European North Basketball League

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{{distinguish|text=the defunct North European Basketball League}}

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{{Infobox basketball league

| name = European North Basketball League

| image = EuropeanNorthBasketballLeagueLogo.png

| caption =

| pixels = 180

| organiser =

| founded = {{Start date and age|2021}}

| first = 2021–22

| folded =

| successor =

| region = Europe

| confed = FIBA Europe

| divisions =

| teams = 18 (2024–25)
16 (2023–24)
15 (2022–23)
8 (2021–22)

| champions = {{flagicon|ROM}} CSO Voluntari
(1st title)

| season =

| most_champs = {{flagicon|POL}} Anwil Włocławek
{{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears
{{flagicon|POL}} BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
{{flagicon|ROM}} CSO Voluntari
(1 title)

| most_appearances =

| top_scorer =

| ceo = Edgars Zanders

| commissioner =

| president = Igo Zanders

| tv = Best4Sport TV

| website = [https://www.enbleague.eu/ enbleague.eu]

| current = 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.{{cite web|lang=fr|url=https://www.lesoir.be/529172/article/2023-08-03/bnxt-league-liege-devient-le-premier-club-belge-disputer-leuropean-north|title=BNXT League : Liège devient le premier club belge à disputer l’European North Basketball League|date=August 3, 2023|access-date=July 13, 2025}}

==History==

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.[https://www.enbleague.eu/about-us About us]{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=ENBL announcement on November 4, 2022 |url=https://www.enbleague.eu/post/enbl-announcement-on-november-4-2022 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=ENBL |language=en}}

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==

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.