The Swedish Basketball Federation ( sv, Svenska Basketbollförbundet) also known as SBBF is the governing body of
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. It was established on 25 October 1952 out of the
Swedish Handball Federation
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, sport= handball
, othersport1= beach handball
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's basketball section, which had been started in 1948. Its headquarters are in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
.
The Swedish Basketball Federation operates the
Sweden men's national basketball team and
Sweden women's national team. They organize national competitions in Sweden, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.
The top professional league in Sweden is the
Basketligan
Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but whe ...
See also
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Sweden men's national basketball team
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Sweden men's national under-18 basketball team
The Sweden men's national under-18 basketball team ( sv, Svenska juniorlandslaget i basket) is a national basketball team of Sweden, administered by the Svenska Basketbollförbundet.Sweden men's national under-16 basketball team
The Sweden men's national under-16 basketball team ( sv, svenska pojklandslaget i basket) is the national representative for Sweden in international under-16 basketball tournaments. The team is administered by the Svenska Basketbollförbundet.
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Sweden women's national basketball team
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Sweden women's national under-18 basketball team
The Sweden women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Sweden, administered by the Svenska Basketbollförbundet.Sweden women's national under-16 basketball team
The Sweden women's national under-16 basketball team is the national women's basketball team that represents Sweden in international under-16 tournaments. The team is controlled by the Svenska Basketbollförbundet.
FIBA U16 Women's European Cham ...
References
External links
Official websiteSwedenat FIBA site
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
Fed
Basketball governing bodies in Europe
Sports organizations established in 1952
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