Burundian Basketball Championship

The Burundian Basketball Championship (in French: Championnat National du Burundi), for sponsorship reason the Viva Basketball League, is a semi-professional basketball league that is the highest level of the sport in Burundi. The defending champion is New Star. The league is organised by the Fédération de Basketball du Burundi (FEBABU).

Burundian Basketball Championship
Organising bodyFEBUBA
Founded2022 (as Viva Basketball League)
Country Burundi
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsUrunani (8th title)
(2022)
Most championshipsUrunani (8 titles)

In 2022, the league signed a 4-year contract to be sponsored by the malt drink Viva; the winners of the league win a prize money of 10 million FBu (approximately $ 4,800).[1]

Current teams

The following 10 teams played in the 2020 season.

Team City
Aigle Noir Makamba
Brothers Cankuzo
Dynamo Bujumbura
Gymkhana
Les Hippos
New Star
Remesha
Tigers
Urunani Bujumbura
Young Eagles Gitega

Champions

Burundian national basketball championship
Season Champions Runners-up Score MVP Ref.
2012 Urunani New Star 69–59
2013 Urunani New Star [2]
2014 Urunani New Star 50–54 Willy Nijimbere [3]
2015
2016 Dynamo Imbeya 72–59 [4]
2017
2018 New Star Gymkhana [5]
2019 Dynamo Urunani 76–54 Jean Hakizimana
2021 New Star Muzinga Ngozi 74–61 [6]

Viva Basketball League (2022–present)
Season Champions Runners-up Score MVP Ref.
2022 Urunani New Star 76-66 [1]

In the Basketball Africa League
Season Representative Road to BAL Main competition
W L Result Qualified W L Result
2021 Dynamo 1 3 First phase No DNQ
2022 New Star 4 2 Fourth place No DNQ
2023 Urunani
Total 5 5

References
  1. "The Urunani BBC team, champions of the VBL 2022 – ABP – Burundi News Agency". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. "Urunani Basketball Club sacré champion national de la saison". www.iwacu-burundi.org (in French). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. "Urunani Basketball Club claim National League title". Afrobasket.com. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. Mugisha, Hervé (26 September 2016). "Basketball : Dynamo sacré champion national". www.iwacu-burundi.org. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. Mugisha, Hervé (7 September 2018). "Basketball/ New Star BBC, tel un phénix qui renaît de ses cendres". www.iwacu-burundi.org (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. Ndour, Papa Lamine (23 May 2021). "Basket : New Star champion du Burundi". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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