NBL | |||||||||||||
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Duration | 7 October 2017β 29 May 2018 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 108 (Regular season) 23 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 9 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | BNT | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP |
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Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Levski Lukoil | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Balkan Botevgrad | ||||||||||||
Third place | Rilski Sportist | ||||||||||||
Fourth place | Academic Bultex 99 | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP |
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Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win |
Academic Sofia 131β68
Cherno More Ticha (28 October 2017) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win |
Academic Sofia 51β93
Academic Bultex 99 (13 January 2018) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring |
Yambol 116β106
Spartak (17 March 2018) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 7 Games - 3 Teams ( Academic Sofia, Balkan, Levski Lukoil) | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 13 Games Spartak Pleven | ||||||||||||
β
2016β17
2018β19 β |
The 2017β18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 77th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 7, 2017 and ended on May 29, 2018.
The same nine teams of the previous season repeated participation in the 2017β18 season. [3]
Club | Last season | Arena | Location | Capacity |
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Academic Bultex 99 | 2nd | Arena Sila | Plovdiv | 1,000 |
Balkan Botevgrad | 5th | Arena Botevgrad | Botevgrad | 4,500 |
Beroe | 3rd | Municipal Hall | Stara Zagora | 1,000 |
Cherno More Ticha | 7th | Hristo Borisov | Varna | 1,000 |
Levski Lukoil [a] | 9th | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4,000 |
Academic Sofia [a] | 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 |
In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Levski Lukoil | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2018 | 1777 | +241 | 42 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Academic Bultex 99 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1959 | 1762 | +197 | 42 | |
3 | Balkan Botevgrad [a] | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2003 | 1780 | +223 | 42 | |
4 | Rilski Sportist | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2098 | 1895 | +203 | 40 | |
5 | Beroe | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2050 | 1955 | +95 | 36 | |
6 | Academic Sofia | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1946 | 2013 | −67 | 34 | |
7 | Yambol | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1983 | 2204 | −221 | 32 | |
8 | Cherno More Ticha | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1789 | 2067 | −278 | 29 | |
9 | Spartak Pleven | 24 | 2 | 22 | 1961 | 2354 | −393 | 26 |
Home and away games depend on table after the first stage.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 93 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Cherno More | 67 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 90 | 77 | 76 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rilski Sportist | 69 | 78 | 73 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rilski Sportist | 91 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Beroe | 81 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 69 | 71 | 71 | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 71 | 65 | 60 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Academic Plovdiv | 94 | 79 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Yambol | 75 | 97 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Academic Plovdiv | 78 | 68 | 74 | 91 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 79 | 59 | 97 | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 99 | 98 | 2 | Academic Plovdiv | 56 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Academic Sofia | 56 | 68 | 4 | Rilski Sportist | 77 | 92 |
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 |
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Beroe | 33 |
2 |
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Balkan | 31 |
3 |
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Beroe | 40 |
4 |
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Levski Lukoil | 37 |
5 |
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Balkan | 34 |
6 |
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Beroe | 38 |
7 |
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Rilski Sportist | 29 |
8 |
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Beroe | 36 |
9 |
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Beroe | 35 |
10 |
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Beroe | 41 |
11 |
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Yambol | 39 |
12 |
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Beroe | 42 |
13 |
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Academic Sofia | 40 |
14 |
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Yambol | 34 |
15 |
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Spartak Pleven | 35 |
16 |
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Balkan | 42 |
17 |
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Yambol | 48 |
18 |
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Cherno More | 38 |
19 |
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Yambol | 36 |
20 |
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Yambol | 32 |
21 |
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Balkan | 30 |
22 |
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Spartak Pleven | 40 |
23 |
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Balkan | 32 |
24 |
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Beroe | 31 |
25 |
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Balkan | 36 |
26 |
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Academic Plovdiv | 41 |
27 |
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Balkan | 27 |
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Academic Sofia | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
Beroe | Second qualifying round | |
Rilski Sportist | First qualifying round | |
Balkan | Regular season |
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Academic Plovdiv | Balkan League | Regular season |
Levski Lukoil | Regular season | |
Rilski Sportist | Regular season |
NBL | |||||||||||||
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Duration | 7 October 2017β 29 May 2018 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 108 (Regular season) 23 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 9 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | BNT | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP |
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Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Levski Lukoil | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Balkan Botevgrad | ||||||||||||
Third place | Rilski Sportist | ||||||||||||
Fourth place | Academic Bultex 99 | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP |
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Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win |
Academic Sofia 131β68
Cherno More Ticha (28 October 2017) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win |
Academic Sofia 51β93
Academic Bultex 99 (13 January 2018) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring |
Yambol 116β106
Spartak (17 March 2018) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 7 Games - 3 Teams ( Academic Sofia, Balkan, Levski Lukoil) | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 13 Games Spartak Pleven | ||||||||||||
β
2016β17
2018β19 β |
The 2017β18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 77th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 7, 2017 and ended on May 29, 2018.
