# List of NBL champions

The National Basketball League (NBL) Grand Final is the championship series at the conclusion of the NBL to determine the NBL champion. Between 1979 and 1986, the league used a single game to determine the champion. From 1986 to 2003, the league used a best-of-three series format. The 2004 series saw a switch a to best-of-five format. In 2010, the series reverted back to a best-of-three format once again until 2017 when it switched back to best-of-five. The Perth Wildcats hold the record for the most championships, having won 10 grand finals.

## Champions
### Legend

| Bold | Winning team of the NBL Grand Final |

### NBL champions

| Year | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1979 | St. Kilda Saints | 94–93 | Canberra Cannons |
| 1980 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 88–113 | St. Kilda Saints |
| 1981 | Launceston Casino City | 75–54 | Nunawading Spectres |
| 1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 80–74 | Geelong Cats |
| 1983 | Canberra Cannons | 75–73 | West Adelaide Bearcats |
| 1984 | Brisbane Bullets | 82–84 | Canberra Cannons |
| 1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 121–95 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1986 | Adelaide 36ers | 2–1 | Brisbane Bullets |
| 1987 | Brisbane Bullets | 2–0 | Perth Wildcats |
| 1988 | North Melbourne Giants | 1–2 | Canberra Cannons |
| 1989 | North Melbourne Giants | 2–0 | Canberra Cannons |
| 1990 | Brisbane Bullets | 1–2 | Perth Wildcats |
| 1991 | Perth Wildcats | 2–1 | Eastside Spectres |
| 1992 | South East Melbourne Magic | 2–1 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 1993 | Perth Wildcats | 1–2 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 1994 | North Melbourne Giants | 2–0 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1995 | Perth Wildcats | 2–1 | North Melbourne Giants |
| 1996 | South East Melbourne Magic | 2–1 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 1997 | South East Melbourne Magic | 1–2 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 2–0 | South East Melbourne Magic |
| 1999 | Adelaide 36ers | 2–1 | Victoria Titans |
| 2000 | Perth Wildcats | 2–0 | Victoria Titans |
| 2001 | Wollongong Hawks | 2–1 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2002 | Adelaide 36ers | 2–1 | West Sydney Razorbacks |
| 2003 | Sydney Kings | 2–0 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2004 | Sydney Kings | 3–2 | West Sydney Razorbacks |
| 2005 | Sydney Kings | 3–0 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2006 | Sydney Kings | 0–3 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 3–1 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2008 | Sydney Kings | 2–3 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2009 | South Dragons | 3–2 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2010 | Perth Wildcats | 2–1 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 2–1 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2012 | New Zealand Breakers | 2–1 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2013 | New Zealand Breakers | 2–0 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 2–1 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2015 | Cairns Taipans | 0–2 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2016 | Perth Wildcats | 2–1 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2017 | Perth Wildcats | 3–0 | Illawarra Hawks |
| 2018 | Melbourne United | 3–2 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2019 | Perth Wildcats | 3–1 | Melbourne United |
| 2020 | Sydney Kings | 1–2 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2021 | Melbourne United | 3–0 | Perth Wildcats |
| 2022 | Sydney Kings | 3–0 | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| 2023 | Sydney Kings | 3–2 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2024 | Melbourne United | 2–3 | Tasmania JackJumpers |

## Results by teams

| Team | Win | Loss | Total | Win % | Year(s) won | Year(s) lost |
| Perth Wildcats | 10 | 6 | 16 | .625 | 1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 | 1987, 1993, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2021 |
| Melbourne United | 6 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021 | 1992, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2024 |
| Sydney Kings | 5 | 3 | 8 | .625 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2022, 2023 | 2006, 2008, 2020 |
| Adelaide 36ers | 4 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 1986, 1998, 1999, 2002 | 1985, 1994, 2014, 2018 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 4 | 2 | 6 | .667 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 | 2016, 2023 |
| Brisbane Bullets | 3 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 1985, 1987, 2007 | 1984, 1986, 1990 |
| Canberra Cannons † | 3 | 2 | 5 | .600 | 1983, 1984, 1988 | 1979, 1989 |
| North Melbourne Giants † | 2 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1989, 1994 | 1988, 1995 |
| South East Melbourne Magic † | 2 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1992, 1996 | 1997, 1998 |
| Southern Melbourne Saints † | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1979, 1980 | — |
| Illawarra Hawks | 1 | 3 | 4 | .250 | 2001 | 2005, 2010, 2017 |
| West Adelaide Bearcats † | 1 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1982 | 1980, 1983 |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2024 | 2022 |
| Launceston Casino City † | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1981 | — |
| South Dragons † | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2009 | — |
| Eastside Spectres † | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | — | 1981, 1991 |
| Victoria Titans † | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | — | 1999, 2000 |
| West Sydney Razorbacks † | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | — | 2002, 2004 |
| Cairns Taipans | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | — | 2011, 2015 |
| Geelong Supercats † | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | 1982 |
| Townsville Crocodiles † | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | 2001 |
† indicates club is not a current member of the NBL.