2018–19 Basketligaen

Basketligaen
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 9
Dates 25 September 2018 – May 2019
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Basketligaen is the 44th season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 25 September 2018. Bakken Bears are the defending champions.

Competition format

Teams were divided into two groups: Pro A, joined by the best five teams in the previous season, and Pro B, by the rest of the team. Each team would play against each other of their same league four times, while only twice with teams from the other side.[1]

The five teams of Pro A and the best three of Pro B qualified for playoffs.

Teams

Location of teams in 2018–19 Basketligaen

After the end of the season, Hørsholm 79ers resigned to its place in the league.[2] EBAA and Værløse joined the league.

Team City Arena
Bakken BearsAarhusVejlby-Risskov Hallen
EBAAAarhusVejlby-Risskov Hallen
Horsens ICHorsensForum Horsens
Randers CimbriaRandersArena Randers
Stevnsgade SuperMenCopenhagenNørrebrohallen
Svendborg RabbitsSvendborgSvendborg Idrætscenter
Team FOG NæstvedNæstvedNæstved Hallen
VærløseVærløseSøndersøhallen
WolfpackCopenhagen

Pro A

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Horsens 3 3 0 283 215 +68 6 Qualification to playoffs
2 Svendborg Rabbits 2 2 0 182 155 +27 4
3 Team FOG Næstved 2 1 1 200 156 +44 2
4 Bakken Bears 1 1 0 119 83 +36 2
5 Randers Cimbria 2 1 1 182 185 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2018. Source: Basketligaen

Results

Pro A vs Pro B results

Home \ Away BAK EBA HIC RAN STE SVE FOG VAE WOL
Bakken Bears — 119–83 — — — —
EBAA — 64–82 — — —
Horsens — — — 106–70 — —
Randers Cimbria — 101–90 — — — —
Stevnsgade SuperMen — — — 62–111 —
Svendborg Rabbits — — — 85–73
Team FOG Næstved — — — — —
Værløse — — — —
Wolfpack — — — 66–88 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: Basketligaen
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Pro B

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wolfpack 2 1 1 161 174 −13 2 Qualification to playoffs
2 Værløse 1 0 1 86 95 −9 0
3 EBAA 3 0 3 237 302 −65 0
4 Stevnsgade SuperMen 2 0 2 132 217 −85 0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2018. Source: Basketligaen

Results

Playoffs

The playoffs were played between the eight teams of the competition, with a best-of-five series in a 1-1-1-1-1 format. The seeded team played games 1, 3 and 5 at home. The Finals will be played in a best-of-seven series and the bronze medal series as a single game.

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg

Third place game

Team 1  Score  Team 2

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th leg7th leg

Danish clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionResult
Bakken BearsChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRegular season

References

  1. ↑ "Basketligaen 2018/19" (in dk). Basketligan. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hørsholm 79ers spiller ikke i BL i næste sæson" [Horsholm 79ers will not play in BL the next season] (in German). Basketligaen. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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