Turkish Women's Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Turkish Women's Basketball League | |
| Formerly | TBF Turkish Women’s First Basketball League |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1980–81 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |
 Turkey |
| Most recent champion(s) | Fenerbahçe |
| Most titles | Galatasaray (13) |
| Official website | www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl |
The Turkish Women’s Basketball League (Turkish: Türkiye 1. Kadınlar Basketbol Ligi, TKBL) or Turkish Women’s Basketball Super League (Turkish: Kadınlar Basketbol Süper Ligi, KBSL) is the top women’s professional basketball league in Turkey organized by the Turkey Basketball Federation. The women’s league started in 1980. There is also a Turkish Women’s Second Basketball League (TKB2L).
The competition
The competitions are played in two categories: Standard league and playoffs. There are 12 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top 8 teams qualify for the playoff games. The two lowest placed teams of the Premier League, ranking 11th and 12th, relegate into the Second League. The two top teams of the Second League are promoted to the Premier League.
The playoffs follow a tournament format in three rounds for 8 teams: first round, semifinals and final. The four winners of the first round go to the semifinal round. The two victors of the semifinals compete in the final playoff round for the TBBL championship.
2016 - 2017 Season
| Team | City | Arena | Colour |
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| Adana Aski | Adana | Menderes Sports Hall | |
| Botaş | Adana | Menderes Sports Hall | |
| AGÜ | Kayseri | Kadir Has | |
| Canik Belediye | Samsun | Hasan Doğan Sports Hall | |
| Beşiktaş | Istanbul | BJK Akatlar Arena | |
| Fenerbahçe | Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | |
| Galatasaray | Istanbul | Abdi İpekçi Arena | |
| Hatay BŞB | Antakya | Antakya Sport Hall | |
| İstanbul Üniversitesi SK | Istanbul | Turgay Atasü Sports Hall | |
| Girne Üniversitesi | Istanbul | Caferağa Sports Hall | |
| Mersin BŞB | Mersin | Edip Buran Arena | |
| Mersin Basketbol GSK | Mersin | Servet Tazegül Arena | |
| Osmaniye GSK | Osmaniye | Tosyalı Sports Hall | |
| YDÜ | Ankara | Mamak Sports Hall |
Champions
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Titles
| Team | Titles | Winning Years |
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| Galatasaray | 13 | 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015 |
| Fenerbahçe | 12 | 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 |
| Beşiktaş | 3 | 1984, 1985, 2005 |
| ODTÜ | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Botaş SK | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
| MTA | 2 | 1986, 1987 |
| İÜSBK | 1 | 1989 |
Notable Players
Italic players still plays in the league
External links
- (Turkish) Turkish Women's Basketball League Official Website
- (English) Eurobasket.com Turkish Women's Basketball League
- (Turkish) Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website
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| National teams | |
| Youth Men National teams | |
| Youth Women National teams | |
| League Competitions | |
| Cup Competitions | |