"BBL" redirects here. For other uses, see BBL (disambiguation).
| Basketball Bundesliga |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Commissioner | Jan Pommer |
| No. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Mikhail Voronin, USSR of teams | 18 |
| Country(ies) | Germany |
Most recent champion(s) | Brose Baskets |
| TV partner(s) | BBL. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Brose Baskets is a German professional Basketball club based in Bamberg, Franconia. TV Premiere |
| Official website | Basketball-Bundesliga.de |
In German Basketball, the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) is the highest level club competition where play determines the national champion. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m
A national basketball league was first organized for play in 1939. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first title was won by LSV Spandau. With the beginning of Second World War, league play came to an end. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Not until 1947 was the second basketball championship decided. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The Basketball Bundesliga was created as a pro player league in 1966. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Between 2001 and 2003 the league had a sponsored name; it was called "s. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Oliver BBL".
Today, eighteen teams compete in the highest level of play. The team holding the record for title championships is Bayer Giants Leverkusen, who have won 14 championships. Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a Basketball club part of the Bayer Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. Since 1997, however, ALBA Berlin has dominated the league, winning their 7th title in 2003 as a result. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar History The team won seven consecutive German League titles between the years 1997 and 2003 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 21 teams have won the championship since its inception.
Teams
See also
German champions (basketball)
External links
Basketball Bundesliga
Brose Baskets is a German professional Basketball club based in Bamberg, Franconia. Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main History The team won seven consecutive German League titles between the years 1997 and 2003 Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig is a Basketball club based in Braunschweig, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Braunschweig, known as Brunswiek in Low German, is a city of 245810 people (as of 31 December 2007 located in Lower Saxony, Germany. Coach Doctors and Manager 2008/09 Coach Dr Šarūnas Sakalauskas Assistant Coach Algirdas Milonas Athletic Trainer Bremerhaven (bʁeːmɐˈhaːfən is the seaport of the free city and federal state of Bremen, Germany. Deutsche Bank Skyliners is a Basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany that plays since 1999 in the Basketball Bundesliga. Giessen 46ers is a Basketball club based in Gießen, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga and the only team that has never been Gießen (ˈgiːsən is a town in the German federal state ( Bundesland) of Hessen, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative Göttingen ( ˈgœtɪŋən, Low German: Chöttingen is a College town in Lower Saxony, Germany. History Although never a big sport in the former East Germany, basketball was played in Jena since the 1960s Jena (pronunciation ˈjeːna is a university City in central Germany on the river Saale. Köln 99ers, that was known as RheinEnergie Köln from 2001 - 2007, (often RE Köln or REK is a Basketball club based in Cologne Bayer Giants Leverkusen is a Basketball club part of the Bayer Leverkusen sports club based in Leverkusen, Germany. Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the eastern bank of the Rhine, half way between Cologne and EnBW Ludwigsburg is a Basketball club based in Ludwigsburg, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Ludwigsburg is a city in Germany, about 12 km (7 miles north of Stuttgart 's city center near the river Neckar. EWE Baskets Oldenburg is a Basketball club based in Oldenburg, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. ||-||-||-||} Oldenburg ( Low German: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. Paderborn Baskets is a Basketball club based in Paderborn, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Paderborn (paːdɐˈbɔʁn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. History Basketball has a long tradition in Quakenbrück A basketball section of the QTSV Quakenbrück was established in 1955 Quakenbrück is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. TBB Trier is a Basketball club based in Trier, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. Tübingen, a traditional University town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is situated 30 km (19 miles southwest of Stuttgart, on a ridge between Ratiopharm Ulm is a Basketball club located in Ulm, Germany. The club has two teams one professional team which plays in the Basketball Bundesliga Ulm (ˈʊlm is a City in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The team holding the record for title championships is TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen who have won 14 championships
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