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NBL1 North
Australian basketball league
Australian basketball league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | NBL1 North |
| current_season | 2025 NBL1 season |
| logo | NBL1 North logo.svg |
| pixels | 125px |
| formerly | State Basketball League |
| 1986–1993 | |
| CBA North | |
| 1994–1998 | |
| ABA North | |
| 1999–2001 | |
| Queensland Australian Basketball League | |
| 2002–2008 | |
| Queensland Basketball League | |
| 2009–2019 | |
| sport | Basketball |
| founded | 1986 |
| inaugural | 1986 |
| teams | M: 13 |
| W: 13 | |
| country | Australia |
| continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
| champion | M: Southern Districts Spartans (6th title) |
| W: Logan Thunder (2nd title) | |
| most_champs | M: Cairns Marlins (9 titles) |
| W: Southern Districts Spartans (12 titles) | |
| website | NBL1.com.au/North |
1986–1993 CBA North 1994–1998 ABA North 1999–2001 Queensland Australian Basketball League 2002–2008 Queensland Basketball League 2009–2019 W: 13 W: Logan Thunder (2nd title) W: Southern Districts Spartans (12 titles)
NBL1 North, formerly the Queensland Basketball League (QBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Queensland, Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Queensland partnered with the National Basketball League (NBL) to bring NBL1 to Queensland. NBL1 replaced the former QBL to create more professional pathways and opportunities for males and females playing basketball in Queensland. As a result, the QBL became the north conference of NBL1.
In 2022, the league expanded into the Northern Territory with the addition of a club from Darwin.
History
The league was formed in 1986 as the State Basketball League with eight inaugural clubs. In 1994, the Queensland league joined the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to become the competition's North Conference. The CBA was restructured as the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) in 1999.
In 2002, the league became known as the Queensland Australian Basketball League (QABL). Around this time, the QABL 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. 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. The ABA was abandoned following the 2008 season, resulting in the QABL becoming an independent league again. The QABL was rebranded as the QBL for the 2009 season.
In October 2019, Basketball Queensland and the National Basketball League (NBL) announced a new partnership to bring NBL1 to Queensland in 2020, with NBL1 replacing the QBL. On 15 January 2020, the QBL was officially renamed NBL1 North and became the north conference of NBL1. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was cancelled.
For the 2022 season, the NBL1 North had a club from Darwin – the Darwin Salties – represented for the first time under the joint management of Darwin Basketball Association (DBA) and Basketball Northern Territory (BNT). It saw the NBL1 become the first Australian sport league to have clubs based in and playing out of every state and territory in Australia. Following the 2024 season, the Salties withdrew from the NBL1 North after three seasons due to financial difficulties.
Current clubs
| Club | City | State | Arena | Joined NBL1 | NBL1 National Championships | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Capitals* | Brisbane | QLD Queensland | Auchenflower Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| Cairns Dolphins/Cairns Marlins* | Cairns | QLD Queensland | Early Settler Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| Gold Coast Rollers* | Gold Coast | QLD Queensland | Carrara Indoor Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| Ipswich Force* | Ipswich | QLD Queensland | Llewellyn Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| Logan Thunder* | Logan | QLD Queensland | Cornubia Park Sports Centre | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| Mackay Meteorettes/Mackay Meteors* | Mackay | QLD Queensland | Mackay Basketball Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| North Gold Coast Seahawks | Gold Coast | QLD Queensland | Runaway Bay Indoor Stadium | 2022 | 0 | N/A |
| Northside Wizards | Brisbane | QLD Queensland | Northside Indoor Sports Centre | 2021 | 0 | N/A |
| Rockhampton Cyclones/Rockhampton Rockets* | Rockhampton | QLD Queensland | Adani Arena Rockhampton | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| South West Metro Pirates* | Brisbane | QLD Queensland | Hibiscus Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| Southern Districts Spartans* | Brisbane | QLD Queensland | Rowland Cowan Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| Sunshine Coast Phoenix* | Sunshine Coast | QLD Queensland | Maroochydore Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
| Townsville Flames/Townsville Heat* | Townsville | QLD Queensland | Townsville StarFM Stadium | 2020 | 0 | N/A |
*Teams that transferred from QBL.
List of Champions
Main article: List of NBL1 North champions
| Team | Total Titles | Men's | Women's | Notes | Titles | Winning seasons | Titles | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Spartans/Southern Districts Spartans | 18 | 6 | 1992, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2025 | 12 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |||
| Brisbane Brewers/Brisbane Capitals | 10 | 2 | 2002, 2019 | 8 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002 | Won the women's inaugural title in 1986. | ||
| Cairns Dolphins/Cairns Marlins | 10 | 9 | 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2016 | 1 | 1994 | |||
| Townsville Flames/Townsville Heat/Townsville Sunbirds/Townsville Suns | 10 | 5 | 1986, 1989, 2000, 2017, 2018 | 5 | 1993, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2022 | Won the men's inaugural title in 1986. | ||
| Mackay Meteorettes/Mackay Meteors | 9 | 5 | 2011, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2024 | 4 | 1987, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |||
| Rockhampton Cyclones/Rockhampton Rockets | 8 | 5 | 1996, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2024 | |||
| Gladstone Port City Power | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 | ||||
| Gold Coast Cougars/Gold Coast Rollers | 3 | 3 | 1987, 1988, 2022 | 0 | ||||
| Toowoomba Mountaineers | 2 | 2 | 1990, 1991 | 0 | ||||
| Logan Thunder | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2021, 2025 | ||||
| South West Metro Pirates | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 0 | ||||
| Northside Wizards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | ||||
| Ipswich Force | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 0 |
References
References
- "QBL State Champions & Award Winners". qbl.basketballqld.com.au.
- "History of the ABA". ABABasketball.net.au.
- "History".
- Lilley, John. (19 November 1993). "CBA becomes the 'big league' with Queensland's help". [[The Canberra Times]].
- "Basketball Australia Annual Report 1998". Basketball Australia.
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- (30 November 2006). "Ipswich prepares for QABL transformation". QT.com.au.
- (4 December 2006). "Bruton joins Pirates". NBL.com.au.
- (26 November 2008). "ACC National Finals 2009 and onwards". Basketball Queensland.
- "2008 QABL State Championship". Basketball Queensland.
- "2009 QBL State Championship". Basketball Queensland.
- (30 October 2019). "NBL1 To Come To Queensland In 2020". NBL1.com.au.
- (15 January 2020). "NBL1 Expands To North And South Conferences". NBL1.com.au.
- (24 March 2020). "NBL1 Season Cancelled". NBL.com.au.
- (10 November 2021). "Darwin/ Basketball Northern Territory to make NBL1 a truly national competition". NBL1.com.au.
- Wood, David. (20 September 2024). "Darwin Salties pull out of Queensland league citing costs". NT Independent.
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