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The B League is Japan's professional men's basketball league, which has two divisions: B1 and B2. In the 2025-26 season, the number of B1 clubs will increase by two, bringing the total to 40 clubs.
On the 13th, the men's professional basketball league B. League announced its financial results for the 2025-26 season.
Total sales for B1 and B2 (all 40 clubs) increased by 29.2% from the previous year to a new record high of 84.1 billion yen, partly due to the increase in the number of B1 clubs by two.
In terms of sales by club, B1's A Tokyo had the highest sales of 9.24 billion yen (154.7% increase from the previous year). A Tokyo opened last season, and event revenue and advertising revenue from Toyota Arena Tokyo, which the club operates, pushed up the numbers significantly, significantly breaking the club's previous record (Chiba J = 5.17 billion yen in the previous year).
Admission revenue for all clubs increased steadily by 23.7% compared to the previous year, and sponsorship revenue also increased by 21.3%.
The popularity of the sport continues, and the opening of a new arena contributed to the increase in revenue.
Among the 26 clubs in B1, Tokyo was followed by Chiba J with 5.9 billion yen, Utsunomiya with 4.04 billion yen, and Ryukyu with 3.86 billion yen. There were 16 clubs with sales exceeding 2 billion yen, an increase from 11 clubs the previous year. Ten clubs had sales in the 1 billion yen range, with Toyama having the lowest at 1.28 billion yen.
Kobe was the only B2 club to exceed 2 billion yen.
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B League sales are expected to continue on an increasing trend.
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