2019–20 Swedish Basketball League

{{Infobox basketball league season

| updated =

| width =

| prevseason = 2018–19

| nextseason = 2020–21

| title = Swedish Basketball League

| t_bg = #FFDD00

| t_color = black

| image =

| season = 2019–20

| caption =

| champions = Borås
1st title

| runners_up = Luleå

| semifinalists =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| teams = 10

| games =

| top_seed =

| duration = 25 September 2019 – 13 March 2020

| top_scorer = Ty Sabin | ppg = 22.2 | ppg_n = USA

| rebounds_leader = Jordan Semple | rpg = 9.7 | rpg_n = FRA

| assists_leader = Elvar Már Friðriksson | apg = 7.7 | apg_n = ISL

| winning_streak =Borås (12)

| losing_streak =Djurgården (13)

| biggest_home_win =Jämtland 111-67 Wetterbydgen

| biggest_away_win =Djurgården 73-110 Luleå

| highest_attendance =

| lowest_attendance =

| average_attendance =

|award6=COTY|award7=Referee OTY|award7_winner=Apostolos Kalpakas|award6_winner=Panagiotis Nikolaidis|award6_n=SWE|award4=DPOY|award5=ROTY|award5_n=SWE|award5_winner=Pelle Larsson|award4_winner=Denzel Andersson|award4_n=SWE|award7_n=SWE}}

The 2019–20 Swedish Basketball League season, formerly known as Basketligan, was the 27th season of the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 25 September 2019{{Cite web |url=https://www.basketsverige.se/2019/06/04/spelprogram-sasongen-2019-2020/ |title=» Spelprogram säsongen 2019/2020 |access-date=2019-09-12 |archive-date=2019-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902145113/http://www.basketsverige.se/2019/06/04/spelprogram-sasongen-2019-2020/ |url-status=dead }} and ended prematurely on 13 March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Södertälje Kings are the defending champions.

Borås was named league champions.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Sweden/news/623591/Swedish-Federation-cancels-2019/20-season,-Boras-named-Champions|publisher=Eurobasket.com|date=13 March 2020|title=Swedish Federation cancels 2019/20 season, Boras named Champions}}

Competition format

The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent four times for a total of 36 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the competition was suspended from 12 March until 30 April 2020 and playoffs were eliminated.{{cite web|url=https://www.basket.se/Nyheter/nyheterfransbbf/svenskbasketavslutarsasongenstavlingsverksamhet/|language=sv|date=12 March 2020|title=Svensk Basket avslutar säsongens tävlingsverksamhet|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328155843/https://www.basket.se/Nyheter/nyheterfransbbf/svenskbasketavslutarsasongenstavlingsverksamhet/|url-status=dead}} Finally, one day later, the league was terminated and leader Borås was declared as league champion.

Teams

{{location map+ |Sweden|float=right |width=300 |caption=Location of teams in the 2019–20 Basketligan|places=

{{Location map~ |Sweden|lat=57.7 |long=12.9 |label={{Nowrap|Borås}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Sweden|lat=63.2 |long=14.6 |label={{Nowrap|Jämtland}}|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=65.6 |long=22.2 |label={{Nowrap|Luleå}} |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=58.6 |long=16.2 |label={{Nowrap|Norrköping}} |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=57.7 |long=14.7 |label={{Nowrap|Nässjö}} |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=59.2 |long=17.6 |label={{Nowrap|Södertälje}} |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=63.8 |long=20.3 |label={{Nowrap|Umeå}} |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=59.33 |long=18.07 |label={{Nowrap|Djurgården}} |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=59.52 |long=15.98 |label={{Nowrap|Köping}} |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=57.8 |long=14.27 |label={{Nowrap|Wetterbygden}} |position=top}}

}}

Djurgården promoted as champion of the Superettan and replaced Uppsala, last qualified in the previous season and relegated.

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!Team

!City

!Venue

!Capacity

Borås

|Borås

|Boråshallen

|{{center|3,000}}

Djurgården

|Stockholm

|Brännkyrkahallen

|{{center|500}}

Jämtland

|Östersund

|Östersunds sporthall

|{{center|1,700}}

Köping Stars

|Köping

|Karlbergshallen

|{{center|650}}

Luleå

|Luleå

|Luleå Energi Arena

|{{center| 2,700}}

Norrköping Dolphins

|Norrköping

|Stadium Arena

|{{center|3,500}}

Nässjö

|Nässjö

| Nässjö Sporthall

|{{center|1,200}}

Södertälje Kings

|Södertälje

|Täljehallen

|{{center|2,100}}

Umeå

|Umeå

|Umeå Energi Arena

|{{center|2,000}}

Wetterbygden Stars

|Huskvarna

|Huskvarna Sporthall

|{{center|422}}

Regular season

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=10 March 2020

|source=[http://basketliganherr.se/en/standings SBL]

