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leagues around the world.

Men

Intercontinental

FIBA Intercontinental Cup The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball clubs competition that is endorsed by FIBA and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has be ...

Africa

International leagues

* BAL –

Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint eff ...

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the league ...

National leagues

* ABC Super Division – Algerian Basketball Championship Super Division * ABL –

Angolan Basketball League The Angolan Men's Basketball League, (in Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Masculinos) is the top tier men’s basketball league in Angola. The league was formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket and Unitel Basket, named ...

– first tier ** ABC –

Angola Second Division Basketball Championship The Angolan Second Division Basketball Championship ''Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol da Segunda Divisão'', is the second tier men's basketball league in Angola. The competition, organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation and meant to be p ...

– second tier * CABL – Central African Division I Basketball League *

GSP Basketball League GSP may refer to: Places Parks * Gambrill State Park, Frederick, Maryland * Garner State Park, Concan, Texas * Garrapata State Park, California * Gathland State Park, Burkittsville, Maryland * Geneva State Park, Ashtabula County, Ohio Transpo ...

* EBSL –

Egyptian Basketball Super League The Egyptian Basketball Super League, also known as the Egyptian Basketball Premier League A, is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administrated by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is ...

* LBA League * LBL –

Libyan Division I Basketball League The Libyan Division I Basketball League (LBL) is the highest tier professional basketball league in Libya. It is organized by the Libyan Arab Basketball Federation. Teams *Al Ittihad Tripoli * Al Ahly Tripoli * Al Shabab * Al Nasr Benghazi * Al ...

Nationale 1 The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1957, the league currently consists of 16 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defendin ...

* MBL –

Mozambican Division I Basketball League Mozambican may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mozambique, a country in southeastern Africa * A person from Mozambique, or of Mozambican descent: ** Demographics of Mozambique ** Culture of Mozambique ** List of Mozambicans * Mozambic ...

* NPL –

Nigerian Premier League The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships. The Nigerian league has suffered, like many others, from the financial impact and dwindl ...

* NBL – National Basketball League * SBL –

Senegalese Division I Basketball League The Nationale 1 Masculin (abbreviated as NM1; in English: National 1 Men) is the highest professional basketball league in Senegal. Established in 1971, the league consists of 16 teams. Each season is finished with a final in a single-game elim ...

* BNL –

Basketball National League The Basketball National League (BNL) is the pre-eminent male and female semi-professional basketball league in South Africa. Since its inception in 1993 the league has been exclusively played by male club teams, in 2021 the women's division offic ...

* TBL –

Tunisian Division I Basketball League The Pro A (formerly the Championnat National A (CNA)) is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). Established in 1956, the league currently features 10 teams. ...

* NBL – National Basketball League

Americas

International leagues

* BCLA –

Basketball Champions League Americas The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (Spanish: ''Baloncesto Liga Campeones de las Américas'', Portuguese: ''Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas'') is Pan-America's premier men's basketball club competition. Founded in 2019 ...

FIBA Americas League The FIBA Americas League (Portuguese: ''FIBA Liga das Américas'', Spanish: ''FIBA Liga de las Américas''), officially abbreviated as the LDA, was the premier intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the entire Am ...

Liga Sudamericana Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given name * Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter Sports * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga ...

National leagues

* LNB –

Liga Nacional de Básquet The Liga Nacional de Básquet (abbreviated LNB, and literally in English, "National Basketball League"), also commonly referred to as "La Liga de Básquet" ("The Basketball League"), is the top-tier level of the Argentine basketball league system ...

– first tier ** TNA – Torneo Nacional de Ascenso – second tier *

Libobasquet The Liga Boliviana de Básquet (abbreviated as Libobasket) is the top professional basketball league in Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and g ...

* CBB –

Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete The Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete (English: Brazilian Basketball Championship) is the annual championship title of the top-tier level men's professional basketball league in Brazil. Over the years, the championship has been held under differ ...

– first tier ** NBB –

Novo Basquete Brasil Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) (English: New Basketball Brazil) is the Brazilian premier professional men's basketball league. It is organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) (National Basketball League), in a new format of Brazil's previous t ...

– first tier **

Liga Ouro de Basquete (Brazil) The Liga Ouro de Basquete (LOB) (English: Gold Basketball League) is the second-tier level men's professional club basketball league in Brazil. It is organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) (National Basketball League), with the approval ...

– second tier *** LDB –

Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (LDB) (English: Developmental Basketball League) is an Under-20 age version of the top-tier level Brazilian men's professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of ...

(Under-22 League) – third tier * NBA –

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

(Toronto Raptors) **

NBA G League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official List of developmental and minor sports leagues, minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development ...

(Raptors 905) * CEBL –

Canadian Elite Basketball League The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) is a men's professional minor league basketball organization. The CEBL was founded in 2017 and began play in 2019 with six teams competing all owned and operated by ownership group Canadian Basketball ...

* NBLC –

National Basketball League of Canada The National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada; french: Ligue nationale de basketball du Canada) is a Canadian professional men's minor league basketball organization. The NBL Canada was founded in 2011, when three existing Premier Basketb ...

* LNM –

Liga Nacional Movistar Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given name * Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter Sports * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Lig ...

* BPC –

Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano (in English: Professional Colombian Basketball), currently known as the Liga WPlay de Baloncesto for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional basketball championship in Colombia. The championship was es ...

* LBSCR – Liga de Baloncesto Superior de Costa Rica * LSB –

Liga Superior de Baloncesto The Liga Superior de Baloncesto (LSB) (English: Superior Basketball League) is the highest level men's professional basketball league in Cuba. The LSB has been active for twenty-eight years, interrupted only three times, once in 2011, 2014, and i ...

* LNB –

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) is the top men's professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic. Established in 2005, six teams compete annually between September and October. History The league was founded on September 6, 2004 a ...

* LEB – Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto * LSBES – Liga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador * LNBP –

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 10 teams. Despite its short history, the LNBP has established itself as the one of the most important ...

– first tier ** CIBACOPA –

Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico The Basketball Circuit of the Pacific Coast ( or ''CIBACOPA'') is a basketball league based in Northwestern Mexico. As of 2018, it involves 10 clubs, primarily from northwest Mexico. The matches take place from March to June. History A league wi ...

– second tier *

– first tier Minor League *

ACB League The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

* LNB – Liga Nicaragüense de Baloncesto (2018–present) * LPB –

Liga Profesional de Baloncesto The Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, commonly known as the SPB, is the Venezuelan first division national professional basketball league. Founded in 1974 as the Liga Especial de Baloncesto, it adopted the name Liga Profesional de Baloncesto i ...

(2015–present) * PMBL –

Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League The Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League is the most important basketball league from Paraguay. As of 2015, 12 teams are participating in the league. The yearly winners of this league are considered the Paraguayan basketball champions, altho ...

* LBL –

Liga de Basket de Lima The Liga de Basket de Lima (LBL) is a regional basketball league in Peru.Este miérc ...

* LNB – Liga Nacional de Basketball * BSN –

Baloncesto Superior Nacional The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. T ...

* BSNF –

Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino The Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF) is the top professional women's basketball league in Puerto Rico. Current teams The current league organization features 8 teams and is in the process of expansion. See also * Puerto Rico wo ...

* LUB –

Liga Uruguaya de Basketball Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given name * Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter Sports * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Lig ...

