2025–26 East Asia Super League
| East Asia Super League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Duration | September 2025 – 2026 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2025–26 East Asia Super League is the third regular season of the East Asia Super League, an international basketball club competition involving teams from Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, South Korea, Philippines and Taiwan.
Teams
Allocation
The 2025–26 East Asia Super League will feature twelve teams, up from ten in the previous season.
Taiwan's (Chinese Taipei) P. League+ (PLG), Japan's B.League and South Korea's Korean Basketball League (KBL) each have two slots allocated for the finalists of their respective leagues. On May 13, 2025, a third slot was given to the B.League, allocated for the champion of the Emperor's Cup.[1]
Two slots are also allocated for the Philippines' Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The allocation process for Philippine teams are to be confirmed since the PBA has multiple conferences or tournaments for its 2024–25 season.
On January 24, 2025, the EASL announced that Mongolia's The League will be represented in the league for the first time. The League is given one slot for the league champions.[2][3]
Continuing from the previous season, Macau and Hong Kong will each have one team joining the EASL. Hong Kong Eastern in particular are contracted to participate regardless of placing in the domestic league.[4] The Macau Black Bears will also return.[5]
| League | Country or region | Berths |
|---|---|---|
| B.League | Japan | 3 |
| P. League+ | Chinese Taipei[note 1] | 2 |
| Korean Basketball League | South Korea | 2 |
| Philippine Basketball Association | Philippines | 2 |
| The League | Mongolia | 1 |
| Other | Hong Kong | 1 |
| Macau | 1 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Domestic league standing |
|---|---|
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 2024–25 P. League+ champion |
| Taipei Fubon Braves | 2024–25 P. League+ runner-up |
| Utsunomiya Brex | 2024–25 B.League champion |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 2024–25 B.League runner-up |
| Alvark Tokyo | 2025 Emperor’s Cup runner-up[note 2] |
| Changwon LG Sakers | 2024–25 Korean Basketball League champion |
| Seoul SK Knights | 2024–25 Korean Basketball League runner-up |
| Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 2024–25 The League champion |
| TBA | |
| TBA | |
| Hong Kong Eastern | 2024–25 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship participant |
| Macau Black Bears |
Notes
- ^ Taiwan, officially Republic of China. The organizers of the EASL[6] and FIBA uses the designation of "Chinese Taipei".
- ^ As the 2025 Emperor's Cup champion Ryukyu Golden Kings qualified by reaching the 2025 B.League Finals, the slot reserved for the Emperor's Cup champion was transferred to the Emperor's Cup runner-up.
References
- ^ "EASL Confirms 12th Team for 2025–26 Season: Three B.LEAGUE Teams to Compete". East Asia Super League. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "EASL Adds Mongolia's 'The League' To 2025-26 Roster And Beyond | EASL". EASL. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ B, Ooluun. (24 January 2025). "Mongolian National League Champion to Compete in the East Asia Super League". Mongolian National News Agency. Montsame. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Eastern trying to get more PBA Commissioner's Cup matches played in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "East Asia Super League's Top 10 Moments of 2024". EASL. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
Both teams (Eastern and Macau Black Bears) have proven competitive and will return for the 2025-26 season, aiming to elevate basketball in the Greater Bay Area.
- ^ "East Asia Super League Debuts Season 1 of Premier Home-and-Away Pan-Regional League in 2022". East Asia Super League. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
The newly formed Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes and the championship team from Chinese Taipei's P.LEAGUE+, are the Greater China representatives.