The 2025 BBL Playoffs was the concluding postseason of the 2024–25 Basketball Bundesliga season. The playoffs started on 17 May and end on 26 June 2025.
Playoff qualifying Seed Team Record Clinched Play-in berth Playoff berth Seeded team Top seed 1 Bayern Munich 24–8 27 April 27 April 27 April 11 May 2 Ratiopharm Ulm 23–9 3 May 3 May 3 May 3 Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 20–12 8 May 8 May 4 Niners Chemnitz 18–14 11 May 11 May 5 MLP Academics Heidelberg 18–14 11 May 6 FIT/One Würzburg Baskets 18–14 11 May † Alba Berlin 18–14 11 May † Mitteldeutscher BC 17–15 11 May † Baskets Oldenburg 16–16 11 May † Rostock Seawolves 16–16 11 May Teams ranked 7 through 10 will participate in the play-in tournament to determine seeds 7 and 8.
Play-in tournament Only the top six seeds advanced directly to the playoffs, while the next four seeds participated in a play-in tournament. The seventh place team hosted the eighth place team in the double-chance round needing to win one game to advance, with the winner clinching the seventh seed in the playoffs. The ninth place team hosted the tenth place team in the elimination round requiring two wins to advance, with the loser being eliminated from the competition. The loser in the double-chance round hosted the elimination-round game-winner, with the winner clinching the eighth seed and the loser being eliminated. The games were played on 11 and 13 May 2025.
Bold Game winner
Seed 9 vs Seed 10
Seed 7 vs Seed 8
Loser Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
Bracket The rounds were played in a best-of-five format.
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were held from 17 to 29 May 2025 in a best-of-five format.
Bayern Munich vs Mitteldeutscher BC
Ratiopharm Ulm vs Alba Berlin
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig vs FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Niners Chemnitz vs MLP Academics Heidelberg
Semifinals The semifinals were held from 1 to 12 June 2025 in a best-of-five format.
Bayern Munich vs MLP Academics Heidelberg
Ratiopharm Ulm vs FIT/One Würzburg Baskets
Final The final was held from 15 to 26 June 2025 in a best-of-five format.
References
External links Official website