The Basketball Super League (; TBSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replaced the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) to become the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) until 2015 when it adopted its current name while the TBL name became exclusive to the second-tier and third-tier divisions.
The BSL is administered by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) and is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the second-tier TBL and replaced by the top two teams of that division.
Since the league's restructuring in 1966, 11 clubs have been crowned champions, with Anadolu Efes winning the title a record 16 times and Fenerbahçe 13 times. In recent years, Fenerbahçe won 11 titles out of 17 from the 2006–07 season onward.
History According to official records, basketball was first played in Turkey in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of the sport in the country.Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 yıllık tarihi. (2009).page(12).Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş.
Until late 1966, local basketball competitions were held in major cities like Istanbul (which hosted the Istanbul League), Ankara, and İzmir. There was also the former Turkish Championship which existed from 1946 to 1967.
The current Turkish top-tier level national league was founded in 1966, by the Turkish Basketball Federation, and began with the 1966–67 season, and it thus replaced those earlier competitions. The Turkish second-tier level league, the TBL (previously known as the TB2L), was also founded three years later in 1969, and since 2011, a third-tier level league TB2L, with the teams divided into two groups.
On 6 March 1988, Erman Kunter, of Fenerbahce Istanbul scored 153 pts against Hilalspor Izmir (92 in 2nd half), a record for a club competition worldwide.Basketball Players who have scored 100 Points in one game - luckyshow.org
Format There are 16 teams in the league, and they play against each other twice, under a league system format, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams are entitled to participate in the league's playoffs. The winner of the playoffs is crowned the Turkish champion. The two top teams of the Turkish Second League are promoted to the top level Basketbol Süper Ligi. The two lowest-placed teams of the league are relegated.
Performance by club Clubs in bold currently play in the top division. ClubWinnersRunners-upYears won Anadolu Efes 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023 Fenerbahçe 1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 Eczacıbaşı 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989 Galatasaray 1969, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2013 İTÜ 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Ülker 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006 Beşiktaş 1975, 2012 Tofaş 1999, 2000 Karşıyaka 1987, 2015 Altınordu 1967 Muhafızgücü 1974 Çukurova Sanayi Paşabahçe Şekerspor Türk Telekom Bandırma Basketbol
Current clubs
Team Location Stadium CapacityAnadolu EfesIstanbul (Zeytinburnu)Basketbol Gelişim MerkeziBahçeşehir KolejiIstanbul (Bakırköy)Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu BeşiktaşIstanbul (Beşiktaş)Akatlar Arena Biotekno Körfez BasketKocaeliŞehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports HallBursaspor BasketbolBursaTofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall Çayırova BelediyesporKocaeli (Çayırova)Çayırova Spor SalonuFenerbahçe TarfinIstanbul (Ataşehir)Ülker Sports Arena Galatasaray MCT Technic Istanbul (Bakırköy)Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu Karşıyaka Basketİzmir (Karşıyaka)Karşıyaka Arena Petkim Sporİzmir (Aliağa)Aliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu Pizzabulls Bandırma BordoBalıkesir (Bandırma)Bandırma 17 Eylül Üniversitesi Spor SalonuSafiport EroksporIstanbul (Esenler)Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu Tofaş BursaTofaş Nilüfer Sports HallTrabzonsporTrabzonHayri Gür ArenaTürk TelekomAnkaraAnkara ArenaYukatel Denizli BasketDenizliPamukkale University Arena
Title holders
The winners of the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) are not included, only the clubs winning the Basketbol Süper Ligi since its inception in 1966.
