2015–16 LPB season

The 2015–16 LPB season was the 83rd season of the premier Portuguese basketball league, and the eight 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.[1]

Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
Competition details
Season 2015–16
Teams 11
Games played 160 (Regular phase)
27 (Playoffs)
TV A Bola TV, Benfica TV, Porto Canal
Final positions
Champions Porto
12th title
Runners-up Benfica
Semifinalists Ovarense Dolce Vita
Oliveirense
Relegated Maia Basket
Awards
MVP Sasa Borovnjak
Statistical leaders
Points Sasa Borovnjak
19.6
Rebounds Sasa Borovnjak
9.2
Assists Tomás Barroso
4.4

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.[2]

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
Location of teams in 2015–16 LPB season (Mainland)
Location of teams in 2015–16 LPB season (Madeira)
Location of teams in 2015–16 LPB season (Azores)

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.[3] 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 da Luz Nº 1
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 Caixa
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Pavilhão do Vitória S.C.

Regular season

First phase
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Benfica 20 19 1 1607 1296 +311 39 Second phase (Group A)
2 Porto 20 17 3 1516 1283 +233 37
3 Ovarense Dolce Vita 20 12 8 1541 1441 +100 32
4 Oliveirense 20 11 9 1435 1404 +31 31
5 Barcelos 20 11 9 1369 1343 +26 31
6 Galitos Barreiro 20 11 9 1461 1404 +57 31
7 Lusitânia 20 9 11 1458 1526 −68 29 Second phase (Group B)
8 Vitória de Guimarães 20 8 12 1482 1474 +8 28
9 CAB Madeira 20 5 15 1400 1554 −154 25
10 Eléctrico 20 4 16 1380 1631 −251 24
11 Maia Basket 20 3 17 1282 1575 −293 23
Source: FPB

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
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SLB POR OVA OLI GAL BAR
1 Benfica 20 15 5 1632 1442 +190 35 Playoffs — 70–80 96–92 95–70 75–63 85–69
2 Porto 20 14 6 1478 1356 +122 34 97–94 — 87–74 80–69 73–77 64–58
3 Ovarense Dolce Vita 20 10 10 1507 1479 +28 30 82–77 69–64 — 62–70 92–86 76–64
4 Oliveirense 20 9 11 1423 1467 −44 29 84–77 65–82 65–74 — 75–69 82–58
5 Galitos Barreiro 20 8 12 1408 1466 −58 28 77–94 62–60 74–61 83–82 — 66–50
6 Barcelos 20 4 16 1267 1505 −238 24 70–88 57–93 65–87 85–81 60–63 —
Source: FPB

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation VIT LUS MAD ELE MAI
1 Vitória de Guimarães 16 13 3 1328 1200 +128 29 Qualification to playoffs — 89–84 92–91 86–77 77–62
2 Lusitânia 16 11 5 1289 1211 +78 27 82–86 — 75–73 92–85 59–58
3 CAB Madeira 16 9 7 1280 1248 +32 25 87–77 88–92 — 101–79 76–64
4 Eléctrico 16 5 11 1201 1273 −72 21 63–73 84–82 64–71 — 85–74
5 Maia Basket 16 2 14 1102 1265 −163 18 Relegation to Proliga 64–76 67–89 69–86 93–79 —
Source: FPB

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).

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
                                                   
  1 Benfica 96 92 84 – –  
8 Lusitânia 61 64 62 – –  
  1 Benfica 97 69 89 74 86  
  4 Oliveirense 62 71 59 76 84  
4 Oliveirense 78 71 77 60 82
  5 Galitos Barreiro 72 68 93 77 72  
    1 Benfica 72 89 89 85 –
  2 Porto 78 84 98 93 –
  2 Porto 90 88 94 – –  
7 Vitória de Guimarães 80 81 90 – –  
  2 Porto 87 83 81 – –
  3 Ovarense Dolce Vita 73 68 73 – –    
3 Ovarense Dolce Vita 72 62 69 66 –
  6 Barcelos 68 71 65 56 –  
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References
  1. "VIII Campeonato da LPB – Calendário" [VIII LPB Championship – Schedule] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Basketball Federation (FPB). Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. "Porto's rebuild process culminates in championship glory". FIBA Europe. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. Ventura, Vítor (24 July 2015). "Basquetebol – Liga volta a ter onze" [Basketball – League is back with eleven teams]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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