Current season, competition or edition: 2013 PBL Indonesia | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 as KOBATAMA |
| First season | 2010-11 |
| Motto | Reborn |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) | PIM NAD (1st title in PBL) |
The Premier Basketball League (formerly: Kompetisi Bola Basket Utama or Kobatama), in Indonesian: Liga Bola Basket Utama, often abbreviated to the PBL, is the pre-eminent semi-professional men's basketball league in Indonesia, competed by 8 clubs across the country. It is organised by Board of PBL Indonesia and sanctioned by Perbasi (Indonesia Basketball Association).
The competition started as Kobatama in 1982. In 2010, Perbasi as the owner of this competition was no longer afford the highest amateur league. Driven by the spirit of togetherness to not suffer the same fate with KOBANITA, the KOBATAMA Council with 8 clubs participants 2009 KOBATAMA and the winner inter-club competitions 2009 National Basketball Championship Division I are determined to keep playing 2010/2011 season by forming a league to fill the void KOBATAMA named Premier Basketball League which is abbreviated PBL sanctioned by Perbasi, through decisions PERBASI Number 287/PB/XI year 2010 dated November 1, 2010 On Implementation of Appointment Letters Premier Basketball League. PBL 2010/2011 organized by the collective cost of 10 club participants, the competition uses a system of full competition two rounds with four compositions qualifying series, and the final four.[1][2]
- ^ "KOBATAMA Becomes PBL" (in Indonesian). Kabarindo. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ^ "Premier Basketball League 'Reborn'" (in Indonesian). Rimanews. 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-26.