Associate Broadcasters' Final 01

The Associate Broadcasters' Final 01, often abbreviated to ABF 01, will be the first Associate Broadcasters' Final, which will be held to select an entry for the Mediterranean Song Contest 02. The contest will be hosted in a city selected by the MSBU.

Participating Countries
Seventeen countries submitted entries to the MSBU in time and so will participate in the final. All of these countries are debuting.

Other Countries
Countries that are associate members of the Mediterranean Sea Broadcasting Union are eligible to participate at the associate final. The countries below will not participate in the final, stating the following reasons.
 * : Australia confirmed participation in the associate final but did not submit their entry to the MSBU in time and so have been disqualified.
 * : Canada confirmed participation in the associate final but did not submit their entry to the MSBU in time and so have been disqualified.
 * : Whilst SVT confirmed participation at the final, on 16th January 2017 it was revealed SVT would withdraw from the contest in order to focus on other projects. A return in the future has not been ruled out.