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List of basketball leagues

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This is a list of current and defunct basketball leagues.

Contents

Africa

  • FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup

    • National Leagues

     Algeria

  • Algerian Super Division

    •  Uganda

  • National Basketball League (Uganda)

    •  South Africa

  • Basketball National League

    • Americas

  • FIBA Americas League

    • National Leagues

     Argentina

  • Liga Nacional de Básquet

    •  Brazil

  • Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
  • NBB - Novo Basquete Brasil
  • LDB - Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (Under-22 league)

    •  Canada

  • National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC)
  • National Basketball Association (NBA)
  • NBA Development League (NBA D-League)

    • University basketball

  • U Sports

    •  Chile

  • Liga Nacional Movistar

    •  Colombia

  • Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano

    •  Dominican Republic

  • Liga Nacional de Baloncesto

    •  Mexico

  • LNBP - Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional
  • CIBACOPA - Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico

    •  Paraguay

  • Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League

    •  Puerto Rico

  • Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)
  • South America
  • Liga Sudamericana - a pan-South American league competition

    •  United States

  • National Basketball Association (NBA)
  • NBA Development League (NBA D-League)
  • American Basketball Association (ABA)
  • American Professional Basketball League (APBL)
  • Central Basketball Association (CBA)
  • East Coast Basketball League (ECBL)
  • Florida Basketball Association (FBA)
  • Independent Basketball Association (IBA)
  • Midwest Basketball League (MBL)
  • Midwest Professional Basketball Association (MPBA)
  • North American Basketball League (NABL)
  • Premier Basketball League (PBL)
  • Tobacco Road Basketball League (TRBL)
  • United Basketball League (UBL)
  • Universal Basketball Association (UBA)

    • U.S. college basketball

  • Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)
  • California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)
  • NAIA Men's Basketball Championships (NAIA Division I)
  • NAIA Men's Basketball Championships (NAIA Division II)
  • NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (NCAA Division I)
  • NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship (NCAA Division II)
  • NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship (NCAA Division III)
  • List of NCCAA men's basketball champions (NCCAA)
  • NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division I)
  • NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division II)
  • NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division III)
  • Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC)
  • United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)

    • U.S. high school basketball

  • National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

    • Youth Leagues

  • Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)
  • United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA)

    •  Uruguay

  • Liga Uruguaya de Basketball

    •  Venezuela

  • Liga Profesional de Baloncesto

    • Asia

  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup
  • Subregional Leagues
  • ABL - ASEAN Basketball League

    • National Leagues

     China

  • CBA - Chinese Basketball Association
  • NBL - National Basketball League
  • CUBS - Chinese University Basketball Super League
  • CUBA - Chinese University Basketball Association
  • CHBL - China High School Basketball League

    •  Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong A1 Division Championship

    •  Kazakhstan

  • Kazakh National League

    •  Kuwait

  • Divisia I - Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League

    •  Chinese Taipei

  • SBL - Super Basketball League
  • A League - A League
  • UBA - University Basketball Alliance
  • HBL - High School Basketball League

    •  Indonesia

  • NBL - National Basketball League

    •  Iran

  • ISL - Iranian Basketball Super League

    •  Japan

  • B.League - first tier since 2016-2017
  • AJIBC - All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship - third tier

    •  Lebanon

  • FLBB - Lebanese Basketball League

    •  Malaysia

  • NBL - National Basketball League

    •  Philippines

  • PBA - Philippine Basketball Association - first tier
  • PBA D-League - PBA Developmental League - second tier
  • PCC - Philippine Collegiate Championship - third tier
  • UAAP Basketball Championship
  • NCAA Basketball Championship
  • Filsports Basketball Association
  • Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League
  • UNTV Cup
  • Next5Hoops

    •  Qatar

  • QBL - Qatari Basketball League

    •  Republic of China

  • SBL - Super Basketball League

    •  Saudi Arabia

  • Saudi Premier League

    •  South Korea

  • KBL: Korean Basketball League - first tier
  • KBL R-League: KBL Reserve League - second tier
  • KUBL: Korea University Basketball League - third tier

