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{{Short description|Swedish men's basketball top division}}
{{About|the men's basketball league|the women's league|Basketligan dam}}
{{Infobox basketball league
|name           = Svenska Basketligan
|image          = Basketligan logo.svg
|pixels         = 200px
|country        = [[Sweden]]
|confed         = [[FIBA Europe]]
|founded        = {{Start date and age|1992}}
|first          = 1992–93
|teams          = [[#Current teams|10]]
|relegation     = [[Superettan (basketball)|Superettan]]
|levels         = 1
|confed_cup     = [[Basketball Champions League|Champions League]]<br>[[FIBA Europe Cup|Europe Cup]]
|champions      = [[Norrköping Dolphins]] (9th title)
|season         = [[2023-24 Swedish Basketball League|2023-24]]
|most_champs    = [[Södertälje BBK]]<br>(12 titles)
|website        = [https://www.sblherr.se sblherr.se]
|current        = 
|organiser=[[Swedish Basketball Federation]]|president=Sören Westin}}
'''Svenska Basketligan''', or the '''Swedish Basketball League''' ('''SBL'''), is the premier league for professional [[basketball]] in [[Sweden]]. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but when the [[Sweden|Swedish]] company [[Obol Investment]] signed an agreement with the [[Swedish Basketball Federation]] in early October 2006, the league was renamed '''Obol Basketball League''' ('''OBL'''). In January 2007 the name was changed to '''Ligan''', meaning simply '''the League'''.

==History==
On October 6, 2006, the [[Swedish Basketball Federation]] signed a 15-year agreement with [[Switzerland|Swiss]] company [[Obol Investment]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Thomas Ejderhov |url=http://www.idrottensaffarer.se/sponsring/2006/09/darfor-tar-obol-over-basketligan |title=Därför tar Obol över Basketligan &#124; Idrottens Affärer |publisher=Idrottensaffarer.se |date=2006-09-30 |access-date=2014-03-11}}</ref> Part of the deal was that ''Basketligan'' would be renamed ''Obol Basketball League''. Other parts of the deal include that the winning team would receive prize money if the team were to play in the [[EuroLeague]] during the following season. The agreement lasted for 15 years, but after five years Obol would make an evaluation and have the rights to then cancel the deal, if they so wish.


{{location map+ |Sweden|float=right |width=300 |caption=Location of teams in the 2024–25 Basketligan|places=
{{Location map~ |Sweden|lat=57.7 |long=12.9   |label={{Nowrap|[[Borås Basket|Borås]]}}|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Sweden|lat=63.2   |long=14.6  |label={{Nowrap|[[Jämtland Basket|Jämtland]]}}|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=65.6 |long=22.2 |label={{Nowrap|[[BC Luleå|Luleå]]}} |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=58.6 |long=16.2 |label={{Nowrap|[[Norrköping Dolphins|Norrköping]]}} |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=57.7 |long=14.7 |label={{Nowrap|[[KFUM Nässjö|Nässjö]]}} |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=59.2 |long=17.6 |label={{Nowrap|[[Södertälje BBK|Södertälje]]}} |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=63.8 |long=20.3 |label={{Nowrap|[[Umeå BSKT|Umeå]]}} |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=57.645 |long=11.91527 |label={{Nowrap|Högsbo}} |position=top}}
{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=59.52 |long=15.98 |label={{Nowrap|[[Köping Stars|Köping]]}} |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Sweden|lat=59.8586 |long=17.6389 |label={{Nowrap|[[Uppsala Basket|Uppsala]]}} |position=top}}
}}
==Current teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team
!City
!Venue
!Capacity
|-
|[[Borås Basket|Borås]]
|[[Borås]]
|[[Boråshallen]]
|{{center|3,000}}
|-
|Högsbo Basket
|[[Gothenburg]]
|Gothia Arena
|{{center|1,000}}
|-
|[[Jämtland Basket|Jämtland]]
|[[Östersund]]
|Östersunds Sporthall
|{{center|1,700}}
|-
|[[Köping Stars]]
|[[Köping, Sweden|Köping]]
|Köping Bad & Sport
|{{center|1,400}}
|-
|[[BC Luleå|Luleå]]
|[[Luleå]]
|Luleå Energi Arena
|{{center| 2,700}}
|-
|[[Norrköping Dolphins]]
|[[Norrköping]]
|[[Stadium Arena (Norrköping)|Stadium Arena]]
|{{center|3,500}}
|-
|[[KFUM Nässjö|Nässjö]]
|[[Nässjö]]
| Nässjö Sporthall
|{{center|1,200}}
|-
|[[Södertälje BBK]]
|[[Södertälje]]
|[[Täljehallen]]
|{{center|2,100}}
|-
|[[Umeå BSKT|Umeå]]
|[[Umeå]]
|[[Gammliahallen|Umeå Energi Arena]]
|{{center|2,000}}
|-
|[[Uppsala Basket]]
|[[Uppsala]]
|[[Fyrishov]]
|{{center|3,000}}
|}

