Basketbol Süper Ligi

Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Ligi
Founded	1966
First season	1966–67
Country	Turkey
Federation	Turkish Federation
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	TBL
Domestic cup(s)	Turkish Cup
Supercup	Presidential Cup
International cup(s)	EuroLeague; EuroCup; Champions League; Europe Cup
Current champions	Anadolu Efes; (16th title)
Most championships	Anadolu Efes; (16 titles)
TV partners	beIN Sports
Website	tbf.org.tr
	2023–24 Basketbol Süper Ligi season

The Basketball Super League (Turkish: Basketbol Süper Ligi; 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 10 times. In recent years, Fenerbahçe won 9 titles out of 15 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. Seven years later, in 1911, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at Galatasaray High School, decided to introduce a new game to his students. Robenson, who also later became president of Galatasaray S.K., popularized the sport in Turkey.

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.

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 winners of the playoffs are crowned the Turkish champions. 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 Süper Ligi are relegated.

Performance by club

Clubs in bold currently play in the top division.

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won
Anadolu Efes	16	13	1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023
Fenerbahçe	10	10	1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
Eczacıbaşı	8	1	1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989
Galatasaray	5	5	1969, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2013
İTÜ	5	1	1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
Ülker	4	5	1995, 1998, 2001, 2006
Beşiktaş	2	7	1975, 2012
Tofaş	2	3	1999, 2000
Karşıyaka	2	2	1987, 2015
Altınordu	1	—	1967
Muhafızgücü	1	—	1974
Çukurova Sanayi	—	2
Paşabahçe	—	2
Şekerspor	—	2
Türk Telekom	—	2
Bandırma Basketbol	—	1

Current clubs

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Anadolu Efes	Istanbul	Sinan Erdem Dome	16,000
Bahçeşehir Koleji	Istanbul	Ülker Sports Arena	13,800
Beşiktaş Emlakjet	Istanbul	Akatlar Arena	3,200
Bursa Basketbol	Bursa	Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall	7,500
Çağdaş Bodrum B.K	Bodrum	Bodrum Spor Salonu	450
Darüşşafaka Lassa	Istanbul	Volkswagen Arena Istanbul	5,000
Fenerbahçe Beko	Istanbul	Ülker Sports Arena	13,800
Galatasaray Nef	Istanbul	Sinan Erdem Dome	16,000
Manisa BB	Manisa	Muradiye Spor Salonu	3,500
ONVO Büyükçekmece	Istanbul	Gazanfer Bilge Spor Salonu	3,000
Petkim Basketbol	İzmir	Aliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu	3,000
Pınar Karşıyaka	İzmir	Karşıyaka Arena	5,000
Tofaş	Bursa	Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall	7,500
Türk Telekom	Ankara	Ankara Arena	10,400
Yılyak Samsunspor	Samsun	Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall	1,669
Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket	Denizli	Pamukkale University Arena	3,490

