NBL1 North
File:Qabl logo.jpg QBL logo | |
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1986 |
First season | 1986 |
No. of teams | M: 15 W: 15 |
Country | Australia |
Most recent champion(s) | M: Townsville Heat (5th title) W: Southern Districts Spartans (11th title) |
Most titles | M: Cairns Marlins (9 titles) W: Southern Districts Spartans (11 titles) |
Related competitions | Southern Basketball League |
Official website | QBL.basketballqld.com.au |
The Queensland Basketball League (QBL) is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. The league is run by Basketball Queensland and has an affiliate development league called the Southern Basketball League (SBL).
History
The league was formed in 1986 as the Queensland State Basketball League. In 1994, the league merged with the South and East conferences of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to form a North conference.[1] 1998 saw further CBA expansion with the inclusion of a Central Conference from South Australia. The CBA was renamed the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) for the 1999 season and later added the Big V and the Waratah League for a total of six conferences. As a member of the ABA, the league took on the name of Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL) in the early 2000s and set up a division system to separate the north and south teams within the state. The Sunstate (North Queensland) and Southern Cross (South Queensland) divisions were a big part of the league for a number of years, remaining in tacked up until the 2006 season. Following the 2006 season, the QABL restructured the competition, which saw the two divisions combining to have a statewide league of only one division for the 2007 season.[2] In 2009, the QABL became known as the QBL following the demise of the Australian Basketball Association.
Current teams
Men
- Brisbane Capitals
- Cairns Marlins
- Gladstone Port City Power
- Gold Coast Rollers
- Ipswich Force
- Logan Thunder
- Mackay Meteors
- North Gold Coast Seahawks
- Rockhampton Rockets
- South West Metro Pirates
- Southern Districts Spartans
- Sunshine Coast Phoenix
- Toowoomba Mountaineers
- Townsville Heat
- USC Rip City
Women
- Brisbane Capitals
- Cairns Dolphins
- Gladstone Port City Power
- Gold Coast Rollers
- Ipswich Force
- Logan Thunder
- Mackay Meteorettes
- North Gold Coast Seahawks
- Rockhampton Cyclones
- South West Metro Pirates
- Southern Districts Spartans
- Sunshine Coast Phoenix
- Toowoomba Mountaineers
- Townsville Flames
- USC Rip City
List of Champions
Year | Men's Champion | Result | Men's Runner-up | Women's Champion | Result | Women's Runner-up |
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1986 | Townsville Suns | Ipswich Eagles | Brisbane Brewers | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
1987 | Gold Coast Cougars | Townsville Suns | Mackay Meteorettes | Ipswich Eagles | ||
1988 | Gold Coast Cougars | Townsville Suns | Brisbane Brewers | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
1989 | Townsville Suns | Toowoomba Mountaineers | Brisbane Brewers | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
1990 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | Townsville Suns | Brisbane Brewers | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
1991 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | Brisbane Brewers | Brisbane Blazers | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
1992 | Southern Districts Spartans | Townsville Heat | Brisbane Blazers | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
1993 | Cairns Marlins | Burdekin Wildcats | Townsville Sunbirds | Southern Districts Spartans | ||
1994 | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | Cairns Dolphins | Ipswich Eagles | ||
1995 | Southern Districts Spartans | Rockhampton Rockets | Southern Districts Spartans | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
1996 | Rockhampton Rockets | Southern Districts Spartans | Southern Districts Spartans | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
1997 | Cairns Marlins | Suncoast Clippers | Townsville Sunbirds | Southern Districts Spartans | ||
1998 | Cairns Marlins | Townsville Heat | Southern Districts Spartans | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
1999 | Southern Districts Spartans | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
2000 | Townsville Heat | Southern Districts Spartans | Southern Districts Spartans | Brisbane Brewers | ||
2001 | Cairns Marlins | Brisbane Capitals | Brisbane Capitals | Townsville Sunbirds | ||
2002 | Brisbane Capitals | Cairns Marlins | Brisbane Capitals | Southern Districts Spartans | ||
2003 | South West Metro Pirates | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | Mackay Meteorettes | ||
2004 | Cairns Marlins | 103 – 94 | Townsville Heat | Southern Districts Spartans | 60 – 47 | Townsville Flames |
2005 | Southern Districts Spartans | 90 – 85 | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | 71 – 55 | Townsville Flames |
2006 | Southern Districts Spartans | 108 – 79 | Rockhampton Rockets | Southern Districts Spartans | 70 – 67 | Cairns Dolphins |
2007* | Cairns Marlins | 2 – 0 | Gold Coast Goannas | Townsville Flames | 2 – 0 | Maroochydore Clippers |
2008 | Rockhampton Rockets | 97 – 80 | Townsville Heat | Townsville Flames | 92 – 46 | South West Metro Pirates |
2009 | Cairns Marlins | 113 – 81 | Rockhampton Rockets | Gladstone Port City Power | 102 – 98 | South West Metro Pirates |
2010 | Rockhampton Rockets | 74 – 63 | Mackay Meteors | Gladstone Port City Power | 94 – 77 | Northside Wizards |
2011 | Mackay Meteors | 100 – 82 | Rockhampton Rockets | Gladstone Port City Power | 110 – 97 | Bundaberg Bears |
2012 | Mackay Meteors | 72 – 58 | Rockhampton Rockets | Mackay Meteorettes | 78 – 71 | Gladstone Port City Power |
2013 | Rockhampton Rockets | 102 – 95 | Brisbane Capitals | Mackay Meteorettes | 76 – 59 | Ipswich Force |
2014* | Rockhampton Rockets | 2 – 0 | Mackay Meteors | Mackay Meteorettes | 2 – 0 | Rockhampton Cyclones |
2015* | Mackay Meteors | 2 – 1 | Brisbane Capitals | Rockhampton Cyclones | 2 – 0 | Gladstone Port City Power |
2016* | Cairns Marlins | 2 – 0 | Brisbane Capitals | Rockhampton Cyclones | 2 – 0 | Mackay Meteorettes |
2017* | Townsville Heat | 2 – 1 | Mackay Meteors | Brisbane Spartans | 2 – 0 | Mackay Meteorettes |
2018* | Townsville Heat | 2 – 0 | Cairns Marlins | Southern Districts Spartans | 2 – 0 | Townsville Flames |
* Grand Final was a best-of-three series
References
- ^ CBA becomes the 'big league' with Queensland's help
- ^ "Ipswich prepares for QABL transformation". QT.com.au. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2016.