German basketball league system
Country | Germany |
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Sport | Basketball |
Promotion and relegation | Yes |
National system | |
Federation | German Basketball Federation |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Top division | Basketball Bundesliga |
Second division | ProA |
Cup competition | German Cup |
Basketball in Germany |
The German basketball league system or German basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Germany. The system has a hierarchical format, with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently six different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier level Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the 2nd-tier level ProA, the 3rd-tier level ProB, the 4th-tier level 1. Regionalliga, the 5th-tier level 2. Regionalliga, and the 6th-tier level Landesliga Oberliga.
The tier pyramid
Level | League | ||||
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1 |
Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) National 1st Division (18 teams) |
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2 |
2. Basketball Bundesliga National 2nd Division (1975–2007) |
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2 |
ProA National 2nd Division (2007–present) (16 teams) |
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3 |
ProB National 3rd Division (2007–present) (24 teams in two 12 team groups) |
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4 |
1. Regionalliga National 4th Division (53 teams in 4 groups) |
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5 |
2. Regionalliga National 5th Division (112 teams in 9 groups) |
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6 |
Landesliga Oberliga National 6th Division (218 teams in 13 groups) |
Other competitions
See also
- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Spanish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- Italian basketball league system
- French basketball league system
- Russian basketball league system
- Turkish basketball league system
- Serbian basketball league system
- Polish basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system
- South American professional club basketball system