List of basketball leagues
This is a list of current and defunct basketball leagues around the world.
Men
[edit]Intercontinental
[edit]Africa
[edit]International leagues
[edit]- BAL – Basketball Africa League
National leagues
[edit]
- ABC Super Division – Algerian Basketball Championship Super Division
- ABL – Angolan Basketball League – first tier
- ABC – Angola Second Division Basketball Championship – second tier
- NPL – Nigerian Premier League
Americas
[edit]International leagues
[edit]National leagues
[edit]
- LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquet – first tier
- TNA – Torneo Nacional de Ascenso – second tier
- 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)
- LBSCR – Liga de Baloncesto Superior de Costa Rica
- 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)
- LBL – Liga de Basket de Lima
- LNB – Liga Nacional de Basketball
- NBA – National Basketball Association
- 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
[edit]- 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
- NCAA Division II – NCAA Men's Division II 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
- NJCAA Division II – NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
- NWAC – Northwest Athletic Conference
- USCAA – United States Collegiate Athletic Association
- NCBBA - National Club Basketball Association
Youth leagues
[edit]
Asia
[edit]International leagues
[edit]National leagues
[edit]
- 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
- CUBA – Chinese University Basketball Association – third tier
- NBL – National Basketball League – second tier
- NSBL – National Star Basketball League
- INBL - Indian National Basketball League (under-19)
- EPBL – Elite Pro Basketball League (defunct)
- KBC – Kazakhstan Basketball Championship – first tier
- KBC – Kazakhstan Basketball Cup – second tier
- 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
- B.League Division Three – third tier
- B.League Division Two – second 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
- OBL – Oman Basketball League
Philippines (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
- Amateur leagues:
- PBA D-League
- 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
- 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
- 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
- NGBL – Next Generation Basketball 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
- KBL R–League – KBL Reserve League – second 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
- UBA – University Basketball Alliance
- A League – amateur
- SBL – Super Basketball League – semi-professional
- TBL – Thailand Basketball League
- BTL – Basketball Thai League
College and university basketball
[edit]- LIMA – Liga Mahasiswa
Philippines (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
- 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
- WNCAA – Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association
- UBA – University Basketball Alliance
- NUC – National University Championship
Youth leagues
[edit]- CHBL – China High School Basketball League
- FCAAF – Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation
- MMTLBA – Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association
- NBTC – NBTC League
- NGBL – Next Generation Basketball 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
[edit]International leagues
[edit]Continental Leagues
[edit]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
- FIBA Europe Cup - organised by FIBA Europe - fourth tier
- Basketball Champions League - organised by FIBA Europe - third tier
- EuroCup - organised by EuroLeague Basketball - second tier
Subregional leagues
[edit]- 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
- VTB League – VTB United League – featuring teams from Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia
National leagues
[edit]
- ABSL – Albanian Basketball Superliga – first tier
- ABFD – Albanian Basketball First Division – second tier
- ABS – Austrian Basketball Superliga – first tier
- BZL – Basketball Zweite Liga – second tier
- BNXT League – first tier in both countries from 2021 to 2022 season onward
- BCBH – Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina – first tier
- A1 Liga – second tier
- NBL – National Basketball League, also called the Kooperativa NBL for sponsorship reasons
- DBL – Danish Basketball League
- KML – Korvpalli Meistriliiga
- Korisliiga – first tier
- I Division – second tier
- LNB Élite – Ligue Nationale de Basketball Pro A – first tier
- LNB Pro B – Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B – second tier
- GSL – Georgian Superliga
- BBL – Basketball Bundesliga – first tier
- GBL – Greek Basket League – first tier
- GBL A2 – Greek A2 Basket League – second tier
- GBL B – Greek B Basket League – third tier
- GBL C – Greek C Basket League – fourth tier
- GBL B – Greek B Basket League – third tier
- GBL A2 – Greek A2 Basket League – second tier
