Turkish Women's Basketball League
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| Formerly | TBF Turkish Women's Basketball League |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| First season | 1980–81 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Confederation | FIBA |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | KBSL |
| Relegation to | KBBL |
| Current champions | Tarsus Belediyesi (1st title) (2022–23) |
| Website | tbf.org.tr |
 2022–23 season | |
The Turkish Women's Basketball League (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Basketbol Ligi, TKBL), is the second-tier level women's professional basketball division of the Turkish women's basketball league system. The league was established in 1980 and is organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation.
Format and promotion and relegation
[edit]There are a total of 16 teams participating in the league. Each team plays each other in their group twice during the regular season. The team that finishes in first place promotes to the top-tier level Women's Basketball Super League (KBSL) for the next season, teams ranked 2nd place to 9th place, compete in playoff format and winner of the playoff also promotes. The last three teams are relegated to the third-tier level Turkish Women's Regional Basketball League (KBBL).
Current clubs (2022–23 season)
[edit]| Team | Home city | Arena |
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| Alanya Belediyespor | Antalya | Alanya Atatürk Sports Hall |
| Botaş Gelişim | Ankara | Ankara DSİ Etlik Sports Hall |
| DİBA | Ankara | Sinan Şamil Sam Sports Hall |
| Urla Belediyesi | İzmir | Urla 12 Eylül Sports Hall |
| Elazığ Basketbol | Elazığ | Yakup Kılıç Sports Hall |
| Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor | Elazığ | Elazığ İl Özel İdare Sports Hall |
| Emlak Konut Gelişim | Istanbul | Başakşehir Sports Complex |
| Fenerbahçe Gelişim | Istanbul | Metro Enerji Sports Hall |
| Edremit Belediyesi Gürespor | Balıkesir | Edremit Sports Hall |
| Yalova VIP | Yalova | Yalova 90. Yıl Sports Hall |
| İzmit Belediyespor | Kocaeli | Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall |
| Kırklareli Basket | Kırklareli | Kırklareli Sports Hall |
| Tarsus Belediyesi | Mersin | Edip Buran Arena |
| Boğaziçi Basketbol | Istanbul | Şehit Mustafa Özel Sports Complex |
| Turgutlu Belediyespor | Manisa | Yıldırım Beyazıt Sports Hall |
1 Karşıyaka Çarşı Koleji withdrew from the league.
Champions
[edit]Source:[1]
- 1994–95: Manisa Spil İhtisas Spor Kulübü
- 1995–96: Urla Belediyespor
- 1996–97: Et Balık Spor Kulübü
- 1997–98: Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor
- 1998–99: Urla Belediyespor
- 1999–00: Migrosspor
- 2000–01: Alanya Belediyespor
- 2001–02: İstanbul Üniversitesi
- 2002–03: Küçükköy Belediyespor
- 2003–04: Kocaeli Basket
- 2004–05: Türk Hava Yolları Spor Kulübü
- 2005–06: Galatasaray
- 2006–07: Burhaniye Belediyespor
- 2007–08: Tarsus Belediyespor
- 2008–09: Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediye Kağıtspor
- 2009–10: Alanya Belediyespor
- 2010–11: TED Ankara Kolejliler
- 2011–12: Edremit Belediyespor
- 2012–13: Altay Konak Belediyespor
- 2013–14: Edirnespor
- 2014–15: Basketbolu Geliştirenler Derneği
- 2015–16: Osmaniye Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
- 2016–17: Ormanspor
- 2017–18: Bodrum Basketbol SK
- 2018–19: Çankaya Üniversitesi
- 2019–20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2020–21: Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor
- 2021–22: Emlak Konut SK[2]
- 2022–23: Tarsus Belediyesispor
See also
[edit]- Men's
- Women's
References
[edit]- ^ Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu Lig Şampiyonları tbf.org.tr
- ^ "Emlak Konut Spor, Kadınlar Basketbol Süper Ligi'ne yükseldi! Kupayı Bakan Kurum'un elinden aldılar". Hurriyet (in Turkish). 9 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official Website (in Turkish)
- Eurobasket.com Turkish Women's Basketball League (in English)
- Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website (in Turkish)
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