Malaysia National Basketball League


The Malaysia National Basketball League, often abbreviated to the MNBL, was the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Malaysia, organised by the Malaysia Basketball Association. The competition started as Malaysian Basketball League in 1981. In 2002, MABA appointed Mr. Tan Kee Hian to handle the competition and changed the league's name to Malaysia National Basketball League.
MNBL commissioner Tan Kee Hian announced on 24 July 2011, after the grand final of 2011 MNBL, that they would take a break from the privately owned national league “after 10 years of struggling to keep the league afloat due to the lack of sponsors and teams”. However, the Malaysia Basketball Association have promised to step in next year to keep the tournament alive.

Current clubs

Five teams have competed in the 2013 Malaysia National Basketball League season:
StateClubFoundedCity Home Venue
Perak Farmcochem2003Ipoh, PerakIndera Mulia Stadium
Westports Malaysia Dragons2009Kuala LumpurMABA Stadium
Bintulu Eagles2013Bintulu, SarawakBintulu Indoor Basketball Court
Sarawak Fire Horse2011Miri, SarawakMiri Indoor Stadium
Kelantan Warriors2013Kota Bharu, KelantanChung Hwa Indoor Stadium

Recent defunct clubs

Other defunct clubs

The following list is a selection only. See for a more in-depth list.

Malaysia Basketball League (MBL)

YearChampionsRunners-up3rd Place
1981 Selangor Basketball Association
1982
1983
1984 PKNS B.C.
1985
1986
1987
1988 Pandan Jaya Sports Club
1989
1990 Good Will Sports Club
1991
1992 Johor Tigers B.C.
1993
1994
1995 Petronas Basketball Team
1996 Petronas Basketball Team
1997 Petronas Basketball Team
1998 Petronas Basketball Team
1999 Petronas Basketball Team
2000 Petronas Basketball Team
2001 Petronas Basketball Team

Malaysia National Basketball League (MNBL)

YearChampionsRunners-up3rd Place
2002 Kuala Lumpur Tanamas Port Dickson Basketball
2003 Port Dickson Basketball Selangor SM Land
2004 Segamat Basketball Association Cheras Hokkien Association
2005 Cheras Hokkien Association Kuala Langat Basketball Association
2006 Segamat Basketball Association Melaka Chinwoo
2007 Melaka Chinwoo Selangor SM Land
2008 Melaka Chinwoo Perak Farmcochem
2009 Melaka Chinwoo Bintulu Rainbow
2010 Kuala Lumpur Dragons Sarawak Rainbow
2011 Miri Fire Horse Perak Farmcochem
2012 Perak Farmcochem Kuala Lumpur Dragons
2013 Kelantan Warriors Perak Farmcochem Sarawak Fire Horse

MNBL Overall Champions Cup

MBL Champions Cup (MBL)

YearChampionsFinal scoreRunners-up
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001 Petronas Basketball Team
2002 Petronas Basketball Team
2003 Petronas Basketball Team
2004 Petronas Basketball Team
2005

MNBL Champions Cup (MNBL)

YearChampionsFinal scoreRunners-up
2006 Segamat Basketball Association81-75 Melaka Chinwoo
2007 Selangor SM Land95-82 Melaka Chinwoo
2008 Melaka Chinwoo94-67 Perak Farmcochem
2009 Bintulu Rainbow80-72 Melaka Chinwoo
2010 Kuala Lumpur Dragons76-59 Perak Farmcochem
2011 Miri Fire Horse74-73 Perak Farmcochem
2012 Perak Farmcochem82-78 Kuala Lumpur Dragons
2013 Kelantan Warriors78-58 Perak Farmcochem

Awards

Most Valuable Players (MVP)

Recent Foreign Players/Coaches in the Malaysia National Basketball League

Foreign Players