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The Swedish Basketball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Basketbollförbundet) also known as SBBF is the governing body of basketball in Sweden. It was established on 25 October 1952 out of the Swedish Handball Federation's basketball section, which had been started in 1948. [1] Its headquarters are in Stockholm.
The national team is controlled by the Swedish Basketball Federation. Sweden has qualified for the EuroBasket ten times throughout their history. Their best tournament result was the 11th place finish at the 1995 edition. The Scandinavian squad has also qualified for the Olympic Games once, in 1980, finishing in 10th place. However, Sweden ...
Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden.The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but when the Swedish company Obol Investment signed an agreement with the Swedish Basketball Federation in early October 2006, the league was renamed Obol ...
Superettan is the second-tier league of men's professional basketball in Sweden. The league was established in 2017 and replaced the Basketettan as the second level. Köping Stars was the inaugural champion. The winners of Superettan are promoted to Basketligan. Since the 2021-22 season there has been a playoffs after the end of the regular season.
The Sweden men's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Sweden, administered by the Swedish Basketball Federation. [1] [2] It represents the country in international men's under-20 basketball competitions.
The Swedish Basketball Cup (Swedish: Svenska Cupen) is an annual cup competition for Swedish basketball teams organized by the Swedish Basketball Federation.A total of 25 teams participate, with teams from the Swedish Basketball League (SBL) as well as from lower leagues.
The 2020–21 Swedish Basketball League season was the 28th season of the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), the top tier basketball league on Sweden. Borås Basket is the defending champion. Norrköping Dolphins won its 8th national title after defeating Södertälje BBK 4–0 in the finals.
Basketball has gained attention in Sweden through a series of internationally significant events. In 1999, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, one of the best basketball players in world history, bought the club M7 Borås and played several games there. Later, several Swedish basketball teams competed at international tournaments.