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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Organising bodyEuroleague Basketball
FoundedFIBA era
14 December 1957;66 years ago(1957-12-14)[1]
Euroleague Basketball era
9 June 2000;24 years ago(2000-06-09)[2]
First seasonFIBA European Champions Cup
1958
FIBA European League
1991–92
FIBA EuroLeague
1996–97
FIBA SuproLeague
2000–01
Euroleague
2000–01
EuroLeague
2016–17
RegionEurope
Number of teams18
Level onpyramid1
Related competitionsEuroCup
Current championsGreecePanathinaikos(7th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsSpainReal Madrid(11 titles)
TV partnerstv.euroleague.net
Websiteeuroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague
2024–25 EuroLeague

TheEuroLeague,officially theTurkish Airlines EuroLeague,is a European men's professionalbasketballclub competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier men's league in Europe.[3][4]The league consists of 18 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards,[5]making the league asemi-closed league.[6][7]The league was first organized byFIBAin 1958, subsequently byULEBin 2000 and then solely theEuroleague Basketball.

The competition was introduced in 1958 as theFIBA European Champions Cup(renamed theFIBA EuroLeaguein 1996), which operated under FIBA's umbrella until Euroleague Basketball was created for the 2000–01 season. The FIBA European Champions Cup and the EuroLeague are considered to be the same competition, with the change of name being simply a re-branding.

The EuroLeague is one of the most popular indoor sports leagues in the world, with anaverage attendanceof 10,383 for league matches in the2023–24 season.This was the fifth-highest of any professional indoor sports league in the world (the highest outside the United States), and the second-highest of any professional basketball league in the world, only behind theNational Basketball Association(NBA).

The EuroLeague title has been won by 22 clubs, 14 of which have won it more than once. Themost successful clubin the competition isReal Madrid,with eleven titles.

History[edit]

The FIBA European Champions Cup was originally established byFIBAand it operated from 1958 until the summer of 2000, concluding with the1999–00 season.Euroleague Basketballwas created after the end of the FIBA European Champions Cup.

EuroLeague Trophy

FIBA had previously used the flying pegion name for the competition since 1996 but had never trademarked the name. As FIBA had nolegal recourseon the usage of the name, it started a new league named theFIBA SuproLeague.The following 2000–2001 season started with two top European professional club basketball competitions: FIBA SuproLeague (renamed from FIBA EuroLeague) and Euroleague.

Top clubs were split between the two leagues:Panathinaikos,Maccabi Tel Aviv,CSKA MoscowandEfes Pilsenstayed with FIBA, whileOlympiacos,Kinder Bologna,Real Madrid Teka,FC Barcelona,Paf Wennington Bologna,Žalgiris Kaunas,Benetton Treviso,AEKandTau CerámicajoinedEuroleague Basketball.[8][9]

In May 2001, Europe had two continental champions, Maccabi of the FIBA SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna of the Euroleague. Both organizations realized the need to come up with a unified competition and Euroleague Basketball negotiated terms and dictated proceedings which FIBA agreed to their terms. As a result, European club competition was fully integrated under Euroleague Basketball's umbrella and teams that competed in the FIBA SuproLeague during the 2000–01 season joined it as well.

The authority in European professional basketball was divided over club-country lines. FIBA stayed in charge of national team competitions (like theFIBA EuroBasket,theFIBA World Cup,and theSummer Olympics), while Euroleague Basketball took over the European professional club competitions. From that point on, FIBA'sKorać CupandSaporta Cupcompetitions lasted one more season and then Euroleague Basketball launched the ULEB Cup, now known as theEuroCup.

