2017–18 LKL season

Betsafe-LKL

Season| 2017–18
Duration| September 2017 – June 2018
Number of games| 220 (regular season)
Number of teams| 10
Regular season
Season MVP| Laurynas Birutis
Relegated| Vytautas
Finals
Champions| Žalgiris (20th title)
Runners-up| Lietuvos rytas
Third place| Neptūnas
Fourth place| Lietkabelis
Records
Average attendance| 2,478

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The 2017–18 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The season started in September 2017, and the last game of final series was played in 18 June 2018.

Žalgiris is the defending champion.

## Competition format[edit]

During the regular season, all teams will play 36 games. The top eight teams in the regular season standings, after playing their entire 36 game schedule, will each qualify for the playoffs in the quarterfinals, that will be played in a best-of-five games format. The semifinals will also be played in that format.

The final round will be played between the two winners of the semifinals. The finals series, for first place, will be played in a best-of-seven format, while the series for third place will be played in a best-of-five format.[1]

## Teams[edit]

Juventus

Lietuvos rytas

Neptūnas

Nevėžis

Pieno žvaigždės

Vytautas

Dzūkija

Šiauliai

Lietkabelis

Žalgiris

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Location of teams in 2017–18 LKL

Team  | Location  | Arena  | Capacity

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Dzūkija | Alytus | Alytus Arena | 5,500
Juventus | Utena | Utena Arena | 2,000
Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | Cido Arena | 5,950
Lietuvos rytas | Vilnius | Lietuvos rytas Arena | 2,500
Siemens Arena | 10,000
Neptūnas | Klaipėda | Švyturys Arena | 6,200
Nevėžis | Kėdainiai | Kėdainiai Arena | 2,200
Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys | Pieno žvaigždės Arena | 1,500
Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,700
Vytautas | Prienai-Birštonas | Prienai Arena | 1,500
Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,708

## Regular season[edit]

In the regular season, teams play against each other four times, home-and-away, in double a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the play-offs. The regular season started on 19 September 2017.

### Table[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Žalgiris | 36  | 32  | 4  | 3014  | 2451  | +563  | Advance to play-offs
2  | Lietuvos rytas | 36  | 30  | 6  | 3162  | 2704  | +458
3  | Neptūnas | 36  | 25  | 11  | 3011  | 2838  | +173
4  | Lietkabelis | 36  | 20  | 16  | 3013  | 2978  | +35
5  | Šiauliai | 36  | 16  | 20  | 2886  | 2941  | −55
6  | Pieno žvaigždės | 36  | 14  | 22  | 2894  | 3140  | −246
7  | Juventus | 36  | 13  | 23  | 2918  | 3029  | −111
8  | Nevėžis | 36  | 12  | 24  | 2805  | 2993  | −188
9  | Dzūkija | 36  | 10  | 26  | 2721  | 3030  | −309  |
10  | Vytautas[a] | 36  | 8  | 28  | 2805  | 3125  | −320  | Relegation to NKL[Note 1]

Source: LKL
Notes:

1. ^ If other 9 LKL teams and Vytis from National Basketball League (NKL) meet the licensing requirements, Vytautas would be relegated. However, Vytis did not meet licensing requirements, meaning Vytautas stayed onto the LKL for at least another season.

## Play-offs[edit]

Main article: 2018 LKL Play-offs

The quarter-finals are played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and (if necessary) fifth game at home. The semi-finals are played in a best-of-five format and the finals in a best-of-seven format, with the higher seed team playing games 1, 3, 5 and 7 (if necessary) at home.

### Bracket[edit]

| Quarterfinals| | Semifinals| | Finals

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Žalgiris| 3

Nevėžis | 0|

Žalgiris| 3

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Lietkabelis | 0|

Lietkabelis| 3

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Šiauliai | 1|

Žalgiris | 4

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Lietuvos rytas | 1

Lietuvos rytas| 3

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Juventus | 0|

Lietuvos rytas| 3

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Neptūnas | 2| | Third place series

Neptūnas| 3

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Pieno žvaigždės | 1|

Neptūnas | 3

Lietkabelis | 1

### Quarterfinals[edit]

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5

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Žalgiris | 3–0  | Nevėžis | 95–70  | 96–75  | 84–69
Lietuvos rytas | 3–0  | Juventus | 97–64  | 79–78  | 102–73
Neptūnas | 3–1  | Pieno žvaigždės | 91–81  | 87–92  | 92–82 | 101–64
Lietkabelis | 3–1  | Šiauliai | 103–86  | 84–94  | 92–68 | 85–84

