The 2016–17 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia is the 11th season of the
First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
The First Women's Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Прва женска лига Србије, Prva ženska liga Srbije; abbr. ПЖЛС or PŽLS), is a top-tier women's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by th ...
, the highest professional
basketball
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league in
Serbia
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. It is also
73rd national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as
Yugoslavia
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and
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
.
The first half of the season consists of 12 teams and 132-game regular season (22 games for each of the 12 teams).
21 December 2016,
Vojvodina NS is expelled from the league on the basis of the regulations of the
Federation
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because it is not organized two matches in a row as the host, and according to the same rules will be transferred to the two lower competition.
Team information
Regular season
The League of the season was played with 12 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The four best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Play Off. The regular season began on 8 October 2016 and it will end on 8 March 2017.
Standings
Results
Play Off
Semifinals
;Game 1
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;Game 2
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Final
;Game 1
;Game 2
;Game 3
;Game 4
Bracket
Awards
*Finals MVP:
Mina Đorđević
Mina may refer to:
Places Iran
* Minaq, East Azerbaijan
* Mina, Fars
* Mineh, Lorestan Province
* Mina, Razavi Khorasan
* Mehneh, Razavi Khorasan Province
United States
* Mina, California
* Mina, Nevada
* Mina, New York
* Mina, Ohio
* Mina, ...
(186-PF-99) of
Crvena zvezda
*Player of the Year:
Bojana Stevanović Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Novako ...
(180-F/C-96) of
Radivoj Korać
*Guard of the Year:
Aleksandra Katanić (172-PG-97) of
Crvena zvezda
*Forward of the Year:
Mina Đorđević
Mina may refer to:
Places Iran
* Minaq, East Azerbaijan
* Mina, Fars
* Mineh, Lorestan Province
* Mina, Razavi Khorasan
* Mehneh, Razavi Khorasan Province
United States
* Mina, California
* Mina, Nevada
* Mina, New York
* Mina, Ohio
* Mina, ...
(186-PF-99) of
Crvena zvezda
*Center of the Year:
Bojana Stevanović Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Novako ...
(180-F/C-96) of
Radivoj Korać
*Defensive player of the year:
Bojana Stevanović Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Novako ...
(180-F/C-96) of
Radivoj Korać
*Most Improved Player of the Year:
Teodora Turudić
Teodora ( sr, Теодора) is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Theodora.
Notable people with the name include:
*Teodora Sava (born 2001), Romanian singer
*Teodora Albon (born 1977), Romanian football referee
*Teodora Ginés, (153 ...
(178-F-99) of
Radivoj Korać
*Coach of the Year:
Dragan Vuković
Dragan Vuković ( sr-cyr, Драган Вуковић; born August 26, 1963) is a Serbian basketball coach. He currently serves as a head coach for the Crvena zvezda of the Women's Basketball League of Serbia and the Women's Adriatic League.
...
of
Crvena zvezda
1st Team
*PG:
Aleksandra Katanić (172-PG-97) of
Crvena zvezda
*PF:
Mina Đorđević
Mina may refer to:
Places Iran
* Minaq, East Azerbaijan
* Mina, Fars
* Mineh, Lorestan Province
* Mina, Razavi Khorasan
* Mehneh, Razavi Khorasan Province
United States
* Mina, California
* Mina, Nevada
* Mina, New York
* Mina, Ohio
* Mina, ...
(186-PF-99) of
Crvena zvezda
*PF:
Suzana Milovanović (185-PF-79) of
Partizan 1953
*PF:
Zorica Mitov
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(188-PF-87) of
Vršac
*F/C:
Bojana Stevanović Bojana may refer to
Places
* Bojana (river), a river in Albania and Montenegro
* Ada Bojana / Bojana Island
Name
* Bojana (given name), a Slavic given name
* People
** Bojana Atanasovska
** Bojana Bobusic
** Bojana Jovanovski
** Bojana Novako ...
(180-F/C-96) of
Radivoj Korać
2nd Team
*SG:
Snežana Bogićević (177-SG-97) of
Crvena zvezda
*F:
Teodora Turudić
Teodora ( sr, Теодора) is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Theodora.
Notable people with the name include:
*Teodora Sava (born 2001), Romanian singer
*Teodora Albon (born 1977), Romanian football referee
*Teodora Ginés, (153 ...
(178-F-99) (178-F-99) of
Radivoj Korać
*F:
Marina Mandić (182-F-83) of
Vršac
*F/C:
Nataša Mijatović (191-F/C-89) of
Vrbas Medela
*C/F:
Ivanka Matić (193-C/F-79) of
Tarbes Basket
3rd Team
*G:
Rada Vidović (177-G-79) of
Partizan 1953
*G:
Jelena Trifunović
Jelena Trifunović ( sr-cyr, Јелена Трифуновић; born 4 August 1991) is a Serbian handball player for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Serbian national team.
In the 2007 Euro Beach Handball Championships, she was the 3rd highest score ...
(G-92) of
Šumadija Kragujevac
*F:
Kristina Milošević (177-F-90) of
Šumadija Kragujevac
*F:
Anđelina Radić (187-F-94) of
Kraljevo
*F/C:
Tamara Jokić (182-F/C-96) of
Šabac
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Honorable Mention
*
Tijana Jelić (189-F/C-99) of
Radivoj Korać
*
Anja Spasojević
Anja Spasojević (Cyrillic: Ања Спасојевић; born 4 July 1983) is a retired Serbian professional volleyball player who was last played as wing spiker for Dinamo Krasnodar in Russia. She began her professional career in Red Star Belgrad ...
(180-SG-96) of
Radivoj Korać
*
Ivana Katanić
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(174-PG-99) of
Crvena zvezda
*
Milina Mišeljić (186-PF-98) of
Crvena zvezda
*
Marija Prlja (163-PG-87) of
Crvena zvezda
*
Ivana Šerić (170-G-88) of
Kraljevo
*
Miljana Džombeta (169-PG-94) of
Vrbas Medela
*
Jelena Nikpaljević (175-G-94) of
Vrbas Medela
*
Olga Stepanović (178-SG-94) of
Partizan 1953
*
Nataša Pavlov (179-F/C-93) of
Spartak Subotica
*
Sofija Lazareska (175-G/F-95) of
Šumadija Kragujevac
*
Jovana Jeremić (95) of
Student Niš
*
Dragana Nikolić (189-PF-95) of
Student Niš
*
Anastasija Podunavac (184-C-97) of
Novosadska ŽKA
*
Marijana Čorto (182-F-94) of
Vojvodina NS
References
External links
Official websiteFirst Women's Basketball League of Serbia
at eurobasket.com
First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
at srbijasport.net
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First Women's Basketball League of Serbia seasons
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