League era[edit]

In November 2015,Euroleague BasketballandIMGagreed on a 10-year joint venture. Both Euroleague Basketball and IMG will manage the commercial operation, and the management of all global rights covering both media and marketing.[10]The deal was worth €630 million guaranteed over 10 years, with projected revenues reaching €900 million.[11]Along with the deal the league changed into a true league format, with 16 teams playing each other team in the regular season followed by the playoffs. The A-licensed clubs were assured of participation for the following ten years in the new format. After the new format of the EuroLeague and FIBA implementing national team windows, aconflict between the two organizationsemerged. EuroLeague has been criticised by FIBA as well as several national federations for creating a 'closed league' and ignoring the principle ofmeritocracy.In July 2019, EuroLeague announced that from the 2019–20 season there will be no direct access to the league through domestic leagues anymore.[12]

Title sponsorship[edit]

On 26 July 2010,Turkish Airlinesand Euroleague Basketball announced a €15 million strategic agreement to sponsor the top European basketball competition across the globe. According to the agreement, starting with the 2010–11 season, the top European competition would be named Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball. Similarly, theEuroLeague Final Fourwould be named the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, whereby the new league title would appear in all media accordingly. This title partnership was set to run for five seasons, with the option of extending it to an additional five.[13][14]On 23 October 2013, Turkish Airlines and Euroleague Basketball agreed to extend their partnership, up until 2020.[15]

Names of the competition[edit]

A EuroLeague game in 2019.
  • FIBAera: (1958–2001)
    • FIBA European Champions Cup: (1958–1991)
    • FIBA European League: (1991–1996)
    • FIBA EuroLeague: (1996–2000)[16]
    • FIBA SuproLeague:(2000–2001)
  • Euroleague Basketballera: (2000–present)
    • Euroleague: (2000–2016)
    • EuroLeague: (2016–present)

*There were two competitions during the 2000–01 season. TheSuproLeague,which was organized byFIBA,and theEuroleague,which was organized byEuroleague Basketball.

Competition systems[edit]

Tournament systems[edit]

The EuroLeague operated under atournamentsystem, from its inaugural1958 season,through the2015–16 season.

  • FIBA European Champions Cup(1958 to1986–87): The champions of European national domestic leagues, and the then current European Champions Cup title holders (except for the1986–87 season), competing against each other, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with either asingle game final, or a 2-game aggregate score finals (3 games if needed to break a tie).
  • FIBA European Champions Cup(1987–88to1990–91): The champions of European national domestic leagues, competing against each other, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with aFinal Four.
  • FIBA European League(1991–92to1995–96): The champions of the European national domestic leagues, the then current European League title holders, along with some of the other biggest teams from the most important national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.
  • FIBA EuroLeague(1996–97to1999–00): The champions of the best European national domestic leagues, along with some of the other biggest teams from the most important national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.
  • *Euroleague(2000–01): Some of the European national domestic league champions, and some of the runners-up from various national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated witha best of 5 playoff finals.
  • *FIBA SuproLeague(2000–01): Some of the European national domestic league champions, and some of the runners-up from various national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with aFinal Four.
  • Euroleague(2001–02to2015–16): The champions of the best European national domestic leagues, along with some of the other biggest teams from the most important national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.

*There were two competitions during the 2000–01 season. TheSuproLeague,which was organized byFIBA,and theEuroleague,which was organized byEuroleague Basketball.

League system[edit]

Starting with the2016–17 season,the EuroLeague operates under aleagueformat.

  • EuroLeague(2016–17to present): The champions of the best European national domestic leagues, along with some of the other biggest teams from the most important national domestic leagues, playing in a true European-wide league system format. The league culminates with aFinal Four.

Format[edit]

The setting of the2014 EuroLeague Final FourinMilan

Starting with the2016–17 season,the EuroLeague is made up of 18 teams, with each playing every other team twice (once at home and once away) in adouble round robinleagueregular season,for a total of 34 games played by each team.[citation needed]

The top 8 placed teams at the end of the regular season advance toplayoffs,each playing a 5-gameplayoff seriesagainst a single opponent. The regular season standings are used to determine which teams play each other, and in each pairing the higher placed team has home-court advantage in the series, playing 3 of the 5 games at home. The winners of each of the four playoff series advance to theFinal Four,held at a predetermined site. The Final Four features two semi-finals, a third place game, and thechampionship game,all on the same weekend.[citation needed]

Each team plays a maximum 41 games per season: 34 in the regular season, a maximum of 5 during the playoffs, and 2 in the Final Four.[citation needed]

Qualification[edit]