|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |losspoints=0

|team1 =BOR|win_BOR=28|loss_BOR=5 |gf_BOR=3000|ga_BOR=2633|name_BOR = Borås |status_BOR= C

|team2 =LUL|win_LUL=26|loss_LUL=7 |gf_LUL=2909|ga_LUL=2566|name_LUL = Luleå

|team3 =KOP|win_KOP=24|loss_KOP=9 |gf_KOP=2805|ga_KOP=2638|name_KOP = Köping Stars

|team4 =SOD|win_SOD=19|loss_SOD=14|gf_SOD=2723|ga_SOD=2606|name_SOD = Södertälje Kings

|team5 =WET|win_WET=17|loss_WET=16|gf_WET=3010|ga_WET=3086|name_WET = Wetterbygden Stars

|team6 =JAM|win_JAM=15|loss_JAM=18|gf_JAM=2958|ga_JAM=2920|name_JAM = Jämtland

|team7 =NOR|win_NOR=14|loss_NOR=19|gf_NOR=2766|ga_NOR=2759|name_NOR = Norrköping Dolphins

|team8 =NAS|win_NAS=10|loss_NAS=23|gf_NAS=2653|ga_NAS=2844|name_NAS = Nässjö

|team9 =UME|win_UME=8 |loss_UME=25|gf_UME=2663|ga_UME=2967|name_UME = Umeå

|team10=DJU|win_DJU=4 |loss_DJU=29|gf_DJU=2732|ga_DJU=3200|name_DJU = Djurgården

|res_col_header=QR

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://basketliganherr.se/en/schedule SBL]

| update = 10 March 2020 |font_size=90%

| matches_style = BSR |legs=2

| team1= BOR | team2= DJU | team3= JAM | team4= KOP | team5= LUL | team6= NAS | team7= NOR | team8= SOD | team9= UME | team10= WET