* NBA –

* ABA –

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...

* ECBL –

East Coast Basketball League East Coast Basketball League (ECBL) is a men's professional basketball minor league in the United States that began play in March 2015. The league is centered in the Carolinas with teams also in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, ...

* FBA –

Florida Basketball Association The Florida Basketball Association (FBA) is a semi-professional men's basketball league that began play in the fall of 2012 with teams in Orlando, Lake Wales, and Palm Beach Gardens. The commissioner of the FBA is former NBA player Greg Kite. H ...

* MBL – Maximum Basketball League * NABL –

North American Basketball League The North American Basketball League (NABL) is an American minor professional basketball league organization founded in 2016. History Formed in 2016, the NABL began with 10 teams based in the South and Southwest regions of the United States. ...

* NNBA – New Nation Basketball Association * PBL –

Premier Basketball League The Premier Basketball League, often abbreviated to the PBL, is an American professional men's basketball minor league that began play in January 2008. The league folded after the 2017 season. It was announced that the league would be revived un ...

* TBL –

The Basketball League The Basketball League (TBL), formerly North America Premier Basketball (NAPB), is a minor league basketball organization. The league began operating in North America in 2018 with eight teams, and expanded to over 44 teams as of 2022. The Bask ...

* UBA –

Universal Basketball Association The Universal Basketball Association (UBA) is a semi-professional men's basketball minor league in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country ...

* UBL –

United Basketball League The United Basketball League is a spring semi-professional basketball league based in the Southern United States. History Founded by Mac Claire in 2006 as the Regional Basketball League, the UBL began its inaugural season in the spring of 2008. ...

= College and university basketball

= * OUA – Wilson Cup * U Sports – W. P. McGee Trophy * ACCA –

Association of Christian College Athletics The Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA) is an organization of collegiate athletics. It was incorporated to provide an opportunity for smaller Christian college members to compete on an equal level of competition with schools of like ...

* Bible College NIT * CCCAA –

California Community College Athletic Association The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) is a sports association of community colleges in the U.S. state of California. It oversees 108 athletic programs throughout the state. The organization was formed in 1929 as the Calif ...

* NAIA Division I – NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Championship ** NAIA Division II – NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Championship * NCAA Division I –

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as NCAA March Madness and commonly called March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from ...

** NCAA Division II –

NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship The NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament (officially styled by the NCAA as a "Championship" instead of a "Tournament") is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of ...

*** NCAA Division III –

NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship The NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is a tournament to determine the NCAA Division III national champion. It has been held annually from 1975 to 2019 & since 2022, but no ...

* NCCAA –

List of NCCAA men's basketball champions The following is a list of National Christian College Athletic Association Men's 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, com ...

* NIT –

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...

* NJCAA Division I –

NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships is held annually in March at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, KS. The first official NJCAA National Championship was in 1948 in Springfield, MO at the Southwest State College Fieldhouse. The ...

** NJCAA Division II –

NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Division II Basketball Championships consists of sixteen teams playing over a five-day period (Wednesday through Saturday) in March to determine a National Champion. About the tourname ...

*** NJCAA Division III –

NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Division III Basketball Championships consists of eight teams playing over a three-day period (Thursday-Saturday) in March to determine a National Champion. The tournament field is made ...

* NWAC –

Northwest Athletic Conference The Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC), formerly the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC), is a sports association for community colleges in the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, along with the Canadian prov ...

* USCAA –

United States Collegiate Athletic Association The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) is a national organization for the intercollegiate athletic programs of 72 mostly small colleges, including community/junior colleges, across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 nationa ...

= Youth leagues

= * AAU –

Amateur Athletic Union The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It has ...

* USSSA –

United States Specialty Sports Association The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) is a volunteer, sports governing body and a nonprofit organization 3] based in Viera, Florida. Originally USSSA stood for United States Slowpitch Softball Association. However, in 1998, US ...

* LPB – Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (Venezuela), Liga Profesional de Baloncesto

Asia

International leagues

* ABL –

ASEAN Basketball League The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) is a professional men's basketball league in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong/Macau, which includes six teams from Southeast Asian nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), one tea ...

East Asia Super League The East Asia Super League (Simplified Chinese:东亚超级联赛; Traditional Chinese: 東亞超級聯賽; Korean: 동아시아 슈퍼리그; Japanese: 東アジアスーパーリーグ), abbreviated as EASL, is a basketball league featuring cl ...

FIBA Asia Champions Cup The FIBA Asia Champions Cup, previously known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Champions Cup until 2002, is the Asian club championship for professional basketball. It is organised by FIBA Asia, and takes place once a year (since 199 ...

* WABA –

WABA Champions Cup The WABA Champions Cup, between 2011 and 2012 known as the West Asian Basketball League (WABL), was the West Asian club championship for basketball organized by West Asia Basketball Association, and took place every year, It also served as a quali ...

West Asia Super League The West Asia Super League (WASL) is an international basketball league organised by FIBA Asia, consisting of clubs from Western Asia and Gulf regions, in addition to the representatives of India and Kazakhstan. The league was announced in 2022 a ...

National leagues

* BPL –

Bahraini Premier League The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup ...

* CBA –

Chinese Basketball Association The Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier professional men's basketball league in China. The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...

– first tier ** NBL – National Basketball League – second tier *** CUBA –

Chinese University Basketball Association Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA, ) was founded in 1996 and the league was launched in 1998. It is the most competitive and popular college basketball competition in China. This event is held annually and divided into the preliminary ...

– third tier **** CHBL – China High School Basketball League – fourth tier * A1 –

Hong Kong A1 Division Championship Hong Kong A1 Division Championship (), abbreviated as HKA1 and A1 Division, is the top division of men's basketball league in Hong Kong. Current clubs A total of ten teams contested in the 2021 season: * Eagles (飛鷹) * Eastern (東方) * ...

* INBC –

Indian National Basketball Championship for Men Indian National Basketball Championship for Men is a professional basketball tournament in India for men. This tournament is held by the Basketball Federation of India. The teams in the 61st Championship (2011) listed below with 27 states teams p ...

* INBL -

Indian National Basketball League The Indian National Basketball League (INBL) is the open-entry franchise basketball league in India, organized and run by the Basketball Federation of India.

* EPBL –

Elite Pro Basketball League Elite Pro Basketball League (EPBL) is a professional men's basketball league in India. Elite Pro Basketball Pvt Ltd was incorporated in February 2022 under the directorship of Sunny bhandarkar and Pranav Prabhu. It is owned and operated by Elit ...

* IBL –

Indonesian Basketball League The Indonesian Basketball League (IBL; id, Liga Bola Basket Indonesia) is the preeminent men's professional basketball league in Indonesia, founded by Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) in 2003. From 2010 to 2015 it was known as the Na ...

* IBSL –

Iranian Basketball Super League The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men's basketball league in Iran. It was founded in 1998. The current champions is Shahrdari Gorgan. The league follows the promotion and relegation system in which the worst two teams ...

* IBL –

Iraqi Division I Basketball League The Iraqi Basketball League, officially known as 1XBET Iraqi Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional basketball league in Iraq. Current clubs List of champions Most successful clubs Recent finals References ...

* KBC –

Kazakhstan Basketball Championship The Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу) is the highest professional basketball league in Kazakhstan, it is organised by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan. Its ...

