Basketligan

Ligan
Founded 1992 (1992)
Country  Sweden
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 9
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Basketettan
Current champions Norrköping Dolphins (5th title)
Most championships Södertälje Kings (11 titles)
Website svenskabasketligan.se
2017–18 Basketligan season

Basketligan, or simply Ligan, 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 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 Swiss company Obol Investment.[1] 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.

On January 15, 2007 Obol informed readers on their web page that "Obol Investment Concept is declared in liquidation. For further questions clients are instructed to contact Dundee Securities Corporation." This was hardly surprising given that front figure Bo Johansson has not showed up to straighten out legal issues with Finansinspektionen, the Swedish financial supervisory authority. In fact, Bo Johansson already had disappeared at the end of 2006 when "Basketligan", the basketball team Plannja Basket, and the ice hockey team Luleå Hockey terminated their contracts with Obol after not having received sponsorship funds.

Current teams

For the 2016–17 season.
Team City Venue Capacity
BC Luleå Luleå ARCUS Arena 1,700
Borås Basket Borås Boråshallen 3,000
Jämtland Basket Östersund Östersunds sporthall 1,250
Malbas Malmö Heleneholms Sporthall
Norrköping Dolphins Norrköping Stadium Arena 4,500
KFUM Nässjö Nässjö
Södertälje Kings Södertälje Täljehallen 2,200
Umeå BSKT Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 1,270
Uppsala Basket Uppsala Fyrishov 3,000

Finals

SeasonChampionRunner-upScoreFinals MVP
1992–93Stockholm CapitalsNorrköping Dolphins3–0N/A
1993–94Kärcher BasketNorrköping Dolphins3–0
1994–95AlvikKärcher Basket3–0
1995–96New Wave SharksSödertälje Kings3–2
1996–97Plannja BasketM7 Borås3–1
1997–98Norrköping DolphinsPlannja Basket3–1
1998–99Plannja Basket08 Stockholm Human Rights3–0
1999–00Plannja BasketM7 Borås3–1
2000–0108 Stockholm Human RightsNorrköping Dolphins3–0
2001–02Plannja BasketSödertälje Kings3–2
2002–03Solna VikingsPlannja Basket3–1
2003–04Plannja BasketNorrköping Dolphins4–1
2004–05Södertälje KingsSundsvall Dragons4–2
2005–06Plannja BasketSolna Vikings4–1
2006–07Plannja Basket08 Stockholm Human Rights4–2
2007–08Solna VikingsSundsvall Dragons3–0
2008–09Sundsvall DragonsSolna Vikings4–3
2009–10Norrköping DolphinsPlannja Basket4–1
2010–11Sundsvall DragonsNorrköping Dolphins4–3
2011–12Norrköping DolphinsSödertälje Kings4–2
2012–13Södertälje KingsSundsvall Dragons4–2United States John Roberson
2013–14Södertälje KingsNorrköping Dolphins4–3Croatia Toni Bizaca
2014–15Södertälje KingsUppsala Basket4–1United States John Roberson
2015–16Södertälje KingsNorrköping Dolphins4–0United States Skyler Bowlin
2016–17BC LuleåSödertälje Kings4–1
2017–18Norrköping DolphinsBC Luleå4–3

Performance by club

TeamWinnersRunners-upYears winning
BC Luleå (Luleå)841997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017
Södertälje Kings (Södertälje)542005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Norrköping Dolphins (Norrköping)461998, 2010, 2012, 2018
Sundsvall Dragons (Sundsvall)232009, 2011
Solna Vikings (Solna)222003, 2008
08 Stockholm Human Rights (Stockholm)122001
Kärcher Basket (Gothenburg)111994
Stockholm Capitals (Stockholm)101993
Alvik (Stockholm)101995
New Wave Sharks (Gothenburg)101996
M7 Borås (Borås)02
Uppsala Basket (Uppsala)01

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Ejderhov (2006-09-30). "Därför tar Obol över Basketligan | Idrottens Affärer". Idrottensaffarer.se. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.