American Basketball League
Established: 1925

Disbanded: 1931

22 Total Franchises
2 Franchise Movements
1 Franchise Nickname Change


 
American Basketball League Franchise History
American Basketball League Champions
1 Boston Whirlwinds (1925-1926)
2 Brooklyn Arcadians (1925-1927)
3 Buffalo Germans (1925-1926)
4 Chicago Bruins (1925-1931)
5 Cleveland Rosenblums (1925-1931)
6 Detroit Pulaski Post Five (1925-1927)
7 Fort Wayne Caseys (1925-26)
8 Rochester Centrals (1925-1931)
9 Washington Palace Five (1925-1928)
          *Brooklyn Visitations (1928-1931)
10 Baltimore Orioles (1926-1927)
11 Brooklyn Celtics (1926-1927)
          *New York Celtics (1927-1930)
12 Detroit Lions (1926-1927)
13 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (1926-1931)
14 Philadelphia Phillies (1926-1927)
15 Philadelphia Warriors (1926-1928)
16 Detroit Cardinals (1927-1928)
17 New York Hakoahs (1928-1929)
18 Paterson Whirlwinds (1928-1929)
19 Trenton Bengals (1928-1929)
20 Paterson Crescents (1929-1931)
21 Syracuse All-Americans (1929-1930)
22 Toledo Red Man Tobaccos (1930-1931)

*Team moved in mid-season

1931
Brooklyn Visitations
Ft. Wayne Hoosiers
1930
Cleveland Rosenblums
Rochester Centrals
1929
Cleveland Rosenblums
Ft. Wayne Hoosiers
1928
New York Celtics
Ft. Wayne Hoosiers
1927
Brooklyn Arcadians
Cleveland Rosenblums
1926
Cleveland Rosenblums
Brooklyn Arcadians

ABL Championships by Franchise

3
Cleveland Rosenblums
1926
1929
1930
1
Brooklyn Arcadians
1927
1
Brooklyn Visitations
1931
1
New York Celtics
1928
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