# Balkan International Basketball League

The Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), also known as the Balkan League and as the Delasport BIBL Balkan League for sponsorship reasons, is a multinational professional basketball league featuring clubs primarily from the Balkans. The league includes teams from countries such as Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Cyprus, and Israel. The most recent league champion is Sigal Prishtina from Kosovo.
The purpose of the Balkan International Basketball League is to provide competitive international play for clubs in the Balkans that might otherwise be unable to participate in international basketball. The league achieves this by providing financial support to all participating clubs to offset the costs associated with international competition. Notably, the league is also the first international league of its kind to include teams from Kosovo.

## Format

After the 2017–2018 season, the Balkan International Basketball League introduced a new, simplified competition format. Under this format, the competition typically features between 6 and 8 teams. The tournament is divided into two phases: the regular season, where all participating teams play each other in a double round-robin format, both home and away. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the first- and second-placed teams automatically qualify for the Final Four. The third-placed team plays the sixth-placed team, and the fourth-placed team plays the fifth-placed team in home-and-away games to determine which teams will advance to the Final Four. The winning teams from these matchups then advance to the Final Four to compete for that season's BIBL Balkan League championship.
Additionally, at the start of the 2020–2021 season, 12 teams from Israel participated in the league to ensure access to competitive games during the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Championships

| Season | Host | | Champion | Result | Runner-up | Arena |
| 2008–09 | Samokov | | Rilski Sportist | 84–77 | Feršped Rabotnički | Arena Samokov |
| 2009–10 | Sofia | | Levski Sofia | 77–65 | Lovćen | Universiada Hall |
| 2010–11 | Kavadarci | | Feni Industries | 88–75 | Rilski Sportist | Jasmin Sports Hall |
| 2011–12 | Gan Ner | | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 89–84 | Levski Sofia | Gan Ner Sports Hall |
| 2012–13 | Samokov | | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 87–79 | Levski Sofia | Arena Samokov |
| 2013–14 | Pristina | | Levski Sofia | 75–69 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve |
| 2014–15 | Pristina Samokov | | Sigal Prishtina | 74−7280–71 | Rilski Sportist | Pallati i Rinisë dhe SporteveArena Samokov |
| 2015–16 | Pristina Bar | | Sigal Prishtina | 82−6868−75 | Mornar | Pallati i Rinisë dhe SporteveSportska dvorana Topolica |
| 2016–17 | Stara Zagora Kumanovo | | Beroe | 84−5577−73 | Kumanovo | Obshtinska zala Ivan VazovSports Hall Kumanovo |
| 2017–18 | Samokov | | Levski Sofia | 83−72 | Bashkimi | Arena Samokov |
| 2018–19 | Tirana | | Blokotehna | 82–68 | Teuta | Feti Borova Sport Hall |
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Holon | | Hapoel Holon | 91–75 | Academic Plovdiv | Holon Toto Hall |
| 2021–22 | Nahariya | | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 86–70 | Maccabi Haifa | Ein Sara Sport Hall |
| 2022–23 | Stara Zagora | | Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | 99−95 | Peja | Obshtinska zala Ivan Vazov |
| 2023-24 | Limassol | | Sigal Prishtina | 72−67 | PAYABL EKA AEL | Nicos Solomonides Arena |
| 2024–25 | Cancelled due to War in Israel | Cancelled due to War in Israel | Cancelled due to War in Israel | Cancelled due to War in Israel | Cancelled due to War in Israel | Cancelled due to War in Israel |

### Titles by club

| | Club | Championships | Runner-ups | Championship years |
| 1 | Sigal Prishtina | 3 | — | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2023−24 |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 3 | 2 | 2009–10, 2013–14, 2017–18 |
| 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 2 | 1 | 2011–12, 2012–13 |
| 4 | Rilski Sportist | 1 | 2 | 2008–09 |
| 5 | Feni Industries | 1 | — | 2010–11 |
| 5 | Beroe | 1 | — | 2016–17 |
| 5 | Blokotehna | 1 | — | 2018–19 |
| 5 | Hapoel Holon | 1 | — | 2020–21 |
| 5 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 1 | — | 2021–22 |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | 1 | — | 2022–23 |
| 10 | Feršped Rabotnički | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Lovćen | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Mornar | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Kumanovo | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Bashkimi | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Teuta | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Academic Plovdiv | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Haifa | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Peja | — | 1 | |
| 10 | PAYABL EKA AEL | — | 1 | |

### Titles by country

| | Country | Championships | Runner-ups | Championship years |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18 |
| 2 | Israel | 5 | 2 | 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| 3 | Kosovo | 3 | 2 | 2014–15, 2015-16, 2023–24 |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2 | 2011-12, 2018-19 |
| 5 | Montenegro | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Albania | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Cyprus | — | 1 | |

## Clubs (2023-24 season)

| Team | Arena | Capacity | Country |
| AEL Limassol B.C. | Nicos Solomonides Arena | 2,500 | Limassol, CYP |
| Sigal Prishtina | Pallati I Rinise Dhe Sportheve | 2,800 | Pristina, KOS |
| KK Lovćen 1947 | Sportski Center Cetinje | 1,500 | Lovćen, MNE |
| KK Pljevlja | Sport Cener Ada | 3,500 | Pljevlja, MNE |
| KB Peja | Karakaci Arena | 2,500 | Peja, KOS |