ASEAN Basketball League
The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) is a men's basketball competition in Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. Six teams compete, all from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Teams that participated in the first season were the Philippine Patriots, Thailand Tigers, SM BritAma, Kuala Lumpur Dragons, Brunei Barracudas and former National Basketball League (Australasia) team the Singapore Slingers. Similar to the Euroleague in Europe, the ABL has its own set of rules in terms of its roster and salary Teams are allowed two players of non-ASEAN citizenship and two ASEAN imports. Teams are allowed to have a team of all local players if they want. The KL Dragons were renamed the Westports KL Dragons and the Thailand Tigers were renamed Chang Thailand Slammers at the start of the 2nd (2010) season. ABL CEO Kuhan Foo said that 3 teams may be a part of the ABL for the next season.
| Current season or competition: 2019–20 ABL Regular Season | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Commissioner | Kuhan Foo |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country(ies) | List
|
| Most recent champion(s) |  CLS Knights Indonesia (1st title) |
| Most championships |  Hi-Tech Bangkok City (2 titles) |
| Official website | ASEANBasketballLeague.com |
Current clubs
| Team | City / Region | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined ABL | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLS Knights Indonesia
|
Surabaya | GOR Kertajaya Surabaya | 3,000 | 1946 | 2017 | Koko Heru Setyo Nugroho
|
 Hong Kong Eastern
|
Wan Chai, Hong Kong | Southorn Stadium | 2,000 | 1932 | 2016 |  Eduard Torres
|
 Formosa Dreamers
|
Changhua | Changhua Stadium | 5743 | 2017 |  Dean Murray
| |
 Macau Black Bears
|
Macau | University of Macau Sports Complex Nanhai Gymnasium, Nanhai |
TBC | 2017 |  Charles Dubé-Brais
| |
| Mono Vampire
|
Bangkok | Stadium 29 | 5,000 | 2014 | 2015 | Douglas Clark Marty
|
 Saigon Heat
|
Ho Chi Minh City | CIS Arena | 2,500 | 2011 | 2012 | Kyle Julius
|
 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
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Metro Manila | Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay | 25,000 | 2016 | Jimmy Alapag
| |
| Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan | 5,500 | |||||
| Baliuag, Bulacan | Baliwag Star Arena | N/A | ||||
| Santa Rosa | City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex | 5,700[1] | ||||
| Antipolo | Ynares Center | 7,500 | ||||
 Singapore Slingers
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Kallang, Singapore | OCBC Arena | 3,000 | 2006 | 2009 | Neo Beng Siang
|
 Westports Malaysia Dragons
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Kuala Lumpur | MABA Stadium | 2,500 | 2009 |  Jamie Pearlman
| |
 Zhuhai Wolf Warriors
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Zhuhai | Jinan University | 2,500 | 2018 | TBD | |
Former teams
| Country | Team | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | ||
 Brunei
|
Brunei Barracudas | 2009 | 2011 |
 Indonesia
|
Indonesia Warriors | 2012 | 2014 |
| Laskar Dreya South Sumatra | 2014 | ||
| Satria Muda BritAma | 2009 | 2011 | |
 Philippines
|
AirAsia Philippine Patriots | 2009 | 2012 |
| Pilipinas MX3 Kings | 2015 | 2016 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | 2012 | 2013 | |
 Thailand
|
Bangkok Cobras | 2012 | |
| Hi-Tech Bangkok City | 2009 | 2016 | |
 Chinese Taipei
|
Kaohsiung Truth | 2016 | 2017 |
References
- ↑ "World Class Multi-Purpose Complex opens in Santa Rosa - City Government of Sta. Rosa Laguna". santarosacity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2018-08-30.