The 2026–27 East Asia Super League is the fourth 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. The season will begin on 3 October 2026 and end on 28 March 2027.
Teams Allocation The 2026–27 East Asia Super League will feature twelve teams.
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. Mongolia's The League has one slot allocated for the champion of the league. Japan's B.League has the third slot allocated for the champion of the Emperor's Cup. On 26 May 2026, a third slot was given to the PLG, allocated for the playoffs of the PLG.
Continuing from the previous season, Hong Kong and Macau each have one slot. On 10 July, the EASL announced that the Hong Kong Eastern would return as the representative for Hong Kong. On 13 July, the EASL announced that the Macau Hou Chon would be the representative for Macau.
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), due to its multi-tournament format, was expected to select one of its teams to compete as the Philippines' representatives. However on 19 August, the EASL announced that the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is the EASL's new partner and its champions were sent instead. The PBA withdrew allegedly over non-remittance of dues related to the Meralco Bolts participation in the previous season.
League Country or region Berths P. League+ 3 B.League 3 Korean Basketball League 2 The League 1 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League 1Others 1 1
Qualified teams Team Domestic league standing Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 2025–26 P. League+ champion Taipei Fubon Braves 2025–26 P. League+ runner-up TSG GhostHawks 2025–26 P. League+ third place Nagasaki Velca 2025–26 B.League champion Ryukyu Golden Kings 2025–26 B.League runner-up Alvark Tokyo 2026 Emperor’s Cup champion Busan KCC Egis 2025–26 Korean Basketball League champion Goyang Sono Skygunners 2025–26 Korean Basketball League runner-up Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos 2025–26 The League champion Abra Weavers 2025 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League champion Hong Kong Eastern 2025–26 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship champion Macau Hou Chon 2026 All-Macau Basketball Silver Medal League champion
Foreign and heritage players The EASL allows a maximum of two foreign players or imports. Additionally teams are allowed to have one additional heritage and naturalized player.
Club Imports Asian heritage player Naturalized player Former players Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Taipei Fubon Braves TSG GhostHawks Nagasaki Velca Ryukyu Golden Kings Alvark Tokyo Busan KCC Egis Goyang Sono Skygunners Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos Abra Weavers Micheal Eric Jaylen Johnson Freddy Ibrahim Malick Diouf Hong Kong Eastern Egidijus Mockevičius Akili Vining Robert Pan Macau Hou Chon
Group stage The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams each for the group stage. The top two teams from each group advanced to postseason. The top two overall seeds received a bye.
The EASL Tip-Off is scheduled for 3 October 2026 at SM Seaside Cebu Arena in Cebu City, Philippines. Macau Hou Chon will play against the Taipei Fubon Braves in the first game while the Abra Weavers will host Hong Kong Eastern in the second.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Championship game
Qualification for 2027 Basketball Champions League Asia
The best-ranked EASL teams from Japan and Korea, and the best-ranked EASL team overall excluding teams from Japan and Korea would secure direct qualification to Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia).
TeamQualified onQualified as 2026–27 EASL Japan best-ranked team 2026–27 EASL Korea best-ranked team 2026–27 EASL best-ranked team overall excluding teams from Japan and Korea
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References
External links Official website