Basketligaen

The Basketligaen is the highest professional basketball league in Denmark. The men’s first division was originally founded in 1957.
Over the years, the league has undergone several name changes due to sponsorship deals. It was formerly known as Canal Digital Ligaen, Jordanligaen, and Premierligaen, among other names, including Elitedivisionen and 1. division. The current iteration of the league was officially established in 1998, though it has occasionally operated without a sponsor name.
The Bakken Bears are the league’s all-time record holders, having won 18 titles. BMS is notable for securing 5 consecutive titles from 1986 to 1990. The league’s main TV partner is Sport Live.
The league consists of 11 teams, and notably, it does not follow a relegation system. In the 2021/2022 season, the league was consolidated into a single division once again. Initially, the league started with 10 teams, and it expanded to 11 in the 2022/23 season when Holbæk/Stenhus joined.

2024–25 teams

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Bakken Bears	Aarhus	Vejlby Risskov Center	2,050
BC Copenhagen	Copenhagen	Nørrebrohallen	600
Bears Academy	Aarhus	Vejlby Risskov Center	2,050
BK Amager	Tårnby	Amagerhallen	1,500
BMS Herlev	Herlev	Skovlundehallen	1,000
Holdbæk Stenhus	Holbæk	Holbæk Sportsby	1,000
Horsens IC	Horsens	Forum Horsens	4,000
Randers Cimbria	Randers	Arena Randers	3,000
Svendborg Rabbits	Svendborg	Arena Svendborg	3,600
Team FOG Næstved	Næstved	Arena Næstved	3,500
Værløse Blue Hawks	Værløse	Søndersøhallen	750

Title holders

1957–58: Aarhus
1958–59: Gladsaxe
1959–60: Gladsaxe
1960–61: SISU
1961–62: SISU
1962–63: Gladsaxe
1963–64: Gladsaxe
1964–65: Gladsaxe
1965–66: SISU
1966–67: SISU
1967–68: Gladsaxe
1968–69: Gladsaxe
1969–70: Virum
1970–71: Virum
1971–72: SISU
1972–73: SISU
1973–74: Falcon
1974–75: Falcon
1976–77: SISU
1973–74: Falcon
1977–78: Falcon
1978–79: Stevnsgade
1979–80: Stevnsgade
1980–81: SISU
1981–82: BMS
1982–83: SISU
1983–84: SISU
1984–85: SISU
1985–86: BMS
1986–87: BMS
1987–88: BMS
1988–89: BMS
1989–90: BMS
1990–91: Hørsholm
1991–92: Horsens
1992–93: Hørsholm
1993–94: Horsens
1994–95: Stevnsgade
1995–96: Værløse
1996–97: Skovbakken
1997–98: Horsens
1998–99: Skovbakken
1999–00: Skovbakken
2000–01: Skovbakken
2001–02: Værløse Farum
2002–03:
2003–04: Århus
2004–05: Skovbakken
2005–06: Horsens
2006–07: Skovbakken
2007–08: Bakken Bears
2008–09: Bakken Bears
2009–10: Svendborg Rabbits
2010–11: Bakken Bears
2011–12: Bakken Bears
2012–13: Bakken Bears
2013–14: Bakken Bears
2014–15: Horsens
2015–16: Horsens
2016–17: Bakken Bears
2017–18: Bakken Bears
2018–19: Bakken Bears
2019–20: Bakken Bears
2020–21: Bakken Bears
2021–22: Bakken Bears
2022–23: Bakken Bears
2023–24: Bakken Bears
2024–25: Bakken Bears
The finals

Awards

All-time Basketligaen table

The All-time Basketligaen table is an overall record of all match results of every team that has played in Basketligaen since 1958.
Last updated in June 2025.

Pos.	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total of medals
1	Bakken Bears	23	10	4	37
2	SISU BK	11	10	9	30
3	Efterslægten BK	6	4	2	12
4	BMS	6	1	6	13
5	Horsens IC	6	7	10	23
6	Falcon Basketball	4	8	4	16
7	Stevnsgade Basketball	3	5	9	17
8	Virum BK	2	–	6	8
9	Hørsholm 79ers	2	3	3	8
10	Værløse/Farum/	3	2	1	7
11	Gladsaxe Basketball Klub	1	1	3	5
12	Svendborg Rabbits	1	8	5	14
13	Viby Idræts Forening	–	3	3	6
14	Randers Cimbria	–	2	4	6
15	ABC	–	1	1	2
16	Åbyhøj BK	–	1	–	1
17	Team FOG Næstved	–	2	4	6
18	Glostrup Basketball	–	–	2	2
19	BK Amager	–	–	2	2
20		–	–	1	1

Statistical leaders

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All-time leaders

Last updated June 1, 2018.
Stats since 2002.

Single game records