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P. League

The P. League (stylized as P. LEAGUE , abbreviated as PLG), pronounced as Plus League, is a Taiwanese men's professional basketball league founded in 2020.[1]

P. League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 PLG season
SportBasketball
Founded2020
FounderChen Chien-Chou
First season2020–21
CEOChen Chien-Chou (interim)
PresidentLi Chung-Shu
CommissionerChen Chien-Chou (interim)
No. of teams4
CountryTaiwan
Most recent
champion(s)		New Taipei Kings (1st title)
Most titlesTaipei Fubon Braves (3 titles)
TV partner(s)FTV One
MOMOTV
Official websitehttps://pleagueofficial.com/

History

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The P. League was founded by Blackie Chen in 2020.[2] It is the first fully professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) ceased operations in 2000.[3][4] The first four teams participating in the inaugural season were the Formosa Taishin Dreamers,[5] the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers,[6][7] the Taipei Fubon Braves, and the Taoyuan Pilots.[8] In its second season 2021–22, the P. League added two more teams, the New Taipei Kings and the Kaohsiung Steelers.[9]

On June 26, 2024, the P. League announced the merger with the T1 League for the 2024–25 season.[10] On July 8, 2024, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers, Taipei Fubon Braves and Taoyuan Pauian Pilots announced to exit the league merger, preferring to stay for the upcoming season.[11] On July 9, Tainan TSG GhostHawks announced to exit the merger and join PLG.[12] Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers and New Taipei Kings announced they will join the newly formed Taiwan Professional Basketball League.[13]

Teams

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Team Location(s) Arena(s) Founded Joined Map
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Kaohsiung City Fengshan Arena 2021
Tainan TSG GhostHawks Tainan City NCKU Chung Cheng Gym 2021 2024
Taipei Fubon Braves Taipei City Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 1982 2020
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Taoyuan City Taoyuan Arena 2020

Regular season

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Each team is required to have at least 13 players for the opening roster and maximum 20 players after the registering deadline. Two of the players can either be both heritage players or each a foreign student and a heritage player. Maximum five import players is allowed for the opening roster and four after the registering deadline. Game Day Active Roster requires 14 players that includes up to three import players. Two import players can be on the court at the same time.

Each team plays 40 games, 20 each for home and away. Games are scheduled mainly on weekends and national holidays.

Playoffs

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Four of six teams qualify the playoffs. All seeds will play the playoffs series. The winners advance and play in the finals series. All series are best-of-7, which is in a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The seeding is based on each team's regular season record. Home court advantage goes to the higher seed for all series.[14]

Champions

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Teams Win Loss Total Year(s) won Year(s) runner-up
Taipei Fubon Braves 3 0 3 2021, 2022, 2023 —
New Taipei Kings 1 1 2 2024 2023
Formosa Dreamers 0 1 1 — 2021
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 0 1 1 — 2022
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 0 1 1 — 2024

Ticket prices and viewership demographics

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Notable people

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Presidents and commissioners

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Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards

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Finals MVP

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Season Player Team
2021 Mike Singletary Taipei Fubon Braves
2022 Mike Singletary Taipei Fubon Braves
2023 Chris Johnson Taipei Fubon Braves
2024 Lee Kai-Yan New Taipei Kings

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Merlissa (August 14, 2020). "NEW CHINESE TAIPEI PRO LEAGUE, P.LEAGUE ". Locker Room.
  2. ^ Tan, Kendra (August 4, 2020). "Blackie Chen Sells His S$709K McLaren To Invest In New Basketball League". 8 Days.
  3. ^ Yen, William (November 11, 2020). "P.LEAGUE to boost domestic tourism, demonstrate virus prevention". Central News Agency.
  4. ^ Long, Po-an; Yen, William; Yeh, Joseph (February 13, 2021). "New pro league means fresh start for Taiwan basketball". Central News Agency. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Chen, Jian (November 20, 2020). "P.LEAGUE : Formosa Rebrands Ahead of Final Preseason Games". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  6. ^ Chen, Jian (August 3, 2020). "The Newest Taiwanese Team Is Ready to Roar in the P.League ". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  7. ^ Chen, Jian (September 2, 2020). "P.League : Hsinchu Reveals Lineup for Debut Season". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  8. ^ Chen, Jian (October 14, 2020). "Pauian Archiland Rebrands to Taoyuan AirApe for P.League ". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  9. ^ Yen, William (October 19, 2021). "P.LEAGUE expands playoffs for new basketball season". Central News Agency. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. ^ 林, 岳甫 (June 26, 2024). "職籃合併》PLG決定了！今年就要跟T1完成合併". The Liberty Times. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "職籃合併》11隊變8隊！勇士、領航猿和鋼鐵人宣布退出 準備PLG新賽季". The Liberty Times. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "PLG 歡迎台鋼獵鷹正式加盟". P.LEAGUE (Press release). July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "快訊／新職籃確定命名TPBL 台灣職業籃球大聯盟7隊聯合聲明開打". ETtoday.net. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "About PLG". P. LEAGUE . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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