]() | Iberostar Tenerife | 38 |
4 | ![]() | Unicaja | 29 |
5 | ![]() | FC Barcelona Lassa | 27 |
![]() | Baskonia | ||
6 | ![]() | Divina Seguros Joventut | 25 |
7 | ![]() | FC Barcelona Lassa | 33 |
8 | ![]() | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 29 |
9 | ![]() | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 36 |
10 | ![]() | Real Madrid | 37 |
Source: [41]
Player of the month
Month | Week | Player | Team | PIR | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October | 1–6 | ![]() | RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 22.8 | [42] |
November | 7–10 | ![]() | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 23.6 | [43] |
ACB clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
Baskonia | EuroLeague | Regular season |
FC Barcelona Lassa | Regular season | |
Real Madrid | Regular season | |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | EuroCup | Regular season |
Montakit Fuenlabrada | Regular season | |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | Regular season | |
UCAM Murcia | Regular season | |
Unicaja | Regular season | |
Valencia Basket | Regular season | |
Iberostar Tenerife | Champions League | Regular season |
References and notes
- ↑ "Calendario de fechas de la temporada 2016-17" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "La Asamblea ratifica el acuerdo con el Ourense para la temporada 16-17" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ↑ "El Ourense Baloncesto no solicita su inscripción en la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Quesos Cerrato Palencia, campeón de LEB Oro, asegura plaza de ascenso" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Comunicado oficial: Inscripción de Quesos Cerrato Palencia y Melilla" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Melilla logra la segunda plaza de ascenso tras superar la prórroga oscense" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Gipuzkoa Basket se inscribe en LEB Oro". San Sebastián Gipuzkoa Basket Club. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Comunicado Oficial de la Asamblea ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Palencia Baloncesto declina la oferta de la ACB" (in Spanish). Palencia Baloncesto. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liga Endesa 16-17, con 17 equipos" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ "Comunicado Oficial de la Asamblea General de la ACB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "Baskonia" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Divina Seguros Joventut" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "FC Barcelona Lassa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Herbalife Gran Canaria" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Iberostar Tenerife" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "ICL Manresa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Montakit Fuenlabrada" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Morabanc Andorra" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Barclaycard Center". Real Madrid. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "El Real Betis Balompié y Energía Plus se alían para garantizar el futuro del Baloncesto Sevilla" (in Spanish). Baloncesto Sevilla. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Real Betis Energía Plus" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Bilbao Arena" (in Spanish). Bilbao Basket. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tecnyconta se incorpora como patrocinador principal del Basket Zaragoza" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "CAI Zaragoza" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "UCAM Murcia" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Unicaja" (in Spanish). ACB.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Pabellón". Valencia BC. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Los capitanes de la Liga Endesa 2016-17" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Aíto García Reneses no renovará con el Herbalife Gran Canaria" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Luis Casimiro, experiencia para el banquillo del Herbalife Gran Canaria" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Velimir Perasovic abandona el Laboral Kutxa rumbo al Anadolu Efes" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sito Alonso dirigirá el banquillo baskonista" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Xavi Pascual no longer head coach of FC Barcelona Lassa". fcbarcelona.com. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Georgios Bartzokas, nuevo entrenador del FC Barcelona Lassa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Afectuoso adiós del Baloncesto Sevilla a Luis Casimiro" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Salva Maldonado deja de ser entrenador del Divina Seguros Joventut" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sito Alonso deja el RETAbet Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Carles Duran, nuevo entrenador del RETAbet Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Los Jugadores de la Jornada de la temporada 2016-17" (in Spanish). ACB.com.
- ↑ "Scott Bamforth, MVP Movistar+ de octubre" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "Stevan Jelovac, MVP Movistar+ de noviembre" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
- linguasport.com (Spanish)