Latvijas Basketbola līga

The Latvian Basketball League (LBL; Latvian: Latvijas Basketbola līga) also known as the OlyBet LBL for sponsorship reasons, is the national basketball championship in Latvia; composed of 9 teams. It is 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.

Latvian Basketball League
Latvijas Basketbola līga (LBL)
SportBasketball
Founded1992
No. of teams9
Country Latvia
Continent FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		VEF Riga (7th title)
Most titlesVentspils (10 titles)
TV partner(s)Latvia:
Level on pyramid1st tier
Official websitebasket.lv

Its nine teams are located in 8 cities; two 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 its 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
Location of teams in 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League
Team Home city Arena
Betsafe/Liepāja Liepāja Liepāja Olympic Center
Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Sporta nams
Jūrmala/Fēnikss Jūrmala Taurenītis
Latvijas Universitāte Rīga OSC
Ogre Ogre Ogre's Secondary School No.1
Valka/Valga Valga, Estonia Valga Sports Hall
Valmiera Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic Center
VEF Rīga Rīga Arena Riga
Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center

Title holders

Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Ventspils
10
8
 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2018
Brocēni
8
1
 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
VEF Rīga
7
4
 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
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
YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1992 Brocēni ParairBonus
2–0
1993 BrocēniBonus
3–0
1994 SWH BrocēniBonus
3–0
1995 SWH BrocēniBonus
4–3
1996 ASK BrocēniMetropole
4–2
1997 ASK Brocēni LMTLiepājas Baltika
4–0
1998 ASK Brocēni LMTVentspils
4–1
1999 Brocēni LMTVentspils
4–2
2000 VentspilsBrocēni LMT
4–3
2001 VentspilsBarons
4–1
2002 VentspilsSkonto
4–0
2003 VentspilsSkonto
4–1
2004 VentspilsSkonto
4–0
2005 VentspilsBarons
4–0
2006 VentspilsBarons
4–0
YearWinnerRunner-upScore
2007 ASK RigaVentspils
4–2
2008 Barons LMTASK Riga
4–1
2009 VentspilsBarons LMT
4–3
2010 Barons LMTVEF Rīga
4–3
2011 VEF RīgaVentspils
4–3
2012 VEF RīgaVentspils
4–1
2013 VEF RīgaVentspils
4–1
2014 VentspilsVEF Rīga
4–1
2015 VEF RīgaVentspils
4–2
2016 Valmiera OrdoVEF Rīga
4–3
2017 VEF RīgaVentspils
4–0
2018 VentspilsVEF Rīga
4–2
2019 VEF RīgaVentspils
4–1
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