Season: | 2024–25 |
Teams: | 18 |
Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
2024–25 European North Basketball League will be the fourth season of the European North Basketball League, a regional basketball competition patronised by FIBA.
As the League continues its expansion, a record-breaking 18 teams will participate in 2024–25 season. For the first time in history Champions returned for another campaign with Bakken Bears continuing its journey.[1] As Germany becomes 19th country respresented in the League, it will feature the most titled German club of the 21st century, Bamberg Baskets.[2]
This season will also mark the debut of the teams from Norway and Slovakia.[3] [4] [5]
Regular season[6] | |||
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Bakken Bears (1st)TH | Newcastle Eagles (4th) | Dinamo București (7th) | Bamberg Baskets (11th) |
Opava (5th) | Bristol Flyers (7th) | Spišski Rytieri (2nd) | Valmiera Glass ViA (6th) |
Brno (6th) | Legia Warszawa (5th) | Inter Bratislava (7th) | Donar (3rd/4th) |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits (2nd) | Dziki Warsaw (10th) | Spartak Pleven (4th) | Fyllingen (1st) |
Keila Coolbet (6th) | CSO Voluntari (3rd) |
18 teams are divided into two groups of nine teams each for the regular season. The draw for the regular season groups took place on July 24.[7]
Clubs are guaranteed eight games in the main tournament – four at home and four away. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the playoffs (A1-B4, A2-B3, A3-B2, A4-B1). The winners of the quarterfinals will be determined by the sum of two games, with the second game being played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. The Final Four will take place in April 2025.[8]