    •  Thailand

  • TBL - Thailand Basketball League

    •  Vietnam

  • VBA - Vietnam Basketball Association

    • Europe

    Europe

    International Leagues (National Teams)

  • FIBA EuroBasket- main international European basketball competition contested biannually by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe
  • FIBA European Championship for Small Countries-international basketball competition contested by select small country national teams governed by FIBA Europe

    • International Leagues (Club Teams)

  • Euroleague - a pan-Europe competition for elite clubs
  • FIBA Basketball Champions League- Starting play in September 2016, designed as a new FIBA rival to the EuroLeaue, a competing first-tier
  • Eurocup - second tier, organized by EuroLeague
  • FIBA Europe Cup - third tier
  • Subregional leagues:
  • ABA League (also known as Adriatic League) – teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia
  • AAC - Alpe Adria Cup
  • BIBL - Balkan International Basketball League
  • BBL – Baltic Basketball League - teams from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plus Sweden
  • VTB United League teams from each of the Baltic states, Belarus, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia and Ukraine

    • National Leagues

     Austria

  • ÖBL - Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

    •  Belarus

  • BPL - Belarusian Premier League (basketball)

    •  Belgium

  • BLB - Basketball League Belgium Division I

    •  Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    •  Bulgaria

  • NBL - National Basketball League

    •  Croatia

  • A-1 Liga

    •  Cyprus

  • Cyprus Basketball Division 1

    •  Czech Republic

  • NBL - National Basketball League(Asociace M. Prvoligovych Klubu), also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons

    •  Denmark

  • Danish Basketball League

    •  Estonia

  • KML - Korvpalli Meistriliiga

    •  Finland

  • Korisliiga

    •  France

  • LNB Pro A - Ligue Nationale de Basketball Pro A - first tier
  • Pro B - Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B - second tier

    •  Germany

  • Basketball Bundesliga - Basketball Bundesliga - first tier
  • 2. Basketball Bundesliga - 2. Basketball Bundesliga - second tier
  • Pro B - third tier

    •  Georgia

  • Georgian Superliga - Georgian Basketball Super League

    •  Greece

  • Greek Basket League - first tier
  • Greek A2 Basketball League - second tier

    •  Hungary

  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A

    •  Iceland

  • Premier League
  • First League

    •  Ireland

  • Premier League

    •  Israel

  • Ligat HaAl - first tier
  • Liga Leumit - second tier

    •  Italy

  • Lega Basket Serie A - first tier
  • Serie A2 Basket - second tier
  • Serie B Basket - third tier

    •  Latvia

  • LBL - Latvijas Basketbola līga

    •  Lithuania

  • LKL - Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga - first tier
  • NKL - Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga - second tier
  • RKL - Regioninė Krepšinio Lyga - third tier

    •  Macedonia

  • Macedonian First League

    •  Montenegro

  • Opportunity League

    •  Netherlands

  • Dutch Basketball League - first tier
  • FEB Promotiedivisie - second tier

    •  Norway

  • BLNO

    •  Poland

  • PLK - Polska Liga Koszykówki (Polish Basketball League) - first tier
  • I Liga - second tier
  • II Liga - third tier

    •  Portugal

  • LCB - Portuguese Basketball League
  • Proliga

    •  Romania

  • Divizia A

    •  Russia

  • VTB-League - first tier since the 2012–13 season (teams from each of the Baltic states, Belarus, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia and Ukraine)
  • Basketball Superleague - second tier; was the first tier from 1992–2010
  • Higher League - third tier
  • First League - fourth tier
  • VTB-League U21

    •  Serbia

  • Basketball League of Serbia

    •  Slovakia

  • Slovak Extraliga

    •  Slovenia

  • 1. A SKL, also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga Telemach

    •  Spain

  • Liga Endesa - first tier
  • LEB Oro - second tier
  • LEB Plata - third tier
  • Liga EBA - fourth tier
  • Primera División - fifth tier

    •   Switzerland

  • LNBA - Ligue Nationale de Basketball A

    •  Sweden

  • Swedish Basketball League(Ligan) - first tier
  • Basketettan - second tier

    •  Turkey

  • BSL - Turkish Basketball League - first tier
  • TB2L - Turkish Basketball Second League - second tier
  • TB3L - Turkish Basketball Third League - third tier

