# 2017–18 NBL (Czech Republic) season

The 2017–18 National Basketball League (Czech Republic) season is the 25th season of the Czech NBL.

## Format

Teams in regular season play home and away against every other team in a round-robin tournament, before being split into two groups of six teams for playing again home and away against the teams from the same group.
After the end of the stage after the first split, the six teams from to top group and the two first qualified teams from the bottom group joined the play-offs.
The other four teams would play again home and away against themselves for avoiding the relegation.

## Teams

Olomoucko replaced Ariete Prostějov, which was relegated from the previous season and was dissolved.
| Team | City | Venue |
| Armex Děčín | Děčín | ARMEX Sportcentrum |
| ČEZ Nymburk | Nymburk | Sportovní Centrum |
| Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Svitavy | Na Střelnici |
| Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec | Jindřichův Hradec | Městská Sportovní Hala |
| Geosan Kolín | Kolín | Hala SOU Spojů |
| JIP Pardubice | Pardubice | Sportovní hala Dašická |
| mmcité+ Brno | Brno | Hala Míč |
| NH Ostrava | Ostrava | Bonver Aréna |
| Opava | Opava | Hala Opava |
| Olomoucko | Prostějov | Sportcentrum - DDM |
| Sluneta | Ústí nad Labem | Sportovni Hala Klise |
| USK Praha | Prague | Hala Folimanka |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ČEZ Nymburk | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2293 | 1582 | +711 | 44 | Qualification to group A1 |
| 2 | JIP Pardubice | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1932 | 1678 | +254 | 38 | Qualification to group A1 |
| 3 | Opava | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1883 | 1711 | +172 | 37 | Qualification to group A1 |
| 4 | Armex Děčín | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1784 | 1786 | −2 | 35 | Qualification to group A1 |
| 5 | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1807 | 1749 | +58 | 34 | Qualification to group A1 |
| 6 | Olomoucko | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1904 | 1989 | −85 | 33 | Qualification to group A1 |
| 7 | Sluneta | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1735 | 1752 | −17 | 33 | Qualification to group A2 |
| 8 | Geosan Kolín | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1780 | 1851 | −71 | 32 | Qualification to group A2 |
| 9 | USK Praha | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1620 | 1740 | −120 | 31 | Qualification to group A2 |
| 10 | mmcité+ Brno | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1573 | 1816 | −243 | 28 | Qualification to group A2 |
| 11 | NH Ostrava | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1757 | 2025 | −268 | 28 | Qualification to group A2 |
| 12 | Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1746 | 2135 | −389 | 23 | Qualification to group A2 |

## Second stage
### Group A1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ČEZ Nymburk | 32 | 31 | 1 | 3241 | 2348 | +893 | 63 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | JIP Pardubice | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2719 | 2454 | +265 | 55 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Opava | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2702 | 2546 | +156 | 52 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Armex Děčín | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2493 | 2569 | −76 | 49 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2570 | 2565 | +5 | 47 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Olomoucko | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2780 | 2915 | −135 | 45 | Qualification to playoffs |

### Group A2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sluneta | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2580 | 2528 | +52 | 50 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Geosan Kolín | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2629 | 2642 | −13 | 48 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | USK Praha | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2403 | 2464 | −61 | 48 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 4 | NH Ostrava | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2576 | 2843 | −267 | 44 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 5 | mmcité+ Brno | 32 | 9 | 23 | 2311 | 2607 | −296 | 41 | Qualification to relegation group |
| 6 | Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec | 32 | 2 | 30 | 2511 | 3034 | −523 | 34 | Qualification to relegation group |

## Playoffs

Seeded teams played at home games 1, 2, 5 and 7, while the third place game where played with a best-of-three format, playing the seeded team the matches 1 and 3 at home, and the finals in a double-legged one.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | 122 | 94 | 106 | 99 | | | | | | | | |
| Geosan Kolín | Geosan Kolín | Geosan Kolín | Geosan Kolín | 68 | 65 | 61 | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| Geosan Kolín | Geosan Kolín | Geosan Kolín | Geosan Kolín | 68 | 65 | 61 | 71 | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | 79 | 89 | 94 | 97 |
| | | | | | | | | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | 70 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Armex Děčín | Armex Děčín | 80 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 84 | 69 | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | 70 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | 92 | 64 | 82 | 77 | 61 | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | 92 | 64 | 82 | 77 | 61 | 84 | | | | | | | | | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | ČEZ Nymburk | 114 | 114 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Opava | Opava | Opava | Opava | Opava | Opava | 90 | 73 |
| JIP Pardubice | 76 | 76 | 58 | 91 | 99 | 87 | 70 | | | | | | | | | Opava | Opava | Opava | Opava | Opava | Opava | 90 | 73 |
| Sluneta | 80 | 75 | 70 | 89 | 82 | 88 | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sluneta | 80 | 75 | 70 | 89 | 82 | 88 | 60 | JIP Pardubice | JIP Pardubice | JIP Pardubice | 69 | 60 | 104 | 65 | 89 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Opava | Opava | Opava | 79 | 74 | 90 | 83 | 90 |
| Opava | Opava | Opava | Opava | 94 | 93 | 89 | 96 | Opava | Opava | Opava | 79 | 74 | 90 | 83 | 90 |
| Olomoucko | Olomoucko | Olomoucko | Olomoucko | 88 | 63 | 71 | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| JIP Pardubice | 71 | 75 | 84 |
| Dekstone Tuři Svitavy | 65 | 83 | 59 |

## Relegation group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | USK Praha | 38 | 19 | 19 | 2892 | 2919 | −27 | 57 | |
| 2 | mmcité+ Brno | 38 | 14 | 24 | 2857 | 3079 | −222 | 52 | |
| 3 | NH Ostrava | 38 | 14 | 24 | 3046 | 3403 | −357 | 52 | |
| 4 | Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec | 38 | 4 | 34 | 3003 | 3544 | −541 | 42 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |

## Relegation playoffs

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fiobanka Jindřichův Hradec | 187–195 | Královští sokoli | 96–93 | 91–102 |

## Clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
| ČEZ Nymburk | Champions League | Round of 16 | |
| JIP Pardubice | FIBA Europe Cup | Second qualifying round | |

## Clubs in international competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| USK Praha | Alpe Adria Cup | Semifinals |
| mmcite+ Brno | Alpe Adria Cup | Semifinals |
| Armex Děčín | Alpe Adria Cup | Quarterfinals |
| Sluneta Ústí nad Labem | Alpe Adria Cup | Regular season |