Currently (and since the suspension of Russian teams because of theRussian invasion of Ukraine[17]), 12 out of the 18 EuroLeague places are held by licensed clubs that have long-term licenses withEuroleague Basketball,and are members of the Shareholders Executive Board. These twelve licensed clubs are:

The remaining 6 EuroLeague places are held by 6 associated clubs that have annual licences, of which one has a two-yearwild card,three have one-year wild-cards and two are the finalists of the previous season's2nd-tier European competition,theEuroCup.From the 2020–21 season, however, if the better of the two teams from the EuroCup makes it to the playoffs, it keeps the place for the following year.[18]

European professional basketball club rankings[edit]

Current clubs[edit]

These are the teams that participate in the2023–24 EuroLeagueseason:

Team Home city Arena Capacity Kit manufacturer
GermanyALBA Berlin Berlin Uber Arena 14,500[19] Adidas
TurkeyAnadolu Efes Istanbul Sinan Erdem Dome 16,000[20] Bilcee
SpainBarcelona Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,786[21] Nike
SpainBaskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Buesa Arena 15,504[22] Puma
GermanyBayern Munich Munich BMW Park 6,700[23] Adidas
SerbiaCrvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Belgrade Arena 20,094[24] Adidas
ItalyEA7 Emporio Armani Milan Milan Forum 12,700[25] EA7
TurkeyFenerbahçe Beko Istanbul Ülker Sports and Event Hall 13,059[26] Adidas
FranceLDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne Astroballe 5,560[27] Adidas
LDLC Arena 12,523[28]
IsraelMaccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383[29] Puma
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000[30][31]
Belgrade Arena 20,094[24]
FranceAS Monaco Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin 5,000[32] Adidas
GreeceOlympiacos Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium 11,847[33] GSA
GreecePanathinaikos AKTOR Athens OAKA Altion 18,300[34] Adidas
SerbiaPartizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Belgrade Arena 20,094[24] Under Armour
SpainReal Madrid Madrid WiZink Center 13,109[35] Adidas
SpainValencia Basket Valencia La Fonteta 8,500[36] Luanvi
ItalyVirtus Segafredo Bologna Bologna Segafredo Arena 9,980[37] Macron
PalaDozza 5,570[38]
LithuaniaŽalgiris Kaunas Žalgirio Arena 15,415[39] GSA

Results[edit]

