# 2016–17 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season

The 2016–17 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 76th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 14, 2016 and ended on May 30, 2017.

## Teams

Chernomorets resigned from the league due to financial difficulties.
| Club | Last season | Arena | Location | Capacity |
| Academic Bultex 99 | 9th | Stroitel Hall | Plovdiv | 1,000 |
| Balkan Botevgrad | 2nd | Arena Botevgrad | Botevgrad | 4,500 |
| Beroe | 3rd | Municipal Hall | Stara Zagora | 1,000 |
| Cherno More Ticha | 5th | Hristo Borisov | Varna | 1,000 |
| Levski Sofia | 7th | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4,000 |
| Lukoil Academic | 1st | Sports Complex Hall | Pravets | 1,000 |
| Rilski Sportist | 4th | Arena Samokov | Samokov | 2,500 |
| Spartak Pleven | 6th | Balkanstroy | Pleven | 1,200 |
| Yambol | 8th | Diana | Yambol | 3,000 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lukoil Academic | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2108 | 1769 | +339 | 44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Academic Bultex 99 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2028 | 2012 | +16 | 40 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Beroe | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1989 | 1825 | +164 | 39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Rilski Sportist | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2030 | 1973 | +57 | 38 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Balkan Botevgrad | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1888 | 1795 | +93 | 38 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Spartak Pleven | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2010 | 2046 | −36 | 35 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Cherno More Ticha | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1827 | 1992 | −165 | 31 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | Yambol | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1868 | 2010 | −142 | 31 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Levski Sofia | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1753 | 2079 | −326 | 28 | |

### Results
#### First stage

| Home \ Away | ACA | BAL | BER | CHE | LEV | LUK | RIL | SPA | YAM |
| Academic Plovdiv | | 88–81 | 89–77 | 90–89 | 98–76 | 74–72 | 96–85 | 95–82 | 87–78 |
| Balkan | 94–74 | | 84–65 | 85–73 | 75–63 | 76–88 | 85–72 | 78–79 | 90–87 |
| Beroe | 82–75 | 87–61 | | 79–64 | 104–75 | 80–87 | 88–72 | 96–65 | 102–77 |
| Cherno More | 70–71 | 58–76 | 63–86 | | 100–78 | 75–86 | 81–74 | 78–76 | 78–69 |
| Levski | 58–91 | 61–76 | 85–81 | 79–70 | | 52–90 | 61–78 | 86–90 | 80–73 |
| Lukoil Academic | 104–66 | 94–68 | 82–72 | 87–74 | 84–69 | | 66–75 | 104–71 | 91–69 |
| Rilski Sportis | 94–82 | 91–58 | 101–85 | 84–75 | 95–66 | 90–94 | | 89–79 | 102–90 |
| Špartak Pleven | 88–90 | 88–83 | 75–81 | 93–77 | 77–72 | 108–104 | 93–77 | | 92–66 |
| Yambol | 94–81 | 55–62 | 57–83 | 76–87 | 78–67 | 70–78 | 95–91 | 84–80 | |

#### Second stage

Home and away games depend of table after the first stage.
| Home \ Away | ACA | BAL | BER | CHE | LEV | LUK | RIL | SPA | YAM |
| Academic Plovdiv | | 85–82 | 64–85 | | | | 80–83 | 97–96 | |
| Balkan | | | | 94–71 | 96–70 | | | 95–71 | 78–69 |
| Beroe | | 64–79 | | 77–67 | | | 79–74 | 84–89 | |
| Cherno More | 77–80 | | | | 84–80 | 60–107 | | | 85–80 |
| Levski | 105–106 | | 74–91 | | | 70–91 | 69–85 | | |
| Lukoil Academic | 82–80 | 62–59 | 94–79 | | | | 108–76 | | |
| Rilski Sportis | | 80–73 | | 97–94 | | | | 87–86 | 76–90 |
| Špartak Pleven | | | | 88–77 | 73–76 | 76–82 | | | 95–88 |
| Yambol | 78–89 | | 72–82 | | 93–81 | 80–71 | | | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Lukoil Academic | 109 | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Yambol | 71 | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Yambol | 71 | 71 | | 1 | Lukoil Academic | 80 | 95 | 86 | 80 | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Rilski Sportist | 89 | 80 | 90 | 66 | 76 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rilski Sportist | 81 | 75 | 82 | 4 | Rilski Sportist | 89 | 80 | 90 | 66 | 76 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Balkan Botevgrad | 79 | 100 | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Balkan Botevgrad | 79 | 100 | 73 | | | | | | | | 1 | Lukoil Academic | 96 | 82 | 64 | 83 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Beroe | 81 | 73 | 74 | 76 |
| 2 | Academic Bultex 99 | 91 | 79 | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Beroe | 81 | 73 | 74 | 76 |
| 7 | Cherno More Ticha | 73 | 85 | 94 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cherno More Ticha | 73 | 85 | 94 | 7 | Cherno More Ticha | 68 | 81 | 68 | | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | 3 | Beroe | 102 | 87 | 94 | | |
| 3 | Beroe | 81 | 92 | 103 | 3 | Beroe | 102 | 87 | 94 | | | 4 | Rilski Sportist | 102 | 94 | |
| 6 | Spartak Pleven | 69 | 93 | 79 | | | | | | | | 7 | Cherno More Ticha | 82 | 62 | |

## NBL clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Lukoil Academic | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
| Rilski Sportist | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
| Beroe | Balkan League | Champions |