European North Basketball League

Professional men's club basketball competition in Europe

Not to be confused with the defunct North European Basketball League.

Basketball league

European North Basketball League

Founded| 2021; 4 years ago (2021)
First season| 2021–22
Region| Europe
Confederation| FIBA Europe
Number of teams| 18 (2024–25)
16 (2023–24)
15 (2022–23)
8 (2021–22)
Current champions|  CSO Voluntari
(1st title)
Most championships|  Anwil Włocławek
Bakken Bears
BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
CSO Voluntari
(1 title)
CEO| Edgars Zanders
President| Igo Zanders
TV partners| Best4Sport TV
Website| www.enbleague.eu
2025–26 season

The European North Basketball League (ENBL) is a professional men's club basketball league featuring teams from across Europe. Despite its name, the league is not limited to northern Europe. Established in 2021, the ENBL is considered the 5th-tier European competition, ranking below the FIBA Europe Cup. Clubs participate without formal qualification or performance criteria, as teams are selected arbitrarily.[1]

## History

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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 |  RSW Liège | 83–73  |  Šiauliai
2024–25
Details | 18  |  CSO Voluntari | 95–82  |  Newcastle Eagles |  Dziki Warsaw | 80–78  |  Inter Bratislava

### Titles by club

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

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|  CSO Voluntari |

2024–25

|  Anwil Włocławek |

2021–22

BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |

2022–23

Bakken Bears |

2023–24

|  BC Wolves |

Šiauliai
Newcastle Eagles

### 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  |  Romania | 1 | 1 | 2024–25
3  |  Denmark | 1 | —  | 2023–24
4  |  Lithuania | — | 2 | —
5  |  Great Britain | — | 1 | —

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "BNXT League : Liège devient le premier club belge à disputer l'European North Basketball League" (in French). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
2. ^ About us
3. ^ "ENBL announcement on November 4, 2022". ENBL. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

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