Bristol Flyers return to ENBL for 2025/26 season
Bristol Flyers will be returning for their third year on the European stage, re-entering the European North Basketball League (ENBL) for the 2025/26 season.
Coach Kapoulas’ side will continue to compete in Europe for the third straight year, following a debut season that saw them clinch a Playoff berth, and last season’s group stage comeback which ended with four consecutive wins to finish with a 4-4 record.
Newly-announced clubs in the competition so far include Belgian side Brussels, alongside the 2025 German Cup Winners Syntainics MBC from Weissenfels Germany, and also the 7x Austrian Champions Hefte Helfen Bulls, with further new clubs to be announced.
They will join returning ENBL Champions CSO Voluntari of Romania, Dutch side Donar Groningen, BK Opava of Czechia, Fyllingen Lions from Norway, Polish side Dziki Warszawa and the 2x Bulgarian Champions Spartak Pleven.
Speaking on the club’s return to the ENBL, Flyers CEO Lisa Knights said: “It’s hugely important for the progression of the club to continue to compete in Europe.
"The ENBL competition is an excellent opportunity to showcase Flyers and indeed British basketball on the international stage.
"ENBL games at SGS WISE Campus have allowed us to attract a new set of basketball fans as we bring European basketball to the city. The games always have an added spice because they have that international rivalry. Bristol has such a large and diverse population that our ENBL games have really tapped into that, and it’s been exciting to see our brilliant fans embrace the competition.
“We had an historic debut season in the ENBL to reach the playoff quarter-finals in 2024, and last season’s group stage comeback, to finish with four straight wins was something we are extremely proud of.
"Coach Kapoulas’ preparations are well underway for our third season in the league, as we continue to play our part in showcasing British basketball and developing our players on the European stage.”
Flyers become the tenth team to be announced for this season's ENBL competition, with the rest of the lineup to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
The draw for the Group Stage of the 2025/26 ENBL will then take place later in the summer, with the full schedule confirmed shortly afterwards.