Turkish Basketball Second League
{{Short description|Turkish basketball league}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L)
| formerly = Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L)
| current_season =
| logo = Turkish Basketball Second League logo.png
| sport = Basketball
| confed = Turkish Basketball Federation
| founded = 2014
| teams = 25
| country = Turkey
| champion = Ayos Spor (1st title)
| season =
| most_champs =
| levels = 3
| pyramid = Turkish basketball league system
| promotion = TBL
| relegation = EBBL
| website = [https://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/tb2l-2021-2022 Link]
}}
The Turkish Basketball Second League, also called TB2L, is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Turkey. The league was previously called the Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L).
Format and promotion and relegation
Regular Season Competitions, twenty-five (25) teams; are divided into one (1) group of nine (9) teams and two (2) groups (A-B-C) of eight (8) teams. The matches are played in away matches, two rounds and league format. After these matches, the first two teams in six (6) places will be eligible to play in the Play-Off Round of 12 matches. A total of twelve (12) teams in third (3rd), fourth (4th), fifth (5th) and sixth (6th) places in their groups will be eligible to play in the Play-Off Elimination Round matches in order to advance to the Play-Off Round of 12 matches. A total of three (3) teams in the last place in their groups will lose their right to play in the TB2L in the 2025-26 season.
The six (6) teams that advance as a result of the Play-Off Round of 12 matches will face each other in away matches, two rounds and league format. As a result of the Final Group matches; The team that takes the first (1st) place in the group becomes the TB2L Champion, the team that takes the second (2nd) place becomes the TB2L Runner-up and both teams are entitled to take part in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) in the following season.
Seasons
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| Season
! Champions ! Runners-up | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Acıbadem Üniversitesi | Bandırma Kırmızı |
| 2015–16 | Samsun Büyükşehir Belediyesi Anakent | Bursaspor |
| 2016–17 | Orman Gençlik | Karesi Spor |
| 2017–18 | Final Spor | Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor |
| 2018–19 | Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket | Fethiye Belediyespor |
| 2020–21 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | Mersin BBGSK |
| 2021–22 | Fenerbahçe Koleji Safiport | Çağdaş Bodrumspor |
| 2022–23 | Çayırova Belediyespor | Kapaklı Spor |
| 2023–24 | Ayos Spor | Konya BBSK |
Current clubs <small>(2024–25 season)</small>
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| Team{{Cite web|title=Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu|url=https://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/tb2l-2021-2022/haber/2021-2022-sezonunda-tb2l-de-yer-alacak-takimlar-belirlendi-19082021|access-date=2021-09-05|website=www.tbf.org.tr}}
!City |
|---|
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |A Group |
| Akhisar Belediye Basketbol |
| Ankara Genç Akademi |
| Çorlu Belediyesi |
| Göcekspor |
| Göztepe |
| İstanbul Basket |
| Kahramanmaraş İstiklal |
| Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediye Kağıtspor |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |B Group |
| Beylikdüzü Basketbol İhtisas |
| Bornova Belediyespor |
| Eskişehir Birey Koleji |
| Etimesgut Belediyesi Basketbol |
| Gemlik Basketbol |
| İBB Spor |
| Konya Gelişim |
| Sakarya BBSK |
| Teşvikiye |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |C Group |
| ABB Egospor |
| Adana Sertaş Spor |
| Ege Üniversitesi Daçka |
| Güngören Doruk |
| High Touch HT |
| İlkler Şehri Uşak
|Uşak |
| Karamürselbey SK |
| Vefa |
References
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External links
- [https://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/tb2l-2020-2021 Official site] {{in lang|tr}}
- [https://www.eurobasket.com/turkey/basketball-league-tbl.aspx Eurobasket.com League Profile]
{{Basketball in Turkey}}
{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}
{{International basketball}}