2025–26 European North Basketball League
Fifth season of the European North Basketball League
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The 2025–26 European North Basketball League was the fifth season of the European North Basketball League, a regional basketball competition patronised by FIBA.
Spencer Reaves| European North Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Duration | 23 September 2025 – 23 April 2026 |
| Teams | 26 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Spencer Reaves |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Dziki Warsaw (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Manchester Basketball |
| Third place |  Syntainics MBC |
| Fourth place |  CSO Voluntari |
| Finals MVP |  Landrius Horton |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Newcastle Eagles 128–68 BK Olomoucko (6 February 2026) |
| Biggest away win | BK Olomoucko 55–101 Dziki Warsaw (28 October 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Tindastóll 104–110 Dinamo Zagreb (20 January 2026) |
| Winning streak | 7 games Syntainics MBC |
| Losing streak | 7 games Keila Coolbet |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
Teams
In the 2025–26 season, 26 teams participated.[1]
Due to the high interest of Croatian clubs in the ENBL and only three spots available for Croatian teams, the Croatian Basketball Federation decided to play a tournament deciding which clubs were allowed to participate in the ENBL. Participating teams are:
The two best ranked teams from this tournament will participate in the ENBL. If Dubrava is not among the top two, it will still participate in this competition, as it is the first club to independently negotiate entry into the Northern League. Thus either two or three Croatian teams will participate in the ENBL.[2]
On September 19, two finalists of "Liburnia cup" were Dinamo Zagreb and Alkar, thus qualified for the ENBL.[3][4]
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. – positions in national championships
- TH - Title holder
- QT: Qualifying tournament winner
| Regular season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Newcastle Eagles (5th) |
 Dubrava (9th) |
 Olomoucko (3rd) |
 Rigas Zelli (3rd) |
| Manchester (4th) |
Dinamo Zagreb (6th)QT |
Opava (6th) |
Valmiera Glass ViA (4th) |
| Bristol Flyers (7th) |
Alkar Sinj (7th)QT |
 TalTech (4th) |
Dziki Warsaw (10th) |
 Fyllingen Lions (1st) |
 KB Prishtina (3rd) |
Keila Coolbet (6th) |
 Spartak Pleven (4th) |
| Gimle Basket (3rd) |
KB Peja (5th) |
 Brussels (5th) |
 Hefte Helfen Bulls (8th) |
| CSO Voluntari (4th)TH |
 Donar (4th) |
 Slovan Bratislava (2nd) |
 Iraklis (2nd)2nd |
 Tindastóll (2nd) |
Mitteldeutscher BC (8th) | ||
Format
The exact setup and the group distribution of the 2025–26 format was discussed during the Technical Meeting of the league in Riga in the weekend of 16 and 17 August, to which each team sent a representative.[5]
The format entails three groups of 9 teams, bringing the total of 27 teams. Teams will all play in the regular season, in which they will play four home games and four away games. The groups were determined based on the following criteria:[6]
- Team positions in the ENBL 2024–2025 season
- Geographic limitations – no more than one team from each country in group, if possible
- Subjective opinion to make groups as equal as possible
Out of these matches, an overall ranking will be made. Out of this ranking, the best 16 will progress to the Round of 16. There, one match will determine which team progresses to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals will consist of two matches, a home and an away match, and determine who progresses to the final four.[7][8]
On 17 October it was announced that the season will only entail 26 teams from 17 countries. The 27th team from the 18th country could not proceed to participate in the League. A replacement could not be found and therefore the decision was made to progress with only 26 teams. This meant that in group 3, some teams meet each other twice to guarantee the 4 home and 4 away games.[9]
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
8 | 7 | 1 | 729 | 598 | +131 | 15 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Iraklis |
8 | 7 | 1 | 728 | 598 | +130 | 15 | |
| 3 | CSO Voluntari |
8 | 7 | 1 | 734 | 644 | +90 | 15 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb |
8 | 6 | 2 | 731 | 708 | +23 | 14 | |
| 5 | Manchester Basketball |
8 | 6 | 2 | 733 | 662 | +71 | 14 | |
| 6 | Tindastóll |
8 | 6 | 2 | 785 | 715 | +70 | 14 | |
| 7 | Dziki Warsaw |
8 | 5 | 3 | 716 | 622 | +94 | 13 | |
| 8 | Donar |
8 | 5 | 3 | 713 | 667 | +46 | 13 | |
| 9 | BK Opava |
8 | 5 | 3 | 705 | 677 | +28 | 13 | |
| 10 | Valmiera Glass ViA |
8 | 5 | 3 | 721 | 718 | +3 | 13 | |
| 11 | Rigas Zelli |
8 | 5 | 3 | 664 | 661 | +3 | 13 | |
| 12 | KK Dubrava |
8 | 4 | 4 | 649 | 632 | +17 | 12 | |
| 13 | Sigal Prishtina |
8 | 4 | 4 | 602 | 587 | +15 | 12 | |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava |
8 | 4 | 4 | 662 | 655 | +7 | 12 | |
| 15 | TalTech |
8 | 4 | 4 | 617 | 616 | +1 | 12 | |
| 16 | BK Olomoucko |
8 | 4 | 4 | 498 | 583 | −85 | 12 | |
| 17 | Brussels Basketball |
8 | 3 | 5 | 638 | 622 | +16 | 11 | |
| 18 | Newcastle Eagles |
8 | 3 | 5 | 628 | 620 | +8 | 11 | |
| 19 | Bristol Flyers |
8 | 3 | 5 | 659 | 674 | −15 | 11 | |
| 20 | Spartak Pleven |
8 | 3 | 5 | 655 | 687 | −32 | 11 | |
| 21 | Alkar |
8 | 3 | 5 | 581 | 648 | −67 | 11 | |
| 22 | Hefte Helfen Bulls |
