Organising body | Seychelles Basketball Federation |
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Founded | 1993 |
First season | 1993 |
Country | Seychelles |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
Current champions | Beau Vallon Heat (2022) |
The Seychelles Basketball League (SBL) is the premier basketball league for clubs in Seychelles. The league consist out of ten teams (in 2022).
The champions of the SBL are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league began in 1993, when club basketball teams were introduced on the Seychelles. [1]
The following were the ten teams for the 2019 season: [2]
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Venue |
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2004 | Premium Cobras | PLS Hawks | 82-79 [4] | Palais des Sports |
2006 | Premium Cobras | PLS Hawks | 69-63 [5] | Palais des Sports |
2009 | PLS Hawks | Baya | 104-89 [6] | Palais des Sports |
2012 | PLS Hawks | Baya | 92-47 [1] | Victoria Gymnasium |
2013 | PLS Hawks | Beau Vallon Heat | 100-60 [7] | Victoria Gymnasium |
2016 | Beau Vallon Heat | Premium Cobras | 63-48 [8] | Victoria Gymnasium |
2017 National Day Tournament | Beau Vallon Heat | Premium Cobras | 82-78 [9] | Palais des Sports |
2017 SBF Cup | Beau Vallon Heat | Baya | 83-66 [10] | Palais des Sports |
2018 | Beau Vallon Heat | Premium Cobras | 94-85 [11] | Palais des Sports |
2020 End-of-the-Year Tournament | Beau Vallon Heat | Anse Boileau Drifters | 80-67 [12] | Victoria Gymnasium |
2022 League | Beau Vallon Heat | PLS Hawks | 2–1 (series) [13] | |
2022 Land Marine Cup | Beau Vallon Heat | PLS Hawks | 70–65 [13] | Victoria Gymnasium [14] |
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