    •  Ukraine

  • Ukrainian Basketball Superleague - first tier
  • Higher League - second tier

    •  United Kingdom

  • BBL - British Basketball League

    • Oceania

     Australia

  • NBL – National Basketball League
  • Regional Leagues:
  • Big V – Big V (Victoria)
  • Premier League – Premier League (South Australia)
  • QBL – Queensland Basketball League (Queensland)
  • SBL – State Basketball League (Western Australia)
  • SEABL – South East Australian Basketball League (Southeast Australia)
  • Waratah League – Waratah League (New South Wales)

    •  New Zealand

  • NBL – National Basketball League

    • Americas

     United States

  • Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
  • Women's Blue Chip Basketball League (WBCBL)
  • Women's Universal Basketball Association (WUBA)

    • College Basketball

  • Association of Christian College Athletics
  • NAIA Basketball
  • NCAA Basketball
  • NCCAA Basketball
  • NJCAA Basketball
  • USCAA Basketball

    • Youth Leagues

  • AAU
  • USSSA
  • YBOA

    •  Canada
    University basketball

  • U Sports

    •  Puerto Rico

  • Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF)

    • Asia

     China

  • WCBA - Women's Chinese Basketball Association
  • WCUBS - Women's Chinese University Basketball Super League
  • WCUBA - Women's Chinese University Basketball Association

    •  Indonesia

  • WNBL - Women′s National Basketball League

    •  Japan

  • WJBL - Women's Japan Basketball League

    •  Philippines

  • Pinay Ballers League
  • Women's Next5Hoops

    •  South Korea

  • WKBL - Women's Korean Basketball League

    •  Thailand

  • WTBL - Women's Thailand Basketball League

    • Europe

  • EuroLeague
  • EuroCup

    •  Iceland

  • Úrvalsdeild kvenna - Premier league women

    •  Israel

  • Israeli Female Basketball Premier League

    •  Lithuania

  • LMKL - Lithuanian Women's Basketball League

    •  France

  • LFB – Ligue Féminine de Basketball

    •  Poland

  • BLK – Basket Liga Kobiet (first tier)
  • I Liga (second tier)

    •  Romania

  • Divizia A

    •  Russia

  • Premier League
  • Superleague
  • Higher League

    •  Spain

  • LFB – Liga Femenina de Baloncesto Ligue Féminine de Basketball

    •  Turkey

  • TKBL, the Turkish initialism for Turkish Women's Basketball League

    •  Ukraine

  • UPBL, Ukrainian Women's Basketball SuperLeague

    • Oceania

     Australia

  • WNBL – Women's National Basketball League

    •  New Zealand

  • WBC – Women's Basketball Championship

    • Americas

     Canada

  • National Basketball League (NBL), 1993–94
  • Canadian National Basketball League (CNBL), 2002–2004

