List of German basketball champions

List of German basketball champions:

The German club Bayer Giants Leverkusen (formerly known as TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen and TuS 04 Leverkusen) currently holds the record for the most German basketball men's championships won, having won 14 championships.

West German / German champions (men)

German championship (1938–1966)

1938–39 LSV Spandau (1)^[1]
1939-46 Not held due to World War II
1946–47 MTSV Schwabing (1)
1947–48 Turnerbund Heidelberg (1)
1948–49 MTSV Schwabing (2)
1949–50 Stuttgart-Degerloch (1)
1950–51 Turnerbund Heidelberg (2)^[2]
1951–52 Turnerbund Heidelberg (3)^[2]
1952–53 Turnerbund Heidelberg (4)^[2]
1953–54 Bayern Munich (1)^[3]
1954–55 Bayern Munich (2)^[3]
1955–56 ATV Düsseldorf (1)
1956–57 USC Heidelberg (1)
1957–58 USC Heidelberg (2)
1958–59 USC Heidelberg (3)
1959–60 USC Heidelberg (4)
1960–61 USC Heidelberg (5)
1961–62 USC Heidelberg (6)
1962–63 Alemannia Aachen (1)
1963–64 Alemannia Aachen (2)
1964–65 Gießen 46ers (1)
1965–66 USC Heidelberg (7)

Basketball Bundesliga (1966–present)

†	Champion also won BBL-Pokal
‡	Champion also won BBL-Pokal and BBL Champions Cup

Season	Champion	Finals score	Runners-up	Champions' coach	Finals MVP
1966–67	Gießen (2)	85–73	VfL Osnabrück	Laszlo Lakfalvi	—
1967–68	Gießen (3)	79–69	VfL Osnabrück	Laszlo Lakfalvi	—
1968–69	VfL Osnabrück (1)	76–69	Gießen	Miloslav Kříž	—
1969–70	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1)	76–73	Gießen	Günter Hagedorn	—
1970–71	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2)	158–136	USC Munich	Günter Hagedorn	—
1971–72	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3)	150–142	Gießen	Günter Hagedorn	—
1972–73	Heidelberg (12)	141–140	Gießen		—
1973–74	Hagen (1)	137–118	Heidelberg		—
1974–75	Gießen (4)	140–136	Heidelberg	Dietfried Kienast	—
1975–76	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (4)	—	Wolfenbüttel		—
1976–77	Heidelberg (13)	—	Gießen		—
1977–78	Gießen (5)	—	Heidelberg		—
1978–79	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5)	—	Gießen		—
1979–80	SSC Göttingen (1)	—	Bayer 04 Leverkusen		—
1980–81	Saturn Köln (1)	—	Bayer 04 Leverkusen		—
1981–82	Saturn Köln (2)	—	ASC Göttingen		—
1982–83	ASC Göttingen (2)	2–0	Saturn Köln		—
1983–84	ASC Göttingen (3)	2–0	Saturn Köln		—
1984–85	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6)	2–0	DTV Charlottenburg		—
1985–86	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7)	2–0	Saturn Köln		—
1986–87	Saturn Köln (3)	2–0	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Tony DiLeo	—
1987–88	Saturn Köln (4)	2–0	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Tony DiLeo	—
1988–89	Bayreuth (1)	3–1	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Lester Habegger	—
1989–90	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8)	3–1	Bayreuth	Dirk Bauermann	—
1990–91	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (9)	3–2	Charlottenburg	Dirk Bauermann	—
1991–92	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (10)	3–2	Alba Berlin	Dirk Bauermann	—
1992–93	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (11)	3–1	Bamberg	Dirk Bauermann	—
1993–94	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (12)	3–0	Brandt Hagen	Dirk Bauermann	—
1994–95	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (13)	3–0	Alba Berlin	Dirk Bauermann	—
1995–96	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (14)	3–1	Alba Berlin	Dirk Bauermann	—
1996–97	Alba Berlin (1)	3–0	Ulm	Svetislav Pešić	—
1997–98	Alba Berlin (2)	3–0	Ulm	Svetislav Pešić	—
1998–99	Alba Berlin (3)	3–2	Bonn	Svetislav Pešić	—
1999–2000	Alba Berlin (4)	3–0	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Svetislav Pešić	—
2000–01	Alba Berlin (5)	3–0	Bonn	Emir Mutapčić	—
2001–02	Alba Berlin (6)	3–0	Köln 99ers	Emir Mutapčić	—
2002–03	Alba Berlin (7)	3–0	Bamberg	Emir Mutapčić	—
2003–04	Skyliners Frankfurt (1)	3–2	Bamberg	Gordon Herbert	—
2004–05	Bamberg (1)	3–2	Skyliners Frankfurt	Dirk Bauermann	Chris Williams
2005–06	Köln 99ers (1)	3–1	Alba Berlin	Saša Obradović	Immanuel McElroy
2006–07	Bamberg (2)	3–1	Artland Dragons	Dirk Bauermann	Casey Jacobsen
2007–08	Alba Berlin (8)	3–1	Bonn	Luka Pavićević	Julius Jenkins
2008–09	Oldenburg (1)	3–2	Bonn	Predrag Krunić	Rickey Paulding
2009–10	Bamberg† (3)	3–2	Skyliners Frankfurt	Chris Fleming	Casey Jacobsen
2010–11	Bamberg‡ (4)	3–2	Alba Berlin	Chris Fleming	Kyle Hines
2011–12	Bamberg‡ (5)	3–0	Ulm	Chris Fleming	P. J. Tucker
2012–13	Bamberg (6)	3–0	Oldenburg	Chris Fleming	Anton Gavel
2013–14	Bayern Munich (3)	3–1	Alba Berlin	Svetislav Pešić	Malcolm Delaney
2014–15	Bamberg (7)	3–2	Bayern Munich	Andrea Trinchieri	Brad Wanamaker
2015–16	Bamberg (8)	3–0	Ulm	Andrea Trinchieri	Darius Miller
2016–17	Bamberg (9)	3–0	Oldenburg	Andrea Trinchieri	Fabien Causeur
2017–18	Bayern Munich† (4)	3–2	Alba Berlin	Dejan Radonjić	Danilo Barthel
2018–19	Bayern Munich (5)	3–0	Alba Berlin	Dejan Radonjić	Nihad Đedović
2019–20	Alba Berlin (9)^[4]	163–139^[a]	Riesen Ludwigsburg	Aíto García Reneses^[5]	Marcos Knight^[4]
2020–21	Alba Berlin (10)^[6]	3–1	Bayern Munich	Aíto García Reneses	Jayson Granger
2021–22	Alba Berlin (11)^[7]	3–1	Bayern Munich	Israel González^[8]	Johannes Thiemann^[7]
2022-23	Ratiopharm Ulm (1)^[9]	3–1	Telekom Baskets Bonn	Anton Gavel^[10]	Yago dos Santos^[9]
2023-24	Bayern Munich (6)^[11]	3–1	Alba Berlin	Pablo Laso	Carsen Edwards