| name_BOR = Borås

| name_DJU = Djurgården

| name_JAM = Jämtland

| name_KOP = Köping Stars

| name_LUL = Luleå

| name_NAS = Nässjö

| name_NOR = Norrköping Dolphins

| name_SOD = Södertälje Kings

| name_UME = Umeå

| name_WET = Wetterbygden Stars

| match1_BOR_DJU = 108–80

| match1_BOR_JAM = 94–79

| match1_BOR_KOP = 90–91

| match1_BOR_LUL = 98–88

| match1_BOR_NAS = 76–72

| match1_BOR_NOR = 82–76

| match1_BOR_SOD = 78–66

| match1_BOR_UME = 92–81

| match1_BOR_WET = 88–84

| match1_DJU_BOR = 92–95

| match1_DJU_JAM = 108–102

| match1_DJU_KOP = 64–74

| match1_DJU_LUL = 84–92

| match1_DJU_NAS = 70–90

| match1_DJU_NOR = 86–80

| match1_DJU_SOD = 79–89

| match1_DJU_UME = 77–85

| match1_DJU_WET = 77–105

| match1_JAM_BOR = 81–99

| match1_JAM_DJU = 101–81

| match1_JAM_KOP = 90–101

| match1_JAM_LUL = 94–98

| match1_JAM_NAS = 81–82

| match1_JAM_NOR = 90–78

| match1_JAM_SOD = 98–85

| match1_JAM_UME = 89–86

| match1_JAM_WET = 121–112

| match1_KOP_BOR = 75–67

| match1_KOP_DJU = 92–78

| match1_KOP_JAM = 89–70

| match1_KOP_LUL = 72–56

| match1_KOP_NAS = 102–77

| match1_KOP_NOR = 84–79

| match1_KOP_SOD = 68–76

| match1_KOP_UME = 85–81

| match1_KOP_WET = 82–96

| match1_LUL_BOR = 68–85

| match1_LUL_DJU = 111–75

| match1_LUL_JAM = 98–95

| match1_LUL_KOP = 72–76

| match1_LUL_NAS = 63–60

| match1_LUL_NOR = 95–87

| match1_LUL_SOD = 75–82

| match1_LUL_UME = 83–60

| match1_LUL_WET = 100–59

| match1_NAS_BOR = 81–89

| match1_NAS_DJU = 90–104

| match1_NAS_JAM = 77–95

| match1_NAS_KOP = 80–86

| match1_NAS_LUL = 77–83

| match1_NAS_NOR = 72–75

| match1_NAS_SOD = 90–79

| match1_NAS_UME = 100–86

| match1_NAS_WET = 104–109

| match1_NOR_BOR = 73–83

| match1_NOR_DJU = 94–86

| match1_NOR_JAM = 94–80

| match1_NOR_KOP = 76–81

| match1_NOR_LUL = 85–91

| match1_NOR_NAS = 113–109

| match1_NOR_SOD = 62–71

| match1_NOR_UME = 92–68

| match1_NOR_WET = 103–85

| match1_SOD_BOR = 64–81

| match1_SOD_DJU = 81–77

| match1_SOD_JAM = 92–86

| match1_SOD_KOP = 75–84

| match1_SOD_LUL = 80–84

| match1_SOD_NAS = 94–68

| match1_SOD_NOR = 85–66

| match1_SOD_UME = 84–83

| match1_SOD_WET = 91–76

| match1_UME_BOR = 86–80

| match1_UME_DJU = 95–85

| match1_UME_JAM = 101–82

| match1_UME_KOP = 82–84

| match1_UME_LUL = 65–101

| match1_UME_NAS = 84–83

| match1_UME_NOR = 86–94

| match1_UME_SOD = 70–87

| match1_UME_WET = 93–107

| match1_WET_BOR = 93–109

| match1_WET_DJU = 107–86

| match1_WET_JAM = 106–87

| match1_WET_KOP = 99–98

| match1_WET_LUL = 71–97

| match1_WET_NAS = 83–81

| match1_WET_NOR = 83–73

| match1_WET_SOD = 88–87

| match1_WET_UME = 91–71

| match2_BOR_DJU = 116–92

| match2_BOR_JAM = 102–93

| match2_BOR_KOP = 88–77

| match2_BOR_LUL = 84–72

| match2_BOR_NAS = 86–60

| match2_BOR_NOR =

| match2_BOR_SOD = 81–62

| match2_BOR_UME = 89–76

| match2_BOR_WET = 103–102

| match2_DJU_BOR =

| match2_DJU_JAM = 78–94

| match2_DJU_KOP = 86–87

| match2_DJU_LUL = 73–110

| match2_DJU_NAS = 83–94

| match2_DJU_NOR = 63–91

| match2_DJU_SOD = 96–97

| match2_DJU_UME = 97–92

| match2_DJU_WET = 94–109

| match2_JAM_BOR = 75–103

| match2_JAM_DJU = 107–87

| match2_JAM_KOP = 96–87

| match2_JAM_LUL = 91–71

| match2_JAM_NAS = 87–76

| match2_JAM_NOR = 90–93

| match2_JAM_SOD = 98–94

| match2_JAM_UME =

| match2_JAM_WET = 111–67

| match2_KOP_BOR = 92–76

| match2_KOP_DJU = 105–79

| match2_KOP_JAM =

| match2_KOP_LUL = 65–76

| match2_KOP_NAS = 84–86

| match2_KOP_NOR =

| match2_KOP_SOD = 74–71

| match2_KOP_UME = 92–75

| match2_KOP_WET = 93–85

| match2_LUL_BOR = 84–78

| match2_LUL_DJU = 97–83

| match2_LUL_JAM = 89–86

| match2_LUL_KOP =

| match2_LUL_NAS = 85–72

| match2_LUL_NOR = 92–63

| match2_LUL_SOD = 87–78

| match2_LUL_UME = 87–63

| match2_LUL_WET = 112–86

| match2_NAS_BOR = 78–105

| match2_NAS_DJU =

| match2_NAS_JAM = 68–63

| match2_NAS_KOP = 80–84

| match2_NAS_LUL = 75–98

| match2_NAS_NOR = 98–84

| match2_NAS_SOD = 63–61

| match2_NAS_UME = 100–80

| match2_NAS_WET =

| match2_NOR_BOR = 80–93

| match2_NOR_DJU = 117–83

| match2_NOR_JAM = 67–89

| match2_NOR_KOP = 79–86

| match2_NOR_LUL = 71–91

| match2_NOR_NAS = 89–56

| match2_NOR_SOD =

| match2_NOR_UME = 78–62

| match2_NOR_WET = 94–67

| match2_SOD_BOR =

| match2_SOD_DJU = 91–62

| match2_SOD_JAM = 71–65

| match2_SOD_KOP = 96–87

| match2_SOD_LUL = 80–84

| match2_SOD_NAS = 90–71

| match2_SOD_NOR = 87–88

| match2_SOD_UME = 93–66

| match2_SOD_WET = 91–87

| match2_UME_BOR = 68–102

| match2_UME_DJU = 102–87

| match2_UME_JAM = 86–92

| match2_UME_KOP = 67–84

| match2_UME_LUL =

| match2_UME_NAS =

| match2_UME_NOR = 88–79

| match2_UME_SOD = 82–89

| match2_UME_WET = 94–105

| match2_WET_BOR = 92–100

| match2_WET_DJU =

| match2_WET_JAM =

| match2_WET_KOP = 90–84

| match2_WET_LUL = 93–103

| match2_WET_NAS = 93–83

| match2_WET_NOR = 97–93

| match2_WET_SOD = 86–84

| match2_WET_UME = 97–99

}}

Swedish clubs in European competitions

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!Team

!Competition

!Progress

rowspan=2|Södertälje Kings

| style="background-color:#071D49;color:#D0D3D4;text-align:center" |Champions League

| Second qualifying round

rowspan=2 style="background-color:#0080C8;color:white;text-align:center" |FIBA Europe Cup

| Regular season

Borås

| First qualifying round

References

{{Reflist}}