  1. 1958–2001: FIBA European Champions Cup
  2. 2001–Ongoing: EuroLeague
# Year Finalists Semi-finalists
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Fourth place
1 1958
Details
Soviet Union
Rīgas ASK
170–152
(86–81 / 71–84)
Bulgaria
Academic
SpainReal MadridandHungaryBudapesti Honvéd
2 1958–59
Details
Soviet Union
Rīgas ASK
148–125
(79–58 / 67–69)
Bulgaria
Academic
PolandLech PoznańSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaOKK Beograd
3 1959–60
Details
Soviet Union
Rīgas ASK
130–113
(61–51 /69–62)
Soviet Union
Dinamo Tbilisi
CzechoslovakiaSlovan Orbis PrahaandPolandPolonia Warszawa
4 1960–61
Details
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
148–128
(87–62 / 66–61)
Soviet Union
Rīgas ASK
RomaniaCCA BucureștiandSpainReal Madrid
5 1961–62
Details
Soviet Union
Dinamo Tbilisi
90–83 Spain
Real Madrid
Soviet UnionCSKA MoscowandSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaAŠK Olimpija
6 1962–63
Details
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
259–240
(86–69/91–74 /99–80)
Spain
Real Madrid
Soviet UnionDinamo TbilisiandCzechoslovakiaSpartak ZJŠ Brno
7 1963–64
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
183–174
(110–99/84–64)
Czechoslovakia
Spartak ZJŠ Brno
ItalySimmenthal MilanoandSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaOKK Beograd
8 1964–65
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
157–150
(88–81/76–62)
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaOKK BeogradandItalyIgnis Varese
9 1965–66
Details
Italy
Simmenthal Milano
77–72 Czechoslovakia
Slavia VŠ Praha
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Greece
AEK
10 1966–67
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
91–83 Italy
Simmenthal Milano
Czechoslovakia
Slavia VŠ Praha
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
AŠK Olimpija
11 1967–68
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
98–95 Czechoslovakia
Spartak ZJŠ Brno
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaZadarandItalySimmenthal Milano
12 1968–69
Details
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
103–99 (2 OT's) Spain
Real Madrid
CzechoslovakiaSpartak ZJŠ BrnoandBelgiumStandard Liège
13 1969–70
Details
Italy
Ignis Varese
79–74 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
SpainReal MadridandCzechoslovakiaSlavia VŠ Praha
14 1970–71
Details
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
67–53 Italy
Ignis Varese
CzechoslovakiaSlavia VŠ PrahaandSpainReal Madrid
15 1971–72
Details
Italy
Ignis Varese
70–69 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jugoplastika
GreecePanathinaikosandSpainReal Madrid
16 1972–73
Details
Italy
Ignis Varese
71–66 Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
ItalySimmenthal MilanoandSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaCrvena zvezda
17 1973–74
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
84–82 Italy
Ignis Varese
FranceBerckandSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaRadnički Belgrade
18 1974–75
Details
Italy
Ignis Varese
79–66 Spain
Real Madrid
FranceBerckandSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaZadar
19 1975–76
Details
Italy
Mobilgirgi Varese
81–74 Spain
Real Madrid
ItalyBirra Forst CantùandFranceASVEL
20 1976–77
Details
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
78–77 Italy
Mobilgirgi Varese
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
Spain
Real Madrid
21 1977–78
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
75–67 Italy
Mobilgirgi Varese
France
ASVEL
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
22 1978–79
Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna
96–93 Italy
Emerson Varese
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Spain
Real Madrid
23 1979–80
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
89–85 Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna
Italy
Sinudyne Bologna
24 1980–81
Details
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
80–79 Italy
Sinudyne Bologna
Netherlands
Nashua EBBC
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna
25 1981–82
Details
Italy
Squibb Cantù
86–80 Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan
Spain
FC Barcelona
26 1982–83
Details
Italy
Ford Cantù
69–68 Italy
Billy Milano
Spain
Real Madrid
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
27 1983–84
Details
Italy
Banco di Roma
79–73 Spain
FC Barcelona
Italy
Jollycolombani Cantù
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna
28 1984–85
Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Cibona
87–78 Spain
Real Madrid
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
29 1985–86
Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Cibona
94–82 Soviet Union
Žalgiris
Italy
Simac Milano
Spain
Real Madrid
30 1986–87
Details
Italy
Tracer Milano
