2017–18 Basketligan season

Basketligan
Basketligan
Season	2017–18
Duration	6 October 2017 – May 2018
Teams	8
Finals
Champions	Norrköping Dolphins; (5th title)
Runners-up	Luleå
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Basketligan season was the 25th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 6 October 2017 and finished in May 2018. Luleå was the defending champion, but failed to repeat as they lost in the last game of the finals to Norrköping Dolphins, that achieved their fifth title ever.

Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent four times for a total of 28 games. The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

Teams

Location of teams in the Basketligan 2017–18

After the end of the 2016–17 season, Malbas decided to not continue playing at Basketligan.^[1]

Team	City	Venue	Capacity
BC Luleå	Luleå	Luleå Energi Arena	2,700
Borås Basket	Borås	Boråshallen	3,000
Jämtland Basket	Östersund	Östersunds sporthall	1,700
Norrköping Dolphins	Norrköping	Stadium Arena	4,500
KFUM Nässjö	Nässjö	Nässjö Sporthall	Unknown
Södertälje Kings	Södertälje	Täljehallen	2,200
Umeå BSKT	Umeå	Umeå Energi Arena	1,270
Uppsala Basket	Uppsala	IFU Arena	2,880

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luleå	28	22	6	2457	2202	+255	44	Qualification to semifinals
2	Norrköping Dolphins	28	21	7	2292	2102	+190	42	Qualification to semifinals
3	Jämtland	28	15	13	2284	2214	+70	30	Qualification to quarterfinals
4	Södertälje Kings	28	15	13	2195	2159	+36	30
5	Umeå BSKT	28	13	15	2372	2456	−84	26
6	Borås	28	13	15	2203	2251	−48	26
7	Uppsala	28	8	20	2178	2302	−124	16
8	KFUM Nässjö	28	5	23	2139	2434	−295	10

Source: Basketligan
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points ratio; 4) Total points ratio.

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals



4 Södertälje Kings	2

5 Umeå BSKT	0
		1 Luleå	4

		4 Södertälje Kings	2



				1 Luleå	3

				2 Norrköping Dolphins	4
3 Jämtland	1

6 Borås	2
		2 Norrköping Dolphins	4

		6 Borås	1

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Södertälje Kings	2–0	Umeå BSKT	81–78	76–73
Jämtland	1–2	Borås	69–92	85–73	83–86

Semifinals

Seeded teams played legs 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home.

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
Luleå	4–2	Södertälje Kings	83–62	69–89	82–78	89–91	86–85	91–84
Norrköping Dolphins	4–1	Borås	85–80	102–100	85–89	81–69	70–56

Finals

Seeded team played legs 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home.

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7
Luleå	3–4	Norrköping Dolphins	77–59	75–86	88–54	65–80	82–74	90–95	71–76

Clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress	Ref
Luleå	Champions League	First qualifying round	^[2]
Borås	FIBA Europe Cup	First qualifying round	^[3]
Södertälje Kings	FIBA Europe Cup	Second qualifying round	^[3]

References

^ "Malbas drar sig ur Basketligan" (in Swedish). Skanesport.se. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017.

External links

Official Basketligan website

[1] "Malbas drar sig ur Basketligan" (in Swedish). Skanesport.se. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[2] "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.

[3] "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017.

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