P. League+

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P. League+
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event
P. League+ logo.png
SportBasketball
Founded2020
FounderBlackie Chen
Inaugural season
CEOBlackie Chen
MottoSomething Interesting
No. of teams6
CountryTaiwan
Most recent
champion(s)		Taipei Fubon Braves (1st title)
Most titlesTaipei Fubon Braves (1 title)
TV partner(s)FTV One、MOMOTV
Official websitehttps://pleagueofficial.com/

The P. League+ (stylized as P. LEAGUE+, abbreviated as PLG), pronounced as Plus League, is a Taiwanese men's professional basketball league founded in 2020.[1]

History[]

The P. League+ was founded by Blackie Chen in 2020.[2] It is the first fully professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance ceased operations in 1999.[3][4] The first four teams participating in the inaugural season are the Formosa Taishin Dreamers,[5] Hsinchu JKO Lioneers,[6][7] Taipei Fubon Braves, and Taoyuan Pilots.[8] In its second season, the P. League+ added two more teams, the New Taipei Kings and Kaohsiung Steelers.[9]

Teams[]

Team Location Arena Founded Joined Map
Formosa Taishin Dreamers Changhua County
Taichung City		 Intercontinental Basketball Stadium[10] 2017 2020
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers Hsinchu County Hsinchu County Stadium 2020
Kaohsiung Steelers Kaohsiung City Fengshan Arena 2021
New Taipei Kings New Taipei City Xinzhuang Gymnasium 2021
Taipei Fubon Braves Taipei City Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 1983 2020
Taoyuan Pilots Taoyuan City Taoyuan Arena
National Taiwan Sport University Multipurpose Gymnasium		 2020

Regular season[]

Each team is allowed to register maximum 16 local players, which two of them can be foreign student or overseas Chinese, and 3 import players.[11] Only two foreign players can be played per game, which only one of both in the fourth quarter. Each team plays 30 games, 15 each for home and away. Games are scheduled mainly on weekends and national holidays.

Playoffs[]

The second seed plays the third seed in the best-of-five "playoffs" series, which is played in the 2-2-1 format. The winner of the playoffs plays the first seed in the best-of-seven "finals" series, which is played in the 2-2-1-1-1 format.[12]

Finals[]

Year Champions Result Runners-up Reference
Taipei Fubon Braves 3–1 (ruling) Formosa Taishin Dreamers [13]

Champions[]

Teams Champions Year(s)
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 0
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers 0
Kaohsiung Steelers 0
New Taipei Kings 0
Taipei Fubon Braves 1 2021
Taoyuan Pilots 0

Ticket prices and viewership demographics[]

Notable people[]

Player[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards[]

Finals MVP[]

Season Player Team
Mike Singletary Taipei Fubon Braves

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Merlissa (August 14, 2020). "NEW CHINESE TAIPEI PRO LEAGUE,P.LEAGUE+". Locker Room.
  2. ^ Tan, Kendra (August 4, 2020). "Blackie Chen Sells His S$709K McLaren To Invest In New Basketball League". 8 Days.
  3. ^ Yen, William (November 11, 2020). "P.LEAGUE+ to boost domestic tourism, demonstrate virus prevention". Central News Agency.
  4. ^ Long, Po-an; Yen, William; Yeh, Joseph (February 13, 2021). "New pro league means fresh start for Taiwan basketball". Central News Agency. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Chen, Jian (November 20, 2020). "P.LEAGUE+: Formosa Rebrands Ahead of Final Preseason Games". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  6. ^ Chen, Jian (August 3, 2020). "The Newest Taiwanese Team Is Ready to Roar in the P.League+". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  7. ^ Chen, Jian (September 2, 2020). "P.League+: Hsinchu Reveals Lineup for Debut Season". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  8. ^ Chen, Jian (October 14, 2020). "Pauian Archiland Rebrands to Taoyuan AirApe for P.League+". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  9. ^ Yen, William (October 19, 2021). "P.LEAGUE+ expands playoffs for new basketball season". Central News Agency. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "PLG／夢想家搬家 新主場落腳台中「迷你蛋」". United Daily News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  11. ^ Chen, Jian (October 20, 2020). "P.LEAGUE+: Fubon Braves Sign Three Import Players". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  12. ^ "2021-22-季後賽賽程 - 賽程 ╱ 戰績 | P. League+".
  13. ^ "疫情影響復賽機會低 聯盟裁定臺北富邦勇士為2020-21賽季總冠軍" (Press release). P. LEAGUE+. May 18, 2021. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

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