71–69 Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
France
Orthez
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Zadar
31 1987–88
Details
Italy
Tracer Milano
90–84 Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan
Greece
Aris
32 1988–89
Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jugoplastika
75–69 Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Greece
Aris
Spain
FC Barcelona
33 1989–90
Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jugoplastika
72–67 Spain
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
France
Limoges CSP
Greece
Aris
34 1990–91
Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
POP 84
70–65 Spain
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Italy
Scavolini Pesaro
35 1991–92
Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan
71–70 Spain
Montigalà Joventut
Italy
Philips Milano
Spain
Estudiantes Argentaria
36 1992–93
Details
France
Limoges CSP
59–55 Italy
Benetton Treviso
Greece
PAOK
Spain
Real Madrid Teka
37 1993–94
Details
Spain
7up Joventut
59–57 Greece
Olympiacos
Greece
Panathinaikos
Spain
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
38 1994–95
Details
Spain
Real Madrid Teka
73–61 Greece
Olympiacos
Greece
Panathinaikos
France
Limoges CSP
39 1995–96
Details
Greece
Panathinaikos
67–66 Spain
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
Russia
CSKA Moscow
Spain
Real Madrid Teka
40 1996–97
Details
Greece
Olympiacos
73–58 Spain
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
Slovenia
Smelt Olimpija
France
ASVEL
41 1997–98
Details
Italy
Kinder Bologna
58–44 Greece
AEK
Italy
Benetton Treviso
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan Zepter
42 1998–99
Details
Lithuania
Žalgiris
82–74 Italy
Kinder Bologna
Greece
Olympiacos
Italy
Teamsystem Bologna
43 1999–00
Details
Greece
Panathinaikos
73–67 Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Turkey
Efes Pilsen
Spain
FC Barcelona
44 2000–01
Details
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
81–67 Greece
Panathinaikos
Turkey
Efes Pilsen
Russia
CSKA Moscow
45 2000–01
Details
Italy
Kinder Bologna
3–2
play-off
Spain
Tau Cerámica
ItalyPaf Wennington BolognaandGreeceAEK
46 2001–02
Details
Greece
Panathinaikos
89–83 Italy
Kinder Bologna
IsraelMaccabi Elite Tel AvivandItalyBenetton Treviso
47 2002–03
Details
Spain
FC Barcelona
76–65 Italy
Benetton Treviso
Italy
Montepaschi Siena
Russia
CSKA Moscow
48 2003–04
Details
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
118–74 Italy
Skipper Bologna
Russia
CSKA Moscow
Italy
Montepaschi Siena
49 2004–05
Details
Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
90–78 Spain
Tau Cerámica
Greece
Panathinaikos
Russia
CSKA Moscow
50 2005–06
Details
Russia
CSKA Moscow
73–69 Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Spain
Tau Cerámica
Spain
Winterthur FC Barcelona
51 2006–07
Details
Greece
Panathinaikos
93–91 Russia
CSKA Moscow
Spain
Unicaja
Spain
Tau Cerámica
52 2007–08
Details
Russia
CSKA Moscow
91–77 Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Italy
Montepaschi Siena
Spain
Tau Cerámica
53 2008–09
Details
Greece
Panathinaikos
73–71 Russia
CSKA Moscow
Spain
Regal FC Barcelona
Greece
Olympiacos
54 2009–10
Details
Spain
Regal FC Barcelona
86–68 Greece
Olympiacos
Russia
CSKA Moscow
Serbia
Partizan
55 2010–11
Details
Greece
Panathinaikos
78–70 Israel
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
Italy
Montepaschi Siena
Spain
Real Madrid
56 2011–12
Details
Greece
Olympiacos
62–61 Russia
CSKA Moscow
Spain
FC Barcelona Regal
Greece
Panathinaikos
57 2012–13
Details
Greece
Olympiacos
100–88 Spain
Real Madrid
Russia
CSKA Moscow
Spain
FC Barcelona Regal
58 2013–14
Details
Israel
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
98–86 (OT) Spain
Real Madrid
Spain
FC Barcelona
Russia
CSKA Moscow
59 2014–15
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
78–59 Greece
Olympiacos
Russia
CSKA Moscow
Turkey
Fenerbahçe Ülker
60 2015–16
Details
Russia
CSKA Moscow
101–96 (OT) Turkey
Fenerbahçe
Russia
Lokomotiv Kuban
Spain
Laboral Kutxa
61 2016–17
Details
Turkey
Fenerbahçe
80–64 Greece
Olympiacos
Russia
CSKA Moscow
Spain
Real Madrid
62 2017–18
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
85–80 Turkey
Fenerbahçe Doğuş
Lithuania
Žalgiris
Russia
CSKA Moscow
63 2018–19
Details
Russia
CSKA Moscow
91–83 Turkey
Anadolu Efes
Spain
Real Madrid
Turkey
Fenerbahçe Beko
- 2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
64 2020–21
Details
Turkey
Anadolu Efes
86–81 Spain
FC Barcelona
Italy
AX Armani Exchange Milan
Russia
CSKA Moscow
65 2021–22
Details
Turkey
Anadolu Efes
58–57 Spain
Real Madrid
Spain
FC Barcelona
Greece
Olympiacos
66 2022–23
Details
Spain
Real Madrid
79–78 Greece
Olympiacos
France
Monaco
Spain
FC Barcelona
67 2023–24
Details
Greece
Panathinaikos
95–80 Spain
Real Madrid
Greece
Olympiacos
Turkey
Fenerbahçe Beko

