Czech-in time for Opava and Olomouc, home stands for Valmiera and Manchester
- Māris Noviks
- Oct 15
- 4 min read
Four games are to be played on Wednesday, October 15. Valmiera Glass ViA host the home opener against Fyllingen Lions. BK Opava await season opener against Brussels Basketball, while another Czech club BK Olomoucko travel to Spartak Pleven. Last but not least, Manchester Basketball will try to double the win count against Slovan Bratislava.
Valmiera Glass ViA vs Fyllingen Lions
Series history: Valmiera Glass ViA (1-0) will face Fyllingen Lions (0-1) for the first time.
Valmiera won at Donar Groningen, 92-88, three weeks ago.
National championships: Latvian team has a dream start, posting a 4-0 record in all competitions, and 3-0 at the Optibet Estonia and Latvia league.
Kaspars Vecvagars hasn`t lost a game yet at the helm of Valmiera after wins against BK Ogre, 86-65, on September 30, TalTech/Alexela, 91-83, on October 4, and Viimsi, 90-64, on October 10.
Fyllingen Lions are 3-2 in all competitions, including a 3-1 start at the BLNO.
The Lions defeated Ammerud, 100-61, on September 27, lost at Froya, 63-72, on October 1, and won against Kongsberg, 95-90, on October 12.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Mareks Voļskis (Latvia) – Latvia Basketball league referee from 2006.
Umpire 1: Simon Nordeide (Norway) – has refereed three years in Australia, 2010-2013, at the Queensland Basketball league (second highest level in Australia), national referee in Norway from 2009, including BLNO finals in 2022, 2023, 2025, and semifinals in 2024.
Umpire 2: Ranno Konks (Estonia) – referee from 2009, KML Meistriliiga and Latvia-Estonia league referee from 2017; was nominated for Estonian play-off games.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
BK Opava vs Brussels Basketball
Series history: BK Opava will face Brussels Basketball (0-1) for the first time.
Brussels Basketball lost the home opener against Prishtina, 75-80.
National championships: BK Opava are 3-2 at the Kooperativa NBL.
David Zach and his men defeated Hradec Kralove, 112-80, Srsni Pisek, 120-93, and NH Ostrava, 101-86, while in between falling at the hands of BK Olomoucko, 75-76, on October 8.
Brussels Basketball are 2-2 in all competitions, includind a 2-1 start at the BNXT league.
Brussels defeated the guests from the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, 85-68, on October 12.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Lukas Hartig (Czechia) – Kooperativa NBL referee from 2020.
Umpire 1: Joachim Kisiigha (Belgium) – first division referee in Belgium from 2019; has worked at the European University games final in 2024.
Umpire 2: Robin Petrak (Czechia) – Kooperativa NBL referee from 2021, including a play-off game, has participated at the Kuba Zamojski`s referee camp in Radom 2019 and Survival Camp in Poland 2020.
Observer (at the video): Paul Valentin (Austria).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Spartak Pleven vs BK Olomoucko
Series history: Spartak Pleven (1-0) will face BK Olomoucko for the first time.
Spartak Pleven enjoy the best ENBL start in three campaigns so far, after a 83-82 home win against Dubrava Zagreb.
National championships: Spartak Pleven are 1-0 at the Sesame NBL.
Todor Todorov and his men defeated Levski Sofia, 81-66, on October 5.
BK Olomoucko are 3-2 at the Kooperativa NBL.
Olomouc kicked off campaign with two losses against Hradec Kralove, 65-70, and at Srsni Pisek, 60-70.
Three consecutive wins have followed since then after successes against NH Ostrava, 89-83, on October 4, BK Opava, 76-75, on October 8, and Usti nad Labem, 79-72, on October 12.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Stefan Stefanov (Bulgaria) – referee from 2011, FIBA referee from 2019, Sesame NBL referee from 2018.
Umpire 1: Jonaš Kavan (Czechia) – Kooperativa NBL referee from 2023, has worked at two Chance ŽBL finals.
Umpire 2: Ivan Iliev (Bulgaria) – member of Sofia referee association, Sesame NBL referee from 2021, FIBA referee from 2025.
Observer (at the video): Neil Wilkinson (United Kingdom).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Manchester Basketball vs Slovan Bratislava
Series history: Manchester Basketball (1-0) will face Slovan Bratislava (0-1) for the first time.
Manchester posted a 84-80 home win against Keila Coolbet on September 30.
National championships: Manchester Basketball are 3-1 in all competitions, including 2-1 at the Super League Basketball.
Manchester defeated Leicester Riders, 87-72, on October 5.
Slovan Bratislava are 3-2 in all competitions.
Aramis Naglič and his men are on a 2-0 winning streak after successes against Spišski Rytieri, 98-72, on October 8, and Košice, 93-69, on October 11.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Robert Mordal (Poland) – Orlen PLK referee from 2007, FIBA Referee Instructor from 2024.
Umpire 1: Robert Cibulka (Slovakia) – Slovak Basketball league referee from 2019.
Umpire 2: Kristiāns Eglītis (Latvia) – Denmark Top league referee from 2022, has worked at the playoffss, ENBL referee from 2024, now working at the Latvia-Estonia league.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of October 14, 2025 | without tie-breakers
Tindastoll 2-0, +61
CSO Voluntari 2-0, +60
Sigal Prishtina 2-0, +16
Riga Zelli 2-0, +13
Donar Groningen 2-1, +19
Bristol Flyers 1-1, +11
TalTech Alexela 1-2, -43
Syntainics MBC 1-0, +27
Valmiera Glass/ViA 1-0, +4
Manchester 1-0, +4
Spartak Pleven 1-0, +1
Hefte Helfen Bulls 0-2, -18
Gimle Basket 0-2, -48
Dubrava Zagreb 0-1, -1
Dziki Warszawa 0-1, -2
Keila Coolbet 0-1, -4
Brussels Basketball 0-1, -5
Go+ Peja 0-1, -11
Alkar Sinj 0-1, -20
Slovan Bratislava 0-1, -24
Fyllingen Lions 0-1, -40
BK Olomoucko
BK Opava
Dinamo Zagreb
Iraklis BC
Newcastle Eagles
2025-2026 ENBL format and pools
2025-2026 ENBL schedule UPD7
2025 ENBL classification
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