– first tier ** KBC –

Kazakhstan Basketball Cup The Kazakhstan Basketball Cup () is the national men's professional basketball cup competition in the country of Kazakhstan. It is organised annually over a few days in a single location by the National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan. Its offic ...

– second tier * KBL –

Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League The Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Kuwait. The most decorated team in the league is Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC, who have won 7 titles. Teams *Al Kuwait SC (basketball), Al Kuwait SC *A ...

B.League The B.League is a professional men's basketball league that began in Japan in September 2016. The league is operated by the Japan Professional Basketball League and was formed as a result of a merger between the National Basketball League that w ...

– first tier since 2016–17 ** B.League Division Two – second tier *** B.League Division Three – third tier **** AJIBC -

All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship (全日本大学バスケットボール選手権大会 ''zen nippon daigaku Basukettoboru senshuken taikai'') is an annual nationwide intercollegiate basketball tournament. It is the largest scale ...

– fourth tier * JPBL –

Jordanian Premier Basketball League The Jordanian Premier Basketball League is a professional basketball league in Jordan. It is the top league in the country with the second-tier league going by the name of ''First Division''. There are six teams competing in the 2022 league: ...

- first tier ** First Division - second tier * FLB League –

Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB). Currently, the leagu ...

* MNBA – Mongolian National Basketball Association * OBL – Oman Basketball League (Philippine basketball is not divided into a tier-like

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Games and Amusements Board The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) ( tgl, Lupon sa Palaro at Libangan) is the government-ran regulatory body of professional sports in the Philippines. History The Games and Amusements Board initially started its operation in 1951 with the issu ...

(GAB) issues professional licenses for players playing in professional leagues. GAB had instructed amateur leagues that are paying its players to be under its belt. Due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

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Filbasket The Filipino Basketball League, also known as Filbasket, is a professional basketball league founded in 2021 in the Philippines. Its first season was launched on October 28, 2021, featured eleven teams and ran for a period of 26 days. AICC Man ...

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines. History Manny Pacquiao launched the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on August 29, 2017, starting off as a semi-professional lea ...

** National Basketball League **

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

Pilipinas Super League The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a professional basketball league in the Philippines. History The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) was founded in December 2021 by former officials of another league; the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. It was estab ...

Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup The Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, also known as GlobalPort Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league comprises teams from the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the Phil ...

Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is the pre-eminent professional women's basketball league in Australia. It is currently composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the women's counterpart to the National Baske ...

* Amateur leagues: **

PBA Developmental League The PBA Developmental League, or PBA D-League, is the Philippine Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. History The PBA D-League was conceptualized after the collapse of the proposed merger between the Philip ...

Community Basketball Association The Community Basketball Association (CBA – Pilipinas / CBA – Philippines) was a regional-based grassroots basketball tournament based in the Philippines. Founded in June 2018, the league aimed to become an avenue to scout and expose young ...

** Metro League * College basketball (many college leagues also offer high school basketball tournaments): ** CESAFI –

Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. The Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) is a sports and academic association of 14 schools, colleges and universities in Cebu, Philippines. The CESAFI was established in 2001. History Before the creation of the CESAFI, there was alre ...

** COSAA – Cagayan de Oro Schools Athletics Association ** CUSA – Colleges and Universities Sports Association ** ISSA –

Iloilo Schools Sports Association The Iloilo Schools Sports Association (High School Basketball) is a sports association of Universities and Colleges in Iloilo City, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil ...

** LCUAA – Laguna Colleges and Universities Athletic Association ** MNCAA –

Men's National Collegiate Athletic Association The Men's National Collegiate Athletic Association is an athletic association in the Philippines, and is the direct counterpart of the older Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (founded in 1970). The Men's National Collegiate Athletic ...

** NAASCU –

National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities The National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU) is an athletic association of colleges and universities in the Philippines. It was established in 2001. NAASCU sports are men's, women's and junior's basketball, men' ...

** NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship ** NCAA South –

National Collegiate Athletic Association – South The National Collegiate Athletic Association – South (NCAA South), established in 1999, is a regional athletic association for colleges and universities in the National Capital Region and Calabarzon regions in the Philippines. Currently, the NCA ...

** NCRAA –

National Capital Region Athletic Association The National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) is an athletic association in Metro Manila (National Capital Region), Philippines established in 1993. It is primarily held during the second semester of a school around November until Febru ...

** PCCL –

Philippine Collegiate Championship League The Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) is a national collegiate basketball championship league in the Philippines. Its tournament, known as the "National Collegiate Championship" (NCC) is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipina ...

** SCUAA –

State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association The State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) is an association of 93 institutions, conferences, organizations, and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of different state colleges and universities in the Philippin ...

** UAAP – University Athletic Association of the Philippines Basketball Championship ** UCAA –

Universities and Colleges Athletic Association The Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA) is an athletic association of colleges and universities in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republik ...

** UCBL – Universities and Colleges Basketball League ** UCCL – United Calabarzon Collegiate League ** UCLAA –

United Central Luzon Athletic Association The United Central Luzon Athletic Association (UCLAA) is an association of colleges and universities in Central Luzon region aiming to showcase the skills of student-athletes in different sports. It was formally introduced in 2015 in San Fernando, ...

* High school basketball: ** PSSBC –

Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship (PSSBC) is an amateur basketball tournament participated by different high school basketball teams from the NCAA, UAAP and Filipino-Chinese leagues. PSSBC's mission is to provide an avenue for y ...

**PRISSAA – Private Secondary Schools Athletics Association * QBL –

Qatari Basketball League The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second divisi ...

* SPL –

Saudi Premier League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

* Pro-Am SBL - Pro-Am Singapore Basketball League *

Merlion Cup The Merlion Cup was an invitational football tournament that was held in Singapore annually from 1982–1986, in 1992, 2009 and 2019. Participants included full national sides, Olympic sides, Invitational XI's and club teams. After the 1986 tou ...

* KBL –

Korean Basketball League The Korean Basketball League (KBL; ) is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular season. H ...

– first tier ** KBL R–League – KBL Reserve League – second tier *** KUBL – Korea University Basketball League – third tier * SBL –

Syrian Basketball League The Syrian Basketball League ( ar, الدوري السوري لكرة السلة) is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Syria. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Syrian ...

* PLG – P. League+ – first tier (professional) * T1 –

T1 League The T1 League is a Taiwanese men's professional basketball league founded in 2021. It is the third professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) and the P. League+ (PLG). In the 2022–23 season, the T ...

– first tier (professional) ** SBL –

Super Basketball League The Super Basketball League (超級籃球聯賽), often abbreviated as the SBL, is a semi-professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Taiwan. Current clubs Currently, there are four teams competing in the SBL. They are ...

– second tier (semi-professional) *** A League – third tier (amateur) **** UBA – University Basketball Alliance – fourth tier ***** HBL – High School Basketball League – fifth tier * TBL –

Thailand Basketball League The Thailand Basketball League (TBL) () is a men's professional basketball league in Thailand. The league is composed 11 teams on the Men's division while the Women's division consists of six teams. The league also consists of 3 divisions: Divis ...

* NBL –

UAE National Basketball League The UAE National Basketball League is the top professional basketball league in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2013.Vietnam Basketball Association The Vietnam Basketball Association ( vi, Giải bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp Việt Nam), often abbreviated as VBA, is a Vietnamese national professional basketball league founded in 2016. History The formation of the VBA was announced by charter ...

