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Regional Basketball League (Lithuania)

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RKL (Regional Basketball League)
Founded2005; 21 years ago (2005)
First season2005–06
CountryLithuania
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams56 (2026-27)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toNKL
Websiterkl.lt

The Regional Basketball League (RKL) (Lithuanian: Regioninė krepšinio lyga), also known as Nostra.lt-RKL for sponsorship reasons, is the third-tier men's league in the Lithuanian basketball pyramid. The RKL engages in promotion and relegation with the second-tier National Basketball League (NKL).

History

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The RKL started play in 2005 after the now-defunct second division LKAL (Lithuanian Basketball A League) was abolished and functionally split up into two new leagues: the new second-tier NKL, its direct successor, and the lower-tier RKL. Today, the league includes independent clubs and reserve squads of major Lithuanian clubs.

Competition

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The RKL has an A division and B division that use promotion and relegation between themselves. For the 2026-27 season, the A division will have 18 clubs and the B division will have a league record 38 clubs.[1] In the A division, every team faces each other twice in the regular season, once home and once away, before the season ends with a 12-team playoff for the RKL championship. The top four regular season finishers automatically make the quarterfinals while teams 5-12 play an extra qualifying series.

In the B division, teams go through a draw process into groups of 9-10 teams each, from which they compete for qualification for either the "Big Cup" or "Small Cup" playoff depending on their finish within their group. In 2027-28, the format will be changed; 16 Big Cup teams will form "B1" and 16 Small Cup teams will form "B2", and if more than 16 teams play in the Small Cup, the ones below 16th place drop out of the RKL entirely. As the B division is currently thought of as the unofficial "fourth tier" of Lithuanian basketball, the creation of B2 will create a similar unofficial "fifth tier".

Teams

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A division

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There are 18 teams competing in the RKL's A division in 2026-27.[2]

2026-27 RKL A Division
Team Arena City
Akmenes Patriotas Akmenė District Sports Centre Naujoji Akmenė
BC Druskininkai Druskininkai Sports Centre Druskininkai
BC Sendvaris Sendvaris "Saulė" School multifunctional centre Sendvaris
Birstono Milasta Birštonas Sports and Wellness Centre Birštonas
Delikatesas Joniskis Joniškis "Saulė" Basic School sports hall Joniškis
Kazlu Rudos SC Ataka-Danilus Kazlų Rūda Sports Centre Kazlų Rūda
KK Kupiskis L. Stuoka-Gucevičius Gymnasium sports hall Kupiškis
KK Trakai-Traku SC Trakai Sports Centre Trakai
Klaipedos LCC Tarptautinis Universitetas LCC Michelsen Center Klaipėda
Prienu Tikodenta Prienai Arena Prienai
Raseiniu Raseiniai Karpynė Raseiniai district/Gabšiai
Rinkuskiu alus BirzuBirzai-KKSC Biržai "Saulė" Gymnasium sports hall Biržai
Silales Lusis Šilalė Sports School Šilalė
Sirvintos UHB Group Širvintos Sports Centre Širvintos
Vilniaus rajono KK Skaidiškės sports complex Vilnius district/Skaidiškės
Vilniaus Rytas-MRU Active Vilnius Arena Vilnius
Vytauto Didziojo Universitetas President Valdas Adamkus Sports Centre Akademija
Zalgiris Kaunas-3 Žalgiris Youth Training Centre Kaunas

B division

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There are 38 teams competing in the RKL's B division in 2026-27, drawn into four groups.[3]

2026-27 RKL B Division
Group A Group B Group C Group D
LKSK "Gijos Klinikos" VDU-2 Šiaulių KA "Saulė-ŠSG" Klaipėdos universitetas-KKM
Utenos "Dauniškio prekyba-Juventus" Ukmergės SC-"Jusema" Klaipėdos VKKM-"Neptūnas" KA "Žalgiris-Nordclinic"
Jonavos sporto centras Lazdijų "Briedis-Pietų Megrame" Pakruojo SC-"Lygumų ŽŪB" Skuodo KKSC-"Kuršasta"
Kaišiadorių "Savingė" Anykščių KKSC-"Elmis" Kauno kolegija Kauno technologijos universitetas
Prienų sporto centras Kauno r. "Tornado-Tauras" BC Radviliškis Panevėžio sporto centras
Vilniaus krepšinio mokykla Vilkaviškio NKA "Perlas-GO" LSU Šilutės "Šilutė"
Vilniaus rajono sporto centras Varėnos KRS Tauragė-2 Telšių SRC
Vilniaus KA "Sanit" Sostinės krepšinio mokykla Kelmės krepšinis BC Domeikava
Rokiškio JVN Kėdainių sporto centras Palangos sporto centras Pajūrio "Jūra"
Švenčionėlių "Rida" Baltic Sharks

League champions

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References

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  1. ↑ "Nostra.lt-RKL visuotinėje konferencijoje ištraukti B diviziono burtai ir patvirtintos čempionato starto datos". Nostra.lt-RKL. 2026-08-24. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
  2. ↑ "Komandos". Nostra.lt-RKL. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Nostra.lt-RKL visuotinėje konferencijoje ištraukti B diviziono burtai ir patvirtintos čempionato starto datos". Nostra.lt-RKL. 2026-08-24. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
  4. ↑ Indriliūnas, Vaidas (26 April 2019). "Sezono sensacija tapusi „Lūšis" pasidabino RKL A diviziono auksu!" (in Lithuanian). RKL. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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