2022 BAL season

2021 BAL season
2021 BAL season
Season	2021
Number of teams	12
	← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season will be the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league is a joint effort between the NBA and FIBA.^[1]

The start date of the season are not announced yet as the previous season is delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Qualification

The twelve teams for the inaugural BAL season had to qualify in their domestic competitions to be able to play in the league, similar to other FIBA-organised competitions. Six teams qualify directly as domestic champions; six winners of the qualifying tournaments qualify as well.

Direct qualification

According to BAL regulations, FIBA announced that the national champions of Angola, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia are directly qualified for the regular season.

Qualified teams

On 22 May 2020, Petro de Luanda was announced as the first qualified team for the 2021 BAL season. The Angolan FAB had abandoned the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and awarded the team the place without naming it as champions.^[2]

Team	Home city	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous BAL seasons
Petro de Luanda	Luanda	First-ranked of the 2019–20 Angolan Basketball League	22 May 2020^[2]	1 (2020)
US Monastir	Monastir	Champions of the 2019–20 Championnat National A	8 August 2020	1 (2020)
Al Ittihad	Alexandria	Champions of the 2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Super League	11 September 2020^[3]	Debut