Queensland Basketball League

Queensland Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 Queensland Basketball League season

QBL logo
Sport Basketball
Founded 1986
Inaugural season 1986
No. of teams 14
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		 M: Cairns Marlins (9th title)
W: Rockhampton Cyclones (2nd title)
Most titles M: Cairns Marlins (9 titles)
W: Southern Districts Spartans (9 titles)
Related
competitions		 Southern Basketball League
Official website QBL.basketballqld.com.au

The Queensland Basketball League (QBL) is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. The league is run by Basketball Queensland and has an affiliate development league called the Southern Basketball League (SBL).

History

The league was formed in 1986 as the Queensland State Basketball League. In 1994, the league merged with the South and East conferences of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to form a North conference.[1] 1998 saw further CBA expansion with the inclusion of a Central Conference from South Australia. The CBA was renamed the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) for the 1999 season and later added the Big V and the Waratah League for a total of six conferences. As a member of the ABA, the league took on the name of Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL) in the early 2000s and set up a division system to separate the north and south teams within the state. The Sunstate (North Queensland) and Southern Cross (South Queensland) divisions were a big part of the league for a number of years, remaining in tacked up until the 2006 season. Following the 2006 season, the QABL restructured the competition, which saw the two divisions combining to have a statewide league of only one division for the 2007 season.[2] In 2009, the QABL became known as the QBL following the demise of the Australian Basketball Association.

Current teams

Men

Women

List of Champions

Year Men's Champion Result Men's Runner-up Women's Champion Result Women's Runner-up
1986Townsville Suns Ipswich Eagles Brisbane Brewers Mackay Meteorettes
1987Gold Coast Cougars Townsville Suns Mackay Meteorettes Ipswich Eagles
1988Gold Coast Cougars Townsville Suns Brisbane Brewers Mackay Meteorettes
1989Townsville Suns Toowoomba Mountaineers Brisbane Brewers Townsville Sunbirds
1990Toowoomba Mountaineers Townsville Suns Brisbane Brewers Mackay Meteorettes
1991Toowoomba Mountaineers Brisbane Brewers Brisbane Blazers Townsville Sunbirds
1992Southern Districts Spartans Townsville Heat Brisbane Blazers Townsville Sunbirds
1993Cairns Marlins Burdekin Wildcats Townsville Sunbirds Southern Districts Spartans
1994Cairns Marlins Southern Districts Spartans Cairns Dolphins Ipswich Eagles
1995Southern Districts Spartans Rockhampton Rockets Southern Districts Spartans Mackay Meteorettes
1996Rockhampton Rockets Southern Districts Spartans Southern Districts Spartans Townsville Sunbirds
1997Cairns Marlins Suncoast Clippers Townsville Sunbirds Southern Districts Spartans
1998Cairns Marlins Townsville Heat Southern Districts Spartans Townsville Sunbirds
1999Southern Districts Spartans Cairns Marlins Southern Districts Spartans Townsville Sunbirds
2000Townsville Heat Southern Districts Spartans Southern Districts Spartans Brisbane Brewers
2001Cairns Marlins Brisbane Capitals Brisbane Capitals Townsville Sunbirds
2002Brisbane Capitals Cairns Marlins Brisbane Capitals Southern Districts Spartans
2003South West Metro Pirates Cairns Marlins Southern Districts Spartans Mackay Meteorettes
2004Cairns Marlins103 – 94 Townsville Heat Southern Districts Spartans60 – 47 Townsville Flames
2005Southern Districts Spartans90 – 85 Cairns Marlins Southern Districts Spartans71 – 55 Townsville Flames
2006Southern Districts Spartans108 – 79 Rockhampton Rockets Southern Districts Spartans70 – 67 Cairns Dolphins
2007*Cairns Marlins2 – 0 Gold Coast Goannas Townsville Flames2 – 0 Maroochydore Clippers
2008Rockhampton Rockets97 – 80 Townsville Heat Townsville Flames92 – 46 South West Metro Pirates
2009Cairns Marlins113 – 81 Rockhampton Rockets Gladstone Port City Power102 – 98 South West Metro Pirates
2010Rockhampton Rockets74 – 63 Mackay Meteors Gladstone Port City Power94 – 77 Northside Wizards
2011Mackay Meteors100 – 82 Rockhampton Rockets Gladstone Port City Power110 – 97 Bundaberg Bears
2012Mackay Meteors72 – 58 Rockhampton Rockets Mackay Meteorettes78 – 71 Gladstone Port City Power
2013Rockhampton Rockets102 – 95 Brisbane Capitals Mackay Meteorettes76 – 59 Ipswich Force
2014*Rockhampton Rockets2 – 0 Mackay Meteors Mackay Meteorettes2 – 0 Rockhampton Cyclones
2015*Mackay Meteors2 – 1 Brisbane Capitals Rockhampton Cyclones2 – 0 Gladstone Port City Power
2016*Cairns Marlins2 – 0 Brisbane Capitals Rockhampton Cyclones2 – 0 Mackay Meteorettes

* Grand Final was a best-of-three series

References

  1. ↑ CBA becomes the 'big league' with Queensland's help
  2. ↑ "Ipswich prepares for QABL transformation". QT.com.au. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

External links

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