# 2016–17 Copa Catalunya basketball season

The 2016–17 Copa Catalunya was the 18th season of Copa Catalunya. This season the competition was reduced from 32 to 28 teams.
The Final Four was played at the Pavelló Municipal in Salou. Mataró Parc Boet won the title.
For the first time an All Star match was played by the best players of each group. The All Star Game was played at Parc Esportiu Llobregat in Cornellà de Llobregat. The All Star replaced the Copa Federació that played the last seasons.

## Format
### Regular season

28 teams are divided in two groups by geographical criteria.

### Final Stage

The Final Stage will be played in play-off ties in a two-legged format, with the exception of the final four.

### Relegation PlayOffs

In the relegation playoffs, teams played against each other must win two games to win the series. The winners remain at Copa Catalunya for the next season.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 28 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2015–16 season and ten promoted from the 2015–16 CC 1ª Categoria. On July 7, 2016, AB El Vendrell exchanges a place on CC 2ª Categoria with AD Torreforta. On July 19, 2016, CB Valls Nutrion Internacional achieved a vacant on Liga EBA. On July 20, 2016, Mataró-Feimat and CB Cerdanyola al Dia achieved a vacant on Liga EBA. Finally, CB Viladecans-Sant Gabriel renounces his place in Liga EBA

#### Teams promoted from CC 1ª Categoria

* Club Natació Sabadell
* CB Santa Coloma
* Sant Gervasi
* AE Badalonès
* Whats Up!-BasquetPiaSabadell
* Verma Alquiler de Maquinaria-CB Salou
* CB Sant Narcís
* Sant Quirze Basquet Club
* CB Cantaires Tortosa
* Basquet Sant Boi

### Venues and locations

| Team | Home city | Arena | Group |
| AE Badalonès | Badalona | Pavelló La Plana | 1 |
| Aracena-CB Sant Josep-El Rebost | Badalona | C.P. Sant Josep Badalona | 1 |
| CB Artés | Artés | Pavelló Esportiu d'Artés | 1 |
| CB Granollers | Granollers | Pavelló CB Granollers | 1 |
| CB Sant Narcís | Girona | Pav. Municipal Palau Sacosta de Girona | 1 |
| CB Santa Coloma | Santa Coloma de Gramenet | Pavelló Joan del Moral | 1 |
| CB Vic-Universitat de Vic | Vic | Pav. Castell d'en Planes | 1 |
| Club Natació Sabadell | Sabadell | Pavelló Les Naus | 1 |
| Mataró Parc Boet | Mataró | Poliesportiu Eusebi Millan | 1 |
| Sant Gervasi | Mollet del Vallès | Escola Sant Gervasi | 1 |
| Sant Quirze Basquet Club | Sant Quirze del Valles | Gimnas Municipal Sant Quirze | 1 |
| Sol Gironès Bisbal Bàsquet | La Bisbal d'Empordà | Pav.Mun. de la Bisbal d'Empordà | 1 |
| UE Sant Cugat | Sant Cugat del Vallès | Pavelló Municipal Sant Cugat | 1 |
| Whats Up!-BasquetPiaSabadell | Sabadell | Escola Pia Sabadell | 1 |
| AD Torreforta | Tarragona | Casal Riu Clar | 2 |
| Aracena AEC Collblanc B | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Pav. Municipal Fum d'Estampa | 2 |
| Basquet Sant Boi | Sant Boi de Llobregat | Pavelló Can Masallera | 2 |
| CB Alpicat | Alpicat | Pavelló Antoni Roure d'Alpicat | 2 |
| CB Cantaires Tortosa | Tortosa | Pavelló de Ferreries | 2 |
| CB Castellar | Castellar del Vallès | Nou Pavelló Zona Puigverd | 2 |
| CB Ciutat Vella | Barcelona | CEM Parc de la Ciutadella | 2 |
| CB Viladecans-Sant Gabriel | Viladecans | Podium Joan Masgrau | 2 |
| Camping Bianya Roser | Barcelona | Pol.Municipal Estacio del Nord | 2 |
| Lluisos de Gràcia | Barcelona | Lluisos de Gràcia | 2 |
| SESE | Barcelona | Pavelló Municipal Virrei Amat | 2 |
| Tenea-CB Esparreguera | Esparreguera | Pavelló Ramon Marti | 2 |
| Verma Alquiler de Maquinaria-CB Salou | Salou | Pavelló Municipal | 2 |
| Zamar 2000 Ploms Salle Reus | Reus | Pavelló Joan Sorolla | 2 |