### Semifinals[edit]

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5

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Žalgiris | 3–0  | Lietkabelis | 93–69  | 94–79  | 83–64
Lietuvos rytas | 3–2  | Neptūnas | 79–84  | 67–49  | 74–67 | 70–74 | 88–82

### Third place series[edit]

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5

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Neptūnas | 3–1  | Lietkabelis | 69–83  | 71–69  | 79–71 | 89–78

### Finals[edit]

Main article: 2018 LKL Finals

Team 1  | Series | Team 2  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7

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Žalgiris | 4–1  | Lietuvos rytas | 96–83 | 73–82 | 90–80 | 82–78 | 80–70

## Attendance data[edit]

Attendance data included playoff games:

Pos  | Team  | Total | High | Low | Average | Change

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1  | Žalgiris | 105,384  | 11,293  | 1,374  | 4,215 | +5.3%†
2  | Lietuvos rytas | 96,239  | 9,830  | 830  | 3,850 | +60.2%†
3  | Neptūnas | 88,230  | 5,490  | 2,100  | 3,676 | −15.3%†
4  | Lietkabelis | 79,784  | 6,419  | 2,488  | 3,469 | −6.8%†
5  | Šiauliai | 48,300  | 5,200  | 1,000  | 2,415 | +78.6%†
6  | Dzūkija | 32,512  | 3,764  | 415  | 1,806 | +1.1%†
7  | Juventus | 28,388  | 3,128  | 864  | 1,494 | +3.3%†
8  | Nevėžis | 18,111  | 1,800  | 550  | 953 | +7.8%†
9  | Vytautas | 14,235  | 1,500  | 300  | 791 | +10.6%†
10  | Pieno žvaigždės | 11,623  | 1,100  | 200  | 581 | −3.8%†
| League total  | 522,806  | 11,293  | 200  | 2,478 | +8.4%†

Source: LKL

## Clubs in European competitions[edit]

Team | Competition | Progress | Ref

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Žalgiris | EuroLeague | Third qualified |
Lietuvos rytas | EuroCup | Top 16 | [2]
Lietkabelis | Regular season
Neptūnas | Champions League | Round of 16 | [3]
Juventus | Regular season
Vytautas | First qualifying round
Nevėžis | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round | [4]

## Clubs in regional competitions[edit]

Team  | Competition  | Progress

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Pieno žvaigždės | Baltic Basketball League | Champion
Vytautas | Disqualified
Šiauliai | 4th place

## References[edit]

1. ^ Čempionato sistema Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season". EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
3. ^ "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
4. ^ "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017.

## External links[edit]

* LKL website

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Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga

* Lithuanian Basketball Federation
* Basketball in Lithuania
* List of Lithuanian men's champions
* List of venues

Teams|

* 7Bet Lietkabelis
* CBet
* Gargždai
* M Basket–Delamode
* Neptūnas
* Nevėžis-OPTIBET
* Pieno žvaigždės
* Rytas
* Šiauliai
* Uniclub Casino - Juventus
* Wolves
* Žalgiris

Seasons|

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All-Star Day|

* All-Star Game (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
* All-Star Game MVP
* Slam Dunk Contest (2012, 2014)
* Three-point Shootout

Other|

* LKL Champions
* LKL Awards (MVP & Finals MVP)
* LKF Cup
* King Mindaugas Cup
* King Mindaugas Cup MVP

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2017–18 in European men's basketball

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Austria
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Scotland

Regional leagues|

* Adriatic League
* First Division
* Second Division
* Junior
* Alpe Adria Cup
* Balkan League
* Baltic League

Domestic cups|

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* France
* Cup
* Leaders Cup
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* State Cup
* League Cup
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Spain
* Switzerland
* Swiss Cup
* SBL Cup
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Cup
* Trophy

Supercups|

* Adriatic League
* Belgium
* Croatia
* France
* Israel
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Spain
* Turkey

Continental
competitions|

* EuroLeague
* Regular season
* Playoffs
* Final Four
* EuroCup
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Champions League
* Playoffs
* Final Four
* FIBA Europe Cup
* Play-offs
* Finals
* Next Generation Tournament

International
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* 2019 World Cup qualification
* EuroBasket 2022 qualification
* Championship for Small Countries

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