East Bay Team Pickleball League

🏆 East Bay Team Pickleball League

Divisions

Teams are organized into Divisions. See Divisions for details on how we define Divisions.

Each division will have a schedule for regular season and postseason play determined by the number of teams in the division.

Schedule:The general pattern for a season schedule includes a 6 week regular season and a 2 week postseason. However, the schedule for each division depends on the number of teams in the division. In the Spring, we had 5 teams in two divisions. For the 5-team divisions, each team played every other team once during the regular season and because of the odd number, each team had one "bye" week during the 5-week regular season. The 8-team division was split into two pools of 4 teams each, and each team played every other team twice within their pool for the 6-week regular season. All three divisions then had a 2-week postseason.

In the Summer, we had 6 teams in two divisions and 4 teams in one division. The 6-team division played every other team in their division once over a 5-week regular season. The 4-team division played every other team in their division twice over a 6-week regular season. Again, all divisions then had a 2-week postseason.

For the Fall season, the number of weeks required for the regular season for each division will depend on the number of teams in the division.

Regular Season

Dates and Times:The two venues we are using now only have 6 courts, so only 6 matches can be held on the same date at the sam time in the same place. In the Summer, matches were scheduled for Sunday afternoons from Noon to 4 pm at one of two venues: Ocean View Park in Albany or Castro Park in El Cerrito. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change due to a number of factors including but not limited to weather, court conditions and availability, number of divisions and teams in each division, and rescheduling by agreement of opposing teams. For the first time this Fall Season, 2026, all matches will be held at the same time, 12 pm to 3:30 pm at both venues.

Up to 6 matches will be held from 12 pm to 3:30 pm at Ocean View Park and up to 6 matches at Castro Park in El Cerrito on the following Sundays:

• Sunday, September 13
• Sunday, September 20
• Sunday, September 27
• Sunday, October 4
• Sunday, October 11
• Sunday, October 18

Postseason Playoff and Championships

The format, dates, and locations of playoff and championship matches depend on the number of divisions and number of teams in each division.

Possible Dates and Times:Same time and same venues.

• Sunday, October 25, TBD
• Sunday, November 1, TBD

Registration Fee:The registration fee for the regular season in the fall will be $166.84 ($154 host fee covering court reservations and game balls + $7.70 DailPB and $5.14 Stripe transaction fees). Registration fees for postseason matches will be collected separately prior to the postseason sessions, since it is not guaranteed that all teams who play in the regular season will participate in the postseason matches. Fees are subject to change as required by changes in costs.

This team pickleball league is named East Bay because all matches take place at court locations in the East Bay, specifically at courts located in the cities of El Cerrito and Albany. Depending on the number of divisions and teams, other venues may be added in Richmond, Berkeley, and Oakland. There are no restrictions on player residence at this time.