List of basketball leagues
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This is a list of current and defunct Basketball Leagues.
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[edit] Current Leagues
The league names are listed below.
[edit] Men's Leagues
[edit] Leagues from the U.S., Canada, Mexico
- ABA - American Basketball Association (Official Page)
- BSN - National Superior Basketball (Puerto Rico)
- CBA - Continental Basketball Association (Official Page)
- IBL - International Basketball League
- KIBA - Kentucky International Basketball Association
- LNBP - Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (Mexico)
- NBA - National Basketball Association (Official Page)
- NBA D-League - NBA Development League (Official Page)
- NBA Summer Pro League
- TPBL - Texas Pro Basketball League
- USBL - United States Basketball League (Official Page)
- WBA - World Basketball Association
[edit] European Leagues
- Europe:
- Euroleague - a pan-Europe competition for elite clubs (Official Page)
- ULEB Cup - second tier
- Austria: ÖBL - Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Premier League of Basketball of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia: A1 Liga
- France: LNB - Ligue Nationale de Basketball
- Germany: BBL - Basketball Bundesliga
- Greece:
- EOK - Greece Basketball Association (Official page)
- HEBA - Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association; A1 Ethniki, HEBA's top division
- Israel: Ligat Ha'al, also known for sponsorship reasons as Ligat Winner
- Italy: LEGA Basket A
- Lithuania: LKL - Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
- Montenegro: Opportunity League
- Netherlands: Federatie Eredivisie Basketballclubs
- Norway: BLNO
- Poland: PLK, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dominet Bank Ekstraliga
- Portugal: Portuguese Basketball League (LCB)
- Russia: Russian Basketball Super League
- Serbia: YUBA Liga; Sinalco Superleague, the top division of the YUBA Liga
- Slovenia: 1. A SKL, also known for sponsorship reasons as UPC Telemach League
- Spain: ACB - Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto
- Switzerland: LNBA - Ligue Nationale de Basket
- Turkey: Turkish Basketball League
- United Kingdom: BBL - British Basketball League
- Former Yugoslavia: Adriatic League (includes teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia)
[edit] Asia
- China: CBA - Chinese Basketball Association
- South Korea: Korean Basketball League
- Philippines: PBA - Philippine Basketball Association
- Taiwan: Super Basketball League
[edit] Oceania
[edit] South America
- Argentina: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
- Brazil: Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
- Chile: División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile
- Liga Sudamericana, a South American club cup competition
- Paraguay: Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League
- Uruguay: Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
- Venezuela: Liga Professional de Baloncesto (Venezuela)
[edit] Women's Leagues
[edit] United States
- NWBL - National Women's Basketball League
- WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association (Official Page)
[edit] Australia
[edit] Europe
- PLKK, also known as Torell Basket Liga, Poland (Official Page)
[edit] Defunct leagues
[edit] Men
- All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA 1977-78)
- All-American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL 2005)
- Amateur Athletic Association Basketball (AAU 1897-1982)
- American Basketball Association (1967-1976)
- American Basketball League (1925-1955)
- American Basketball League (1961-1963)
- Global Basketball Association (GBL 1991-92 - December 1992, league folded midway through 1992-93 season)
- International Basketball Association
- International Basketball League (1999-2001)
- National Basketball League (Canada)
- National Basketball League (United States) (NBL 1937-1949)
- National Industrial Basketball League
- National Professional Basketball League (NPBL 1950-1951)
- National Rookie League (2000)
- Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA 1947-1948)
- Western Basketball Association (WBA 1978-79)
- World Basketball League (1988-1992)
- World Professional Basketball Tournament (1939-1948)
[edit] Women
- American Basketball League (1996-1998)
- Liberty Basketball Association
- Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL 1978-81)
