The men's basketball team of Sabah has been crowned Azerbaijan champions for the third consecutive time.
The Baku-based club has now matched Mahsul in the number of national championship titles, Idman.biz reports.
Mahsul had won the first three editions of the Azerbaijan Championship, starting from 1993. Now, with three straight golds of their own, Sabah and Mahsul trail only two other teams in the all-time leaderboard.
The absolute record belongs to NTD, who have won 9 titles, although their last one came six years ago.
Another former powerhouse, Gala, holds 8 championship trophies, though they last lifted the trophy 10 years ago.
Two-time champions Azans had their successes in the 1990s, while five different clubs have each won the championship once.
In total, 10 different clubs have secured the title over 30 seasons of the Azerbaijani Men's Basketball Championship. It’s worth noting that no championships were held in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons.
Azerbaijan Men's Basketball Champions by Season:
1993/94 – Mahsul
1994/95 – Mahsul
1995/96 – Mahsul
1996/97 – Anarbank
1997/98 – Azans
1998/99 – Azans
1999/2000 – Bakili
2000/01 – Western Caspian University
2001/02 – NTD
2002/03 – Gala
2003/04 – Gala
2004/05 – Gala
2005/06 – Gala
2006/07 – NTD
2007/08 – NTD
2008/09 – NTD
2009/10 – NTD
2010/11 – NTD
2011/12 – Gala
2012/13 – Gala
2013/14 – Gala
2014/15 – Gala
2015/16 – Aztop
2016/17 – NTD
2017/18 – NTD
2018/19 – NTD
2019/20 – Zirva
2020/21 – Not held
2021/22 – Not held
2022/23 – Sabah
2023/24 – Sabah
2024/25 – Sabah
With this third title, Sabah has not only proven its dominance in recent years but has also secured its place among Azerbaijan’s basketball elite.
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