The Istanbul Basketball League (Turkish: İstanbul Basketbol Ligi) was a regional basketball league competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation from 1926 to 1966. The league lost its first level status after the nationwide Turkish Super League was introduced in the 1966–67 season.
Champions SeasonWinnersRunners-up1926–27Maccabi?1927–28Maccabi?1928–29Maccabi?1929–30Maccabi?1930–31Maccabi?1931–32Maccabi?1932–33İstanbulsporGalatasaray1933–34Galatasaray?1934–38 Not held1938–39Kurtuluş?1939–40KurtuluşGalatasaray1940–41 Not held1941–42GalatasarayKurtuluş1942–43GalatasarayBeşiktaş1943–44KurtuluşBeyoğluspor1944–45GalatasarayBeyoğluspor1945–46GalatasarayBeykoz1946–47GalatasarayKurtuluş1947–48GalatasarayBeyoğluspor1948–49GalatasarayBeyoğluspor1949–50GalatasarayBeyoğluspor1950–51GalatasarayFenerbahçe1951–52GalatasarayModaspor1952–53GalatasarayModaspor1953–54GalatasarayFenerbahçe1954–55FenerbahçeGalatasaray1955–56FenerbahçeGalatasaray1956–57FenerbahçeGalatasaray1957–58GalatasarayFenerbahçe1958–59ModasporGalatasaray1959–60DarüşşafakaModaspor1960–61GalatasarayModaspor1961–62Deniz Harp OkuluGalatasaray1962–63FenerbahçeİTÜ1963–64FenerbahçeGalatasaray1964–65FenerbahçeİTÜ1965–66FenerbahçeGalatasaray
Performance by club
ClubTitlesRunners-up Galatasaray 15 9 Fenerbahçe 7 3 Maccabi 6 – Kurtuluş 3 2 Modaspor 1 4 Darüşşafaka 1 – İstanbulspor 1 – Deniz Harp Okulu 1 – Beyoğluspor – 5 İTÜ – 2 Beşiktaş – 1 Beykoz – 1
References
Atabeyoğlu, Cem. 1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi. page(557).(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ Mehmet Durupınar, "Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi", İstanbul (2007). Archives of Milliyet Newspaper