2025 BAL final
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| Event | 2025 BAL season | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 14 June 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | SunBet Arena, Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Al Ahli Tripoli (1.39 decimal odds)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referees | Julian Scott, Yann Vezo Davidson, Annie Joyce Muchenu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,853 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 BAL final was the championship game of the 2025 BAL season, the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and the conclusion of the playoffs. The final was played on 14 June 2025 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, which was the venue for the first time. The final was contested by Angolan club Petro de Luanda and Libyan club Al Ahli Tripoli.
Al Ahli Tripoli won the final, defeating the defending champions Petro, 88–67, becoming the first Libyan team to win the title, as well as the first team that qualified through the Road to BAL to win the league. As winners, Al Ahli qualified for the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Previous finals
Al Ahly Ly guard Solo Diabate played a in a record-extending fourth final, and had the chance to become the first player to win three BAL championships. Al Ahli Tripoli was favored by betmakers ahead of the final.[1]
In the following table, finals played in the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (ACC), the previous highest level continental competition, are in small text.
| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Petro de Luanda |
BAL: 2 (2022, 2024) FIBA ACC: 8 (1994, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015) |
 Al Ahly Tripoli |
None |
