List of NBL champions

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The National Basketball League (NBL) Grand Final is the championship series at the conclusion of the NBL to determine the NBL champion. Between 1979 and 1986, the league used a single game to determine the champion. From 1986 to 2003, the league used a best-of-three series format. The 2004 series saw a switch a to best-of-five format. In 2010, the series reverted back to a best-of-three format once again until 2017 when it switched back to best-of-five. The Perth Wildcats hold the record for the most championships, having won 10 grand finals.

Contents

Champions

Legend

BoldWinning team of the NBL Grand Final

NBL champions

YearHome teamResultAway team
1979 St. Kilda Saints 94–93 Canberra Cannons
1980 West Adelaide Bearcats 88–113 St. Kilda Saints
1981 Launceston Casino City 75–54 Nunawading Spectres
1982 West Adelaide Bearcats 80–74 Geelong Cats
1983 Canberra Cannons 75–73 West Adelaide Bearcats
1984 Brisbane Bullets 82–84 Canberra Cannons
1985 Brisbane Bullets 121–95 Adelaide 36ers
1986 Adelaide 36ers 2–1 Brisbane Bullets
1987 Brisbane Bullets 2–0 Perth Wildcats
1988 North Melbourne Giants 1–2 Canberra Cannons
1989 North Melbourne Giants 2–0 Canberra Cannons
1990 Brisbane Bullets 1–2 Perth Wildcats
1991 Perth Wildcats 2–1 Eastside Spectres
1992 South East Melbourne Magic 2–1 Melbourne Tigers
1993 Perth Wildcats 1–2 Melbourne Tigers
1994 North Melbourne Giants 2–0 Adelaide 36ers
1995 Perth Wildcats 2–1 North Melbourne Giants
1996 South East Melbourne Magic 2–1 Melbourne Tigers
1997 South East Melbourne Magic 1–2 Melbourne Tigers
1998 Adelaide 36ers 2–0 South East Melbourne Magic
1999 Adelaide 36ers 2–1 Victoria Titans
2000 Perth Wildcats 2–0 Victoria Titans
2001 Wollongong Hawks 2–1 Townsville Crocodiles
2002 Adelaide 36ers 2–1 West Sydney Razorbacks
2003 Sydney Kings 2–0 Perth Wildcats
2004 Sydney Kings 3–2 West Sydney Razorbacks
2005 Sydney Kings 3–0 Wollongong Hawks
2006 Sydney Kings 0–3 Melbourne Tigers
2007 Brisbane Bullets 3–1 Melbourne Tigers
2008 Sydney Kings 2–3 Melbourne Tigers
2009 South Dragons 3–2 Melbourne Tigers
2010 Perth Wildcats 2–1 Wollongong Hawks
2011 New Zealand Breakers 2–1 Cairns Taipans
2012 New Zealand Breakers 2–1 Perth Wildcats
2013 New Zealand Breakers 2–0 Perth Wildcats
2014 Perth Wildcats 2–1 Adelaide 36ers
2015 Cairns Taipans 0–2 New Zealand Breakers
2016 Perth Wildcats 2–1 New Zealand Breakers
2017 Perth Wildcats 3–0 Illawarra Hawks
2018 Melbourne United 3–2 Adelaide 36ers
2019 Perth Wildcats 3–1 Melbourne United
2020 Sydney Kings 1–2 Perth Wildcats
2021 Melbourne United 3–0 Perth Wildcats
2022 Sydney Kings 3–0 Tasmania JackJumpers
2023 Sydney Kings 3–2 New Zealand Breakers
2024 Melbourne United 2–3 Tasmania JackJumpers
2025 Illawarra Hawks 3-2 Melbourne United

Results by teams

TeamWinLossTotalWin %Year(s) wonYear(s) lost
Perth Wildcats 10616.6251990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 20201987, 1993, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2021
Melbourne United [a] 6612.5001993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018, 20211992, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2024, 2025
Sydney Kings 538.6252003, 2004, 2005, 2022, 20232006, 2008, 2020
Adelaide 36ers 448.5001986, 1998, 1999, 20021985, 1994, 2014, 2018
New Zealand Breakers 426.6672011, 2012, 2013, 20152016, 2023
Brisbane Bullets 336.5001985, 1987, 20071984, 1986, 1990
Canberra Cannons325.6001983, 1984, 19881979, 1989
North Melbourne Giants224.5001989, 19941988, 1995
South East Melbourne Magic224.5001992, 19961997, 1998
Southern Melbourne Saints2021.0001979, 1980
Illawarra Hawks 235.2502001, 20252005, 2010, 2017
West Adelaide Bearcats123.33319821980, 1983
Tasmania JackJumpers 112.50020242022
Launceston Casino City1011.0001981
South Dragons1011.0002009
Eastside Spectres022.0001981, 1991
Victoria Titans022.0001999, 2000
West Sydney Razorbacks022.0002002, 2004
Cairns Taipans 022.0002011, 2015
Geelong Supercats011.0001982
Townsville Crocodiles011.0002001

† indicates club is not a current member of the NBL.

See also

References

  1. Four championships won as the Melbourne Tigers. Rebranded as Melbourne United in 2014.