2026–27 Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball league season
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The 2026–27 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, will be the 61st season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It will run from September 2026 to June 2027.
| Basketball Bundesliga | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026–27 |
| Dates | September 2026 – June 2027 |
| Teams | 18 |
Format
After a double round-robin, the top six teams from the regular season qualify for the playoffs. Teams placed seven to ten will be entered into a play-in tournament for the final two seeds of the playoffs.[1]
Teams
Team changes
Of the ProA finalists, only Phoenix Hagen applied for a license, which meant that there was a wildcard scenario for the 18th team.[2] The Basketball Löwen Braunschweig purchased this wildcard and will stay in the Bundesliga, after being originally relegated last year.[3]
| Promoted from 2025–26 ProA |
Relegated from 2025–26 Basketball Bundesliga |
|---|---|
| Phoenix Hagen[4] | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
Arenas and locations
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamberg Baskets | Bamberg | Brose Arena | 6,150 |
| Alba Berlin | Berlin | Uber Arena | 14,500 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Bonn | Telekom Dome | 6,000 |
| Löwen Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Volkswagen Halle | 6,600 |
| Niners Chemnitz | Chemnitz | Chemnitz Arena | 5,200 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Süwag Energie ARENA | 5,002 |
| Phoenix Hagen | Hagen | Krollmann Arena | 3,145 |
| Veolia Towers Hamburg | Hamburg | Inselpark Arena | 3,400 |
| Science City Jena | Jena | Sparkassen-Arena | 3,000 |
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | MHP-Arena | 5,300 |
| Syntainics MBC | Weißenfels | Stadthalle Weißenfels | 3,000 |
| Bayern Munich | Munich | BMW Park | 6,700 |
| EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 6,069 |
| Rostock Seawolves | Rostock | Stadthalle Rostock | 4,550 |
| Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | Trier | SWT-Arena | 5,495 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | Neu-Ulm | ratiopharm arena | 6,000 |
| Rasta Vechta | Vechta | Rasta Dome | 3,140 |
| Fitness First Würzburg Baskets | Würzburg | Tectake Arena | 3,140 |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamberg Baskets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Niners Chemnitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Skyliners Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Phoenix Hagen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-in |
| 8 | Veolia Towers Hamburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Science City Jena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Syntainics MBC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Rostock Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Ratiopharm Ulm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Rasta Vechta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to ProA |
| 18 | Fitness First Würzburg Baskets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Results
Playoffs
Play-in
The teams ranked 7 to 10 will play in a play-in round.
| Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
| 7 | No. 7 seed | ||||||||||||
| 8 | No. 8 seed | ||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||
Bold Game winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Bracket
The rounds will be played in a best-of-five format. All games will be played in a best-of-five format in a 2-2-1 format for each series.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
German clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Niners Chemnitz | EuroCup | Regular season |
| ratiopharm Ulm | Regular season | |
| FRAPORT Skyliners | Regular season | |
| Rostock Seawolves | Regular season | |
| Alba Berlin | Champions League | Regular season |
| Bamberg Baskets | Regular season | |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Regular season | |
| Fitness First Würzburg Baskets | Qualifying tournament | |
| Rasta Vechta | Qualifying tournament | |
| Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
| SYNTAINICS MBC | ENBL | Regular season |