The 2016–17 Championnat LNA season was the 86th season of the top tier

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won its third national championship.

Competition format

All teams played two times against each other for completing 20 games per team. The six first qualified teams joined the group for places 1 to 6 while the other five teams will play the group for places 7 to 11. These two groups will be played with a one-legged round-robin format, where all teams from group 1 to 6 and the two first qualified teams from the group for the seventh position will be qualified for the playoffs. In this intermediate stage, teams start with the points accumulated by the winnings achieved in the first stage. The quarterfinals and the semifinals were played as a best-of-five series while the final in a best-of-seven series.

Teams

* BBC Lausanne *

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* Boncourt *

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Lions de Genève The Lions de Genève are a professional basketball club based in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The Lions currently play in the Swiss top-tier Swiss Basketball League (SBL). The team is based in the 2,000 capacity Pavillon des Sports. The women' ...

Lugano Tigers The Lugano Tigers are a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Lugano, Switzerland. The club competes in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL), the highest domestic tier. Founded as FN Lugano, the team was re-named to Lugano Snakes in 1999 ...

* 5 Stelle Massagno *

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* Union Neuchâtel

Regular season

Intermediate stage

Group 1–6

Group 7–11

Play-offs

Seeded teams played at home games 1, 2 and 5. Source:Playoffs at LNBA.ch
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Swiss Championnat LNA seasons

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