The countdown to the next British Basketball League (BBL) season has officially begun with the release of the fixtures and competition systems for 2019-20.
Following previously announced changes to competition formats, the 2019-20 season will open on Friday 20 September with the Cup Group Stages, which will run until the weekend of 22-24 November.
The following weekend, 29 Nov – 1 Dec will see the Cup Quarter Finals take place.
The BBL Championship will commence on Friday 6 December and the BBL Trophy First Round will open in the New Year on the weekend of 4/5 January.
Please visit the BBL website for the full 2019/20 fixtures.
BBL Championship
Featuring all 12 BBL teams now in a 22-game schedule, each team playing home and away. The team that finishes the season in first place will be crowned BBL Championship winners.
BBL Cup
Featuring all 12 BBL teams split geographically into two groups of six. The groups are:
North – Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester, Cheshire, Leicester
South – Worcester, Bristol, Plymouth, Surrey, London, London City
The top four teams in each group will then advance into the Quarter Finals with the top two hosting one-legged ties:
Quarter Finals (Single Leg) – 29 Nov – 1 Dec 2019
North 1 v South 4
South 1 v North 4
North 2 v South 3
South 2 v North 3
Semi-Finals (Two Legs) – mid-December
Winner of N1 v S4 v Winner S2 v N3
Winner of S1 v N4 v Winner N2 v S3
The BBL Cup Final will take place on Sunday 26 January 2020 at Arena Birmingham, and tickets are available now [CLICK HERE].
BBL Trophy
The Trophy will remain the same format as last season, with the 12 BBL teams and 4 non-BBL teams competing in a bracket knockout tournament, with the First Round an open draw.
First Round (Single Leg – Open Draw) – 3/4/5 January 2020
Quarter Finals (Single Leg) – 17/18/19 January 2020
Semi-Finals (Two Legs) – late January/early February (midweek)
The BBL Trophy Final will take place on Sunday 15 March 2020 at the Emirates
Arena, Glasgow, and tickets are available now [CLICK HERE].
BBL Play-Offs
The top eight teams in the BBL Championship will qualify for the Play-Offs and will compete in a Best of 3 series, with ties being determined by each club’s league position.
1st v 8th
2nd v 7th
3rd v 6th
4th v 5th
The higher seed team will be away in Game 1 and home in Game 2 (and home again for Game 3 if necessary). If a lower seeded team defeats a higher seeded team, they will take their seeding.
Quarter Finals (Best of 3) – 24/26/29 April 2020 (on or around)
Semi-Finals (Best of 3) – 3/6/8 May 2020 (on or around)
The BBL Play-Off Final will take place on Sunday 17 May 2020 at The O2, London, and tickets are available now [CLICK HERE].
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