Balkan International Basketball League

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Balkan International Basketball League
Current season or competition:
2011–12 BIBL season
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BIBL
Sport Basketball
Founded 2008
No. of teams 12
Country(ies) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Croatia Croatia
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia
Montenegro Montenegro
Romania Romania
Serbia Serbia
Israel Israel
Continent European Union Europe
Most recent champion(s) Republic of Macedonia KK Feni Industries
TV partner(s) BNT 1, BNT Sat, Channel 3
Official website BalkanLeague.net

The Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), also known as the Balkan League, is a multinational professional basketball league that features pro clubs from the Balkans. The league includes teams from the countries of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. Since 2011-12 Season teams from Israel also compete in the league, despite that they are not from the region.

[edit] Format

The league features three teams from the Bulgarian League, two from the Macedonian League, two from the Romanian League, and three teams from the Serbian League.

In the first season of the BIBL, the teams will be divided into two groups of five. The top four teams in each group will qualify for the playoffs, where the winner of group A will face the fourth-placed team in group B, the second will play the third and so forth.

[edit] Championship

Season Host Arena Champion Runner-up Result
2008–09 Bulgaria Samokov Arena Samokov Bulgaria Rilski Sportist Republic of Macedonia Feršped Rabotnički 84–77
2009–10 Bulgaria Sofia Universiada Hall Bulgaria Levski Sofia Montenegro Lovćen 77–65
2010–11 Republic of Macedonia Kavadarci Jasmin Hall Republic of Macedonia KK Feni Industries Bulgaria BC Rilski Sportist 88–75

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