List of basketball leagues

List of basketball leagues

This is a list of current and defunct Basketball Leagues.

Current Leagues

The league names are listed below.

Men's Leagues

Leagues from the U.S., Canada, Mexico

* ABA - American Basketball Association ( [http://www.abalive.com Official Page] )
* BSN - National Superior Basketball (Puerto Rico)
* CBA - Continental Basketball Association ( [http://www.cbahoopsonline.com Official Page] )
* IBL - International Basketball League ( [http://www.IBLhoopsonline.com Official Page] )
* KIBA - Kentucky International Basketball Association
* LNBP - Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (Mexico)
* NBA - National Basketball Association ( [http://www.nba.com Official Page] )
* NBA D-League - NBA Development League ( [http://www.nbdl.com Official Page] )
* NBA Summer Pro League - Summer Pro League
* NPBL - National Professional Basketball League ( [http://www.npbl-ball.com/ Official Page] )
* TPBL - Texas Pro Basketball League
* USBL - United States Basketball League ( [http://www.usbl.com/ Official Page] )
* WBA - World Basketball Association

European Leagues

*Europe:
**Euroleague - a pan-Europe competition for elite clubs ( [http://www.euroleague.net/ Official Page] )
**Eurocup - second tier
**EuroChallenge - third tier
*Austria: ÖBL - Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
*Belgium: BLB - Belgian league of Basketball aka Ethias Liga ( [http://www.basketleague.be Official page] )
*Bosnia and Herzegovina: Premier League of Basketball of Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Croatia: A1 Liga
*France: LNB - Ligue Nationale de Basketball
*Germany: BBL - Basketball Bundesliga
*Greece:
**EOK - Greece Basketball Association ( [http://www.basket.gr Official page] )
**HEBA - Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association; A1 Ethniki, HEBA's top division
*Israel: Ligat HaAl
*Italy: LEGA Basket A
*Lithuania: LKL - Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
*Montenegro: Opportunity League
*Netherlands: Federatie Eredivisie Basketballclubs
*Norway: BLNO
*Poland: PLK, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dominet Bank Ekstraliga
*Portugal: Portuguese Basketball League (LCB), Proliga
*Russia: Russian Basketball Super League
*Serbia: YUBA Liga; Naša Sinalko Liga, the top division of the YUBA Liga
*Slovenia: 1. A SKL, also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga UPC Telemach
*Spain:
**ACB – Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (top level)
**LEB – Liga Española de Baloncesto (second level)
**LEB-2 – Liga Española de Baloncesto 2 (third level)
*Switzerland: LNBA - Ligue Nationale de Basket
*Turkey: Turkish Basketball League
*United Kingdom: BBL - British Basketball League
*Former Yugoslavia: Adriatic League (includes teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia)

Asia

*China: CBA - Chinese Basketball Association
*South Korea: Korean Basketball League
*Philippines: PBA - Philippine Basketball Association
*Taiwan: Super Basketball League
*Lebanon : FLBB

Oceania

*Australia: NBL - National Basketball League
*New Zealand: National Basketball League

outh America

*Argentina: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
*Brazil: Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
*Chile: División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile
*Liga Sudamericana, a South American club cup competition
*Paraguay: Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League
*Uruguay: Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
*Venezuela: Liga Profesional de Baloncesto

Women's Leagues

United States

* WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association ( [http://www.wnba.com Official Page] )

Australia

* WNBL - Women's National Basketball League ( [http://www.wnbl.com.au Official Page] )

Europe

* PLKK, also known as Torell Basket Liga, Poland ( [http://www.plkk.com.pl Official Page] )

Defunct leagues

Men

* All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA 1977-78)
* All-American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL 2005)
* Amateur Athletic Association Basketball (AAU 1897-1982)
* American Basketball Association (1967-1976)
* American Basketball League (1925-1955)
* American Basketball League (1961-1963)
* Global Basketball Association (GBL 1991-92 - December 1992, league folded midway through 1992-93 season)
* International Basketball Association (1995-2001)
* International Basketball League (1999-2001)
* National Basketball League (Canada)
* National Basketball League (United States) (NBL 1937-1949)
* National Industrial Basketball League
* National Professional Basketball League (NPBL 1950-1951)
* National Rookie League (2000)
* Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA 1947-1948)
* Western Basketball Association (WBA 1978-79)
* World Basketball League (1988-1992)
* World Professional Basketball Tournament (1939-1948)

Women

* American Basketball League (1996-1998) (ABL)
* Liberty Basketball Association
* Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL 1978-1981)
* NWBL - National Women's Basketball League (1998-2007)


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