ASEAN Basketball League





















































ASEAN Basketball League (ABL)

Most recent season or competition:
2018–19 ABL season
ASEAN Basketball League.png
Sport Basketball
Founded 2009
Owner(s) Tune Group
No. of teams 10
Countries
 China (1 team)
 Macau (1 team)
 Hong Kong (1 team)
 Indonesia (1 team)
 Malaysia (1 team)
 Philippines (1 team)
 Singapore (1 team)
 Thailand (1 team)
 Taiwan (1 team)
 Vietnam (1 team)
Continent
FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)
Philippines San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (1st title)
Most titles
Thailand Hi-Tech Bangkok City
(2 titles)
TV partner(s)
Hong Kong Cable TV
Indonesia Vidio
Malaysia RTM
Philippines S+A
Singapore StarHub
Thailand Mono 29
Taiwan Eleven Sports Network
Vietnam FPT
Official website www.aseanbasketballleague.com

The ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season.[1] The league was proposed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and launched on 1 October 2009.[1]




Logo used for the first season with General Electric as the title sponsor.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Formation


    • 1.2 League expansion




  • 2 Teams


    • 2.1 Former teams




  • 3 Champions


    • 3.1 Championship table by country


    • 3.2 Championship table by club




  • 4 Individual awards


    • 4.1 Most Valuable Players


      • 4.1.1 Locals


      • 4.1.2 World Imports


      • 4.1.3 Heritage Imports


      • 4.1.4 Finals




    • 4.2 Special Awards


      • 4.2.1 Defensive Player of the Year


      • 4.2.2 Coach of the Year






  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History



Formation


Basketball officials from 6 ASEAN nations gathered in Metro Manila on 1 September 2009 to officially launch the new league.[citation needed]



League expansion


On 22 September 2011, the Brunei Barracudas announced that they were bowing out of the third season of ABL after participating for 2 seasons.[citation needed]


On 20 October 2011, the Saigon Sports Academy officially announced the participation of Saigon Heat into the third season of ABL, making them the first ever international professional basketball team to represent Vietnam.[citation needed]


In 2012, San Miguel Beermen and Bangkok Cobras joined the league aside from Saigon Heat. Unfortunately, after one season, the Cobras left the league with the Beermen leaving after they won the title in 2013.


In 2014, Laskar Dreya South Sumatra (INA) joined ABL, but they left after the 2014 season.


In 2015, Pilipinas MX3 Kings and Mono Vampire joined the league. Unfortunately, both teams left the league in 2016.


On 17 July 2016, it was announced that Kaohsiung Truth, a team from Kaohsiung, Taiwan will participate in the 2016–17 season.[2] On 30 July 2016, the Eastern Basketball Club confirmed its participation in the league.[3] The two teams were the first teams from outside Southeast Asia to compete in the league. The Philippines made their return in the league with the joining of Alab Pilipinas on 6 August 2016.


On September 2017, the league confirmed the entry of four new teams: CLS Knights Surabaya, Formosa Dreamers, the returning Mono Vampire Basketball Club[4], and the Nanhai Kung Fu[citation needed]. Kaoshiung Truth disbanded after the 2016-17 season.


After the 2018 season, the Kung Fu moved to Macau and became the Macau Black Bears[5], while the league announced the addition of the Zhuhai Wolf Warriors, based in Zhuhai in the Pearl River delta.[6]



Teams




ASEAN Basketball League is located in Southeast Asia

Slingers

Slingers



Vampire

Vampire



Heat

Heat



Dragons

Dragons



Eastern

Eastern



Black Bears

Black Bears



Alab

Alab



Knights

Knights



Dreamers

Dreamers



Wolf Warriors

Wolf Warriors




Locations of ABL teams.




















































































































Team
 City / Region
 Arena
 Capacity
 Founded
 Joined ABL
 Head coach

Indonesia CLS Knights Indonesia
Surabaya
GOR Kertajaya Surabaya
 3,000
 1946
 2017
United States Brian Rowsom

Hong Kong Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
 Southorn Stadium
 2,000
 1932
 2016
Spain Eduard Torres

