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Latvian Basketball League

Latvian Basketball League
Latvijas Basketbola līga (LBL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event2016–17 Latvian Basketball League
LBL aldaris logo (horizontal).jpg
Sport Basketball
Founded 1992
No. of teams 10
Country Latvia Latvia
Continent European Union FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
Valmiera (1st title)
Most titles Ventspils (9 titles)
TV partner(s) LTV7, Best4Sport TV, Sportacentrs TV
Level on pyramid 1st tier
Relegation to LBL2
Official website basket.lv

Latvian Basketball League (Latvian: Latvijas Basketbola līga or LBL) (also known as the Aldaris LBL for sponsorship reasons) is the national basketball championship of Latvia. 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.


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