National Basketball League (Bulgaria)

National Basketball League
Founded	1942
First season	1942–43
Country	Bulgaria
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Bulgarian Cup
Supercup	Super Cup
Current champions	BC Levski Sofia (16th title) ; (2020–21)
Most championships	PBC Academic (26 titles)
TV partners	Max Sport
Website	nbl.basketball.bg
	2021–22 NBL Season

The National Basketball League (NBL) (in Bulgarian: Националната баскетболна лига) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, though the first-tier level existed since 1942 and was previously called the Bulgarian A Division. The games in the NBL are played under FIBA rules. The most successful team in NBL history is PBC Academic, which has won 26 national titles.

Current teams[]

Club	Last season	Arena	Location	Capacity
Academic Plovdiv	5th	Arena SILA	Plovdiv	1,700
Balkan Botevgrad	4th	Arena Botevgrad	Botevgrad	4,500
Beroe	6th	Municipal Hall	Stara Zagora	1,000
Cherno More Ticha	9th	Hristo Borisov	Varna	1,000
Chernomorets	5th		Burgas	1,000
Levski Lukoil	1st	Universiada Hall	Sofia	4,000
Rilski Sportist	2nd	Arena Samokov	Samokov	2,500
Shumen	New team	Arena Shumen	Shumen	2,300
Spartak Pleven	8th	Balkanstroy	Pleven	1,200
Yambol	7th	Diana	Yambol	3,000

Title holders[]

1942–42 Levski Sofia
1943–43 JSK Sofia
1945–45 PSK Levski '45
1946–46 PSK Levski '45
1947–47 PSK Levski '45
1947–48 Lokomotiv Sofia
1948–49 CDNV Sofia
1949–50 Narodna voiska Sofia
1950–51 CDNV Sofia
1951–52 Udarnik Sofia
1952–53 Udarnik Sofia
1953–54 Spartak Sofia
1954–55 Lokomotiv Sofia
1955–56 Spartak Sofia
1956–57 Academic
1957–58 Academic
1958–59 Academic
1959–60 Spartak Sofia
1960–61 Lokomotiv Sofia
1961–62 Spartak Sofia
1962–63 Academic
1963–64 Lokomotiv Sofia
1964–65 CSKA Cherveno zname
1965–66 Lokomotiv Sofia
1966–67 CSKA Cherveno zname
1967–68 Academic
1968–69 Academic

1969–70 Academic
1970–71 Academic
1971–72 Academic
1972–73 Academic
1973–74 Balkan Botevgrad
1974–75 Academic
1975–76 Academic
1976–77 CSKA Septemvriisko zname
1977–78 Levski-Spartak
1978–79 Levski-Spartak
1979–80 CSKA Sofia
1980–81 Levski-Spartak
1981–82 Levski-Spartak
1982–83 CSKA Sofia
1983–84 CSKA Sofia
1984–85 Akademik Varna
1985–86 Levski-Spartak
1986–87 Balkan Botevgrad
1987–88 Balkan Botevgrad
1988–89 Balkan Botevgrad
1989–90 CSKA Sofia
1990–91 CSKA Sofia
1991–92 CSKA Sofia
1992–93 Levski Sofia
1993–94 Levski Sofia
1994–95 Spartak Pleven
1995–96 Spartak Pleven

1996–97 Slavia Sofia
1997–98 Cherno More Varna
1998–99 Cherno More Varna
1999–00 Levski Sofia
2000–01 Levski Sofia
2001–02 Yambolgas
2002–03 Lukoil Academic
2003–04 Lukoil Academic
2004–05 Lukoil Academic
2005–06 Lukoil Academic
2006–07 Lukoil Academic
2007–08 Lukoil Academic
2008–09 Lukoil Academic
2009–10 Lukoil Academic
2010–11 Lukoil Academic
2011–12 Lukoil Academic
2012–13 Lukoil Academic
2013–14 Levski Sofia
2014–15 Lukoil Academic
2015–16 Lukoil Academic
2016–17 Lukoil Academic
2017–18 Levski Sofia
2018–19 Balkan Botevgrad
2019-20 Abandoned
2020-21 Levski Sofia

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Titles by Club[]

Club	Winners	Winning years
Academic Sofia	26	1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Levski Sofia	16	1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2017–18, 2020-21
CSKA Sofia	12	1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992
Lokomotiv Sofia	6	1943, 1948, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966
Balkan Botevgrad	5	1974, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2018–19
Spartak Sofia	4	1954, 1956, 1960, 1962
Slavia Sofia	3	1952, 1953, 1997
Cherno More Port Varna	3	1985, 1998, 1999
Spartak Pleven	2	1995, 1996
Yambol	1	2002

Latest finals[]

Season	Champions	Score	Runners-Up
2000–01	Levski	3–0	Yambol
2001–02	Yambol	3–0	Lukoil Academic
2002–03	Lukoil Academic	3–0	Levski
2003–04	Lukoil Academic	3–0	CSKA
2004–05	Lukoil Academic	3–0	CSKA
2005–06	Lukoil Academic	3–0	Cherno More
2006–07	Lukoil Academic	3–0	CSKA
2007–08	Lukoil Academic	3–0	Balkan
2008–09	Lukoil Academic	3–1	Cherno More
2009–10	Lukoil Academic	3–1	Levski
2010–11	Lukoil Academic	3–0	Levski
2011–12	Lukoil Academic	3–0	Levski
2012–13	Lukoil Academic	3–2	Levski
2013–14	Levski	3–2	Lukoil Academic
2014–15	Lukoil Academic	3–2	Balkan
2015–16	Lukoil Academic	3–0	Balkan
2016–17	Lukoil Academic	3–1	Beroe
2017–18	Levski	3–1	Balkan
2018–19	Balkan	3–1	Levski
2020–21	Levski	4–1	Rilski Sportist

References[]

^ Holders by year

External links[]

[1] Holders by year

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v t Bulgarian National Basketball League
2020–21 teams	Academic Plovdiv Balkan Botevgrad Beroe Cherno More Port Varna Chernomorets Levski Lukoil Rilski Sportist Shumen Spartak Pleven Yambol
Former Teams	BC CSKA Sofia BC Sliven Academic Sofia
Seasons	2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22