2026 LBL Play-offs
| LBL Play-offs | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026 |
| Dates | 11 April – 15 May |
| Teams | 6 |
| TV partners | |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Valmiera Glass ViA |
| Runners-up | BK Ventspils |
| Third place | Rīgas Zeļļi |
| Fourth place | VEF Rīga |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 LBL Play-offs is the tournament to determine the Latvian Basketball League champions for the 2025–26 season. All participating teams spent the regular season in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League, with the top six Latvian teams advancing to the LBL play-offs. The play-offs began on 11 April.[1]
Format
Seven Latvian teams participated in 2025–26 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League regular season, determining seeding for the play-offs, as six of them qualified for the play-offs. Top two teams qualified for semi-finals, but other four teams started the play-off with quarterfinal series. Quarterfinal and series are played in the best-of-five format, bronze medal series are played in best-of-three format, but for the first time since 1994 the final is played in the best-of-five series.
Teams
Venues and locations
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| BK Ogre | Ogre | Sports Arena Ogre | 1700 |
| Latvijas Universitāte | Rīga | O. Kalpaka RTDP | 258 |
| Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center | 2542 |
| Valmiera Glass ViA | Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center | 1500 |
| VEF Rīga | Rīga | OSC | 830 |
| Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center | 3085 |
| Rīgas Zeļļi | Rīga | Daugava Sports House | 500 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BK Ogre |  Uldis Švēde | Kristaps Dārgais | Nike |
| Latvijas Universitāte | Marts Ozolinkevičs | Edvards Lucis | Nike |
| Liepāja | Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis | Emīls Krūmiņš | Nike |
| Valmiera Glass ViA | Kaspars Vecvagars | Artis Ate | Nike |
| VEF Rīga | Mārtiņš Gulbis | Dairis Bertāns | Adidas |
| Ventspils | Gints Fogels | Artūrs Ausējs | Joma |
| Rīgas Zeļļi | Dāvis Čoders | Uģis Pinete | Nike |
Seeding
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEF Rīga |
26 | 21 | 5 | 2334 | 2025 | +309 | .808 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Valmiera GLASS VIA |
26 | 20 | 6 | 2422 | 2102 | +320 | .769 | |
| 3 | Rīgas Zeļļi |
26 | 20 | 6 | 2374 | 2072 | +302 | .769 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | BK Ventspils |
21 | 17 | 4 | 2348 | 2199 | +149 | .810 | |
| 5 | BK Ogre |
26 | 11 | 15 | 2149 | 2126 | +23 | .423 | |
| 6 | BK Liepāja |
26 | 5 | 21 | 2085 | 2294 | −209 | .192 | |
| 7 | Latvijas Universitāte |
26 | 4 | 22 | 2132 | 2536 | −404 | .154 |
Play-off bracket
| source = lbl.basket.lv
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | VEF Rīga | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | BK Ventspils | 3 | 4 | BK Ventspils | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | BK Ogre | 0 | 4 | BK Ventspils | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Valmiera Glass VIA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Valmiera Glass VIA | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rīgas Zeļļi | 3 | 3 | Rīgas Zeļļi | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | BK Liepāja | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 1 | VEF Rīga | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rīgas Zeļļi | 2 | ||||||||||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Valmiera Glass VIA | 6-3 |
 | BK Ventspils | 7-5 |
 | Rīgas Zeļļi | 7-4 |
| 4th | VEF Rīga | 3-5 |
| 5th | BK Ogre | 0–3 |
| 6th | BK Liepāja | 0–3 |
| 7th | Latvijas Universitāte | - |