- IBPL – Israeli Basketball Premier League – first tier
- Liga Leumit – second tier
- Liga Artzit – third tier
- Liga Leumit – second tier
- Serie A – first tier
- KBSL – Kosovo Basketball Superleague – first tier
- KBFL – Kosovo Basketball First League – second tier
- LBL – Latvijas Basketbola līga
- LKL – Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga – first tier
- NKL – Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga – second tier
- RKL – Regioninė Krepšinio Lyga – third tier
- NKL – Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga – second tier
- MFL – Macedonian First League
- Promotiedivisie – second tier; top purely domestic level from 2021 to 2022
- PLK – Polska Liga Koszykówki (Polish Basketball League) – first tier
- I Liga – second tier
- II Liga – third tier
- I Liga – second tier
- LCB – Portuguese Basketball League
- Proliga - second tier
- VTB–League – VTB United League – first tier since the 2012–13 season (also featuring teams from Belarus & Kazakhstan)
- BSL 1 – Basketball Super League 1 – second tier; was the first tier league from 1992 to 2010
- BSL 2 – Basketball Super League 2 – third tier
- First League – fourth tier
- VTB-League U21 – fifth tier
- First League – fourth tier
- BSL 2 – Basketball Super League 2 – third tier
- BSL 1 – Basketball Super League 1 – second tier; was the first tier league from 1992 to 2010
- BLS – Basketball League of Serbia – first tier
- BLS B – Basketball League of Serbia B – second tier
- RBL First Division – Regional Basketball League First Division – third tier
- RBL Second Division – Regional Basketball League Second Division – fourth tier
- RBL First Division – Regional Basketball League First Division – third tier
- BLS B – Basketball League of Serbia B – second tier
- SEL Slovak Extraliga
- 1. A SKL – Premier A Slovenian Basketball League (also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga Telemach) – first tier
- SSBL – Slovenian Second Basketball League – second tier
- SBL – School Basketball League – third tier
- SSBL – Slovenian Second Basketball League – second tier
- Liga Endesa – first tier
- Primera FEB – second tier
- Segunda FEB – third tier
- Tercera FEB – fourth tier
- Primera División de Baloncesto – fifth tier
- Tercera FEB – fourth tier
- Segunda FEB – third tier
- Primera FEB – second tier
- SBL – Swedish Basketball League (Ligan) – first tier
- Basketettan – second tier
- LNBA – Swiss Basketball League – first tier
- Championnat LNB – second tier
- BSL – Turkish Basketball Super League – first tier
- TBL – Turkish Basketball First League – second tier
- TB2L – Turkish Basketball Second League – third tier
- TRBL – Turkish Regional Basketball League – fourth tier
- TB2L – Turkish Basketball Second League – third tier
- TBL – Turkish Basketball First League – second tier
- UBSL – Ukrainian Basketball Superleague – first tier
- Higher League – second tier
- SBL – Super League Basketball – First Tier
- BCB - British Championship Basketball - second tier
College and university basketball
[edit]- BUCS Premier
- BUCS Tier 1
- BUCS Tier 2
- BUCS Tier 3
- BUCS Tier 4
- BUCS Tier 5
- BUCS Tier 4
- BUCS Tier 3
- BUCS Tier 2
- BUCS Tier 1
Youth basketball
[edit]- EABL - Elite Academy Basketball League
- CBL - College Basketball League (Tier 2 and Tier 3)
Dynamik National Schools Competition (players registered in any EABL or CBL teams are not permitted to play here except the U17 league)
- U19, U17, U16 Co-Ed Premier, U16 Co-Ed, U14 Co-Ed Premier, U14 Co-Ed
Oceania
[edit]
- NBL – National Basketball League – Major League
- NBL1 – Minor League
- Big V – Minor League
- University Basketball League – Minor League
Women
[edit]Africa
[edit]National leagues
Americas
[edit]College basketball
- NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (NCAA Division I Women's)
- NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament (NCAA Division II Women's)
- NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament (NCAA Division III Women's)
- Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT)
- NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Championships (NAIA Division I Women's)
- NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championships (NAIA Division II Women's)
- Association of Christian College Athletics
- NCCAA Women's Basketball (NCCAA Women's)
- NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division I Women's)
- NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division II Women's)
- NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship (NJCAA Division III Women's)
- USCAA Women's Basketball (USCAA Women's)
Youth leagues
University basketball
Asia
[edit]- WCBA - Women's Chinese Basketball Association - first tier
- WCUBA - Women's Chinese University Basketball Association - second tier
- Srikandi Cup
Filipino College Basketball
- 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
- DASAFI – Davao Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc.
