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Turkish Basketball First League

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Sport
  
Basketball

No. of teams
  
18

Founded
  
1969

Country
  
Turkey

Formerly
  
Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L)

Confederation
  
Turkish Basketball Federation

The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).

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Format and promotion and relegation

There are a total of 18 teams participating in the league for the 2015–16 TBL season. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. Two teams are promoted to the top-tier Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) for the next season, and the last two teams are relegated to the third-tier Turkish Basketball Second League.

League champions and promoted teams

  • 1970: Ankaragücü
  • 1971: Şekerspor
  • 1972: Kadıköyspor
  • 1973: Adana Demirspor, Samsunspor
  • 1974: Eczacıbaşı, Karşıyaka
  • 1975: ODTÜ, Adana Demirspor
  • 1976: Yenişehir, Tofaş
  • 1977: Muhafızgücü, Ziraat Fakültesi
  • 1978: Taçspor, Efes Pilsen
  • 1979: İTÜ , TED Ankara Kolejliler
  • 1980: Muhafızgücü, Güney Sanayi, ODTÜ, Mülkiye
  • 1981: Çukurova Sanayi, Antbirlik
  • 1982: TED Ankara Kolejliler, Oyak Renault
  • 1983: Ankara DSİ (withdrew)
  • 1984: Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu, Hilalspor, TED Ankara Kolejliler
  • 1985: Yenişehir Hortaş, Tarsus İdman Yurdu (withdrew)
  • 1986: Oyak Renault (withdrew), Beslen Makarna, Nasaş, Şekerspor
  • 1987: Paşabahçe, Hilalspor
  • 1988: Tekirdağ Büyük Salat, Beykoz
  • 1989: Beşiktaş -, Nasaş
  • 1990: Tofaş, TED Ankara Kolejliler
  • 1991: Eczacıbaşı, PTT
  • 1992: Kayseri Meysu, Konyaspor, Oyak Renault, Yıldırımspor, Darüşşafaka, Ortaköy
  • 1993: Bakırköyspor, Antalyaspor, Çimtur (merger with Antalyaspor)
  • 1994: Taçspor, Antbirlik, Vestel (withdrew), Kayseri Meysu
  • 1995: Tuborg, Netaş
  • 1996: TED Ankara Kolejliler, İTÜ
  • 1997: Muratpaşa, Oyak Renault
  • 1998: Kuşadası, TED Ankara Kolejliler
  • 1999: İTÜ, Emlakbank (withdrew)
  • 2000: Altay, Antbirlik, Karagücü (withdrew), Büyük Kolej

    • Clubs 2015–16 season

    The next season consists of the following member clubs:

    Clubs 2014–15 season

    The league currently consists of the following member clubs:

  • League participation withdraw : Aliağa Petkim, Vestelspor Manisa, Antalya BB, Aşut Mersin Basketbol Spor Kulübü

    • References

    Turkish Basketball First League Wikipedia
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