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ASEAN Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2009–10 ABL season
File:ASEAN Basketball League logo.png
SportBasketball
Founded2009
No. of teams6
Country Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Philippines
 Singapore
 Thailand
 Brunei
Most recent
champion(s)		Philippines Philippine Patriots
Most titlesPhilippines Philippine Patriots (1)
TV partner(s)Indonesia JakTV
Malaysia 8TV
Philippines TV5
Over Asia ESPN
Official websitehttp://www.aseanbasketballleague.com/

The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia that began in October 2009. The inaugural season was competed by six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[1] The league was proposed in Kuala Lumpur and launched on October 1, 2009.[1]

History

Formation

Basketball luminaries from 6 ASEAN nations gathered at the Renaissance Hotel, Makati City in Metro Manila, Philippines on September 1, 2009 to officially signal the beginning of a new era in Southeast Asian basketball.

In addition to the local basketball leagues in their respective countries, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore have all contributed in setting up a regional league that will, no doubt, pour into a simmering cauldron diverse basketball styles, as well as the passion of country-to-country rivalries.

Teams that participated in the inaugural season were the Philippine Patriots, Thailand Tigers, SM BritAma, Kuala Lumpur Dragons, Brunei Barracudas and former National Basketball League (Australia) team the Singapore Slingers.

Mirroring the Euroleague in the West, the ABL has its own set of rules in terms of its roster makeup and salary caps.

As for player personnel, teams are permitted two imports of non-ASEAN citizenship, two ASEAN imports, one player with one Southeast Asian parent, and seven local players. Teams are allowed to field a team of all local players if they wish so.

2010 Expansion and its Fallout

On February 11, 2010, Erick Thohir, president of Southeast Asia Basketball Association, announced that three new teams will join the Asean Basketball League next season. One each from the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.

However,the expansion did not push through.

ABL Season Two

ASEAN Basketball League announced that the ABL Season two will start on October 2, 2010 in Thailand.

Name Changes

KL Dragons will become KL Westport Dragons,and Thailand Tigers will become Thailand Cobras (now Thailand Slammers) come ABL Season Two.

Champions

Season ABL Grand Finals
Champions Result Runners-up
2009-10
Finals Details 		Philippines Philippine Patriots 3-0 Indonesia SM BritAma
2010–11
Details


2009/10 Teams

Team City/Area Arena / Capacity Founded Joined Team Owners Head Coach
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Dragons Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MABA Stadium (2,500)
Putra Stadium (16,000) 		2009 2009 Datuk Wira Dani Daim & Westport and Partners Malaysia Goh Cheng Huat
Philippines Philippine Patriots Metro Manila, Philippines Filoil Flying V Arena (5,000)
Ynares Sports Arena (3,000) 		2009 2009 Mikee Romero and Tony Boy Cojuangco Philippines Louie Alas
Indonesia SM BritAma Jakarta, Indonesia The BritAma Arena (4,000) 1994 2009 Erick Thohir and Mahaka Foundation Indonesia Fictor Roring
Singapore Singapore Slingers Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium (8,126) 2006 2009 Basketball Enterprises Pte. Ltd. Australia Frank Arsego
Thailand Thailand Tigers Bangkok, Thailand Nimibutr National Stadium (6,051) 2009 2009 Wim Reijnen/Entertainment Asia and partners Thailand Mawinporn Soonpornthont
Brunei Brunei Barracudas Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Brunei Indoor Stadium (5,500) 2009 2009 Nadzaty Azma Azeez and Everwide SC Philippines Geraldo Ramos

2010/11 Teams

Team City/Area Arena / Capacity Founded Joined Team Owners Head Coach
Malaysia KL Westport Dragons Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MABA Stadium (2,500)
Putra Stadium (16,000) 		2009 2009 Datuk Wira Dani Daim & Westport and Partners Malaysia Goh Cheng Huat
Philippines Philippine Patriots Metro Manila, Philippines Filoil Flying V Arena (5,000)
Ynares Sports Arena (3,000) 		2009 2009 Mikee Romero and Tony Boy Cojuangco Philippines Louie Alas
Indonesia SM BritAma Jakarta, Indonesia The BritAma Arena (4,000) 1994 2009 Erick Thohir and Mahaka Foundation Indonesia Ocky Tamtelahitu
Singapore Singapore Slingers Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium (8,126) 2006 2009 Basketball Enterprises Pte. Ltd. Singapore Neo Beng Siang
Thailand Chang Thailand Slammers Bangkok, Thailand Nimibutr National Stadium (6,051) 2009 2009 Surasak Chinawongwatana and Nipondh Chawalitmontien Thailand Mawinporn Soonpornthont
Brunei Brunei Barracudas Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Brunei Indoor Stadium (5,500) 2009 2009 Nadzaty Azma Azeez and Everwide SC United States Ozell Wells

Import players

Season 2010-2011

ASEAN

Philippines Philippines

Non-ASEAN

References

  1. ^ a b "FIBA Asia - ASEAN Basketball League takes off". FIBA. Retrieved 2008-02-08.

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