- ISSA – Iloilo Schools Sports Association
- LACUAA – Local Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
- NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship
- NCAA South – National Collegiate Athletic Association – South
- UAAP - University Athletic Association of the Philippines
- WNCAA - Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association
- NAASCU - National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
- NCRAA - National Capital Region Athletic Association
- UCLAA – United Central Luzon Athletic Association
- SCUAA – State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
- UCCL - United Collegiate Championship League
- WTBL - Women's Thailand Basketball League
Europe
[edit]- AWBB - Austrian Women's Basketball Bundesliga
- BZWL - Basketball Zweite Women‘s Liga - second tier
- Prva ženska liga - Croatian First Women's Basketball League
- Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A
- Kadınlar Basketbol Ligi - Women's Basketball League
- Česká ženská basketbalová liga - Czech Women's Basketball League
- Women's Basketball Bundesliga
- 2. Women‘s Basketball Bundesliga - second tier
- Greek Women's Basket - first tier
- Greek A2 Women's Basket - second tier
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna - Premier league women
- LegA Basket Femminile Serie A1 - first tier
- Serie A2 - second tier
- Serie B d'Eccellenza - third tier
- Serie A2 - second tier
- BLK – Basket Liga Kobiet (first tier)
- I Liga (second tier)
- Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
- Superleague
- Higher League
- Superleague
- LFB – Liga Femenina de Baloncesto Ligue Féminine de Basketball
- LF2B - Liga Femenina 2 de Baloncesto Ligue Féminine 2 de Basketball
Oceania
[edit]- WNBL – Women's National Basketball League – Major League
- NBL1 – Minor League
- Big V – Minor League
- University Basketball League – Minor League
Defunct leagues
[edit]Men
[edit]World
[edit]- McDonald's Championship, 1987–1999
Africa
[edit]- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, (1972–2019)
Americas
[edit]- FIBA Americas League, (2007–2019)
- Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol, (1993–2000)
Subregional Leagues
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes, (1946–2008)
- Liga Centroamericana de clubes de baloncesto, (2014–2018)
National Leagues
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1993–94
- Canadian National Basketball League (CNBL), 2002–2004
- National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). 2011–2023
- Amateur Athletic Association Basketball (AAU), 1897–1982
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1898–99 to 1903–04
- Philadelphia Basketball League (PBL), 1902–1909
- New England Basketball League (NEBL), 1903–1904
- Western Massachusetts Basketball League (WMBL), 1903–1904
- Western Pennsylvania Basketball League (WPBL), 1903–1904; 1912–1913; 1914–1915
- New England Basketball Association (NEBA), 1904–1905
- Mohawk Valley League (MVL), 1906–1910
- Central Basketball League (CBL), 1906–1912
- Hudson River League (HRL), 1909–12
- Eastern Basketball League (EBL), 1909–1933
- New York State League (NYSL), 1911–23
- Pennsylvania State League (PSL), 1914–1921
- Interstate Basketball League (IBL), 1915–1920
- Interstate League (IL), 1919–1923
- Metropolitan Basketball League (MBL), 1921–1928
- American Basketball League (ABL), 1925–1955
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1926–27
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1929–30
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1932–33
- Midwest Basketball Conference (MBC), 1935–1937; became National Basketball League with 1937–38 season.
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1937–1949; merged with the Basketball Association of America to become the National Basketball Association.
- World Professional Basketball Tournament (WPBT), 1939–1948
- Eastern Pro League (EPL)
- Pacific Coast Professional Basketball League (PCPBL), 1946–1948
- Basketball Association of America (BAA), 1946–1949; merged with the National Basketball League to become the National Basketball Association.
- New York State Professional Basketball League (NYSPL), 1946–1949
- Continental Basketball Association (CBA), 1946–2009;[1] originally named Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, then Eastern Professional Basketball League.
- Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA), 1947–1948
- National Industrial Basketball League (NIBL), 1947–1961
- National Professional Basketball League (NPBL), 1950–1951
- American Basketball League (ABL), 1961–1963
- Midwest Professional Basketball League (MPBL) (1961–1964)
- North American Basketball League (1964-1968), (NABL) 1964–1968
- American Basketball Association (ABA), 1967–1976, Merged with NBA, four teams now in NBA.
- All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA), 1977–78
- Western Basketball Association (WBA), 1978–79
- World Basketball League (WBL), 1988–1992; was founded as the International Basketball Association in November 1987, before changing its name prior to the 1988 season.
- Global Basketball Association (GBA), 1991-92 - December 1992; league folded midway through 1992–93 season.
- International Basketball Association (IBA), 1995–2001
- International Basketball League (IBL), 1999–2001
- National Rookie League (NRL), 2000
- All-American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL), 2005
- United States Basketball League (USBL)
- National Professional Basketball League (NPBL)
- All-American Basketball Alliance (2010)
- Global Professional Basketball League (GPBL)
- Global Professional Basketball League 2 (GPBL 2)
- United Regions Basketball League (URBL)
- National Alliance Basketball League (NABL)
- National Athletic Basketball League (NABL)
- Universal Basketball League (UBL)
- Minor League Basketball Association (MLBA)
- Continental Basketball League (CBL)
- American Basketball League (ABL)
- Eastern Basketball Alliance (EBA)
- West Coast Pro Basketball League (WCBL)
- International Basketball League (IBL)
Asia
[edit]Subregional Leagues
- ABL – ASEAN Basketball League, (2009–2023)
- WABA – WABA Champions Cup, (1998–2019)
National Leagues
- Chinese New Basketball Alliance (CNBA), 1996–97
- Chinese University Basketball Super League (CUBS), 2004–15
- UBA Pro Basketball League, 2015–17
- bj league - Basketball Japan League, 2005–16
- JBL - Japan Basketball League, 2007–2013
- NBL - National Basketball League, 2013–16
- MNBL - Malaysia National Basketball League, 1981–2013
- Philippine Basketball League (PBL), 1983–2011
- Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), 1938–1981
- Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), 1998–2002
- Liga Pilipinas (LP), 2008–2011
- Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA), 1995–1999
- T1 League, 2021–2024
Europe
[edit]Subregional leagues
- BBL – Baltic Basketball League - teams from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plus Sweden
- CEBL – Central European Basketball League
National leagues
- ÖBB – Austrian Basketball Bundesliga replaced by the Austrian Basketball Superliga
- Pro Basketball League (PBL), 1925–2021; replaced by the BNXT League
- National Basketball League (NBL), 1972–2003
- Dutch Basketball League (DBL), 1960–2021; replaced by the BNXT League
- Professional Basketball League (PBL), 2010–2013; superseded by the VTB United League
Oceania
[edit]- Australian Basketball Association (ABA), 1965–2008
- South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), 1981–2018
- Conference Basketball League (CBL), 1981–2010
Women
[edit]Americas
[edit]- Women's Professional Basketball Association (WPBA), 1975; the league folded before it ever started.
- Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL), 1978–1981
- Ladies Professional Basketball Association (LPBA), 1980–81; formed as a rival league to the WBL when the WBL began to experience financial problems. The league was poorly organized and played only five (or seven) games before disbanding with three teams never playing a game.
- Women's American Basketball Association (WABA), 1984
- National Women's Basketball Association (NWBA), 1986; the league folded right before the season was supposed to start.
- Liberty Basketball Association (LBA), 1991; played one pre-season exhibition game on February 10, 1991, before disbanding.
- Women's Basketball Association (WBA), 1993–1995
- American Basketball League (ABL), 1996–1998
- National Women's Basketball League (NWBL), 1998–2007
- Women's American Basketball Association (WABA), 2002
- Women's Minor League Basketball Association (WMLBA), 2016–2020
Asia
[edit]- Women's Chinese University Basketball Super League (WCUBS), 2004–15
- Pinay Ballers League (2014–2018)
- Women's Philippine Basketball League (WPBL)
Oceania
[edit]- Australian Basketball Association (ABA), 1965–2008
- South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), 1981–2018
- Women's Basketball Championship (WBC)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Continental Basketball Association Confronts an Uncertain Future". New York Times. 8 February 2009.
