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Hong Kong A1 Division Championship
Hong Kong A1 Division Championship (Chinese: 香港男子甲一組籃球聯賽), abbreviated as HKA1 and A1 Division, is the top division of men's basketball league in Hong Kong. The league was founded in 1954 and the inaugural season was held the same year. Currently, ten teams make up the league.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| First season | 1954–55 |
| Owner(s) | Hong Kong Basketball Association |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Countries | Hong Kong |
| Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Hong Kong Eastern (2nd title) (2023–24) |
| Most titles | South China (16 titles) |
| International cup(s) | Basketball Champions League Asia |
| Official website | HKBA |
South China is the most successful team in league history with 16 titles.
Format edit
Since 2021, the season is usually held between September and April, with offseason taking place from May to August. To make the league more entertaining, a play-off system was adopted in 2005 and an all-star game was held in the middle of the season.
Current clubs edit
A total of ten teams contested in the 2021 season:[1]
- Eagles (飛鷹)
- Eastern (東方)
- Fukien (福建)
- HKPA Basketball Team (遊協)
- Nam Ching (南青)
- South China (南華)
- Winling (永倫)
- Tycoon Basketball Team (滿貫)
- Able Hon Friends (安保漢友)
- Pegasus Basketball Club (建龍飛馬)
Champions edit
| Edition | Year(s) | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1954–55 | South China (1) |
| 2 | 1955–56 | Self-Strength (1) |
| 3 | 1956–57 | Eastern (1) |
| 4 | 1957–58 | South China (2) |
| 5 | 1958–59 | Pei Er (1) |
| 6 | 1959–60 | South China (3) |
| 7 | 1977 | Kung Ngam (1) |
| 8 | 1978 | Police (1) |
| 9 | 1979 | Police (2) |
| 10 | 1980 | Kung Ngam (2) |
| 11 | 1981 | Kung Ngam (3) |
| 12 | 1982 | Kung Ngam (4) |
| 13 | 1983 | Si Yuan (1) |
| 14 | 1984 | South China (4) |
| 15 | 1985 | South China (5) |
| 16 | 1986 | South China (6) |
| 17 | 1987 | Police (3) |
| 18 | 1988 | Fukien (1) |
| 19 | 1989 | Si Yuan (2) |
| 20 | 1990 | Si Yuan (3) |
| 21 | 1991 | Fukien (2) |
| 22 | 1992 | Winling (1) |
| 23 | 1993 | Si Yuan (4) |
| 24 | 1994 | Winling (2) |
| 25 | 1995 | Winling (3) |
| 26 | 1996 | Winling (4) |
| 27 | 1997 | Winling (5) |
| 28 | 1998 | Winling (6) |
| 29 | 1999 | Winling (7) |
| 30 | 2000 | Winling (8) |
| 31 | 2001 | Winling (9) |
| 32 | 2002 | Winling (10) |
| 33 | 2003 | Fukien (3) |
| 34 | 2004 | South China (7) |
| 35 | 2005 | South China (8) |
| 36 | 2006 | Winling (11) |
| 37 | 2007 | Winling (12) |
| 38 | 2008 | South China (9) |
| 39 | 2009 | Winling (13) |
| 40 | 2010 | Winling (14) |
| 41 | 2010–11 | Winling (15) |
| 42 | 2011–12 | South China (10) |
| 43 | 2012–13 | South China (11) |
| 44 | 2013–14 | Winling (16) |
| 45 | 2014–15 | Winling (17) |
| 46 | 2015–16 | South China (12) |
| 47 | 2016–17 | South China (13) |
| 48 | 2017–18 | Eastern (2) |
| 49 | 2018–19 | South China (14) |
| – | 2019–20 | No competition |
| 50 | 2020–21 | South China (15) |
| 51[2] | 2021–22 | South China (16) |
| – | 2022–23 | No competition |
| 53[3] | 2023–24 | Eastern (3) |
References edit
- ^ "2021年香港籃球聯賽" (PDF) (in Chinese). Hong Kong Basketball Association. 2021.
- ^ "A1 Division Basketball 2021-2022, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "A1 Division Basketball 2023-2024, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
External links edit
- Hong Kong Basketball Association official website