College and university basketball

* CUBA –

* LIMA – Liga Mahasiswa (many college leagues also offer high school basketball tournaments): * CESAFI –

* COSAA – Cagayan de Oro Schools Athletics Association * CUSA – Colleges and Universities Sports Association * ISSA –

* LCUAA – Laguna Colleges and Universities Athletic Association * MNCAA –

* NAASCU –

* NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship * NCAA South –

* NCRAA –

* PCCL –

* SCUAA –

* UAAP – University Athletic Association of the Philippines Basketball Championship * UCAA –

* UCBL – Universities and Colleges Basketball League * UCCL – United Calabarzon Collegiate League * UCLAA –

U-League The U-League, officially KUSF College Sports U-League (Korean: KUSF 대학스포츠 U-리그), is operated by the Korea University Sports Federation (KUSF), the organization which oversees college sports in South Korea. The KUSF U-League operates in ...

* UBA – University Basketball Alliance

= Youth leagues

= * CHBL – China High School Basketball League * DBL – Developmental Basketball League * PSSBC –

*PRISSAA – Private Secondary Schools Athletics Association * HBL – High School Basketball League

Europe

International leagues

= Continental Leagues

= Clubs participate pan-European leagues in two ways. Larger clubs play in Euroleague Basketball's system, with several of them having long-term licenses and others having annual licenses (irrespective of domestic league results), akin to the franchise model in North American sports. The

Basketball Champions League The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercontin ...

(BCL) is the other way clubs participate, which is mostly based on sporting merit. A club usually opts to play in the EuroLeague instead of the BCL if it qualifies for both. * BCL –

– organized by

FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...

FIBA Europe Cup The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA's European-wide second level. Clubs mainly qualify for the competition based on their performance in nation ...

– organized by

* EuroLeague – organized by

Euroleague Basketball Euroleague Basketball is the private company that runs and operates the top continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has been org ...

** EuroCup – organized by

= Subregional leagues

= * AAC –

Alpe Adria Cup Alpe Adria Cup is an annual professional basketball competition for clubs from Central Europe. The league comprises teams from seven countries, namely Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. It is played under ...

– featuring teams from

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

, Czechia (Czech Republic),

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

and

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

ABA League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...

(also known as the Adriatic League) – first tier league featuring teams from

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

and

ABA League Second Division The ABA League Second Division, also ABA League 2, is the 2nd-tier men's basketball division of the ABA League system. It is run by the ABA League JTD. It is a regional competition between men's professional clubs from six countries: Bosnia and Her ...

– second tier * BIBL –

Balkan International Basketball League The Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), also known as the Balkan League, is a multinational professional basketball league that features mostly clubs from the Balkans. The league included teams from countries as Bulgaria, North Macedon ...

– featuring teams from

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...

and

* VTB–League –

VTB United League VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus an ...

– featuring teams from

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

, and

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

National leagues

* ABSL –

Albanian Basketball Superliga The Albanian Basketball Superliga is the men's professional basketball league in Albania. It was founded in 1946 shortly after the formation of the Albanian Basketball Association and it is the highest division in the Albanian Basketball League. T ...

– first tier ** ABFD – Albanian Basketball First Division – second tier * ÖBL –

Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga The Austrian Basketball Bundesliga (in German: Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga) was the top men's professional basketball league in Austria.O ...

* ABL –

Armenia Basketball League A The Armenia Basketball League A (Armenian: ), is the top men's official basketball league in Armenia. The first season of the competition was launched in 2017. Since 2019, it has been renamed the VBET A-League after a headline sponsorship agreeme ...

* ABL –

Azerbaijan Basketball League The Azerbaijan Basketball League is the top men's professional basketball league in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transc ...

* BPL –

Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...

& *

BNXT League The BNXT League, for sponsorship reasons the betFirst BNXT League, is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL a ...

– first tier in both countries from 2021-22 season onward * BCBH –

Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top–tier men's professional basketball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina for men and women, respectively. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

– first tier **

A1 Liga The Hrvatski Telekom Premijer liga ( en, Hrvatski Telekom Premier League, ), also known as HT Premijer liga or simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level men's professional basketball league in Croatia. It began in 1991, following the breakup ...

– second tier * NBL – National Basketball League *

A-1 Liga The Hrvatski Telekom Premijer liga ( en, Hrvatski Telekom Premier League, ), also known as HT Premijer liga or simply Premijer liga, is the first tier level men's professional basketball league in Croatia. It began in 1991, following the breakup ...

Cyprus Basketball Division 1 The Cypriot Basketball Division A is currently the top-tier level men's professional basketball competition of the Cypriot basketball league system. It is run and governed by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. Format At present, six clubs compete ...

* NBL – National Basketball League, also called the Kooperativa NBL for sponsorship reasons * DBL –

Danish Basketball League The Basketligaen ( en, The Basketball League) is the highest professional basketball league in Denmark. The original men's first division was founded in 1957 and the current league was founded in 1998. All-time record holder in league titles is B ...

* KML –

Korvpalli Meistriliiga The Korvpalli Meistriliiga ( en, Basketball Champions League), known as the OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier level and most important professional basketball league in Estonia. It is controlled by the Est ...

Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...

– first tier ** I Division – second tier *

LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...

– Ligue Nationale de Basketball Pro A – first tier **

LNB Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the French basketball league system, 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since t ...

– Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B – second tier * GSL –

Georgian Superliga The Georgian Basketball Super League ( ka, საკალათბურთო სუპერლიგა, Sakalatburto Superliga), also known as the Georgian Top League, is the highest professional basketball league in Georgia. The first season ...

* BBL –

Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season ...

– first tier **

ProA Proas are various types of multi-hull outrigger sailboats of the Austronesian peoples. The terms were used for native Austronesian ships in European records during the Colonial era indiscriminately, and thus can confusingly refer to the do ...

– second tier ***

ProB The ProB is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 24 teams, separated into a Northern and a Southern Division. Officially, the ProB is part of the ''2. Basketball Bundesliga'', which consi ...

– third tier * GBL –

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

– first tier ** GBL A2 –

Greek A2 Basket League The Greek A2 Basket League ( el, Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ, link=no), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Baske ...

– second tier *** GBL B –

Greek B Basket League The Greek B Basket League, or Greek B Basketball League (Greek: Ελληνική Β Μπασκετ Λιγκ), is a national basketball league in Greece. It is also known as the Second National Championship, B National Championship, Second National ...

– third tier **** GBL C –

Greek C Basket League Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

– fourth tier *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A The Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A ( en, National Championship I/A, commonly abbreviated NB I/A) is the highest level league of club men's basketball in Hungary. Format The league comprises 14 teams. A NB I/A season is split into a league stage and a pl ...

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

* First Division * IBPL –

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

– first tier **

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

– second tier ***

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

– third tier *

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

– first tier ** Serie A2 – second tier ***

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

– third tier **** Serie C Gold – fourth tier ***** Serie C Silver – fifth tier ****** Serie D Regionale – sixth tier ******* Promozione – seventh tier * KBSL –

Kosovo Basketball Superleague The Kosovo Basketball Superleague (Albanian: Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll) and known as the ArtMotion Superliga due to sponsorship reasons is the top men's professional basketball league in Kosovo. Basketball Superleague was founded in 1991 ...

