| 2008–09 BIBL | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2008–09 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Rilski Sportist |
| Runners-up |  Feršped Rabotnički |
2009–10 → | |
The 2008-09 season is the first season of the Balkan International Basketball League. Ten teams from the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia are competing.
In the regular season the teams will be divided into two groups, each containing five teams. Each team plays every other team in its group at home and away. The top 4 teams in each group advance to the playoffs. Games will be played from October 7, 2008 to February 18, 2009.
The top four teams in each group advance for the quarterfinals. The winner of Group A/Group B will play with the fourth placed team in Group B/Group A and the second placed team in Group A/Group B will play with the third in Group B/Group A.
The four remaining teams play a semifinal match and the winners of those advance to the final. The losers play in a third-place playoff.
| Qualified for the playoffs |
 SWI | FEN | CHE | RAD |  BRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI | 106-72 | 85-73 | 72-77 | 76-55 | |
| FEN | 70-75 | 87-74 | 92-60 | 86-75 | |
| CHE | 71-98 | 83-74 | 86-79 | 104-96 | |
| RAD | 72-88 | 63-74 | 78-63 | 79-77 | |
| BRA | 70-84 | 87-86 | 80-82 | 85-75 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swisslion Takovo | 8 | 7 | 1 | 684 | 560 | +124 | 15 |
| 2. | Feni Industries | 8 | 4 | 4 | 641 | 623 | +18 | 12 |
| 3. | Euroins Cherno More | 8 | 4 | 4 | 636 | 677 | −41 | 12 |
| 4. | Radnički 034 Group | 8 | 3 | 5 | 583 | 637 | −54 | 11 |
| 5. | Cuadripol Brașov | 8 | 2 | 6 | 625 | 672 | −47 | 10 |
| Qualified for the playoffs |
| RIL | RAB | LEV | MEG | DIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIL | 72-65 | 95-91 | 97-96 | 91-75 | |
| RAB | 87-92 | 98-88 | 90-89 | 67-51 | |
| LEV | 75-73 | 74-83 | 80-81 | 102-73 | |
| MEG | 84-85 | 77-68 | 71-79 | 82-74 | |
| DIN | 88-79 | 66-72 | 69-86 | 67-74 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rilski Sportist | 8 | 6 | 2 | 684 | 661 | +23 | 14 |
| 2. | Feršped Rabotnički | 8 | 5 | 3 | 630 | 609 | +21 | 13 |
| 3. | Levski Sofia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 675 | 643 | +32 | 12 |
| 4. | Mega Hypo Leasing | 8 | 4 | 4 | 654 | 640 | +14 | 12 |
| 5. | Dinamo București | 8 | 1 | 7 | 563 | 653 | −90 | 9 |
First legs were on 25 and 26 February and 6 March, second legs were held on March 3, 4 and 10th
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Hypo Leasing | 159−158 | Swisslion Takovo | 81−70 | 78−88 |
| Euroins Cherno More | 139−143 | Feršped Rabotnički | 78−62 | 61−81 |
| Levski Sofia | 153−156 | Feni Industries | 91−75 | 62−81 |
| Radnički 034 Group | 148−184 | Rilski Sportist | 81−91 | 67−93 |
| Semifinals March 24 | Final March 25 | |||||
| Arena Samokov − Samokov | ||||||
| Rilski Sportist | 83 | |||||
| Arena Samokov − Samokov | ||||||
| Mega Hypo Leasing | 81 | |||||
| Rilski Sportist | 84 | |||||
| Arena Samokov − Samokov | ||||||
| Feršped Rabotnički | 77 | |||||
| Feni Industries | 62 | |||||
| Feršped Rabotnički | 90 | |||||
| Third place March 25 | ||||||
| Arena Samokov − Samokov | ||||||
| Mega Hypo Leasing | 78 | |||||
| Feni Industries | 60 | |||||
| Balkan League 2009 Champions |
|---|
 Rilski Sportist First title |
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