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National Basketball League (NBL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015–16 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season
File:NBL League Logo.gif
SportBasketball
Founded1942
No. of teams10
CountryBulgaria Bulgaria
ContinentEuropean Union FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Lukoil Academic (24th title)
Most titlesLukoil Academic (24 titles)
Level on pyramid1st Tier
Domestic cup(s)Bulgarian Cup
Official websitenbl.basketball.bg
Current sports event 2013-2014 NBL

The Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. It was founded in 2008. Previously, it was called the Bulgarian A Division. The A Division is now the second level professional league in Bulgaria.

In 2013-14 season, there will be nine teams in the National Basketball League.

Current Clubs

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2015–16 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.
Club 2014–15 season Hall Capacity
Academic Plovdiv New Stroitel Hall 1,000
Balkan Botevgrad 2nd Arena Botevgrad 4,000
Beroe 6th Municipal Hall 1,000
Cherno More Port Varna 4th Hristo Borisov 1,000
Chernomorets 8th Boycho Branzov 1,000
Levski Sofia 5th Universiada Hall 4,000
Lukoil Academic 1st Sports Complex Hall 1,000
Rilski Sportist 3rd Arena Samokov 2,500
Spartak Pleven 9th Balkanstroy 1,200
Yambol 7th Diana 3,000

Champions

Titles by Club

Academic: 24

  • 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

Levski Sofia: 18

  • 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014

CSKA Sofia: 12

  • 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992

Lokomotiv Sofia: 6

  • 1943, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966

Balkan Botevgrad: 4

  • 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989

Slavia Sofia: 3

  • 1952, 1953, 1997

Cherno More Port Varna: 3

  • 1985, 1998, 1999

Spartak Pleven: 2

  • 1995, 1996

Yambol: 1

  • 2002

Latest finals

Season Champions Score Runners-Up
2000–01 Levski 3–0 Yambol
2001–02 Yambol 3–0 Lukoil Academic
2002–03 Lukoil Academic 3–0 Levski
2003–04 Lukoil Academic 3–0 CSKA
2004–05 Lukoil Academic 3–0 CSKA
2005–06 Lukoil Academic 3–0 Cherno More
2006–07 Lukoil Academic 3–0 CSKA
2007–08 Lukoil Academic 3–0 Balkan
2008–09 Lukoil Academic 3–1 Cherno More
2009–10 Lukoil Academic 3–1 Levski
2010–11 Lukoil Academic 3–0 Levski
2011–12 Lukoil Academic 3–0 Levski
2012–13 Lukoil Academic 3–2 Levski
2013–14 Levski 3–2 Lukoil Academic
2014–15 Lukoil Academic 3–2 Balkan
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