2025–26 European North Basketball League

European North Basketball League
Season2025–26
Duration23 September 2025 – 23 April 2026
Teams26
Regular season
Season MVP Spencer Reaves
Records
Biggest home winNewcastle Eagles 128–68 BK Olomoucko
(6 February 2026)
Biggest away winBK Olomoucko 55–101 Dziki Warsaw
(28 October 2025)
Highest scoringTindastóll 104–110 Dinamo Zagreb
(20 January 2026)
Winning streak7 games
SYNTAINICS MBC
Losing streak7 games
Keila Coolbet
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 European North Basketball League is the fifth season of the European North Basketball League, a regional basketball competition patronised by FIBA.

Teams

In the 2025–26 season, between 18 and 27 teams will participate. The exact amount of teams is still to be announced.[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]

Location of teams in 2025–26 European North Basketball League
  • 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 Thessaloniki (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]

  1. Team positions in the ENBL 2024–2025 season
  2. Geographic limitations – no more than one team from each country in group, if possible
  3. 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 BC 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
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points. 2) Points difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ KB Peja was disqualified from the tournament due to repeated no-shows. [10]
  2. ^ 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

Home \ Away SIN FLY VOL DON FYL BUL MBC TAL VAL
Alkar Sinj — 76–81 — — — 81–65 52–69 — 104–94
Bristol Flyers — — — 69–70 82–91 — 76–93 70–76 —
CSO Voluntari 92–72 99–85 — 97–91 — — 87–83 — —
Donar 90–71 — — — 88–80 — — 93–71 88–92
Fyllingen Lions 72–74 — 64–104 — — — 64–107 71–89 —
Hefte Helfen Bulls — 78–90 80–85 81–89 108–94 — — — —
SYNTAINICS MBC — — — 106–104 — 98–89 — 84–57 89–69
TalTech 85–51 — 88–93 — — 61–55 — — 90–99
Valmiera Glass ViA — 91–106 81–77 — 93–75 102–89 — — —
Source: enbleague.eu
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Group 2

Home \ Away OPA BRU DIN GIM KEI MCB PRI SLB TIN
BK Opava — 69–60 94–69 103–85 — — — — 95–68
Brussels Basketball — — 92–95 — 95–70 66–79 75–80 — —
Dinamo Zagreb — — — 81–69 98–73 88–91 — 108–105 —
Gimle Basket — 65–86 — — 76–75 72–94 — 77–80 —
Keila Coolbet 84–94 — — — — — 92–90 79–95 —
Manchester Basketball 112–92 — — — 84–80 — 99–74 78–90 —
Sigal Prishtina 102–75 — 80–82 90–79 — — — — 98–104
Slovan Bratislava 97–83 66–72 — — — — 73–78 — 56–80
Tindastóll — 98–92 104–110 125–88 — 100–96 — — —
Source: enbleague.eu
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Group 3

Home \ Away OLO DZI IRA PEJ DUB EAG RIG SPA
BK Olomoucko — 55–101 82–109 20–0 82–73 — — —
Dziki Warsaw — — — 103–81 72–67 — 91–93 94–77
Iraklis BC — 87–75 — 122–80 — 85–71 — 72–69
KB Peja 0–20 — — — — 0–20 72–83 96–81
KK Dubrava — 94–89 72–67 98–83 — — 86–74 —
Newcastle Eagles 128–68 68–91 80–108 — 82–77 — — —
Rigas Zelli 81–87 — 69–78 — — 96–88 — 83–78
Spartak Pleven 91–84 — — — 83–82 95–91 81–85 —
Source: enbleague.eu
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

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 will offer “best-of-two” home and away series between 17 March–2 April 2026. The winners advance to the Final Four, to be held on 21–23 April 2026.

Bracket

Round of 16
4–12 March 2026 		Quarterfinals
17 March–2 April 2026 		Semifinals
21 April 2026 		Final
23 April 2026
              
1 SYNTAINICS MBC 98
16 BK Olomoucko 83
1 SYNTAINICS MBC 100 100
8 Donar 81 81
8 Donar 103
9 BK Opava 86
 
 
4 Dinamo Zagreb 20
13 Sigal Prishtina 0
4 Dinamo Zagreb
5 Manchester Basketball
5 Manchester Basketball 94
12 KK Dubrava 92
 
 
2 Iraklis BC 76
15 TalTech 63
2 Iraklis BC 82 82
7 Dziki Warsaw 89 89
7 Dziki Warsaw 97
10 Valmiera Glass ViA 84
 
 
3 CSO Voluntari 99
14 Slovan Bratislava 74
3 CSO Voluntari
11 Rigas Zelli
6 Tindastóll 94
11 Rigas Zelli 101

Round of 16

The Round of 16 will be played on 4–12 March 2026.

Home teamScoreAway team
SYNTAINICS MBC 98–83 BK Olomoucko
Iraklis BC 76–63 TalTech
CSO Voluntari 99–74 Slovan Bratislava
Dinamo Zagreb –[12] Sigal Prishtina
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 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
SYNTAINICS MBC – Donar100–81Mar 25
Dinamo Zagreb – Manchester BasketballMar 25Apr 1
Iraklis BC – Dziki Warsaw82–89Apr 1
CSO Voluntari – Rigas ZelliTBDTBD

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 BC [13]


Season awards

Award Winner Team Ref.
Regular season MVP Spencer Reeves Mitteldeutscher BC [14]
Defensive Player of the regular season Dimitrios Moraitis Iraklis BC [15]
Coach of the season Jason Dourisseau Donar [16]

References

  1. ^ "Wölfe starten international" [The Wolves start international] (in German). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Two or three Croatian clubs will enter the Northern League, they will decide among themselves in a tournament in Opatija" (in Croatian). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Dinamo je u Europi". Basketball.hr (in Croatian). 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Alkar piše povijest, evo Sinjana u europskom natjecanju". Basketball.hr (in Croatian). 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Iraklis in the European North Basketball League" (in Greek). 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  6. ^ Noviks, Māris (30 May 2025). "ENBL classification 2025, team announcements to start". ENBL. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Via Opatija and the Liburnia Cup to the international ENBL league" (in Croatian). 11 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. ^ "A new format with 27 teams confirmed, schedule to be released on August 18". 17 August 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Season Five to continue with 26 teams, one game added for Pool Three teams". 17 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  10. ^ "ENBL announcement on January 24, 2026". 24 January 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  11. ^ "ENBL announcement on January 14, 2026". 14 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  12. ^ "SIGAL Prishtina opts to skip postseason, Dinamo Zagreb advances". 10 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  13. ^ "MVP January/February". 19 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  14. ^ "2026 ENBL Most Valuable Player". 1 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  15. ^ "2026 ENBL Defensive Player of the Year". 26 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  16. ^ "2026 ENBL Coach of the Year". 25 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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