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Not to be confused with 2017–18 Basketligaen.
Basketligan
Season2017–18
Duration6 October 2017 – May 2018
Number of teams8
Finals
ChampionsNorrköping Dolphins
(5th title)
  Runners-upLuleå

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 eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

Teams

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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

Template:2017–18 Basketligan season table

Playoffs

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
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 0
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 0
Norrköping Dolphins 4–1 Borås 85–80 102–100 85–89 81–69 70–56 0 0

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 Second qualifying round

References

  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.
  3. ^ "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03.
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