It's the first time for KBL! All 10 clubs will participate in the 2025-2026 KBL League
Nov 13, 2025
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The 2025-2026 KBL League (hereinafter referred to as the D League), organized by the Korea Professional Basketball Federation (KBL), will begin its long journey with a showdown between Seoul SK and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, Suwon KT and Daegu Korea Gas Corporation at the Sun Seung-kwan of Kyung Hee University International Campus on the 21st.
All 10 clubs will participate in this D-League for the first time in KBL history. Eleven teams, including the South Korean military athletic unit, will play a total of 66 games, 12 qualifying games per team, until March 10, 2026.
As the number of participating teams increases, the way the playoffs change. As in the KBL regular season, the top six teams in the preliminary round will go to the playoffs, and the top two teams will go straight to the semifinal playoffs. However, the playoffs, including the final and the third and fourth place matches, will all be played in a single round.
The venue has also been changed in consideration of the convenience of watching the D League and accessibility to the stadium. Both the preliminary and playoff rounds will be held at the Kyung Hee University International Campus Sun Seung-kwan, and the preliminary rounds will be held at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
The winner and runner-up teams will receive 20 million won and 10 million won, respectively, while the third-place team and MVP will receive 6 million won and 3 million won, respectively.
On the other hand, in the case of D-League viewing, only applicants for D-League intuition on the KBL integrated website can watch it for free. It will also be broadcast live on KBL's official YouTube channel and Naver Zizik.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