Team statistics[edit]

Titles by club[edit]

Rank Club Titles Runner-up Champion years
1 SpainReal Madrid 11 10 1963–64,1964–65,1966–67,1967–68,1973–74,1977–78,1979–80,1994–95,2014–15,2017–18,2022–23
2 Soviet UnionRussiaCSKA Moscow 8 6 1960–61,1962–63,1968–69,1970–71,2005–06,2007–08,2015–16,2018–19
3 GreecePanathinaikos 7 1 1995–96,1999–00,2001–02,2006–07,2008–09,2010–11,2023–24
4 IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv 6 9 1976–77,1980–81,2000–01,2003–04,2004–05,2013–14
5 ItalyVarese 5 5 1969–70,1971–72,1972–73,1974–75,1975–76
6 GreeceOlympiacos 3 6 1996–97,2011–12,2012–13
7 ItalyOlimpia Milano 3 2 1965–66,1986–87,1987–88
8 Soviet UnionRīgas ASK 3 1 1958,1958–59,1959–60
9 Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaSplit 3 1 1988–89,1989–90,1990–91
10 SpainBarcelona 2 6 2002–03,2009–10
11 ItalyVirtus Bologna 2 3 1997–98,2000–01
12 TurkeyAnadolu Efes 2 1 2020–21,2021–22
13 ItalyCantù 2 1981–82,1982–83
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaCibona 2 1984–85,1985–86
15 TurkeyFenerbahçe 1 2 2016–17
16 Soviet UnionDinamo Tbilisi 1 1 1961–62
SpainJoventut Badalona 1 1 1993–94
LithuaniaŽalgiris 1 1 1998–99
19 Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaBosna 1 1978–79
ItalyVirtus Roma 1 1983–84
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaPartizan 1 1991–92
FranceLimoges CSP 1 1992–93
23 BulgariaAcademic 2
CzechoslovakiaBrno 2
ItalyTreviso 2
SpainBaskonia 2
27 CzechoslovakiaUSK Praha 1
GreeceAEK 1
ItalyFortitudo Bologna 1

Titles by nation[edit]

Rank Country Club Titles Runners-up
1. SpainSpain Real Madrid 11 10
FC Barcelona 2 6
Joventut Badalona 1 1
Baskonia 2
4 clubs 14 19
2. ItalyItaly
Varese 5 5
Olimpia Milano 3 2
Virtus Bologna 2 3
Cantù 2
Virtus Roma 1
Treviso 2
Fortitudo Bologna 1
7 clubs 13 13
3. GreeceGreece Panathinaikos 7 1
Olympiacos 3 6
AEK 1
3 clubs 10 8
4. Soviet UnionSoviet Union CSKA Moscow 4 3
Rīgas ASK 3 1
Dinamo Tbilisi 1 1
Žalgiris - 1
4 clubs 8 6
5. Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaYugoslavia Split 3 1
Cibona 2
Bosna 1
Partizan 1
4 clubs 7 1
6. IsraelIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 9
7. RussiaRussia CSKA Moscow 4 3
8. TurkeyTurkey Anadolu Efes 2 1
Fenerbahçe 1 2
2 clubs 3 3
9. FranceFrance Limoges CSP 1
LithuaniaLithuania Žalgiris 1
11. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Brno 2
USK Praha 1
2 clubs 0 3
12. BulgariaBulgaria Academic 2

Records[edit]

EuroLeague awards[edit]

Statistical leaders[edit]

All-time leaders[edit]

Since the beginning of the2000–01 season(Euroleague Basketballera):

