List of basketball leagues

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This is a list of current and defunct Basketball Leagues.

Contents 1 Current Leagues 1.1 Men's Leagues 1.1.1 Leagues from the U.S., Canada, Mexico 1.1.2 European Leagues 1.1.3 Asia 1.1.4 Oceania 1.1.5 South America 1.2 Women's Leagues 1.2.1 United States 1.2.2 Australia 1.2.3 Europe 2 Defunct leagues 2.1 Men 2.2 Women

[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 (Official Page)
• 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 - Summer Pro League
• NPBL - National Professional Basketball League (Official Page)
• 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
• Belgium: BLB - Belgian league of Basketball aka Ethias Liga (Official page)
• 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), Proliga
• Russia: Russian Basketball Super League
• Serbia: YUBA Liga; Naša Sinalko Liga, the top division of the YUBA Liga
• Slovenia: 1. A SKL, also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga UPC Telemach
• Spain:
  • ACB – Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (top level)
  • LEB – Liga Española de Baloncesto (second level)
  • LEB-2 – Liga Española de Baloncesto 2 (third level)
• 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
• Lebanon : FLBB

[edit] Oceania

• Australia: NBL - National Basketball League
• New Zealand: National Basketball League (New Zealand)

[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

• WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association (Official Page)

[edit] Australia

• WNBL - Women's National Basketball League (Official Page)

[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 (1995-2001)
• 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) (ABL)
• Liberty Basketball Association
• Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL 1978-1981)
• NWBL - National Women's Basketball League (1998-2007)