The Turkish Basketball First League ( tr, Türkiye Basketbol Ligi; TBL), is
the second-tier level league of professional club
basketball
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in
Turkey
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. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).
Format and promotion and relegation
There are a total of 16 teams participating in the league for the ''2019–20 TBL season''. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. Team finishes at first place
promotes to the
top-tier level
Turkish Basketball Super League
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(BSL) for the next season, teams ranked 2nd place to 9th place, compete in playoff format and winner of the playoff also promotes. The last two teams are
relegated to the
third-tier level
Turkish Basketball Second League
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 ...
.
League champions and promoted teams
*1970:
Ankaragücü
*1971:
Åžekerspor
Turanspor is a sports club in located in Ankara
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*1972: Kadıköyspor
*1973:
Adana Demirspor,
Samsunspor
*1974:
Eczacıbaşı
Eczacıbaşı Holding is a Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942. The group with 44 companies has 11,400 employees and a combined net turnover of TL 11.1 billion in 2020.
Group
Eczacıbaşı's core sectors are building products, ...
,
Karşıyaka
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*1975: ODTÜ,
Adana Demirspor
*1976:
YeniÅŸehir,
TofaÅŸ
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*1977: Muhafızgücü, Ziraat Fakültesi
*1978: Taçspor,
Efes Pilsen
Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...
*1979:
İTÜ ,
TED Ankara Kolejliler
TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...
*1980: Muhafızgücü, Güney Sanayi, ODTÜ, Mülkiye
*1981:
Çukurova Sanayi
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, Antbirlik
*1982:
TED Ankara Kolejliler
TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...
,
Oyak Renault
Oyak Renault is a professional basketball club based in Bursa, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall. The club has played in this league between 1982–1984, 1992–2000, 2001â ...
*1983:
Ankara DSÄ° (withdrew)
*1984:
Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu, Hilalspor,
TED Ankara Kolejliler
TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...
*1985:
YeniÅŸehir HortaÅŸ,
Tarsus Ä°dman Yurdu
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(withdrew)
*1986:
Oyak Renault
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(withdrew),
Beslen Makarna,
NasaÅŸ,
Åžekerspor
Turanspor is a sports club in located in Ankara
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*1987:
Paşabahçe,
Hilalspor
*1988: Tekirdağ Büyük Salat,
Beykoz
*1989:
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ -,
NasaÅŸ
*1990:
TofaÅŸ
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,
TED Ankara Kolejliler
TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...
*1991:
Eczacıbaşı
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Group
Eczacıbaşı's core sectors are building products, ...
,
PTT
*1992:
Kayseri Meysu,
Konyaspor,
Oyak Renault
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,
Yıldırımspor,
Darüşşafaka,
Ortaköy
*1993:
Bakırköyspor
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,
Antalyaspor, Çimtur (merger with Antalyaspor)
*1994: Taçspor, Antbirlik,
Vestel
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(withdrew),
Kayseri Meysu
*1995:
Tuborg, NetaÅŸ
*1996:
TED Ankara Kolejliler
TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...
,
İTÜ
*1997: MuratpaÅŸa,
Oyak Renault
Oyak Renault is a professional basketball club based in Bursa, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall. The club has played in this league between 1982–1984, 1992–2000, 2001â ...
*1998: Kuşadası,
TED Ankara Kolejliler
TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...
*1999:
İTÜ, Emlakbank (withdrew)
*2000:
Altay, Antbirlik, Karagücü (withdrew), Büyük Kolej
TBL history
Turkish Basketball League Federation Cup
Current clubs
References
External links
Official siteEurobasket.com League Profile
{{Men's professional basketball leagues
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Turkey
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Professional sports leagues in Turkey