Baltic Basketball League
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| Baltic Basketball League |
|
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2004 |
| No. of teams | 21 |
| Country(ies) |  Estonia Latvia Lithuania |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Official website | Bbl.net |
Baltic Basketball League (BBL) - Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004.
Currently, the league is divided into two: the Elite division and the Challenge Cup division. The 10 strongest Baltic basketball clubs participate in the Elite division. The rest of the teams compete in the Challenge Cup. The winner of the Challenge Cup is promoted to the Elite division and the last team of the Elite division is relegated to the Challenge Cup. The Challenge Cup runner-up challenges the 9th place club of the Elite division in two matches for a place in the Elite division.
[edit] 2007-08 clubs
Elite Division
- ASK Riga
- Barons/LMT Riga
- BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn
- Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
- Neptūnas Klaipeda
- Tartu Ülikool/Rock Tartu
- BC Šiauliai
- Valmiera Valmiera
- BK Ventspils
- Žalgiris Kaunas
Challenge Cup
- Aisčiai-Atletas
- BC Alytus
- Bumerangs/ASK Gulbene
- Fausto Tartu
- Liepājas Lauvas Liepāja
- Nevėžis Kedainiai
- Sakalai Vilnius
- Sūduva/Arvi Marijampolė
- Techasas Panevėžys
- Triobet/Dalkia Tallinn
- VEF Riga
[edit] Baltic Basketball League champions
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Final Score | Finals host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |
64 - 60 | Vilnius |
| 2005-06 | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |
Žalgiris Kaunas |
86 - 74 | Tallinn |
| 2006-07 | Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |
Žalgiris Kaunas |
81 - 77 | Riga |
| 2007-08 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius |
86 - 84 | Šiauliai |
