CEBL Postseason

Last updated
CEBL Playoffs
First played 2019
Most recently played 2025
Most recent champions Niagara River Lions (2)
Most titles Edmonton Stingers, Niagara River Lions (2)

On January 15, 2026, the CEBL announced the introduction of a full in-market postseason and a best-of-three finals, beginning with the 2026 season. [1]

Contents

Results

Championship Weekend winners

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSemi-finalistsHost cityFinals MVPRef
2019 Saskatchewan Rattlers 94–83 Hamilton Honey Badgers Edmonton Stingers (83–85 SSK)
Niagara River Lions (103–104 HAM)
Saskatoon Alex Campbell [2]
2020 [a] Edmonton Stingers 90–73 Fraser Valley Bandits Hamilton Honey Badgers (75–76 FRA)
Ottawa Blackjacks (75–88 EDM)
St. Catharines Xavier Moon [3]
2021 Edmonton Stingers 101–65 Niagara River Lions Fraser Valley Bandits (84–82 NIA)
Ottawa Blackjacks (87-94 EDM)
Edmonton Xavier Moon [4]
2022 Hamilton Honey Badgers 90–88 Scarborough Shooting Stars Niagara River Lions (93–81 SSS)
Ottawa Blackjacks (76–72 HAM)
Ottawa Christian Vital [5]
2023 Scarborough Shooting Stars 82–70 Calgary Surge Niagara River Lions (74–71 SSS)
Vancouver Bandits (77–75 CGY)
Langley Isiaha Mike [6]
2024 Niagara River Lions 97–95 Vancouver Bandits Calgary Surge (89–87 VAN)
Montreal Alliance (78–75 NIA)
Montreal Khalil Ahmad [7]
2025 Niagara River Lions 79–73 Calgary Surge Scarborough Shooting Stars (93–91 NIA)
Winnipeg Sea Bears (90–79 CGY)
Winnipeg Khalil Ahmad [8]

In-market format era

YearChampionScoreRunner-upConference ChampionsFinals MVPRef
2026 West:
East:

Results by teams

Note: Statistics include the semi-finals and final of the 2020 Summer Series which was held in lieu of the Championship Weekend due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BoldTeam won that year's Championship Weekend
ItalicsTeam hosted that year's Championship Weekend
TeamChampionshipsRunners-upSemi-final lossesTotal appearancesYear(s) of appearance
Brampton Honey Badgers 11132019, 2020, 2022
Calgary Surge 02132023, 2024, 2025
Edmonton Stingers 20132019, 2020, 2021
Montreal Alliance 00112024
Niagara River Lions 21362019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Ottawa Blackjacks 00332020, 2021, 2022
Saskatchewan Rattlers 10012019
Scarborough Shooting Stars 11132022, 2023, 2025
Vancouver Bandits 02242020, 2021 2023, 2024
Winnipeg Sea Bears 00112025

Notes

  1. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Championship Weekend was not held in Edmonton as originally planned. Instead, a single-site Summer Series tournament was held.

References

  1. "New Playoff Era to Begin as CEBL Announces 2026 Season Schedule". CEBL. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  2. "CEBL 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. "CEBL 2020 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. "Edmonton To Host 2021 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. "City of Ottawa and Ottawa BlackJacks to host 2022 Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  6. "Canadian Elite Basketball League Awards 2023 Championship Weekend to Fraser Valley". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  7. "Montréal to Host 2024 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  8. "Winnipeg to Host 2025 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.