Average Accumulated
Games Played - United StatesKyle Hines 425
Games Started - GreeceNick Calathes 311
Minutes Played United StatesAnthony Parker 35:00 GreeceVassilis Spanoulis 9379:14
Points United StatesAlphonso Ford 22.22 United StatesMike James 4623
Rebounds United StatesJoseph Blair 10.05 LithuaniaPaulius Jankūnas 2010
Assists GreeceNick Calathes 5.8 GreeceNick Calathes 2085
Steals ArgentinaManu Ginóbili 2.73 GreeceNick Calathes 449
Blocks UkraineGrigorij Khizhnyak 3.19 Cape VerdeEdy Tavares 424
Index Rating United StatesAnthony Parker 21.41 FranceNando de Colo 5054
Assist-Turnover ratio Czech RepublicTomáš Satoranský 297.22% -
Free Τhrows GreecePanagiotis Liadelis 6.74 GreeceVassilis Spanoulis 1131
Free Τhrows % United StatesKendrick Nunn 95.9% -
Free Τhrows Attempted GreecePanagiotis Liadelis 7.71 GreeceVassilis Spanoulis 1451
2-Pointers LatviaKaspars Kambala 6.55 Czech RepublicJan Veselý 1487
2-Pointers % Cape VerdeEdy Tavares 73.15% -
2-Pointers Attempted United StatesAlphonso Ford 12.02 Czech RepublicJan Veselý 2394
3-Pointers United StatesJustin Dentmon 2.88 SpainSergio Llull 632
3-Pointers % CroatiaFran Pilepić 50.45% -
3-Pointers Attempted RussiaAlexey Shved 7.07 SpainSergio Llull 1891
Field Goals United StatesAlphonso Ford 8.11 GreeceVassilis Spanoulis 1403
Field Goals % Cape VerdeEdy Tavares 72.98% -
Field Goals Attempted United StatesAlphonso Ford 16.09 GreeceVassilis Spanoulis 3402
True Shooting % Cape VerdeEdy Tavares 68.69% -
Double doubles - TurkeyMirsad Türkcan 50
Triple doubles - CroatiaNikola Vujčić 2
Fouls Drawn SerbiaDragan Lukovski 6.04 GreeceVassilis Spanoulis 1583
Fouls Committed United StatesItalyShaun Stonerook 3.73 LithuaniaPaulius Jankunas 998
Blocks Against LatviaKaspars Kambala 0.81 GreeceVassilis Spanoulis 231
Turnovers United StatesWill Solomon 3.13 GreeceVassilis Spanoulis 1087

Individual performances[edit]

EuroLeague versus NBA games[edit]

Attendances[edit]

Season averages[edit]

All averages include playoffs and Final Four games.

Season Total gate Games Average Change High avg. Team Low avg. Team
2008–09 1,263,578 188 6,721 11,770 GreecePanathinaikos 2,460 GreecePanionios On Telecoms
2009–10 1,182,046 186 6,355 –5.4% 11,188 IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv 1,440 TurkeyFenerbahçe Ülker
2010–11 1,383,449 185 7,478 +17.7% 13,926 TurkeyFenerbahçe Ülker 3,180 RussiaKhimki
2011–12 1,305,215 178 7,333 –1.9% 13,107 LithuaniaŽalgiris 3,283 PolandAsseco Prokom
2012–13 1,867,145 253 7,366 +0.5% 13,425 LithuaniaŽalgiris 3,110 PolandAsseco Prokom
2013–14 2,063,600 248 8,130 +10.4% 12,578 SerbiaPartizan NIS 3,960 UkraineBudivelnyk
2014–15 2,013,305 251 8,184 +0.1% 14,483 SerbiaCrvena Zvezda Telekom 1,949 PolandPGE Turów
2015–16 1,832,920 250 7,332 –10.4% 11,060 IsraelMaccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 2,809 RussiaKhimki
2016–17 2,194,238 259 8,472 +5.4% 11,633 SpainBaskonia 3,734 RussiaUNICS
2017–18 2,282,297 260 8,780 +3.6% 13,560 LithuaniaŽalgiris 3,900 TurkeyAnadolu Efes
2018–19 2,153,445 260 8,282 –6.0% 14,808 LithuaniaŽalgiris 2,691 TurkeyDarüşşafaka Tekfen
2019–20 2,138,504 222[a] 8,588 +3.7% 14,221 LithuaniaŽalgiris 4,299 RussiaZenit
  1. ^Season was curtailed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.Four games, for different reasons, were played under closed doors and are not included in this table.

Historic average attendances[edit]

This list shows the averages attendances of each team since the 16-team regular season was established in 2016. All averages include playoffs games.

