| Balkan International Basketball League | |
| Current Season: | 2023–24 BIBL season |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Founded: | 2008 |
| Teams: | Variable by season |
| Continent: | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Countries: | Current countries |
| Champions: | Sigal Prishtina (3rd title) |
| Most Champs: | Sigal Prishtina (3 titles) |
| Website: | balkanleague.net |
| Tv: | RIK 2 sportmedia.tv YouTube RTSH |
The Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), also known as the Balkan League and as the Delasport BIBL Balkan League for sponsorship reasons, is a multinational professional basketball league featuring clubs primarily from the Balkans. The league includes teams from countries such as Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Cyprus, and Israel. The most recent league champion is Sigal Prishtina from Kosovo.
The purpose of the Balkan International Basketball League is to provide competitive international play for clubs in the Balkans that might otherwise be unable to participate in international basketball. The league achieves this by providing financial support to all participating clubs to offset the costs associated with international competition.[1] Notably, the league is also the first international league of its kind to include teams from Kosovo.
After the 2017–2018 season, the Balkan International Basketball League introduced a new, simplified competition format. Under this format, the competition typically features between 6 and 8 teams. The tournament is divided into two phases: the regular season, where all participating teams play each other in a double round-robin format, both home and away. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the first- and second-placed teams automatically qualify for the Final Four. The third-placed team plays the sixth-placed team, and the fourth-placed team plays the fifth-placed team in home-and-away games to determine which teams will advance to the Final Four. The winning teams from these matchups then advance to the Final Four to compete for that season's BIBL Balkan League championship.[2]
Additionally, at the start of the 2020–2021 season, 12 teams from Israel participated in the league to ensure access to competitive games during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
| Season | Host | Champion | Result | Runner-up | Arena | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Rilski Sportist | 84–77 | Arena Samokov | |||
| 2009–10 | Levski Sofia | 77–65 | Universiada Hall | |||
| 2010–11 |  Feni Industries | 88–75 | Jasmin Sports Hall | |||
| 2011–12 |  Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 89–84 | Gan Ner Sports Hall | |||
| 2012–13 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 87–79 | Arena Samokov | |||
| 2013–14 | Levski Sofia | 75–69 | Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve | |||
| 2014–15 | Sigal Prishtina | align=center | 74−72 80–71 | Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve Arena Samokov | ||
| 2015–16 | Sigal Prishtina | 82−68 68−75 | Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve Sportska dvorana Topolica | |||
| 2016–17 | Beroe | align=center | 84−55 77−73 | Obshtinska zala Ivan Vazov Sports Hall Kumanovo | ||
| 2017–18 | Levski Sofia | 83−72 | Arena Samokov | |||
| 2018–19 | Blokotehna | 82–68 | Feti Borova Sport Hall | |||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2020–21 | Hapoel Holon | 91–75 | Holon Toto Hall | |||
| 2021–22 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 86–70 | Ein Sara Sport Hall | |||
| 2022–23 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | 99−95 | Obshtinska zala Ivan Vazov | |||
| 2023-24 | Sigal Prishtina | 72−67 | Nicos Solomonides Arena |
| Club | Championships | Runner-ups | Championship years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sigal Prishtina | 3 | — | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2023−24 |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 3 | 2 | 2009–10, 2013–14, 2017–18 |
| 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 2 | 1 | 2011–12, 2012–13 |
| 4 | Rilski Sportist | 1 | 2 | 2008–09 |
| 5 | Feni Industries | 1 | — | 2010–11 |
| Beroe | 2016–17 | |||
| Blokotehna | 2018–19 | |||
| Hapoel Holon | 2020–21 | |||
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | 2021–22 | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | 2022–23 | |||
| 10 | Feršped Rabotnički | — | 1 | |
 Lovćen | ||||
| Mornar | ||||
| Kumanovo | ||||
| Bashkimi | ||||
 Teuta | ||||
| Academic Plovdiv | ||||
| Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| Peja | ||||
 PAYABL EKA AEL |
| Country | Championships | Runner-ups | Championship years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 2014–15, 2015-16, 2023–24 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2011-12, 2018-19 | ||
| 5 | — | 2 | |||
| 6 | — | 1 | |||
| 7 | — | 1 |
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEL Limassol B.C. | Nicos Solomonides Arena | 2,500 | Cyprus | |
| Sigal Prishtina | Pallati I Rinise Dhe Sportheve | 2,800 | ||
| KK Lovćen 1947 | Sportski Center Cetinje | 1,500 | Montenegro | |
| KK Pljevlja | Sport Cener Ada | 3,500 | Montenegro | |
| KB Peja | Karakaci Arena | 2,500 |