German basketball league system
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The German basketball league system or German basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Germany. The system has a hierarchical format, with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently six different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier level for men is the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), and for the Damen Basketball Bundesliga (DBBL) for the women. The 2nd-tier level for men ProA and the 2. Damen Basketball Bundesliga (2. DBBL), the 3rd-tier level ProB, the 4th-tier level 1. Regionalliga, the 5th-tier level 2. Regionalliga, and the 6th-tier level Landesliga Oberliga.
The male tier pyramid
| Level | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) National 1st Division (18 teams) | ||||
| 2 | 2. Basketball Bundesliga National 2nd Division (1975–2007) | ||||
| 2 | ProA National 2nd Division (2007–present) (18 teams) | ||||
| 3 | ProB National 3rd Division (2007–present) (29 teams in two groups, North 14 teams and South 15 teams) | ||||
| 4 | 1. Regionalliga National 4th Division (53 teams in 4 groups) | ||||
| 5 | 2. Regionalliga National 5th Division (112 teams in 9 groups) | ||||
| 6 | Landesliga Oberliga National 6th Division (218 teams in 13 groups) | ||||
The female tier pyramid
| Level | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damen Basketball Bundesliga (DBBL) National 1st Division (10 teams) | ||||
| 2 | 2. Damen Basketball Bundesliga National 2nd Division (25 teams in two groups, North 13 teams and South 12 teams) | ||||
| 3 | 1. Regionalliga National 3rd Division (53 teams in 4 groups) | ||||
| 4 | 2. Regionalliga National 4th Division (112 teams in 9 groups) | ||||
| 5 | Landesliga Oberliga National 5th Division (218 teams in 13 groups) | ||||
Other competitions
See also
- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Spanish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- Italian basketball league system
- French basketball league system
- Russian basketball league system
- Turkish basketball league system
- Serbian basketball league system
- Polish basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system
- South American professional club basketball system