Germany basketball leagues

Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code GER

The men's top flight, easyCredit BBL, is run by the league itself. Below it sit ProA and ProB. One club was promoted from ProA for 2026-27 and a wildcard filled the 18th place. The women's top flight is the DBBL.

National federation: Deutscher Basketball Bund (DBB).

easyCredit BBL

Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: Basketball Bundesliga GmbH · Official site
Teams: 18 · Source
Season: Sep to May regular season (18 Sep 2026 to 9 May 2027), then playoffs · Source
Foreign player rule: 2026-27 rules: a club may use an unlimited number of foreign players, but the competition notice may limit this for single games. Foreign means not German and not from an EU state. Roster is up to 20 players. · Source
Promotion and relegation: Promotion and relegation with ProA exists. For 2026-27 only one club was promoted on the court and a wildcard filled the 18th place. Exact relegation count not found. · Source

Clubs, 2026-27

Single table, 18 clubs.

ALBA BERLIN · Berlin
FC Bayern München Basketball · München
BMA365 Bamberg Baskets · Bamberg
Telekom Baskets Bonn · Bonn
Fitness First Würzburg Baskets · Würzburg
ratiopharm ulm · Ulm
RASTA Vechta · Vechta
VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier · Trier
ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES · Rostock
MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg · Ludwigsburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg · Oldenburg
NINERS Chemnitz · Chemnitz
SYNTAINICS MBC
Veolia Towers Hamburg · Hamburg
SKYLINERS
Science City Jena · Jena
Phoenix Hagen · Hagen
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig · Braunschweig

Source for this club list

Cities only where the club name contains the city. The league homepage standings list the same 18 clubs.

1. Damen Basketball Bundesliga (DBBL)

Women's tier 1. Status: Not yet verified.

Run by: Damen Basketball Bundesliga · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Not yet verified

Clubs: Not yet verified.

dbbl.de blocked fetch (robots). Women's fields left null.

Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.

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