# Türkiye Basketbol Ligi

The Turkish Basketball First League (Turkish: Türkiye Basketbol Ligi; TBL), is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).

## Format and promotion and relegation

There are a total of 18 teams participating in the league for the 2023-24 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 (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.

## League champions and promoted teams

* 1970: Ankaragücü
* 1971: Şekerspor
* 1972: Kadıköyspor
* 1973: Adana Demirspor, Samsunspor
* 1974: Eczacıbaşı, Karşıyaka
* 1975: ODTÜ, Adana Demirspor
* 1976: Yenişehir, Tofaş
* 1977: Muhafızgücü, Ziraat Fakültesi
* 1978: Taçspor, Efes Pilsen
* 1979: İTÜ, TED Ankara Kolejliler
* 1980: Muhafızgücü, Güney Sanayi, ODTÜ, Mülkiye
* 1981: Çukurova Sanayi, Antbirlik
* 1982: TED Ankara Kolejliler, Oyak Renault
* 1983: Ankara DSİ (withdrew)
* 1984: Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu, Hilalspor, TED Ankara Kolejliler
* 1985: Yenişehir Hortaş, Tarsus İdman Yurdu (withdrew)
* 1986: Oyak Renault (withdrew), Beslen Makarna, Nasaş, Şekerspor
* 1987: Paşabahçe, Hilalspor
* 1988: Tekirdağ Büyük Salat, Beykoz
* 1989: Beşiktaş -, Nasaş
* 1990: Tofaş, TED Ankara Kolejliler
* 1991: Eczacıbaşı, PTT
* 1992: Kayseri Meysu, Konyaspor, Oyak Renault, Yıldırımspor, Darüşşafaka, Ortaköy
* 1993: Bakırköyspor, Antalyaspor, Çimtur (merger with Antalyaspor)
* 1994: Taçspor, Antbirlik, Vestel (withdrew), Kayseri Meysu
* 1995: Tuborg, Netaş
* 1996: TED Ankara Kolejliler, İTÜ
* 1997: Muratpaşa, Oyak Renault
* 1998: Kuşadası, TED Ankara Kolejliler
* 1999: İTÜ, Emlakbank (withdrew)
* 2000: Altay, Antbirlik, Karagücü (withdrew), Büyük Kolej

## TBL history

| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Champion's Coach |
| 2000–01 | İTÜ | Oyak Renault | — |
| 2001–02 | İzmir BB | Tekelspor | — |
| 2002–03 | Tofaş | Tuborg Pilsener | — |
| 2003–04 | Banvit | Erdemirspor | — |
| 2004–05 | Mersin BB | TTNet Beykoz | Rebah Sıdalı |
| 2005–06 | Tofaş | TED Ankara Kolejliler | Tolga Öngören |
| 2006–07 | Antalya BB | Kepez Belediyesi | Ahmet Kandemir |
| 2007–08 | Erdemirspor | Aliağa Petkim | Gökhan Taştimur |
| 2008–09 | Tofaş | Bornova Belediye | Nihat İziç |
| 2009–10 | Trabzonspor | Olin Edirne | Alaeddin Yakan |
| 2010–11 | Bandırma Kırmızı | Hacettepe Üniversitesi | Ahmet Gürgen |
| 2011–12 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | Royal Halı Gaziantep | Murat Özyer |
| 2012–13 | Trabzonspor | Uşak Sportif | Hasan Özmeriç |
| 2013–14 | Darüşşafaka Doğuş | İstanbul BB | Orhun Ene |
| 2014–15 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye | Tüyap Büyükçekmece | Ahmet Kandemir |
| 2015–16 | Tofaş | Best Balıkesir | Orhun Ene |
| 2016–17 | Sakarya BB | Eskişehir Basket | Selçuk Ernak |
| 2017–18 | Afyon Belediye | Bahçesehir | Can Sevim |
| 2018–19 | Bursaspor Durmazlar | OGM Ormanspor | Arda Vekiloğlu |
| 2019–20 | Season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey. | Season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey. | Season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey. |
| 2020–21 | Merkezefendi Belediyesi | Semt77 YalovaSpor | Zafer Aktaş |
| 2021–22 | Manisa BB | Beysu Konyaspor | Ceyhun Cabadak |
| 2022–23 | Çağdaş Bodrumspor | Yılyak Samsunspor | Ender Arslan |
| 2023–24 | Semt77 YalovaSpor | Mersin MSK | Faruk Beşok |

## Turkish Basketball League Federation Cup

| Year | Champions | Result | Runners-up |
| 2012–13 | Bandırma Kırmızı | 73–64 | Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi |
| 2013–14 | İstanbul BŞB | 94–41 | Akhisar Belediyespor |
| 2014–15 | Best Balıkesir | 102–89 | Sinpaş Denizli Basket |

## Current clubs

2024–25 Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL) Teams :
| Team | City | District | Arena | Capacity |
| Balıkesir BB | Balıkesir | Karesi | Kurtdereli Spor Salonu | 1.500 |
| Çağdaş Bodrumspor | Muğla | Bodrum | Bodrum Spor Salonu | 1.000 |
| Çayırova Belediyesi | Kocaeli | Çayırova | Çayırova Spor Salonu | 1.000 |
| Esenler Erokspor | Istanbul | Esenler | Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall | 3.500 |
| Fenerbahçe Koleji Novotel | Istanbul | Ataşehir | Fenerbahçe Metro Enerji Spor Salonu | 2.500 |
| Final Spor | Bursa | Nilüfer | N.Süleymenoğlu S.salonu | 2.100 |
| Gaziantep Basketbol | Gaziantep | Şahinbey | Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall | 6.400 |
| Harem Spor | Istanbul | Bahçelievler | Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi | 2.100 |
| iLab Basketbol | Istanbul | Sarıyer | BJK Akatlar Arena | 3.200 |
| İstanbul Anka Spor | Istanbul | Bakırköy | Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall | 1.350 |
| Kapaklıspor | Tekirdağ | Kapaklı | Çerkezköy Organize Sanayi Bölgesi Spor Salonu | 500 |
| Konyaspor | Konya | Selçuklu | Selçuklu Belediyesi Spor Salonu | 1.350 |
| MKE Ankaragücü Basketbol | Ankara | Mamak | Mamak Belediyesi Hidayet Türkoğlu Spor Salonu | 4.200 |
| OGM Ormanspor | Ankara | Yenimahalle | M. Sait Zarifoğlu Spor Salonu | 2.000 |
| Pizzabulls CO Basket | Istanbul | Küçükçekmece | Küçükçekmece Halkalı Spor Salonu | 1.452 |
| Shipeedy Lojistik Bandırma Bordo Basketbol | Balıkesir | Bandırma | Bandırma 17 Eylül Üniversitesi Spor Salonu | 2.000 |
| TED Ankara Kolejliler | Ankara | Gölbaşı | Gölbaşı Spor Salonu | |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzon | Pelitli | Hayri Gür Arena | 7.500 |