2025 BAL season

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2025 BAL season
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The 2025 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 5, will be the 5th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). It will be the first season in which the playoffs of the league will be held outside of Rwanda. [1]

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Petro de Luanda will be the defending champions, having won the previous season. The winners will earn the right to play in the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Qualification

Road to BAL teams

The following teams are eligible to play in the Road to BAL qualifying tournaments, based on their results in domestic leagues and championships. The final team composition is to be confirmed by FIBA. The Road to BAL will run from September to December 2024. [2]

AssociationTeamQualifying

date

Qualification methodRef.
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria WA Boufarik July 2, 2024 2023–24 Algerian Basketball Championship champions [2]
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Kadji Sports Academy 22 May 20242023–24 Elite Messieurs champions [3]
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast ABC Fighters June 24, 2024 2024 Ligue d'Or season [4]
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Moanda 3 April 20242024 Gabonese Basketball Cup champions [5]
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi City Thunder 20 July 2024 2023–24 KBF Premier League champions [6]
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Al Ahli Tripoli July 14, 20242023–24 Libyan Division I Basketball League champions [7]
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco FUS Rabat July 10, 2024 2023–24 Division Excellence [2]
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Costa do Sol 20 December 2023 2023 LMB season champions [8]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa MBB 26 August 20242024 South African National Basketball Championship winners [9]
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania JKT [ data missing ]2023 National Basketball League champions[ citation needed ]
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar GNBC 30 October 20232024 N1A champions [10]
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Bravehearts [ data missing ]2023–24 BASMAL National Championship winners[ data missing ]
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda City Oilers 4 September 2024 2024 NBL Uganda season champions [11]
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Matero Magic 6 January 20242023–24 Zambia Basketball League champions [12]

Teams

The defending champions Petro de Luanda were the first team to qualify, as they won the 2023–24 Angolan Basketball League on 12 May 2024 to qualify for a record-extending fifth time. [13] Al Ittihad Alexandria will make its debut, becoming the third Egyptian club to play in the league. [14] ASCVD became the third Senegalese club to qualify following their Nationale 1 title. [15]

TeamMethod of qualificationDate of qualificationPrevious appearances
(winners in bold)		Ref.
Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda 2023–24 Angolan Basketball League champions12 May 20244 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) [13]
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ittihad Alexandria 2023–24 Egyptian Basketball Premier League champions13 June 20240 (debut) [14]
Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir 2023–24 Championnat Pro A champions27 June 20244 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) [16]
Flag of Senegal.svg ASCVD 2024 Nationale 1 champions27 June 20240 (debut) [15]
Flag of Rwanda.svg TBD 2024 RBL season championsTBD
Flag of Nigeria.svg TBD 2024 NBBF Premier League championsTBD
Flag placeholder.svg TBD Road to BAL East Division top three teamsTBA
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Flag placeholder.svg TBD Road to BAL West Division top three teamsTBA
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