2025–26 MLKL season

Open Smart Way–MLKL
Season2025–26
Duration28 September 2025 –
Teams10
Records
Biggest home winKibirkštis-TOKS 129–45 Tallinna Spordiakadeemia
(1 November 2025)
Biggest away winMKK Panevėžys 41–125 Kibirkštis-TOKS
(5 October 2025)
Highest scoringLCC International University 71–111 Kibirkštis-TOKS
(7 December 2025)
Winning streak18 games
Kibirkštis-TOKS
Losing streak10 games
MKK Panevėžys

The 2025–26 Moterų Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Open Smart Way–MLKL for sponsorship reasons, is the 24th season of the women top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Moterų Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (MLKL). Kibirkštis-TOKS are the defending champions.

Teams

The league merged with Baltic Basketball League and will feature teams from Lithuana, Latvia and Estonia. Ten teams including seven teams from Lithuania, two teams from Latvia and one Estonian team will participate in this season. Teams will face each other two times, with Top 8 teams advancing to the playoffs.[1][2]

Panevėžys
Šiauliai
Aistės
TTT
Stradiņš Universitate
Alytus
Spordiakadeemia
Location of teams in 2025–26 MLKL
Team Location Arena
MKK Panevėžys Panevėžys Kalnapilio Arena
LCC International University Klaipėda Michealsen center
Aistės-LSMU Kaunas Kaunas LSMU Sports center
Neptūnas-Amberton Klaipėda BĮ Sporto bazių valdymo center
Kibirkštis-TOKS Vilnius Active Vilnius Arena
Šiauliai–Vilmers Šiauliai Šiauliai Arena
Alytus ALYTUS-GUT.LT Alytus Alytus Arena
Tallinna Spordiakadeemia Tallinn RING Sport & Sauna basketball hall
TTT–Rīga Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center
Rīga Stradiņš Universitate Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kibirkštis-TOKS 18 18 0 1788 990 +798 36 Quarterfinals
2 TTT–Rīga 18 15 3 1603 1092 +511 33
3 BC Neptūnas-Amberton 18 14 4 1537 1095 +442 32
4 Šiauliai–Vilmers 18 12 6 1351 1173 +178 30
5 LCC International University 18 10 8 1286 1354 −68 28
6 Aistės-LSMU Kaunas 18 7 11 1084 1295 −211 25
7 Rīga Stradiņš Universitate 18 6 12 1043 1324 −281 24
8 Alytus ALYTUS-GUT.LT 18 4 14 1098 1499 −401 22
9 Tallinna Spordiakadeemia 18 3 15 1079 1493 −414 21
10 MKK Panevėžys 18 1 17 1002 1556 −554 19
Source: Moterulyga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.

Results

Home \ Away AIS NEP LCC KIB PAN SIA TTT RSU TSA ALY
Aistės-LSMU Kaunas — 45–64 65–59 45–86 76–48 46–74 60–88 57–54 59–65 64–59
Neptūnas-Amberton 90–47 — 87–68 76–98 98–65 104–97 85–72 78–55 128–47 101–59
LCC International University 80–65 56–89 — 71–111 87–57 75–71 59–89 78–63 79–77 77–63
Kibirkštis-TOKS 109–42 88–55 98–73 — 100–61 94–50 64–54 105–55 129–45 120–49
MKK Panevėžys 56–85 53–114 69–86 41–125 — 59–76 56–114 78–99 57–81 75–60
Šiauliai–Vilmers 83–64 20–0 77–65 71–83 98–43 — 54–81 83–50 87–75 106–61
TTT–Rīga 86–49 91–86 102–67 68–79 113–52 72–63 — 103–60 75–54 111–55
Rīga Stradiņš Universitate 65–56 56–99 58–76 43–83 20–0 67–87 48–96 — 71–50 72–69
Tallinna Spordiakadeemia 69–85 48–93 59–68 43–105 77–69 62–88 44–91 53–66 — 62–70
Alytus ALYTUS-GUT.LT 60–74 50–90 54–62 47–111 67–63 72–86 57–97 73–60 73–68 —
Source: moterulyga.lt
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Play offs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
1 Kibirkštis-TOKS
8 Alytus ALYTUS-GUT.LT
 
 
4 Šiauliai–Vilmers
5 LCC International University
 
 
3 BC Neptūnas-Amberton
6 Aistės-LSMU Kaunas
  Third place
 
2 TTT–Rīga  
7 Rīga Stradiņš Universitate  

References

  1. ^ "„Smart Way MLKL" pristatė naujo sezono komandas ir logotipą". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Auganti „Smart Way MLKL" pristatė naujo sezono komandas ir logotipą". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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