Spartak eyeing to match the best start, good chance for Liepāja and Lausanne
Two games are to be played on Tuesday, October 6, both starting at 18.00 Central European Time. BK Liepāja will host Pully Lausanne Foxes, while Spartak Pleven will face TRIA EKA AEL BC.
BK Liepāja vs Pully Lausanne Foxes
Series history: BK Liepāja will face Pully Lausanne Foxes for the first time.
Liepāja is yet to taste its first victory of the season after a 69-92 home opener against Tindastoll.
Latvian team was hit by injuries and departures early on.
American power forward Trey Sampson was fired, center Eric Philip Mulder went absent without official leave.
Power forward Reinis Avotiņš missed a start due to illness, Julian Bryant was injured in the game against Tindastoll.
Avotiņš and Bryant returned on the floor, playing 13.40 and 7.30 minutes in a 55-82 road loss at VEF Rīga on October 3.
Pully Lausanne Foxes are 0-1 after a 71-94 home loss against HEFTE HELFEN BULLS.
National championships: BK Liepāja are 0-3 at the Estonia and Latvia basketball league.
The Lions lost at BC Parnu, 73-76, on September 26, followed by a narrow 83-87 home loss against Estonian champions, Tartu Ulikool.
Pully Lausanne Foxes are 2-1 at the Swiss Basketball league.
The Foxes defended the home floor, by defeating GC Zurich, 90-55, on September 26, and Monthey-Chablais, 94-80, on October 3.
Pully Lausanne Foxes lost at Massagno, 84-90, on September 30.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Mareks Voļskis (Latvia).
Umpire 1: Vittorio Grasso (Switzerland).
Umpire 2: Rihards Baumanis (Latvia).
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Spartak Pleven vs TRIA EKA AEL BC
Series history: Spartak Pleven will face TRIA EKA AEL BC for the first time.
A year ago Spartak Pleven had a 2-0 start after accummulating a 2-13 record in the first two seasons.
The Bulgarians defeated Dubrava Zagreb and BK Olomoucko to enter a playoff conversation.
Spartak opened the 2026-2027 campaign with a 79-54 win at the Fyllingen Lions.
AEL Limassol enters its 60th year of basketball.
Revered as “The Queen of Cyprus Basketball,” AEL has captured a record 13 Cyprus Championships, 10 Cyprus Cups and 8 Super Cups.
AEL is not only the most successful basketball club in Cyprus but also the only club in any sport in Cyprus to have won a European title, a distinction it proudly holds to this day.
That historic achievement came in 2003 when the club won the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup with a perfect, undefeated campaign.
National championships: Bulgaria top flight is set to open later this week.
Spartak Pleven will host Lokomotiv Plovdiv on Sunday, October 11.
ECOMMBX Basket League prepares to raise the curtains on Friday, October 9.
TRIA EKA AEL BC will playa at Apoel Nicosia.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Nikolay Tsintsarski (Bulgaria).
Umpire 1: Andria Kyprianou (Cyprus).
Umpire 2: Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria).
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of October 5, 2026 | without tie-breakers
GROUP A
Tindastoll 3-0, +46
Hefte Helfen Bulls 1-0, +23
Dubrava Zagreb 1-0, +5
BC CIU 0-1, -5
BC Hipocredit 0-1, -6
Bristol Flyers 0-1, -17
BK Liepāja 0-1, -23
Pully Lausanne Foxes 0-1, -23
Syntainics MBC
Group B
TalTech/Alexela 2-0, +14
BC Spartak Pleven 1-0, +25
Anwil Wloclawek 1-0, +16
Alkar Sinj 1-0, +5
HKK Zrinjski 1992 0-1, -5
Fyllingen Lions 0-2, -26
Donar Groningen 0-2, -30
CSO Voluntari
TRIA EKA AEL BC
2026-2027 ENBL schedule
2026-2027 ENBL format and pools
