Organising body | Kenyan Basketball Federation |
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Founded | 1987 |
First season | 1987 |
Country | Kenya |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | KBF Division 1 |
International cup(s) | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
Current champions | KPA (9th title) (2023) |
Most championships | KPA (9 titles) |
The KBF Premier League, also known as the KBF National Basketball Classic League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Kenya. The league currently consist out of twelve teams. The most successful team in the history of the league is KPA with nine national championships.
The champions of the KBF Premier League are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
The league was established in 1987 and has been won by seven different clubs since then. [1]
The following were the twelve teams for the 2019 season: [2]
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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KPA | 9 | 1 | 1987, 1990, 1991, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 | 2009 |
Ulinzi Warriors | 8 | 3 | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2019 | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
Co-op Bank | 7 | 1 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2012 | 2016 |
KCB Lions | 4 | 2 | 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009 | 2010, 2011 |
Posta | 3 | — | 1989, 1992, 1993 | — |
Barclays Eagles | 1 | — | 1988 | — |
NSSF Stars | 1 | — | 2000 | — |
USIU Tigers | — | 2 | — | 2012, 2015 |
Blades | — | 1 | — | 2017 |
Nairobi City Thunder | — | 1 | — | 2019 |
Equity Dumas | — | 1 | — | 2023 |
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score | Ref. |
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2009 | KCB Lions (4) | KPA | 2–0 | |
2010 | Co-op Bank (4) | KCB Lions | ||
2011 | Co-op Bank (5) | KCB Lions | ||
2012 | Co-op Bank (6) | USIU Tigers | 3–0 | |
2014 | KPA (4) | Ulinzi Warriors | 3–1 | |
2015 | Ulinzi Warriors (7) | USIU Tigers | 3–0 | |
2016 | KPA (5) | Co-op Bank | 3–1 | |
2017 | KPA (6) | Blades | 3–0 | |
2018 | KPA (7) | Ulinzi Warriors | 3–0 | |
2019 | Ulinzi Warriors (8) | Nairobi City Thunder | 3–1 | |
2021–22 | KPA (8) | Ulinzi Warriors | 3–2 | [3] |
2023 | KPA (9) | Equity Dumas | 3–1 | [4] |
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