2025–26 East Asia Super League

East Asia Super League
Season2025–26
Duration8 October 2025 – 22 March 2026
Teams12

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. The season began on 8 October 2025 and ends on 22 March 2026.[1]

The top performing EASL teams representing B.League, Korean Basketball League and the Philippine Basketball Association will secure direct qualification to 2026 Basketball Champions League Asia.[2]

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 13 May 2025, a third slot was given to the B.League, allocated for the champion of the Emperor's Cup.[3] On 24 July, the league also gave Chinese Taipei a third slot, which was given to the New Taipei Kings, champions of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[4]

The Philippines' Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was allocated one slot, down from two in previous seasons. This is due to the PBA assessment that sending two teams would be difficult considering its busy schedule for the 2025–26 season.[5] The allocation process for the lone Philippine representative was to be confirmed since the PBA has multiple conferences or tournaments for its 2024–25 season.[6] Champions TNT Tropang Giga and San Miguel Beermen opted out from participating.[7] On 30 July, the PBA announced that the Meralco Bolts will be the representative for the Philippines, a decision determined through a vote.[8][9][10]

On 24 January 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.[11][12]

Continuing from the previous season, Macau and Hong Kong will each have one team joining the EASL.[13][14] Hong Kong Eastern in particular are contracted to participate regardless of placing in the domestic league.[15] The Macau Black Bears will also return.[16]

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 1
The League Mongolia 1
Other Chinese Taipei[note 1] 1
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
New Taipei Kings 2024–25 TPBL champion
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
Meralco Bolts 2025 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinalists[note 3]
Hong Kong Eastern 2024–25 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship participant
Macau Black Bears

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.[18]

Club Imports Asian heritage player Naturalized player Former players
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots William Artino
Taipei Fubon Braves Aaron Geramipoor
New Taipei Kings Sani Sakakini
Utsunomiya Brex Gavin Edwards
Ryukyu Golden Kings Alex Kirk
Alvark Tokyo Ryan Rossiter Ira Brown
Stephen Zack
Changwon LG Sakers Assem Marei Micheal Eric Carl Tamayo
Seoul SK Knights Jameel Warney Darryl Monroe Arvin Tolentino
Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos Efe Odigie Ian Miller Wataru Igari
Meralco Bolts Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Ismael Romero Sina Vahedi Ange Kouame
Justin Brownlee
Hong Kong Eastern Alexandre Gavrilovic Cameron Clark Jamal Mayali Ryan Watkins
Macau Black Bears

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 playoffs.[19]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Taipei Fubon Braves 2 2 0 204 188 +16 1.000 Advance to playoffs
2 Seoul SK Knights 3 2 1 267 262 +5 .667
3 Utsunomiya Brex 3 1 2 282 282 0 .333
4 Hong Kong Eastern 2 0 2 168 189 −21 .000
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source: EASL
8 October 2025 Taipei Fubon Braves 109–107(OT) Utsunomiya Brex Taipei City
18:40 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 30–24, 22–29, 22–20, Overtime: 14–12
Pts: Goodwin 43
Rebs: Mbaye 6
Asts: Goodwin 6
Boxscore Pts: Newbill 32
Rebs: Fotu 12
Asts: Newbill 10
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
22 October 2025 Utsunomiya Brex 97–89 Seoul SK Knights Utsunomiya
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 23–12, 21–26, 22–27
Pts: Fotu 30
Rebs: Takeuchi 10
Asts: Fotu 6
Boxscore Pts: Tolentino 29
Rebs: Warney 11
Asts: Monroe 9
Arena: Brex Arena Utsunomiya
12 November 2025 Seoul SK Knights 94–87 Hong Kong Eastern Seoul
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 28–12, 23–26, 18–22
Pts: Warney 34
Rebs: Warney 7
Asts: Warney 6
Boxscore Pts: Gilbert 23
Rebs: Gavrilovic 13
Asts: Blankley 6
Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
13 December 2025 Taipei Fubon Braves 95–81 Hong Kong Eastern Taipei City
17:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 21–16, 30–20, 20–17
Pts: Goodwin, Gillenwater 26
Rebs: Mbaye, Gillenwater 9
Asts: Chou 3
Boxscore Pts: Gilbert 23
Rebs: Gavrilovic 15
Asts: Chan S. 4
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
17 December 2025 Seoul SK Knights 84–78 Utsunomiya Brex Seoul
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 25–14, 18–20, 20–28
Pts: Warney 22
Rebs: Monroe 14
Asts: Kim N., Warney 4
Boxscore Pts: Fotu 27
Rebs: Fotu 9
Asts: Newbill 7
Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
24 December 2025 Taipei Fubon Braves vs. Seoul SK Knights Taipei City
19:40 (TST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
28 December 2025 Hong Kong Eastern vs. Taipei Fubon Braves Hong Kong
20:10 (HKT) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Southorn Stadium
7 January 2026 Hong Kong Eastern vs. Seoul SK Knights Hong Kong
20:10 (HKT) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Southorn Stadium
21 January 2026 Utsunomiya Brex vs. Hong Kong Eastern Utsunomiya
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Brex Arena Utsunomiya
28 January 2026 Seoul SK Knights vs. Taipei Fubon Braves Seoul
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium
4 February 2026 Hong Kong Eastern vs. Utsunomiya Brex Hong Kong
20:10 (HKT) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Southorn Stadium
11 February 2026 Utsunomiya Brex vs. Taipei Fubon Braves Utsunomiya
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Brex Arena Utsunomiya

