The Turkish basketball league system or Turkish basketball league pyramid, is a series of
interconnected competitions for professional
basketball
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clubs in
Turkey
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. The system has a
hierarchical
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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
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(BSL), the 2nd-tier
Turkish Basketball First League
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
The ...
(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
Other competitions
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Turkish Basketball Cup
The Turkish Basketball Cup ( tr, Basketbol Erkekler Türkiye Kupası), FIAT Turkish Basketball Cup for sponsorship consideration, is the Turkey men's professional basketball national cup tournament. It has been held and organised by the Turkish Ba ...
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Turkish President's Cup
See also
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League system
A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in many sports in ...
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European professional club basketball system
Professional basketball clubs in Europe can compete in a number of different competitions, including national leagues, regional (multi-national) leagues, and continental competitions. It is therefore possible for clubs from some countries to take p ...
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Spanish basketball league system
The Spanish basketball league system is a series of League system, connected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Spain. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different lev ...
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Greek basketball league system
The Greek basketball league system is a number of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Greece. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. There ...
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Italian basketball league system
The Italian basketball league system or Italian basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Italy. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between c ...
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French basketball league system
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Russian basketball league system
The Russian basketball league system is a hierarchical league system for professional basketball clubs in Russia, with promotion and relegation between different levels of competition. There are currently five levels of competition: the VTB Unite ...
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German basketball league system The German basketball league system or German basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Germany. The system has a hierarchical format, with a promotion and demotion system between com ...
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Serbian basketball league system
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Polish basketball league system
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Hungarian basketball league system
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South American professional club basketball system
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Turkish Men's BasketballTurkish Basketball Super League Official Website
Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website
Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website
{{Turkish Basketball League
Basketball league systems