Latvijas Basketbola līga

Latvian Basketball League
Latvijas Basketbola līga (LBL)
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Latvian Basketball League

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1992
No. of teams	10
Country	Latvia
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Valmiera (1st title)
Most titles	Ventspils (9 titles)
TV partner(s)	LTV7, Best4Sport TV, Sportacentrs TV
Level on pyramid	1st tier
Official website	basket.lv

Latvian Basketball League (Latvian: Latvijas Basketbola līga or LBL) (also known as the Aldaris LBL for sponsorship reasons) is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK Ventspils won again in 2009, beating Barons/LMT in a thriller 4–3. Barons would return to the final the following year, this time against VEF Rīga, and win by the same 4–3 margin. The 2011 final again went to 7 games, with VEF Rīga defeating Ventspils.

Teams for the 2016–17 season

Ventspils'

VEF Rīga
Latvijas Universitāte
Barons kvartāls

Location of clubs in the 2014-15 Latvian Basketball League

Title holders

......1992 Brocēni Parair
1992–93 Brocēni
1993–94 SWH Brocēni
1994–95 SWH Brocēni
1995–96 ASK Brocēni
1996–97 ASK Brocēni LMT
1997–98 ASK Brocēni LMT
1998–99 Brocēni LMT
1999–00 Ventspils
2000–01 Ventspils

2001–02 Ventspils
2002–03 Ventspils
2003–04 Ventspils
2004–05 Ventspils
2005–06 Ventspils
2006–07 ASK Riga
2007–08 Barons LMT
2008–09 Ventspils
2009–10 Barons LMT
2010–11 VEF Rīga

2011–12 VEF Rīga
2012–13 VEF Rīga
2013–14 Ventspils
2014–15 VEF Rīga
2015–16 Valmiera Ordo

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Ventspils	9	7	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014
Brocēni	8	1	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
VEF Rīga	4	3	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Barons	2	4	2008, 2010
ASK Riga	1	1	2007
Valmiera	1	0	2016
Bonus	0	4
Skonto	0	3
Metropole	0	1
Liepājas Lauvas	0	1

The finals

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
2016	Valmiera Ordo	VEF Rīga	4–3
2015	VEF Rīga	Ventspils	4–2
2014	Ventspils	VEF Rīga	4–1
2013	VEF Rīga	Ventspils	4–1
2012	VEF Rīga	Ventspils	4–1
2011	VEF Rīga	Ventspils	4–3
2010	Barons LMT	VEF Rīga	4–3
2009	Ventspils	Barons LMT	4–3
2008	Barons LMT	ASK Riga	4–1
2007	ASK Riga	Ventspils	4–2
2006	Ventspils	Barons	4–0
2005	Ventspils	Barons	4–0
2004	Ventspils	Skonto	4–0
2003	Ventspils	Skonto	4–1
2002	Ventspils	Skonto	4–0
2001	Ventspils	Barons	4–1
2000	Ventspils	Brocēni LMT	4–3
1999	Brocēni LMT	Ventspils	4–2
1998	ASK Brocēni LMT	Ventspils	4–1
1997	ASK Brocēni LMT	Liepājas Baltika	4–0
1996	ASK Brocēni	Metropole	4–2
1995	SWH Brocēni	Bonus	4–3
1994	SWH Brocēni	Bonus	3–0
1993	Brocēni	Bonus	3–0
1992	Brocēni Parair	Bonus	2–0

External links

Latvijas Basketbola līga

Clubs	Valmiera/ORDO VEF Rīga BK Ventspils Liepāja/Triobet Jūrmala/Fēnikss Valka/Valga BK Jēkabpils Barons Ogre/Kumho Tyres Latvijas Universitāte

Seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

Men's professional basketball leagues

International
tournaments

Africa	African Champions Cup

Americas	Americas League Liga Sudamericana Torneo InterLigas

Asia	Asian Champions Cup ABA Club Championship ASEAN League WABA League

Europe	EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup Adriatic League Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Baltic League VTB United League Next Generation Tournament

Defunct
tournaments

Americas	Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Argentina Brazil Chile United States ABA (original) CBA IBL USBL WBA

Asia	Japan bj league NBL NBDL JBL

Europe	SuproLeague Saporta Cup Korać Cup EuroCup Challenge EuroChallenge Central European League North European League Czechoslovakia England Russia Serbia and Montenegro Spain Soviet Union Yugoslavia 2nd division

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