This is a list of current and defunct basketball leagues around the world.
Men[]
Intercontinental[]
Africa[]
International leagues[]
- BAL – Basketball Africa League
- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
Leagues from the United States of America, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico[]
- AABA - All-American Basketball Alliance
- ABA - American Basketball Association (Official Page)
- ABI - Americas Basketball International League
- ANBL - American National Basketball League
- BSN - National Superior Basketball (Puerto Rico) (Official Page)
- CBA - Continental Basketball Association (Official Page)
- CBL - Continental Basketball League (Official Page)
- EBA - Eastern Basketball Alliance (Official Page)
- ESL - Eurobasket Summer League (Official Page)
- GPBL - Global Professional Basketball League (Official Page)
- IBEL - Iowa Basketball Exposure League (Official Page)
- IBL - International Basketball League (Official Page)
- KBDL - Kentucky Basketball Developmental League (Official Page)
- LBL - Louisville Basketball League (Official Page)
- LHBL - Louisville Hoopfest Basketball League (Official Page)
- LNBP - Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (Mexico) (Official Page)
- NABL - National Alliance Basketball League (Official Page)
- NABL - National Alliance of Basketball Leagues
- NABL - National Athletic Basketball League (Official Page)
- NABL - North American Basketball League
- NBA - National Basketball Association (Official Page)
- NBA D-League - NBA Development League (Official Page)
- NBA E-League - NBA E-Minor League
- NPBL - National Professional Basketball League (Official Page)
- PBL - Premier Basketball League (Official Page)
- SBL - Southwest Basketball League (Official Page)
- SBL - Sunday Basketball League (Official Page)
- SEBL - Summer Basketball League
- TPBL - Texas Professional Basketball League
- UBA - Ultimate Basketball Association (Official Page)
- UBA - Universal Basketball Association (Official Page)
- UBL - United Basketball League (Official Page)
- UBL - Universal Basketball League (Official Page)
- USBA - United States Basketball Association (Official Page)
- USBL - United States Basketball League (Official Page)
- WBA - World Basketball Association (Official Page)
- WCBL West Coast Pro Basketball League (Official Page)
Europe[]
- Europe:
- Euroleague - a pan-Europe competition for elite clubs (Official Page)
- Eurocup - second tier
- EuroChallenge - third tier
- Austria: ÖBL - Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga
- Baltics: BBL – Baltic Basketball League (teams from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plus Sweden)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria: NBL - National Basketball League
- Croatia: A-1 Liga
- Czech Republic: NBL - National Basketball League
- France: LNB - Ligue Nationale de Basketball
- Germany: BBL - Basketball Bundesliga
- Greece:
- A1 Ethniki - first tier
- A2 Ethniki - second tier
- Israel:
- Ligat HaAl - first tier
- Liga Leumit - second tier
- Italy:
- LEGA Basket A - first tier
- LegADue - second tier
- Lithuania:
- LKL - Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga - first tier
- NKL - Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga - second tier
- Montenegro: Opportunity League
- the Netherlands:
- FEB Eredivisie (Official Page) - first tier
- FEB Promotiedivisie - second tier
- Norway: BLNO
- Poland: PLK, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dominet Bank Ekstraliga
- Portugal: Portuguese Basketball League (LCB), Proliga
- Russia: Russian Basketball Super League
- Serbia: Basketball League of Serbia
- Slovenia: 1. A SKL, also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga UPC Telemach
- Spain:
- ACB – Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto - first tier
- LEB – Liga Española de Baloncesto - second tier
- LEB-2 – Liga Española de Baloncesto 2 - third tier
- Switzerland: LNBA - Ligue Nationale de Basket
- Turkey: Turkish Basketball League
- United Kingdom: BBL - British Basketball League
- Former Yugoslavia: Yugoslav Basketball League
- Regional leagues:
Asia[]
- China:
- CBA - Chinese Basketball Association (Official Page) - first tier
- NBL - National Basketball League - second tier
- CUBS - Chinese University Basketball Super League - third tier
- CUBA - Chinese University Basketball Association (Official Page) - fourth tier
- CHBL - China High School Basketball League - fifth tier
- Chinese Taipei:
- SBL - Super Basketball League (Official Page) - first tier
- A League - A League - second tier
- UBA - University Basketball Alliance (Official Page) - third tier
