Kazakhstan Division I Basketball League

Kazakhstan Division I Basketball League (KBL)

Sport	Basketball
No. of teams	4 (regular season) 6 (playoffs)
Country	Kazakhstan
Continent	Europe / Asia
Most recent champion(s)	Astana (4th title)
Related competitions	Kazakhstan Cup
Level on pyramid	1st Tier (Kazakhstan)
Official website	nbf.kz (Kazakh)

The Kazakhstan Division I Basketball League (KBL) is the highest tier professional basketball league in Kazakhstan. Although Kazakhstan is a member of the FIBA Asia basketball zone, the country lies within both Europe and Asia. Therefore, teams from the Kazakh national basketball league are eligible to compete in international club competitions in both Asian and European leagues. And teams from the Kazakh national league have in fact competed in international leagues in both Asia and Europe, such as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the Baltic League, the FIBA EuroChallenge, and the VTB United League.

Teams

• Astana
• BK Barsy Atyrau
• BK Kapshagay
• BK Kaspiy Aktau
• Almatynski Legion Alma-Ata
• Krazygurt Shymkent

Champions

*Final was decided in a Final Four format.

See also

• Kazakhstan Cup

External links

• Kazakhstan National Basketball Federation (Kazakh)
• Asia-Basket.com League Page

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