2025–26 BBL-Pokal
| 2025–26 BBL-Pokal | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 September 2025 – February 2026 |
| Teams | 24 |
← 2024–25 | |
The 2025–26 BBL-Pokal will be the 59th season of the BBL-Pokal, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[1]
Format
The top eight teams of the 2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga receive a bye and move on to the round of 16. The teams that placed ninth to 16th were seeded and the relegated team, together with the top seven-placed teams from the ProA from the previous season, were unseeded for the draw. The team from the unseeded group has home-advantage. After that an open draw is used for the other rounds.[2]
Schedule
The rounds of the 2025–26 competition are scheduled as follows:
| Round | Matches |
|---|---|
| First round | 23–24 September 2025 |
| Round of 16 | |
| Quarterfinals | |
| Final four | February 2026 |
References
- ^ "Basketball-Bundesliga reformiert Pokalwettbewerb". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "BBL POKAL 2025/26 - Zweitligisten für BBL Pokal stehen / Sieben Teams aus der BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.