List of basketball leagues
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This is a list of current and defunct basketball leagues.
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Current leagues[edit]
The league names are listed below.
Men[edit]
Americas[edit]
Canada
- NBL Canada: National Basketball League of Canada (Official website)
- South America
- Liga Sudamericana - a pan-South American league competition
United States
- Major Professional League
- Minor Professional Leagues
- IBL - International Basketball League (Official website)
- NBA D-League - NBA Development League (Official website)
- PBL - Premier Basketball League (Official website)
- OVBL - Ohio Valley Basketball League (Official website)
- Semi-Professional Leagues
- Short Season/Local/Regional Semi-Professional Leagues
- ACPBL - Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League
- ADBL - American Dynasty Basketball League
- EBA - Eastern Basketball Alliance (Official website)
- ESL - Eurobasket Summer League (Official website)
- IBEL - Iowa Basketball Exposure League (Official website)
- LBL - Louisville Basketball League (Official website)
- SBL - Southwest Basketball League (Official website)
- SEBL - Summer Basketball League
- TPBL - Texas Professional Basketball League
- UBA - Ultimate Basketball Association (Official website)
- UBA - Universal Basketball Association (Official website)
- UBL - United Basketball League (Official website)
- WBA - World Basketball Association (Official website)
- WCBL West Coast Pro Basketball League (Official website)
Asia[edit]
China
- CBA - Chinese Basketball Association (Official website) - first tier
- NBL - National Basketball League (Official website)- second tier
- CUBS - Chinese University Basketball Super League - third tier
- CUBA - Chinese University Basketball Association (Official website) - fourth tier
- CHBL - China High School Basketball League - fifth tier
Chinese Taipei
- SBL - Super Basketball League (Official website) - first tier
- A League - A League - second tier
- UBA - University Basketball Alliance (Official website) - third tier
- HBL - High School Basketball League (Official website) - fourth tier
Japan
- BJ League - Basketball Japan League (Official website) - first tier
- JBL - Japan Basketball League (Official website) - second tier
- AJIBC - All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship - third tier
Philippines
- PBA - Philippine Basketball Association (Official website) - first tier
- MBA - Metropolitan Basketball Association - second tier
- PBA D-League - PBA Developmental League (Official website) - third tier
- PCC - Philippine Collegiate Championship (Official website) - fourth tier
South Korea
- KBL: Korean Basketball League - first tier (Official website)
- KBL R-League: KBL Reserve League - second tier
- KUBL: Korea University Basketball League - third tier
Europe[edit]
Europe
- Euroleague - a pan-Europe competition for elite clubs (Official website)
- Eurocup (Official website) - second tier
- EuroChallenge (Official website) - third tier
Czech Republic
- NBL - National Basketball League(Asociace M. Prvoligovych Klubu), also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons (Official website)
Greece
- HEBA A1 - first tier (Official website)
- HEBA A2 - second tier
Israel
- Ligat HaAl - first tier (Official website)
- Liga Leumit - second tier (Official website)
Italy
- Lega Basket A - first tier (Official website)
- Legadue - second tier (Official website)
Lithuania
- LKL - Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga - first tier (Official website)
- NKL - Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga - second tier
- RKL - Regioninė Krepšinio Lyga - third tier
- LKAL - Lietuvos Krepšinio A Lyga - second tier until 2005
Netherlands
- Dutch Basketball League (Official website) - first tier
- FEB Promotiedivisie - second tier
Poland
- PLK - Polska Liga Koszykówki, also known for sponsorship reasons as Tauron Basket Liga (Official website)
Russia
- Professional Basketball League - first tier since the 2010–11 season (Official website ru)
- Basketball Superleague - second tier; was the first tier from 1992–2010
Slovenia
- 1. A SKL, also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga Telemach (Official website)
Spain
- ACB – Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto - first tier (Official website)
- LEB Oro - second tier (Official website)
- LEB Plata - third tier
- Liga EBA - fourth tier
- Primera División - fifth tier
- Subregional leagues:
- Liga ABA (also known as Adriatic League) – teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia (Official website)
- Balkan International Basketball League (Official website)
- BBL – Baltic Basketball League - teams from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plus Sweden (Official website)
- Central European Basketball League
- VTB United League – teams from each of the Baltic states, Belarus, Finland, Poland, Russia and Ukraine (Official website)
Oceania[edit]
Women[edit]
Americas[edit]
- United States
- WBCBL - Women's Blue Chip Basketball League (Official website)
- WBA - Women's Basketball Association (Official research website)
- WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association (Official website)
- WSBL - Women's Southwest Basketball League (Official website)
- WABA - Women's American Basketball Association
Asia[edit]
- China
- WCBA - Women's Chinese Basketball Association - first tier (Official website)
- WCUBS - Women's Chinese University Basketball Super League - second tier
