This is a list of current and defunct basketball leagues around the world.
Men
Intercontinental FIBA Intercontinental Cup Arab Club Basketball Championship
Africa
International leagues BAL – Basketball Africa League
National leagues
ABC Super Division – Algerian Basketball Championship Super Division
ABL – Angolan Basketball League – first tier ABC – Angola Second Division Basketball Championship – second tier
CABL – Central African Division I Basketball League
GSP Basketball League
EBSL – Egyptian Basketball Super League
LBA League
LBL – Libyan Division I Basketball League
Nationale 1
MBL – Mozambican Division I Basketball League
NPL – Nigerian Premier League
NBL – National Basketball League
SBL – Senegalese Division I Basketball League
BNL – Basketball National League
TBL – Tunisian Division I Basketball League
NBL – National Basketball League
Americas
International leagues Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) Liga Sudamericana
National leagues
LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquet – first tier TNA – Torneo Nacional de Ascenso – second tier
Libobasquet
CBB – Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete – first tier NBB – Novo Basquete Brasil – first tier Liga Ouro de Basquete (Brazil) – second tier LDB – Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (Under-22 League) – third tier
NBA – National Basketball Association (Toronto Raptors) NBA G League (Raptors 905) CEBL – Canadian Elite Basketball League BSL – Basketball Super League (North America)
LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile
BPC – Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano
LBSCR – Liga de Baloncesto Superior de Costa Rica
LSB – Liga Superior de Baloncesto
LNB – Liga Nacional de Baloncesto
LEB – Liga Ecuatoriana de Baloncesto
LSBES – Liga Superior de Baloncesto de El Salvador
LNBP – Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional – first tier CIBACOPA – Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico – second tier NBA G League – first tier Minor League
ACB League LNB – Liga Nicaragüense de Baloncesto (2018–present)
LPB – Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (2015–present)
LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
LBL – Liga de Basket de Lima LNB – Liga Nacional de Basketball
BSN – Baloncesto Superior Nacional BSNF – Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino
LUB – Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
NBA – National Basketball Association NBA G League 94x50 – 94x50 League ABA – American Basketball Association Big3 Basketball ECBL – East Coast Basketball League FBA – Florida Basketball Association MBL – Maximum Basketball League NABL – North American Basketball League NBL – National Basketball League (United States) NNBA – New Nation Basketball Association PBA – Pro Basketball Association PBL – Premier Basketball League SBL - Southern Basketball League TBL – The Basketball League UBA – Universal Basketball Association UBL – United Basketball League USBL – United States Basketball League
College and university basketball
OUA – Wilson Cup U Sports – W. P. McGee Trophy
ACCA – Association of Christian College Athletics Bible College NIT CCCAA – California Community College Athletic Association NAIA Division I – NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NAIA Division II – NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Championship NCAA Division I – NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NCAA Division II – NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship NCAA Division III – NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship NCCAA – List of NCCAA men's basketball champions NIT – National Invitation Tournament NJCAA Division I – NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship NJCAA Division II – NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship NJCAA Division III – NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship NWAC – Northwest Athletic Conference USCAA – United States Collegiate Athletic Association NCBBA - National Club Basketball Association
Youth leagues AAU – Amateur Athletic Union USSSA – United States Specialty Sports Association
SPB – Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto LPB – Liga Profesional de Baloncesto
Asia
International leagues Basketball Champions League Asia East Asia Super League West Asia Super League
National leagues
BPL – Bahraini Premier League
CBA – Chinese Basketball Association – first tier NBL – National Basketball League – second tier CUBA – Chinese University Basketball Association – third tier CHBL – China High School Basketball League – fourth tier
A1 – Hong Kong A1 Division Championship
NSBL – National Star Basketball League INBL - Indian National Basketball League (under-19) EPBL – Elite Pro Basketball League (defunct)
IBL – Indonesian Basketball League
IBSL – Iranian Basketball Super League
IBL – Iraqi Professional Basketball League
KBC – Kazakhstan Basketball Championship – first tier KBC – Kazakhstan Basketball Cup – second tier
KBL – Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League
B.League – first tier since 2016–17 B.League Division Two – second tier B.League Division Three – third tier AJIBC - All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship – fourth tier
Korean Basketball League - Top tier Basketball League in Korea
JPBL – Jordanian Premier Basketball League - first tier First Division - second tier
FLB League – Lebanese Basketball League
MBL – Major Basketball League Malaysia
The League
OBL – Oman Basketball League
(Philippine basketball is not divided into a tier-like league system)
The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) issues professional licenses for players playing in professional leagues. GAB had instructed amateur leagues that are paying its players to be under its belt. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this hasn't been applied as the GAB has only allowed professional leagues (of any sport) to operate.
