National Basketball League (Bulgaria)

The National Basketball League (NBL) (in Bulgarian: Националната баскетболна лига) is the highest-level professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, though the first-tier level existed 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, which has won 26 national titles.

Title holders

 * 1942 Levski Sofia
 * 1943 JSK Sofia
 * 1945 PSK Levski '45
 * 1946 PSK Levski '45
 * 1947 PSK Levski '45
 * 1947–48 Lokomotiv Sofia
 * 1948–49 CDNV Sofia
 * 1949–50 Narodna voiska Sofia
 * 1950–51 CDNV Sofia
 * 1951–52 Udarnik Sofia
 * 1952–53 Udarnik Sofia
 * 1953–54 Spartak Sofia
 * 1954–55 Lokomotiv Sofia
 * 1955–56 Spartak Sofia
 * 1956–57 Academic
 * 1957–58 Academic
 * 1958–59 Academic
 * 1959–60 Spartak Sofia
 * 1960–61 Lokomotiv Sofia
 * 1961–62 Spartak Sofia
 * 1962–63 Academic
 * 1963–64 Lokomotiv Sofia
 * 1964–65 CSKA Cherveno zname
 * 1965–66 Lokomotiv Sofia
 * 1966–67 CSKA Cherveno zname
 * 1967–68 Academic
 * 1968–69 Academic
 * 1969–70 Academic
 * 1970–71 Academic
 * 1971–72 Academic
 * 1972–73 Academic
 * 1973–74 Balkan Botevgrad
 * 1974–75 Academic
 * 1975–76 Academic
 * 1976–77 CSKA Septemvriisko zname
 * 1977–78 Levski-Spartak
 * 1978–79 Levski-Spartak
 * 1979–80 CSKA Sofia
 * 1980–81 Levski-Spartak
 * 1981–82 Levski-Spartak
 * 1982–83 CSKA Sofia
 * 1983–84 CSKA Sofia
 * 1984–85 Akademik Varna
 * 1985–86 Levski-Spartak
 * 1986–87 Balkan Botevgrad
 * 1987–88 Balkan Botevgrad
 * 1988–89 Balkan Botevgrad
 * 1989–90 CSKA Sofia
 * 1990–91 CSKA Sofia
 * 1991–92 CSKA Sofia
 * 1992–93 Levski Sofia
 * 1993–94 Levski Sofia
 * 1994–95 Spartak Pleven
 * 1995–96 Spartak Pleven
 * 1996–97 Slavia Sofia
 * 1997–98 Cherno More Varna
 * 1998–99 Cherno More Varna
 * 1999–00 Levski Sofia
 * 2000–01 Levski Sofia
 * 2001–02 Yambolgas
 * 2002–03 Lukoil Academic
 * 2003–04 Lukoil Academic
 * 2004–05 Lukoil Academic
 * 2005–06 Lukoil Academic
 * 2006–07 Lukoil Academic
 * 2007–08 Lukoil Academic
 * 2008–09 Lukoil Academic
 * 2009–10 Lukoil Academic
 * 2010–11 Lukoil Academic
 * 2011–12 Lukoil Academic
 * 2012–13 Lukoil Academic
 * 2013–14 Levski Sofia
 * 2014–15 Lukoil Academic
 * 2015–16 Lukoil Academic
 * 2016–17 Lukoil Academic
 * 2017–18 Levski Sofia
 * 2018–19 Balkan Botevgrad
 * 2019-20 Abandoned
 * 2020-21 Levski-Lukoil Sofia
 * 2021–22 Balkan Botevgrad
 * 2022–23 Balkan Botevgrad