18 teams from 12 countries: ENBL regular season groups revealed

Eighteen teams from 12 countries will compete for the 2025 European North basketball league`s title.

The field includes both 2024 finalists, five playoff participants – Bakken Bears, CSO Voluntari, Newcastle Eagles, Tartu Ulikool Maks&Moorits, Bristol Flyers – and nine new teams.

Teams were split in two groups of nine, taking into account the following principles:

1) Team positions in the ENBL 2023-2024 season;

2) Geographic limitations – no more than 1 team from each country in the group;

3) Subjective opinion to make groups as equal as possible.

As a result, every group features nine teams from nine countries.

The 2024 ENBL finalists CSO Voluntari were selected in Group A together with teams from Czechia, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Estonia and Latvia.

Reigning champions Bakken Bears Aarhus were selected in Group B together with teams from Germany, Czechia, United Kingdom, Romania, Norway, Slovakia, Estonia and Poland.

Group A (four new teams)

BK Opava

CSO Voluntari

Donar Groningen

Dziki Warszawa

Newcastle Eagles

Spartak Pleven

Spišski Rytieri

Tartu Ulikool Maks&Moorits

Valmiera Glass ViA

Group B (five new teams)

Bakken Bears

Bamberg Baskets

Basket Brno

Bristol Flyers

Dinamo Bucharest

Fyllingen BBK

Inter Bratislava

Keila Coolbet

Legia Warszawa

Teams will have 6-8 new regular season opponents.

For example, Newcastle Eagles will meet BK Opava, Donar Groningen, Dziki Warszawa, Spartak Pleven, Spišski Rytieri and Tartu Ulikool for the first time.

Group games will feature four regular season re-matches and one playoffs re-match.

Re-matches in Group A

CSO Voluntari vs Newcastle Eagles

Newcastle Eagles vs Valmiera Glass ViA

Valmiera Glass ViA vs CSO Voluntari

CSO Voluntari vs Tartu Ulikool (1/4 finals)

Rematch in Group B

Bakken Bears vs Bristol Flyers

The technical meeting – including confirmation of provisional schedule – will take place on August 18, in Rīga, Latvia.