League directory / Oceania
Australia basketball leagues
Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code AUS
The NBL is the top men's league with ten clubs, nine in Australia and one in New Zealand. The WNBL is the top women's league and has run since 1981. NBL1 is a semi-professional feeder league with more than 70 clubs in five conferences. No promotion or relegation rule was found on the sources opened.
National federation: Basketball Australia.
NBL
Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.
- Run by
- NBL · Official site
- Teams
- 10 · Source
- Season
- Sep to Mar · Source
- Foreign player rule
- NBL news article (Jul 2026) says each team can have a combined total of four imports and marquees on its roster. Naturalised players count as local. · Source
- Promotion and relegation
- Not yet verified
Clubs, 2026-27
Single table of 10 clubs, nine in Australia and one in New Zealand.
- Adelaide 36ers · Adelaide
- Brisbane Bullets · Brisbane
- Cairns Taipans · Cairns
- Illawarra Hawks
- Melbourne United · Melbourne
- New Zealand Breakers
- Perth Wildcats · Perth
- South East Melbourne Phoenix
- Sydney Kings · Sydney
- Tasmania JackJumpers
The page gives club names and links but no city field. City is filled only where it is part of the club name.
WNBL
Women's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.
- Run by
- NBL (schedule published on nbl.com.au) · Official site
- Teams
- 9 · Source
- Season
- Oct to Jan regular season (16 rounds, 15 Oct 2026 to 31 Jan 2027), finals after · Source
- Foreign player rule
- Not yet verified
- Promotion and relegation
- Not yet verified
Clubs, 2026-27
Single table of 9 clubs.
- Adelaide Lightning · Adelaide
- Bendigo Spirit · Bendigo
- UC Capitals · Canberra
- Geelong Venom · Geelong
- Perth Lynx · Perth
- Southside Melbourne Flyers
- Sydney Flames · Sydney
- Tasmania Jewels
- Townsville Fire · Townsville
A separate NBL article on the same schedule gave a different Melbourne club name. The WNBL's own site is followed here. Club links come from wnbl.com.au.
NBL season: opening night 19 Sep 2026 per NBL; Basketball Australia's explainer says the regular season typically runs Oct to Mar. NBL end date not stated on pages opened. NBL1 (men and women) not given a tier on the sources, so not listed.
Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.
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