The National Basketball League (NBL) (in Bulgarian: Националната баскетболна лига) is the highest professional

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league in

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. 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

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, which has won 26 national titles.

Current teams

Title holders

* 1942 Levski Sofia * 1943 JSK Sofia * 1945 PSK Levski '45 * 1946 PSK Levski '45 * 1947 PSK Levski '45 * 1947–48

Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 1929 ( bg, Локомотив 1929) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently plays in the First League, the top tier of Bulgarian football. Founded as Railway Sports Club in 1929, and refo ...

* 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 FC Spartak Sofia ( bg, ФК Спартак София) was a Bulgarian football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded in 1947. The team plays in the Bulgarian Regional Division. The club's home colours are blue and whit ...

* 1954–55

* 1955–56

* 1956–57 Academic * 1957–58 Academic * 1958–59 Academic * 1959–60

* 1960–61

* 1961–62

* 1962–63 Academic * 1963–64

* 1964–65 CSKA Cherveno zname * 1965–66

* 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 OFK Spartak ( bg, ОФК Спартак) is a Bulgarian municipal association football club from the city of Pleven founded on 10 September 1919. It currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. The team's grea ...

* 1995–96

* 1996–97

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home groun ...

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Levski Sofia * 2021–22 Balkan Botevgrad Holders by year
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Titles by Club

Latest finals

References

External links

bgbasket.comOfficial WebsiteEurobasket.com League Page
{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball leagues in Bulgaria

Sports leagues established in 1942 1942 establishments in Bulgaria Professional sports leagues in Bulgaria