- HBL - High School Basketball League (Official Page) - fourth tier
- Indonesia: NBL - National Basketball League
- Iran : ISL - Iranian Basketball Super League
- Japan:
- BJ League - Basketball Japan League (Official Page) - first tier
- JBL - Japan Basketball League - second tier
- AJIBC - All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship - third tier
- Korea Republic:
- KBL: Korean Basketball League - first tier
- KBL R-League: KBL Reserve League - second tier
- KUBL: Korea University Basketball League - third tier
- Lebanon : FLBB - Lebanese Basketball League
- Malaysia: NBL - National Basketball League (Official Page)
- the Philippines:
- PBA - Philippine Basketball Association (Pfficial Page)- first tier
- PBL - Philippine Basketball League (Official Page) - second tier
- LP - Liga Pilipinas (Official Page)
- NBC - National Basketball Conference
- MVBA - Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association
- PCC - College basketball in the Philippines
- South East Asia:
Oceania[]
- Australasia: NBL - National Basketball League (Official Page)
- New Zealand: NBL - National Basketball League (Official Page)
South America[]
- Argentina: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
- Brazil: Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete
- Chile: División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile
- Liga Sudamericana, a South American club cup competition
- Paraguay: Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League
- Uruguay: Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
- Venezuela: Liga Profesional de Baloncesto
Women[]
Africa[]
- FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
- Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship
National leagues
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- AWBL - Angola Women's Basketball League
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- MWBC - Moroccan Women's Basketball Championship
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- Tunisian Women's Division I Basketball League
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- ZWBL - Zenith Women Basketball League
Americas[]
United States
- Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
- Athletes Unlimited Basketball (AUB)
- Women's American Basketball Association (WABA)
- Women's Basketball Development Association (WBDA)
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
- AAU
- USSSA
- YBOA
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University basketball
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- Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF)
Asia[]
- China:
- WCBA - Women's Chinese Basketball Association - first tier
- WCUBS - Women's Chinese University Basketball Super League - second tier
- WCUBA - Women's Chinese University Basketball Association - third tier
- Philippines:
Europe[]
- PLKK, also known as Torell Basket Liga, Poland (Official Page)
Oceania[]
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- Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa – first tier
- D-League – Women's Development League – second tier
Defunct leagues[]
Men[]
- All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA 1977-78)
- All-American Professional Basketball League (AAPBL 2005)
- Amateur Athletic Association Basketball (AAU 1897-1982)
- American Basketball Association (ABA 1967-1976)
- American Basketball League (1925-1955)
- American Basketball League (1961-1963)
- Global Basketball Association (GBL 1991-92 - December 1992, league folded midway through 1992-93 season)
- International Basketball Association (IBA 1995-2001)
- International Basketball League (IBL 1999-2001)
- Metropolitan Basketball Association (Philippines) (MBA 1998-2002)
- National Basketball League (Canada)
- National Basketball League (United Kingdom) (NBL 1972-2003)
- National Basketball League (United States) (NBL 1937-1949)
- National Basketball League 1898-99 to 1903-04
- National Basketball League 1926-27
- National Basketball League 1929-30
- National Basketball League 1932-33
- National Industrial Basketball League
- National Professional Basketball League (NPBL 1950-1951)
- National Rookie League (2000)
- Professional Basketball League of America (PBLA 1947-1948)
- Western Basketball Association (WBA 1978-79)
- World Basketball League (WBA 1988-1992)
- World Professional Basketball Tournament (WPBT 1939-1948)
Women[]
- American Basketball League (ABL 1996-1998)
- Liberty Basketball Association
- Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL 1978-1981)
- National Women's Basketball League (NWBL 1998-2007)