# 2016–17 Championnat LNA season

The 2016–17 Championnat LNA season was the 86th season of the top tier basketball league in Switzerland. Monthey won its third national championship.

## Competition format

All teams played two times against each other for completing 20 games per team.
The six first qualified teams joined the group for places 1 to 6 while the other five teams will play the group for places 7 to 11. These two groups will be played with a one-legged round-robin format, where all teams from group 1 to 6 and the two first qualified teams from the group for the seventh position will be qualified for the playoffs. In this intermediate stage, teams start with the points accumulated by the winnings achieved in the first stage.
The quarterfinals and the semifinals were played as a best-of-five series while the final in a best-of-seven series.

## Teams

* BBC Lausanne
* BC Winterthur
* Boncourt
* Fribourg Olympic
* Lions de Genève
* Lugano Tigers
* Monthey
* 5 Stelle Massagno
* Starwings Basket Regio Basel
* Swiss Central Basket
* Union Neuchâtel

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fribourg Olympic | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1669 | 1336 | +333 | 34 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 2 | Monthey | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1602 | 1480 | +122 | 28 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 3 | Lugano Tigers | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1493 | 1397 | +96 | 26 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 4 | Union Neuchâtel | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1582 | 1492 | +90 | 26 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 5 | Lions de Genève | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1600 | 1474 | +126 | 26 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 6 | Starwings Regio Basel | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1370 | 1541 | −171 | 18 | Qualification to group 1–6 |
| 7 | Swiss Central | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1403 | 1452 | −49 | 18 | Qualification to group 7–11 |
| 8 | BBC Lausanne | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1527 | 1563 | −36 | 14 | Qualification to group 7–11 |
| 9 | Boncourt Red Team | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1526 | 1617 | −91 | 14 | Qualification to group 7–11 |
| 10 | 5 Stelle Massagno | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1559 | 1654 | −95 | 12 | Qualification to group 7–11 |
| 11 | Winterthur | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1426 | 1751 | −325 | 4 | Qualification to group 7–11 |

## Intermediate stage
### Group 1–6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fribourg Olympic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 335 | +41 | 42 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Monthey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 350 | +28 | 36 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Lugano Tigers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 351 | −5 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Lions de Genève | 5 | 2 | 3 | 393 | 394 | −1 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Union Neuchâtel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 341 | 394 | −53 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Starwings Regio Basel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 378 | 388 | −10 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |

### Group 7–11

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | BBC Lausanne | 4 | 4 | 0 | 363 | 288 | +75 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Swiss Central | 4 | 1 | 3 | 297 | 328 | −31 | 20 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Boncourt Red Team | 4 | 2 | 2 | 350 | 345 | +5 | 18 | |
| 4 | 5 Stelle Massagno | 4 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 333 | −12 | 16 | |
| 5 | Winterthur | 4 | 1 | 3 | 298 | 335 | −37 | 6 | |

## Play-offs

Seeded teams played at home games 1, 2 and 5.
| 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 |
| Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | 99 | 99 | 70 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Swiss Central | Swiss Central | Swiss Central | 44 | 48 | 57 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Swiss Central | Swiss Central | Swiss Central | 44 | 48 | 57 | 0 | 0 | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | Fribourg Olympic | 67 | 88 | 77 | 61 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | 53 | 96 | 79 | 70 | 0 |
| Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | 77 | 84 | 77 | 76 | 0 | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | Lions de Genève | 53 | 96 | 79 | 70 | 0 |
| Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | 70 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | Union Neuchâtel | 70 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Lions de Genève | 62 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 56 | 69 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Monthey | 67 | 82 | 90 | 78 | 72 | 77 | 0 |
| Monthey | Monthey | Monthey | 70 | 74 | 96 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Monthey | 67 | 82 | 90 | 78 | 72 | 77 | 0 |
| Lausanne | Lausanne | Lausanne | 64 | 53 | 85 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lausanne | Lausanne | Lausanne | 64 | 53 | 85 | 0 | 0 | Monthey | Monthey | Monthey | 90 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | 78 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | 73 | 96 | 76 | 0 | 0 | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | Lugano Tigers | 78 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Starwings Regio Basel | Starwings Regio Basel | Starwings Regio Basel | 58 | 74 | 67 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
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