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| Organising body | FERWABA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| First season | 1977 |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Rwanda Basketball League Division 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Rwanda Cup |
| Supercup | Rwanda Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
| Current champions | APR (15th title) (2024) |
| Most championships | APR (15 titles) |
 2025 RBL season | |
The Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) (formerly the National Basketball League Rwanda) is the top professional basketball league in Rwanda.[1] Its season usually runs from November to September. The winners of the NBL season qualify for the qualifiers for the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
The league currently consists of 10 teams, most of them being from the country's capital Kigali. The current champion of the RBL are APR, who are the league’s most decorated team with a record 15 championships. Other notable teams are REG and their rivals Patriots, who have been powerhouses in recent years.
Since the 2021–22 season, the FERWABA also organises the RBL Division 2 to which the bottom two teams of the RBL relegate.[2]
- ^ Rwanda: Basketball League - Espoir Wary of IPRC-Kigali Bishumba, Richard, All Africa. 25 March 2016, retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Basketball: Ferwaba releases draw for second division league". The New Times | Rwanda. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.