2016–17 LPB season


The 2016–17 LPB season was the 84th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league, and the ninth season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol format. For sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as Liga Placard.
Benfica won its 27th title and recovered the title after beating defending champions Porto in the finals by 3–0.

Format

The competition format consisted of two stages: a regular season, comprising two phases, and the play-offs. In the first phase of the regular season, the twelve participating teams compete against each other in a double round-robin system, with home and away matches. Match wins, draws and losses are worth two, one and zero points, respectively. The second phase of the regular season comprises two groups; the six best-ranked teams at the end of the first phase compete in Group A, and the remaining six teams compete in Group B. Again, teams in each group compete against each other in a double round-robin system, with home and away matches. The six Group A teams and the two best-ranked Group B teams qualify for the play-offs, while the two worst-ranked teams in Group B are relegated to the second-tier Proliga. The play-offs are disputed as a single-elimination tournament, with fixtures determined by each team's classification in the previous round, and comprise three knockout rounds played in a best-of-five system.

Teams

avoided relegation after the resign of Atlético Clube de Portugal to promote. Also, Sampaense promoted after Barcelos decided to dissolve its senior team.
TeamCityVenue
BenficaLisbonPavilhão da Luz Nº 1
CAB MadeiraFunchal, MadeiraPavilhão do CAB
EléctricoPonte de SôrMunicipal
Galitos BarreiroBarreiroLuís Carvalho
IlliabumÍlhavoCapitão Adriano Nordeste
LusitâniaAngra do Heroísmo, AzoresMunicipal
Maia Basket EscapeforteMaiaMunicipal de Formigueiro
OliveirenseOliveira de AzeméisDr. Salvador Machado
Ovarense Dolce VitaOvarArena Dolce Vita
PortoPortoDragão Caixa
SampaenseCoimbraComendador Serafim Marques
Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarãesPavilhão do Vitória S.C.

First phase

League table

Results

Second phase

In the second phase, teams started their group matches with the results from the matches played against the remaining teams in the same group, during the first phase.

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

Seeded teams played games 1, 2 and 5 at home.

Portuguese clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
BenficaChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
BenficaFIBA Europe CupSecond round
PortoChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
PortoFIBA Europe CupRegular season