The 2016/2017 Badminton Bundesliga season was the 46th season of the Badminton Bundesliga . Ten teams were at the start. New this season was that the first two teams in the league qualify directly for the newly introduced Final Four. Places 3 to 6 play off the two remaining places to the Final Four in a play-off. The bottom of the table is relegated directly to the 2nd Bundesliga. The table ninth plays together with the two promoted players from the 2nd Bundesliga North and South for the remaining in the 1st Bundesliga.
TSV 1906 Freystadt is new with the champions of the 2nd Bundesliga South . The promoted from the 2nd Bundesliga North FC Langenfeld announced his immediate withdrawal after the 13th matchday.
The complete rating system is also new. From this season onwards, 7 games will be played (two men doubles, one women doubles, two men singles, one women singles and one mixed). There is therefore no tie. For a 7-0 or 6-1 win there are now 3 points in the table. A 5: 2 or 4: 3 win gives you 2 points and even a 3: 4 defeat gives you at least one point. In addition, three sets of wins up to 11 points are now played (maximum 15 points). This should bring more tension back into the league.
Bischmisheim
Mülheim
Bump
Refrath
Ludinghausen
Düren
Trittau
Neuhausen-Nymphenburg
Langenfeld
Freystadt
Clubs of the 1st Badminton Bundesliga season 2016/17
After completing the regular round of points, the championship was played for the first time via the Final Four. The first two of the main round qualified directly for the Final Four. Places 3 to 6 played the two remaining places for the Final Four in a play-off quarter-finals. The third placed competed against the sixth placed and the fourth placed played against the fifth placed in the main round.
Quarter finals
date
home
guest
Result
04/09/2017
1. BC Düren
1. BV Mülheim
4-0
04/09/2017
TSV Trittau
SC Union Ludinghausen
5: 1
Final Four
At the first Final Four event on May 13 and 14, 2017 in the Waldhessenhalle in Bad Hersfeld, the two best-placed teams in the main round met the two winners of the quarter-final play-offs. In the semi-finals, the main round winner played against the lower-ranking play-off winner. The runner-up in the main round met the higher-ranking play-off winner. The TV Refrath was able to secure the championship title in the final with a 4: 3 victory over the previous year's champions 1. BC Bischmisheim.
Semifinals
date
home
guest
Result
05/13/2017
1. BC Bischmisheim
1. BC Düren
4: 2
05/13/2017
TV Refrath
TSV Trittau
4: 2
3rd place match
date
home
guest
Result
05/14/2017
1. BC Düren
TSV Trittau
4: 2
final
date
home
guest
Result
05/14/2017
1. BC Bischmisheim
TV Refrath
3: 4
Promotion round to the 1st Bundesliga
For the first time this year the promotion round to the 1st Bundesliga took place. The two champions from the 2nd Bundesliga North and South played against each other in a group of three with the ninth placed in the main round. The last one in this group was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga or stayed there. The table ninth of the 1st Bundesliga, TSV Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, had to compete against the winner of the 2nd Bundesliga North (1. BC Wipperfeld), as well as against the winner of the 2nd Bundesliga South (SV Fun-Ball Dortelweil). The promotion round took place in the Mühlstrasse sports hall in Goldbach .
