In 1988, the championship mode ' Best of five' was applied for the first time. In 1985, the top league was enlarged to a size of 12 teams, and two years later, each division of the second league was also enlarged to 12 teams. Only the second league was split into a northern and a southern division, of 10 teams each. Basketball Bundesliga), and a 20 team second league ( 2. With the 1975–76 season, the league structure was changed into a ten team first league (1. Starting with the 1971–72 season, the size of each division was reduced to 8 teams. On October 1, 1966, the first season of the so-called Basketball Bundesliga started. The creation of a split West German federal-league, consisting of one northern division and one southern division, each comprising 10 teams, was decided on by the German Basketball Federation (DBB) in 1964. In 1947, MTSV Schwabing München became the first champion of post-war divided Germany. By 1944, almost all basketball activity in the country was forced to an end, due to the Second World War. In Germany, a national domestic basketball championship was first organised in 1939, and it was won by LSV Spandau. (which is composed of the clubs), and 26% by the German Basketball Federation (DBB). 74% of BBL GmbH is owned by the AG BBL e.V. The Basketball Bundesliga is run by the Basketball Bundesliga GmbH. The gold winning team is the German Basketball Cup winner. The final four remaining teams determine the rankings for bronze, silver, and gold medals, in knock-out matches that are termed the BBL-TOP4. If more teams from the leagues below the BBL level apply for participation, then available places, and additional qualification rounds are added for them. There are always 3 knock-out rounds that are played for the BBL-Cup. Teams playing in the second league ( ProA or ProB), or in a lower level Regionalliga, are also eligible to participate in the BBL-Cup. In addition to the league competition, all BBL teams compete for the German Basketball Cup. The winning team of the final round are crowned the German Champions of that season.

The playoffs are played in a ' Best of five' format. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff stage, and the teams positioned in the 17th and 18th places are relegated to a lower-tier league. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage.

The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) ( English language: Federal Basketball League), for sponsorship reasons named eas圜redit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany.

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