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 4 3 1 356 323 +33 .750 Advance to playoffs
2 Ryukyu Golden Kings 3 2 1 248 247 +1 .667
3 Meralco Bolts 5 3 2 414 404 +10 .600
4 Macau Black Bears 4 0 4 332 376 −44 .000
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source: EASL
8 October 2025 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 94–80 Ryukyu Golden Kings Taipei City
20:40 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 24–20, 27–15, 18–20
Pts: Lu 24
Rebs: Artino 12
Asts: Pai 6
Boxscore Pts: Law 29
Rebs: Cooley 14
Asts: Kishimoto 3
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
22 October 2025 Ryukyu Golden Kings 81–72 Meralco Bolts Okinawa
19:05 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 23–18, 22–20, 22–16
Pts: Kishimoto 22
Rebs: Cooley 19
Asts: Kishimoto 8
Boxscore Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 25
Rebs: Romero 11
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Newsome 5
Arena: Okinawa Suntory Arena
2 November 2025 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 82–72 Meralco Bolts Taoyuan City
17:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–14, 21–17, 18–25
Pts: Artino 20
Rebs: Artino 17
Asts: three players 3
Boxscore Pts: Romero 26
Rebs: Romero 17
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 4
Arena: Taoyuan Arena
8 November 2025 Meralco Bolts 85–76 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Ilagan
18:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 20–16, 23–20, 19–26
Pts: Vahedi, Romero 22
Rebs: Romero 14
Asts: Vahedi, Hollis-Jefferson 7
Boxscore Pts: Millner 19
Rebs: Artino 11
Asts: Brown 4
Arena: The Capital Arena
15 November 2025 Meralco Bolts 92–74 Macau Black Bears Cebu City
18:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 23–14, 17–14, 27–22
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 34
Rebs: Romero 28
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 5
Boxscore Pts: Chong Qui 25
Rebs: Miller 10
Asts: Chong Qui 4
Arena: Cebu Coliseum
6 December 2025 Macau Black Bears 91–93 Meralco Bolts Ilagan
18:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 17–22, 19–20, 28–22
Pts: Peek-Green 26
Rebs: Deguara 13
Asts: Chong Qui 9
Boxscore Pts: Romero 24
Rebs: Romero 17
Asts: Newsome 10
Arena: The Capital Arena
14 December 2025 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 104–86 Macau Black Bears Taoyuan City
17:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 17–40, 28–25, 29–10, 30–11
Pts: Brown 27
Rebs: Dieng 14
Asts: Lu 6
Boxscore Pts: Chong Qui 25
Rebs: Deguara 11
Asts: Chong Qui 7
Arena: Taoyuan Arena
17 December 2025 Ryukyu Golden Kings 87–81 Macau Black Bears Okinawa
19:40 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 20–19, 22–16, 24–22
Pts: Sadohara 19
Rebs: Cooley 11
Asts: Waki, Kirk 5
Boxscore Pts: Chong Qui 25
Rebs: Peek-Green, Deguara 8
Asts: Chong Qui 7
Arena: Okinawa Suntory Arena
Attendance: 7,788
4 January 2026 Macau Black Bears vs. Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Quanzhou
15:10 (CST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Huaqiao University Lin Shuzhen Gymnasium
21 January 2026 Macau Black Bears vs. Ryukyu Golden Kings Quanzhou
19:40 (CST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Huaqiao University Lin Shuzhen Gymnasium
4 February 2026 Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Okinawa
19:40 (JST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Okinawa Suntory Arena
11 February 2026 Meralco Bolts vs. Ryukyu Golden Kings TBD
19:40 (PST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: TBD

