Turkish basketball league system
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The Turkish basketball league system or Turkish basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Turkey. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently five different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL), the 2nd-tier Turkish Basketball First League (TBL), the 3rd-tier Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L), the 4th-tier Turkish Men's Regional Basketball League (EBBL), and the 5th-tier Men's University League (Ünilig).
The tier pyramid
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1 | Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) (formerly known as Turkish Basketball League (TBL)) National 1st Division (16 teams) |
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2 | Turkish Basketball First League (TBL) (formerly known as Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L)) National 2nd Division (18 teams) |
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3 | Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L) (formerly known as Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L)) National 3rd Division (24 teams in two 12 team groups) |
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4 | Turkish Men's Regional Basketball League (EBBL) National 4th Division |
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5 | Men's University League (Ünilig) National 5th Division |
Other competitions
See also
- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Spanish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- Italian basketball league system
- French basketball league system
- Russian basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system