East German champions (men)

1990: BSG AdW Berlin
1989: HSG TU Magdeburg
1988: HSG TU Magdeburg
1987: BSG AdW Berlin
1986: BSG AdW Berlin
1985: BSG AdW Berlin
1984: BSG AdW Berlin
1983: BSG AdW Berlin
1982: BSG AdW Berlin
1981: BSG AdW Berlin
1980: BSG AdW Berlin
1979: BSG AdW Berlin
1978: BSG AdW Berlin
1977: HSG K-M-U Leipzig
1976: HSG K-M-U Leipzig
1975: HSG K-M-U Leipzig
1974: BSG AdW Berlin
1973: HSG K-M-U Leipzig
1972: SK KPV 69 Halle
1971: HSG K-M-U Leipzig
1970: SK KPV 69 Halle
1969: ASK Vorwärts Leipzig
1968: ASK Vorwärts Leipzig
1967: ASK Vorwärts Leipzig
1966: ASK Vorwärts Leipzig
1965: ASK Vorwärts Leipzig
1964: SC Chemie Halle
1963: SC Chemie Halle
1962: ASK Vorwärts Halle
1961: HSG Humboldt-Universität Berlin
1960: HSG Humboldt-Universität Berlin
1959: HSG Humboldt-Universität Berlin
1958: HSG Humboldt-Universität Berlin
1957: HSG Wiss. HU Berlin
1956: HSG Wiss. HU Berlin
1955: HSG Wiss. HU Berlin
1954: HSG Wiss. HU Berlin
1953: HSG Wiss. HU Berlin

Number Of Titles

Team	Winner	Years
BSG AdW Berlin	12	1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
HSG Wissenschaft HU Berlin	9	1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
ASK Vorwärts Leipzig	5	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
HSG KMU Leipzig	5	1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977
SC Chemie Halle/SG KPV 69 Halle	4	1963, 1964, 1970, 1972
HSG TU Magdeburg	2	1988, 1989
ASK Vorwärts Halle	1	1962

