Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2020 |
Founder | Chen Chien-Chou |
First season | 2020–21 |
CEO | Cheng Wei-Po |
President | Li Chung-Shu |
Commissioner | Richard Chang |
Motto | Only Basketball |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | Taiwan |
Most recent champion(s) | New Taipei Kings (1st title) |
Most titles | Taipei Fubon Braves (3 titles) |
TV partner(s) |
FTV One MOMOTV |
Official website | https://pleagueofficial.com/ |
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]
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, P. League+ announced the merger with T1 League for the 2024–25 season. [10]
Team | Location(s) | Arena(s) | Founded | Joined | Map |
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Formosa Dreamers |
Changhua County Taichung City |
Changhua County Stadium Intercontinental Basketball Stadium |
2017 | 2020 | |
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | Hsinchu County | Hsinchu County Stadium | 2020 | ||
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Kaohsiung City | Fengshan Arena | 2021 | ||
New Taipei Kings | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | 2021 | ||
Taipei Fubon Braves | Taipei City | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | 1982 | 2020 | |
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena | 2020 |
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.
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. [11]
Teams | Win | Loss | Total | Year(s) won | Year(s) runner-up |
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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 |
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Season | Player | Team |
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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 |
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2020 |
Founder | Chen Chien-Chou |
First season | 2020–21 |
CEO | Cheng Wei-Po |
President | Li Chung-Shu |
Commissioner | Richard Chang |
Motto | Only Basketball |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | Taiwan |
Most recent champion(s) | New Taipei Kings (1st title) |
Most titles | Taipei Fubon Braves (3 titles) |
TV partner(s) |
FTV One MOMOTV |
Official website | https://pleagueofficial.com/ |
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]
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, P. League+ announced the merger with T1 League for the 2024–25 season. [10]
Team | Location(s) | Arena(s) | Founded | Joined | Map |
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Formosa Dreamers |
Changhua County Taichung City |
Changhua County Stadium Intercontinental Basketball Stadium |
2017 | 2020 | |
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | Hsinchu County | Hsinchu County Stadium | 2020 | ||
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Kaohsiung City | Fengshan Arena | 2021 | ||
New Taipei Kings | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | 2021 | ||
Taipei Fubon Braves | Taipei City | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | 1982 | 2020 | |
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena | 2020 |
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.
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. [11]
Teams | Win | Loss | Total | Year(s) won | Year(s) runner-up |
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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 |
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Season | Player | Team |
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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 |