National Basketball League (Bulgaria)
For other organizations with a similar name, see National Basketball League (disambiguation) and NBL (disambiguation).
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1942 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Continent |
 FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Lukoil Academic (24th title) |
| Most titles | Lukoil Academic (24 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1st Tier |
| Relegation to | Division A - 2nd Tier |
| Domestic cup(s) | Bulgarian Cup |
| Official website | nbl.basketball.bg |
The Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. It was founded in 2008. Previously, it was called the Bulgarian A Division. The A Division is now the second level professional league in Bulgaria.
In 2013-14 season, there will be nine teams in the National Basketball League.
Current Clubs
Academic Plovdiv
2015–16 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.
2015–16 Season Clubs:
| Club |
2014-15 Season | Hall | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Plovdiv | New | Stroitel Hall | 1000 |
| Balkan Botevgrad | 2nd | Arena Botevgrad | 4,000 |
| Beroe | 6th | Municipal Hall | 1000 |
| Cherno More Port Varna | 4th | Hristo Borisov | 1000 |
| Chernomorets | 8th | Boycho Branzov | 1000 |
| Levski Sofia | 5th | Universiada Hall | 4,000 |
| Lukoil Academic | 1st | Sports complex Hall | 1000 |
| Rilski Sportist | 3rd | Arena Samokov | 2,500 |
| Spartak Pleven | 9th | Balkanstroy | 1,200 |
| Yambol | 7th | Diana | 3,000 |
Champions
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Titles by Club
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Academic: 24
- 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
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Levski Sofia: 18
- 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014
CSKA Sofia: 12
- 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992
- 1943, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966
- 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989
Slavia Sofia: 3
- 1952, 1953, 1997
- 1985, 1998, 1999
- 1995, 1996
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Yambol: 1
- 2002
Latest finals
| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Levski | 3–0 | Yambol |
| 2001–02 | Yambol | 3–0 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2002–03 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Levski |
| 2003–04 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | CSKA |
| 2004–05 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | CSKA |
| 2005–06 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Cherno More |
| 2006–07 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | CSKA |
| 2007–08 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Balkan |
| 2008–09 | Lukoil Academic | 3–1 | Cherno More |
| 2009–10 | Lukoil Academic | 3–1 | Levski |
| 2010–11 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Levski |
| 2011–12 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Levski |
| 2012–13 | Lukoil Academic | 3–2 | Levski |
| 2013–14 | Levski | 3–2 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2014–15 | Lukoil Academic | 3–2 | Balkan |
External links
- bgbasket.com
- Official Website
- Eurobasket.com League Page
- Schedule for 2013-14 season
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