Turkish Basketball First League

Turkish Basketball First League (TBL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015–16 TBL season
Formerly Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L)
Sport Basketball
Founded 1969
No. of teams 18
Country  Turkey
Confederation Turkish Basketball Federation
Most recent
champion(s)
Yeşilgiresun Belediye
(2014–15)
Most titles Tofaş
(4 titles)
Level on pyramid 2nd tier
Promotion to BSL
Relegation to TB2L
Official website

The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).

Format and promotion and relegation

There are a total of 18 teams participating in the league for the 2015–16 TBL season. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. Two teams are promoted to the top-tier Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) for the next season, and the last two teams are relegated to the third-tier Turkish Basketball Second League.

League champions and promoted teams

TBL history

Season Champion Runner-up Champion's Coach
2000–01 İ.T.Ü. Oyak Renault N/A
2001–02 İzmir BB Tekelspor N/A
2002–03 Tofaş Tuborg Pilsener N/A
2003–04 Banvit Erdemirspor N/A
2004–05 Mersin BB TTNet Beykoz Turkey Rebah Sıdalı
2005–06 Tofaş TED Ankara Kolejliler Turkey Tolga Öngören
2006–07 Antalya BB Kepez Belediyesi Turkey Ahmet Kandemir
2007–08 Erdemirspor Aliağa Petkim Turkey Gökhan Taştimur
2008–09 Tofaş Bornova Belediye Bosnia and Herzegovina Nihat İziç
2009–10 Trabzonspor Olin Edirne Turkey Alaeddin Yakan
2010–11 Bandırma Kırmızı Hacettepe Üniversitesi Turkey Ahmet Gürgen
2011–12 TED Ankara Kolejliler Royal Halı Gaziantep Turkey Murat Özyer
2012–13 Trabzonspor Uşak Sportif Turkey Hasan Özmeriç
2013–14 Darüşşafaka Doğuş İstanbul BB Turkey Orhun Ene
2014–15 Yeşilgiresun Belediye Tüyap Büyükçekmece Turkey Ahmet Kandemir
2015–16 Tofaş Best Balıkesir Turkey Orhun Ene
2016–17 Sakarya BB Eskişehir Basket Turkey Selçuk Ernak

Turkish Basketball League Federation Cup

Year Champions Result Runners-up
2012–13[1]Bandırma Kırmızı73–64Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi
2013–14[2]İstanbul BŞB94–41Akhisar Belediyespor
2014–15[3]Best Balıkesir102–89Sinpaş Denizli Basket

Clubs 2015–16 season

The next season consists of the following member clubs:

Club City
Acıbadem Üniversitesi Istanbul
Adanaspor Adana
Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor Afyonkarahisar
Akhisar Belediyespor Manisa
Ankara DSİ Era Ankara
Bandırma Kırmızı Bandırma
Best Balıkesir Balıkesir
Denizli Basket Denizli
Final Gençlik Bursa
Eskişehir Basket Eskişehir
Gediz Üniversitesi İzmir
Gelişim Koleji İzmir
İstanbul DSİ Istanbul
Melikşah Üniversitesi Kayseri
Pertevniyal Istanbul
Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Sakarya
Socar Petkim İzmir
Tofaş Bursa

Clubs 2014–15 season

The league currently consists of the following member clubs:

Club City
Adanaspor Basketbol Adana
Akhisar Belediyespor Manisa
Ankara DSİ Era Ankara
Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor Afyonkarahisar
Best Balıkesir Balıkesir
Denizli Basket Denizli
Final Gençlik Bursa
Gediz Üniversitesi İzmir
Gelişim Koleji İzmir
İstanbul DSİ Istanbul
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Istanbul
Melikşah Üniversitesi Kayseri
Mersin BB Mersin
Pertevniyal Istanbul
Sakarya BB Sakarya
Socar Petkim İzmir
Tüyap Büyükçekmece Istanbul
Yeşilgiresun Belediye Giresun

References

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