Swedish Basketball Federation

Swedish Basketball Federation
Sport	Basketball
Jurisdiction	Sweden
Abbreviation	SBBF
Founded	25 October 1952
Affiliation	FIBA
Regional affiliation	FIBA Europe
Headquarters	Stockholm
President	Susanne Jidesten
Official website
	www.basket.se

The Swedish Basketball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Basketbollförbundet) also known as SBBF is the governing body of basketball in Sweden. It was established on 25 October 1952 out of the Swedish Handball Federation's basketball section, which had been started in 1948.^[1] Its headquarters are in Stockholm.

The Swedish Basketball Federation operates the Sweden men's national basketball team and Sweden women's national team. They organize national competitions in Sweden, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.^[2]

The top professional league in Sweden is the Basketligan.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Förbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Basketball Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ "Sweden FIBA Europe". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Swedish Professional league" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 May 2019.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Swedish)
Sweden at FIBA site

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[1] "Förbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Basketball Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[2] "Sweden FIBA Europe". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[3] "Swedish Professional league" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 May 2019.

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