2015–16 LPB season

Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol #900020 gold 2015–16 Porto12th title Benfica Ovarense Dolce VitaOliveirense Maia Basket 11 160 (Regular phase)27 (Playoffs) A Bola TV, Benfica TV, Porto Canal SRB Sasa Borovnjak SRB Sasa Borovnjak 19.6 SRB Sasa Borovnjak 9.2 POR Tomás Barroso 4.4 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 LPB season was the 83rd season of the premier Portuguese basketball league, and the eighth season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. The regular season was played between 10 October 2015 and 17 April May 2016, and was followed by the playoffs between 22 April and 28 May 2016.VIII Campeonato da LPB – Calendário VIII LPB Championship – Schedule http://www.fpb.pt/fpb2014/!site.go?s=1&show=com&id=5562&layout=calendario Portuguese Basketball Federation (FPB) 3 June 2016 pt Porto defeated four-time defending champions Benfica 3–1 in the playoff finals to win their 12th national championship title, in the first season after being promoted from the second tier.Porto's rebuild process culminates in championship glory http://www.fibaeurope.com/fibaeuropecup/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2016.roundID_11884.coid_%7B205B9670-E6EE-4BFC-8C4F-F4CC88AD72D8%7D.articleMode_on.html 3 June 2016 FIBA Europe 30 May 2016 Format A total of eleven teams played a first phase in a double round-robin format, with the odd team resting every matchday. In the second phase, contested in the same system, teams were divided into two groups according to their classification in the previous round: Group A comprised the six best-ranked teams and Group B included the remaining teams. The six teams from Group A and the two best-placed teams from Group B qualified for the playoffs, while the last-placed team from Group B was relegated to the Proliga. Teams Portugal Location of teams in 2015–16 LPB season (Mainland) right 250 Portugal 41.516667 -8.616667 Barcelos top Portugal 38.713811 -9.139386 Benfica top Portugal 39.248 -8.013 Eléctrico Portugal 41.162142 -8.621953 Porto Portugal 38.666667 -9.066667 Galitos Portugal 41.233333 -8.616667 Maia Basket left Portugal 40.84 -8.475 Oliveirense Portugal 40.866667 -8.633333 Ovarense left Portugal 41.45 -8.3 V. Guimarães Portugal Madeira Location of teams in 2015–16 LPB season (Madeira) right 200 Portugal Madeira 32.65 -16.916667 CAB Madeira Portugal Azores Location of teams in 2015–16 LPB season (Azores) right 200 Portugal Azores 38.66 -27.23 Lusitânia Due to the withdrawal of Algés, a total of 11 teams will participate in the 2015–16 LPB. The Portuguese Basketball Federation invited each of the teams relegated in the previous season, Illiabum and Sampaense, to take the place left vacant by Algés, but neither accepted.Ventura Vítor Basquetebol – Liga volta a ter onze Basketball – League is back with eleven teams http://www.record.xl.pt/modalidades/basquetebol/detalhe/liga-volta-a-ter-onze-964388.html 15 August 2015 Record 24 July 2015 Portuguese In this way, the top nine teams (excluding Algés) from the 2014–15 LPB will be joined by the top two teams from the 2014–15 Proliga: Porto, who return to the top-tier league after the 2011–12 season, and Eléctrico. Team City Venue Barcelos Barcelos Pavilhão da Escola Secundária de Barcelos Benfica Lisbon Pavilhão Fidelidade CAB Madeira Funchal, Madeira Pavilhão do CAB Eléctrico Ponte de Sôr Pavilhão Municipal de Ponte de Sôr Galitos Barreiro Barreiro Pavilhão Municipal Luís Carvalho Lusitânia Angra do Heroísmo, Azores Pavilhão Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo Maia Basket Maia Pavilhão Municipal de Formigueiro Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado Ovarense Dolce Vita Ovar Arena Dolce Vita Porto Porto Dragão CaixaVitória de Guimarães Guimarães Pavilhão do Vitória S.C. Regular season First phase main WL complete FPB points points A A A A A A B B B B B SLB 19 1 1607 1296 POR 17 3 1516 1283 OVA 12 8 1541 1441 OLI 11 9 1435 1404 BAR 11 9 1369 1343 GAL 11 9 1461 1404 LUS 9 11 1458 1526 VIT 8 12 1482 1474 MAD 5 15 1400 1554 ELE 4 16 1380 1631 MAI 3 17 1282 1575 Q green1 Second phase (Group A) blue1 Second phase (Group B) Barcelos Benfica CAB Madeira Eléctrico Porto Galitos Barreiro Lusitânia Maia Basket Oliveirense Ovarense Dolce Vita Vitória de Guimarães Second phase In the second phase, teams started their group matches with the results from the matches played against the remaining teams in the same group, during the first phase. Group A main WL complete FPB points points yes PO PO PO PO PO PO SLB 15 5 1632 1442 POR 14 6 1478 1356 OVA 10 10 1507 1479 OLI 9 11 1423 1467 GAL 8 12 1408 1466 BAR 4 16 1267 1505 Q green1 Playoffs Barcelos Galitos Barreiro Oliveirense Ovarense Dolce Vita Porto Benfica 60–63 85–81 65–87 57–93 70–88 66–50 83–82 74–61 62–60 77–94 82–58 75–69 65–74 65–82 84–77 76–64 92–86 62–70 69–64 82–77 64–58 73–77 80–69 87–74 97–94 85–69 75–63 95–70 96–92 70–80 Group B main WL complete FPB points points yes PO PO R VIT 13 3 1328 1200 LUS 11 5 1289 1211 MAD 9 7 1280 1248 ELE 5 11 1201 1273 MAI 2 14 1102 1265 QR green1 Qualification to playoffs red1 Relegation to Proliga Eléctrico Lusitânia CAB Madeira Maia Basket Vitória de Guimarães 84–82 64–71 85–74 63–73 92–85 75–73 59–58 82–86 101–79 88–92 76–64 87–77 93–79 67–89 69–86 64–76 86–77 89–84 92–91 77–62 Playoffs The playoffs were contested in three rounds, which included quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Each round was played under a best-of-five format, in which the team with the highest classification in the second phase had "home advantage" (first, second and fifth matches played at home). 5 1 Benfica 96 92 84 X X 8 Lusitânia 61 64 62 X X 4 Oliveirense 78 71 77 60 82 5 Galitos Barreiro 72 68 93 77 72 2 Porto 90 88 94 X X 7 Vitória de Guimarães 80 81 90 X X 3 Ovarense Dolce Vita 72 62 69 66 X 6 Barcelos 68 71 65 56 X 1 Benfica 97 69 89 74 86 4 Oliveirense 62 71 59 76 84 2 Porto 87 83 81 X X 3 Ovarense Dolce Vita 73 68 73 X X 1 Benfica 72 89 89 85 X 2 Porto 78 84 98 93 X References External links FPB website https://web.archive.org/web/20170606034154/http://www.fpb.pt/fpb2014/start_fpb_2014 2017-06-06 Category:Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol seasons Portuguese LPB