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Gargzdai
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Tsmoki Minsk Reserves
Pieno Zvaigzdes
Wikipedia - National Basketball League (Lithuania)
The National Basketball League (NKL) (Lithuanian: Nacionalinė krepšinio lyga), also known as 7bet-NKL for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier basketball minor league in Lithuania. It is placed below the top division Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). The competition currently consists of 14 teams. The champions of the league have the option to promote to the LKL. However, this rarely happens, as most clubs do not meet the requirements for budget and seating capacity.
History
The league was established in 2005, when the second division LKAL (Lietuvos Krepšinio A Lyga, Lithuanian Basketball A League) was abolished and split into two divisions, the NKL, which is its direct successor, and the newly founded third division RKL.
Leedu NKL on Leedu teine taseme korvpalli liiga pärast Leedu korvpalli liigat (LKL). Liiga asutati 2021. aastal ja sellel on 14 meeskonda. Leedu NKL hooaeg kestab oktoobrist maini ning iga meeskond mängib 26 põhihooaja mängu. Põhihooaja neli parimat meeskonda pääsevad väljalangemismängudele, mis peetakse parimast kolmeni formaadis. Leedu NKL meister kvalifitseerub LKL-i järgmiseks hooajaks.