2025–26 WABA League
European women's basketball tournament
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The 2025–26 WABA League is the 25th season of this competition for the top women's teams in the Adriatic region.
15 October 2025 – 4 March 2026
Final four:
28–29 March 2026
Montana 2003| WABA League | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 | ||||||
| Dates | Regular season: 15 October 2025 – 4 March 2026 Final four: 28–29 March 2026 | ||||||
| Teams | Total: 7 (from 6 countries) | ||||||
| Finals | |||||||
| Champions | Montana 2003 | ||||||
| Runners-up |  Cinkarna Celje | ||||||
| Third place |  Budućnost Bemax | ||||||
| Fourth place |  Partizan 1953 | ||||||
| Finals MVP | Radostina Hristova
( Montana 2003) | ||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||
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← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |||||||
Budućnost Bemax were the defending champions, but they lost in the semifinals. They beat Partizan 1953 54–46 in the third place match.
Montana 2003 won the title, defeating Cinkarna Celje 69–66 in the final.
Format
The seven teams all played in a double round robin system where the top four advance to the final four to decide the champions.
Teams
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The teams were announced on 27 June 2025.[1]
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position of the previous season
| Regular season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Orlovi (1st) |
Beroe (2nd) |
Rilski Sportist (3rd) |
 Studio Zagreb (3rd) |
| Budućnost Bemax (1st) |
Partizan 1953 (5th) |
Cinkarna Celje (1st) |
|
Draw
On 27 June 2025, a draw took place to decide the schedule for the tournament.[1]
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BUD | MON | PAR | CEL | BER | ZAG | ORL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budućnost Bemax |
12 | 10 | 2 | 823 | 612 | +211 | 22 | Semifinals | — | 80–58 | 66–53 | 72–65 | 86–54 | 98–41 | ||
| 2 | Montana 2003 |
12 | 9 | 3 | 796 | 695 | +101 | 21 | 88–82 | — | 67–57 | 82–69 | 79–53 | 87–63 | |||
| 3 | Partizan 1953 |
12 | 8 | 4 | 712 | 622 | +90 | 20[a] | Play-in | 67–59 | 59–46 | — | 77–62 | 93–63 | 75–61 | ||
| 4 | Cinkarna Celje |
12 | 8 | 4 | 767 | 676 | +91 | 20[a] | 65–83 | 69–61 | 77–70 | — | 90–65 | 68–46 | |||
| 5 | Rilski Sportist |
12 | 4 | 8 | 691 | 814 | −123 | 16 | 58–84 | 78–96 | 61–53 | 63–89 | — | 59–66 | |||
| 6 | Studio Zagreb |
12 | 3 | 9 | 660 | 790 | −130 | 15 | 63–73 | 85–92 | 60–68 | 57–73 | 78–97 | — | |||
| 7 | Orlovi[b] |
12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 240 | −240 | 12 | Withdrew | — |
Play-in
Summary
The first leg will be played on 25 and 26 February, and the second leg will be played on 3 and 4 March.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partizan 1953 |
153–127 | Studio Zagreb |
74–58 | 79–69 |
| Cinkarna Celje |
162–143 | Rilski Sportist |
77–64 | 85–70 |
Semifinals
Summary
The semifinals will be played on March 28.[3]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Budućnost Bemax |
64–68 | Cinkarna Celje |
| Montana 2003 |
70–60 | Partizan 1953 |
Third Place
Summary
The third place match will be played on March 29, between the two semifinal losers.[4]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Budućnost Bemax |
54–46 | Partizan 1953 |
Finals
Summary
The finals will be played on March 29, between the two semifinal winners.[5]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinkarna Celje |
66–69 | Montana 2003 |
| 2025–26 WABA League Champions |
|---|
 Montana 2003 First title |