    •  United States

  • All-American Basketball Alliance
  • Amateur Athletic Association Basketball (AAU), 1897–1982
  • National Basketball League (NBL), 1898-99 to 1903-04
  • Philadelphia Basketball League (PBL), 1902–1909
  • New England Basketball League (NEBL), 1903–1904
  • Western Massachusetts Basketball League (WMBL), 1903–1904
  • Western Pennsylvania Basketball League (WPBL), 1903–1904; 1912–1913; 1914–1915
  • New England Basketball Association (NEBA), 1904–1905
  • Mohawk Valley League (MVL), 1906–1910
  • Central Basketball League (CBL), 1906–1912
  • Hudson River League (HRL), 1909–12
  • Eastern Basketball League (EBL), 1909–1933
  • New York State League (NYSL), 1911–23
  • Pennsylvania State League (PSL), 1914–1921
  • Interstate Basketball League (IBL), 1915–1920
  • Interstate League (IL), 1919–1923
  • Metropolitan Basketball League (MBL), 1921–1928
  • American Basketball League (ABL), 1925–1955
  • National Basketball League (NBL), 1926–27
  • National Basketball League (NBL), 1929–30
  • National Basketball League (NBL), 1932–33
  • Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC), 1935–1937; became National Basketball League with 1937-38 season.
  • National Basketball League (NBL), 1937–1949; merged with the Basketball Association of America to become the National Basketball Association.
  • World Professional Basketball Tournament (WPBT), 1939–1948
  • Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League (PCPBL), 1946–1948
  • Basketball Association of America (BAA), 1946–1949; merged with the National Basketball League to become the National Basketball Association.
  • New York State Professional League (NYSPL), 1946–1949
  • Continental Basketball Association (CBA), 1946–2009; originally named Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, then Eastern Professional Basketball League.
  • Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA), 1947–1948
  • National Industrial Basketball League (NIBL), 1947–1961
  • National Professional Basketball League (NPBL), 1950–1951
  • American Basketball League (ABL), 1961–1963
  • American Basketball Association (ABA), 1967–1976
  • All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA), 1977–78
  • Western Basketball Association (WBA), 1978–79
  • World Basketball League (WBL), 1988–1992; was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season.
  • Global Basketball Association (GBA), 1991-92 - December 1992; league folded midway through 1992-93 season.
  • International Basketball Association (IBA), 1995–2001
  • International Basketball League (IBL), 1999–2001
  • National Rookie League (NRL), 2000
  • All-American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL), 2005
  • United States Basketball League (USBL)
  • National Professional Basketball League (NPBL)
  • Global Professional Basketball League (GPBL)
  • Global Professional Basketball League 2 (GPBL 2)
  • United Regions Basketball League (URBL)
  • National Alliance Basketball League (NABL)
  • National Athletic Basketball League (NABL)
  • Universal Basketball League (UBL)
  • Continental Basketball League (CBL)
  • American Basketball League (ABL)
  • Eastern Basketball Alliance (EBA)
  • West Coast Pro Basketball League (WCBL)
  • International Basketball League (IBL)

    • Asia

     China

  • Chinese New Basketball Alliance (CNBA), 1996–97

    •  Japan

  • Bj League - Basketball Japan League, 2005-16
  • NBL - National Basketball League, 2014-16 - former JBL
  • JBL - Japan Basketball League, 1996-13

    •  Chinese Taipei

  • Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA), 1994–1999

    •  Philippines

  • Philippine Basketball League (PBL), 1983-2010
  • Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), 1998-2002
  • National Basketball Conference (NBC), 2004-2007
  • Liga Pilipinas (LP), 2008-2012

    • Europe

    Subregional Leagues

  • Central European Basketball League

    • National Leagues

     United Kingdom

  • National Basketball League (NBL), 1972–2003

    •  Russia

  • Professional Basketball League (PBL), 2010-2013

    • Former Yugoslavia

  • Yugoslav Basketball League

    • Oceania

     Australia

  • Australian Basketball Association (ABA), 1965–2008

    •  New Zealand

  • Conference Basketball League (CBL), 1981–2010

    • Americas

     United States

  • Women's Professional Basketball Association (WPBA), 1975; the league folded before it ever started.
  • Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL), 1978–1981
  • Ladies Professional Basketball Association (LPBA), 1980–81; formed as a rival league to the WBL when the WBL began to experience financial problems. The league was poorly organized and played only five (or seven) games before disbanding with three teams never playing a game.
  • Women's American Basketball Association (WABA), 1984 See: (WABA)
  • National Women's Basketball Association (NWBA), 1986; the league folded right before the season was supposed to start.
  • Liberty Basketball Association (LBA), 1991; played one pre-season exhibition game on February 10, 1991 before disbanding.
  • Women's Basketball Association (WBA), 1993-1995 See: (WBA/WABA)
  • American Basketball League (ABL), 1996–1998
  • National Women's Basketball League (NWBL), 1998–2007
  • Women's American Basketball Association (WABA), 2002

    • Asia

     Philippines

  • Women's Philippine Basketball League

    • Oceania

     New Zealand

  • Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
  • Women's Basketball League (WBL), conference-based second-tier league

    • References

    List of basketball leagues Wikipedia
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