2021–22 European North Basketball League

European North Basketball League
Season2021–22
Duration19 October 2021–7 April 2022
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Best4Sport TV
Finals
ChampionsAnwil Włocławek
  Runners-upŠiauliai
Third placeBrno
Fourth placeTartu Ulikool Maks & Moorits
Records
Biggest home winAnwil Włocławek 116–55 Liepāja
(9 February 2022)
Biggest away winLiepāja 64–104 Brno
(2 March 2022)
Highest scoringBC Šiauliai 104–107 BC Brno
(28 December 2021)
Winning streak7 games
Anwil Włocławek
Losing streak5 games
Valmiera Glass ViA

2021–22 European North Basketball League was the first season of the European North Basketball League, a regional basketball competition patronised by FIBA. The tournament began on October 19, 2021.[1][2][3]

Competition format

A round robin tournament – at least seven games in three stages (3+2+2), followed by the Final Four in Spring of 2022. There was no games during FIBA international windows for the National teams (November 22–30, 2021; February 21-March 1, 2022). Final Four tournament was held at Włocławek. [4]

Teams

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Poland Anwil Włocławek Włocławek Hala Mistrzów 4200
Czech Republic Brno Brno Sportovní hala Sokola Brno 1100
Belarus Borisfen Mogilev Olympic Stadium 2740
Russia Enisey Krasnoyarsk Arena Sever 4100
Latvia Liepāja Liepāja Liepāja Olympic Center 2542
Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai Arena 5700
Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 1650
Latvia Valmiera Glass VIA Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic Center 1500

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Poland Anwil Włocławek 5 5 0 468 346 +122 1.000 Advance to Final 4
2 Czech Republic Brno 5 4 1 459 412 +47 .800
3 Lithuania Šiauliai 5 3 2 438 436 +2 .600
4 Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 5 2 3 333 358 −25 .400
5 Latvia Liepāja 5 1 4 335 433 −98 .200
6 Latvia Valmiera Glass VIA 5 0 5 355 403 −48 .000
7 Russia BC Enisey1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded
8 Belarus Borisfen1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: enbleague.eu

1Participation of Russian and Belarusian teams suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thus, according to article D.5.1 of the FIBA Official Basketball Rules, all their results in the relevant phases were annulled.[5]

Final Four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
6 Apr
 
 
Poland Anwil Włocławek 80
 
7 Apr
 
Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 74
 
Poland Anwil Włocławek 90
 
6 Apr
 
Lithuania Šiauliai79
 
Czech Republic Brno 73
 
 
Lithuania Šiauliai 84
 
Third place game
 
 
7 Apr
 
 
Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 76
 
 
Czech Republic Brno80

References

  1. ^ "Лига ENBL — БК Борисфен — Официальный сайт". bcborisfen.by (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  2. ^ Wloclawek, Anwil. "Anwil Włocławek - Anwil Włocławek w European North Basketball League". Anwil Włocławek (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  3. ^ archynewsy (2021-07-17). "A new international league in European basketball: the participation of Lithuanian clubs is also announced / News". Archynewsy. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  4. ^ Anwill official Twitter account
  5. ^ "ENBL announcement on March 1, 2022". European North Basketball League. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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