The Basketball Super League (; TBSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's
professional basketball division of the
Turkish basketball league system
The Turkish basketball league system or Turkish basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Turkey. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between ...
. It replaced the former
Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) to become the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) until 2015 when it adopted its current name while the TBL name became exclusive to the
second-tier and
third-tier divisions.
The BSL is administered by the
Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) and is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams
relegated to the second-tier TBL and replaced by the top two teams of that division.
Since the league's restructuring in 1966, 11 clubs have been crowned champions, with
Anadolu Efes winning the title a record 16 times and
Fenerbahçe 11 times. In recent years, Fenerbahçe won 10 titles out of 16 from the
2006–07 season onward.
History
According to official records,
basketball
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was first played in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
in 1904 at
Robert College. An American
physical education
Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing Primary education, primary, Secondary education, secondary, and sometimes tertiary education. It is often referred to as Phys. Ed. or PE, and in the United Stat ...
teacher laid the foundations of the sport in the country. Seven years later, in 1911,
Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at
Galatasaray High School, decided to introduce a new game to his students. Robenson, who also later became president of
Galatasaray S.K., popularized the sport in Turkey.
Until late 1966, local basketball competitions were held in major cities like
Istanbul
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(which hosted the
Istanbul League),
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
, and
Ä°zmir
Ä°zmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of Ä°zmir Province. In 2024, the city of Ä°zmir had ...
. There was also the former
Turkish Championship which existed from 1946 to 1967.
The current
Turkish top-tier level national league was founded in 1966, by the
Turkish Basketball Federation, and began with the 1966–67 season, and it thus replaced those earlier competitions. The Turkish second-tier level league, the
TBL (previously known as the TB2L), was also founded three years later in 1969, and since 2011, a third-tier level league
TB2L, with the teams divided into two groups.
Format
There are 16 teams in the league, and they play against each other twice, under a
league system
A league system is a hierarchy of sports league, leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in ma ...
format, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams are entitled to participate in the league's playoffs. The winners of the playoffs are crowned the Turkish champions. The two top teams of the
Turkish Second League are
promoted to the top level Basketbol Süper Ligi. The two lowest placed teams of the Süper Ligi are relegated.
Performance by club
Clubs in bold currently play in the top division.
Current clubs
Title holders
The winners of the former
Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) are not included, only the clubs winning the Basketbol Süper Ligi since its inception in 1966.
* 1966–67:
Altınordu
* 1967–68:
İTÜ
* 1968–69:
Galatasaray
* 1969–70:
İTÜ
* 1970–71:
İTÜ
* 1971–72:
İTÜ
* 1972–73:
İTÜ
* 1973–74:
Muhafızgücü
* 1974–75:
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
* 1975–76:
Eczacıbaşı
* 1976–77:
Eczacıbaşı
* 1977–78:
Eczacıbaşı
* 1978–79:
Efes Pilsen
* 1979–80:
Eczacıbaşı
* 1980–81:
Eczacıbaşı
* 1981–82:
Eczacıbaşı
* 1982–83:
Efes Pilsen
* 1983–84:
Efes Pilsen
* 1984–85:
Galatasaray
* 1985–86:
Galatasaray
* 1986–87:
Karşıyaka
* 1987–88:
Eczacıbaşı
* 1988–89:
Eczacıbaşı
* 1989–90:
Galatasaray
* 1990–91:
Fenerbahçe
* 1991–92:
Efes Pilsen
* 1992–93:
Efes Pilsen
* 1993–94:
Efes Pilsen
* 1994–95:
Ãœlker
* 1995–96:
Efes Pilsen
* 1996–97:
Efes Pilsen
* 1997–98:
Ãœlker
* 1998–99:
TofaÅŸ
* 1999–00:
TofaÅŸ
* 2000–01:
Ãœlker
* 2001–02:
Efes Pilsen
* 2002–03:
Efes Pilsen
* 2003–04:
Efes Pilsen
* 2004–05:
Efes Pilsen
* 2005–06:
Ãœlker
* 2006–07:
Fenerbahçe Ülker
* 2007–08:
Fenerbahçe Ülker
* 2008–09:
Efes Pilsen
* 2009–10:
Fenerbahçe Ülker
* 2010–11:
Fenerbahçe Ülker
* 2011–12:
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ Milangaz
* 2012–13:
Galatasaray Medical Park
* 2013–14:
Fenerbahçe Ülker
* 2014–15:
Pınar Karşıyaka
* 2015–16:
Fenerbahçe
* 2016–17:
Fenerbahçe
* 2017–18:
Fenerbahçe Doğuş
* 2018–19:
Anadolu Efes
* 2019–20: Cancelled due to the
COVID-19
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* 2020–21:
Anadolu Efes
* 2021–22:
Fenerbahçe Beko
* 2022–23:
Anadolu Efes
* 2023–24:
Fenerbahçe Beko
List of champions
Pre-playoffs era
Playoffs era
Finals MVPs and winner coaches
: There was no awarding in the
2019–20 season, because the season was cancelled due to the
coronavirus pandemic in Turkey.
