2015–16 Latvian Basketball League

none Aldaris LBL1 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Aldaris. #7F0C12 white 2015–16 Valmiera/ORDO (1st title) VEF Rīga Ventspils Liepāja/Triobet 10 LTV7 Artūrs Bērziņš Latvia 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League was the 25th season of the top basketball league of Latvia. The regular season started at the end of September and will end on April 27, 2016. The Playoffs finished on May 31, 2016. VEF Rīga was the defending champion. Valmiera/ORDO won its first national championship this season. Competition format Eleven teams were expected to play in the league, as three of the teams (Jelgava, Saldus, and Valka/Valga) would confirm they meet the requirements yet.http://basket.lv/lbl1/16072015-aldaris_lbl_jubilejas_sezona_varetu_spele Basket.lv Aldaris LBL: jubilejas sezonā varētu spēlēt 12 komandas 2015-07-24 2015-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725012020/http://basket.lv/lbl1/16072015-aldaris_lbl_jubilejas_sezona_varetu_spele live Finally, only Jelgava and Valka/Valga joined the league. As Valka/Valga was finally admitted in the league, the club played both Latvian and Estonian leagues. For the LBL, Valka/Valga would play, as VEF Rīga, two legs in the regular season. Teams Latvia 400 right Location of teams in 2015–16 Latvian Basketball League Latvia 57.416667 21.533333 Ventspils Latvia 56.966667 24.133333 VEF Rīga right Latvia 56.966667 24.133333 LU top Latvia 56.906878 24.058336 Barons/LDz bottom Latvia 56.516667 21 Liepāja/Triobet Latvia 56.966667 23.75 Jūrmala/Fēnikss left Latvia 56.58 23.716667 Jelgava bottom Latvia 56.818611 24.605556 Ogre bottom Latvia 57.55 25.4 Valmiera right Latvia 56.499444 25.878333 Jēkabpils right Latvia 57.783333 26.033333 Valka/Valga right TeamHome city ArenaBarons/LDz Mārupe Mārupe ArenaJēkabpils Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Sporta namsJelgava Jelgava Olympic Sports Center of ZemgaleJūrmala/Fēnikss Jūrmala TaurenītisLatvijas Universitāte Rīga OSCLiepāja/Triobet Liepāja Liepāja Olympic CenterOgre Ogre Valka/Valga Valga, Estonia Valga SpordihooneValmiera Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic CenterVEF Rīga Rīga Arena RigaVentspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center League table main WL 5 complete LBL points percentage SF SF QF QF QF QF VLM 30 6 2986 2609 VEN 28 8 3181 2463 VEF 15 5 1749 1436 LIE 24 12 2978 2696 JUR 20 16 2936 2841 VLK 11 9 1581 1697 JEK 19 17 2796 2860 BAR 12 24 2809 2996 JEL 9 27 2524 3920 OGR 9 27 2644 3117 LUN 5 31 2493 3042 Q green1 Qualified for the semifinals green2 Qualified for the quarterfinals Barons/LDz Jēkabpils Jelgava Jūrmala/Fēnikss Latvijas Universitāte Liepāja/Triobet Ogre/Kumho Tyre Valka/Valga Valmiera/ORDO VEF Rīga Ventspils Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 4 Liepāja/Triobet 3 5 Jūrmala/Fēnikss 0 3 VEF Rīga 3 6 Valka/Valga 0 1 Valmiera/ORDO 3 4 Liepāja/Triobet 0 2 Ventspils 2 3 VEF Rīga 3 1 Valmiera/ORDO 4 3 VEF Rīga 3 Third place 2 Ventspils 3 4 Liepāja/Triobet 2 Awards Finals MVP Player Team Ref. ReferenceLatvia Artūrs Bērziņš Valmiera/ORDO http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/201004/lbl-valmiera-wins-game-7-for-first-historical-championship.html LBL: Valmiera wins game-7 for first historical championship 2016-06-12 2017-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20170610153527/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/201004/lbl-valmiera-wins-game-7-for-first-historical-championship.html live References External links Latvian Basketball Federation Category:Latvijas Basketbola līga Latvian