Professional leagues AsiaBasket Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League National Basketball League Philippine Basketball Association Pilipinas Super League Amateur leagues: Pinoyliga Sinag Liga Asya College basketball (many college leagues also offer high school basketball tournaments): BUCAA – Bulacan Universities and Colleges Athletic Association BUCAL – Bicol Universities and Colleges Athletic League CESAFI – Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. COSAA – Cagayan de Oro Schools Athletics Association CUL – Collegiate United League DASAFI – Davao Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. ISSA – Iloilo Schools Sports Association LACUAA – Local Colleges and Universities Athletic Association MNCAA – Men's National Collegiate Athletic Association NAASCU – National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship NCAA North – National Collegiate Athletic Association – North NCAA South – National Collegiate Athletic Association – South NCRAA – National Capital Region Athletic Association SCUAA – State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association UAAP – University Athletic Association of the Philippines Basketball Championship UCAA – Universities and Colleges Athletic Association UCAL – Universities and Colleges Athletic League UCCL – United Collegiate Championship League UCLAA – United Central Luzon Athletic Association UCPL – Universities & Colleges Premier League WNCAA – Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association
High school basketball: FCAAF – Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation MMTLBA – Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association NBTC – NBTC League PCYAA – Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association PSSBC – Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship PRISAA – Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines)
QBL – Qatari Basketball League
SPL – Saudi Premier League
NBL -National Basketball League (Singapore) Pro-Am SBL - Pro-Am Singapore Basketball League Merlion Cup
KBL – Korean Basketball League – first tier KBL R–League – KBL Reserve League – second tier KUBL – Korean University Basketball League – third tier
SBL – Syrian Basketball League
PLG – P. League+ – professional TPBL – Taiwan Professional Basketball League – professional SBL – Super Basketball League – semi-professional A League – amateur UBA – University Basketball Alliance HBL – High School Basketball League
TBL – Thailand Basketball League BTL – Basketball Thai League
NBL – UAE National Basketball League
VBA – Vietnam Basketball Association
College and university basketball
CUBA – Chinese University Basketball Association
LIMA – Liga Mahasiswa
(many college leagues also offer high school basketball tournaments): BUCAA – Bulacan Universities and Colleges Athletic Association BUCAL – Bicol Universities and Colleges Athletic League CESAFI – Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. COSAA – Cagayan de Oro Schools Athletics Association CUL – Collegiate United League DASAFI – Davao Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. ISSA – Iloilo Schools Sports Association LCUAA – Laguna Colleges and Universities Athletic Association MNCAA – Men's National Collegiate Athletic Association NAASCU – National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship NCAA North – National Collegiate Athletic Association – North NCAA South – National Collegiate Athletic Association – South NCRAA – National Capital Region Athletic Association SCUAA – State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association UAAP – University Athletic Association of the Philippines Basketball Championship UCAA – Universities and Colleges Athletic Association UCAL – Universities and Colleges Athletic League UCCL – United Collegiate Championship League UCLAA – United Central Luzon Athletic Association UCPL – Universities & Colleges Premier League WNCAA – Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association
U-League
UBA – University Basketball Alliance
NUC – National University Championship
Youth leagues
CHBL – China High School Basketball League
DBL – Developmental Basketball League
FCAAF – Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation MMTLBA – Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association NBTC – NBTC League PCYAA – Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association PSSBC – Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship PRISAA – Private Schools Athletic Association (Philippines)
HBL – High School Basketball League
Europe
International leagues
Continental Leagues Clubs participate pan-European leagues in two ways. Larger clubs play in Euroleague Basketball's system, with several of them having long-term licenses and others having annual licenses (irrespective of domestic league results), akin to the franchise model in North American sports. The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is the other way clubs participate, which is mostly based on sporting merit. A club usually opts to play in the EuroLeague instead of the BCL if it's eligible for both.
EuroLeague - organised by EuroLeague Basketball - first tier EuroCup - organised by EuroLeague Basketball - second tier Basketball Champions League - organised by FIBA Europe - third tier FIBA Europe Cup - organised by FIBA Europe - fourth tier European North Basketball League (despite the name, the league is not limited to Northern Europe) - fifth tier
Subregional leagues AAC – Alpe Adria Cup – featuring teams from Austria, Croatia, Czechia (Czech Republic), Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia ABA League (also known as the Adriatic League) – first tier league featuring teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia ABA League Second Division – second tier BIBL – Balkan International Basketball League – featuring teams from Albania, Bulgaria, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia ENBL – European North Basketball League LEBL – Latvian-Estonian Basketball League – featuring teams from Latvia and Estonia