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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.
History
The P. League+ was founded by Blackie Chen in 2020. It is the first fully professional basketball league in Taiwan after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA) ceased operations in 2000. The first four teams participating in the inaugural season were the Formosa Taishin Dreamers, the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers, the Taipei Fubon Braves, and the Taoyuan Pilots. In its second season 2021–22, the P. League+ added two more teams, the New Taipei Kings and the Kaohsiung Steelers.
On June 26, 2024, the P. League+ announced the merger with the T1 League for the 2024–25 season. On July 8, 2024, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers, Taipei Fubon Braves and Taoyuan Pauian Pilots announced to exit the league merger, preferring to stay for the upcoming season. On July 9, Tainan TSG GhostHawks announced to exit the merger and join PLG. Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers and New Taipei Kings announced they will join the newly formed Taiwan Professional Basketball League.
Teams
Regular season
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.
Playoffs
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.
Champions
Ticket prices and viewership demographics
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Notable people
= Presidents and commissioners
=Chen Chien-Chou, President from 2020 to 2023
Li Chung-Shu, President from 2023 to present
Richard Chang, Commissioner from 2023 to 2024
= Players
=Individual awards
= Finals MVP
=See also
Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA)
Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team
List of basketball leagues
Sport in Taiwan
Super Basketball League (SBL)
T1 League
Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL)
Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL)
References
External links
Official website
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