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

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. 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,

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was first played in

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in 1904 at Robert College. An American

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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

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(which hosted the Istanbul League),

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, and

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. 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

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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: Beşiktaş * 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: Ülker * 1995–96: Efes Pilsen * 1996–97: Efes Pilsen * 1997–98: Ülker * 1998–99: Tofaş * 1999–00: Tofaş * 2000–01: Ülker * 2001–02: Efes Pilsen * 2002–03: Efes Pilsen * 2003–04: Efes Pilsen * 2004–05: Efes Pilsen * 2005–06: Ülker * 2006–07: Fenerbahçe Ülker * 2007–08: Fenerbahçe Ülker * 2008–09: Efes Pilsen * 2009–10: Fenerbahçe Ülker * 2010–11: Fenerbahçe Ülker * 2011–12: Beşiktaş 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

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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: Beşiktaş * 53 seasons: Karşıyaka * 47 seasons: Anadolu Efes * 41 seasons: Tofaş * 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 DSİ, Bandırma * 15 seasons: Şekerspor * 13 seasons: Muhafızgücü, Ülkerspor * 11 seasons: Çukurova Sanayi, Gaziantep Basketbol * 10 seasons: Büyükçekmece Basketbol * 9 seasons: Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Tuborg Pilsener * 8 seasons: Yenişehir * 7 seasons: Altınordu, Bahçeşehir Koleji, Erdemirspor, Konyaspor, PTT İstanbul, Trabzonspor * 6 seasons: Aliağaspor, Altay, Ankara Ziraat Fakültesi, Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Beslenspor, Bursaspor, Büyük Kolej, Eskişehir Basket, Kadıköyspor, Konyaspor Basket, Ortaköyspor * 5 seasons: Beykozspor, İnhisar, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Meysuspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Nasaşspor, ODTÜ, Paşabahçe, Petkimspor, Taçspor, Uşak Sportif * 4 seasons: Afyon Belediyespor, Antbirlik, Güney Sanayi, Merkezefendi Belediyespor, * 3 seasons:

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, Hilalspor İzmir, Kepez Belediyespor, Manisa Basket, Modaspor, Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor * 2 seasons: Adana Demirspor, Alpella, Bornova Belediyespor, Göztepe, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Jandarmagücü, Karagücü, Kurtuluş, Muratpaşa Belediyespor, Netaş, 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 İdman Yurdu, Tekirdağ,

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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