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List of ABA National Champions#Women

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The champion teams of the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) National Finals were determined by grand final championship games at the conclusion of the finals weekend.

The men's and women's champion from each ABA conference alongside a number of wildcard teams competed at the ABA National Finals every year between 1981 and 2008 except for 2001 when the event was cancelled due to the collapse of Ansett Airlines.{{cite web|last=Whalen|first=Patrick F.|url=http://chargers.customer.netspace.net.au/report.htm|title=Experience Conquers Youth|work=chargers.customer.netspace.net.au|accessdate=26 June 2017}}{{cite web|last=Magnay|first=Jacquelin|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/22/1098316859095.html|title=Ansett's slam dunk on sports companies|work=SMH.com.au|date=23 October 2004|accessdate=26 June 2017}} The ABA National Finals were known as the Australian Club Championships (ACC) in 2007 and 2008.{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-4479-0-0-0&sID=50634&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=7446979|title=ACC National Finals 2009 and onwards|work=Basketball Queensland|date=26 November 2008|access-date=20 January 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120092031/https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-4479-0-0-0&sID=50634&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=7446979|archive-date=20 January 2022}} The ABA and ACC was abandoned following the 2008 season.

Conferences

The ABA was established in 1981 and operated under many different names and structures until 2008.{{cite web|url=http://ababasketball.net.au/FS_extra.asp?id=1869&OrgID=101|title=History of the ABA|work=ABABasketball.net.au|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319203104/http://ababasketball.net.au/FS_extra.asp?id=1869&OrgID=101|archive-date=19 March 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ababasketball.net.au/_uploads/res/101_35141.pdf|title=2007 ABA Media Guide|work=ABABasketball.net.au|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904051822/http://www.ababasketball.net.au/_uploads/res/101_35141.pdf|archive-date=4 September 2007}}

The conferences included:

Champions

=Men=

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! style="width:40px" |Year

! style="width:95px" |Venue

! style="width:150px" |Champion

! style="width:70px" |{{abbr|GF|Grand Final or championship game of the National Finals}} result

! style="width:150px" |Runner-up

! style="width:170px" |MVP

! style="width:40px" |Ref

align=center|1981Albert ParkGeelong Cats
(SEABL)		align=center|97 – 88Frankston Bears
(SEABL)		{{cite web|url=http://www.ababasketball.net.au/aba03.htm |title=ABA PREMIER AND RUNNERS-UP CLUBS |work=ABABasketball.net.au |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010407085812/http://www.ababasketball.net.au/aba03.htm |archivedate=7 April 2001}}
align=center|1982Albert ParkFrankston Bears
(SEABL)		align=center|89 – 87Melbourne Tigers
(SEABL)
align=center|1983Albert ParkMelbourne Tigers
(SEABL)		align=center|114 – 102Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)
align=center|1984CoburgBulleen Boomers
(SEABL)		align=center|109 – 108Chelsea Gulls
(SEABL)
align=center|1985KilsythKilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		align=center|98 – 87Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)
align=center|1986BendigoNewcastle Hunters
(SEABL)		align=center|124 – 117 (OT)Sydney City Slickers
(SEABL)
align=center|1987DevonportAdelaide Buffalos
(SEABL)		align=center|124 – 102|Newcastle Hunters
(SEABL)
align=center|1988BroadmeadowsBendigo Braves
(SEABL)		align=center|121 – 118Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)
align=center|1989KilsythBallarat Miners
(SEABL)		align=center|125 – 119Bendigo Braves
(SEABL)
align=center|1990Boronia (Knox)Bulleen Boomers
(SEABL)		align=center|128 – 101Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)
align=center|1991Boronia (Knox)Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		align=center|81 – 79Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)
align=center|1992Boronia (Knox)Sydney City Comets
(SEABL)		align=center|117 – 90Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)
align=center|1993KeilorNorth East Melbourne Arrows
(SEABL)		align=center|124 – 113Murray Bridge Bullets
(SEABL)		{{cite web|url=http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2011&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=01&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1688&cHash=1a3a20d7c5ac9b1b2c75c5a0181e6af4|title=FROM THE VAULT - 1993 CBA FINAL - MURRAY BRIDGE vs NE MELBOURNE|work=SEABL.com.au|date=18 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170223073003/http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2011&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=01&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1688&cHash=1a3a20d7c5ac9b1b2c75c5a0181e6af4|archivedate=23 February 2017}}
align=center|1994BendigoBallarat Miners
(SEABL)		align=center|104 – 81Cairns Marlins
(QBL)		Eric Hayes (Ballarat){{cite web|url=http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2010&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1539&cHash=6aad9c58f95b89efb4fb88e0a48c4828|title=FROM THE VAULT - 1994 CBA GRAND FINAL - BALLARAT v CAIRNS|work=SEABL.com.au|date=14 October 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324232011/http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2010&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1539&cHash=6aad9c58f95b89efb4fb88e0a48c4828|archivedate=24 March 2017}}
align=center|1995LiverpoolBallarat Miners
(SEABL)		align=center|101 – 86Frankston Blues
(SEABL)		Grant Keys (Ballarat){{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnGJM7I1xC4&t=330s|title=1995 CBA Mens Final Frankston Vs Ballarat|work=YouTube.com|date=7 October 2013|accessdate=28 July 2017}}
align=center|1996DevonportNorth-West Tasmania Originals
(SEABL)		align=center|101 – 88Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		Dave Biwer (NW Tasmania)
align=center|1997GeelongSuncoast Clippers
(QBL)		align=center|80 – 78Cairns Marlins
(QBL)		Billy Ross (Suncoast){{cite web|last=Peacock|first=Harold|url=http://mx.reocities.com/HotSprings/6361/feature2.html|title=CBA champions reload|work=reocities.com|date=14 January 1998|accessdate=26 June 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170615105322/http://mx.reocities.com/HotSprings/6361/feature2.html|archivedate=15 June 2017}}
align=center|1998Gold CoastCairns Marlins
(QBL)		align=center|88 – 74Frankston Blues
(SEABL)		Chris Sneed (Cairns){{cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/hotsprings/6361/cba7m98.html|title=1998 CBA Mens Finals Homepage|work=oocities.com|accessdate=26 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyN51ZAXfxI|title=1998 CBA National Final Frankston Vs Cairns|work=YouTube.com|date=23 October 2013|accessdate=28 July 2017}}
align=center|1999CanberraGeelong Supercats
(SEABL)		align=center|98 – 78Kilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		Rodney Walker (Geelong){{cite web|last=Ractliffe|first=Damien|url=https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/local-sport/geelong-supercats-1999-imports-rod-walker-clyde-jordan-in-town-to-celebrate-20year-championship-reunion/news-story/0576e341d618c0c00262b7ae0eb18bdd|title=Geelong Supercats: 1999 imports Rod Walker, Clyde Jordan in town to celebrate 20-year championship reunion|work=geelongadvertiser.com.au|date=12 June 2019|accessdate=21 January 2020|url-access=subscription|quote=SUPERCATS great Rod Walker says the camaraderie of the 1999 championship team made flying back to Australia for the 20-year reunion a no-brainer. The star American import played an unbelievable finals series for the Supercats to help his side win the Australian Basketball Association title in 1999, to claim the most valuable player of the series.}}
align=center|2000BendigoHobart Chargers
(SEABL)		align=center|76 – 75Kilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		Ben Harvey (Hobart){{cite web|url=http://www.ababasketball.net.au/2000natchampresults.htm|title=2000 Australian Basketball Association National Champions Final Four Results|work=ababasketball.net.au|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001018103254/http://www.ababasketball.net.au/2000natchampresults.htm|archivedate=18 October 2000}}{{cite web|url=http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2010&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1606&cHash=994c7c502d5183b856e30730bd9d008c|title=FROM THE SEABL VAULT - 2000 ABA FINAL - HOBART vs KILSYTH|work=SEABL.com.au|date=19 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170122174035/http://seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2010&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1606&cHash=994c7c502d5183b856e30730bd9d008c|archivedate=22 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/662361/harvey-eyes-fourth-seabl-title/|title=Harvey eyes fourth SEABL title|work=BendigoAdvertiser.com.au|date=11 August 2005|accessdate=26 June 2017|quote=That encounter was the 2000 ABA national finals in Bendigo when Harvey was named MVP as he led Hobart to a thrilling one-point victory.}}
align=center|2001colspan="6" align="center"|Not held{{#tag:ref|The 2001 National Finals were scheduled for Bendigo, however the demise of Ansett saw the difficult decision taken to cancel the Finals. The decision was made only as a last resort after all contingencies were evaluated.{{cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/86533/Basketball_Australia_Annual_Report_2001.pdf|title=Basketball Australia Annual Report 2001|work=clearinghouseforsport.gov.au|accessdate=2 July 2017|page=25}}|group=lower-alpha|name=birthdate}}
align=center|2002BendigoHobart Chargers
(SEABL)		align=center|98 – 93Australian Institute of Sport
(SEABL)		Andrew Beattie (Hobart){{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/mysport.cgi?a=BLOG_VIEWENTRY&blogID=130084|title=ABA National Champions|work=SportsTG.com|date=26 May 2008|accessdate=2 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608065955/http://websites.sportstg.com/mysport.cgi?a=BLOG_VIEWENTRY&blogID=130084|archive-date=8 June 2017}}
align=center|2003BendigoMount Gambier Pioneers
(SEABL)		align=center|127 – 113Ballarat Miners
(SEABL)		Kurt Russell (Mount Gambier){{cite web|url=http://www.ababasketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=3182&orgID=101&Oname=ABA&O1c=11&O10c=11|title=Pioneers win Men's National Title|work=ABABasketball.net.au|date=31 August 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031006155333/http://www.ababasketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=3182&orgID=101&Oname=ABA&O1c=11&O10c=11|archive-date=6 October 2003|access-date=26 July 2024}}
align=center|2004GeelongCairns Marlins
(QBL)		align=center|104 – 100North-West Tasmania Thunder
(SEABL)		Aaron Grabau (Cairns){{cite web|url=http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=7257&orgID=126&Oname=QABL&O1c=1&O10c=1|title=Cairns win ABA National Title|work=qabl.basketball.net.au|date=30 August 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050616091416/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=7257&orgID=126&Oname=QABL&O1c=1&O10c=1|archive-date=16 June 2005|access-date=16 June 2023}}
align=center|2005GeelongBendigo Braves
(SEABL)		align=center|102 – 98Sydney Comets
(Waratah League)		Jason Cameron (Bendigo)
align=center|2006NewcastleGeelong Supercats
(SEABL)		align=center|94 – 80Dandenong Rangers
(Big V)		Ash Cannan (Dandenong)
align=center|2007MSACCairns Marlins
(QBL)		align=center|110 – 98Dandenong Rangers
(Big V)		Aaron Grabau (Cairns){{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-08-27/marlins-celebrate-national-title-win/651154|title=Marlins celebrate national title win|work=ABC.net.au|date=27 August 2007|accessdate=2 July 2017}}{{cite news |title=Cairns Marlins: 2007 ABA Men's Champions |url=http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=74179&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3 |work=basketballwa.asn.au |date=26 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829042712/http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=74179&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3 |archive-date=29 August 2007}}
align=center|2008MSACRockhampton Rockets
(QBL)		align=center|103 – 99Hobart Chargers
(SEABL)		Ryan McDade (Rockhampton){{cite web|url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/apn-rockets-are-number/61115/|title=Rockets are number 1|work=TheMorningBulletin.com.au|date=1 September 2008|accessdate=2 July 2017}}

==Results by teams==

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!Teams!!Win!!Loss!!Total!!Year(s) won!!Year(s) lost

style="text-align:left"|Ballarat Miners336style="text-align:left"|1989, 1994, 1995style="text-align:left"|1990, 1991, 1992
style="text-align:left"|Cairns Marlins325style="text-align:left"|1998, 2004, 2007style="text-align:left"|1994, 1997
style="text-align:left"|Geelong Cats/Supercats303style="text-align:left"|1981, 1999, 2006—
style="text-align:left"|Bulleen Boomers235style="text-align:left"|1984, 1990style="text-align:left"|1983, 1985, 1988
style="text-align:left"|Bendigo Braves213style="text-align:left"|1988, 2005style="text-align:left"|1989
style="text-align:left"|Hobart Chargers213style="text-align:left"|2000, 2002style="text-align:left"|2008
style="text-align:left"|Frankston Bears/Blues134style="text-align:left"|1982style="text-align:left"|1981, 1995, 1998
style="text-align:left"|Kilsyth Cobras123style="text-align:left"|1985style="text-align:left"|1999, 2000
style="text-align:left"|Sydney City Slickers/Sydney City Comets/Sydney Comets123style="text-align:left"|1992style="text-align:left"|1986, 2005
style="text-align:left"|Melbourne Tigers112style="text-align:left"|1983style="text-align:left"|1982
style="text-align:left"|Newcastle Hunters112style="text-align:left"|1986style="text-align:left"|1987
style="text-align:left"|Knox Raiders112style="text-align:left"|1991style="text-align:left"|1996
style="text-align:left"|North-West Tasmania Originals/Thunder112style="text-align:left"|1996style="text-align:left"|2004
style="text-align:left"|Adelaide Buffalos101style="text-align:left"|1987—
style="text-align:left"|North East Melbourne Arrows101style="text-align:left"|1993—
style="text-align:left"|Suncoast Clippers101style="text-align:left"|1997—
style="text-align:left"|Mount Gambier Pioneers101style="text-align:left"|2003—
style="text-align:left"|Rockhampton Rockets101style="text-align:left"|2008—
style="text-align:left"|Dandenong Rangers022—style="text-align:left"|2006, 2007
style="text-align:left"|Chelsea Gulls011—style="text-align:left"|1984
style="text-align:left"|Murray Bridge Bullets011—style="text-align:left"|1993
style="text-align:left"|Australian Institute of Sport011—style="text-align:left"|2002

==Results by conference==

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!Team!!Win!!Loss!!Total!!Year(s) won!!Year(s) lost

style="text-align:left"|SEABL222244style="text-align:left"|1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006style="text-align:left"|1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
style="text-align:left"|QBL527style="text-align:left"|1997, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2008style="text-align:left"|1994, 1997
style="text-align:left"|Big V022style="text-align:left"|style="text-align:left"|2006, 2007
style="text-align:left"|Waratah League011style="text-align:left"|style="text-align:left"|2005
style="text-align:left"|Central ABL000style="text-align:left"|style="text-align:left"|

=Women=

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! style="width:40px" |Year

! style="width:95px" |Venue

! style="width:160px" |Champion

! style="width:70px" |{{abbr|GF|Grand Final or championship game of the National Finals}} result

! style="width:160px" |Runner-up

! style="width:170px" |MVP

! style="width:40px" |Ref

align=center|1990Boronia (Knox)Dandenong Rangers
(SEABL)		align=center|92 – 56Sturt Sabres
(SEABL)
align=center|1991Boronia (Knox)Dandenong Rangers
(SEABL)		align=center|110 – 64Bayside Blues
(SEABL)
align=center|1992Boronia (Knox)Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		align=center|92 – 69Bayside Blues
(SEABL)
align=center|1993KeilorFrankston Blues
(SEABL)		align=center|100 – 85Broadmeadows Broncos
(SEABL)
align=center|1994BendigoKnox Raiders
(SEABL)		align=center|99 – 79Frankston Blues
(SEABL)
align=center|1995LiverpoolLaunceston Tornadoes
(SEABL)		align=center|110 – 96Adelaide Opals
(SEABL)
align=center|1996DevonportKnox Raiders
(SEABL)		align=center|86 – 85Launceston Tornadoes
(SEABL)
align=center|1997GeelongFrankston Blues
(SEABL)		align=center|98 – 69Townsville Sunbirds
(QBL)
align=center|1998Gold CoastKilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		align=center|87 – 69Knox Raiders
(SEABL)
align=center|1999CanberraSouthern Districts Spartans
(QBL)		align=center|79 – 69Norwood Flames
(Central ABL)
align=center|2000BendigoBendigo Braves
(SEABL)		align=center|77 – 56Nunawading Spectres
(SEABL)		Kristi Harrower (Bendigo)
align=center|2001colspan="6" align="center"|Not held
align=center|2002BendigoKilsyth Cobras
(SEABL)		align=center|103 – 94 (OT)Sturt Sabres
(Central ABL)		Jessica Mahony (Sturt)
align=center|2003BendigoBendigo Braves
(SEABL)		align=center|91 – 66Forestville Eagles
(Central ABL)		Larissa Cavanagh (Bendigo){{cite web|url=http://www.ababasketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=3181&orgID=101&Oname=ABA&O1c=11&O10c=11|title=Home town win in Women's National Final|work=ABABasketball.net.au|date=31 August 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031006155328/http://www.ababasketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=3181&orgID=101&Oname=ABA&O1c=11&O10c=11|archive-date=6 October 2003|access-date=26 July 2024}}
align=center|2004GeelongFrankston Blues
(SEABL)		align=center|69 – 66North Adelaide Rockets
(Central ABL)		Erin Phillips (North Adelaide)
align=center|2005GeelongBallarat Miners
(SEABL)		align=center|77 – 53Knox Raiders
(SEABL)		Andrea McMahon (Ballarat)
align=center|2006NewcastleBallarat Miners
(SEABL)		align=center|69 – 66Bendigo Braves
(SEABL)		Karen Ashby (Ballarat)
align=center|2007MSACTownsville Flames
(QBL)		align=center|92 – 49Hume City Broncos
(Big V)		Rohanee Cox (Townsville){{cite web|url=http://www.ababasketball.net.au/FS_extra.asp?id=7225&OrgID=101 |title=Road to the National Finals: ACC National Champions |work=ABABasketball.net.au |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319211140/http://www.ababasketball.net.au/FS_extra.asp?id=7225&OrgID=101 |archivedate=19 March 2012}}{{cite news |title=Townsville Flames: 2007 ABA Women's Champions |url=http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=74171&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3 |work=basketballwa.asn.au |date=26 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829042135/http://www.basketballwa.asn.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=74171&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3 |archive-date=29 August 2007}}
align=center|2008MSACTownsville Flames
(QBL)		align=center|73 – 57Sydney Comets
(Waratah League)		Cherie Smith (Townsville)

