National Basketball League (Bulgaria)


The National Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, although the first tier level exists since 1942 and was previously called the Bulgarian A Division. The games in the NBL are played under FIBA rules. The most successful team in NBL history is PBC Academic, that has won 26 national titles.

Current teams


Club2018-2019ArenaCapacity
Academic Plovdiv5thSila Complex2,600
Balkan Botevgrad1stArena Botevgrad4,000
Beroe3rdMunicipal Hall1,000
Cherno More Port Varna9thHristo Borisov1,000
ChernomoretsBoycho Branzov hall1,000
Levski Lukoil2ndUniversiada Hall
4,000
PBC Academic8thSports Complex Hall1,000
Rilski Sportist4thArena Samokov2,500
Spartak Pleven6thBalkanstroy1,200
Yambol7thDiana3,000

Title holders

Academic: 26
Levski Sofia: 19
CSKA Sofia: 12
Lokomotiv Sofia: 6
Balkan Botevgrad: 5
Slavia Sofia: 3
Cherno More Port Varna: 3
Spartak Pleven: 2
Yambol: 1