Basketbol Süper Ligi

Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League (TBSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replaced the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) to become the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) until 2015 when it adopted its current name while the TBL name became exclusive to the second-tier and third-tier divisions.
The BSL is administered by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) and is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the second-tier TBL and replaced by the top two teams of that division.
Since the league's restructuring in 1966, 11 clubs have been crowned champions, with Anadolu Efes winning the title a record 16 times and Fenerbahçe 10 times. In recent years, Fenerbahçe won 9 titles out of 15 from the 2006–07 season onward.
History
According to official records, basketball was first played in Turkey in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of the sport in the country. Seven years later, in 1911, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at Galatasaray High School, decided to introduce a new game to his students. Robenson, who also later became president of Galatasaray S.K., popularized the sport in Turkey.
Until late 1966, local basketball competitions were held in major cities like Istanbul (which hosted the Istanbul League), Ankara, and İzmir. There was also the former Turkish Championship which existed from 1946 to 1967.
The current Turkish top-tier level national league was founded in 1966, by the Turkish Basketball Federation, and began with the 1966–67 season, and it thus replaced those earlier competitions. The Turkish second-tier level league, the TBL (previously known as the TB2L), was also founded three years later in 1969, and since 2011, a third-tier level league TB2L, with the teams divided into two groups.
Format
There are 16 teams in the league, and they play against each other twice, under a league system format, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams are entitled to participate in the league's playoffs. The winners of the playoffs are crowned the Turkish champions. The two top teams of the Turkish Second League are promoted to the top level Basketbol Süper Ligi. The two lowest placed teams of the Süper Ligi are relegated.
Performance by club
Clubs in bold currently play in the top division.
Current clubs
Title holders
The winners of the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) are not included, only the clubs winning the Basketbol Süper Ligi since its inception in 1966.
1966–67: Altınordu
1967–68: İTÜ
1968–69: Galatasaray
1969–70: İTÜ
1970–71: İTÜ
1971–72: İTÜ
1972–73: İTÜ
1973–74: Muhafızgücü
1974–75: Beşiktaş
1975–76: Eczacıbaşı
1976–77: Eczacıbaşı
1977–78: Eczacıbaşı
1978–79: Efes Pilsen
1979–80: Eczacıbaşı
1980–81: Eczacıbaşı
1981–82: Eczacıbaşı
1982–83: Efes Pilsen
1983–84: Efes Pilsen
1984–85: Galatasaray
1985–86: Galatasaray
1986–87: Karşıyaka
1987–88: Eczacıbaşı
1988–89: Eczacıbaşı
1989–90: Galatasaray
1990–91: Fenerbahçe
1991–92: Efes Pilsen
1992–93: Efes Pilsen
1993–94: Efes Pilsen
1994–95: Ülker
1995–96: Efes Pilsen
1996–97: Efes Pilsen
1997–98: Ülker
1998–99: Tofaş
1999–00: Tofaş
2000–01: Ülker
2001–02: Efes Pilsen
2002–03: Efes Pilsen
2003–04: Efes Pilsen
2004–05: Efes Pilsen
2005–06: Ülker
2006–07: Fenerbahçe Ülker
2007–08: Fenerbahçe Ülker
2008–09: Efes Pilsen
2009–10: Fenerbahçe Ülker
2010–11: Fenerbahçe Ülker
2011–12: Beşiktaş Milangaz
2012–13: Galatasaray Medical Park
2013–14: Fenerbahçe Ülker
2014–15: Pınar Karşıyaka
2015–16: Fenerbahçe
2016–17: Fenerbahçe
2017–18: Fenerbahçe Doğuş
2018–19: Anadolu Efes
2019–20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19
2020–21: Anadolu Efes
2021–22: Fenerbahçe Beko
2022–23: Anadolu Efes
List of champions
Pre-playoffs era
Playoffs era
Finals MVPs and winner coaches
There was no awarding in the 2019–20 season, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey.
Turkish basketball clubs in European-wide competitions
Awards
Former participants
Note: includes 2023–24 season.
58 seasons: Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray
56 seasons: Beşiktaş
52 seasons: Karşıyaka
46 seasons: Anadolu Efes
40 seasons: Tofaş
35 seasons: İTÜ
34 seasons: TED Ankara Kolejliler
31 seasons: Türk Telekom
28 seasons: Darüşşafaka
18 seasons: Eczacıbaşı
17 seasons: Oyak-Renault
16 seasons: Ankara DSİ, Bandırma
15 seasons: Alpella/Ülkerspor, Şekerspor
13 seasons: Muhafızgücü
11 seasons: Çukurova Sanayi, Gaziantep Basketbol
9 seasons: Büyükçekmece Basketbol, Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Tuborg Pilsener
8 seasons: Yenişehir
7 seasons: Altınordu, Erdemirspor, Konyaspor, PTT İstanbul, Trabzonspor
6 seasons: Aliağaspor, Altay, Ankara Ziraat Fakültesi, Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Bahçeşehir Koleji, Beslenspor, Büyük Kolej, Eskişehir Basket, Kadıköyspor, Konyaspor Basket, Ortaköyspor
5 seasons: Beykozspor, Bursaspor, İnhisar, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Meysuspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Nasaşspor, ODTÜ, Paşabahçe, Taçspor, Uşak Sportif
4 seasons: Afyon Belediyespor, Antbirlik, Güney Sanayi, Petkimspor
3 seasons: Antalyaspor, Hilalspor İzmir, Kepez Belediyespor, Merkezefendi Belediyespor, Modaspor, Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor
2 seasons: Adana Demirspor, Bornova Belediyespor, Göztepe, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Jandarmagücü, Karagücü, Kurtuluş, Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Muratpaşa Belediyespor, Netaş, OGM Ormanspor, Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Samsunspor, Yıldırımspor
1 season: Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu, Bakırköy Basket, Bakırköyspor, Balıkesir, Bandırma Kırmızı, Çağdaş Bodrumspor, Fethiye Belediyespor, Kuşadasıspor, Mülkiye, Silahlı Kuvvetler Gücü, Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Tekirdağ, Yalovaspor
See also
Men's
Turkish Men's's Basketball League
Turkish Men's Basketball Cup
Turkish Men's Basketball Presidential Cup
Women's
Turkish Women's Basketball League
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup
References
External links
Turkish Basketball Federation official website
Turkish Basketball Super League official website
Turkish league on Eurobasket.com
TBLStat.net
1966 establishments in Turkey
Top level basketball leagues in Europe
Basketball leagues in Turkey
Basketball
Professional sports leagues in Turkey
Sports leagues established in 1966