The 2017–18 Moldovan National Division season, was the 27th season of the top basketball league in Moldova.
| 2017–18 Moldovan National Division | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Duration | 12 November 2017 – May 2018 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Basco |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Basco |
| Runners-up | Gama-Sind |
2018–19 → | |
Basco are the defending champions.
Competition format
Five teams joined the regular season, played as a double-legged round-robin tournament. The four best qualified teams joined the playoffs, that would be played in a best-of-five format.
Teams
Locations of the 2017–18 National Division teams
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Basco | Bălți |
| Gama-Sind | Cahul |
| Rîbnița | Rîbnița |
| Speranța | Chișinău |
| USMF | Chișinău |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basco | 8 | 8 | 0 | 773 | 503 | +270 | 16 | Qualification to the playoffs |
| 2 | Speranța | 8 | 4 | 4 | 716 | 717 | −1 | 12 | |
| 3 | Gama-Sind | 8 | 4 | 4 | 697 | 626 | +71 | 12 | |
| 4 | Rîbnița | 8 | 4 | 4 | 657 | 683 | −26 | 12 | |
| 5 | USMF | 8 | 0 | 8 | 461 | 775 | −314 | 8 |
Source: [1]
Playoffs
Playoffs started on 4 March 2018 and ended on 6 May 2018. Teams that placed better at the end of the regular season played games 1, 2 and 5 at home.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |||||||||||||
| Basco | 94 | 91 | 83 | |||||||||||
| Rîbnița | 66 | 74 | 62 | |||||||||||
| Basco | 106 | 92 | 74 | |||||||||||
| Gama-Sind | 58 | 70 | 62 | |||||||||||
| Speranța | 85 | 84 | 86 | 86 | ||||||||||
| Gama-Sind | 86 | 81 | 102 | 113 | ||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Speranța | 75 | 98 | 58 | |||
| Rîbnița | 87 | 108 | 90 | |||