National Basketball League (Bulgaria)

National Basketball League (NBL)

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2008
No. of teams	8
Country(ies)	Bulgaria
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Lukoil Academic
Official website	Official Website

The Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. It was founded in the year 2008. Previously, it was called the Bulgarian A Division. The A Division is now the second level professional league in Bulgaria.

2011-12 Teams

Club	Finishing position in 2010-11	Hall
Balkan Botevgrad	3rd	Balkan Sports Hall
Euroins Cherno More	5th	Hristo Borisov
Chernomorets	8th	Nikola Stanchev
Levski Sofia	2nd	Hristo Botev
Lukoil Academic	1st	Universiada
Rilski Sportist	4th	Arena Samokov
Spartak Pleven	7th	Balkanstroy
Yambol	6th	Diana

Champions

• PBC Lukoil Akademik: 21
  • 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• BC Levski Sofia: 17
  • 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001
• PBC CSKA Sofia: 12
  • 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992
• BC Lokomotiv Sofia: 6
  • 1943, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966
• BC Balkan: 4
  • 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989
• BK Slavia Sofia: 3
  • 1952, 1953, 1997
• Euroins Cherno More: 3
  • 1985, 1998, 1999
• BC Spartak Pleven: 2
  • 1995, 1996
• BC Yambol: 1
  • 2002

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket.com League Page