European North Basketball League

Basketball league
European North Basketball League
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
First season2021–22
RegionEurope
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams16 (2023–24)
15 (2022–23)
8 (2021–22)
Current championsDenmark Bakken Bears
(1st title)
Most championshipsDenmark Bakken Bears
Poland Anwil Włocławek
Poland BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
(1 title)
CEOEdgars Zanders
PresidentIgo Zanders
TV partnersBest4Sport TV
Websiteenbleague.eu
2023–24 season

The European North Basketball League (ENBL) is regional professional men's club basketball league in northern, central and eastern Europe; it has been organised since 2021.[1] ENBL format is based on the European Youth Basketball league (founded in 1998) – FIBA approved international competition for girls and boys which recently featured around 300 teams from 29 countries.

History

European North Basketball league (ENBL) has been founded in summer 2021 for professional men's clubs from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It's designed for the clubs who wish to compete internationally at a high level.

The first season featured eight teams from Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus and Russia, including several national medalists with wide regional and international experience.

The second season saw an expansion to 16 teams within two groups. While Belarusian and Russian teams were excluded, teams from Israel, Ukraine and Kosovo joined. A team from Serbia also joined but withdrew at the last moment, meaning the participating teams dropped to 15.[2][3]

In the third season the league were joined by teams from Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Great Britain, Netherlands and Romania. The Final Four was held at the Danish city of Aarhus in april 2024.

Competition format

The regular season is divided into two groups. Four teams from each group will advance to play-offs. Each tie in the quarter-finals phase is played over two legs. The winning teams qualify for the Final Four tournament.

Summary

Year Teams Final Semifinalists
Champions Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
2021–22
Details 		8 Poland Anwil Włocławek 90–79 Lithuania Šiauliai Czech Republic Brno 80–76 Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits
2022–23
Details 		15 Poland BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 70–66 Lithuania BC Wolves Poland Start Lublin 86–62 Poland King Szczecin
2023–24
Details 		16 Denmark Bakken Bears 85–81 Romania CSO Voluntari Belgium Royal Liege Basket 83–73 Lithuania Šiauliai

Titles by club

Rank Team Championships Runner-ups Championship years
1.
 Poland Anwil Włocławek
1
—
Poland BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
Denmark Bakken Bears
2.
 Lithuania BC Wolves
—
1
—
Lithuania Šiauliai
Romania CSO Voluntari

Titles by country

Country Championships Runner-ups Championship years
1  Poland 2 — 2021–22, 2022–23
2  Denmark 1 — 2023–24
3  Lithuania — 2 —
4  Romania — 1 —

See also

References

  1. ^ A new international league in European basketball: the participation of Lithuanian clubs is also announced
  2. ^ About us
  3. ^ "ENBL announcement on November 4, 2022". ENBL. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

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