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Season2016–17
Duration21 September 2016 – 9 June 2017
Games played220 (regular season)
Teams10
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Jamar Diggs (Juventus)
Finals
ChampionsŽalgiris (19th title)
  Runners-upLietkabelis
Third placeLietuvos rytas
Fourth placeNeptūnas
Finals MVPLithuania Edgaras Ulanovas (Žalgiris)
Statistical leaders
Points Poland David Logan 15.6
Rebounds Lithuania Julius Kazakauskas 7.8
Assists Croatia Toni Prostran 7.0
Records
Average attendance2,286
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga was the 24th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The season started on 21 September 2016, and ended on 9 June 2017.

Žalgiris was the defending champion, and successfully defended its title. The title was the seventh consecutive championship for Žalgiris.

Competition format

During the regular season, all teams played 36 games. The top eight teams, after playing 36 games each, joined the playoffs, in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were also played in that format.

The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The final series for the first place was played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for the third place was played in a best-of-five format.

Teams

2016–17 LKL season is located in LithuaniaJuventusJuventusLietuvos rytasLietuvos rytasNeptūnasNeptūnasNevėžisNevėžisPieno žvaigždėsPieno žvaigždėsVytautasVytautasDzūkijaDzūkijaŠiauliaiŠiauliaiLietkabelisLietkabelisŽalgirisŽalgirisclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2016–17 LKL
Team Location Arena Capacity
Dzūkija Alytus Alytus Arena 5,500
Juventus Utena Utena Arena 2,000
Lietkabelis Panevėžys Cido Arena 7,000
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius Lietuvos rytas Arena

Siemens Arena

2,500

11,000

Neptūnas Klaipėda Švyturys Arena 6,500
Nevėžis Kėdainiai Kėdainiai Arena 2,200
Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys Pieno žvaigždės Arena 1,500
Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai Arena 5,900
Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas Prienai Arena 1,500
Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgiris Arena 15,500

Regular season

In the regular season, teams played against each other four times, home-and-away, in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advanced to the playoffs. The regular season started on 21 September 2016.

Table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Žalgiris 36 33 3 3033 2424 +609 Advance to Play-offs
2 Lietuvos rytas 36 26 10 2951 2622 +329
3 Lietkabelis 36 25 11 2904 2728 +176
4 Neptūnas 36 21 15 2790 2623 +167
5 Juventus 36 19 17 2941 2915 +26
6 Vytautas 36 18 18 2782 2735 +47
7 Pieno žvaigždės 36 15 21 2810 2898 −88
8 Dzūkija 36 10 26 2471 2769 −298
9 Nevėžis 36 7 29 2664 2994 −330
10 Šiauliai 36 6 30 2551 3189 −638
Source: LKL

Results

Rounds 1 and 2

Home \ Away DZŪ JUV LTK LRY NEP NEV PŽV ŠIA VYT ŽAL
Dzūkija 75–73 67–87 59–79 56–80 66–63 52–67 94–64 49–68 61–94
Juventus 77–62 76–85 81–74 91–97 81–72 97–92 98–79 73–76 66–90
Lietkabelis 94–77 77–84 93–85 93–74 85–81 69–88 75–62 71–66 90–86
Lietuvos rytas 73–62 98–81 68–66 78–75 89–70 94–57 83–74 77–53 66–74
Neptūnas 64–58 75–60 67–77 79–78 70–63 55–61 95–67 76–79 67–95
Nevėžis 82–85 88–74 79–86 68–81 94–90 77–73 81–74 80–68 68–81
Pieno žvaigždės 79–72 91–95 70–72 68–86 70–67 92–72 71–59 75–70 82–86
Šiauliai 78–82 65–76 66–101 60–104 62–110 99–92 85–84 60–97 45–98
Vytautas 79–58 89–84 75–85 79–83 74–67 83–69 96–77 109–57 55–63
Žalgiris 79–64 90–70 76–65 84–68 77–67 89–62 98–84 98–82 79–66
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 3 and 4

Home \ Away DZŪ JUV LTK LRY NEP NEV PŽV ŠIA VYT ŽAL
Dzūkija 74–76 89–80 73–78 66–69 83–73 82–92 69–51 79–65 64–79
Juventus 87–66 74–72 85–87 83–98 98–79 91–97 81–67 81–75 71–73
Lietkabelis 70–62 94–90 86–77 74–61 100–69 90–59 80–85 63–69 79–77
Lietuvos rytas 76–72 75–76 92–60 82–62 86–78 93–86 87–63 109–60 72–79
Neptūnas 69–60 70–79 86–61 85–78 90–53 59–54 85–78 72–60 77–81
Nevėžis 70–79 74–102 71–95 56–92 70–72 90–94 86–56 87–96 54–82
Pieno žvaigždės 82–53 76–81 76–84 79–88 81–93 89–88 85–74 92–89 56–63
Šiauliai 85–64 78–86 78–98 81–82 65–100 84–74 98–87 94–100 71–93
Vytautas 91–69 95–87 82–85 68–73 96–89 56–72 86–74 83–61 70–81
Žalgiris 96–68 90–76 84–62 90–60 69–78 80–59 94–70 101–50 84–59
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                             
  
 
 1Žalgiris808796
  
 8Dzūkija737440
 1Žalgiris83708369
  
 4Neptūnas54736053
 4Neptūnas937887
  
 5Juventus755769
 1Žalgiris7383977273
  
 2Lietkabelis6786585968
 2Lietuvos rytas10689107
  
 7Pieno žvaigždės738051
 2Lietuvos rytas96737377
  
 3Lietkabelis85908186
 3Lietkabelis778483
 
 6Vytautas757167
 
 Third place
       
  
 
 3Lietuvos rytas7970716575
 
 4Neptūnas6083547066
 

Attendance data

Attendance data included playoff games:

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Neptūnas 104,170 5,970 2,210 4,340 +9.6%
2 Žalgiris 100,047 11,841 1,705 4,002 +4.2%
3 Lietkabelis 89,334 7,013 1,914 3,722 +147.1%
4 Lietuvos rytas 60,081 9,930 780 2,403 −5.2%
5 Dzūkija 33,927 3,156 731 1,786 −22.8%
6 Juventus 27,481 2,216 820 1,446 +1.2%
7 Šiauliai 24,340 2,800 300 1,352 −14.1%
8 Nevėžis 15,918 1,785 450 884 −1.1%
9 Vytautas 13,394 1,500 270 715 +3.3%
10 Pieno žvaigždės 11,470 1,100 150 604 +8.4%
League total 480,362 11,841 150 2,287 +12.7%

Updated to games played on 10 June 2017
Source: LKL

Clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
Žalgiris EuroLeague 10th
Lietuvos rytas EuroCup Top 16
Lietkabelis Top 16
Neptūnas Champions League Round of 16
Juventus Round of 32
Vytautas FIBA Europe Cup Second round
Šiauliai Regular season

Clubs in regional competitions

Team Competition Progress
Vytautas Baltic Basketball League Champion
Pieno žvaigždės Finalist
Nevėžis Quarterfinals

References

  1. "Savaitės apžvalga: Istorinė "Lietkabelio" pergalė bei fenomenalus M. Echodo pasirodymas" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. 1 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. "Edgaras Ulanovas – naudingiausias finalo serijos krepšininkas" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. Zalgiris wins its 7th consecutive Lithuanian championship!
  4. Čempionato sistema Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

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