Türkiye Basketbol Ligi Explained

Türkiye Basketbol Ligi
Country:Turkey
Confed:FIBA Europe
First:1969–70
Teams:18
Promotion:Basketbol Süper Ligi
Relegation:TB2L
Levels:2
Pyramid:Turkish basketball league system
Confed Cup:TBL Federation Cup
Champions:Manisa BB (1st title)
Season:2021–22
Most Champs:Tofaş (4 titles)
Website:Link

The Turkish Basketball First League (Turkish: Türkiye Basketbol Ligi; 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 2023-24 TBL season. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. Team finishes at first place promotes to the top-tier level Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) for the next season, teams ranked 2nd place to 9th place, compete in playoff format and winner of the playoff also promotes. The last two teams are relegated to the third-tier level Turkish Basketball Second League.

League champions and promoted teams

TBL history

Season Champion Runner-up Champion's Coach
2000–01 İTÜ Oyak Renault
2001–02 İzmir BB Tekelspor
2002–03 Tofaş Tuborg Pilsener
2003–04 Banvit Erdemirspor
2004–05 Mersin BB TTNet Beykoz Rebah Sıdalı
2005–06 Tofaş TED Ankara Kolejliler Tolga Öngören
2006–07 Antalya BB Kepez Belediyesi Ahmet Kandemir
2007–08 Erdemirspor Aliağa Petkim Gökhan Taştimur
2008–09 Tofaş Bornova Belediye Nihat İziç
2009–10 Trabzonspor Olin Edirne Alaeddin Yakan
2010–11 Bandırma Kırmızı Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ahmet Gürgen
2011–12 TED Ankara Kolejliler Royal Halı Gaziantep Murat Özyer
Trabzonspor Uşak Sportif Hasan Özmeriç
2013–14 Darüşşafaka Doğuş İstanbul BB Orhun Ene
Yeşilgiresun Belediye Tüyap Büyükçekmece Ahmet Kandemir
Tofaş Best Balıkesir Orhun Ene
2016–17 Sakarya BB Eskişehir Basket Selçuk Ernak
2017–18Afyon BelediyeBahçesehir Can Sevim
2018–19Bursaspor DurmazlarOGM Ormanspor Arda Vekiloğlu
2019–20Season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey.
2020–21Merkezefendi BelediyesiSemt77 YalovaSpor Zafer Aktaş
2021–22Manisa BBBeysu Konyaspor Ceyhun Cabadak
2022–23Çağdaş BodrumsporYılyak Samsunspor Ender Arslan
2023–24Semt77 YalovaSpor Faruk Beşok

Turkish Basketball League Federation Cup

width=80Yearwidth=200Championswidth=50Resultwidth=200Runners-up
2012–13[1] Bandırma Kırmızı73–64Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi
2013–14[2] İstanbul BŞB94–41Akhisar Belediyespor
2014–15[3] Best Balıkesir102–89Sinpaş Denizli Basket

Current clubs

2023–24 Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL) Teams
TeamCityDistrictArenaCapacity[4]
Alagöz Holding Iğdır BasketbolIğdırMerkezIğdır Kazım Karabekir Spor Salonu1.000
Balıkesir BBBalıkesirKaresiKurtdereli Spor Salonu1.500
Bornova BelediyesporİzmirBornovaAltındağ Atatürk Spor Komp.1.920
Çayırova BelediyesiKocaeliÇayırovaÇayırova Spor Salonu1.000
Esenler EroksporIstanbulEsenlerAhmet Cömert Sport Hall3.500
Fenerbahçe Koleji NovotelIstanbulAtaşehirFenerbahçe Metro Enerji Spor Salonu2.500
Final SporBursaNilüferN.Süleymenoğlu S.salonu2.100
Gaziantep BasketbolGaziantepŞahinbeyKarataş Şahinbey Sport Hall6.400
Gölbaşı Belediyesi TED Ankara KolejlilerAnkaraGölbaşıGölbaşı Spor Salonu
KapaklısporTekirdağKapaklıÇerkezköy Organize Sanayi Bölgesi Spor Salonu500
Kocaeli BŞB KağıtsporKocaeliİzmitKocaeli Atatürk Spor Salonu1.350
KonyasporKonyaSelçukluSelçuklu Belediyesi Spor Salonu1.350
Mersin Büyükşehir BelediyesiMersinYenişehirEdip Burhan Spor Salonu1.400
MKE Ankaragücü İkon MenkulAnkaraMamakMamak Belediyesi Hidayet Türkoğlu Spor Salonu4.200
OGM OrmansporAnkaraYenimahalleM. Sait Zarifoğlu Spor Salonu2.000
Pizza Lazza Harem SporIstanbulBahçelievlerŞehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi2.100
Semt77 YalovasporYalovaMerkezYalova 90. Yıl Spor Salonu2.000
Sigortam.netIstanbulSarıyerBJK Akatlar Arena3.200

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tbf.org.tr/detay/2013/07/15/i-lk-federasyon-kupas%C4%B1-band%C4%B1rma-k%C4%B1rm%C4%B1z%C4%B1-n%C4%B1n İlk Federasyon Kupası Bandırma Kırmızı’nın
  2. http://www.tbf.org.tr/detay/2013/10/05/federasyon-kupas%C4%B1-i-stanbul-b%C5%9Fb-nin- Federasyon Kupası İstanbul BŞB'nin…
  3. http://www.tbf.org.tr/detay/2014/10/01/federasyon-kupasinda-sampiyon-best-balikesir Federasyon Kupası’nda Şampiyon: Best Balıkesir
  4. Web site: Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu .