Slovak Basketball League
{{Infobox basketball league
|name = Eurovia SBL
|image = Eurovia SBL logo.png
|pixels =
|country = Slovakia
|other countries=
|confed = FIBA Europe (Europe)
|founded = {{Start date and age|1993}}
|first = 1993
|folded =
|divisions =
|teams = 10
|feeds =
|promotion =
|relegation = 1. Liga
|levels = 1
|domest_cup = Slovak Cup
|supercup =
|confed_cup = FIBA Europe Cup
|champions = BK Patrioti Levice (5th title)
|season = 2023–24
|most_champs = Pezinok
(9 titles)
|top_scorer =
|tv =
|website = {{URL|http://www.basketliga.sk/}}
|current =
}}
The Slovenská Basketbalová Liga (SBL) ({{langx|en|Slovak Basketball League}}) is the highest level tier league of men's professional club basketball in Slovakia. The league was founded in 1993. MBK Pezinok is the league's most successful team, having won a league record 9 championships. Before 2014, the league was named the Extraliga.
Current clubs
The following 10 teams participated in the 2024–25 Slovak Basketball League:
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !City !Arena !Capacity |
| Handlová
|Športová Hala |{{center|{{Nts|1200}}}} |
| Inter Bratislava
|GoPass Aréna |{{center|{{Nts|5500}}}} |
| Iskra Svit
|Svit |Iskra Aréna |{{center|{{Nts|700}}}} |
| Komárno
|Mestská športová hala |{{center|{{Nts|1475}}}} |
| Lučenec
|Športová Hala Arena |{{center|{{Nts|900}}}} |
| NEXTGEN Slovakia
|rowspan=2|Nitra |rowspan=2|MŠH Nitra |rowspan=2|{{center|{{Nts|1500}}}} |
| Nitra Blue Wings |
| Patrioti Levice
|HALEON Aréna |{{center|{{Nts|2250}}}} |
| Prievidza
|{{center|{{Nts|3400}}}} |
| Spišskí Rytieri
| Mestska Sportova Hala |{{center|{{nts|1160}}}} |
Finals
| class="wikitable" | |||
| style="width:80px"|Season
!style="width:160px"|Champions !style="width:150px"|Runners-up ! Finals score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center|1993 | BK Davay Pezinok | VŠDS Žilina | |
| align=center|1993–94 | BC Prievidza | Slovakofarma Pezinok | |
| align=center|1994–95 | BC Prievidza | Slovakofarma Pezinok | |
| align=center|1995–96 | Inter Bratislava | BC Prievidza | |
| align=center|1996–97 | Slovakofarma Pezinok | Chemosvit Svit | |
| align=center|1997–98 | Slovakofarma Pezinok | Chemosvit Svit | |
| align=center|1998–99 | Slovakofarma Pezinok | Inter Bratislava | |
| align=center|1999–00 | Slovakofarma Pezinok | Inter Bratislava | |
| align=center|2000–01 | Slovakofarma Pezinok | Chemosvit Svit | |
| align=center|2001–02 | Slovakofarma Pezinok | Chemosvit Svit | |
| align=center|2002–03 | Chemosvit Svit | MBK Lučenec | |
| align=center|2003–04 | MBK Lučenec | Chemosvit Svit | |
| align=center|2004–05 | SPU Nitra | Baník Handlová | |
| align=center|2005–06 | MBK Lučenec | Baník Handlová | |
| align=center|2006–07 | Slávia TU Košice | Inter Bratislava | align=center|4–0 |
| align=center|2007–08 | Skanska Pezinok | Inter Bratislava | align=center|3–1 |
| align=center|2008–09 | SPU Nitra | AB Cosmetics Pezinok | align=center|3–2 |
| align=center|2009–10 | Basketbal Pezinok | SPU Nitra | align=center|3–2 |
| align=center|2010–11 | Astrum Levice | SPU Nitra | align=center|3–2 |
| align=center|2011–12 | BC Prievidza | Rieker Komárno | align=center|3–1 |
| align=center|2012–13 | Inter Bratislava | Rieker Komárno | align=center|4–3 |
| align=center|2013–14 | Inter Bratislava | Prievidza | align=center|4–0 |
| align=center|2014–15 | Rieker Komárno | Prievidza | align=center|4–3 |
| align=center|2015–16 | BC Prievidza | Rieker Komárno | align=center|4–1 |
| align=center|2016–17 | Inter Bratislava | Rieker Komárno | align=center|4–1 |
| align=center|2017–18 | Levickí Patrioti | Košice | align=center|4–1 |
| align=center|2018–19 | Inter Bratislava | Prievidza | align=center|4–0 |
| align=center|2019–20 | colspan=3 {{N/a|Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic}} | ||
| align=center|2020–21 | Spišskí Rytieri | Patrioti Levice | align=center|3–1 |
| align=center|2021–22 | Patrioti Levice | Lučenec | align=center|4–1 |
| align=center|2022–23
|align=center|4–3 | |||
| align=center|2023–24
|align=center|3–1 |
Performance by club
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|Pezinok | 9 | 3 | align=left|1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010 |
| align=left|Inter Bratislava | 5 | 4 | align=left|1996, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019 |
| align=left|Patrioti Levice | 5 | 1 | align="left" |2011, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| align=left|Prievidza | 4 | 5 | align="left" |1994, 1995, 2012, 2016 |
| align=left|Nitra | 2 | 2 | align=left|2005, 2009 |
| align=left|Lučenec | 2 | 2 | align=left|2004, 2006 |
| align=left|Svit | 1 | 5 | align=left|2003 |
| align=left|Komárno | 1 | 4 | align=left|2015 |
| align=left|Košice | 1 | 1 | align=left|2007 |
| align=left|Spišskí Rytieri | 1 | 0 | align=left|2021 |
| align=left|Handlová | 0 | 2 | |
| align=left|Žilina | 0 | 1 |
See also
External links
- {{Official website|http://basket.zoznam.sk/home/}} {{in lang|sk}}
- [https://www.eurobasket.com/Slovakia/basketball.aspx Slovak league on Eurobasket.com]
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