– first tier ** KBFL –

Kosovo Basketball First League Kosovo Basketball First League ( Albanian: Liga e Parë e Kosovës në Basketboll) is the second-tier professional basketball league in Kosovo. It was founded in 2001 it is run by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo. Rules Competition format The ...

– second tier * LBL –

Latvijas Basketbola līga The Latvian Basketball League (LBL; lv, Latvijas Basketbola līga) also known as the '' Pafbet'' LBL for sponsorship reasons, is the national basketball championship in Latvia; composed of 6 teams. It is considered the biggest basketball league ...

* LKL –

Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) (''English'': Lithuanian Basketball League), also known as Betsafe LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional men's club basketball league in Lithuania. It is composed of 12 teams, and it is a member o ...

– first tier ** NKL –

Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga The National Basketball League (NKL) (), also known as 7bet-NKL for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier basketball minor league in Lithuania. It is placed below the top division Lietuvos krepšinio lyga Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) ('' ...

– second tier *** RKL – Regioninė Krepšinio Lyga – third tier *

Total League The Nationale 1 Hommes, officially named the Luxembourgish Basketball League (formerly known as the Total League), is the highest men's basketball league in Luxembourg. The league's governing body is Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basketball ( ...

** Nationale 2 * MFL –

Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competiti ...

* MBL –

Montenegrin Basketball League The Prva A liga, for sponsorships reasons named the Erste Liga, is the top-tier professional basketball league in Montenegro. It is the highest basketball division organized by the Basketball Association of Montenegro (KSCG). It was established in ...

Promotiedivisie The Promotiedivisie (English: Promotion Division) is the second tier of basketball in the Netherlands and is the highest amateur competition in the country. At the end of a Promotiedivisie-season, a Final Four is played to decide the new champion. ...

– second tier; top purely domestic level from 2021 to 2022 *

BLNO Basketligaen Norge, better known as BLNO is Norway's premier professional men's basketball league. It was established in 2000. The competition is organised by the Norwegian Basketball Federation (NBBF). Clubs Former clubs Finals Awards Most ...

* PLK – Polska Liga Koszykówki (Polish Basketball League) – first tier **

I Liga I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...

– second tier *** II Liga – third tier * LCB –

Portuguese Basketball League The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol ( en, Portuguese Basketball League), also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal. History From the 2008–09 season onward, the competiti ...

Proliga Proliga can refer to different sports leagues: * Proliga (Indonesia), the Indonesian top-flight volleyball competition *Proliga (Portugal) The Proliga is a basketball league in Portugal organised by the Portuguese Basketball Federation (FPB). It ...

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

* VTB–League –

– first tier since the 2012–13 season (also featuring teams from

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

and

) ** BSL 1 – Basketball Super League 1 – second tier; was the first tier league from 1992 to 2010 *** BSL 2 – Basketball Super League 2 – third tier **** First League – fourth tier ***** VTB-League U21 – fifth tier * BLS –

Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

– first tier ** BLS B –

Basketball League of Serbia B Second Men's League of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Друга мушка лига Србије, Druga muška liga Srbije), previously Basketball League of Serbia B, is the Serbian basketball league system, second-tier level men's professional basketball leag ...

– second tier *** RBL First Division – Regional Basketball League First Division – third tier **** RBL Second Division – Regional Basketball League Second Division – fourth tier * SEL

Slovak Extraliga The Tipos Extraliga (Slovak Extraliga) is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From the 2018–19 season to the 2020–21 season, the league included one or two teams from Hungary. In 2009, it was ranked by the IIHF as the fifth stro ...

* 1. A SKL –

Premier A Slovenian Basketball League The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League ( sl, 1. slovenska košarkarska liga), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, opera ...

(also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga Telemach) – first tier ** SSBL –

Slovenian Second Basketball League The Slovenian Second Basketball League ( sl, 2. slovenska košarkarska liga), abbreviated as the 2. SKL, is the second-highest basketball league in Slovenia. Format Each team plays 22 matches (11 home and 11 away). Teams play two matches agains ...

– second tier *** SBL – School Basketball League – third tier *

Liga Endesa The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

– first tier **

LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to: * Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland * Lebanon, UNDP country code * Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier) * Lexham English Bible * Life expectancy at birth * Liga Española de Balonces ...

– second tier ***

LEB Plata The LEB Plata is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promoted to LEB Oro and six teams are relegated t ...

– third tier ****

Liga EBA Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado (EBA), commonly known as Liga EBA, is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB, LEB Oro, and LEB Plata. It is administered ...

– fourth tier ***** Primera División – fifth tier * SBL – Swedish Basketball League (Ligan) – first tier **

Basketettan Basketettan is the third tier league of professional basketball in Sweden. Until 2017, it was the second-tier league before it was replaced by Superettan. The winner of each Basketettan season is promoted to Superettan. Background From 2013, Baske ...

– second tier * LNBA –

Swiss Basketball League The Swiss Basketball League, also known as SB League or SBL, is the top-tier professional club basketball league in Switzerland. It is organized by Swiss Basketball. The winners of the SBL are crowned Swiss national basketball champions. Current ...

– first tier **

Championnat LNB Championnat Lige Nationale BChampionnat LNB : L ...

– second tier * BSL –

Turkish Basketball Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

– first tier ** TBL –

Turkish Basketball First League 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 The ...

– second tier *** TB2L –

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

– third tier **** TRBL – Turkish Regional Basketball League – fourth tier * UBSL –

Ukrainian Basketball Superleague The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) ( uk, Українська баскетбольна суперліга) is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 c ...

– first tier ** Higher League – second tier *

Super League The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...

* BBL –

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs howeve ...

– First Tier ** NBL - National Basketball League – Second Tier ** SBC –

Scottish Basketball Championship The Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC, former: ''Scottish National Basketball League'', SNBL) is the national basketball league of Scotland. The league forms the second and third tiers of British basketball (inline with the English Basketbal ...

– Second Tier

Oceania

* NBL – National Basketball League – Major League **

NBL1 NBL1 is a semi-professional basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia, consisting of NBL1 South, South, NBL1 North, North, NBL1 Central, Central, NBL1 West, West and NBL1 East, East Conferences with both men's and women's compet ...

– Minor League **

Big V Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * '' Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show present ...

– Minor League * GBA – Guam Basketball Association * NBL – National Basketball League

Women

Africa

FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup The FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup is the highest continental tournament in African women's basketball. It is the counterpart of the men's basketball competition FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. It is organized by the FIBA Africa and played by ...

Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship The Arab Women's Club Championship is an annual basketball tournament for Arab teams for women.Arab Wom ...

National leagues * AWBL -

Angola Women's Basketball League The Angolan Women's Basketball League, (in Portuguese) ''Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Femininos'', is the top tier women’s basketball league in Angola. The competition is organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation. Prim ...

* MWBC - Moroccan Women's Basketball Championship *

Tunisian Women's Division I Basketball League The Tunisian Women's Division I Basketball League is the highest women's professional club basketball competition in Tunisia. The competition was created in 1956 Just after the Independence of Tunisia Ruled and managed by the Tunisian Basketball ...

* ZWBL - Zenith Women Basketball League

Americas

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...

(WNBA) ** Athletes Unlimited Basketball (AUB)
Women's American Basketball Association
(WABA)
Women's Basketball Development Association
(WBDA) College basketball *

NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 Women's sports, women's college basketball teams from the NCAA Division I, Division I level of t ...

