# Taiwan Professional Basketball League

The Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL, Chinese: 台灣職業籃球大聯盟) is a professional basketball league in Taiwan composed of 7 teams. It is the fourth Taiwanese professional basketball league after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999), P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020), and T1 League (2021–2024).

## History
### 2024

On June 22, 2024, Walter Wang, the chairman of the New Taipei Kings, announced that the new league would be established. And there were four teams of the P. League+ (the Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers, and the New Taipei Kings) and five teams of the T1 League (the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, Taipei Mars, and the Taiwan Beer Leopards) submitted the letter of intent to join the new league. There was a Southeast Asia basketball team would join the league. On June 24, the new league preparation committee announced that the new season would start on November. On June 26, the P. League+ announced that two leagues aimed to merge for 2024–25 season. T1 League announced that the five teams of the T1 League would organize the new league for 2024–25 season. The new league preparation committee announced that the eleven teams of the two leagues would organize the new league. On July 1, Chang Shu-Jen, the general manager of the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, was temporarily named as the spokesman of the new league. And the new league preparation committee announced that P. League+ and T1 League would jointly hold the united draft on July 15. On July 8, Chuang Jui-Hsiung was named as the commissioner of the new league. And the Taipei Fubon Braves, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers announced to quit the new league preparation for the new season of the P. League+. On July 9, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks announced to quit the new league preparation for the new season of the P. League+. And the Taipei Taishin Mars, New Taipei Kings, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Formosa Dreamers, and the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League. On July 23, the TPBL held the first draft. There were 33 players participated in the draft, and 11 players were chosen in 3 rounds. On August 1, the TPBL announced that Wang Chih-Chun and Yang He-Ping, former secretary general of the T1 League and former chief operating officer of the P. League+, were the deputy secretaries of the league. On August 21, the TPBL announced that new season would play as seven teams. On September 19, the TPBL announced that Larry Chi was the secretary general of the league. On October 19, the 2024–25 season opening game, matched by the New Taipei CTBC DEA and the Formosa Dreamers, was played at Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium.

## Teams

| Team | Chinese Name | Location | Arena (2024–25 season) | Founded | Joined | Map |
| Formosa Dreamers | 福爾摩沙夢想家 | Taichung City | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium | 2017 | 2024 | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 新竹御嵿攻城獅 | Hsinchu County | Hsinchu County Stadium | 2020 | 2024 | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | 高雄全家海神 | Kaohsiung City | Kaohsiung Arena | 2021 | 2024 | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 新北中信特攻 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | 2021 | 2024 | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| New Taipei Kings | 新北國王 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | 2021 | 2024 | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| Taipei Taishin Mars | 臺北台新戰神 | Taipei City | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | 2023 | 2024 | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 桃園台啤永豐雲豹 | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena | 2021 | 2024 | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |

## Rules and regulations
### Games

Each quarter plays 12 minutes. Each game totally plays 48 minutes.

### Players

* Each team is able to register 9 to 14 local players, 3 to 4 import players, 1 foreign student player or Asian import player, and 2 heritage players.
* Each team can sign a foreign student player with the contract until 2025–26 season. The eligibility of the foreign student player is same as import player. Players with original foreign student player contract can play as local player until 2025–26 season.
* The teams represented the league at the East Asia Super League can register 1 Asian import player. The eligibility of the Asian import player is same as foreign student player.
* Each team is able to register 1 naturalised player as local player when naturalised player stayed in the same team for three years after finishing naturalisation.
* Each team is able to select 8 to 14 players to active roster in each match.
* Each team is able to select 2 to 3 import players into active roster in each match.
* 8-Imports-In-4-Quarters Rule : each quarter can have 2 import players on the court.

## Regular season

Each team plays against another six times, three at home and three on the road, respectively. Each team plays 36 matches total in the regular season.

### Ranking

| Seasons | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | Seventh place | MVP | Ref. |
| 2024–25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | |

## Playoffs
### Play-in

The fourth and fifth seeds play the best-of-three play-in series. The fourth seed is awarded a one-win advantage. The winner can qualify the semifinals series.
| Years | Qualifiers | Result | Eliminated | Ref. |
| 2025 | | – | | |

### Semifinals

The winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-seven semifinals series.
| Years | Qualifiers | Result | Eliminated | Ref. |
| 2025 | | – | | |
| 2025 | | – | | |

### Finals

The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series.
| Years | Champions | Result | Runners-up | FMVP | Ref. |
| 2025 | (1) | – | | | |

## Broadcast partners

| Seasons | Television | Online | Ref. |
| 2024–25 | VL Sports, MOMOTV, DAZN, Sportcast | YouTube | |

## Mottos

| Seasons | Mottos | Ref. |
| 2024–25 | All Eyes On Us | |