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Alvark Tokyo 3 2 1 268 246 +22 .667 Advance to playoffs
2 New Taipei Kings 5 3 2 457 456 +1 .600
3 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos 5 3 2 456 429 +27 .600
4 Changwon LG Sakers 5 1 4 413 463 −50 .200
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source: EASL
8 October 2025 Alvark Tokyo 69–84 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos Chōfu
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 24–18, 10–16, 10–22
Pts: Foster 20
Rebs: Zack 9
Asts: Baranski 4
Boxscore Pts: Odigie 25
Rebs: Odigie 11
Asts: Miller 6
Arena: Keio Arena Tokyo
22 October 2025 New Taipei Kings 89–107 Alvark Tokyo New Taipei City
19:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 17–25, 26–31, 23–21
Pts: Gardner 29
Rebs: Gardner 7
Asts: Lin Y. 5
Boxscore Pts: Saiz 25
Rebs: Rossiter 11
Asts: Toews, Rossiter 6
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,280
30 October 2025 Changwon LG Sakers 78–90 New Taipei Kings Changwon
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 26–12, 22–27, 13–20
Pts: Marei, Yang J. 16
Rebs: Marei 14
Asts: Yang J. 10
Boxscore Pts: Sakakini 33
Rebs: Gardner 10
Asts: Daye 8
Arena: Changwon Gymnasium
1 November 2025 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos 90–76 New Taipei Kings Ulaanbaatar
17:10 (ULAT) Scoring by quarter: 35–18, 17–20, 12–14, 26–24
Pts: Miller 40
Rebs: Odigie 21
Asts: Barsbold 5
Boxscore Pts: Sakakini 24
Rebs: Gardner 16
Asts: Gardner 5
Arena: M bank Arena
5 November 2025 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos 105–77 Changwon LG Sakers Ulaanbaatar
19:10 (ULAT) Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 23–17, 26–22, 26–13
Pts: Odigie 32
Rebs: Azbayar 10
Asts: Azbayar 6
Boxscore Pts: Eric 16
Rebs: Eric 5
Asts: Yang J. 8
Arena: M bank Arena
19 November 2025 New Taipei Kings 93–87 Changwon LG Sakers New Taipei City
19:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 23–21, 25–28, 21–16
Pts: Sakakini 25
Rebs: Sakakini 9
Asts: Lee 9
Boxscore Pts: Eric 21
Rebs: Marei 16
Asts: Marei 7
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
Attendance: 2,908
6 December 2025 New Taipei Kings 109–94 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos New Taipei City
17:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 34–29, 27–16, 23–16, 25–33
Pts: Harris 35
Rebs: Washburn 10
Asts: J. Lin, Su S. 4
Boxscore Pts: Odigie 29
Rebs: Odigie 18
Asts: Miller 10
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,394
9 December 2025 Changwon LG Sakers 98–83 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos Changwon
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 27–27, 21–14, 28–28
Pts: Marei, Yang H. 21
Rebs: Marei 10
Asts: Marei 11
Boxscore Pts: Bilguun 31
Rebs: Azbayar 5
Asts: Barsbold 3
Arena: Changwon Gymnasium
17 December 2025 Alvark Tokyo 92–73 Changwon LG Sakers Tachikawa
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 22–18, 23–17, 30–21
Pts: Saiz 30
Rebs: Rossiter 18
Asts: Foster 9
Boxscore Pts: Tamayo 24
Rebs: Eric 10
Asts: Yang J. 5
Arena: Arena Tachikawa Tachihi
Attendance: 2,489
21 January 2026 Changwon LG Sakers vs. Alvark Tokyo Changwon
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Changwon Gymnasium
4 February 2026 Alvark Tokyo vs. New Taipei Kings Tachikawa
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Arena Tachikawa Tachihi
11 February 2026 Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos vs. Alvark Tokyo Ulaanbaatar
19:10 (ULAT) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: M bank Arena

Playoffs

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22 March 2026
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Notes

  1. ^ a b Taiwan, officially Republic of China. The organizers of the EASL[17] and FIBA uses the designation of "Chinese Taipei".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The champions of the 2024–25 PBA season, TNT Tropang Giga (2024 Governors' Cup, 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup) and the San Miguel Beermen (2025 Philippine Cup) opted out. Instead the Meralco Bolts was voted to represent the PBA in the EASL.[7]

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