Women's Baltic Basketball League

Baltic Women's Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
2024–25 Women's Baltic Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded19 May 1994 (1994-05-19)
First season1994–95
No. of teams10
Country Estonia
 Latvia
 Lithuania
ContinentFIBA Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Kibirkštis Vilnius (2024/25)
Most titles Aistės-LSU Kaunas
(14 titles)
Official websitewomenbbl.com

The Women's Baltic Basketball League (WBBL) is a top-level regional basketball league in Northern Europe. The league features women's teams from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Teams from Finland, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Sweden have competed in the past seasons.

History

The Baltic Women's Basketball League was founded in 1994.[1][2] In its 15th season in 2008, the league contained 18 teams from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan.[3] By 2016, for the league's 26th season, the league had 10 teams from Belarus, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania.[4] After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, teams from Belarus and Russia were banned from participation.[5]

In 2023, the Lithuanian Basketball Federation took over leadership of the league with the popular online betting company Betsafe, part of Betsson, signing a three year agreement to serve as its title sponsor.[6][7]

In 2024, it was announced that the league would introduce divisions for the first time with teams from all three of the Baltic States competing.[8]

Teams

2024/2025 teams
Division A Division B
Kibirkštis Vilnius Aistės-LSMU Kaunas
Neptūnas-Amberton Klaipeda MKK Panevėžys
LCC International University Klaipeda TTT Riga Juniors
TTT Riga Daugavpils University
TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn Latvia U16
Šiauliai-Vilmers Uniclub Bet-Oaks Vilnius
SBK Liepaja/LSSS Atletas Kaunas r.
RSU Riga

Champions

Season Winners Score Runners-up Final location MVP Ref
1994–95 Telerina, Vilnius Victoria, Kaunus [2]
1995–96 Laisvė Kaunos Vilnius Telekomas [2]
1996–97 Laisvė Kaunos Vilnius Telekomas [2]
1997–98 Rygos RTU-Klondaika Horizont Minsk [2]
1998–99 Horizont Minsk 71–58 Arvi Veritas Marijampolė, Lithuania [2][9]
1999–00 Vilnius Telekomas 73–38 Arvi Veritas Vilnius, Lithuania [2]
2000–01 Vilnius Telekomas 104–75 TTT Riga Riga, Latvia [2]
2001–02 Vilnius Telekomas 76–65 Baltiyskaya Zvezda St. Petersburg Vilnius, Lithuania [2]
2002–03 Vilnius Telekomas 92–51 Pantterit Helsinki, Finland [2]
2003–04 Vilnius Telekomas 78–60 Arvi Druskininkai, Lithuania [2]
2004–05 Vilnius Telekomas 95–64 Lajsve Vilnius, Lithuania [2]
2005–06 Vilnius Telekomas 90–57 TIM SKUF Druskininkai, Lithuania Katie Douglas [2]
2006–07 Vilnius TEO 75–66 Arvi Druskininkai, Lithuania [2]
2007–08 Vilnius TEO 59–53 Cēsis Riga, Latvia Willnett Crockett [2]
2008–09 Vilnius TEO 68–47 Cēsis Cēsis, Latvia Crystal Langhorne
2009–10 Vilnius TEO 70–56 Klaipėda Klaipėda, Lithuania Lindsey Harding
2010–11 Kaunas VIČI-Aistės 85–72 Spartak St. Petersburg SC A. Sabonisa

Kaunas, Lithuania

Aušra Bimbaitė
2011–12 Kaunas VIČI-Aistės 79–66 Horizont Minsk SC Olympia

Lida, Belarus

Tatsiana Likhtarovich
2012–13 Olimpia Grodno[9] 74–49 Horizont Minsk Druskininkai, Lithuania Maryia Papova
2013–14 BC Kibirkstis-Tiche 67–57 Horizont Minsk M. Riomerio universition basketball hall

Vilnius, Lithuania

Mantė Kvederavičiūtė
2014–15 BC Tsmoki-Minsk 63–55 TTT Riga Olympic sports arena

Riga, Latvia

Viktoryia Hasper [9]
2015–16 Marijampolės Sūduva 69–57 BC Tsmoki-Minsk Marijampolės ŽSM krepšinio salėMarijampolė, Lithuania Iveta Salkauske
2016–17 Dynamo-Farm Kursk 70–42 FCR Media/Rapla Druskininkai, Lithuania Ekaterina Polyashova
2017–18 Inventa-Farm Kursk 65–54 BC Tsmoki-Minsk Druskininkai, Lithuania Evgeniia Frolkina
2018–19 Aistės-LSU Kaunus 69–51 Riga Stradinš University Riga, Latvia [10]
2019–20 Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic with TTT Riga declared winner and BK Liepaja/LSSS declared second [11]
2020–21 TTT Riga 85–58 BK Liepaja/LSSS Estonia [12]
2021–22 TTT Riga 68-62 Kibirkštis-MRU Vilnius, Lithuania [13]
2022–23 TTT Riga 69–68 Kibirkštis-MRU [14]
2023–24 TTT Riga 77–66 LCC International University Palanga, Lithuania [15]
2024–25 Kibirkštis 76–61 BC Neptunas-Amberton Riga, Latvia [16]

Division B

Season Winners Score Runners-up Final location MVP Ref
2024–25 MKK Panevėžys 88–78 OT Aistės-LSMU Kaunas Daugavpils, Latvia [17]

References

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  5. ^ Post, Kyiv (18 May 2022). "FIBA bans Russia, Belarus from Upcoming National Basketball Team Competitions". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Baltijos moterų krepšinio lygą perėmusi LKF surado jai rėmėją". www.lrytas.lt. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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  11. ^ "Douglas Baltic Basketball League 2019-2020, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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  15. ^ ""TTT-Riga" su G. Meškonyte apgynė Baltijos čempionių titulą". www.lrytas.lt. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Kibirkstis Crowned BioSil-WBBL Champions!". womenbbl.com. 6 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Panevezys Triumphs in Overtime to Claim BioSil-WBBL Division B Title". womenbbl.com.

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