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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| First season | 2004 |
| Owner | Kenneth Huang[1] |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | China |
| Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Most recent champion | Hong Kong Bulls (1st title) |
| Most titles | Anhui Wenyi (4 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Official website | NBL(in Chinese) |
TheNational Basketball League (simplified Chinese:全国男子篮球联赛;traditional Chinese:全國男子籃球聯賽;pinyin:Quánguó Nánzǐ Lánqiú Liánsài) is a professionalbasketballminor league inChina, called theChinese Basketball League (CBL) before 2006. It is commonly known as theNBL, and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even inChinese.
NBL is the second-tier league to the professionalChinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Updated to the 2025 National Basketball League season.
| Team | City | Province | Founded | Joined | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anhui Wenyi | Hefei | Anhui | 2013 | 2015 |  Zheng Wu |
| Changsha Telecoms Yongsheng | Changsha | Hunan | Shi Liping | ||
| Guangxi Weizhuang | Yulin | Guangxi | Yang Qin | ||
| Hefei Storm | Hefei | Anhui | Zhang Yong | ||
| Henan Shedian Laojiu | Nanyang | Henan | Li Weigang | ||
| Hong Kong Bulls | Wan Chai | Hong Kong | 2023 | 2023 | Xie Libin |
| Jiangsu Yannan Suke | Yancheng | Jiangsu | Zhang Cheng | ||
| Jiangxi Ganchi | Ganzhou | Jiangxi | Lu Gang | ||
| Shijiazhuang Xianglan | Shijiazhuang | Hebei | 2015 | 2016 | Wang Weili |
| Wuhan Kunpeng | Wuhan | Hubei | Yu Liang |
Updated to 2023 National Basketball League (China) Season.
The first regular season of the CBL began in April 2004. Eight teams advanced to theplayoffs:
On 4 August 2004,Yunnan Honghe Running Bulls defeatedDongguan New Century Leopards to win the first ever CBL championship and were promoted to the CBA for the 2004–2005 season.
| Rank | Team | Played | Win(s) | Losses | Last 5 | Streak | PF per game | PA per game | PD per game | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dongguan Park Lane (东莞柏宁) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4-1 | W1 | 92.57 | 81.5 | 11.07 | 78.6% |
| 2 | Guangzhou Free Man (广州自由人) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4-1 | W2 | 94.71 | 88.43 | 6.28 | 78.6% |
| 3 | Jiangsu Tongxi (江苏同曦) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3-2 | W3 | 98.71 | 91.86 | 6.85 | 71.4% |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Zhaozhou Fengshen Sky Lions (黑龙江肇州丰绅天狮) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3-2 | L1 | 94 | 92.14 | 1.86 | 42.9% |
| 5 | Shenyang Dongjin (沈阳东进) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3-2 | L2 | 88.5 | 89.29 | -0.79 | 42.9% |
| 6 | Henan Jiyuan Iron and Steel (河南济源钢铁) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1-4 | W1 | 91.29 | 98.43 | -7.14 | 42.9% |
| 7 | Guangzhou Whampoa Liusui (广州黃埔六穗) | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1-4 | L1 | 93.07 | 97.14 | -4.07 | 35.7% |
| 8 | Hanzhou Yongtong (杭州永通) | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1-4 | L2 | 85.64 | 99.71 | -14.07 | 7.1% |
