| Macedonian First League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Duration | 19 November 2016 – 4 March 2017 (Regular season) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Macedonian Radio Television |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | MZT Skopje |
| Season MVP |  Charlon Kloof |
| Finals | |
| Champions | MZT Skopje (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Karpoš Sokoli |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 Macedonian First League was the 25th season of the Macedonian First League, with 10 teams participating in it. The season's regular season started on 19 November 2016 and finished on 4 March 2017. MZT Skopje and Karpoš Sokoli joined the league in a further stage. The season finished with the last game of the Finals on 27 May 2017. MZT Skopje won its sixth national title.[1]
Teams
MZT Skopje participated in both ABA League and EuroCup Basketball. Karpoš Sokoli participated in both ABA League and Balkan International Basketball League. Both teams would join the First League after January 2017 with the start of the second stage.
| Team | City | Arena | Colour | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feni Industries | Kavadarci | Jasmin |  Ljupčo Malinkov
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| Rabotnički | Skopje | Gradski Park | Marin Dokuzovski
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| Kumanovo 2009 | Kumanovo | Sports Hall Kumanovo | Marjan Srbinovski
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| MZT Skopje | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena |  Ante Nazor
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| Strumica | Strumica | Park | Petar Nastev
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| Kožuv | Gevgelija | 26-ti April | Igor Mihajlovski
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| Karpoš Sokoli | Skopje | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center |  Dragan Nikolić
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| AV Ohrid | Ohrid | Biljanini Izvori | Petar Čočoroski
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| Vardar | Skopje | SRC Kale | Gjorgji Kočov
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| Pelister | Bitola | Sports Hall Mladost | Zoran Petkovski
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| Teams that participate in the ABA League |
| Teams that participate in the Balkan International Basketball League |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feni Industries | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1106 | 925 | +181 | 26 | Qualification to group 1 to 6 |
| 2 | Rabotnički | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1192 | 954 | +238 | 25 | |
| 3 | Kumanovo[a] | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1033 | 957 | +76 | 23 | |
| 4 | Kožuv[b] | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1049 | 936 | +113 | 22 | |
| 5 | Strumica[c] | 14 | 5 | 9 | 910 | 1015 | −105 | 18 | Qualification to group 7 to 10 |
| 6 | AV Ohrid | 14 | 4 | 10 | 903 | 1014 | −111 | 18 | |
| 7 | Pelister | 14 | 4 | 10 | 909 | 1089 | −180 | 18 | |
| 8 | Vardar | 14 | 0 | 14 | 904 | 1116 | −212 | 14 |
Source: Macedonian Basketball Federation
Notes:
Notes:
Second stage
Group 1 to 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MZT Skopje | 10 | 9 | 1 | 807 | 695 | +112 | 19 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Rabotnički | 10 | 7 | 3 | 802 | 755 | +47 | 17 | |
| 3 | Karpoš Sokoli | 10 | 7 | 3 | 842 | 795 | +47 | 17 | |
| 4 | Kumanovo | 10 | 3 | 7 | 803 | 869 | −66 | 13 | |
| 5 | Feni Industries | 10 | 2 | 8 | 718 | 830 | −112 | 12 | |
| 6 | Kožuv | 10 | 2 | 8 | 783 | 811 | −28 | 12 |
Source: Macedonian Basketball Federation
Group 7 to 10
Matches of the regular season are included in the final table of the group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strumica[a] | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1304 | 1400 | −96 | 28 | |
| 2 | AV Ohrid | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1334 | 1450 | −116 | 27 | |
| 3 | Pelister | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1310 | 1496 | −186 | 27 | |
| 4 | Vardar | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1329 | 1539 | −210 | 22 | Relegated |
Source: Macedonian Basketball Federation
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Strumica docked one point.
Playoffs
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| 1 MZT Skopje | 71 | 93 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 4 Kumanovo 2009 | 51 | 88 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 1 MZT Skopje | 77 | 93 | 86 | 78 | 86 | |||||||||
| 3 Karpoš Sokoli | 76 | 104 | 80 | 86 | 82 | |||||||||
| 2 Rabotnički | 76 | 79 | 65 | |||||||||||
| 3 Karpoš Sokoli | 77 | 90 | 76 | |||||||||||
Awards
MVP
| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| G |  Charlon Kloof |
MZT Skopje | [1] |
References
- ^ a b "MZT Skopje beats Karpos Sokol for the title of FYROM". Sportando.com. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
External links
- Macedonian First League website Archived 2017-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Macedonian First League at Eurobasket.com
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