The same nine teams of the previous season repeated participation in the 2017β18 season. [3]
Club | Last season | Arena | Location | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Academic Bultex 99 | 2nd | Arena Sila | Plovdiv | 1,000 |
Balkan Botevgrad | 5th | Arena Botevgrad | Botevgrad | 4,500 |
Beroe | 3rd | Municipal Hall | Stara Zagora | 1,000 |
Cherno More Ticha | 7th | Hristo Borisov | Varna | 1,000 |
Levski Lukoil [a] | 9th | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4,000 |
Academic Sofia [a] | 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 |
In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Levski Lukoil | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2018 | 1777 | +241 | 42 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Academic Bultex 99 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1959 | 1762 | +197 | 42 | |
3 | Balkan Botevgrad [a] | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2003 | 1780 | +223 | 42 | |
4 | Rilski Sportist | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2098 | 1895 | +203 | 40 | |
5 | Beroe | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2050 | 1955 | +95 | 36 | |
6 | Academic Sofia | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1946 | 2013 | −67 | 34 | |
7 | Yambol | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1983 | 2204 | −221 | 32 | |
8 | Cherno More Ticha | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1789 | 2067 | −278 | 29 | |
9 | Spartak Pleven | 24 | 2 | 22 | 1961 | 2354 | −393 | 26 |
Home and away games depend on table after the first stage.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 93 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Cherno More | 67 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 90 | 77 | 76 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rilski Sportist | 69 | 78 | 73 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rilski Sportist | 91 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Beroe | 81 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Levski Lukoil | 69 | 71 | 71 | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 71 | 65 | 60 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Academic Plovdiv | 94 | 79 | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Yambol | 75 | 97 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Academic Plovdiv | 78 | 68 | 74 | 91 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 79 | 59 | 97 | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Balkan | 99 | 98 | 2 | Academic Plovdiv | 56 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Academic Sofia | 56 | 68 | 4 | Rilski Sportist | 77 | 92 |
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
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1 |
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Beroe | 33 |
2 |
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Balkan | 31 |
3 |
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Beroe | 40 |
4 |
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Levski Lukoil | 37 |
5 |
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Balkan | 34 |
6 |
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Beroe | 38 |
7 |
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Rilski Sportist | 29 |
8 |
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Beroe | 36 |
9 |
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Beroe | 35 |
10 |
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Beroe | 41 |
11 |
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Yambol | 39 |
12 |
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Beroe | 42 |
13 |
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Academic Sofia | 40 |
14 |
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Yambol | 34 |
15 |
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Spartak Pleven | 35 |
16 |
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Balkan | 42 |
17 |
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Yambol | 48 |
18 |
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Cherno More | 38 |
19 |
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Yambol | 36 |
20 |
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Yambol | 32 |
21 |
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Balkan | 30 |
22 |
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Spartak Pleven | 40 |
23 |
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Balkan | 32 |
24 |
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Beroe | 31 |
25 |
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Balkan | 36 |
26 |
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Academic Plovdiv | 41 |
27 |
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Balkan | 27 |
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Academic Sofia | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
Beroe | Second qualifying round | |
Rilski Sportist | First qualifying round | |
Balkan | Regular season |
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Academic Plovdiv | Balkan League | Regular season |
Levski Lukoil | Regular season | |
Rilski Sportist | Regular season |