(NCAA Division I Women's) *

NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is an annual tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division II, Division II women's colleg ...

(NCAA Division II Women's) *

NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division III women's basketball championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of women's NCAA Division III collegiate basketball in the United States. It was held annually from 1982, when the NCAA began to spo ...

(NCAA Division III Women's) *

Women's National Invitation Tournament The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a women's national college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year. It is operated in a similar fashion to the men's college National Invitation Tournam ...

(WNIT) * NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Championships (NAIA Division I Women's) * NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championships (NAIA Division II Women's) *

* NCCAA Women's Basketball (NCCAA Women's) * NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division I Women's) * NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division II Women's) * NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division III Women's) * USCAA Women's Basketball (USCAA Women's) Youth leagues * AAU *

USSSA The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) is a volunteer, sports governing body and a nonprofit organization 3] based in Viera, Florida. Originally USSSA stood for United States Slowpitch Softball Association. However, in 1998, U ...

* YBOA University basketball * Bronze Baby, U Sports *

(BSNF)

Asia

* WCBA -

Women's Chinese Basketball Association The Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) is the first-tier professional women's basketball league in China. It was established in 2002 as the women's counterpart to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Current clubs There are cu ...

- first tier ** WCUBA - Women's Chinese University Basketball Association - second tier * WHKBA -

Women's Hong Kong Basketball Association The Women's Hong Kong Basketball Association is the highest women's professional club basketball competition in Hong Kong. History Champions List of champions External links Profileat asia-basket.com Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or ...

* Indian National Basketball Championship for Women * Srikandi Cup * WJBL -

Women's Japan Basketball League The Women's Japan Basketball League is the premier women's basketball league in Japan. History Chanson Cosmetics was a dominant team in the early 1990s, winning 6 championships in a row. Teams Teams : * Aisin Wings * Chanson V-Magic * Den ...

* Women's Next5Hoops * WNBL —

Filipino College Basketball * UAAP -

University Athletic Association of the Philippines The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univers ...

* WNCAA -

Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association The Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) is an athletic association in the Philippines exclusively for women. It was founded in 1970. Competition is divided into three divisions: Seniors for college students, Juniors for high s ...

* NAASCU -

* WKBL -

Women's Korean Basketball League The Women's Korean Basketball League (WKBL) (Hangul: 한국여자프로농구) is the premier professional women's basketball league in South Korea. The league was established in 1998. Current clubs See also * Korean Basketball League Th ...

(

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

) * WSBL - Women's Super Basketball League * WTBL - Women's Thailand Basketball League

Europe

* EuroLeague ** EuroCup ** Europe SuperCup ** Baltic Women's League * Albanian A-1 League * AWBB -

Austrian Women's Basketball Bundesliga The Austrian Women's Basketball Bundesliga (English Austrian Women Basketball League AWBL) is the highest basketball league in Austria. History Current season teams (2013–2014) Champions List of champions External links Austrian Women's ...

* BWBL -

Belgian Women's Basketball League The Belgian Jupiler Women's Basketball League (French Championnat de Belgique de basketball féminin) is Belgium's basketball tournament among women's teams. The first tournament took place in 1934, won by Schaerbeek. BC Namur-Capitale from Sain ...

Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Women) The Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the highest women's professional club basketball competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The League it was founded in 2002. History The Basketball League of Bosnia and Herzegovina has only ...

Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship The Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship is the premier league for women's basketball clubs in Bulgaria. Slavia Sofia is the championship's most successful club with 15 titles between 1953 and 2004 followed by Akademik Sofia and Levski Sofia ...

* Prva ženska liga - Croatian First Women's Basketball League * Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A ** Kadınlar Basketbol Ligi -

Women's Basketball League The Women's Professional Basketball League (abbreviated WBL) was a professional women's basketball league in the United States. The league played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981. The league was the first professional w ...

* Česká ženská basketbalová liga -

Czech Women's Basketball League Czech Championship women's basketball (Czech: ''Česká ženská basketbalová liga'') - basketball tournament among Czech women's teams. The first draw took place in 1993, which became the champions of the Prague team USK Prague W. Most titles, c ...

* Women's Danish Basketball League * LFB –

Ligue Féminine de Basketball The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; ''Women's Basketball League'') is the top women's French professional basketball league. Champions * precedes the score of the team playing at home. Clubs Current season (2021–22) * Union Féminine ...

* WKML - Women's Korvpalli Meistriliiga *

Naisten Korisliiga Naisten Korisliiga (Women's Basketball League) is the highest tier of women's basketball in Finland. The competition was formerly known as Koripallon naisten SM-sarja (Women's Basketball Finnish Championship) and was renamed Naisten Korisliiga f ...

* Women's Basketball Bundesliga * Greek Women's Basket - first tier ** Greek A2 Women's Basket - second tier * Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A for Women's * Úrvalsdeild kvenna - Premier league women *

Israeli Female Basketball Premier League The Israeli Female Basketball Premier League or Ligat ha'Al (Hebrew : ליגת העל בכדורסל נשים), is a women's professional basketball league in Israel. It is currently composed of eleven teams. The league was founded in 1957. Initi ...

* LegA Basket Femminile Serie A1 - first tier ** Serie A2 - second tier *** Serie B d'Eccellenza - third tier * Latvijas Sieviešu basketbola līga * LMKL - Lithuanian Women's Basketball League * Total League - Dames *

First Women's Basketball League of Macedonia The First Women's Basketball League of North Macedonia is the highest women's professional club basketball competition in North Macedonia. History Current season teams (2013–2014) Champions List of champions External links Profile
at ...

* First A Women's Basketball League of Montenegro *

Vrouwen Basketball League The Women's Basketball League (WBL) is the highest level of women's basketball in the Netherlands. The first season was played in 1949. Blue Stars is the record titleholder of the league with 20 championships. As of 2021, the league consists of ...

* BLK –

Basket Liga Kobiet Basket Liga Kobiet (BLK), currently known for sponsorship reasons as Energa Basket Liga Kobiet (EBLK; 2001–2013 Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet, PLKK) is a professional women's club basketball league in Poland. It constitutes the first and highes ...

(first tier) ** I Liga (second tier) * LFB - Premier Women's Basketball League *

Russian Women's Basketball Premier League The Russian Women's Basketball Premier League is the premier women's basketball competition in Russia. The category consists of 11 teams playing a total of 20 rounds. At the end of the regular season the top eight teams play the play-offs througho ...

** Superleague *** Higher League *

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...

First Women's Basketball League of Serbia The First Women's Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Прва женска лига Србије, Prva ženska liga Srbije; abbr. ПЖЛС or PŽLS), is a top-tier women's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by th ...

Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga (currently through sponsorship also Niké Women's Extraliga) is a tournament composed of Slovak women's basketball teams. The first draw took place in 1993. Young Angels Košice is the most successful team with ...

Slovenian Women's Basketball League The Slovenian Women's Basketball League ( sl, 1. SKL za ženske) is the premier league for women's basketball clubs in Slovenia. Founded in 1991 following the independence of the country, it is contested by eight teams. ŽKK Celje is the league ...

* LFB –

Liga Femenina de Baloncesto The Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, also known as Liga Femenina Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of sports league, league competition for women's basketball in Spain. It is the women's equivalent of the men's Liga ACB and is run by ...

