2017–18 Total League season

The 2017–18 Total League season was the 65th season of the first division of the professional basketball in Luxembourg.

2017–18 Total League
Season2017–18
Duration23 September 2017 – 2018
Number of teams10
Regular season
RelegatedContern
Hiefenech
Finals
ChampionsAmicale
(8th title)
  Runners-upEtzella
← 2016–17

Amicale defended successfully its title and achieved their eighth league.

Competition format

The regular season consisted in a double-legged round robin tournament where the six first qualified teams advanced to the group for the title, while the other four teams played for avoiding relegation.

In the second stage, all wins from the regular season counted for the standings, while the points are reset. The four first qualified teams in the group for the title, advanced to the playoffs, played in a format of best-of-three-games series.

Teams of the relegation group play twice against themselves and twice against the four first qualified teams of the first stage of the Nationale 2. The two worst teams would be relegated.

Teams
Locations of the 2017–18 Total League teams
Club City Arena
AB Contern Contern Hall sportif "Um Ewent"
Amicale Steinsel Steinsel Hall omnisports "Alain Marchetti"
Racing Luxembourg Luxembourg City Centre sportif Tramsschapp
Basket Esch Esch-sur-Alzette Hall omnisport Esch-sur-Alzette
Etzella Ettelbruck Ettelbruck Centre sportif du Deich
Musel Pikes Stadtbredimus Sporthal Stadbriedemes
Résidence Walferdange Centre Prince Henri
Sparta Bertrange Bertrange Centre Atert
T71 Dudelange Dudelange Salle Fos Grimler
US Hiefenech Heffingen Centre sportif Heffingen

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Amicale 18 15 3 1674 1339 +335 33 Qualification for the group for the title
2 Etzella 18 14 4 1620 1419 +201 32
3 Esch 18 13 5 1478 1370 +108 31
4 T71 Dudelange 18 10 8 1625 1573 +52 28
5 Musel Pikes 18 9 9 1532 1462 +70 27
6 Sparta Bertrange 18 9 9 1461 1498 −37 27
7 Contern 18 6 12 1415 1586 −171 24 Qualification for the relegation group
8 Racing Luxembourg 18 6 12 1306 1446 −140 24
9 Résidence 18 5 13 1517 1594 −77 23
10 Hiefenech 18 3 15 1269 1610 −341 21
Source: [1]

Second stage

Group for the title
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Etzella 23 18 5 473 438 +35 41 Qualification for the semifinals
2 Amicale 23 18 5 462 424 +38 41
3 Esch 23 15 8 376 396 −20 38 Qualification for the quarterfinals
4 T71 Dudelange 23 13 10 419 421 −2 36
5 Musel Pikes 23 12 11 468 423 +45 35
6 Sparta Bertrange 23 9 14 368 484 −116 32
Source: [2]

Relegation group
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Racing Luxembourg 31 19 12 1182 897 +285 50
2 Résidence 31 15 16 1191 1043 +148 46
3 Contern (R) 31 11 20 1135 1140 −5 42 Relegation to Nationale 2
4 Hiefenech (R) 31 7 24 1052 1102 −50 38
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source: [3]
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

Bracket

Seeded teams played games 1, 3 and 5 at home.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etzella3
 
 
 
Musel Pikes0
 
T71 Dudelange1
 
 
 
Musel Pikes2
 
Etzella0
 
 
Amicale3
 
 
 
 
 
Amicale3
 
 
 
Esch1
 
Esch2
 
 
Sparta Bertrange0
 

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
T71 Dudelange 1–2 Musel Pikes 95–86 70–98 77–79
Esch 2–0 Sparta Bertrange 93–71 92–78 0

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Etzella 3–0 Musel Pikes 114–94 87–64 119–10300
Amicale 3–1 Esch 64–80 76–70 82–79102–720

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Etzella 0–3 Amicale 81–85 81–88 82–8500

References
  1. Regular season at FLBB
  2. Group for the title at FLBB
  3. Relegation group at FLBB
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