The Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete is the annual championship title of the top-tier level men's professional basketball league in Brazil. Over the years, the championship has been held under different leagues. From 1990 to 2008, the top-tier level league competition in Brazil also held the name of Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete.
From 1965 to 1989, Brazil's top-tier level basketball championship was contested in the Taça Brasil de Basquete league. It was organized by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation. In 1990, it was replaced by the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete.
From 1990 to 2008, Brazil's top-tier level basketball championship was contested in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete league. It was organized by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation. The Campeonato Brasileiro had organizational problems, and in 2004, it was nicknamed the "Liga do Busão", due to the team's transportation by bus, as the CBB wouldn't pay for it, and airplanes tickets were too expensive. In 2009, it was replaced by the Novo Basquete Brasil, organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete.
Since 2009, Brazil's top-tier level basketball championship is contested in the Novo Basquete Brasil. The NBB is endorsed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation), and is organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete, in a new format of the Brazilian premier basketball league. The league is managed, for the first time, by 19 Brazilian basketball teams, all of which were LNB founding members.
From 2002 on, most teams have their names with the sponsor first. In 1992, and from 1996 to 2000, the sponsor is the latter name.
Novo Basquete Brasil
Titles by club
Including all four league formats, the Taça Brasil de Basquete, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, the Nossa Liga de Basquete, and the Novo Basquete Brasil.
By team
By state
Players with the most Brazilian basketball championships
Nossa Liga de Basquete (unofficial)
During the 2005–06 season, the Campeonato Nacional de Basquete, which was organized by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation, was cancelled due to a legal dispute between the CBB and the Nossa Liga de Basquetebol. Winner/Limeira was the champion of the competition that was organized by the NLB. The NLB was led by the former player Oscar Schmidt.
Winner/Limeira