National Basketball League (Bulgaria)
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Founded | 1942 |
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First season | 1942–43 |
Country | Bulgaria |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Bulgarian Cup |
Supercup | Super Cup |
Current champions | Balkan Botevgrad (6th title) (2021–22) |
Most championships | Academic Sofia (26 titles) |
TV partners | Max Sport |
Website | nbl |
2021–22 NBL Season |
The National Basketball League (NBL) (in Bulgarian: Националната баскетболна лига) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, though the first-tier level existed since 1942 and was previously called the Bulgarian A Division. The games in the NBL are played under FIBA rules. The most successful team in NBL history is PBC Academic, which has won 26 national titles.
Current teams[edit]
Club | Last season | Arena | Location | Capacity |
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Academic Plovdiv | 5th | Arena SILA | Plovdiv | 1,700 |
Balkan Botevgrad | 4th | Arena Botevgrad | Botevgrad | 4,500 |
Beroe | 6th | Municipal Hall | Stara Zagora | 1,000 |
Cherno More Ticha | 9th | Hristo Borisov | Varna | 1,000 |
Chernomorets | 5th | Boycho Branzov | Burgas | 1,000 |
Levski Lukoil | 1st | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4,000 |
Rilski Sportist | 2nd | Arena Samokov | Samokov | 2,500 |
Shumen | New team | Arena Shumen | Shumen | 2,300 |
Spartak Pleven | 8th | Balkanstroy | Pleven | 1,200 |
Yambol | 7th | Diana | Yambol | 3,000 |
Title holders[edit]
Titles by Club[edit]
Club | Winners | Winning years |
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Academic Sofia | 26 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
Levski Sofia | 16 | 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2017–18, 2020-21 |
CSKA Sofia | 12 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 6 | 1943, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966 |
Balkan Botevgrad | 6 | 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2018–19, 2021–22 |
Spartak Sofia | 4 | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962 |
Slavia Sofia | 3 | 1952, 1953, 1997 |
Cherno More Port Varna | 3 | 1985, 1998, 1999 |
Spartak Pleven | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
Yambol | 1 | 2002 |
Latest finals[edit]
Season | Champions | Score | Runners-Up |
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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 |
2015–16 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Balkan |
2016–17 | Lukoil Academic | 3–1 | Beroe |
2017–18 | Levski | 3–1 | Balkan |
2018–19 | Balkan | 3–1 | Levski |
2020–21 | Levski | 4–1 | Rilski Sportist |
2021–22 | Balkan | 3–1 | Rilski Sportist |