Premier Basketball League (Indonesia)


The Premier Basketball League, in Indonesian: Liga Bola Basket Utama, often abbreviated to the PBL, is the pre-eminent semi-professional men's basketball league in Indonesia, competed by 8 clubs across the country. It is organised by Board of PBL Indonesia and sanctioned by Perbasi.
The competition started as Kobatama in 1982. In 2010, Perbasi as the owner of this competition was no longer afford the highest amateur league. Driven by the spirit of togetherness to not suffer the same fate with KOBANITA, the KOBATAMA Council with 8 clubs participants 2009 KOBATAMA and the winner inter-club competitions 2009 National Basketball Championship Division I are determined to keep playing 2010/2011 season by forming a league to fill the void KOBATAMA named Premier Basketball League which is abbreviated PBL sanctioned by Perbasi, through decisions PERBASI Number 287/PB/XI year 2010 dated November 1, 2010 On Implementation of Appointment Letters Premier Basketball League. PBL 2010/2011 organized by the collective cost of 10 club participants, the competition uses a system of full competition two rounds with four compositions qualifying series, and the final four.

Current clubs

In the Premier Basketball League third season that will unfold in the year 2013, the number of PBL team will certainly doubled, four new teams would have to make sure yourself participates.

KOBATAMA Champions

Below is a list KOBATAMA champions from the first edition in 1982 to the last edition in 2002.
YearChampionsFinals ResultRunners-upReference
1982Indonesia Muda Jakarta83-79Halim Kediri
1983Indonesia Muda Jakarta108-71Halim Kediri
1984/1985Halim Kediri54-49Indonesia Muda Jakarta
1988Asaba Jakarta79-71Halim Kediri
1989Asaba Jakarta52-71Halim Kediri
1990/1991Pelita JayaAsaba Jakarta
1992/1993Asaba Jakarta56-33Halim Kediri
1994Hadtex Bandung57-54Aspac Jakarta
1995Aspac Jakarta73-7 0Hadtex Bandung
1996Aspac Jakarta100-69Panasia Indosyntec Bandung
1997 Panasia Indosyntec Bandung Bhinneka Sritex Solo
1998Hadtex Bandung55-45Aspac Jakarta
1999Mahaka Satria Muda57-46Bhinneka Sritex Solo
2000Aspac Jakarta75-66Panasia Indosyntec Bandung
2001Aspac Jakarta87-72
80-61
Bhinneka Sritex Solo
2002Aspac Jakarta67-53
68-51
Mahaka Satria Muda

PBL Champions

YearChampionsFinal Score Runners-upReference
2010-11Cendrawasih Papua62-56Pacific Caesar
2012PIM NAD90-39Champ Bandung
2013

Number of championships won by clubs

Excluding KOBATAMA era.
TeamChampionshipsRunners-up
PIM NAD 1 1
Cendrawasih Papua 1 0
Champ Bandung 01

List of MVP's

YearsPlayersTeamsReferences
2010-11
2012Muhammad Akbar Aulia RamadhanPIM NAD
2013