National Basketball League (Bulgaria)
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| Founded | 1942 |
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| First season | 1942–43 |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Bulgarian Cup |
| Current champions | Levski Sofia (19th title) (2018) |
| Most championships | PBC Academic (26 titles) |
| Website | nbl.basketball.bg |
 2018–19 NBL season | |
The Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, although the first tier level exists since 1942 and was previously called the Bulgarian A Division. The games in the NBL are played under FIBA rules. The most successful team in NBL history is PBC Academic, that has won 26 national titles.
Contents
1 Current teams
2 Title holders
3 Titles by Club
4 Latest finals
5 External links
Current teams
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| Club | 2016–17 | Arena | Capacity |
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| Academic Plovdiv | 2nd | Sila Complex | 2,600 |
| Balkan Botevgrad | 5th | Arena Botevgrad | 4,000 |
| Beroe | 3rd | Municipal Hall | 1,000 |
| Cherno More Port Varna | 7th | Hristo Borisov | 1,000 |
| Levski Lukoil | 9th | Universiada Hall | 4,000 |
| PBC Academic | 1st | Sports Complex Hall | 1,000 |
| Rilski Sportist | 4th | Arena Samokov | 2,500 |
| Spartak Pleven | 6th | Balkanstroy | 1,200 |
| Yambol | 8th | Diana | 3,000 |
Title holders
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Titles by Club
Academic: 26
- 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Levski Sofia: 19
- 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2018
CSKA Sofia: 12
- 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992
Lokomotiv Sofia: 6
- 1943, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966
Balkan Botevgrad: 4
- 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989
Slavia Sofia: 3
- 1952, 1953, 1997
Cherno More Port Varna: 3
- 1985, 1998, 1999
Spartak Pleven: 2
- 1995, 1996
Yambol: 1
- 2002
Latest finals
| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-Up |
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| 2000–01 | Levski | 3–0 | Yambol |
| 2001–02 | Yambol | 3–0 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2002–03 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Levski |
| 2003–04 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | CSKA |
| 2004–05 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | CSKA |
| 2005–06 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Cherno More |
| 2006–07 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | CSKA |
| 2007–08 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Balkan |
| 2008–09 | Lukoil Academic | 3–1 | Cherno More |
| 2009–10 | Lukoil Academic | 3–1 | Levski |
| 2010–11 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Levski |
| 2011–12 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Levski |
| 2012–13 | Lukoil Academic | 3–2 | Levski |
| 2013–14 | Levski | 3–2 | Lukoil Academic |
2014–15 | Lukoil Academic | 3–2 | Balkan |
2015–16 | Lukoil Academic | 3–0 | Balkan |
2016–17 | Lukoil Academic | 3–1 | Beroe |
2017–18 | Levski | 3–1 | Balkan |
External links
- bgbasket.com
- Official Website
- Eurobasket.com League Page
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