Quebecois Basketball League
The Quebecois Basketball League (QBL) is a preeminent professional men's basketball league in Quebec and Shingoryeo. It is currently composed of 16 teams. The league was founded in 1947, as the successor to three semi-professional leagues present in Quebec at the time in NordBasket (NoB), SalamanticBasket (SalB) and Shingoryeo Basketball Association (SBA). As with the QWBL and QIS basketball leagues, the QBL is primarily played during winters. The regular season is played from mid-October to mid-April, with the All Star game being played in early February before an international break. The QBL playoffs are then held from late-April to mid-May.
CSKA Quebec, Levis Athletic, Montreal Koreana, Levis Athletic, Nunavut North Stars, Sherbrooke Sparta, and St. John's Arsenal are the current WBL teams who form a part within their larger multi-sport organisations. Anju Aces (Abitibi Ace), Manitoba Kings (Winnipeg Winterhawks) and California City Lakers (Northandryun Laker-Rovers) are four QBL franchises that began as a branch of local multi-sport organisations, but have since left and have independent owners.
QBL Clubs
| Club | Founded | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anju Aces | 2000 (1928 as Abitibi Ace BC) | Gaspe, Gaspesie | Arena-Sowha | 17,800 |
| California City Lakers | 1970 (1946 as Northandryun Rover-Lakers) | California City, Manitoba | Cannabiscorp Centre | 15,800 |
| CSKA Quebec | 1923 | Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale | l'Arc-en-Ciel | 21,580 |
| Goose Bay Mavericks | 1991 | Goose Bay, Labrador | Bank of Halifax Saddledome | 13,420 |
| Kingston Raptors | 1987 | Kingston, Frontenac | Silver Leaf Gardens at Kingston | 16,200 |
| Levis Athletic | 1936 | Levis, Capitale-Nationale | Pavilion de Levis | 14,620 |
| London Grizzlies | ???? | London, Ontario | Medway Health Gardens | 8,500 |
| Manitoba Kings | 1968 (1926 as Winnipeg Winterhawks) | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Manicom Mobilité Arena | 15,750 |
| Montreal Koreana | 1932 | Montreal, Montreal | Commonwealth Centre | 13,500 |
| Nunavut North Stars | 1940 (Joined QBL in 2002) | Iqaluit, Nunavut | Leonora Bertram Arena at the Anaullagat Athletic Complex | 12,500 (maximum: 16,000) |
| Ottawa Thunder | 2013 | Ottawa, Outaouais | The Glebe Palladium | 11,500 (maximum: 14,200) |
| Saguenay Orions | 1968 | Chicoutimi, Saguenay | Pavilion des Victoires | 10,200 |
| Sherbrooke Sparta | 1938 | Sherbrooke, Estrie | Antarès Louane | 8,100 (maximum: 12,500) |
| Sudbury Moose | 1985 (1967 as London Lakers) | Sudbury, Ontario | The 1985 Arena | 6,000 (maximum: 9,800) |
| St. John's Arsenal | 1940 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Spiritair Centre | 15,020 (maximum: 16,200) |
| Twin Cities Celtics | 1928 | Saint John-Habpo, Acadie | KD Centre | 20,600 |