Turkish basketball clubs in European-wide competitions
Awards
Former participants
Note: includes 2024–25 season.
* 59 seasons:
Fenerbahçe,
Galatasaray
* 57 seasons:
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
* 53 seasons:
Karşıyaka
* 47 seasons:
Anadolu Efes
* 41 seasons:
TofaÅŸ
* 35 seasons:
İTÜ
* 34 seasons:
TED Ankara Kolejliler
* 32 seasons:
Türk Telekom
* 29 seasons:
Darüşşafaka
* 18 seasons:
Eczacıbaşı
* 17 seasons:
Oyak-Renault
* 16 seasons:
Ankara DSÄ°,
Bandırma
* 15 seasons:
Åžekerspor
* 13 seasons:
Muhafızgücü,
Ãœlkerspor
* 11 seasons:
Çukurova Sanayi,
Gaziantep Basketbol
* 10 seasons:
Büyükçekmece Basketbol
* 9 seasons:
Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor,
Tuborg Pilsener
* 8 seasons:
YeniÅŸehir
* 7 seasons:
Altınordu,
Bahçeşehir Koleji,
Erdemirspor,
Konyaspor,
PTT Ä°stanbul,
Trabzonspor
* 6 seasons:
AliaÄŸaspor,
Altay,
Ankara Ziraat Fakültesi,
Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor,
Beslenspor,
Bursaspor,
Büyük Kolej,
EskiÅŸehir Basket,
Kadıköyspor,
Konyaspor Basket,
Ortaköyspor
* 5 seasons:
Beykozspor,
Ä°nhisar,
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor,
Meysuspor,
MKE Ankaragücü,
NasaÅŸspor,
ODTÜ,
Paşabahçe,
Petkimspor,
Taçspor,
UÅŸak Sportif
* 4 seasons:
Afyon Belediyespor,
Antbirlik,
Güney Sanayi,
Merkezefendi Belediyespor,
* 3 seasons:
Antalyaspor
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The association football, football side play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the cl ...
,
Hilalspor Ä°zmir,
Kepez Belediyespor,
Manisa Basket,
Modaspor,
YeÅŸilgiresun Belediyespor
* 2 seasons:
Adana Demirspor,
Alpella,
Bornova Belediyespor,
Göztepe,
Hacettepe Ãœniversitesi,
Jandarmagücü,
Karagücü,
KurtuluÅŸ,
MuratpaÅŸa Belediyespor,
NetaÅŸ,
OGM Ormanspor,
Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor,
Samsunspor,
Yalovaspor,
Yıldırımspor
* 1 season:
Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu,
Bakırköy Basket,
Bakırköyspor,
Balıkesir,
Bandırma Kırmızı,
Çağdaş Bodrumspor,
Fethiye Belediyespor,
Kuşadasıspor,
Mersin Spor,
Mülkiye,
Silahlı Kuvvetler Gücü,
Tarsus Ä°dman Yurdu,
TekirdaÄŸ,
See also
*
Turkish Men's Basketball Cup
*
Turkish Men's Basketball Presidential Cup
*
Turkish Women's Basketball League
*
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
*
Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup
References
External links
Turkish Basketball Federation official website
Turkish Basketball Super League official website
Turkish league on Eurobasket.com
TBLStat.net
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Top-level basketball leagues in Europe
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