The 2020–21 BIBL season is the 12th edition of
Balkan International Basketball League
The Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), also known as the Balkan League, is a multinational professional basketball league that features mostly clubs from the Balkans. The league included teams from countries as Bulgaria, North Macedon ...
(BIBL). Besides 6 teams from
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
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Montenegro
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and
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
, 12 teams from
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
joined the competition, after temporary suspension of
2020-2021 Israeli Basketball League due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
. These 12 teams played inside of Israel in first round of regular season and the best two teams joined the other 4 Balkan teams, which qualified from the Balkan group.
Teams
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Second round playoff
The winners from groups A, B, C and D will compete in a single match to qualify for the second round. The Group A winner will play against the Group C winner, and the Group B winner will play against the winner from Group D.
The hosting team will be decided based the following criteria in the Group stage:
# win–loss record
# game points difference
# game points scored.
If these criteria still cannot decide, a draw shall decide on the final classification.
Second round
The draw of this second round conducted on Friday February 5, at 11:00 EET, at Delasport Bulgaria offices in
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...
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Qualified teams divided to two groups. Each group consist of two teams from the Balkan region and one team from Israel played in a round-robin-system. No teams from the same country can be drawn in one group.
Draw
Group F
Group G
Final Four
By League's official regulations, section 3, if two teams from the same country qualify to the Final Four they shall play each other in the Semifinals game.
The Final Four will take place at
Holon Toto Hall
Holon Toto Hall is an indoor arena that is located in the Tel Aviv District city of Holon, Israel. The arena is mainly used to host basketball games. It has a seating capacity of 5,500.
History
Holon Toto Hall was opened in March 2015. In 2016, ...
.
Semifinals
Third place
Final
References
External links
Official websiteScoreboardFlashcore
2020-21
BIBL
2020–21 in North Macedonia basketball
2020–21 in Bulgarian basketball
2020–21 in Montenegrin basketball
2020–21 in Israeli basketball
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