Season ALB EFS ASV BAM BAR BKN BAY BUD CZV CSK DSK FNB GAL GCA KHI MTA MGA MON MIL OLY PAO PAR RMA UNK VAL VIR ZAL ZEN
2016–17 5,320 6,415 4,931 11,633 9,818 8,293 4,677 11,219 4,806 10,888 9,483 9,360 11,172 10,312 3,734 11,418
2017–18 3,900 6,188 5,679 11,351 6,277 8,211 11,566 6,022 10,731 7,272 7,472 8,913 13,005 10,030 6,753 13,560
2018–19 8,247 5,793 11,138 4,349 4,792 7,198 2,691 10,737 4,823 5,502 10,522 8,493 8,203 12,530 9,792 14,808
2019–20 9,930 13,113 5,326 5,977 10,661 4,688 11,744 7,050 9,862 5,189 10,038 8,491 7,287 9,858 9,649 7,433 14,221 4,299
2020–21 Season played under closed doors or limited attendance.
2021–22 3,825 11,876 4,237 5,174 6,885 2,673 6,042 5,545 8,429 3,536 4,893 7,037 3,883 5,943 7,630
2022–23 8,820 13,126 5,301 6,353 8,898 5,549 7,085 10,465 10,400 4,392 9,270 10,449 6,173 17,938 8,128 6,064 6,169 14,839
2023–24 9,406 12,471 7,565 6,444 9,970 6,218 17,842 10,065 * 4,052 10,051 11,535 15,299 19,916 8,914 6,369 8,033 14,773

Individual game highest attendance[edit]

[citation needed]

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Arena Date Ref
1 SerbiaPartizan 63–56 GreecePanathinaikos 22,567 Belgrade Arena 5 March 2009 [1]Archived22 July 2020 at theWayback Machine
2 SerbiaPartizan 76–67 IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv 21,367 Belgrade Arena 1 April 2010 [2]Archived5 August 2020 at theWayback Machine
3 SerbiaPartizan 56–67 RussiaCSKA Moscow 21,352 Belgrade Arena 31 March 2009 [3]Archived31 July 2020 at theWayback Machine

Note: Match betweenPanathinaikosandBarcelonaon 18 April 2013, atOAKA Sports Center,was supposedly watched by about 30,000 spectators.[47]However, it is not included in the table as the official data is 18,300.[48]

As of 4/4/2023 Partizan holds 10 games in top 10 most attended games.[citation needed]

Media coverage[edit]

The EuroLeague season is broadcast on television, and can be seen in up to 201 countries and territories.[49]It can be seen by up to 245 million (800 million via satellite) households weekly in China.[50]

EuroLeague basketball has been televised in the United States through theESPNfamily of networks since 2023, starting with the playoffs of the 2022-2023 season.[51]It was also televised in the United States and Canada onNBA TVand available online throughESPN3(in English) andESPN Deportes(in Spanish) until the 2017–2018 season. Starting with the 2017-2018 Final Four playoffs, and continuing into the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons, the coverage moved toFloSports,[52]before returning later to the ESPN networks.

TheEuroLeague Final Fouris broadcast on television in up to 213 countries and territories.[53]The EuroLeague also has its own internetpay TVservice, calledEuroLeague TV.

Broadcasters[edit]

This is a partial list oftelevision broadcastersthat provide coverage of the EuroLeague.

Country/Region Broadcaster Language Free/Pay TV
International EuroLeague TV(online internet broadcast)[54][55] English Pay
SportKlub[54][55] Bosnian
Croatian
Montenegrin
Macedonian
Serbian
Slovenian
Pay
Go3 Sport[54][55] Estonian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Pay
TV3[55]
Spain Movistar Plus+,Deportes por Movistar Plus+[55] Spanish Pay
United States ESPN[56] English Pay
France SKWEEK TV[54] French Pay
Monaco
Germany Telekom Sport,also known as MagentaSport[54][57] German Pay
Greece Novasports[54] Greek Pay
Italy Sky Sport Arena[55] Italian Pay
DAZN[55]
Israel Sport 5[54][55] Hebrew Pay
Turkey S Sport Plus[54] Turkish Pay

Sponsors[edit]

Title sponsor
Premium partners
  • 7DAYS
  • Adidas
  • Tempobet (only in Germany)
  • Fonbet(only in Russia)
  • Nesine (only in Turkey)
  • bwin(Greece and Spain)

Source:[58][59][60][61][62][63]

See also[edit]

Men's competitions[edit]

Women's competitions[edit]

IWBF Basketball[edit]

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