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

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
1983–84	Efes Pilsen	2–1	Karşıyaka	Eczacıbaşı	18–4
1984–85	Fenerbahçe	1–2	Galatasaray	Fenerbahçe	20–2
1985–86	Efes Pilsen	1–2	Galatasaray	Efes Pilsen	16–5
1986–87	Karşıyaka	2–1	Galatasaray	Beşiktaş	15–7
1987–88	Çukurova Sanayi	1–3	Eczacıbaşı	Fenerbahçe	17–5
1988–89	Eczacıbaşı	3–1	Çukurova Sanayi	Eczacıbaşı	14–7
1989–90	Galatasaray	3–1	Paşabahçe	Fenerbahçe	19–3
1990–91	Fenerbahçe	3–2	Tofaş SAS	Fenerbahçe	20–2
1991–92	Paşabahçe	1–3	Efes Pilsen	Fenerbahçe	23–3
1992–93	Efes Pilsen	4–0	Fenerbahçe	Efes Pilsen	30–0
1993–94	Efes Pilsen	4–2	Ülkerspor	PTT	27–3
1994–95	Ülkerspor	4–2	Fenerbahçe	Efes Pilsen	28–2
1995–96	Efes Pilsen	4–0	Ülkerspor	Efes Pilsen	28–2
1996–97	Efes Pilsen	4–1	Türk Telekom PTT	Efes Pilsen	27–3
1997–98	Efes Pilsen	2–4	Ülkerspor	Efes Pilsen	26–4
1998–99	Tofaş	4–2	Efes Pilsen	Tofaş	23–5
1999–00	Efes Pilsen	1–4	Tofaş	Efes Pilsen	21–5
2000–01	Ülkerspor	4–2	Efes Pilsen	Ülkerspor	22–4
2001–02	Efes Pilsen	4–2	Ülkerspor	Efes Pilsen	20–2
2002–03	Ülkerspor	3–4	Efes Pilsen	Ülkerspor	25–1
2003–04	Efes Pilsen	4–2	Ülkerspor	Efes Pilsen	22–4
2004–05	Efes Pilsen	4–1	Beşiktaş	Efes Pilsen	24–2
2005–06	Ülkerspor	4–0	Efes Pilsen	Ülkerspor	25–5
2006–07	Fenerbahçe Ülker	4–0	Efes Pilsen	Fenerbahçe Ülker	28–2
2007–08	Fenerbahçe Ülker	4–1	Türk Telekom	Beşiktaş Cola Turka	24–6
2008–09	Efes Pilsen	4–2	Fenerbahçe Ülker	Efes Pilsen	28–2
2009–10	Efes Pilsen	2–4	Fenerbahçe Ülker	Efes Pilsen	27–3
2010–11	Fenerbahçe Ülker	4–2	Galatasaray Cafe Crown	Fenerbahçe Ülker	27–3
2011–12	Anadolu Efes	2–4	Beşiktaş Milangaz	Galatasaray Medical Park	25–5
2012–13	Galatasaray Medical Park	4–1	Banvit	Galatasaray Medical Park	27–3
2013–14	Fenerbahçe Ülker	4–3	Galatasaray Liv Hospital	Banvit	28–2
2014–15	Anadolu Efes	1–4	Pınar Karşıyaka	Fenerbahçe Ülker	23–7
2015–16	Anadolu Efes	2–4	Fenerbahçe	Anadolu Efes	24–6
2016–17	Fenerbahçe	4–0	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	Fenerbahçe	28–2
2017–18	Fenerbahçe Doğuş	4–1	Tofaş	Fenerbahçe Doğuş	27–3
2018–19	Anadolu Efes	4–3	Fenerbahçe Beko	Anadolu Efes	25–3
2019–20	Season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey.
2020–21	Anadolu Efes	3–0	Fenerbahçe Beko	Anadolu Efes	29–1
2021–22	Fenerbahçe Beko	3–1	Anadolu Efes	Fenerbahçe Beko	24–6
2022–23	Anadolu Efes	3–0	Pınar Karşıyaka	Türk Telekom	25–5

Finals MVPs and winner coaches

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

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	Not awarded
2020–21	Rodrigue Beaubois	Ergin Ataman
2021–22	Jan Veselý	Aleksandar Đorđević
2022–23	Vasilije Micić	Ergin Ataman

^1 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 2023–24 season.

58 seasons: Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray
56 seasons: Beşiktaş
52 seasons: Karşıyaka
46 seasons: Anadolu Efes
40 seasons: Tofaş
35 seasons: İTÜ
34 seasons: TED Ankara Kolejliler
31 seasons: Türk Telekom
28 seasons: Darüşşafaka
18 seasons: Eczacıbaşı
17 seasons: Oyak-Renault
16 seasons: Ankara DSİ, Bandırma
15 seasons: Alpella/Ülkerspor, Şekerspor
13 seasons: Muhafızgücü
11 seasons: Çukurova Sanayi, Gaziantep Basketbol
09 seasons: Büyükçekmece Basketbol, Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Tuborg Pilsener
08 seasons: Yenişehir
07 seasons: Altınordu, Erdemirspor, Konyaspor, PTT İstanbul, Trabzonspor
06 seasons: Aliağaspor, Altay, Ankara Ziraat Fakültesi, Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Bahçeşehir Koleji, Beslenspor, Büyük Kolej, Eskişehir Basket, Kadıköyspor, Konyaspor Basket, Ortaköyspor
05 seasons: Beykozspor, Bursaspor, İnhisar, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Meysuspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Nasaşspor, ODTÜ, Paşabahçe, Taçspor, Uşak Sportif
04 seasons: Afyon Belediyespor, Antbirlik, Güney Sanayi, Petkimspor
03 seasons: Antalyaspor, Hilalspor İzmir, Kepez Belediyespor, Merkezefendi Belediyespor, Modaspor, Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor
02 seasons: Adana Demirspor, Bornova Belediyespor, Göztepe, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Jandarmagücü, Karagücü, Kurtuluş, Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Muratpaşa Belediyespor, Netaş, OGM Ormanspor, Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Samsunspor, Yıldırımspor
01 season: Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu, Bakırköy Basket, Bakırköyspor, Balıkesir, Bandırma Kırmızı, Çağdaş Bodrumspor, Fethiye Belediyespor, Kuşadasıspor, Mülkiye, Silahlı Kuvvetler Gücü, Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Tekirdağ, Yalovaspor