# 2016–17 Macedonian First League (basketball) season

The 2016–17 Macedonian First League was the 25th season of the Macedonian First League, with 10 teams participating in it. The season's regular season started on 19 November 2016 and finished on 4 March 2017. MZT Skopje and Karpoš Sokoli joined the league in a further stage. The season finished with the last game of the Finals on 27 May 2017. MZT Skopje won its sixth national title.

## Teams

MZT Skopje participated in both ABA League and EuroCup Basketball. Karpoš Sokoli participated in both ABA League and Balkan International Basketball League. Both teams would join the First League after January 2017 with the start of the second stage.
| Team | City | Arena | Coach |
| Feni Industries | Kavadarci | Jasmin | Ljupčo Malinkov |
| Rabotnički | Skopje | Gradski Park | Marin Dokuzovski |
| Kumanovo 2009 | Kumanovo | Sports Hall Kumanovo | Marjan Srbinovski |
| MZT Skopje | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena | Ante Nazor |
| Strumica | Strumica | Park | Petar Nastev |
| Kožuv | Gevgelija | 26-ti April | Igor Mihajlovski |
| Karpoš Sokoli | Skopje | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center | Dragan Nikolić |
| AV Ohrid | Ohrid | Biljanini Izvori | Petar Čočoroski |
| Vardar | Skopje | SRC Kale | Gjorgji Kočov |
| Pelister | Bitola | Sports Hall Mladost | Zoran Petkovski |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Feni Industries | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1106 | 925 | +181 | 26 | Qualification to group 1 to 6 |
| 2 | Rabotnički | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1192 | 954 | +238 | 25 | Qualification to group 1 to 6 |
| 3 | Kumanovo | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1033 | 957 | +76 | 23 | Qualification to group 1 to 6 |
| 4 | Kožuv | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1049 | 936 | +113 | 22 | Qualification to group 1 to 6 |
| 5 | Strumica | 14 | 5 | 9 | 910 | 1015 | −105 | 18 | Qualification to group 7 to 10 |
| 6 | AV Ohrid | 14 | 4 | 10 | 903 | 1014 | −111 | 18 | Qualification to group 7 to 10 |
| 7 | Pelister | 14 | 4 | 10 | 909 | 1089 | −180 | 18 | Qualification to group 7 to 10 |
| 8 | Vardar | 14 | 0 | 14 | 904 | 1116 | −212 | 14 | Qualification to group 7 to 10 |
* ↑ Kumanovo docked one point.
* ↑ Kožuv docked one point.
* ↑ Strumica docked one point.

## Second stage
### Group 1 to 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | MZT Skopje | 10 | 9 | 1 | 807 | 695 | +112 | 19 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Rabotnički | 10 | 7 | 3 | 802 | 755 | +47 | 17 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Karpoš Sokoli | 10 | 7 | 3 | 842 | 795 | +47 | 17 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Kumanovo | 10 | 3 | 7 | 803 | 869 | −66 | 13 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Feni Industries | 10 | 2 | 8 | 718 | 830 | −112 | 12 | |
| 6 | Kožuv | 10 | 2 | 8 | 783 | 811 | −28 | 12 | |

### Group 7 to 10

Matches of the regular season are included in the final table of the group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Strumica | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1304 | 1400 | −96 | 28 | |
| 2 | AV Ohrid | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1334 | 1450 | −116 | 27 | |
| 3 | Pelister | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1310 | 1496 | −186 | 27 | |
| 4 | Vardar | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1329 | 1539 | −210 | 22 | Relegated |
* ↑ Strumica docked one point.

## Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 MZT Skopje | 71 | 93 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Kumanovo 2009 | 51 | 88 | 64 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 Kumanovo 2009 | 51 | 88 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 MZT Skopje | 77 | 93 | 86 | 78 | 86 |
| | | | | | | 3 Karpoš Sokoli | 76 | 104 | 80 | 86 | 82 |
| 2 Rabotnički | 76 | 79 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 Karpoš Sokoli | 76 | 104 | 80 | 86 | 82 |
| 3 Karpoš Sokoli | 77 | 90 | 76 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |

## Awards
### MVP

| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| G | Charlon Kloof | MZT Skopje | |