The 2021–22 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season is the 81st season of the Bulgarian NBL.
Teams
2021–22 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.
Club | Last season | Arena | Location | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Academic Plovdiv[5] | 5th | Kolodruma | Plovdiv | 6,100 |
Balkan Botevgrad[6] | 4th | Arena Botevgrad | Botevgrad | 4,500 |
Beroe[7] | 6th | Municipal Hall | Stara Zagora | 1,000 |
Cherno More Ticha[8] | 9th | Hristo Borisov | Varna | 1,000 |
Chernomorets[9] | 5th | Boycho Branzov | Burgas | 1,000 |
Levski Lukoil[10] | 1st | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4,000 |
Rilski Sportist[11] | 2nd | Arena Samokov | Samokov | 2,500 |
Shumen[12] | New team | Arena Shumen | Shumen | 1,500 |
Spartak Pleven[13] | 8th | Balkanstroy | Pleven | 1,200 |
Yambol[14] | 7th | Diana | Yambol | 3,000 |
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The draw for the first 18 rounds, was made on 10 September and was show in the NBL youtube channel. The season will start on 9 October.[15] The top eight teams advance to the playoffs.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rilski Sportist | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2458 | 1932 | +526 | 52 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 27 | 21 | 6 | 2243 | 1952 | +291 | 48 | |
3 | Levski Lukoil | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2230 | 1980 | +250 | 45 | |
4 | Chernomorets | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2199 | 2119 | +80 | 43 | |
5 | Spartak Pleven | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2298 | 2184 | +114 | 43 | |
6 | Beroe | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2191 | 2239 | −48 | 40 | |
7 | Academic Plovdiv | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2155 | 2186 | −31 | 39 | |
8 | Yambol | 27 | 9 | 18 | 2214 | 2441 | −227 | 36 | |
9 | Shumen | 27 | 4 | 23 | 1875 | 2362 | −487 | 31 | |
10 | Cherno More Ticha | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1957 | 2425 | −468 | 28 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2022. Source: NBL
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rilski Sportist | 91 | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Yambol | 68 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rilski Sportist | 94 | 89 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Spartak Pleven | 65 | 75 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Chernomorets | 72 | 85 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Spartak Pleven | 87 | 84 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rilski Sportist | 78 | 82 | 65 | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 69 | 86 | 88 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 80 | 72 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Academic Plovdiv | 73 | 87 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Balkan Botevgrad | 80 | 76 | 56 | 78 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Levski Lukoil | 74 | 72 | 66 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Levski Lukoil | 116 | 87 | 5 | Spartak Pleven | 88 | 83 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Beroe | 74 | 79 | 3 | Levski Lukoil | 96 | 73 | 78 |
Player of the round
Round | Player | Team | PIR |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Levski | 34 |
2 | ![]() |
Chernomorets | 46 |
3 | ![]() |
Yambol | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
Chernomorets | 39 |
5 | ![]() |
Rilski Sportist | 37 |
6 | ![]() |
Rilski Sportist | 35 |
7 | ![]() |
Beroe | 41 |
8 | ![]() |
Chernomorets | 52 |
9 | ![]() |
Beroe | 50 |
10 | ![]() |
Beroe | 33 |
11 | ![]() |
Beroe | 36 |
12 | ![]() |
Shumen | 40 |
13 | ![]() |
Chernomorets | 36 |
14 | ![]() |
Levski | 32 |
15 | ![]() |
Rilski Sportist | 28 |
16 | ![]() |
Chernomorets | 38 |
17 | ![]() |
Yambol | 32 |
18 | ![]() |
Shumen | 31 |
19 | ![]() |
Chernomorets | 40 |
20 | ![]() |
Rilski Sportist | 41 |
21 | ![]() |
Spartak Pleven | 32 |
22 | ![]() |
Spartak Pleven | 35 |
23 | ![]() |
Chernomorets | 30 |
24 | ![]() |
Academic Plovdiv | 36 |
25 | ![]() |
Beroe | 32 |
26 | ![]() |
Chernomorets | 34 |
27 | ![]() |
Spartak Pleven | 33 |
Bulgarian clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
Levski Lukoil[18] | Champions League | First qualifying round |
Rilski Sportist[19] | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
Academic Plovdiv[20] | Qualifying rounds |
NBL clubs in regional competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
Academic Plovdiv[21] | Balkan League | First round |
Beroe[22] | First round | |
Balkan[23] | First round | |
Levski Lukoil[24] | First round |
References
- ^ "Трей Портър е MVP на Редовния сезон в НБЛ". basketball.bg. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Балкан отново е шампион в НБЛ". basketball.bg. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Stats
- ^ teams
- ^ Akademik in NBL
- ^ Balkan in NBL
- ^ Beroe in NBL
- ^ Cherno More in NBL
- ^ Chernomorets in NBL
- ^ Levski in NBL
- ^ Rilski in NBL
- ^ Shumen in NBL
- ^ Spartak in NBL
- ^ Yambol in NBL
- ^ "Шампионът започва срещу Черно море Тича, вицешампионът ще гостува на новака Шумен". basketball.bg. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Schedule by bgbasket.com
- ^ MVP by Round
- ^ Levski games in Europe
- ^ Rilski games in Europe
- ^ Akademik games in Europe
- ^ Akademik in Balkan league
- ^ Beore in Balkan league
- ^ Balkan in Balkan league
- ^ Levski in Balkan league