==Finals==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Champion !! Runner-up !! Score !! [[Basketligan Finals MVP|Finals MVP]]
|-
| 1992–93 || '''[[Stockholm Capitals]]''' || [[Norrköping Dolphins]] || align=center|3–0 || rowspan=19 {{N/A}}
|-
| 1993–94 || '''[[Kärcher Basket]]''' || [[Norrköping Dolphins]] || align=center|3–0
|-
| 1994–95 || '''[[Alviks BK|Alvik]]''' || [[Kärcher Basket]] || align=center|3–0
|-
| 1995–96 || '''[[New Wave Sharks]]''' || [[Södertälje Kings]] || align=center|3–2
|-
| 1996–97 || '''[[Plannja Basket]]''' || [[M7 Borås]] || align=center|3–1
|-
| 1997–98 || '''[[Norrköping Dolphins]]''' || [[Plannja Basket]] || align=center|3–1
|-
| 1998–99 || '''[[Plannja Basket]]''' || [[08 Stockholm Human Rights]] || align=center|3–0
|-
| 1999–00 || '''[[Plannja Basket]]''' || [[M7 Borås]] || align=center|3–1
|-
| 2000–01 || '''[[08 Stockholm Human Rights]]''' || [[Norrköping Dolphins]] || align=center|3–0
|-
| 2001–02 || '''[[Plannja Basket]]''' || [[Södertälje Kings]] || align=center|3–2
|-
| 2002–03 || '''[[Solna Vikings]]''' || [[Plannja Basket]] || align=center|3–1
|-
| 2003–04 || '''[[Plannja Basket]]''' || [[Norrköping Dolphins]] || align=center|4–1
|-
| 2004–05 || '''[[Södertälje Kings]]''' || [[Sundsvall Dragons]] || align=center|4–2
|-
| 2005–06 || '''[[Plannja Basket]]''' || [[Solna Vikings]] || align=center|4–1
|-
| 2006–07 || '''[[Plannja Basket]]''' || [[08 Stockholm Human Rights]] || align=center|4–2
|-
| 2007–08 || '''[[Solna Vikings]]''' || [[Sundsvall Dragons]] || align=center|3–0
|-
| 2008–09 || '''[[Sundsvall Dragons]]''' || [[Solna Vikings]] || align=center|4–3
|-
| 2009–10 || '''[[Norrköping Dolphins]]''' || [[Plannja Basket]] || align=center|4–1
|-
| 2010–11 || '''[[Sundsvall Dragons]]''' || [[Norrköping Dolphins]] || align=center|4–3
|-
| 2011–12 || '''[[Norrköping Dolphins]]''' || [[Södertälje Kings]] || align=center|4–2 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnell Smith]]
|-
| [[2012–13 Basketligan season|2012–13]] || '''[[Södertälje Kings]]''' || [[Sundsvall Dragons]] || align=center|4–2 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Roberson]]
|-
| [[2013–14 Basketligan season|2013–14]] || '''[[Södertälje Kings]]''' || [[Norrköping Dolphins]] || align=center | 4–3 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Toni Bizaca]]
|-
| [[2014–15 Basketligan season|2014–15]] || '''[[Södertälje Kings]]''' || [[Uppsala Basket|Uppsala]] || align=center | 4–1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Roberson]]
|-
| [[2015–16 Basketligan season|2015–16]] || '''[[Södertälje Kings]]''' || [[Norrköping Dolphins]] || align=center | 4–0 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Skyler Bowlin]]
|-
| [[2016–17 Basketligan season|2016–17]] || '''[[BC Luleå]]''' || [[Södertälje Kings]] || align=center | 4–1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandon Rozzell]]
|-
| [[2017–18 Basketligan season|2017–18]] || '''[[Norrköping Dolphins]]''' || [[BC Luleå]] || align=center | 4–3 || {{N/A}}
|-
| [[2018–19 Basketligan season|2018–19]] || '''[[Södertälje Kings]]''' || [[Borås Basket]] || align=center | 4–1 || {{N/A}}
|-
| [[2019–20 Swedish Basketball League|2019–20]]{{efn|The 2019–20 season was terminated early due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. As such, [[Borås Basket|Borås]] was named league champions based on standings at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Sweden/news/623591/Swedish-Federation-cancels-2019/20-season,-Boras-named-Champions|publisher=Eurobasket.com|date=13 March 2020|title=Swedish Federation cancels 2019/20 season, Boras named Champions}}</ref>}}  || '''[[Borås Basket|Borås]]''' || [[BC Luleå]] || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2020–21 Basketligan season|2020–21]] || '''[[Norrköping Dolphins]]''' || [[Södertälje BBK]] || align=center | 4–0 
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Adam Ramstedt]]
|-
| [[2021–22 Basketligan season|2021–22]] || '''[[Norrköping Dolphins]]''' || [[Jämtland Basket]] || align=center | 4–2 
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Felix Terins]]
|-
| [[2022–23 Basketligan season|2022–23]] || '''[[Norrköping Dolphins]]''' || [[Borås Basket]] || align=center | 4–2 
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Devonte Green]]
|-
| [[2023–24 Basketligan season|2023–24]] || '''[[Norrköping Dolphins]]''' || [[Borås Basket]] || align=center | 4–1 
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Felix Terins]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-

