Turkish basketball league system

- Presidential Cup
- Turkish Cup

Basketball in Turkey

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 competitions at different levels. There are currently five different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL), the 2nd-tier Turkish Basketball First League (TBL), the 3rd-tier Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L), the 4th-tier Turkish Men's Regional Basketball League (EBBL), and the 5th-tier Men's University League (Ünilig).

The tier pyramid

Level	League
1	Basketball Super League (BSL) (formerly known as Turkish Basketball League (TBL)) National 1st Division (16 teams)
2	Turkish Basketball League (TBL) (formerly known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L)) National 2nd Division (16 teams)
3	Turkish Basketball 2. League (TB2L) (formerly known as Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L)) National 3rd Division (39 teams in three 10 team groups and one 9 team group)
4	Turkish Men's Regional Basketball League^[tr] (EBBL) National 4th Division (25 teams in five 4 team groups and one 5 team group)

Other competitions

Turkish Basketball Cup
Turkish President's Cup

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Turkish Men's Basketball
Turkish Basketball Super League Official Website (in Turkish)
Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website (in Turkish)
Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website (in English)

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v t e Basketball in Turkey
Turkish Basketball Federation Turkish Basketball League System Turkish Basketball League Venues Turkish clubs in international competitions List of Turkish basketball champions
National teams	Men Women Men 3x3 Women 3x3 Men Wheelchair Women Wheelchair
Youth Men National teams	Under-20 Under-18 & Under-19 Under-16 & Under-17
Youth Women National teams	Under-20 Under-18 & Under-19 Under-16 & Under-17
League Competitions	Turkish Super League Turkish First League Turkish Second League Turkish Championship (defunct) Istanbul League (defunct) Women's Super League Women's Basketball League Wheelchair Super League
Cup Competitions	Turkish Cup Presidential Cup Federation Cup Women's Cup Women's Presidential Cup Women's Federation Cup
Other	Turkish clubs by major honours won Zadar Tournament NBA players

v t e Basketbol Süper Ligi
Turkish Basketball Federation Turkish Basketball League System Turkish Basketball League Venues
Current clubs	Anadolu Efes Bahçeşehir Koleji Beşiktaş Emlakjet Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım Çağdaş Bodrumspor Darüşşafaka Lassa Fenerbahçe Beko Galatasaray Ekmas Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor ONVO Büyükçekmece Petkim Spor Pınar Karşıyaka Reeder Samsunspor Tofaş Türk Telekom Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Playoffs	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Champions	Anadolu Efes (16) Fenerbahçe (10) Eczacıbaşı (8) Galatasaray (5) İTÜ (5) Ülkerspor (4) Beşiktaş (2) Karşıyaka (2) Tofaş (2) Altınordu (1) Muhafızgücü (1)
Awards	Finals MVP Mr. King (Top Scorer) Assists Leaders
Related	Turkish Cup Turkish Cup Final MVP Presidential Cup Turkish Presidential Cup Final MVP Turkish clubs in international competitions List of Turkish basketball champions Turkish Championship (defunct) Istanbul League (defunct)