German champions (women)

2010: TV Crimerz

2009: TV 1872 Saarlouis Royals

2008: TSV 1880 Wasserburg

2007: TSV 1880 Wasserburg

2006: TSV 1880 Wasserburg

2005: TSV 1880 Wasserburg

2004: TSV 1880 Wasserburg

2003: BC Marburg

2002: BTV Gold-Zack Wuppertal

2001: BTV Gold-Zack Wuppertal

2000: BTV Wuppertal

1999: BTV Wuppertal

1998: BTV Wuppertal

1997: BTV Wuppertal

1996: BTV Wuppertal

1995: BTV Wuppertal

1994: BTV Wuppertal

1993: Barmer TV 1846

1992: Lotus München

1991: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1990: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1989: Barmer TV 1846

1988: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1987: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1986: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1985: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1984: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1983: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1982: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1981: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1980: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1979: TuS 04 Leverkusen

1978: TuS 04 Leverkusen

1977: Düsseldorfer BG ART/TVG

1976: Düsseldorfer BG ART/TVG

1975: DJK Agon 08 Düsseldorf

1974: 1. SC 05 Göttingen

1973: Heidelberger SC

1972: 1. SC 05 Göttingen

1971: 1. SC 05 Göttingen

1970: 1. SC 05 Göttingen

1969: VfL Lichtenrade Berlin

1968: 1. SC 05 Göttingen

1967: ATV 1877 Düsseldorf

1966: SV Schwaben Augsburg

1965: ATV 1877 Düsseldorf

1964: TV Augsburg 1847

1963: Heidelberger TV 1846

1962: TV Groß-Gerau

1961: TV Augsburg 1847

1960: Heidelberger TV 1846

1959: Heidelberger TV 1846

1958: Heidelberger TV 1846

1957: Heidelberger TV 1846

1956: Heidelberger TV 1846

1955: Heidelberger TV 1846

1954: TSG Heidelberg 1846

1953: Neuköllner SF Berlin

1952: Turnerbund Heidelberg

1951: TC Jahn 1883 München

1950: TC Jahn 1883 München

1949: TSC Spandau 1880

1948: TC Jahn 1883 München

1947: TC Jahn 1883 München

Notes

^ The season was finished in a tournament format due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

References

^ "Daten zum Basketball in Deutschland". 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "I. Vorgeschichte". USC Heidelberg (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "History". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b Mölter, Joachim (28 June 2020). "Alba Berlin gewinnt Meisterschaft der BBL". Süddeutsche (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ Álvarez, Robert (29 June 2020). "Aíto triunfa en la Liga alemana con 73 años". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Jayson Granger leads ALBA to the German championship". Eurohoops. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Aller guten Dinge sind drei: Berlins meisterlicher Threepeat - in München". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "El español Israel González gana la Liga alemana como entrenador del Alba Berlín". MARCA (in Spanish). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Ulm conclude miraculous German playoff run by winning first-ever championship title". Basket News. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Ratiopharm Ulm gewinnt den Titel: Deutscher Meister! Ein Ulmer Märchen ist wahr geworden". Sudwest Presse (in German). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Carsen Edwards pushes Bayern to win German championship". Eurohoops. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

Sources

External links

German League official website

[5] The season was finished in a tournament format due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

[1] "Daten zum Basketball in Deutschland". 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[turn-2] "I. Vorgeschichte". USC Heidelberg (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[bay-3] "History". fcbayern.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[alba2-4] Mölter, Joachim (28 June 2020). "Alba Berlin gewinnt Meisterschaft der BBL". Süddeutsche (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[6] Álvarez, Robert (29 June 2020). "Aíto triunfa en la Liga alemana con 73 años". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[7] "Jayson Granger leads ALBA to the German championship". Eurohoops. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[alba1-8] "Aller guten Dinge sind drei: Berlins meisterlicher Threepeat - in München". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[9] "El español Israel González gana la Liga alemana como entrenador del Alba Berlín". MARCA (in Spanish). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[rat-10] "Ulm conclude miraculous German playoff run by winning first-ever championship title". Basket News. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[11] "Ratiopharm Ulm gewinnt den Titel: Deutscher Meister! Ein Ulmer Märchen ist wahr geworden". Sudwest Presse (in German). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[12] "Carsen Edwards pushes Bayern to win German championship". Eurohoops. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

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