|} 

===Performance by club===
Teams in ''italic'' are no longer active.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Club
! Winners
! Runners-up
! class="unsortable" | Years won
|-
! scope="row" | [[BC Luleå|Luleå]]{{efn|Won several championships as "Plannja Basket".}} 
| align=center| 8 || align=center|4 
| 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, [[2016–17 Basketligan season|2017]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Norrköping Dolphins]] 
| align=center|8|| align=center|6 || 1998, 2010, 2012, [[2017–18 Basketligan season|2018]], [[2020–21 Swedish Basketball League|2021]], 2022, 2023, 2024
|-
! scope="row" |[[Södertälje Kings]] 
| {{center|6}}||align=center|4 || 2005, [[2012–13 Basketligan season|2013]], [[2013–14 Basketligan season|2014]], [[2014–15 Basketligan season|2015]], [[2015–16 Basketligan season|2016]], [[2018–19 Basketligan season|2019]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sundsvall Dragons]]''
| align=center|2 || align=center|3 || 2009, 2011
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Solna Vikings]]''
| align=center|2 || align=center|2 || 2003, 2008
|-
! scope="row" |[[Borås Basket|Borås]]
| align=center|1|| align=center|4 ||[[2019–20 Swedish Basketball League|2020]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[08 Stockholm Human Rights]]  
| align=center| 1 || align=center|2 || 2001
|-
! scope="row" |[[Kärcher Basket|Kärcher]]
| align=center| 1|| align=center|1 || 1994
|-
! scope="row" |[[Stockholm Capitals]] 
| align=center|1|| align=center|– || 1993
|-
! scope="row" |[[Alviks BK|Alvik]] 
| align=center|1|| align=center|– || 1995
|-
! scope="row" |''[[New Wave Sharks]]''
| align=center|1 || align=center|– || 1996
|-
! scope="row" |[[Uppsala Basket|Uppsala]] 
| align=center|–|| align=center|1 ||–
|}

==Awards==
{{Main article|Basketligan Awards}}
{|
|
*[[Basketligan MVP|Most Valuable Player]]
*[[Basketligan Finals MVP|Finals MVP]]
*[[Basketligan Awards#Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]
*[[Basketligan Awards#Defensive Player of the Year|Best Defender]]
|
*[[Basketligan Awards#Guard, Forward and Center of the Year|Guard of the Year]]
*[[Basketligan Awards#Guard, Forward and Center of the Year|Forward of the Year]]
*[[Basketligan Awards#Guard, Forward and Center of the Year|Center of the Year]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of sporting events in Sweden]]
*[[Basketligan All-Star Game]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.idrottonline.se/ Official page on the Swedish Basketball Federation web] {{in lang|sv}}
*[http://www.svenskabasketligan.se/ Official website] {{in lang|sv}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130806102254/http://swedishbasketball.com/ Independent site of Swedish basketball] {{in lang|en}}
*[https://www.eurobasket.com/Sweden/basketball.aspx Swedish league on Eurobasket.com]

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