8 | 1 | 7 | 645 | 700 | −55 | 9 | |
| 23 | Keila Coolbet |
8 | 1 | 7 | 541 | 648 | −107 | 9 | |
| 24 | Gimle Basket |
8 | 1 | 7 | 611 | 734 | −123 | 9 | |
| 25 | Fyllingen Lions |
8 | 1 | 7 | 611 | 745 | −134 | 9 | |
| 26 | KB Peja[a] |
8 | 1 | 7 | 412 | 547 | −135 | 6[b] | Disqualified |
- Due to their failure to show up in the away match against BK Olomoucko, KB Peja has been awarded a forfeit and 0 points in the standings. [11] After the refusal of their home match against BK Olomoucko all further matches were cancelled and no further points awarded to KB Peja. Previously earned points were however not stricken, thus resulting in 6 points for the team.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Play-offs
Sixteen teams advanced to the 2026 ENBL playoffs. Round of 16 was featured a single elimination game at a higher seed between 4–12 March 2026. Quarterfinals offered “best-of-two” home and away series between 17 March–9 April 2026. The winners advanced to the Final Four.
| Round of 16 4–12 March 2026 | Quarterfinals 17 March–9 April 2026 | Semifinals 21 April 2026 | Final 23 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Syntainics MBC
| 98 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | BK Olomoucko
| 83 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Syntainics MBC
| 100 | 80 | 180 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Donar
| 81 | 73 | 154 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Donar
| 103 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | BK Opava
| 86 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Syntainics MBC
| 86 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Manchester Basketball
| 89 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb
| 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sigal Prishtina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb
| 84 | 94 | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Manchester Basketball
| 86 | 97 | 183 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Manchester Basketball
| 94 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | KK Dubrava
| 92 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Manchester Basketball
| 97 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dziki Warsaw
| 109 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Iraklis
| 76 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | TalTech
| 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Iraklis
| 82 | 83 | 165 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dziki Warsaw
| 89 | 84 | 173 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dziki Warsaw
| 97 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Valmiera Glass ViA
| 84 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | CSO Voluntari
| 80 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dziki Warsaw
| 87 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | CSO Voluntari
| 99 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava
| 74 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | CSO Voluntari
| 81 | 96 | 177 | 1 | Syntainics MBC
| 92 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rigas Zelli
| 80 | 91 | 171 | 3 | CSO Voluntari
| 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tindastóll
| 94 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Rigas Zelli
| 101 | |||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
The Round of 16 took place on 4–12 March 2026.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Syntainics MBC | 98–83 | BK Olomoucko |
| Iraklis | 76–63 | TalTech |
| CSO Voluntari | 99–74 | Slovan Bratislava |
| Dinamo Zagreb | –[12] | |
| Manchester Basketball | 94–92 | KK Dubrava |
| Tindastóll | 94–101 | Rigas Zelli |
| Dziki Warsaw | 97–84 | Valmiera Glass ViA |
| Donar | 103–86 | BK Opava |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syntainics MBC | 180–154 | Donar | 100–81 | 80–73 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 178–183 | Manchester Basketball | 84–86 | 94–97 |
| Iraklis | 165–173 | Dziki Warsaw | 82–89 | 83–84 |
| CSO Voluntari | 177–171 | Rigas Zelli | 81–80 | 96–91 |
Final Four
The 2026 Final Four took place on April 22–23, 2026.[13] It was hosted by Syntainics MBC in their Stadthalle Weißenfels,[14] despite some critism from the German Basketball Federation. The federation was of the opinion that the league has no legitimacy nor relevance. This stance stems from the ongoing power struggle between the FIBA and sprouting overgrowth of European competition in which the Federation firmly positions themselves with the FIBA.[15]
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Syntainics MBC | 86–89 | Manchester Basketball |
| CSO Voluntari | 80–87 | Dziki Warsaw |
Third place game
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Syntainics MBC | 92–76 | CSO Voluntari |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester Basketball | 97–109 | Dziki Warsaw |
Awards
All official awards of the 2025–26 European North Basketball League.
Player of the month
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January/February | Chris Smith | Iraklis | [16] |
Season awards
| Award | Winner | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season MVP | Spencer Reaves | Mitteldeutscher BC | [17] |
| Final Four MVP | Landrius Horton | Dziki Warsaw | [18] |
| Defensive Player of the regular season | Dimitrios Moraitis | Iraklis | [19] |
| Coach of the season | Jason Dourisseau | Donar | [20] |