# National Basketball League (Bulgaria)

The National Basketball League (NBL) (in Bulgarian: Националната баскетболна лига) is the highest-level professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, though the first-tier level existed 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, which has won 26 national titles.

## Current teams

| Club | Last season | Arena | Location | Capacity |
| Academic Plovdiv | 5th | Arena SILA | Plovdiv | 1,700 |
| Balkan Botevgrad | 1st | Arena Botevgrad | Botevgrad | 4,500 |
| Beroe | 8th | Municipal Hall | Stara Zagora | 1,000 |
| Cherno More Ticha | 11th | Hristo Borisov | Varna | 1,000 |
| Chernomorets | 2nd | Arena Burgas | Burgas | 6,000 |
| CSKA Sofia | 3rd | CSKA | Sofia | 450 |
| Levski Lukoil | 7th | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4,000 |
| Minyor 2015 | 1st (second division) | Boris Gyuderov Hall | Pernik | 1,700 |
| Rilski Sportist | 4th | Arena Samokov | Samokov | 2,500 |
| Shumen | 10th | Arena Shumen | Shumen | 1,500 |
| Spartak Pleven | 6th | Balkanstroy | Pleven | 1,200 |
| Yambol | 9th | Diana | Yambol | 3,000 |

## Title holders

* 1942–42 Levski Sofia
* 1943–43 JSK Sofia
* 1945–45 PSK Levski '45
* 1946–46 PSK Levski '45
* 1947–47 PSK Levski '45
* 1947–48 Lokomotiv Sofia
* 1948–49 CDNV Sofia
* 1949–50 Narodna voiska Sofia
* 1950–51 CDNV Sofia
* 1951–52 Udarnik Sofia
* 1952–53 Udarnik Sofia
* 1953–54 Spartak Sofia
* 1954–55 Lokomotiv Sofia
* 1955–56 Spartak Sofia
* 1956–57 Academic
* 1957–58 Academic
* 1958–59 Academic
* 1959–60 Spartak Sofia
* 1960–61 Lokomotiv Sofia
* 1961–62 Spartak Sofia
* 1962–63 Academic
* 1963–64 Lokomotiv Sofia
* 1964–65 CSKA Cherveno zname
* 1965–66 Lokomotiv Sofia
* 1966–67 CSKA Cherveno zname
* 1967–68 Academic
* 1968–69 Academic
* 1969–70 Academic
* 1970–71 Academic
* 1971–72 Academic
* 1972–73 Academic
* 1973–74 Balkan Botevgrad
* 1974–75 Academic
* 1975–76 Academic
* 1976–77 CSKA Septemvriisko zname
* 1977–78 Levski-Spartak
* 1978–79 Levski-Spartak
* 1979–80 CSKA Sofia
* 1980–81 Levski-Spartak
* 1981–82 Levski-Spartak
* 1982–83 CSKA Sofia
* 1983–84 CSKA Sofia
* 1984–85 Akademik Varna
* 1985–86 Levski-Spartak
* 1986–87 Balkan Botevgrad
* 1987–88 Balkan Botevgrad
* 1988–89 Balkan Botevgrad
* 1989–90 CSKA Sofia
* 1990–91 CSKA Sofia
* 1991–92 CSKA Sofia
* 1992–93 Levski Sofia
* 1993–94 Levski Sofia
* 1994–95 Spartak Pleven
* 1995–96 Spartak Pleven
* 1996–97 Slavia Sofia
* 1997–98 Cherno More Varna
* 1998–99 Cherno More Varna
* 1999–00 Levski Sofia
* 2000–01 Levski Sofia
* 2001–02 Yambolgas
* 2002–03 Lukoil Academic
* 2003–04 Lukoil Academic
* 2004–05 Lukoil Academic
* 2005–06 Lukoil Academic
* 2006–07 Lukoil Academic
* 2007–08 Lukoil Academic
* 2008–09 Lukoil Academic
* 2009–10 Lukoil Academic
* 2010–11 Lukoil Academic
* 2011–12 Lukoil Academic
* 2012–13 Lukoil Academic
* 2013–14 Levski Sofia
* 2014–15 Lukoil Academic
* 2015–16 Lukoil Academic
* 2016–17 Lukoil Academic
* 2017–18 Levski Sofia
* 2018–19 Balkan Botevgrad
* 2019-20 Abandoned
* 2020-21 Levski-Lukoil Sofia
* 2021–22 Balkan Botevgrad
* 2022–23 Balkan Botevgrad
* 2023–24 Rilski Sportist

## Titles by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
| Academic Sofia | 26 | 10 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Levski Sofia | 16 | 20 | 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2017–18, 2020-21 |
| CSKA Sofia | 12 | 15 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Balkan Botevgrad | 7 | 6 | 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 6 | 5 | 1943, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966 |
| Spartak Sofia | 4 | 2 | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962 |
| Slavia Sofia | 3 | 2 | 1952, 1953, 1997 |
| Cherno More Port Varna | 3 | 7 | 1985, 1998, 1999 |
| Spartak Pleven | 2 | 1 | 1995, 1996 |
| Rilski Sportist | 1 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yambol | 1 | 1 | 2002 |

## Latest finals

| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-Up |
| 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 |
| 2018–19 | Balkan | 3–1 | Levski |
| 2020–21 | Levski | 4–1 | Rilski Sportist |
| 2021–22 | Balkan | 3–1 | Rilski Sportist |
| 2022–23 | Balkan | 3–0 | Chernomorets |
| 2023–24 | Rilski Sportist | 3–1 | Balkan |