==Results by teams==

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!Teams!!Win!!Loss!!Total!!Year(s) won!!Year(s) lost

style="text-align:left"|Bayside/Frankston Blues336style="text-align:left"|1993, 1997, 2004style="text-align:left"|1991, 1992, 1994
style="text-align:left"|Knox Raiders325style="text-align:left"|1992, 1994, 1996style="text-align:left"|1998, 2005
style="text-align:left"|Bendigo Braves213style="text-align:left"|2000, 2003style="text-align:left"|2006
style="text-align:left"|Townsville Sunbirds/Flames213style="text-align:left"|2007, 2008style="text-align:left"|1997
style="text-align:left"|Dandenong Rangers202style="text-align:left"|1990, 1991—
style="text-align:left"|Kilsyth Cobras202style="text-align:left"|1998, 2002—
style="text-align:left"|Ballarat Miners202style="text-align:left"|2005, 2006—
style="text-align:left"|Launceston Tornadoes112style="text-align:left"|1995style="text-align:left"|1996
style="text-align:left"|Southern Districts Spartans101style="text-align:left"|1999—
style="text-align:left"|Sturt Sabres022—style="text-align:left"|1990, 2002
style="text-align:left"|Broadmeadows Broncos011—style="text-align:left"|1993
style="text-align:left"|Adelaide Opals011—style="text-align:left"|1995
style="text-align:left"|Norwood Flames011—style="text-align:left"|1999
style="text-align:left"|Nunawading Spectres011—style="text-align:left"|2000
style="text-align:left"|Forestville Eagles011—style="text-align:left"|2003
style="text-align:left"|North Adelaide Rockets011—style="text-align:left"|2004
style="text-align:left"|Hume City Broncos011—style="text-align:left"|2007
style="text-align:left"|Sydney Comets011—style="text-align:left"|2008

==Results by conference==

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!Team!!Win!!Loss!!Total!!Year(s) won!!Year(s) lost

style="text-align:left"|SEABL151126style="text-align:left"|1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006style="text-align:left"|1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006
style="text-align:left"|QBL314style="text-align:left"|1999, 2007, 2008style="text-align:left"|1997
style="text-align:left"|Central ABL044style="text-align:left"|style="text-align:left"|1999, 2002, 2003, 2004
style="text-align:left"|Big V011style="text-align:left"|style="text-align:left"|2007
style="text-align:left"|Waratah League011style="text-align:left"|style="text-align:left"|2008

Historial records

The ABA's roots can be traced back as far as 1965 when the South Eastern Conference (SEC) was established. The SEC continued until 1971 when the Australian Club Championships gained pre-eminence. The Australian Club Championships ceased operations after 1980 due to the rise of Australia's first truly national competition, the National Basketball League (NBL).

Melbourne Church of England, later becoming Melbourne Tigers, won the SEC in each of its six seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.botinagy.com/blog/flashback-21-sebl-finals-sept20-1986/|title=FLASHBACK 21: SEBL Finals, Sept.20, 1986|work=BotiNagy.com|access-date=26 June 2017}}

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align=center|1965–70Melbourne Church of Englandalign=center rowspan="2"|
align=center|1971–80League abandoned due to annual Australian Club Championships

See also

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Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20010407085812/http://www.ababasketball.net.au/aba03.htm ABA National Champions 1981–1999]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20170608065955/http://websites.sportstg.com/mysport.cgi?a=BLOG_VIEWENTRY&blogID=130084 ABA National Champions 2002–2006]

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National Champions

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