Ligue Féminine de Basketball ** LF2B -

Liga Femenina 2 de Baloncesto Liga Femenina 2 is the second division of the women's league of basketball in Spain. It was founded in 2001. Competition format Teams in this league are divided into two groups by geographical criteria. The top four teams of each one, qualify to t ...

Ligue Féminine 2 de Basketball *

Basketligan dam Basketligan dam, formerly known as Damligan until 2011–12, is the top professional women's basketball league in Sweden. It began in the 2001–02 season, when it replaced the old Elitserien. The league currently has 14 teams. History Cham ...

* Swiss Women's Basketball Championship * TWBL -

Turkish Women's Basketball League The Women's Basketball Super League ( tr, Kadınlar Basketbol Süper Ligi, KBSL), also known as the Herbalife Nutrition Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's professional basketball division of the Turkish wom ...

* UWBSL, Ukrainian Women's Basketball SuperLeague * WBBL -

Women's British Basketball League The Women's British Basketball League (WBBL) is the top-level women's basketball league in Great Britain, founded on 5 June 2014 as the women's counterpart to the British Basketball League (BBL). The league's headquarters are in Leicester alongsi ...

** EWBL -

English Women's Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a women's basketball league in England, covering semi-professional and amateur levels of the game. This is effectively seen as the second tier of women's basketball in the United Kingdom, along wi ...

** SWNL -

Scottish Women's National League The Scottish Basketball Championship Women is the national women's basketball league of Scotland. The league forms the second tier of British women's basketball (inline with the English Basketball League) after the professional setup of the WBBL ...

Oceania

* WNBL –

* Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa – first tier * D-League – Women's Development League – second tier

Defunct leagues

Men

World

McDonald's Championship The McDonald's Championship (sometimes called the McDonald's Open) was an international men's professional basketball club cup competition that featured a representative of the National Basketball Association (representing North America) agains ...

, 1987-1999

Americas

* National Basketball League (NBL), 1993–94 *

Canadian National Basketball League The Canadian National Basketball League (CNBL) was a professional basketball league based in southern Ontario aiming to attract Canadians, Canadian players who played overseas to join their league. In November 2002 they announced their inaugural s ...

(CNBL), 2002–2004 *

Amateur Athletic Association Basketball The Amateur Athletic Association is an amateur basketball league that was created in 1897. It hosts the annual AAU National Tournament. All players participating have to be amateurs. During the 1960s players who left college before the formation ...

(AAU), 1897–1982 * National Basketball League (NBL), 1898–99 to 1903-04 * Philadelphia Basketball League (PBL), 1902–1909 * New England Basketball League (NEBL), 1903–1904 * Western Massachusetts Basketball League (WMBL), 1903–1904 * Western Pennsylvania Basketball League (WPBL), 1903–1904; 1912–1913; 1914–1915 * New England Basketball Association (NEBA), 1904–1905 * Mohawk Valley League (MVL), 1906–1910 *

Central Basketball League The Central Basketball League was an early regional professional or semi-pro basketball league based in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The league disbanded on November 12, 1912, after playing a few exhibition games. Joseph "Joe" Meech Leithead served as S ...

(CBL), 1906–1912 * Hudson River League (HRL), 1909–12 * Eastern Basketball League (EBL), 1909–1933 * New York State League (NYSL), 1911–23 * Pennsylvania State League (PSL), 1914–1921 * Interstate Basketball League (IBL), 1915–1920 * Interstate League (IL), 1919–1923 * Metropolitan Basketball League (MBL), 1921–1928 * American Basketball League (ABL), 1925–1955 * National Basketball League (NBL), 1926–27 * National Basketball League (NBL), 1929–30 * National Basketball League (NBL), 1932–33 * Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC), 1935–1937; became National Basketball League with 1937–38 season. * National Basketball League (NBL), 1937–1949; merged with the

Basketball Association of America The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball league in North America, founded in 1946. Following its third season, 1948–49, the BAA absorbed most of National Basketball League (NBL) and rebranded as the National Ba ...

to become the

. *

World Professional Basketball Tournament The World Professional Basketball Tournament was an annual invitational tournament held in Chicago from 1939 to 1948 and sponsored by the ''Chicago Herald American''. Many teams came from the National Basketball League, but it also included the be ...

(WPBT), 1939–1948 * Eastern Pro League (EPL) *

Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League The Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League was a professional basketball league with teams from the Pacific Northwest in the United States and Canada. The league existed for two seasons, 1946-47 and 1947-48. Teams Three teams played in both ...

(PCPBL), 1946–1948 *

(BAA), 1946–1949; merged with the National Basketball League to become the

. * New York State Professional Basketball League (NYSPL), 1946–1949 *

Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) (originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association) was a men's professional basketball m ...

(CBA), 1946–2009; originally named Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, then Eastern Professional Basketball League. *

Professional Basketball League of America The Professional Basketball League of America (1947–1948) was a basketball league in the United States that was started in 1947 in response to the tremendous upsurge in interest in basketball in the era immediately following World War II. T ...

(PBLA), 1947–1948 *

National Industrial Basketball League The National Industrial Basketball League was founded in 1947 to enable U.S. mill workers a chance to compete in basketball. The league was founded by the industrial teams (teams sponsored by the large companies and made up of their employees) be ...

(NIBL), 1947–1961 * National Professional Basketball League (NPBL), 1950–1951 * American Basketball League (ABL), 1961–1963 *

Midwest Professional Basketball League The Midwest Professional Basketball League was a professional American basketball league. The six–team league existed for three seasons, playing from 1961–1962 through 1963– 1964 until the league folded after the 1964 season. History ...

(MPBL) (1961-1964) * North American Basketball League (1964-1968), (NABL) 1964–1968 *

(ABA), 1967–1976 *

All-American Basketball Alliance The All-American Basketball Alliance was formed in 1977, with the intention of competing with the established Continental Basketball Association as the premier basketball minor league in the United States. Eight teams competed in the only season ...

(AABA), 1977–78 *

Western Basketball Association The Western Basketball Association was formed in 1978 and played for one season during 1978–79. Organized by Larry Cregar, a former assistant coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA), and real ...

(WBA), 1978–79 *

World Basketball League World Basketball League (WBL) was a minor professional basketball league in the United States and Canada that ran from 1988 to 1992. It was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1 ...

(WBL), 1988–1992; was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season. *

Global Basketball Association The Global Basketball Association (GBA) was a professional basketball minor league based in the United States. The majority of the league's franchises were based in the Southern United States, with the remaining teams located in the Midwest. The le ...

(GBA), 1991-92 - December 1992; league folded midway through 1992–93 season. *

International Basketball Association The International Basketball Association (IBA) was founded in 1995 by a group of businessmen led by Tom Anderson. The original owners of franchises in the league were George Daniel (Black Hills Posse-Rapid City, SD), John Korsmo, Al Gardner, and A ...

(IBA), 1995–2001 *

International Basketball League The International Basketball League (IBL) was a semi-professional men's basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States to join. The ...

(IBL), 1999–2001 * National Rookie League (NRL), 2000 *

All-American Professional Basketball League The All-American Professional Basketball League was a minor basketball league formed in 2005 by Worth Christie. Announced on January 23, 2005 the league viewed itself as a direct minor league outlet for the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

(AAPBL), 2005 *

United States Basketball League The United States Basketball League (USBL) was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985 and ceased operations in 2008. The USBL started in 1985 as one of the first basketball leagues to play a late-spring to ...

