P. League+

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]

P. League+
Current season, competition or edition:
2021–22 P. League+ season
SportBasketball
Founded2020
FounderBlackie Chen
Inaugural season2020–21
CEOBlackie Chen
MottoSomething Interesting
No. of teams6
CountryTaiwan
Most recent
champion(s)		Taipei Fubon Braves (1st title)
Most titlesTaipei Fubon Braves (1 title)
TV partner(s)FTV One、MOMOTV
Official websitehttps://pleagueofficial.com/

History

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 are the Formosa Taishin Dreamers,[5] the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers,[6][7] the Taipei Fubon Braves, and the Taoyuan Pilots.[8] In its second season, the P. League+ added two more teams, the New Taipei Kings and the Kaohsiung Steelers.[9]

Teams
TeamLocationArenaFoundedJoinedMap
Formosa Taishin DreamersChanghua County
Taichung City		Intercontinental Basketball Stadium[10]20172020
Hsinchu JKO LioneersHsinchu CountyHsinchu County Stadium2020
Kaohsiung SteelersKaohsiung CityFengshan Arena2021
New Taipei KingsNew Taipei CityXinzhuang Gymnasium2021
Taipei Fubon BravesTaipei CityTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium19832020
Taoyuan PilotsTaoyuan CityTaoyuan Arena
National Taiwan Sport University Multipurpose Gymnasium		2020

Regular season

Each team is allowed to register maximum 16 local players, which two of them can be foreign student or overseas Chinese, and 3 import players.[11] Only two foreign players can be played per game, which only one of both in the fourth quarter. Each team plays 30 games, 15 each for home and away. Games are scheduled mainly on weekends and national holidays.

Playoffs

The second seed plays the third seed in the best-of-five "playoffs" series, which is played in the 2-2-1 format. The winner of the playoffs plays the first seed in the best-of-seven "finals" series, which is played in the 2-2-1-1-1 format.[12]

Finals
Year Champions Result Runners-up Reference
2021 Taipei Fubon Braves 3–1 [lower-alpha 1] Formosa Taishin Dreamers [13]

Champions
TeamsChampionsYear(s)
Formosa Taishin Dreamers0
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers0
Kaohsiung Steelers0
New Taipei Kings0
Taipei Fubon Braves12021
Taoyuan Pilots0

Notable people

Player

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards

Finals MVP
Season Player Team
2020–21 Mike Singletary Taipei Fubon Braves

See also

Notes
  1. Because of Taiwanese pandemic restrictions after Game 4, P. League+ officials ended the series after Game 4 when all sport was suspended and declared Fubon the winner, as they lead 3-1.

References
  1. Merlissa (August 14, 2020). "NEW CHINESE TAIPEI PRO LEAGUE,P.LEAGUE+". Locker Room.
  2. Tan, Kendra (August 4, 2020). "Blackie Chen Sells His S$709K McLaren To Invest In New Basketball League". 8 Days.
  3. Yen, William (November 11, 2020). "P.LEAGUE+ to boost domestic tourism, demonstrate virus prevention". Central News Agency.
  4. Long, Po-an; Yen, William; Yeh, Joseph (February 13, 2021). "New pro league means fresh start for Taiwan basketball". Central News Agency. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. Chen, Jian (November 20, 2020). "P.LEAGUE+: Formosa Rebrands Ahead of Final Preseason Games". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  6. Chen, Jian (August 3, 2020). "The Newest Taiwanese Team Is Ready to Roar in the P.League+". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  7. Chen, Jian (September 2, 2020). "P.League+: Hsinchu Reveals Lineup for Debut Season". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  8. Chen, Jian (October 14, 2020). "Pauian Archiland Rebrands to Taoyuan AirApe for P.League+". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  9. Yen, William (October 19, 2021). "P.LEAGUE+ expands playoffs for new basketball season". Central News Agency. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. "PLG／夢想家搬家 新主場落腳台中「迷你蛋」". United Daily News. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  11. Chen, Jian (October 20, 2020). "P.LEAGUE+: Fubon Braves Sign Three Import Players". Asia Pacific Hoops.
  12. "2021-22-季後賽賽程 - 賽程 ╱ 戰績 | P. League+".
  13. "疫情影響復賽機會低 聯盟裁定臺北富邦勇士為2020-21賽季總冠軍" (Press release). P. LEAGUE+. May 18, 2021. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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