2019–20 Swedish Basketball League
The 2019–20 Swedish Basketball League season, formerly known as Basketligan, was the 27th season of the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 25 September 2019[1] and ended prematurely on 13 March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Södertälje Kings are the defending champions.
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2019–20 | ||
Teams | 10 | ||
Dates | 25 September 2019 – 13 March 2020 | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions |
Borås 1st title | ||
Runners-up | Luleå | ||
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Competition format
The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent four times for a total of 36 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the competition was suspended from 12 March until 30 April 2020 and playoffs were eliminated.[3] Finally, one day later, the league was terminated and leader Borås was declared as league champion.
Teams
Djurgårdens promoted as champion of the Superettan and replaced Uppsala, last qualified in the previous season and relegated.
Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
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Borås | Borås | Boråshallen | |
Djurgården | Stockholm | Brännkyrkahallen | |
Jämtland | Östersund | Östersunds sporthall | |
Köping Stars | Köping | Karlbergshallen | |
Luleå | Luleå | Luleå Energi Arena | |
Norrköping Dolphins | Norrköping | Stadium Arena | |
Nässjö | Nässjö | Nässjö Sporthall | |
Södertälje Kings | Södertälje | Täljehallen | |
Umeå | Umeå | Umeå Energi Arena | |
Wetterbygden Stars | Huskvarna | Huskvarna Sporthall |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Borås (C) | 33 | 28 | 5 | 3000 | 2633 | +367 | 56 |
2 | Luleå | 33 | 26 | 7 | 2909 | 2566 | +343 | 52 |
3 | Köping Stars | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2805 | 2638 | +167 | 48 |
4 | Södertälje Kings | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2723 | 2606 | +117 | 38 |
5 | Wetterbygden Stars | 33 | 17 | 16 | 3010 | 3086 | −76 | 34 |
6 | Jämtland | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2958 | 2920 | +38 | 30 |
7 | Norrköping Dolphins | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2766 | 2759 | +7 | 28 |
8 | Nässjö | 33 | 10 | 23 | 2653 | 2844 | −191 | 20 |
9 | Umeå | 33 | 8 | 25 | 2663 | 2967 | −304 | 16 |
10 | Djurgårdens | 33 | 4 | 29 | 2732 | 3200 | −468 | 8 |
Results
Swedish clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Södertälje Kings | Champions League | Second qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season | |
Borås | First qualifying round | |
References
- "Swedish Federation cancels 2019/20 season, Boras named Champions". Eurobasket.com. 13 March 2020.
- "Svensk Basket avslutar säsongens tävlingsverksamhet" (in Northern Sami). 12 March 2020.