Superleague (Ireland)
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The Superleague is the top tier men's basketball
league in Ireland
. 10 clubs compete in 2 conferences, North & South with 5 teams in each conference. The competition is currently sponsored by Nivea for men, having previously been sponsored by ESB
. The current champions are UCC Demons
who beat Dart Killester
in the 2009 final in the National Basketball Arena
in Tallaght
, Dublin. Neptune have won the competition 11 times.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
league in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. 10 clubs compete in 2 conferences, North & South with 5 teams in each conference. The competition is currently sponsored by Nivea for men, having previously been sponsored by ESB
ESB
- Organizations :*ESB Reutlingen, a business school of the Reutlingen University in Germany*ESB Customer Supply, the incumbent retail supplier of electricity in Ireland*ESB Group, a multinational energy group based in Ireland...
. The current champions are UCC Demons
UCC Demons
UCC Demons is a basketball club based in Cork, Ireland. The team playsin the Irish Superleague. They have won the Irish Superleague 6 times.Blue Demons were founded in 1966 and are the second most successful club in Irish basketball's history. They were originally based in Sundays Well, Cork City...
who beat Dart Killester
Dart Killester
Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART...
in the 2009 final in the National Basketball Arena
National Basketball Arena
National Basketball Arena, also known as Tallaght Arena or the ESB Arena, is an indoor sporting arena located in Tallaght, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is used mainly for basketball events...
in Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, Dublin. Neptune have won the competition 11 times.
Past winners
| Superleague | |||
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| Season | Winner | Runner-up | |
| 1999-00 | Neptune | ||
| 2000–01 | Killester Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
Star of the Sea Star of the Sea (basketball) Star of the Sea is a basketball club based in Jordanstown, Belfast, Northern Ireland. They play in the Irish Superleague. Their home court is in the University of Ulster... |
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| 2001-02 | Tigers Abrakebabra Tigers Abrakebabra Tigers is a basketball team located in Tralee, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. The team play in the Superleague, Ireland's top tier basketball league.TheTigers have a long and proud tradition of success... |
Killester Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
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| 2002-03 | Neptune | Belfast Star | |
| 2003-04 | Tigers Abrakebabra Tigers Abrakebabra Tigers is a basketball team located in Tralee, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. The team play in the Superleague, Ireland's top tier basketball league.TheTigers have a long and proud tradition of success... |
Killester Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
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| 2004-05 | UCC Demons UCC Demons UCC Demons is a basketball club based in Cork, Ireland. The team playsin the Irish Superleague. They have won the Irish Superleague 6 times.Blue Demons were founded in 1966 and are the second most successful club in Irish basketball's history. They were originally based in Sundays Well, Cork City... |
Tigers Abrakebabra Tigers Abrakebabra Tigers is a basketball team located in Tralee, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. The team play in the Superleague, Ireland's top tier basketball league.TheTigers have a long and proud tradition of success... |
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| 2005-06 | DCU Saints | Limerick Lions | |
| 2006-07 | Killester Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
Ballina | |
| 2007-08 | Tigers Abrakebabra Tigers Abrakebabra Tigers is a basketball team located in Tralee, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. The team play in the Superleague, Ireland's top tier basketball league.TheTigers have a long and proud tradition of success... |
Killester Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
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| 2008-09 | UCC Demons UCC Demons UCC Demons is a basketball club based in Cork, Ireland. The team playsin the Irish Superleague. They have won the Irish Superleague 6 times.Blue Demons were founded in 1966 and are the second most successful club in Irish basketball's history. They were originally based in Sundays Well, Cork City... |
Killester Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
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| 2009-10 | Dart Killester Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
Montenotte | |
| 2010-11 | Killester Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
UL Aughnish | |
Men's Teams 2011-12
| Team | Stadium | City/Area |
|---|---|---|
| North Conference | ||
| Belfast Star | DLS Andersonstown | Andersonstown Andersonstown Andersonstown is a suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland.It is overshadowed by the Black Mountain and Divis Mountain and contains a mixture of public and private housing. It is largely populated by the Irish nationalist and Roman Catholic community... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
| DCU Saints DCU Saints DCU Saints are a basketball club from Dublin, Ireland. The DCU Saints play in the Superleague, Ireland's top division in basketball.-History:... |
DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin Glasnevin Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka... , Dublin |
| Killster Dart Killester Dart Killester is a basketball club based in Killester, Dublin, Ireland. Their senior men's team play in the Irish Superleague. They won the National League in 2007. The team is sponsored by Dublin Area Rapid Transit providers or the DART... |
IWA | Clontarf Clontarf Clontarf may refer to:Placenames:*Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland*Clontarf, New South Wales, Australia*Clontarf, Queensland, Australia*Clontarf, Minnesota, United StatesOther:*Battle of Clontarf, 1014... , Dublin |
| UCD Marian UCD Marian University College Dublin Marian is an Irish basketball club with teams in the Irish Superleague and Divisions 1 - 4.- History :Marian Basketball Club was founded in 1968 when a group of pupils and past-pupils of Marian College, Ballsbridge entered a team in the Dublin Minor Basketball league..... |
UCD Sports Centre | Belfield Belfield Belfield is a small enclave, not quite a suburb, located to the south of Ireland's capital city Dublin. It has a distinct identity because of, and is generally synonymous with, the main campus of University College Dublin.... , Dublin |
| South Conference | ||
| Moycullen Moycullen Basketball Moycullen Basketball Club, are an Irish basketball club based in the village of Moycullen in County Galway, Ireland. They play their home games at the Kingfisher Sports Centre at the NUIG in Galway city... |
NUIG Kingfisher | Galway City |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork City |
| UCC Demons UCC Demons UCC Demons is a basketball club based in Cork, Ireland. The team playsin the Irish Superleague. They have won the Irish Superleague 6 times.Blue Demons were founded in 1966 and are the second most successful club in Irish basketball's history. They were originally based in Sundays Well, Cork City... |
Parochial Hall | Cork City |
| UL Eagles | UL Arena | Castletroy Castletroy Castletroy is a rapidly growing and predominantly middle-class suburb of Limerick, Ireland and is the largest suburb in Munster. Its population is estimated at 40,000 as of 2010.... , Limerick Limerick Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the... |