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ProB

The ProB is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 24 teams, separated into a Northern and a Southern Division. Officially, the ProB is part of the 2. Basketball Bundesliga, which consists of the two hierarchical leagues ProA and ProB. Before the 2007–08 season, the 2. Basketball Bundesliga was a basketball league with the same name, which consisted of two geographical divisions. At the end of the league stage, the winning team of the playoffs in each division, qualify for the ProA, and the teams positioned in 9th place and lower, fight in the play-downs, for the whereabouts in the league. The last two placed teams of both divisions are relegated to the lower level fourth-tier league (1.Regionalliga).

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Source
ProB
Founded2007 (2007)
First season2007–08
CountryGermany
ConfederationFIBA Europe (Europe)
Divisions2 (North and South)
Number of teams26
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toProA
Relegation to1. Regionalliga
Current championsETB Miners Essen (1st title)
(2025-26)
Most championshipsGiants Leverkusen (3 titles)
Websitewww.2basketballbundesliga.de

The ProB is the third-tier level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 24 teams, separated into a Northern and a Southern Division. Officially, the ProB is part of the 2. Basketball Bundesliga, which consists of the two hierarchical leagues ProA and ProB. Before the 2007–08 season, the 2. Basketball Bundesliga was a basketball league with the same name, which consisted of two geographical divisions. At the end of the league stage, the winning team of the playoffs in each division, qualify for the ProA, and the teams positioned in 9th place and lower, fight in the play-downs, for the whereabouts in the league. The last two placed teams of both divisions are relegated to the lower level fourth-tier league (1.Regionalliga).1 2

Current teams (2025-26)

Sandersdorf-Brehna
Schwelm
Herten
Iserlohn
Bernau
Stahnsdorf
Neustadt am Rbge.
Vechta
Speyer
Coburg
Leitershofen
Erfurt
Fellbach
Clubs of the ProB 2025/26. Northern Division Southern Division

North

Team City
Baskets Juniors TSG Westerstede Oldenburg
BSW Sixers Sandersdorf-Brehna
Dragons Rhöndorf Bad Honnef
EN Baskets Schwelm Schwelm
ETB Miners Essen
Hertener Löwen Herten
Iserlohn Kangaroos Iserlohn
Itzehoe Eagles Itzehoe
Lok Bernau Bernau by Berlin
RASTA Vechta II Vechta
SC Rist Wedel Wedel
Seawolves Academy Rostock
TKS 49ers Stahnsdorf
TSV Neustadt temps Shooters Neustadt am Rübenberge

South

Team City
Ahorn Camp Baskets Speyer
BBC Coburg Coburg
BG Hessing Leitershofen Stadtbergen
CATL Basketball Löwen Erfurt
Dresden Titans Dresden
FC Bayern Basketball II Munich
OrangeAcademy Neu-Ulm
Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg
RheinStars Köln Cologne
Skyliners Frankfurt Juniors Frankfurt am Main
SV Fellbach Flashers Fellbach
SV Oberhaching Tropics Oberhaching
TV Langen Langen
VR Bank Würzburg Baskets Akademie Würzburg

Champions

Season Champion Vice champion
2007–08
ETB Wohnbau Baskets Essen Kirchheim Knights
2008–09
Crailsheim Merlins Herzöge Wolfenbüttel
2009–10
Dragons Rhöndorf Hertener Löwen
2010–11
Ehingen Urspring BG Leitershofen/Stadtbergen
2011–12
Oettinger Rockets Gotha Rasta Vechta
2012–13
Bayer Giants Leverkusen Schwelmer Baskets
2013–14
Oldenburger TB Baunach Young Pikes
2014–15
Oldenburger TB Rist Wedel
2015–16
Ehingen Urspring Skyliners Juniors
Weißenhorn Youngstars PS Karlsruhe Lions
2017–18
Elchingen Rostock Seawolves
2018–19
Bayer Giants Leverkusen WWU Baskets Muenster
2019–20
Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
Itzehoe Eagles / VfL SparkassenStars Bochum
2021–22
Dresden Titans ART Giants Düsseldorf
2022–23
EPG Baskets Koblenz Rasta Vechta II
2023–24
Dragons Rhöndorf RheinStars Köln
2024–25
Bayer Giants Leverkusen SBB Baskets Wolmirstedt
2025-26
ETB Miners Essen OrangeAcademy

Performances by club

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Bayer Giants Leverkusen 3 0 2013, 2019, 2025
Oldenburger TB 2 0 2014, 2015
Ehingen Urspring 2 0 2011, 2016
Dragons Rhöndorf 2 0 2010, 2024
ETB Essen 2 0 2008, 2026
Elchingen 1 0 2018
Weißenhorn Youngstars 1 0 2017
Rockets Gotha 1 0 2012
Crailsheim Merlins 1 0 2009
Itzehoe Eagles 1 0 2021
VfL SparkassenStars Bochum 1 0 2021
Dresden Titans 1 0 2022
EPG Baskets Koblenz 1 0 2023
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "AG 2. Basketball Bundesliga". Archived from the original on 2003-10-09. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. "BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga – Liga der Spielklassen ProA und ProB". www.2basketballbundesliga.de.