Latvijas Basketbola līga

Latvian Basketball League
Latvijas Basketbola līga (LBL)

Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Latvian Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1992
No. of teams	10
Country	Latvia
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	VEF Rīga (5th title)
Most titles	Ventspils (9 titles)
TV partner(s)	Latvia: LTV7, Best4Sport TV Sportacentrs TV
Level on pyramid	1st tier
Relegation to	LBL2
Official website	basket.lv

The Latvian Basketball League (LBL; Template:Lang-lv) also known as the OlyBet LBL for sponsorship reasons, is the national basketball championship in Latvia; composed of 10 teams. It's considered the biggest basketball league in Latvia. The LBL is a part of Latvian Basketball Association, which is the national governing body of basketball in Latvia.

It's ten teams are located in 8 cities; three in Riga, and one in Ventspils, Liepāja, Valmiera, Jūrmala, Jēkabpils, Ogre and Valka. The LBL season usually runs from September to April. The league was founded in 1992, and it's first season was played in the same year.

History

Early Years

The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK Ventspils won again in 2009, beating Barons/LMT in a thriller 4–3. Barons would return to the final the following year, this time against VEF Rīga, and win by the same 4–3 margin. The 2011 final again went to 7 games, with VEF Rīga defeating Ventspils.

Teams

Ventspils'

VEF Rīga
Latvijas Universitāte
Barons kvartāls

Liepāja/Triobet

Jūrmala/Fēnikss

Jelgava

Valmiera

Jēkabpils

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Location of clubs in the 2014-15 Latvian Basketball League

Title holders

• ......1992 Brocēni Parair
• 1992–93 Brocēni
• 1993–94 SWH Brocēni
• 1994–95 SWH Brocēni
• 1995–96 ASK Brocēni
• 1996–97 ASK Brocēni LMT
• 1997–98 ASK Brocēni LMT
• 1998–99 Brocēni LMT
• 1999–00 Ventspils
• 2000–01 Ventspils

• 2001–02 Ventspils
• 2002–03 Ventspils
• 2003–04 Ventspils
• 2004–05 Ventspils
• 2005–06 Ventspils
• 2006–07 ASK Riga
• 2007–08 Barons LMT
• 2008–09 Ventspils
• 2009–10 Barons LMT
• 2010–11 VEF Rīga

• 2011–12 VEF Rīga
• 2012–13 VEF Rīga
• 2013–14 Ventspils
• 2014–15 VEF Rīga
• 2015–16 Valmiera Ordo
• 2016–17 VEF Rīga

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Ventspils	9	8	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014
Brocēni	8	1	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
VEF Rīga	5	3	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
Barons	2	4	2008, 2010
ASK Riga	1	1	2007
Valmiera	1	0	2016
Bonus	0	4
Skonto	0	3
Metropole	0	1
Liepājas Lauvas	0	1

The finals

Year Winner Runner-up Score 1992 Brocēni Parair Bonus 2–0 1993 Brocēni Bonus 3–0 1994 SWH Brocēni Bonus 3–0 1995 SWH Brocēni Bonus 4–3 1996 ASK Brocēni Metropole 4–2 1997 ASK Brocēni LMT Liepājas Baltika 4–0 1998 ASK Brocēni LMT Ventspils 4–1 1999 Brocēni LMT Ventspils 4–2 2000 Ventspils Brocēni LMT 4–3 2001 Ventspils Barons 4–1 2002 Ventspils Skonto 4–0 2003 Ventspils Skonto 4–1 2004 Ventspils Skonto 4–0 2005 Ventspils Barons 4–0 2006 Ventspils Barons 4–0

Year Winner Runner-up Score 2007 ASK Riga Ventspils 4–2 2008 Barons LMT ASK Riga 4–1 2009 Ventspils Barons LMT 4–3 2010 Barons LMT VEF Rīga 4–3 2011 VEF Rīga Ventspils 4–3 2012 VEF Rīga Ventspils 4–1 2013 VEF Rīga Ventspils 4–1 2014 Ventspils VEF Rīga 4–1 2015 VEF Rīga Ventspils 4–2 2016 Valmiera Ordo VEF Rīga 4–3 2017 VEF Rīga Ventspils 4–0

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket.com League Page