The Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) is the top-tier level pre-eminent professional men's club basketball league in Turkey. In English, it is known as the Turkish Basketball Super League (Turkish: Türkiye Basketbol Süper Ligi). The league was previously known as the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).
There is also a second-tier level Turkish Basketball First League (TBL) with 18 teams, and since 2011, a third-tier level Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L), with the teams divided into two groups.
The BSL replaced the Turkish Basketball Championship, which was the league's predecessor.
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History
According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904, at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of the sport in the country. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at Galatasaray High School, decided to introduce a new game to the students in 1911. Robenson, who also later became a Galatasaray S.K. president, popularized this sport in Turkey.
Until late 1966, local basketball competitions were being held in big cities like Istanbul, which hosted the Istanbul League, Ankara, and ?zmir. There was also the original Turkish Championship, which existed from 1946 to 1966.
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.
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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 winner of the playoffs is crowned the Turkish national champion. The two top teams of the Turkish Second League are promoted to the Premier League. The two lowest placed teams of the Süper Ligi are relegated.
Current clubs
Title holders
Performance by club
Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the Turkish Basketball Super League.
List of champions
Pre-playoffs era
Playoffs era
Finals MVPs and winner coaches
- Player nationalities by national team.
Turkish basketball clubs in European-wide competitions
Awards
Other participants
- Adana Demirspor (1973-1974, 1975-1976)
- Alia?a Petkimspor (2008-2014, after relegation to Second League, withdrew from the league due to debts)
- Altay (1967-1972, played as Egepen Altay in 2000-2001)
- Alt?nordu (1966-1973)
- Anadoluhisar? (1984-1985)
- Ankaragücü (1970-1975)
- Antalya Büyük?ehir Belediyespor (2007-2013)
- Antbirlik (1981-1982, 1994-1996, 2000-2001)
- Bak?rköyspor (1993-1994)
- Band?rma K?rm?z? (2011-2012)
- Beslen Makarna (1986-1992, withdrew at the end of 1991-92 season)
- Bornova Belediyespor (2009-2011)
- Büyük Kolej (2000-2006)
- Büyük Salat (1988-1988, withdrew after 7 matches)
- Çukurova Sanayi (1981-1992)
- DS? Spor (1966-1982, played as Suspor between 1966 and 1975)
- Eczac?ba?? (1974-1990, 1991-1992, Eczac?ba?? Holding closed basketball branch after relegation to Second League in 1992)
- Erdemirspor (2004-2006, 2008-2013, Erdemir closed basketball branch in 2013)
- Göztepe (1968-1969, 2002-2003)
- Güney Sanayi (1980-1984)
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi (2011-2013, withdrew from the leagues after relegation to Third League in 2013-14 season, but joined to Regional League in 2015-16 season)
- Hilalspor (1984-1986, 1987-1988)
- Jandarmagücü (1967-1969)
- ?TÜ (1966-1978, 1979-1994, 1996-1998, 1999-2000, 2001-2006, played as Raks ?TÜ in 1996-97 and Aras ?TÜ in 2003-2004 seasons due to sponsorship reasons)
- Kad?köyspor (1966-1969, 1972-1975) (Became Efes Pilsen in 1976 and Anadolu Efes in 2011)
- Karagücü (1968-1970)
- Kepez Belediyespor (2007-2010)
- Konyaspor (1992-1993, 1996-2001, played as Kombassan Konyaspor between 1996 and 2001 and withdrew in 2001)
- Ku?adas?spor (1998-1999)
- Kurtulu? (1966-1968)
- Mersin Büyük?ehir Belediyespor (2005-2014)
- Meysuspor (1992-1993, 1994-1998)
- Modaspor (1968-1971)
- Muhaf?zgücü (1966-1976, 1977-1978, 1980-1983, played as Silahl? Kuvvetler Gücü between 1982 and 1983)
- Muratpa?a Bld. (1993-1996, 1997-1999, played as Antalyaspor between 1993 and 1996 and joined to Antalya Büyük?ehir Belediyespor in 2001)
- Mülkiye (1980-1981)
- Nasa?spor (1986-1987, 1989-1993) (Originally, the team played in ?zmit, then it was relocated to ?stanbul and became Ülkerspor in 1993-94 season, Alpella in 2006-2007 one. It was finally relocated to Trabzon and became Trabzonspor in 2008-2009 season. Trabzonspor played in TBL as Alpellaspor between 2006 and 2008 and promoted to TBL again in 2009-10 season as champions. They relegated to Second League in 2011-12 season but immediately returned to top level at next season)
- Neta? (1995-1997)
- ODTÜ (1975-1977, 1980-1983)
- Olin Gençlik Edirne (2010-2015), it became Eski?ehir Basket in 2014.
- Ortaköy (1992-1998, played as Mis Süt Ortaköy in 1993-94 season, Mavi Jeans Ortaköy between 1994 and 1997 and Emlakbank Ortaköy in 1997-98 season due to sponsorship reasons, withdrew from the league due to financial shortage)
- Oyak Renaultspor (1982-1984, 1992-2000, 2001-2004, 2006-2011, dissolved in 2013)
- Pa?abahçe (1987-1992, ?? Bankas? closed basketball branch in 1992)
- Samsunspor (1973-1974, withdrew at the end of first half of season)
- Selçuk Üniversitesi (2006-2009, 2013-2016, played as Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi between 2006 and 2009 and Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi between 2013 and 2014, became Torku Konyaspor in 2014)
- ?ekerspor (1966-1968, 1971-1983, 1986-1987)
- Taçspor (1978-1982, 1994-1995)
- Tarsus ?dman Yurdu Erkutspor (1985-1986, withdrew and haven't played any matches)
- Tekelspor (2002-2007)
- Tofa? (1976-1989, 1990-2000, 2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2009-15, 2016-, played as Tofa? SAS between 1976 and 1989 and withdrew from the league in 2000-2001 season)
- TTNet Beykozspor (1988-1990, 2005-2008, played as Sümerbank Beykozspor between 1988 and 1990 and Beykozspor between 2005 and 2007)
- Yeni?ehir (1976-1983, 1985-1986, played as Yeni?ehir Meysu between 1977 and 1979, as ?stanbul Bankas? Yeni?ehir between 1979 and 1983 and as Horta? Yeni?ehir between 1985 and 1986)
- Tuborg Pilsener (1995-2001, 2003-2006, played as Tuborg between 1995 and 1999 and Troy Pilsener between 1999 and 2001 and withdrew in 2001 and in 2006)
- Y?ld?r?mspor (1992-1994, withdrew from the league in 1994)
- Ziraat Fakültesi (1977-1982, 1983-1984)
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