European North Basketball League

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Basketball league

European North Basketball LeagueFounded| 2021; 3 years ago (2021)

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First season| 2021–22
Region| Europe
Confederation| FIBA Europe
Number of teams| 16 (2023–24)
15 (2022–23)
8 (2021–22)
Current champions|  Bakken Bears
(1st title)
Most championships|  Bakken Bears
Anwil Włocławek
BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
(1 title)
CEO| Edgars Zanders
President| Igo Zanders
TV partners| Best4Sport TV
Website| enbleague.eu
2024–25 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

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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

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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

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Year  | Teams  | Final  | Semifinalists

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

### Titles by club

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Rank  | Team  | Championships  | Runner-ups  | Championship years

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|  Anwil Włocławek |

2021–22

BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |

2022–23

Bakken Bears |

2023–24

|  BC Wolves |

Šiauliai
CSO Voluntari

### Titles by country

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| Country | Championships | Runner-ups | Championship years

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1  |  Poland | 2 | —  | 2021–22, 2022–23
2  |  Denmark | 1 | —  | 2023–24
3  |  Lithuania | — | 2 | —
4  |  Romania | — | 1 | —

## See also

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* North European Basketball League
* European Women's Basketball League

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Official website

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