The start time and new regulations of the 30th Azerbaijan Basketball Championship have been determined

  The 2024/25 season in the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) will begin on October 18. Unlike last year, 12 teams will compete for the championship in the 30th Azerbaijan basketball championship. From this season, "Jalilabad" club will be replaced by "Guba" club, "Khazri" club will be called "Nakhchivan" BK, and "Khirdalan" club will operate under the name "Absheron" BK. At the same time, the newly created clubs "Ordu" and "Lankaran" will join the competition in the championship from the new season. According to the new regulations, the games of the championship will be held according to the system consisting of 20 rounds of four rounds. During the game, the main condition will be the participation of 4 foreigners and definitely 1 local basketball player on the court.The games of the regular season will take place over "A" and "B" groups. Based on the results of the last championship, the clubs that finished the regular season in the top six, that is, qualified for the playoffs, will compete in group "A", four clubs that did not qualify for the playoffs and two newly formed clubs will compete in group "B". Group A: "Sabah" BK, "Nakhchivan" BK, NTD Baku, "Absheron" BK, "Neftchi" İK, "Sarhadchi" BK. Group B: "Sumgait" BK, "Ganja" BK, "Guba" BK, "Sheki" BK, "Ordu" İK, "Lankaran" BK. In the regular season, along with the top 3 teams in group "A", the team that finished first in group "B" will qualify for the 1/4 final stage of the playoffs. The other teams in groups "A" and "B" will face each other in the 1/8 final stage of the playoffs. The clubs with the fastest two wins in the 1/8 finals will qualify for the 1/4 finals. Both quarter-final and semi-final series will continue until 2 wins. In the final series, the club with the fastest 4 wins will be the champion of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). It should be noted that based on the successful or unsuccessful results of the clubs in the playoff stage, it will be determined which clubs will participate in the "A" group and which clubs will participate in the "B" group from the next season