1966–67: Altınordu 1967–68: İTÜ 1968–69: Galatasaray 1969–70: İTÜ 1970–71: İTÜ 1971–72: İTÜ 1972–73: İTÜ 1973–74: Muhafızgücü 1974–75: Beşiktaş 1975–76: Eczacıbaşı 1976–77: Eczacıbaşı 1977–78: Eczacıbaşı 1978–79: Efes Pilsen 1979–80: Eczacıbaşı 1980–81: Eczacıbaşı 1981–82: Eczacıbaşı 1982–83: Efes Pilsen 1983–84: Efes Pilsen 1984–85: Galatasaray 1985–86: Galatasaray
1986–87: Karşıyaka 1987–88: Eczacıbaşı 1988–89: Eczacıbaşı 1989–90: Galatasaray 1990–91: Fenerbahçe 1991–92: Efes Pilsen 1992–93: Efes Pilsen 1993–94: Efes Pilsen 1994–95: Ülker 1995–96: Efes Pilsen 1996–97: Efes Pilsen 1997–98: Ülker 1998–99: Tofaş 1999–00: Tofaş 2000–01: Ülker 2001–02: Efes Pilsen 2002–03: Efes Pilsen 2003–04: Efes Pilsen 2004–05: Efes Pilsen 2005–06: Ülker
2006–07: Fenerbahçe Ülker 2007–08: Fenerbahçe Ülker 2008–09: Efes Pilsen 2009–10: Fenerbahçe Ülker 2010–11: Fenerbahçe Ülker 2011–12: Beşiktaş Milangaz 2012–13: Galatasaray Medical Park 2013–14: Fenerbahçe Ülker 2014–15: Pınar Karşıyaka 2015–16: Fenerbahçe 2016–17: Fenerbahçe 2017–18: Fenerbahçe Doğuş 2018–19: Anadolu Efes 2019–20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 2020–21: Anadolu Efes 2021–22: Fenerbahçe Beko 2022–23: Anadolu Efes 2023–24: Fenerbahçe Beko 2024–25: Fenerbahçe Beko 2025–26: Fenerbahçe Beko
List of champions
Pre-playoffs era Season Champions Runners-up 1966–67 Altınordu Galatasaray 1967–68 İTÜ Fenerbahçe 1968–69 Galatasaray İTÜ 1969–70 İTÜ Fenerbahçe 1970–71 İTÜ Fenerbahçe 1971–72 İTÜ Beşiktaş 1972–73 İTÜ Şekerspor 1973–74 Muhafızgücü Şekerspor 1974–75 Beşiktaş Galatasaray 1975–76 Eczacıbaşı Beşiktaş 1976–77 Eczacıbaşı Beşiktaş 1977–78 Eczacıbaşı Tofaş 1978–79 Efes Pilsen Eczacıbaşı 1979–80 Eczacıbaşı Efes Pilsen 1980–81 Eczacıbaşı Beşiktaş 1981–82 Eczacıbaşı Beşiktaş 1982–83 Efes Pilsen Fenerbahçe
Playoffs era Season Home court advantage Result Home court disadvantage Regular season leader Record Efes Pilsen Karşıyaka Eczacıbaşı Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Efes Pilsen Galatasaray Efes Pilsen Karşıyaka Galatasaray Beşiktaş Çukurova Sanayi Eczacıbaşı Fenerbahçe Eczacıbaşı Çukurova Sanayi Eczacıbaşı Galatasaray Paşabahçe Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Tofaş SAS Fenerbahçe Paşabahçe Efes Pilsen Fenerbahçe Efes Pilsen Fenerbahçe Efes Pilsen Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor PTT Ülkerspor Fenerbahçe Efes Pilsen Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Efes Pilsen Türk Telekom PTT Efes Pilsen Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Tofaş Efes Pilsen Tofaş Efes Pilsen Tofaş Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Efes Pilsen Beşiktaş Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Efes Pilsen Ülkerspor Fenerbahçe Ülker Efes Pilsen Fenerbahçe Ülker Fenerbahçe Ülker Türk Telekom Beşiktaş Cola Turka Efes Pilsen Fenerbahçe Ülker Efes Pilsen Efes Pilsen Fenerbahçe Ülker Efes Pilsen Fenerbahçe Ülker Galatasaray Cafe Crown Fenerbahçe Ülker Anadolu Efes Beşiktaş Milangaz Galatasaray Medical Park Galatasaray Medical Park Banvit Galatasaray Medical Park Fenerbahçe Ülker Galatasaray Liv Hospital Banvit Anadolu Efes Pınar Karşıyaka Fenerbahçe Ülker Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Sompo Japan Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe Doğuş Tofaş Fenerbahçe Doğuş Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Beko Anadolu Efes Season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey. Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Beko Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Beko Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Beko Anadolu Efes Pınar Karşıyaka Türk Telekom Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Beko Anadolu Efes Fenerbahçe Beko Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Beko Fenerbahçe Beko Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Beko
Finals MVPs and winner coaches
