2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Prvenstva BiH | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 14 October 2017 – 23 May 2018 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Zrinjski |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Zrinjski (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Igokea |
| Third place | Bosna Royal |
| Fourth place | Spars Ziraat Bank |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 17th season of this championship, with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina participating in it. Igokea, the defending champion, will join the tournament directly in the second stage.
The competition will start on 14 October 2017 and will end on 12, 16 or 19 May 2018 depending on the number of matches played in the finals.[1]
Competition format[edit]
Twelve teams would join the regular season, where the first five teams qualified for the Liga 6 with Igokea, that plays the season's ABA League First Division.
On 18 September 2017, the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina released the calendar of the regular season.[2]
Teams and locations[edit]
| Team | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Bosna Royal | Sarajevo | Mirza Delibašić Hall |
| Bošnjak | Hadžići | |
| Igokea | Laktaši | Laktaši Sports Hall |
| Kakanj | Kakanj | |
| Mladost Mrkonjić Grad | Mrkonjić Grad | Arena Komercijalne Banke Mrkonjić Grad |
| Radnik | Bijeljina | |
| Spars Ziraat Bank | Sarajevo | Mirza Delibašić Hall |
| Sloboda | Tuzla | SKPC Mejdan |
| Student Mostar | Mostar | |
| Široki | Široki Brijeg | Pecara |
| Vogošća | Vogošća | Sportska Dvorana Amel Bečković |
| Zrinjski | Mostar | Bijeli Brijeg Hall |
| Teams that play in the 2017–18 Adriatic League First Division | |
| Teams that play in the 2017–18 Adriatic League Second Division |
Regular season[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zrinjski | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1675 | 1430 | +245 | 37 | Advance to Liga 6 |
| 2 | Spars Ziraat Bank | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1660 | 1491 | +169 | 36 | |
| 3 | Bosna Royal | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1560 | 1445 | +115 | 34 | |
| 4 | Kakanj | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1644 | 1486 | +158 | 33 | |
| 5 | Široki | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1540 | 1446 | +94 | 33 | |
| 6 | Sloboda | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1590 | 1593 | −3 | 29 | Advance to relegation stage |
| 7 | Mladost Mrkonjić Grad | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1548 | 1581 | −33 | 29 | |
| 8 | Student Mostar | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1417 | 1577 | −160 | 27 | |
| 9 | Vogošća | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1536 | 1678 | −142 | 25 | |
| 10 | Radnik | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1430 | 1624 | −194 | 25 | |
| 11 | Bošnjak | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1427 | 1676 | −249 | 22 |
Source: Basketball Federation of BiH
Second stage[edit]
Group 1–6[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zrinjski | 10 | 7 | 3 | 848 | 776 | +72 | 17 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Igokea | 10 | 7 | 3 | 814 | 722 | +92 | 17 | |
| 3 | Bosna Royal | 10 | 5 | 5 | 772 | 757 | +15 | 15 | |
| 4 | Spars Ziraat Bank | 10 | 4 | 6 | 723 | 764 | −41 | 14 | |
| 5 | Kakanj | 10 | 4 | 6 | 747 | 835 | −88 | 14 | |
| 6 | Široki | 10 | 3 | 7 | 778 | 828 | −50 | 13 |
Source: Basketball Federation of BiH
Group 7–12[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vogošća | 10 | 8 | 2 | 873 | 744 | +129 | 18 | |
| 2 | Sloboda | 10 | 7 | 3 | 886 | 807 | +79 | 17 | |
| 3 | Mladost Mrkonjić Grad | 10 | 7 | 3 | 837 | 815 | +22 | 17 | |
| 4 | Student Mostar | 10 | 4 | 6 | 800 | 823 | −23 | 14 | |
| 5 | Radnik (R) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 712 | 813 | −101 | 13 | Relegation |
| 6 | Bošnjak (R) | 10 | 1 | 9 | 784 | 890 | −106 | 11 |
Playoffs[edit]
Seeded teams played games 1, 3 and 5 at home.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| Zrinjski | 70 | 64 | 88 | |||||||||||
| Spars Ziraat Bank | 90 | 56 | 72 | |||||||||||
| Zrinjski | 73 | 59 | 71 | 77 | ||||||||||
| Igokea | 67 | 80 | 65 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Igokea | 76 | 107 | ||||||||||||
| Bosna Royal | 51 | 83 | ||||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Bosna Royal | 82 | 55 | 71 | |||
| Spars Ziraat Bank | 74 | 69 | 67 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Bosnian Basketball Federation
- ^ "Obavljeno izvlačenje takmičarskih brojeva Prvenstva BiH za muškarce sezona 2017/2018" (in Bosnian). basket.ba. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.