2016–17 ACB season
The 2016–17 ACB season, also known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 34th season of the Spanish basketball league. It started on 30 September 2016 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 16 June 2017 with the ACB Finals. Real Madrid was the defending champion, but lost the title to Valencia Basket in the finals, which won its first league ever.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from the 2015–16 season and two 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.;Teams promoted from LEB Oro'''
Ourense Provincia TermalQuesos Cerrato PalenciaClub Melilla Baloncesto
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
Baskonia | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Fernando Buesa Arena | |
Divina Seguros Joventut | Badalona | Palau Municipal d'Esports | |
FC Barcelona Lassa | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | Las Palmas | Gran Canaria Arena | |
Iberostar Tenerife | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Santiago Martín | |
ICL Manresa | Manresa | Nou Congost | |
Montakit Fuenlabrada | Fuenlabrada | Fernando Martín | |
MoraBanc Andorra | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Poliesportiu d'Andorra | |
Movistar Estudiantes | Madrid | WiZink Center | |
Real Betis Energía Plus | Seville | San Pablo | |
Real Madrid | Madrid | WiZink Center | |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | Bilbao | Bilbao Arena | |
Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro | Santiago de Compostela | Multiusos Fontes do Sar | |
Tecnyconta Zaragoza | Zaragoza | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | |
UCAM Murcia | Murcia | Palacio de Deportes | |
Unicaja | Málaga | Martín Carpena | |
Valencia Basket | Valencia | Fuente de San Luis |
Personnel and sponsorship
;NotesManagerial changes
Regular season
League table
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 |
Team \ Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Baskonia | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Valencia Basket | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Unicaja | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Iberostar Tenerife | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
FC Barcelona Lassa | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
MoraBanc Andorra | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
UCAM Murcia | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Movistar Estudiantes | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Montakit Fuenlabrada | 12 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rio Natura Monbus | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Divina Seguros Joventut | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Tecnyconta Zaragoza | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Real Betis Energía Plus | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
ICL Manresa | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Source:
Results
Playoffs
Final standings
Attendances
Attendances include playoff games:Awards
All official awards of the 2016–17 ACB season.[ACB [Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]]
Source:Finals MVP">ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Finals MVP
Source:All-ACB Team">All-Liga ACB Team">All-ACB Teams
Source:Best Young Player Award">ACB Best Young Player Award">Best Young Player Award
Source:Best All-Young Team">ACB Best Young Player Award#All-ACB Best Young Players Team">Best All-Young Team
Source:Sportium Award to the Best Three-Point Shooter
Source:KIA">Kia Motors">KIA Most Spectacular Player">ACB Most Spectacular Player">Most Spectacular Player
Source:Best Coach">ACB Best Coach">Best Coach
Source:Player of the week
Source:[ACB [Player of the Month Award|Player of the month]]
Source:ACB clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
Real Madrid | EuroLeague | 4th |
Baskonia | EuroLeague | 7th |
FC Barcelona Lassa | EuroLeague | 11th |
Unicaja | EuroCup | Champions |
Valencia Basket | EuroCup | Runners-up |
Herbalife Gran Canaria | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
Montakit Fuenlabrada | EuroCup | Top 16 |
UCAM Murcia | EuroCup | Top 16 |
RETAbet Bilbao Basket | EuroCup | Regular season |
Iberostar Tenerife | Champions League | Champions |