Türkiye Basketbol Ligi

Türkiye Basketbol Ligi
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
First season1969–70
CountryTurkey
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBasketbol Süper Ligi
Relegation toTB2L
International cup(s)TBL Federation Cup
Current championsManisa BB (1st title)
(2021–22)
Most championshipsTofaş (4 titles)
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The Turkish Basketball First League (Turkish: Türkiye Basketbol Ligi; TBL), is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).

Format and promotion and relegation

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There are a total of 18 teams participating in the league for the 2023-24 TBL season. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. Team finishes at first place promotes to the top-tier level Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) for the next season, teams ranked 2nd place to 9th place, compete in playoff format and winner of the playoff also promotes. The last two teams are relegated to the third-tier level Turkish Basketball Second League.

League champions and promoted teams

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TBL history

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Season Champion Runner-up Champion's Coach
2000–01 İTÜ Oyak Renault
2001–02 İzmir BB Tekelspor
2002–03 Tofaş Tuborg Pilsener
2003–04 Banvit Erdemirspor
2004–05 Mersin BB TTNet Beykoz Turkey Rebah Sıdalı
2005–06 Tofaş TED Ankara Kolejliler Turkey Tolga Öngören
2006–07 Antalya BB Kepez Belediyesi Turkey Ahmet Kandemir
2007–08 Erdemirspor Aliağa Petkim Turkey Gökhan Taştimur
2008–09 Tofaş Bornova Belediye Bosnia and Herzegovina Nihat İziç
2009–10 Trabzonspor Olin Edirne Turkey Alaeddin Yakan
2010–11 Bandırma Kırmızı Hacettepe Üniversitesi Turkey Ahmet Gürgen
2011–12 TED Ankara Kolejliler Royal Halı Gaziantep Turkey Murat Özyer
2012–13 Trabzonspor Uşak Sportif Turkey Hasan Özmeriç
2013–14 Darüşşafaka Doğuş İstanbul BB Turkey Orhun Ene
2014–15 Yeşilgiresun Belediye Tüyap Büyükçekmece Turkey Ahmet Kandemir
2015–16 Tofaş Best Balıkesir Turkey Orhun Ene
2016–17 Sakarya BB Eskişehir Basket Turkey Selçuk Ernak
2017–18 Afyon Belediye Bahçesehir Turkey Can Sevim
2018–19 Bursaspor Durmazlar OGM Ormanspor Turkey Arda Vekiloğlu
2019–20 Season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey.
2020–21 Merkezefendi Belediyesi Semt77 YalovaSpor Turkey Zafer Aktaş
2021–22 Manisa BB Beysu Konyaspor Turkey Ceyhun Cabadak
2022–23 Çağdaş Bodrumspor Yılyak Samsunspor Turkey Ender Arslan
2023–24 Semt77 YalovaSpor Mersin MSK Turkey Faruk Beşok

Turkish Basketball League Federation Cup

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Year Champions Result Runners-up
2012–13[1] Bandırma Kırmızı 73–64 Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi
2013–14[2] İstanbul BŞB 94–41 Akhisar Belediyespor
2014–15[3] Best Balıkesir 102–89 Sinpaş Denizli Basket

Current clubs

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2024–25 Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL) Teams
Team City District Arena Capacity[4]
Balıkesir BB Balıkesir Karesi Kurtdereli Spor Salonu 1.500
Çağdaş Bodrumspor Muğla Bodrum Bodrum Spor Salonu 1.000
Çayırova Belediyesi Kocaeli Çayırova Çayırova Spor Salonu 1.000
Esenler Erokspor Istanbul Esenler Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall 3.500
Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel Istanbul Ataşehir Fenerbahçe Metro Enerji Spor Salonu 2.500
Final Spor Bursa Nilüfer N.Süleymenoğlu S.salonu 2.100
Gaziantep Basketbol Gaziantep Şahinbey Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall 6.400
Harem Spor Istanbul Bahçelievler Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi 2.100
iLab Basketbol Istanbul Sarıyer BJK Akatlar Arena 3.200
İstanbul Anka Spor Istanbul Bakırköy Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall 1.350
Kapaklıspor Tekirdağ Kapaklı Çerkezköy Organize Sanayi Bölgesi Spor Salonu 500
Konyaspor Konya Selçuklu Selçuklu Belediyesi Spor Salonu 1.350
MKE Ankaragücü Basketbol Ankara Mamak Mamak Belediyesi Hidayet Türkoğlu Spor Salonu 4.200
OGM Ormanspor Ankara Yenimahalle M. Sait Zarifoğlu Spor Salonu 2.000
Pizzabulls CO Basket Istanbul Küçükçekmece Küçükçekmece Halkalı Spor Salonu 1.452
Shipeedy Lojistik Bandırma Bordo Basketbol Balıkesir Bandırma Bandırma 17 Eylül Üniversitesi Spor Salonu 2.000
TED Ankara Kolejliler Ankara Gölbaşı Gölbaşı Spor Salonu
Trabzonspor Trabzon Pelitli Hayri Gür Arena 7.500

References

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  1. ^ İlk Federasyon Kupası Bandırma Kırmızı’nın
  2. ^ Federasyon Kupası İstanbul BŞB'nin…
  3. ^ Federasyon Kupası’nda Şampiyon: Best Balıkesir
  4. ^ "Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu".
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