# Premier Basketball League (Indonesia)

The Premier Basketball League (formerly: Kompetisi Bola Basket Utama or Kobatama), in Indonesian: Liga Bola Basket Utama, often abbreviated to the PBL, is the pre-eminent semi-professional men's basketball league in Indonesia, competed by 8 clubs across the country. It is organised by Board of PBL Indonesia and sanctioned by Perbasi (Indonesia Basketball Association).
The competition started as Kobatama in 1982. In 2010, Perbasi as the owner of this competition was no longer afford the highest amateur league. Driven by the spirit of togetherness to not suffer the same fate with KOBANITA, the KOBATAMA Council with 8 clubs participants 2009 KOBATAMA and the winner inter-club competitions 2009 National Basketball Championship Division I are determined to keep playing 2010/2011 season by forming a league to fill the void KOBATAMA named Premier Basketball League which is abbreviated PBL sanctioned by Perbasi, through decisions PERBASI Number 287/PB/XI year 2010 dated November 1, 2010 On Implementation of Appointment Letters Premier Basketball League. PBL 2010/2011 organized by the collective cost of 10 club participants, the competition uses a system of full competition two rounds with four compositions qualifying series, and the final four.

## Current clubs

In the Premier Basketball League (PBL) third season that will unfold in the year 2013, the number of PBL team will certainly doubled, four new teams would have to make sure yourself participates.
* PIM NAD (Aceh)
* Champ Bandung
* Cendrawasih Papua
* Banyuasin (South Sumatra)
* Scorpio Jakarta (new)
* Gelora Bahari Tegal (new)

## List of Champions
### KOBATAMA Champions

Below is a list KOBATAMA champions from the first edition in 1982 to the last edition in 2002.
| Year | Champions | Finals Result | Runners-up |
| 1982 | Indonesia Muda Jakarta | 83-79 | Halim Kediri |
| 1983 | Indonesia Muda Jakarta | 108-71 | Halim Kediri |
| 1984-1985 | Halim Kediri | 54-49 | Indonesia Muda Jakarta |
| 1988 | Asaba Jakarta | 79-71 | Halim Kediri |
| 1989 | Asaba Jakarta | 52-51 | Halim Kediri |
| 1990 | Pelita Jaya | | Asaba Jakarta (walkout) |
| 1991-1992 | Pelita Jaya | 60-53 | Halim Kediri |
| 1992-1993 | Asaba Jakarta | 56-33 | Halim Kediri |
| 1994 | Hadtex Bandung | 57-54 | Aspac Jakarta |
| 1995 | Aspac Jakarta | 73-70 | Hadtex Bandung |
| 1996 | Aspac Jakarta | 100-69 | Panasia Indosyntec Bandung |
| 1997 | Panasia Indosyntec Bandung | 89-73 | Bhinneka Sritex Solo |
| 1998 | Hadtex Bandung | 55-45 | Aspac Jakarta |
| 1999 | Mahaka Satria Muda | 57-46 | Bhinneka Sritex Solo |
| 2000 | Aspac Jakarta | 75-66 | Panasia Indosyntec Bandung |
| 2001 | Aspac Jakarta | 87-72 80-61 | Bhinneka Sritex Solo |
| 2002 | Aspac Jakarta | 67-53 68-51 | Mahaka Satria Muda |

### PBL Champions

| Year | Champions | Final Score (Single Game) | Runners-up |
| 2010-11 | Cendrawasih Papua | 62-56 | Pacific Caesar |
| 2012 | PIM NAD | 90-39 | Champ Bandung |
| 2013 | | | |

### Number of championships won by clubs

Excluding KOBATAMA era.
| Team | Championships | Runners-up |
| PIM NAD | 1 (2012) | 1 (2010-11) |
| Cendrawasih Papua | 1 (2010-11) | 0 |
| Champ Bandung | 0 | 1 (2012) |

## List of MVP's

| Years | Players | Teams |
| 2010-11 | | |
| 2012 | Muhammad Akbar Aulia Ramadhan | PIM NAD |
| 2013 | TBA | |