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National Basketball League (Bulgaria)

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No. of teams
  
10

Continent
  
FIBA Europe (Europe)

Number of teams
  
10

Domestic cup
  
Bulgarian Basketball Cup

Country
  
Bulgaria

Level on pyramid
  
1st Tier

Date founded
  
1942


Most recent champion(s)
  
Lukoil Academic (25th title)

Most titles
  
Lukoil Academic (25 titles)

Teams
  
PBC Lukoil Academic, BC Rilski Sportist, BC Spartak Pleven, BC Levski Sofia, BC Beroe

The Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. It was founded in 2008 and was previously called the Bulgarian A Division.

The National Basketball League, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 9 teams.

Titles by Club

Academic: 25

  • 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

    • Levski Sofia: 18

  • 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014

    • CSKA Sofia: 12

  • 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992

    • Lokomotiv Sofia: 6

  • 1943, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966

    • Balkan Botevgrad: 4

  • 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989

    • Slavia Sofia: 3

  • 1952, 1953, 1997

    • Cherno More Port Varna: 3

  • 1985, 1998, 1999

    • Spartak Pleven: 2

  • 1995, 1996

    • Yambol: 1

  • 2002

    • References

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