2025–26 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season
| NBL | |
|---|---|
| Duration | October 2025 – June 2026 |
| Teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | Max Sport |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season is the 85th season of the Bulgarian NBL.
Teams
2025–26 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.
11 teams will participate as two teams joined the competititon this season: BC Lokomotiv Plovdiv and BC Botev from Vratsa.[1][2]
| Club | Last season | Arena | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Plovdiv[3] | 9th | SILA Hall | Plovdiv | 1,600 |
| Balkan Botevgrad[4] | 2nd | Arena Botevgrad | Botevgrad | 4,500 |
| Beroe[5] | 12th | Municipal Hall | Stara Zagora | 1,000 |
| Botev | N/A | Vratsa | ||
| Cherno More Ticha[6] | 6th | Hristo Borisov Hall | Varna | 1,000 |
| Minyor 2015[7] | 11th | Boris Gyuderov Hall | Pernik | 1,700 |
| Levski[8] | 8th | Universiada Hall | Sofia | 4,000 |
| Lokomotiv | N/A | Plovdiv | ||
| Rilski Sportist[9] | 1st | Arena Samokov | Samokov | 2,500 |
| Shumen[10] | 7th | Arena Shumen | Shumen | 1,500 |
| Spartak Pleven[11] | 4th | Balkanstroy Hall | Pleven | 1,200 |
Bulgarian clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Rilski Sportist | Champions League | Qualifying rounds |
| Balkan | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
Bulgarian clubs in Regional competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Spartak Pleven | European North Basketball League | Regular season |
References
- ^ Петрова, Виктория (2025-07-10). "НБЛ с 11 отбора през 2025/2026". BBALL.BG (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "11 отбора подадоха заявки за участие в Sesame НБЛ за 2025/2026". basketball.bg. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ Akademik in NBL
- ^ Balkan in NBL
- ^ Beroe in NBL
- ^ Cherno More in NBL
- ^ Minyor 2015 in NBL
- ^ Levski in NBL
- ^ Rilski in NBL
- ^ Shumen in NBL
- ^ Spartak in NBL