ASEAN Basketball League
The ASEAN Basketball League , is a professional men's basketball league in East and Southeast Asia which includes five teams from Southeast Asian nations, one team from Hong Kong, two teams from Macau, and two teams from Taiwan. The league was proposed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and launched its inaugural season on 1 October 2009.
History
Formation
officials from 6 ASEAN nations gathered in Metro Manila on 1 September 2009 to officially launch the new league.In its inaugural season, there were six participating teams from different nations in Southeast Asia:| Team | City/Country |
| [Brunei Barracudas | Brunei, Darrussalam |
| KL Dragons | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Philippine Patriots | San Juan, Philippines |
| Satria Muda BritAma | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Singapore Slingers | Kallang, Singapore |
| Thailand Tigers | Thailand |
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. On 20 October 2011, the 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.In the same season, San Miguel Beermen and Bangkok Cobras joined the league along with Saigon Heat. Unfortunately, the Beermen left the ABL after winning the title in 2013. The Cobras also left the league after one season. Further, in 2014, Laskar Dreya South Sumatra joined and played for a season.
In 2015, Pilipinas MX3 Kings and Mono Vampire joined the league and both teams left in 2016. On 17 July 2016, Kaohsiung Truth from Kaohsiung, Taiwan announced that they will participate in the 2016–17 season. In the same year, the Eastern Basketball Club confirmed its participation in the league. The two teams were the first teams from outside Southeast Asia to compete in the league.
The Philippines returned in the league with Alab Pilipinas on 6 August 2016. In September 2017, ABL confirmed four new teams for the 2017–18 season: CLS Knights Indonesia, Formosa Dreamers, the returning Mono Vampire Basketball Club, and the Nanhai Kung Fu after the Kaoshiung Truth disbanded after the seventh season of ABL.
After the 2018 season, the Kung Fu moved to Macau and became the Macau Black Bears, while the league announced the addition of the Zhuhai Wolf Warriors, based in Zhuhai in the Pearl River delta. On 9 September 2019, the league confirmed the entry of the third team from Taiwan, Taipei Fubon Braves situated in Taipei after Formosa Dreamers and disbanded Kaohsiung Truth. Fubon Braves secured the best record in the Super Basketball League and capped it off with the SBL championship after sweeping the Finals series in four games. They are also one of the eight teams to compete in the 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.
COVID-19 pandemic
The 2019-20 ABL season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 placing the status of the ABL in uncertainty. Mono Vampires withdrawal, reports of Taiwanese teams planning to join a domestic league, inactivity of the league's social media site were among the factors that fueled speculations that the ABL itself would fold. However ABL co-owner dispelled such rumors committing the resumption of the league, with its 11th season set to commence in early 2021.Teams
Current teams
Former teams
Champions
The finals was a best-of-5 series, it became best-of-3 series from 2011–12 and 2014.- ^ finished regular season with the best win-loss record.
Championship table by country
The winning country bags the Gold, the runners-up gets the silver, while the semifinalists are awarded with a bronze.
Championship table by club
This medal ranking is based on the club/team representation.| Team | Total | |||
 Hi-Tech Bangkok City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Kuala Lumpur Dragons | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
 AirAsia Philippine Patriots | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Indonesia Warriors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| San Miguel Beermen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Hong Kong Eastern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CLS Knights Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore Slingers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mono Vampire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Satria Muda BritAma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Saigon Heat | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Macau Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 |
- Bold: teams that are still active
- Italic: teams from outside Southeast Asia
Individual awards
Prior to the 2015–16 ABL season, there was only one MVP award for imports and was called the Best Import award. It was divided into two for World Imports. Also, the Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year awards were only awarded since the 2012 season.