South Korean Basketball League (Korean Basketball League) History
League status
The Korean Basketball League (NBF) is the first-tier professional basketball league in South Korea. KBL was established in 1955.
The KBL sits above the University League which effectively forms the second-tier of South Korean basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 6 teams qualify to the play-offs.
Limits of non-South Korean players per team: 2 import players (non-Europeans), 2 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 2.
League name history
1955[+]-1997: National Basketball Festival
1997 until now: Korean Basketball League 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
League logos
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Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  KCC Egis | 2023-24 |
| 1 |  LG Sakers | 2024-25 |
| 1 |  Anyang | 2022-23 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Anyang KGC | 4-3 |  Seoul SK Knights | Anyang KGC |
| 2023-24 |  Busan KCC Egis | 4-1 |  Suwon KT Sonicboom Busan |  Wonju DB Wonju |
| 2024-25 |  Changwon LG Sakers | 4-3 | Seoul SK Knights | Seoul SK Knights |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul Knights | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| KCC Egis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LG Sakers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anyang | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Suwon KT | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG Sakers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KCC Egis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suwon KT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Seoul Knights | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wonju DB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mobis Phoebus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the South Korean Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Darryl Monroe | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Il-Young Heo | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Sek-Eun Oh | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Moonho Jang | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Seonggon Moon | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Joon-Young Choi | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Sun-Hyung Kim | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Bukyung Choi | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Youngjun An | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Wonhyuk Choi | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
Players with the most South Korean titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Darryl Monroe | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