## Regular season
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mataró Parc Boet (C, P) | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2141 | 1950 | +191 | 48 | Qualification to Final Stage |
| 2 | Aracena-CB Sant Josep-El Rebost (P) | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2039 | 1820 | +219 | 47 | Qualification to Final Stage |
| 3 | CB Vic-Universitat de Vic (P) | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2208 | 1903 | +305 | 45 | Qualification to Final Stage |
| 4 | UE Sant Cugat | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1932 | 1804 | +128 | 45 | Qualification to Final Stage |
| 5 | CB Artés | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2227 | 2078 | +149 | 44 | |
| 6 | CB Santa Coloma | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1999 | 1944 | +55 | 41 | |
| 7 | CB Granollers | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1828 | 1862 | −34 | 38 | |
| 8 | CB Sant Narcis$^1$ | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1894 | 1929 | −35 | 37 | |
| 9 | AE Badalonès | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1847 | 1925 | −78 | 36 | |
| 10 | Club Natació Sabadell (O) | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1786 | 2004 | −218 | 36 | Qualification to Relegation Playoffs |
| 11 | Sant Quirze Bàsquet Club (O) | 26 | 7 | 19 | 2009 | 2174 | −165 | 33 | Qualification to Relegation Playoffs |
| 12 | Sant Gervasi (R) | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1925 | 2086 | −161 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation Playoffs |
| 13 | Whats Up!-BàsquetPiaSabadell (O) | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1919 | 2019 | −100 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation Playoffs |
| 14 | Sol Gironés Bisbal Bàsquet (R) | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1731 | 1987 | −256 | 32 | Relegation to CC 1ª Categoria |
$^1$ CB Sant Narcís exchanges a place on Liga EBA with CE Sant Nicolau

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Camping Bianya Roser (P) | 26 | 22 | 4 | 1918 | 1644 | +274 | 48 | Qualification to Final Stage |
| 2 | Tenea-CB Esparreguera | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1915 | 1692 | +223 | 46 | Qualification to Final Stage |
| 3 | Verma Alquiler de Maquinaria-CB Salou | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1909 | 1687 | +222 | 46 | Qualification to Final Stage |
| 4 | SESE | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1897 | 1795 | +102 | 45 | Qualification to Final Stage |
| 5 | Zamar 2000 Ploms Salle Reus | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1878 | 1811 | +67 | 42 | |
| 6 | CB Cantaires Tortosa$^1$ | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2036 | 1931 | +105 | 41 | |
| 7 | CB Ciutat Vella | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2035 | 1915 | +120 | 39 | |
| 8 | Aracena AEC Collblanc B$^2$ | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1857 | 1909 | −52 | 39 | |
| 9 | AD Torreforta | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1944 | 2040 | −96 | 38 | |
| 10 | Lluïsos de Gràcia (R) | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1674 | 1623 | +51 | 37 | Qualification to Relegation PlayOffs |
| 11 | CB Alpicat (O) | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1828 | 1891 | −63 | 35 | Qualification to Relegation PlayOffs |
| 12 | Bàsquet Sant Boi (R) | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1687 | 1984 | −297 | 31 | Qualification to Relegation PlayOffs |
| 13 | CB Castellar (R) | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1693 | 2039 | −346 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation PlayOffs |
| 14 | CB Viladecans-Sant Gabriel (R) | 26 | 3 | 23 | 1656 | 1966 | −310 | 29 | Relegation to CC 1ª Categoria |
$^1$ CB Cantaires Tortosa achieved a vacant on Liga EBA. $^2$ Aracena AEC Collblanc B resigned to its place in Copa Catalunya.

