Turkish Basketball First League

Turkish Basketball First League (TBL)
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 TBL season

Formerly	Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L)
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1969
No. of teams	18
Country	Turkey
Confederation	Turkish Basketball Federation
Most recent champion(s)	Yeşilgiresun Belediye (2014–15)
Most titles	Tofaş (4 titles)
Level on pyramid	2nd tier
Promotion to	BSL
Relegation to	TB2L
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The Turkish Basketball First League, also called TBL, is the second-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L).

Format and promotion and relegation

There are a total of 18 teams participating in the league for the 2015–16 TBL season. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. Two teams are promoted to the top-tier Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) for the next season, and the last two teams are relegated to the third-tier Turkish Basketball Second League.

1970: Ankaragücü
1971: Şekerspor
1972: Kadıköyspor
1973: Adana Demirspor, Samsunspor
1974: Eczacıbaşı, Karşıyaka
1975: ODTÜ, Adana Demirspor
1976: Yenişehir, Tofaş
1977: Muhafızgücü, Ziraat Fakültesi
1978: Taçspor, Efes Pilsen
1979: İTÜ , TED Ankara Kolejliler
1980: Muhafızgücü, Güney Sanayi, ODTÜ, Mülkiye
1981: Çukurova Sanayi, Antbirlik
1982: TED Ankara Kolejliler, Oyak Renault
1983: Ankara DSİ (withdrew)
1984: Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu, Hilalspor, TED Ankara Kolejliler
1985: Yenişehir Hortaş, Tarsus İdman Yurdu (withdrew)
1986: Oyak Renault (withdrew), Beslen Makarna, Nasaş, Şekerspor
1987: Paşabahçe, Hilalspor
1988: Tekirdağ Büyük Salat, Beykoz
1989: Beşiktaş -, Nasaş
1990: Tofaş, TED Ankara Kolejliler
1991: Eczacıbaşı, PTT
1992: Kayseri Meysu, Konyaspor, Oyak Renault, Yıldırımspor, Darüşşafaka, Ortaköy
1993: Bakırköyspor, Antalyaspor, Çimtur (merger with Antalyaspor)
1994: Taçspor, Antbirlik, Vestel (withdrew), Kayseri Meysu
1995: Tuborg, Netaş
1996: TED Ankara Kolejliler, İTÜ
1997: Muratpaşa, Oyak Renault
1998: Kuşadası, TED Ankara Kolejliler
1999: İTÜ, Emlakbank (withdrew)
2000: Altay, Antbirlik, Karagücü (withdrew), Büyük Kolej

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Champion's Coach
2000–01	İ.T.Ü.	Oyak Renault	N/A
2001–02	İzmir BB	Tekelspor	N/A
2002–03	Tofaş	Tuborg Pilsener	N/A
2003–04	Banvit	Erdemirspor	N/A
2004–05	Mersin BB	TTNet Beykoz	Rebah Sıdalı
2005–06	Tofaş	TED Ankara Kolejliler	Tolga Öngören
2006–07	Antalya BB	Kepez Belediyesi	Ahmet Kandemir
2007–08	Erdemirspor	Aliağa Petkim	Gökhan Taştimur
2008–09	Tofaş	Bornova Belediye	Nihat İziç
2009–10	Trabzonspor	Olin Edirne	Alaeddin Yakan
2010–11	Bandırma Kırmızı	Hacettepe Üniversitesi	Ahmet Gürgen
2011–12	TED Ankara Kolejliler	Royal Halı Gaziantep	Murat Özyer
2012–13	Trabzonspor	Uşak Sportif	Hasan Özmeriç
2013–14	Darüşşafaka Doğuş	İstanbul BB	Orhun Ene
2014–15	Yeşilgiresun Belediye	Tüyap Büyükçekmece	Ahmet Kandemir
2015-16	Tofaş	Best Balıkesir	Orhun Ene

Year	Champions	Result	Runners-up
2012–13^[1]	Bandırma Kırmızı	73–64	Torku Selçuk Üniversitesi
2013–14^[2]	İstanbul BŞB	94–41	Akhisar Belediyespor
2014–15^[3]	Best Balıkesir	102–89	Sinpaş Denizli Basket

The next season consists of the following member clubs:

Club	City
Acıbadem Üniversitesi	Istanbul
Adanaspor	Adana
Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor	Afyonkarahisar
Akhisar Belediyespor	Manisa
Ankara DSİ Era	Ankara
Bandırma Kırmızı	Bandırma
Best Balıkesir	Balıkesir
Denizli Basket	Denizli
Final Gençlik	Bursa
Eskişehir Basket	Eskişehir
Gediz Üniversitesi	İzmir
Gelişim Koleji	İzmir
İstanbul DSİ	Istanbul
Melikşah Üniversitesi	Kayseri
Pertevniyal	Istanbul
Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi	Sakarya
Socar Petkim	İzmir
Tofaş	Bursa

The league currently consists of the following member clubs:

Club	City
Adanaspor Basketbol	Adana
Akhisar Belediyespor	Manisa
Ankara DSİ Era	Ankara
Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor	Afyonkarahisar
Best Balıkesir	Balıkesir
Denizli Basket	Denizli
Final Gençlik	Bursa
Gediz Üniversitesi	İzmir
Gelişim Koleji	İzmir
İstanbul DSİ	Istanbul
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi	Istanbul
Melikşah Üniversitesi	Kayseri
Mersin BB	Mersin
Pertevniyal	Istanbul
Sakarya BB	Sakarya
Socar Petkim	İzmir
Tüyap Büyükçekmece	Istanbul
Yeşilgiresun Belediye	Giresun

League participation withdraw : Aliağa Petkim, Vestelspor Manisa, Antalya BB, Aşut Mersin Basketbol Spor Kulübü

Basketball in Turkey

Turkish Basketball Federation Turkish Basketball League System Turkish Basketball League Venues

National teams	Men Women Men Wheelchair Women Wheelchair

Youth Men National teams	Under-20 Under-18 & Under-19 Under-16 & Under-17

Youth Women National teams	Under-20 Under-18 & Under-19 Under-16 & Under-17

League Competitions	Turkish Basketball Super League Turkish Basketball First League Turkish Basketball Second League Turkish Basketball Championship Istanbul Basketball League Women's League Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League

Cup Competitions	Turkish Cup Turkish President's Cup Women's Cup

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 African Games

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16 Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge MVP Cup Stanković Cup South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games William Jones Cup

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament Belgrade Trophy TBF International Under-16 Tournament World Cup (Turkey)

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

Men's professional basketball leagues

International
tournaments

Africa	African Champions Cup

Americas	Americas League Liga Sudamericana Torneo InterLigas

Asia	Asian Champions Cup ABA Club Championship ASEAN League WABA League

Europe	EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup Adriatic League Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Baltic League VTB United League Next Generation Tournament

Defunct
tournaments

Americas	Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Argentina Brazil Chile United States ABA (original) CBA IBL USBL WBA

Asia	Japan bj league NBL NBDL JBL

Europe	SuproLeague Saporta Cup Korać Cup EuroCup Challenge EuroChallenge Central European League North European League Czechoslovakia England Russia Serbia and Montenegro Spain Soviet Union Yugoslavia 2nd division

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