National Basketball League (Lithuania)
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country(ies) |  Lithuania |
| Most recent champion(s) | Pasvalio „Pieno žvaigždės“ |
| Official website | www.NKLsmscredit.lt |
The National Basketball League (Lithuanian: Nacionalinė krepšinio lyga) was founded in 2005. NKL is the second-tier basketball minor league (the top division is Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (LKL) in Lithuania. Currently the NKL consists of 16 teams.
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[edit] League teams
- Vilnius „Statyba“
- Vilnius „Š. Marčiulionio krepšinio akademija“
- Vilnius „Perlas-MRU“
- Kaunas „Žalgiris-Sabonio krepšinio centras“
- Kaunas „LKKA-Atletas“
- Klaipėda „Nafta-Universitetas“
- Šilutė „Šilutė“
- Joniškis „Delikatesas“
- Gargždai „Bremena“
- Radviliškis „Radviliškis-Juodeliai“
- Molėtai „Ežerūnas karys“
- Šiauliai „ABRO-Universitetas“
- Mažeikiai „Mažeikiai“
- Pakruojis „Meresta“
- Jonava „TRIOBET“
- Marijampolė „Sūduva“
[edit] League champions
| Season |  Champion |
 Vice Champion |
 Third Place |
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| 2005–2006 season | Vilniaus „Akademija-MRU“ [1] | Klaipėdos „Nafta-Uni-Laivitė“ | Anykščių „Puntukas-Jarimpeksas“ [2] |
| 2006–2007 season | Klaipėdos „Nafta-Uni-Laivitė“ [3] | Jonavos „SK Dextera“ | Pakruojo „Meresta“ [4] |
| 2007–2008 season | Kauno „Žalgiris-Sabonio mokykla“ [5] | Palangos „Naglis-Adarkis“ | Jonavos „SK Dextera“ [6] |
| 2008–2009 season | Prienų „Rūdupis“ [7] | Pakruojo „Meresta“ | Mažeikių „Mažeikiai“ [8] |
| 2009–2010 season | Palangos „Naglis-Adarkis“ [9] | Jonavos „SK Triobet Malsta“ | Mažeikių „Mažeikiai“ [10] |
| 2010–2011 season | Pasvalio „Pieno žvaigždės“ [11] | Mažeikių „Mažeikiai“ | Klaipėdos „Nafta-Universitetas“ [12] |
[edit] External links
- Official website of National Basketball League (English and Lithuanian)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-5112-akademijos-mru-krepsininkai-tapo-nkl-cempionais.html (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-5038-puntukas-jarimpeksas-laimejo-nkl-pirmenybiu-bronza.html (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.krepsinis.net/news.php?news_id=70929 (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-9410-meresta-iskovojo-nkl-bronza.html (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.zalgiris.lt/LT/naujienos/54/3882/ (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/191037/nkl-bronza-jonavos-sk-dextera-krepsininkams (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-21864-nkl-cempionais-tapo-rudupio-krepsininkai-foto.html (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-21798-mazeikiai-triumfavo-mazajame-nkl-finale.html (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/sportas/krepsinis/nkl-cempione-tapo-palangos-naglis-adakris-23-95594 (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-29776-nkl-bronza-antrus-metus-is-eiles-iskeliavo-i-mazeikius.html (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-38758-pieno-zvaigzdes-tapo-nkl-cempionais-video-foto-komentarai-statistika.html (Lithuanian)
- ^ http://www.krepsinis.net/trecioji-vieta-nkl-cempionate-atiteko-klaipedos-klubui-170689.html (Lithuanian)
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