2024–25 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season


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The 2024–25 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season is the 84th season of the Bulgarian NBL.

NBL
Duration5 October 2024 – June 2025
Games played160 (Regular season)
Teams9
TV partner(s)Max Sport

2024–25 Bulgarian National Basketball League club locations.

CSKA Sofia withdrew from the competition due to financial difficulties.[2]

Chernomorets failed to be registered the team, due to unpaid wages to players and coaches from the last season. This lead to new fixture draw for the upcoming season.[3]

Yambol withdrew from this season, due financial difficulties, the reconstruction of their arena Diana and the lack of other available and suitable basketball hall. [4]

Club Last season Arena Location Capacity
Academic Plovdiv[5] 9th Kolodruma Plovdiv 6,100
Balkan Botevgrad[6] 2nd Arena Botevgrad Botevgrad 4,500
Beroe[7] 12th Municipal Hall Stara Zagora 1,000
Cherno More Ticha[8] 6th Hristo Borisov Varna 1,000
Minyor 2015[9] 11th Boris Gyuderov Hall Pernik 1,700
Levski[10] 8th Universiada Hall Sofia 4,000
Rilski Sportist[11] 1st Arena Samokov Samokov 2,500
Shumen[12] 7th Arena Shumen Shumen 2,300
Spartak Pleven[13] 4th Balkanstroy Pleven 1,200

The eleven teams played two times against each one of the other teams for a total of 20 games. The league splits into two groups (one with the top 6 teams and the other with the bottom 5 teams) and each team played two games against each one of the teams from the same group. The six teams from the first group and the best two teams from the second group joined the playoffs. [14]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification[a]
1 Rilski Sportist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to playoffs
2 Spartak Pleven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Balkan Botevgrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cherno More 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Shumen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Levski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Academic Plovdiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to playoffs
8 Minyor 2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Beroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: NBL
Notes:

  1. ^ Teams played each other twice (20 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom five).

Teams played each other twice, once at home and once away.

Source: NBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

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Round Player Team PIR
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Bulgarian clubs in European competitions

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Team Competition Progress
Rilski Sportist Basketball Champions League Qualifying rounds
Balkan FIBA Europe Cup Regular season

Bulgarian clubs in Regional competitions

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Team Competition Progress
Spartak Pleven European North Basketball League Regular season

Regular Season Stats

  1. ^ "ИУС утвърди системата за провеждане на сезон 2024-25". basketball.bg. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ "ЦСКА се сбогува с НБЛ". Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ "Официално: без Черноморец Бургас в Sesame НБЛ през новия сезон". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  4. ^ "Ямбол се отказа от участие в Националната баскетболна лига". novsport.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  5. ^ Akademik in NBL
  6. ^ Balkan in NBL
  7. ^ Beroe in NBL
  8. ^ Cherno More in NBL
  9. ^ Minyor 2015 in NBL
  10. ^ Levski in NBL
  11. ^ Rilski in NBL
  12. ^ Shumen in NBL
  13. ^ Spartak in NBL
  14. ^ "Жребият размина фаворитите на старта в Sesame НБЛ". bgbasket.com. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  15. ^ MVP by Round