Korean Basketball League

Korean Basketball League (KBL)
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 KBL season
Logo KBL
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1997
Inaugural season	1997
No. of teams	10
Country	South Korea
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	Goyang Orion Orions (2nd title)
Most titles	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (6 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Official website	KBL

The Korean Basketball League, often abbreviated to the KBL, is the pre-eminent professional men's basketball league in South Korea. Its inaugural season was in 1997. The season starts in October and ends in April the following year. The KBL consists of 10 teams. Each team plays 54 games (27 home games and 27 away games). Each team is allowed to have 2 foreign players. Foreign players in the league are almost always either a forward or center. Formerly, foreign players were not allowed to exceed 2.03 m (6 feet, 8 inches) in height, although that rule has since been revoked.

Current clubs

There are currently ten clubs in the KBL:

Ulsan

Busan

Seoul SK
& Seoul Samsung

Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
- Busan Kia Enterprise (1997–2001)
- Ulsan Mobis Automons (2001–2004)
- Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (2004–present)
Seoul Samsung Thunders
- Suwon Samsung Thunders (1997–2001)
- Seoul Samsung Thunders (2001–present)
Anyang KGC
- Anyang SBS Stars (1997–2005)
- Anyang KT&G Kites (2005–2010)
- Anyang KGC (2010–present)
Seoul SK Knights
- Cheongju Jinro McCass (1997)
- Cheongju SK Knights (1997–2001)
- Seoul SK Knights (2001–present)
Changwon LG Sakers
- Gyeongnam LG Sakers (1997–1998)
- Changwon LG Sakers (1998–present)
Goyang Orion Orions
- Daegu Tongyang Orions (1997–2003)
- Daegu Orions (2003–2011)
- Goyang Orions (2011–2015)
- Goyang Orion Orions (2015–present)
Incheon ET Land Elephants
- Incheon Daewoo Securities Zeus (1997–1998)
- Incheon Daewoo Zeus (1998–1999)
- Incheon Shinsegi Bigs (1999–2001)
- Incheon SK Bigs (2001–2003)
- Incheon ET Land Black Slamer (2003–2009)
- Incheon ET Land Elephants (2009–present)
Jeonju KCC Egis
- Daejeon Hyundai Dynat (1997–1999)
- Daejeon Hyundai Gullivers (1999–2001)
- Jeonju KCC Egis (2001–present)
Busan KT Sonicboom
- Gwangju Nasan Flamans (1997–1999)
- Gwangju Goldbank Clickers (1999–2000)
- Yeosu Goldbank Clickers (2000–2001)
- Yeosu Korea Tender Prumi (2001–2003)
- Busan Korea Tender Maxten (2003)
- Busan KTF Magic Wings (2003–2009)
- Busan KT Sonicboom (2009–present)
Wonju Dongbu Promy
- Wonju Naray Blue Bird (1997–1999)
- Wonju Naray Hackers (1999)
- Wonju Sambo Xers (1999–2002)
- Wonju TG Xers (2002–2003)
- Wonju TG Sambo Xers (2003–2005)
- Wonju Dongbu Promy (2005–present)

KBL Reserve League

Busan KT Sonicboom (2009–present)
Daegu Orions (2009–2011)
Incheon ET Land Elephants (2009–present)
Sangmu Basketball Team (2009–present)
Seoul SK Knights (2009–present)
Jeonju KCC Egis (2010–present)

Results

Finals

Year	Champions	Result	Runners-up	Playoffs MVP
1997	Busan Kia Enterprise	4–1	Wonju Naray Blue Bird	Kang Dong-hee (Kia)
1997–98	Daejeon Hyundai Dynat	4–3	Busan Kia Enterprise	Hur Jae (Kia)
1998–99	Daejeon Hyundai Dynat	4–1	Busan Kia Enterprise	Cho Sung-won (Hyundai)
1999–2000	Cheongju SK Knights	4–2	Daejeon Hyundai Gullivers	Seo Jang-hoon (SK)
2000–01	Suwon Samsung Thunders	4–1	Changwon LG Sakers	Joo Hee-jung (Samsung)
2001–02	Daegu Tongyang Orions	4–3	Seoul SK Knights	Marcus Hicks (Tongyang)
2002–03	Wonju TG Xers	4–2	Daegu Tongyang Orions	David Jackson (TG)
2003–04	Jeonju KCC Egis	4–3	Wonju TG Sambo Xers	Lee Sang-min (KCC)
2004–05	Wonju TG Sambo Xers	4–2	Jeonju KCC Egis	Kim Joo-sung (TG Sambo)
2005–06	Seoul Samsung Thunders	4–0	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus	Kang Hyuk (Samsung)
2006–07	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus	4–3	Busan KTF Magic Wings	Yang Dong-geun (Mobis)
2007–08	Wonju Dongbu Promy	4–1	Seoul Samsung Thunders	Kim Joo-sung (Dongbu)
2008–09	Jeonju KCC Egis	4–3	Seoul Samsung Thunders	Choo Seung-kyun (KCC)
2009–10	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus	4–2	Jeonju KCC Egis	Ham Ji-hoon (Mobis)
2010–11	Jeonju KCC Egis	4–2	Wonju Dongbu Promy	Ha Seung-jin (KCC)
2011–12	Anyang KGC	4–2	Wonju Dongbu Promy	Oh Se-keun (KGC)
2012–13	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus	4–0	Seoul SK Knights	Yang Dong-geun (Mobis)
2013–14	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus	4–2	Changwon LG Sakers	Moon Tae-young (Mobis)
2014–15	Ulsan Mobis Phoebus	4–0	Wonju Dongbu Promy	Yang Dong-geun (Mobis)
2015–16	Goyang Orion Orions	4–2	Jeonju KCC Egis	Lee Seung-hyun (Orion)

Titles by club

Club	Champions	Runners-up	Winning Seasons	Runners-up Seasons
Ulsan Mobis Phoebus	6	3	1997, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15	1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06
Jeonju KCC Egis	5	4	1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11	1999–2000, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2015–16
Wonju Dongbu Promy	3	5	2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08	1997, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15
Seoul Samsung Thunders	2	2	2000–01, 2005–06	2007–08, 2008–09
Goyang Orion Orions	2	1	2001–02, 2015–16	2002–03
Seoul SK Knights	1	2	1999–2000	2001–02, 2012–13
Anyang KGC	1	0	2011–12

Prize money

Champions (Finals winners)
- KRW 100,000,000 + Trophy (1997–present)
Runners-up (Finals losers)
- KRW 50,000,000 (1997–present)
Regular Season 1st place
- KRW 50,000,000 + Trophy (1997–2005)
- KRW 100,000,000 + Trophy (2005–present)
Regular Season 2nd place
- KRW 30,000,000 (1997–2005)
- KRW 50,000,000 (2005–present)
Regular Season 3rd place
- KRW 20,000,000 (1997–2005)
- KRW 30,000,000 (2005–present)

External links

KBL

Seasons	1997 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Teams	Anyang KGC Busan KT Sonicboom Changwon LG Sakers Goyang Orion Orions Incheon Electroland Elephants Jeonju KCC Egis Seoul Samsung Thunders Seoul SK Knights Ulsan Mobis Phoebus Wonju Dongbu Promy

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

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

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

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

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

Category

Basketball in the Republic of Korea

Men's Basketball

National teams	Korea U-19 U-17 Wheelchair

Leagues	KBL Reserve League

Tournaments	Pro-Am Championship

Women's Basketball

National teams	Korea U-19 U-17

Leagues	WKBL

KBA
Clubs
List of venues

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