National Basketball League (Indonesia)

National Basketball League (NBL)

Current season or competition: 2011-12 NBL Indonesia
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2003
Inaugural season	2003
No. of teams	12
Country(ies)	Indonesia
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	Satria Muda BritAma (6th title)
Most titles	Satria Muda BritAma (6 titles)
Official website	www.NBLIndonesia.com

The National Basketball League (formerly: Indonesian Basketball League), in Indonesian: Liga Bola Basket Nasional, often abbreviated to the NBL, is the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Indonesia, competed by 10 clubs across the country. It is organised by DBL Indonesia and sanctioned by Perbasi (Indonesia Basketball Association). The competition started as Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) in 2003. In 2010, Perbasi appointed DBL Indonesia to handle the competition and changed the league's name to National Basketball League (NBL).^[1]

Current clubs

• Satya Wacana Angsapura
• Aspac Jakarta
• Stadium Jakarta
• Bima Sakti Malang
• CLS Knights
• Garuda Bandung
• Muba Hang Tuah
• Pelita Jaya
• SM BritAma
• Comfort Mobile
• NSH GMC Riau
• Pacific Caesar

List of Champions

IBL Champions

Year	Champions	Finals Result	Runners-up	Reference
2003	Aspac	2-0 (best-of-3)	Satria Muda BritAma	[2]
2004	Satria Muda BritAma	2-0 (best-of-3)	Aspac	[3]
2005	Aspac	2-0 (best-of-3)	Satria Muda BritAma	[4]
2006	Satria Muda BritAma	2-0 (best-of-3)	Aspac	[5]
2007	Satria Muda BritAma	3–2 (best-of-5)	Aspac	[6]
2008	Satria Muda BritAma	3–1 (best-of-5)	Garuda Flexi	[7]
2009	Satria Muda BritAma	3–1 (best-of-5)	Aspac	[8]

NBL Champions

Year	Champions	Final Score (Single Game)	Runners-up	Reference
2010-11	Satria Muda BritAma	67-50	CLS Knights	[9]

Number of championships won by clubs

Team	Championships	Runners-up
Satria Muda BritAma	&10000000000000006000000 6 (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010-11)	2 (2003, 2005)
Aspac	&10000000000000002000000 2 (2003, 2005)	4 (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009)

References

1. ^ "IBL Becomes NBL" (in Indonesian). NBL Indonesia. 2010. http://www.nblindonesia.com/nblstart/index.php?page=news&no=7. Retrieved 2010-05-30. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Aspac Unbeatable on 2003 IBL" (in Indonesian). Detik.com. http://www.detiksport.com/read/2009/07/25/192555/1171475/78/pr-sm-masih-banyak?browse=frommobile. Retrieved May 30, 2010. 
3. ^ "SM Won 2004 IBL" (in Indonesian). Suara Pembaruan. http://www.suarapembaruan.com/News/2004/08/30/Olahraga/or12.htm. Retrieved May 30, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Aspac Set Record" (in Indonesian). Detik.com. http://www.detiksport.com/read/2005/08/13/002934/421387/78/juara-aspac-ciptakan-rekor. Retrieved May 30, 2010. 
5. ^ "SM Won 2006 IBL" (in Indonesian). Republika. http://www.arsip.net/id/link.php?lh=A1xTC1IHBQBU. Retrieved May 30, 2010. 
6. ^ "SM Defended The Title" (in Indonesian). Detik.com. http://www.detiksport.com/read/2007/09/12/220811/829310/78/sm-britama-pertahankan-gelar. Retrieved May 30, 2010. 
7. ^ "SM Won 2008 IBL" (in Indonesian). Detik.com. http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/05/tgl/25/time/202905/idnews/944823/idkanal/78. Retrieved May 30, 2010. 
8. ^ "SM Won 2009 IBL" (in Indonesian). Detik.com. http://www.detiksport.com/read/2009/08/02/181839/1175989/78/sm-juara-ibl-2009. Retrieved May 30, 2010. 
9. ^ "2010-11 NBL Final Score". NBL Indonesia. http://www.nblindonesia.com/v1/index.php?page=results&gameid=187. Retrieved March 13, 2011. 

External links

• NBL Official Site
• The site of Indonesian Basketball
• IBL Official Blog