National Basketball League (China)
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2004 |
Inaugural season | 2004 |
No. of teams |
Division A: 10 Division B: 6 |
Country |
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Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
Most recent champion(s) | Shaanxi Weinan Xingda Northwest Wolves (1st title) |
Most titles | Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey King (2 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Official website | NBL (Chinese) |
The National Basketball League (simplified Chinese: 全国男å篮çƒè”èµ›; traditional Chinese: 全國男å籃çƒè¯è³½; pinyin: Quánguó NánzÇ Lánqiú Liánsà i) is a professional basketball minor league in China, called Chinese Basketball League (CBL) before 2006. It is commonly known as the NBL, and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even in Chinese.
NBL is the second-tier league to the professional Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Inaugural season
The first regular season of the CBL began in April 2004. Eight teams advanced to the playoffs:
- Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls (云å—红河奔牛)
- Yingkou Donghua Shenyang Army (è¥å£ä¸œåŽæ²ˆéƒ¨)
- Hebei Jidong Cement (河北冀东水泥)
- Sichuan Shidai Glacier (å››å·æ—¶ä»£å†°å·)
- Shanxi Yujin (山西宇晋)
- Heilongjiang Daqing (黑龙江大庆)
- Guandong Dongguan New Century (广东东莞新世纪)
- Team Tianjin (天津男å篮çƒé˜Ÿ) - no nickname or sponsor
On 4 August 2004, Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls defeated Guandong Dongguan New Century to win the first ever CBL championship and were promoted to the CBA for the 2004–2005 season.
2009 NBL ladder (championship round)
Rank | Team | Played | Win | Loss | Last 5 | Streak | PF per game | PA per game | PD per game | Winning % |
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1 | Dongguan Park Lane (东莞æŸå®) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4-1 | W1 | 92.57 | 81.5 | 11.07 | 78.6% |
2 | Guangzhou Freemen (广州自由人) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4-1 | W2 | 94.71 | 88.43 | 6.28 | 78.6% |
3 | Jiangsu Tongxi (江è‹åŒæ›¦) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3-2 | W3 | 98.71 | 91.86 | 6.85 | 71.4% |
4 | Heilongjiang Zhaozhou Fengshen (黑龙江肇州丰绅) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3-2 | L1 | 94 | 92.14 | 1.86 | 42.9% |
5 | Shenyang Dongjin (沈阳东进) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3-2 | L2 | 88.5 | 89.29 | -0.79 | 42.9% |
6 | Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel (æ²³å—济æºé’¢é“) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1-4 | W1 | 91.29 | 98.43 | -7.14 | 42.9% |
7 | Guangzhou Whampoa Liusui (广州黃埔å…ç©—) | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1-4 | L1 | 93.07 | 97.14 | -4.07 | 35.7% |
8 | Hanzhou Yongtong (æ州永通) | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1-4 | L2 | 85.64 | 99.71 | -14.07 | 7.1% |
Current clubs
There are currently 16 clubs in the league. From the 2013 season onwards, the league will be competing under two divisions. After an assessment by the CBA, mainly based on results from the 2012 NBL season, ten clubs have been assigned to Division A and six clubs to Division B. After the regular season, teams finishing in the top four in Division A will advance to the Championship playoffs while the bottom two teams and the top two teams in Division B will form another playoff group, teams finishing in the top two in this group will qualify for Division A next season.[1]
Division A
- Guangzhou Freemen (广州自由人) --> Chongqing Black Valley Soaring Dragons (é‡åº†é»‘山谷翱龙)
- Guangzhou Whampoa Chateau Xingbao Liusui (å¹¿å·žé»ƒåŸ”æ˜Ÿå ¡é…’åº„å…ç©—)
- Hebei Springs Benma (河北清泉奔马)
- Heilongjiang Zhaozhou Fengshen Sky Lions (黑龙江肇州丰绅天狮)
- Hong Kong Xinlibao Bulls (香港新丽å®å…¬ç‰›) --> Shaanxi Weinan Xingda Northwest Wolves (陕西æ¸å—信达西北狼) --> Shaanxi Xingda Northwest Wolves (陕西信达西北狼)
- Hunan Changsha Bank Park Lane Snow Wolves (æ¹–å—长沙银行æŸå®é›ªç‹¼)
- Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey King (江è‹åŒæ›¦å¤§åœ£)
- Jiangxi Xingye Fire Horses (江西鑫业烈焰马)
- Nanjing Military Region Yueda Great Wall (å—京军区悦达长城)
- Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales (å››å·é‡‘强è“鲸)
Division B
- Guangxi Weizhuang Rhinos (广西å¨å£®çŠ€ç‰›ï¼‰
- Guizhou Shenghang Snow Leopards (贵州森航雪豹)
- Henan Jiyuan Coal Mine Jinxiang (æ²³å—济æºç…¤ä¸šé‡‘象) --> Henan Shedian Laojiu Jinxiang (æ²³å—赊店è€é…’金象)
- Jiangsu Guoli Brave Lions (江è‹å›½ç«‹é›„ç‹®)
- Shandong Weihai Xinli (山东å¨æµ·æ–°åŠ›)
- Hubei Marco Polo (湖北马å¯æ³¢ç½—)
New Clubs
- Anhui Wenyi (安徽文一)
- Beijing Oriental Bucks (北京东方雄鹿)
- Hebei Xianglan (河北翔è“)
- Hunan Yongsheng (æ¹–å—勇胜)
- Lhasa Pure Land (拉è¨å‡€åœŸ)
- Zhengzhou Dayun (郑州大è¿)
See also
- Sport in China
- China men's national basketball team
- China women's national basketball team
- Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
- Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA)
- Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA)
References
External links
- NBL official website (Chinese)
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