- WCUBA - Women's Chinese University Basketball Association - third tier
Europe[edit]
- Poland
- PLKK, also known as Torell Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons (Official website)
- Spain
- LFB – Liga Femenina de Baloncesto Ligue Féminine de Basketball (Official website)
Turkey
- TKBL, the Turkish initialism for Turkish Women's Basketball League (Official website)
Oceania[edit]
Defunct leagues[edit]
Men[edit]
Americas[edit]
- Canada
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1993–94
- United States
- All-American Basketball Alliance
- Amateur Athletic Association Basketball (AAU), 1897–1982
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1898-99 to 1903-04
- Philadelphia Basketball League (PBL), 1902–1909
- New England Basketball League (NEBL), 1903–1904
- Western Massachusetts Basketball League (WMBL), 1903–1904
- Western Pennsylvania Basketball League (WPBL), 1903–1904; 1912–1913; 1914–1915
- New England Basketball Association (NEBA), 1904–1905
- Mohawk Valley League (MVL), 1906–1910
- Central Basketball League (CBL), 1906–1912
- Hudson River League (HRL), 1909–12
- Eastern Basketball League (EBL), 1909–1933
- New York State League (NYSL), 1911–23
- Pennsylvania State League (PSL), 1914–1921
- Interstate Basketball League (IBL), 1915–1920
- Interstate League (IL), 1919–1923
- Metropolitan Basketball League (MBL), 1921–1928
- American Basketball League (ABL), 1925–1955
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1926–27
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1929–30
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1932–33
- Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC), 1935–1937; became National Basketball League with 1937-38 season.
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1937–1949; merged with the Basketball Association of America to become the National Basketball Association.
- World Professional Basketball Tournament (WPBT), 1939–1948
- Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League (PCPBL), 1946–1948
- Basketball Association of America (BAA), 1946–1949; merged with the National Basketball League to become the National Basketball Association.
- New York State Professional League (NYSPL), 1946–1949
- Continental Basketball Association (CBA), 1946–2009; originally named Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, then Eastern Professional Basketball League.
- Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA), 1947–1948
- National Industrial Basketball League (NIBL), 1947–1961
- National Professional Basketball League (NPBL), 1950–1951
- American Basketball League (ABL), 1961–1963
- American Basketball Association (ABA), 1967–1976
- All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA), 1977–78
- Western Basketball Association (WBA), 1978–79
- World Basketball League (WBL), 1988–1992; was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season.
- Global Basketball Association (GBA), 1991-92 - December 1992; league folded midway through 1992-93 season.
- International Basketball Association (IBA), 1995–2001
- International Basketball League (IBL), 1999–2001
- National Rookie League (NRL), 2000
- All-American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL), 2005
- United States Basketball Association (USBA), (Official website)
- United States Basketball League (USBL), (Official website)
- National Professional Basketball League (NPBL), (Official website)
- Global Professional Basketball League (GPBL), (Official website)
- Global Professional Basketball League 2 (GPBL 2)
- United Regions Basketball League (URBL)
- National Alliance Basketball League (NABL), (Official website)
- National Athletic Basketball League (NABL), (Official website)
- North American Basketball League (NABL)
- Universal Basketball League (UBL), (Official website)
- Continental Basketball League (CBL), (Official website)
- Americas Basketball International League (ABI)
- Kentucky Basketball Developmental League (KBDL), (Official website)
Asia[edit]
- China
- Chinese New Basketball Alliance (CNBA), 1996–97
- Chinese Taipei
- Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA), 1994–1999
- Philippines
- Liga Pilipinas (LP), 2008-2012
- Philippine Basketball League (PBL), 1983-2010
- National Basketball Conference (NBC), 2004-2007
Europe[edit]
United Kingdom
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1972–2003
Women[edit]
Americas[edit]
- United States
- Women's Professional Basketball Association (WPBA), 1975; the league folded before it ever started.
- Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL), 1978–1981
- Ladies Professional Basketball Association (LPBA), 1980–81; formed as a rival league to the WBL when the WBL began to experience financial problems. The league was poorly organized and played only five (or seven) games before disbanding with three teams never playing a game.
- Women's American Basketball Association (WABA), 1984 See: (WABA)
- National Women's Basketball Association (NWBA), 1986; the league folded right before the season was supposed to start.
- Liberty Basketball Association (LBA), 1991; played one pre-season exhibition game on February 10, 1991 before disbanding.
- Women's Basketball Association (WBA), 1993-1995 See: (WBA/WABA)
- American Basketball League (ABL), 1996–1998
- National Women's Basketball League (NWBL), 1998–2007
- Women's American Basketball Association (WABA), 2002
Oceania[edit]
New Zealand
- Women's National Basketball League (WNBL)
- Women's Basketball League (WBL), conference-based second-tier league
