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List of NBL champions

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The National Basketball League (NBL) Grand Final is the championship series at the conclusion of the NBL to determine the NBL champion. Between 1979 and 1986, the league used a single game to determine the champion. From 1986 to 2003, the league used a best-of-three series format. The 2004 series saw a switch a to best-of-five format. In 2010, the series reverted back to a best-of-three format once again until 2017 when it switched back to best-of-five. The Perth Wildcats hold the record for the most championships, having won 10 grand finals.

Champions

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Legend

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Bold Winning team of the NBL Grand Final

NBL champions

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Year Home team Result Away team
1979 St. Kilda Saints 94–93 Canberra Cannons
1980 West Adelaide Bearcats 88–113 St. Kilda Saints
1981 Launceston Casino City 75–54 Nunawading Spectres
1982 West Adelaide Bearcats 80–74 Geelong Cats
1983 Canberra Cannons 75–73 West Adelaide Bearcats
1984 Brisbane Bullets 82–84 Canberra Cannons
1985 Brisbane Bullets 121–95 Adelaide 36ers
1986 Adelaide 36ers 2–1 Brisbane Bullets
1987 Brisbane Bullets 2–0 Perth Wildcats
1988 North Melbourne Giants 1–2 Canberra Cannons
1989 North Melbourne Giants 2–0 Canberra Cannons
1990 Brisbane Bullets 1–2 Perth Wildcats
1991 Perth Wildcats 2–1 Eastside Spectres
1992 South East Melbourne Magic 2–1 Melbourne Tigers
1993 Perth Wildcats 1–2 Melbourne Tigers
1994 North Melbourne Giants 2–0 Adelaide 36ers
1995 Perth Wildcats 2–1 North Melbourne Giants
1996 South East Melbourne Magic 2–1 Melbourne Tigers
1997 South East Melbourne Magic 1–2 Melbourne Tigers
1998 Adelaide 36ers 2–0 South East Melbourne Magic
1999 Adelaide 36ers 2–1 Victoria Titans
2000 Perth Wildcats 2–0 Victoria Titans
2001 Wollongong Hawks 2–1 Townsville Crocodiles
2002 Adelaide 36ers 2–1 West Sydney Razorbacks
2003 Sydney Kings 2–0 Perth Wildcats
2004 Sydney Kings 3–2 West Sydney Razorbacks
2005 Sydney Kings 3–0 Wollongong Hawks
2006 Sydney Kings 0–3 Melbourne Tigers
2007 Brisbane Bullets 3–1 Melbourne Tigers
2008 Sydney Kings 2–3 Melbourne Tigers
2009 South Dragons 3–2 Melbourne Tigers
2010 Perth Wildcats 2–1 Wollongong Hawks
2011 New Zealand Breakers 2–1 Cairns Taipans
2012 New Zealand Breakers 2–1 Perth Wildcats
2013 New Zealand Breakers 2–0 Perth Wildcats
2014 Perth Wildcats 2–1 Adelaide 36ers
2015 Cairns Taipans 0–2 New Zealand Breakers
2016 Perth Wildcats 2–1 New Zealand Breakers
2017 Perth Wildcats 3–0 Illawarra Hawks
2018 Melbourne United 3–2 Adelaide 36ers
2019 Perth Wildcats 3–1 Melbourne United
2020 Sydney Kings 1–2 Perth Wildcats
2021 Melbourne United 3–0 Perth Wildcats
2022 Sydney Kings 3–0 Tasmania JackJumpers
2023 Sydney Kings 3–2 New Zealand Breakers
2024 Melbourne United 2–3 Tasmania JackJumpers

Results by teams

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Team Win Loss Total Win % Year(s) won Year(s) lost
Perth Wildcats 10 6 16 .625 1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 1987, 1993, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2021
Melbourne United[a] 6 6 12 .500 1993, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2021 1992, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2024
Sydney Kings 5 3 8 .625 2003, 2004, 2005, 2022, 2023 2006, 2008, 2020
Adelaide 36ers 4 4 8 .500 1986, 1998, 1999, 2002 1985, 1994, 2014, 2018
New Zealand Breakers 4 2 6 .667 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 2016, 2023
Brisbane Bullets 3 3 6 .500 1985, 1987, 2007 1984, 1986, 1990
Canberra Cannons 3 2 5 .600 1983, 1984, 1988 1979, 1989
North Melbourne Giants 2 2 4 .500 1989, 1994 1988, 1995
South East Melbourne Magic 2 2 4 .500 1992, 1996 1997, 1998
Southern Melbourne Saints 2 0 2 1.000 1979, 1980
Illawarra Hawks 1 3 4 .250 2001 2005, 2010, 2017
West Adelaide Bearcats 1 2 3 .333 1982 1980, 1983
Tasmania JackJumpers 1 1 2 .500 2024 2022
Launceston Casino City 1 0 1 1.000 1981
South Dragons 1 0 1 1.000 2009
Eastside Spectres 0 2 2 .000 1981, 1991
Victoria Titans 0 2 2 .000 1999, 2000
West Sydney Razorbacks 0 2 2 .000 2002, 2004
Cairns Taipans 0 2 2 .000 2011, 2015
Geelong Supercats 0 1 1 .000 1982
Townsville Crocodiles 0 1 1 .000 2001

† indicates club is not a current member of the NBL.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Four championships won as the Melbourne Tigers. Rebranded as Melbourne United in 2014.
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