2025–26 Basketball Bundesliga
| Basketball Bundesliga | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Dates | 26 September 2025 – June 2026 |
| Teams | 18 |
The 2025–26 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, will be the 60th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It will run from 26 September 2025 to June 2026.[1]
After three years with using the percentage system for the standings, the league reverted back to the points system.[2]
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.[3]
Teams
Location of teams in 2025–26 Basketball Bundesliga
Team changes
| Promoted from 2024–25 ProA |
Relegated from 2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga |
|---|---|
| Science City Jena[4] Gladiators Trier[5] |
BG Göttingen |
Arenas and locations
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamberg Baskets | Bamberg | Brose Arena | 6,150
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| Alba Berlin | Berlin | Uber Arena | 14,500
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| Telekom Baskets Bonn | Bonn | Telekom Dome | 6,000
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| Löwen Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Volkswagen Halle | 6,600
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| Niners Chemnitz | Chemnitz | Chemnitz Arena | 5,200
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| Skyliners Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Süwag Energie ARENA | 5,002
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| Veolia Towers Hamburg | Hamburg | Inselpark Arena | 3,400
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| MLP Academics Heidelberg | Heidelberg | SNP Dome | 5,000
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| Science City Jena | Jena | Sparkassen-Arena | 3,000
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| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | MHP-Arena | 5,300
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| Syntainics MBC | Weißenfels | Stadthalle Weißenfels | 3,000
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| Bayern Munich | Munich | BMW Park | 6,700
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| EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Oldenburg | Große EWE Arena | 6,069
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| Rostock Seawolves | Rostock | Stadthalle Rostock | 4,550
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| Vet-Concept Gladiators Trier | Trier | SWT-Arena | 5,495
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| ratiopharm Ulm | Neu-Ulm | ratiopharm arena | 6,000
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| Rasta Vechta | Vechta | Rasta Dome | 3,140
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| FIT/One Würzburg Baskets | Würzburg | Tectake Arena | 3,140
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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 | Veolia Towers Hamburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-in |
| 8 | MLP Academics Heidelberg | 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 | FIT/One Würzburg Baskets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 26 September 2025. Source: BBL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
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
The teams ranked 7 to 10 will play in a play-in round. All games will be played in a best-of-five format and the system will change to a 2–2–1 format in each series.[6]
| 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.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
German clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | EuroLeague | Regular season |
| Alba Berlin | Champions League | Regular season |
| MLP Academics Heidelberg | Regular season | |
| FIT/One Würzburg Baskets | Regular season | |
| Löwen Braunschweig | Qualifying | |
| Niners Chemnitz | EuroCup | Regular season |
| ratiopharm Ulm | Regular season | |
| Hamburg Towers | Regular season | |
| Rostock Seawolves | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
| Rasta Vechta | Qualifying |
German clubs in Regional competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Mitteldeutscher BC | European North Basketball League | TBD |
References
- ^ "Lizenzierung easyCredit BBL: Mit 18 Clubs in die Jubiläums-Saison 2025/26". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Tabelle wird zur Saison 2025/26 wieder nach Wertungspunkten sortiert". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "BBL ändert Playoff-Modus und steckt sich hohe Ziele". flashscore.de. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ ""Wir reißen Jena ab" – Science City schafft dritten Bundesliga-Aufstieg". mdr.de. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ ""Nie wieder zweite Liga" – Gladiators Trier steigen in die Bundesliga auf". sportschau.de. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Die Clubs der easyCredit BBL beschließen: Playoff-Rhythmus wird bereits für die Saison 2025/26 geändert". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
External links
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| 2025–26 clubs |
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