Chinese Taipei Formosa Dreamers
Changhua
 Changhua Stadium
 5,743
 2017
United States Dean Murray

Macau Macau Black Bears
Macau
 University of Macau Sports Complex
Nanhai Gymnasium, Nanhai
 TBC
 2017
China Mu Jianxin

Thailand Mono Vampire
Nonthaburi
 Stadium 29
 5,000
 2014
 2015
United States Douglas Clark Marty

Vietnam Saigon Heat
Ho Chi Minh City
 CIS Arena
 2,500
 2011
 2012
Canada Kyle Julius

Philippines San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Metro Manila
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
 25,000
 2016
Philippines Jimmy Alapag

Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan
 5,500

Baliuag, Bulacan
 Baliwag Star Arena
 5,000

Santa Rosa, Laguna
Santa Rosa Sports Complex
 5,700[7]

Antipolo, Rizal
Ynares Center
 7,400

Singapore Singapore Slingers
Kallang, Singapore
OCBC Arena
 3,000
 2006
 2009
Singapore Neo Beng Siang

Malaysia Westports Malaysia Dragons
Kuala Lumpur
 MABA Stadium
 2,500
 2009
Australia Jamie Pearlman

China Wolf Warriors
Zhuhai
 Doumen Gymnasium
University of Macau Sports Complex
 TBC
 2018
 TBA


Former teams




ASEAN Basketball League is located in Southeast Asia

Bangkok City, Cobras

Bangkok City, Cobras



Beermen, Kings, Patriots

Beermen, Kings, Patriots



Kings

Kings



Barracudas

Barracudas



Laskar Dreya (alt)

Laskar Dreya (alt)



Laskar Dreya

Laskar Dreya



Warriors

Warriors



Truth

Truth




Locations of former ABL teams.

































































Country
 Team
 Years
From
 To

 Brunei
Brunei Barracudas
 2009
 2011

 Indonesia
Indonesia Warriors
 2012
 2014
Laskar Dreya South Sumatra
 2014

Satria Muda BritAma
 2009
 2011

 Philippines
AirAsia Philippine Patriots
 2009
 2012

Pilipinas MX3 Kings
 2015
 2016

San Miguel Beermen
 2012
 2013

 Thailand
Bangkok Cobras
 2012

Hi-Tech Bangkok City
 2009
 2016

 Chinese Taipei
Kaohsiung Truth
 2016
 2017


Champions


The finals was a best-of-5 (2–2–1) series (2010, 2013, 2016–present), it became best-of-3 (1–1–1) series from 2011–12 and 2014.



















































































































Season
 Finalists
 Semifinalists
Country
 Champions
 Result
 Country
 Runners-up
 Country
 Semifinalist
 Country
 Semifinalist

2009–10
 PHI
Philippine Patriots^
3–0
 INA
Satria Muda BritAma
 SIN
Singapore Slingers
 MAS
Kuala Lumpur Dragons

2010–11
 THA
Chang Thailand Slammers^
2–0
 PHI
AirAsia Philippine Patriots
 MAS
Westports KL Dragons
 SIN
Singapore Slingers

2012
 INA
Indonesia Warriors
2–1
 PHI
San Miguel Beermen^
 PHI
AirAsia Philippine Patriots
 MAS
Westports Malaysia Dragons

2013
 PHI
San Miguel Beermen^
3–0
 INA
Indonesia Warriors
 MAS
Westports Malaysia Dragons
 THA
Sports Rev Thailand Slammers

2014
 THA
Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2–0
 MAS
Westports Malaysia Dragons^
 SIN
Singapore Slingers
 VIE
Saigon Heat

2015–16
 MAS
Westports Malaysia Dragons^
3–2
 SIN
Singapore Slingers
 THA
Hi-Tech Bangkok City
 VIE
Saigon Heat

2016–17
 HKG
Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions^
3–1
 SIN
Singapore Slingers
 PHI
Alab Pilipinas
 VIE
Saigon Heat

2017–18
 PHI
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
3–2
 THA
Mono Vampire
 CHN
Chong Son Kung Fu^
 HKG
Hong Kong Eastern

  • ^ finished regular season with the best win-loss record.


