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.Zalgiris wins its 7th consecutive Lithuanian championship!
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.Čempionato sistema
Teams
Team Location Arena CapacityDzūkija Alytus Alytus Arena 5,500Juventus Utena Utena Arena 2,000Lietkabelis Panevėžys Cido Arena 7,000Lietuvos rytas Vilnius Lietuvos rytas Arena Siemens Arena 2,500 11,000 Neptūnas Klaipėda Švyturys Arena 6,500Nevėžis Kėdainiai Kėdainiai Arena 2,200Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys Pieno žvaigždės Arena 1,500Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai Arena 5,900Vytautas Prienai-Birštonas Prienai Arena 1,500Žalgiris 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
Results
Rounds 1 and 2
Rounds 3 and 4
Playoffs
Attendance data Attendance data included playoff games:
Awards MVP of the Month Month Player Team PIR Source 2016 October Kšyštof Lavrinovič Lietkabelis 25.3 November Vaidas Čepukaitis Juventus 23 December Derrick Low Pieno žvaigždės 24.5 2017 January Vytautas Šulskis Juventus 19.5 February Saulius Kulvietis Vytautas 23.3 March Vytenis Lipkevičius Vytautas 26.3 April Artūras Gudaitis Lietuvos rytas 18.7
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 TeamCompetitionProgressVytautasBaltic Basketball LeagueChampionPieno žvaigždės FinalistNevėžisQuarterfinals
References
External links LKL website