TBL History and Statistics

[Levenspiel]

League Champions



*np: no playoffs

from 1967 to ? - Participant teams formed a single league, and the winner of this group directly won the title at the end of season.

in 1981 - League started with 3 groups of 6 teams. Each team played 2 games with other teams in its group (10 games). The top 2 placed teams from each group formed the final group, and the rest classification group. Team in final group faced 3-times with each other and Eczacıbaşı won the title as the final group winner. Teams in the classfication group faced once, and the bottom 2 teams relegated.

in 1982 - the same format as the previous year was applied, however, the points won in the first group was carried to the final and classification groups.

in 1983 - Two groups of 8 teams played each other twice. Top-3 placed teams formed the final group to play 3 more times with each other. The rest joined the classification group and played once to determine the relegating ones.

from 1984-07 - The playoff system as we know today.


[With huge thanks to tblstat.net and Onder]