2025 BAL season

The 2025 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 5, will be the 5th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). It will be the first season in which the playoffs of the league will be held outside of Rwanda.

Petro de Luanda will be the defending champions, having won the previous season. The winners will earn the right to play in the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Road to BAL teams
The following teams are eligible to play in the Road to BAL qualifying tournaments, based on their results in domestic leagues and championships.

Teams
Petro de Luanda were the first team to qualify, as they won the 2023–24 Angolan Basketball League on 12 May 2024 to qualify for a record-extending fifth time. Al Ittihad Alexandria will make its debut, becoming the third Egyptian club to play in the league.