This page contains a list of indoor arenas which are currently the home of a professional basketball team in one of 13 major leagues worldwide, as of January, 2025. The criteria for a league being included in this list are that the league has at least 10 teams and that each team has a home arena with seating capacity of 2,000 or more. Developmental leagues, for example the NBA G League, are not included. Of the 13 leagues, 12 are men's leagues and one is a women's league (the WNBA).
# | League | Abbreviation | Country | Number of teams | Average arena capacity |
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1 | National Basketball Association | NBA | USA/Canada | 30 | 19,027 |
2 | Chinese Basketball Association | CBA | China | 20 | 10,590 |
3 | Liga ACB | ACB | Spain | 18 | 8,575 |
4 | Ligue nationale de basket | LNB Élite | France | 18 [note 1] [1] | 4,810 |
5 | Basketball Bundesliga | BBL | Germany | 17 | 5,472 |
6 | Lega Basket Serie A | LNB | Italy | 16 | 5,617 |
7 | Basketbol Süper Ligi | BSL | Turkey | 16 | 7,200 |
8 | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional | LNBP | Mexico | 16 | 4,322 |
9 | Adriatic League | ABA | Regional [note 2] | 16 | 6,674 |
10 | Women's National Basketball Association | WNBA | USA | 13 | 14,640 [note 3] |
11 | VTB United League | VTB | Russia | 12 | 6,886 |
12 | National Basketball League | NBL | Australia/New Zealand | 10 | 10,123 |
13 | Korean Basketball League | KBL | South Korea | 10 | 6,818 |
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