(USBL) * National Professional Basketball League (NPBL) * All-American Basketball Alliance (2010) * Global Professional Basketball League (GPBL) * Global Professional Basketball League 2 (GPBL 2) * United Regions Basketball League (URBL) * National Alliance Basketball League (NABL) *

National Athletic Basketball League The National Athletic Basketball League (NABL) was a men's semi-professional basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States. The league was founded by Nathan Mumm and Joe Becerra. The NABL was an owner controlled leagu ...

(NABL) * Universal Basketball League (UBL) * Minor League Basketball Association (MLBA) *

Continental Basketball League The Continental Basketball League (CBL) was a men's basketball minor league in the United States that began play in April 2010. The league was headquartered in Florida. History In 2009, Dennis Truax, who was previously affiliated with the Co ...

(CBL) * American Basketball League (ABL) * Eastern Basketball Alliance (EBA) *

West Coast Pro Basketball League The West Coast Professional Basketball League, often abbreviated to the WCBL, was an American professional men's spring basketball minor league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States. It operated from 2007 to 2013. Teams Fina ...

(WCBL) *

(IBL)

Asia

* Chinese New Basketball Alliance (CNBA), 1996–97 *

Chinese University Basketball Super League Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA, ) was founded in 1996 and the league was launched in 1998. It is the most competitive and popular college basketball competition in China. This event is held annually and divided into the preliminary ...

(CUBS), 2004–15 *

UBA Pro Basketball League The United Basketball Alliance (UBA) was the first men’s professional basketball league in India, comprising eight teams. The UBA was headquartered in Pune and had a city team, Pune Peshwas. The first UBA match was played on 17 July 2015 at ...

, 2015–17 * bj league - Basketball Japan League, 2005–16 * JBL -

Japan Basketball League The Japan Basketball League (JBL) was a professional basketball league in Japan. It made up the top-tier of basketball in Japan alongside the bj league, Japan's other basketball competition, with no promotion and relegation between bj and the JBL. ...

, 2007–2013 ** NBL - National Basketball League, 2013–16 * MNBL -

Malaysia National Basketball League The Malaysia National Basketball League (Petronas-Molten Malaysia National Basketball League for sponsorship reason), often abbreviated to the MNBL, was the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Malaysia, organised by the Malaysia Basketball As ...

, 1981–2013 *

Philippine Basketball League The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) was a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league was composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars. History The PBL was formed on Ma ...

(PBL), 1983–2011 *

Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association The Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) was a sports association which existed in Manila, Philippines from 1938 to 1981. Throughout its existence, it staged various sports and was participated by prominent Philippine co ...

(MICAA), 1938-1981 *

Metropolitan Basketball Association The Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), or Metroball, was a professional basketball league in the Philippines that ran from March 7, 1998, to July 26, 2002. History The MBA played its first game on March 7, 1998, at the Don Narciso Ramos ...

(MBA), 1998–2002 *

Liga Pilipinas Liga Pilipinas was a regional basketball league in the Philippines. It was sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation, and owned by Pinoy Basketbol, Inc. History The National Basketball Con ...

(LP), 2008–2011 (

) * Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA), 1995–1999

Europe

Subregional leagues * BBL –

Baltic Basketball League Baltic Basketball League (BBL) was the Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004. The league mainly focused on teams from the Baltic states, but teams from Sweden, Russia, Kazakhstan, Finland, and Belarus have participated in the Baltic L ...

- teams from the

Baltic states The Baltic states, et, Balti riigid or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term, which currently is used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, ...

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

and

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

plus

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 ...

* CEBL –

Central European Basketball League The Central European Basketball League (also known as the CEBL) was a professional basketball competition in Central Europe. It was composed of teams from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary and Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) i ...

National leagues *

Pro Basketball League The Pro Basketball League (PBL), was the highest tier level professional basketball league in Belgium for clubs. In 2021, the league was succeeded by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League. Through 2014, for sponsorship reasons, the league was previously ...

(PBL), 1925–2021; replaced by the

* National Basketball League (NBL), 1972–2003 *

Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

(DBL), 1960–2021; replaced by the

* Professional Basketball League (PBL), 2010–2013; superseded by the

Former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...

Yugoslav Basketball League The First Federal Basketball League () was the highest tier level men's professional club basketball competition in SFR Yugoslavia. Founded in 1945 and folded in 1992 (1991-92 Winer Broker YUBA League), it was run by the Basketball Federation o ...

Oceania

Australian Basketball Association The Australian Basketball Association (ABA) was a semi-professional basketball entity based in Australia. The ABA was Australia's biggest basketball competition for many years. With over 120 teams participating across five leagues and six states ...

(ABA), 1965–2008 *

South East Australian Basketball League The South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) was an Australian semi-professional basketball league. The league comprised both a men's and women's competition and was run by the country's governing body, Basketball Australia. The league wa ...

(SEABL), 1981–2018 *

Conference Basketball League The Conference Basketball League (CBL) was a second-tiered men's semi-professional basketball league in New Zealand. During the 1980s and 1990s, the CBL served as a means of promotion and relegation between the National Basketball League (NBL). ...

(CBL), 1981–2010

Women

Americas

* Women's Professional Basketball Association (WPBA), 1975; the league folded before it ever started. *

Women's Professional Basketball League The Women's Professional Basketball League (abbreviated WBL) was a professional women's basketball league in the United States. The league played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981. The league was the first professional w ...

(WBL), 1978–1981 * Ladies Professional Basketball Association (LPBA), 1980–81; formed as a rival league to the WBL when the WBL began to experience financial problems. The league was poorly organized and played only five (or seven) games before disbanding with three teams never playing a game. *

Women's American Basketball Association The Women's American Basketball Association (WABA) is a league that began in 2017 with seven teams. It now has over 20 teams across the country. Season 4 was cancelled in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. There have been previous women's ...

( WABA), 1984 See: ( WABA) * National Women's Basketball Association (NWBA), 1986; the league folded right before the season was supposed to start. *

Liberty Basketball Association Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society f ...

(LBA), 1991; played one pre-season exhibition game on February 10, 1991, before disbanding. *

Women's Basketball Association The Women's Basketball Association (WBA or WWBA) was the first women's professional basketball summer league, operating from 1992 to 1995. The league was called the WWBA and WBA for the first All-Star tour in 1992, before settling on WBA. The pion ...

(WBA), 1993-1995 See: ( WBA/WABA) * American Basketball League (ABL), 1996–1998 *

National Women's Basketball League The National Women's Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NWBL, was an organization governing professional basketball leagues for women in the United States. The league was founded in 1997 and began play in the Fall of that year. The league ...

(NWBL), 1998–2007 *

( WABA), 2002 * Women's Minor League Basketball Association (WMLBA), 2016–2020

Asia

* Women's Chinese University Basketball Super League (WCUBS), 2004–15 * Pinay Ballers League (2014-2018) *

Women's Philippine Basketball League The Women's Philippine Basketball League was a semi-professional women's basketball league in the Philippines. It was originally formed in 1998 as the women's counterpart to the Philippine Basketball League. The league went on hiatus from 2000 u ...

(WPBL)

Oceania

* Women's Basketball Championship (WBC) ** Women's Basketball Championship Division Two (WBC Division Two) * Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) ** Women's Basketball League (WBL), conference-based second-tier league

References

{{reflist * Basketball leagues