TheGerman basketball league system or German basketball league pyramid is a series ofinterconnected competitions for professionalbasketball clubs inGermany. The system has ahierarchical format, with apromotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently six different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier levelBasketball Bundesliga (BBL), the 2nd-tier levelProA, the 3rd-tier levelProB, the 4th-tier level 1. Regionalliga, the 5th-tier level 2. Regionalliga, and the 6th-tier level Landesliga Oberliga.
| Level | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) National 1st Division (18 teams) | ||||
| 2 | 2. Basketball Bundesliga National 2nd Division (1975–2007) | ||||
| 2 | ProA National 2nd Division (2007–present) (16 teams) | ||||
| 3 | ProB National 3rd Division (2007–present) (24 teams in two 12 team groups) | ||||
| 4 | 1. Regionalliga National 4th Division (53 teams in 4 groups) | ||||
| 5 | 2. Regionalliga National 5th Division (112 teams in 9 groups) | ||||
| 6 | Landesliga Oberliga National 6th Division (218 teams in 13 groups) | ||||
