The 2017–18

Total League The Nationale 1 Hommes, officially named the Luxembourgish Basketball League (formerly known as the Total League), is the highest men's basketball league in Luxembourg. The league's governing body is Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basketball ( ...

season, is the 65th season of the first division of the professional basketball in

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. Amicale defended successfully its title and achieved their eighth league.

Competition format

The regular season consisted in a double-legged

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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 count 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

Regular season

Second stage

Group for the title

Relegation group

Playoffs

Bracket

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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

References

External links

Luxembourgish basketball at Eurobasket.comTotal League website at FLBB.com

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