After the club's last season, there were persistent rumor of a merger between Stadium and Aspac for the 2017 IBL season.[1] At the beginning of the new season, the rumor turned out to be false as Aspac and Stadium were just increasing their cooperation with many Stadium players joined Aspac that season.[2][3] However, Stadium did not compete in the league that season to avoid sanction from the IBL.[3][4]