Season Finals MVP Champion's Coach 1966–67 Samim Göreç 1967–68 Mehmet Baturalp 1968–69 Petar Simenov 1969–70 Mehmet Baturalp 1970–71 Şengün Kaplanoğlu 1971–72 Samim Göreç 1972–73 Öner Şaylan 1973–74 Armağan Asena 1974–75 Cavit Altunay 1975–76 Aydan Siyavuş 1976–77 Aydan Siyavuş 1977–78 Aydan Siyavuş 1978–79 Faruk Akagün 1979–80 Aydan Siyavuş 1980–81 Aydan Siyavuş 1981–82 Aydan Siyavuş 1982–83 Rıza Erverdi 1983–84 Aydan Siyavuş 1984–85 Nur Germen 1985–86 Fehmi Sadıkoğlu 1986–87 Nadir Vekiloğlu 1987–88 Mehmet Baturalp 1988–89 Mehmet Baturalp 1989–90 Faruk Akagün 1990–91 Çetin Yılmaz 1991–92 Aydın Örs 1992–93 Aydın Örs 1993–94 Aydın Örs 1994–95 Çetin Yılmaz 1995–96 Aydın Örs 1996–97 Aydın Örs 1997–98 Çetin Yılmaz 1998–99 Jasmin Repeša 1999–00 Tolga Öngören 2000–01 Murat Didin 2001–02 Oktay Mahmuti 2002–03 Oktay Mahmuti 2003–04 Oktay Mahmuti 2004–05 Oktay Mahmuti 2005–06 Murat Özyer 2006–07 Aydın Örs 2007–08 Bogdan Tanjević 2008–09 Bootsy Thornton Ergin Ataman 2009–10 Tarence Kinsey Ertuğrul Erdoğan 2010–11 Oğuz Savaş Neven Spahija 2011–12 Carlos Arroyo Ergin Ataman 2012–13 Jamont Gordon Ergin Ataman 2013–14 Not awarded Željko Obradović 2014–15 Bobby Dixon Ufuk Sarıca 2015–16 Luigi Datome Željko Obradović 2016–17 Bogdan Bogdanović Željko Obradović 2017–18 Brad Wanamaker Željko Obradović 2018–19 Shane Larkin Ergin Ataman 2019–20 2020–21 Rodrigue Beaubois Ergin Ataman 2021–22 Jan Veselý Aleksandar Đorđević 2022–23 Vasilije Micić Ergin Ataman 2023–24 Nigel Hayes-Davis Šarūnas Jasikevičius 2024–25 Khem Birch Šarūnas Jasikevičius 2025–26 Wade Baldwin IV Šarūnas Jasikevičius
There was no awarding in the 2019–20 season, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey.
Turkish basketball clubs in European-wide competitions
Awards
Former participants Note: includes 2026–27 season.
61 seasons: Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray 59 seasons: Beşiktaş 55 seasons: Karşıyaka 49 seasons: Anadolu Efes 43 seasons: Tofaş 35 seasons: İTÜ 34 seasons: TED Ankara Kolejliler, Türk Telekom 29 seasons: Darüşşafaka 18 seasons: Eczacıbaşı 17 seasons: Oyak-Renault 16 seasons: Ankara DSİ, Bandırma 15 seasons: Şekerspor 13 seasons: Muhafızgücü, Ülkerspor 11 seasons: Büyükçekmece Basketbol, Çukurova Sanayi, Gaziantep Basketbol 9 seasons: Bahçeşehir Koleji, Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Tuborg Pilsener 8 seasons: Bursaspor, Yenişehir 7 seasons: Altınordu, Erdemirspor, Konyaspor, Petkimspor, PTT İstanbul, Trabzonspor BK 6 seasons: Aliağaspor, Altay, Ankara Ziraat Fakültesi, Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Beslenspor, Büyük Kolej, Denizli Basket, Eskişehir Basket, Kadıköyspor, Konyaspor Basket, Ortaköyspor 5 seasons: Beykozspor, İnhisar, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Körfez Basket, Meysuspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Nasaşspor, ODTÜ, Paşabahçe, Taçspor, Uşak Sportif 4 seasons: Afyon Belediyespor, Antbirlik, Güney Sanayi 3 seasons: Antalyaspor, Hilalspor İzmir, Kepez Belediyespor, Modaspor, Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor 2 seasons: Adana Demirspor, Alpella, Bornova Belediyespor, Esenler Erokspor, Göztepe, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Jandarmagücü, Karagücü, Kurtuluş, Mersin Spor, Muratpaşa Belediyespor, Netaş, OGM Ormanspor, Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Samsunspor, Trabzonspor, Yalovaspor, Yıldırımspor 1 season: Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu, Bakırköy Basket, Bakırköyspor, Balıkesir, Bandırma Bordo, Bandırma Kırmızı, Çağdaş Bodrumspor, Çayırova Belediyespor, Fethiye Belediyespor, Kuşadasıspor, Mülkiye, Silahlı Kuvvetler Gücü, Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Tekirdağ,
See also Turkish Men's Basketball Cup Turkish Men's Basketball Presidential Cup Turkish Women's Basketball League Turkish Women's Basketball Cup Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup
References
External links
Turkish Basketball Federation official website Turkish Basketball Super League official website Turkish league on Eurobasket.com TBLStat.net