## Relegation PlayOffs

The first legs were played on 13 May 2017, the second legs on 20 May 2017 and the third legs, if necessary, on 27 May 2017.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Club Natació Sabadell | 2–1 | CB Castellar | 53–87 | 76–65 | 71–60 |
| CB Alpicat | 2–1 | Sant Gervasi | 86–74 | 75–95 | 84–81 |
| Sant Quirze Bàsquet Club | 2–1 | Bàsquet Sant Boi | 92–81 | 58–65 | 96–86 |
| Lluïsos de Gràcia | 1–2 | Whats Up!-BàsquetPiaSabadell | 88–80 | 62–71 | 79–80 |

## Final round
### Quarter-finals

The first legs will be played on 13–14 May, and the second legs will be played on 20–21 May 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Camping Bianya Roser | 145–118 | UE Sant Cugat | 64–49 | 81–69 |
| Tenea-CB Esparreguera | 140–153 | CB Vic-Universitat de Vic | 57–84 | 83–69 |
| Aracena-CB Sant Josep-El Rebost | 164–137 | Verma Alquiler de Maquinaria-CB Salou | 83–76 | 81–61 |
| Mataró Parc Boet | 162–141 | SESE | 73–62 | 89–79 |

### Final four

Games played at Pavelló Municipal in Salou

#### Bracket

| Semifinals 27 May | Semifinals 27 May | Final 28 May | Final 28 May |
| CB Vic-Universitat de Vic | 71 |
| Mataró Parc Boet | 88 | | |
| Mataró Parc Boet | 88 | Mataró Parc Boet | 74 |
| | | Aracena-CB Sant Josep | 66 |
| Aracena-CB Sant Josep | 74 | Aracena-CB Sant Josep | 66 |
| Camping Bianya Roser | 65 | | |
| Camping Bianya Roser | 65 | Third place | Third place |
| | | CB Vic-Universitat de Vic | 84 |
| | | Camping Bianya Roser | 66 |

#### Championship game

* 2016–17 Copa Catalunya champions
* Mataró Parc Boet 1st title

## Awards
### MVP

* Dario Naharro (Mataró Parc Boet)

## All Star Game

The 2017 Copa Catalunya All-star event was held on January 7, 2017 at Parc Esportiu Llobregat in Cornellà de Llobregat.
The White team won the game 78-75. The MVP of the game was Alex López who scored 11 points along with 4 rebounds, Juli Garrote won de 3 points Contest and Marquie Smith won the Slam Dunk Contest.

## References and notes

* ↑ "Salou acull, aquest proper cap de setmana 27 i 28 de maig, la Final a Quatre de la Copa Catalunya Masculina" (in Catalan). basquetcatala.cat. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
* ↑ "El MATARÓ PARC BOET es proclama CAMPIÓ de la Copa Catalunya Masculina 2016-2017" (in Catalan). basquetcatala.cat. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
* ↑ "Presentat l'ALLSTAR de Copa Catalunya del proper 7 i 8 de gener a Cornellà de Llobregat" (in Catalan). basquetcatala.cat. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
* ↑ "L'ADT jugarà a Copa Catalunya". adtorreforta.com (in Catalan). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
* ↑ "La Federació Espanyola de Bàsquet confirma l'ascens a EBA del CB Valls". elvallenc.cat (in Catalan). 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
* ↑ "La UE Mataró Feimat jugarà a lliga EBA". totmataro.cat (in Catalan). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
* ↑ "El CB Cerdanyola jugarà a la Lliga EBA". cerdanyola.info (in Catalan). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
* ↑ "PLAY OFF PERMANENCIA".
* ↑ "CB Roser, CB Vic, AE Boet Mataró i CB Sant Josep Badalona es classifiquen per a la Final a Quatre de la Copa Catalunya Masculina de Salou". Bàsquetcatala.cat. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
* ↑ "Guardonats Festa del Bàsquet Català 2017". basquetcatala.cat (in Catalan). June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
* ↑ "Celebrada la primera edició del ALLSTAR de Copa Catalunya". basquetcatala.cat (in Catalan). January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.