2025–26 MLKL season

Open Smart Way–MLKL
Season2025–26
Duration28 September 2025 –
Teams10
Records
Biggest home winKibirkštis-TOKS 129–45 Tallinna Spordiakadeemia
(1 November 2025)
Biggest away winMKK Panevėžys 41–125 Kibirkštis-TOKS
(5 October 2025)
Highest scoringLCC International University 71–111 Kibirkštis-TOKS
(7 December 2025)
Winning streak17 games
Kibirkštis-TOKS
Losing streak10 games
MKK Panevėžys

The 2025–26 Moterų Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Open Smart Way–MLKL for sponsorship reasons, is the 24th season of the women top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Moterų Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (MLKL). Kibirkštis-TOKS are the defending champions.

Teams

The league merged with Baltic Basketball League and will feature teams from Lithuana, Latvia and Estonia. Ten teams including seven teams from Lithuania, two teams from Latvia and one Estonian team will participate in this season. Teams will face each other two times, with Top 8 teams advancing to the playoffs.[1][2]

2025–26 MLKL season is located in Baltic states
Panevėžys
Panevėžys
Šiauliai
Šiauliai
Aistės
Aistės
TTT
TTT
Stradiņš Universitate
Stradiņš Universitate
Alytus
Alytus
Spordiakadeemia
Spordiakadeemia
Location of teams in 2025–26 MLKL
Team Location Arena
Lithuania MKK Panevėžys Panevėžys Kalnapilio Arena
Lithuania LCC International University Klaipėda Michealsen center
Lithuania Aistės-LSMU Kaunas Kaunas LSMU Sports center
Lithuania Neptūnas-Amberton Klaipėda BĮ Sporto bazių valdymo center
Lithuania Kibirkštis-TOKS Vilnius Active Vilnius Arena
Lithuania Šiauliai–Vilmers Šiauliai Šiauliai Arena
Lithuania Alytus ALYTUS-GUT.LT Alytus Alytus Arena
Estonia Tallinna Spordiakadeemia Tallinn RING Sport & Sauna basketball hall
Latvia TTT–Rīga Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center
Latvia Rīga Stradiņš Universitate Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kibirkštis-TOKS (A) 17 17 0 1724 936 +788 34 Quarterfinals
2 TTT–Rīga (A) 16 14 2 1474 974 +500 30
3 BC Neptūnas-Amberton (A) 17 13 4 1459 1040 +419 30
4 Šiauliai–Vilmers (A) 17 11 6 1265 1101 +164 28
5 LCC International University (A) 17 9 8 1209 1291 −82 26
6 Aistės-LSMU Kaunas (A) 16 6 10 943 1161 −218 22
7 Rīga Stradiņš Universitate (A) 16 5 11 923 1190 −267 21
8 Alytus ALYTUS-GUT.LT 16 4 12 963 1336 −373 20
9 Tallinna Spordiakadeemia 16 3 13 956 1333 −377 19
10 MKK Panevėžys (E) 18 1 17 1002 1556 −554 19
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2026. Source: Moterulyga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Results

Home \ Away AIS NEP LCC KIB PAN SIA TTT RSU TSA ALY
Aistės-LSMU Kaunas 45–64 65–59 45–86 76–48 46–74 60–88 57–54 59–65 64–59
Neptūnas-Amberton 90–47 87–68 76–98 98–65 104–97 85–72 1 Mar 128–47 101–59
LCC International University 80–65 56–89 71–111 87–57 75–71 59–89 78–63 79–77 1 Mar
Kibirkštis-TOKS 109–42 88–55 98–73 100–61 94–50 22 Feb 105–55 129–45 120–49
MKK Panevėžys 56–85 53–114 69–86 41–125 59–76 56–114 78–99 57–81 75–60
Šiauliai–Vilmers 83–64 20–0 77–65 71–83 98–43 54–81 83–50 87–75 106–61
TTT–Rīga 86–49 91–86 102–67 68–79 113–52 72–63 103–60 1 Mar 111–55
Rīga Stradiņš Universitate 28 Feb 56–99 58–76 43–83 20–0 67–87 48–96 71–50 72–69
Tallinna Spordiakadeemia 27 Feb 48–93 59–68 43–105 77–69 62–88 44–91 53–66 62–70
Alytus ALYTUS-GUT.LT 60–74 50–90 54–62 47–111 67–63 24 Feb 57–97 73–60 73–68
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2026. Source: moterulyga.lt
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Play offs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                    
1 Kibirkštis-TOKS
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4  
5  
 
 
3  
6  
  Third place
 
2    
7    

References

  1. ^ "„Smart Way MLKL" pristatė naujo sezono komandas ir logotipą". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Auganti „Smart Way MLKL" pristatė naujo sezono komandas ir logotipą". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.