Turkish Basketball Second League Explained

Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L)
Formerly:Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L)
Sport:Basketball
Confed:Turkish Basketball Federation
Founded:2014
Teams:25
Country:Turkey
Champion:Ayos Spor (1st title)
Levels:3
Pyramid:Turkish basketball league system
Promotion:TBL
Relegation:EBBL
Website:Link

The Turkish Basketball Second League, also called TB2L, is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously called the Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L).

Format and promotion and relegation

Regular Season Competitions, twenty-five (25) teams; are divided into one (1) group of nine (9) teams and two (2) groups (A-B-C) of eight (8) teams. The matches are played in away matches, two rounds and league format. After these matches, the first two teams in six (6) places will be eligible to play in the Play-Off Round of 12 matches. A total of twelve (12) teams in third (3rd), fourth (4th), fifth (5th) and sixth (6th) places in their groups will be eligible to play in the Play-Off Elimination Round matches in order to advance to the Play-Off Round of 12 matches. A total of three (3) teams in the last place in their groups will lose their right to play in the TB2L in the 2025-26 season.

The six (6) teams that advance as a result of the Play-Off Round of 12 matches will face each other in away matches, two rounds and league format. As a result of the Final Group matches; The team that takes the first (1st) place in the group becomes the TB2L Champion, the team that takes the second (2nd) place becomes the TB2L Runner-up and both teams are entitled to take part in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) in the following season.

Seasons

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
2014–15 Acıbadem ÜniversitesiBandırma Kırmızı
2015–16 Samsun Büyükşehir Belediyesi AnakentBursaspor
2016–17Orman GençlikKaresi Spor
2017–18Final SporManisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor
2018–19Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli BasketFethiye Belediyespor
2020–21TED Ankara KolejlilerMersin BBGSK
2021–22Fenerbahçe Koleji SafiportÇağdaş Bodrumspor
2022–23Çayırova BelediyesporKapaklı Spor
2023–24Ayos SporKonya BBSK

Current clubs (2024–25 season)

Team[1] City
A Group
Akhisar Belediye BasketbolManisa
Ankara Genç AkademiAnkara
Çorlu BelediyesiTekirdağ
GöceksporMuğla
Göztepeİzmir
İstanbul BasketIstanbul
Kahramanmaraş İstiklalKahramanmaraş
Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediye KağıtsporKocaeli
B Group
Beylikdüzü Basketbol İhtisasIstanbul
Bornova Belediyesporİzmir
Eskişehir Birey KolejiEskişehir
Etimesgut Belediyesi BasketbolAnkara
Gemlik BasketbolBursa
İBB SporIstanbul
Konya GelişimKonya
Sakarya BBSKSakarya
TeşvikiyeIstanbul
C Group
ABB EgosporAnkara
Adana Sertaş SporAdana
Ege Üniversitesi Daçkaİzmir
Güngören DorukIstanbul
High Touch HTIstanbul
İlkler Şehri UşakUşak
Karamürselbey SKKocaeli
VefaIstanbul

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu. 2021-09-05. www.tbf.org.tr.