Championship table by country


This medal ranking is based on the country the club represents.
The winning country bags the Gold, the runner-up gets the silver, while the semifinalists are awarded with a bronze.





















































































Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
 Philippines
 3 2 2 7
2
 Thailand
 2 1 2 5
3
 Indonesia
 1 2 0 3
4
 Malaysia
 1 1 4 6
5
 Hong Kong
 1 0 1 2
6
 Singapore
 0 2 3 5
7
 Vietnam
 0 0 3 3
8
 China
 0 0 1 1
Totals (8 nations) 8 8 16 32


Championship table by club


This medal ranking is based on the club/team representation.





































































































Team  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total

Thailand Hi-Tech Bangkok City
 2 0 2 4

Malaysia Westports Malaysia Dragons^^		 1 1 4 6

Philippines AirAsia Philippine Patriots
 1 1 1 3

Indonesia Indonesia Warriors
 1 1 0 2

Philippines San Miguel Beermen
 1 1 0 2

Hong Kong Hong Kong Eastern^^		 1 0 1 2

Philippines San Miguel Alab Pilipinas^^		 1 0 1 2

Singapore Singapore Slingers^^		 0 2 3 5

Thailand Mono Vampire^^		 0 1 0 1

Indonesia Satria Muda BritAma
 0 1 0 1

Vietnam Saigon Heat^^		 0 0 3 3

China Chong Son Kung Fu^^		 0 0 1 1
Total 8 8 16 32

  • ^^ teams that are still active


Individual awards


The league awards five (5) individual awards: the Local MVP, World Import MVP, ASEAN Heritage MVP and the Defensive Player of the Year awards to its players and the Coach of the Year award given to the league's best head coach.


Prior to the 2015–16 ABL season, there was only one (1) MVP award for imports and was called the Best Import award. It was divided into two for World Imports (for players hailing from outside Southeast Asia and to the ASEAN Heritage Imports (for players from other Southeast Asian countries or players with at least one Southeast Asian parent).


Also, the Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year awards were only awarded since the 2012 season.



Most Valuable Players



















Special Awards











References





  1. ^ ab "FIBA Asia – ASEAN Basketball League takes off". FIBA. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Taiwan's Kaohsiung Truth Joins ABL as League Expands


  3. ^ Hong Kong Eastern Confirms Participation In ABL


  4. ^ Lee, David (25 September 2017). "Nine teams for new ABL season". New Straits Times. TNP. Retrieved 1 October 2017.


  5. ^ "Chong Son Kung Fu Relocates and Rebrands to Macau Black Bears | ABL". ABL. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-12.


  6. ^ "ASEAN Basketball League adds historic 10th team with the Zhuhai Wolf Warriors | ABL". ABL. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-12.


  7. ^ http://santarosacity.gov.ph/news-manager/2017/03/world-class-multi-purpose-complex-opens-in-santa-rosa/


  8. ^ ab Tan, Les (July 20, 2010). "Attaporn MVP win highlight of losing ABL season for Thailand Tigers". Red Sports. Retrieved July 30, 2016.


  9. ^ ab "Mario Wuysang MVP Sesi Reguler ABL" [Mario Wuysang is ABL Regular Season MVP]. Republika. March 5, 2011.


  10. ^ Belen, Reynaldo (June 28, 2012). "Beermen's Avenido is ABL Local MVP". InterAksyon. Retrieved July 30, 2016.


  11. ^ "San Miguel's Taulava named ABL MVP". ABS-CBNnews.com. June 5, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2016.


  12. ^ Slingers’ Wong Wei Long Wins 2014 ABL Local MVP


  13. ^ Basketball: Slingers’ Wong Wei Long named ABL Local MVP


  14. ^ [1]


  15. ^ [2]


  16. ^ AirAsia Philippine Patriots’ Anthony Johnson Scoops Up ABL's Best Import Award 2012


  17. ^ Bangkok City's Chris Charles Wins Second Consecutive ABL Import MVP Award




External links


  • Official website









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