2024–25 EuroCup Women

The 2024–25 EuroCup Women was the 23rd edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for women's basketball clubs under such name. London Lions are the defending champions, but won't defend their title after not entering European competitions this season due to financial reasons.[1]

EuroCup Women
Season2024–25
Number of teamsCompetition proper: 48
Total: 56 (from 22 countries)

Format

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After the qualifiers, 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4. with the top 2 plus the 4 best third place teams advancing to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, the 44 teams, plus the 4 who dropped down from the Euroleague Women, are seeded based on their results in the regular season. Each tie in the knockout stage is played in a home and away format, where the winner on aggregate wins the tie and advances to the next round.

Rankings

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The results are based on the results of the past three seasons.[2]

Unranked Federations
Rank Association Average points Teams
1   Armenia 0.00 1
2   Cyprus 0.00
3   Finland 0.00

Teams

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The teams were announced on 9 July 2024.[3] The teams with the S in the qualifying round means they were seeded. Teams with EL took part in the EuroLeague Women Qualification round Play Off or the regular season.

Play Off Round 1
4th place Group A EL 4th place Group B EL 4th place Group C EL 4th place Group D EL
Regular season
Loser of Play Off 1 EL Loser of Play Off 2 EL Loser of Play Off 3 EL   Yerevan Foxes (1st)
  Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (1st)   Castors Braine (2nd)   Basket Namur Capitale (3rd)   AEL Limassol WBC (1st)
  KP TANY Brno (3rd)   Levharti Chomutov (6th)   Peli-Karhut (2nd)   BLMA (3rd)
  Tarbes GB (4th)   Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud (6th)   LDLC ASVEL Feminin (7th)   ALBA Berlin (1st)
  Rutronik Stars Keltern (2nd)   Caledonia Gladiators (3rd)   Panathinaikos AC (2nd)   Proteas Voulas AEO (4th)
  Sopron Basket (4th)   NKA Universitas PEAC (5th)   Elitzur Landco Ramla (1st)   La Molisana Campobasso (3rd)
  GEAS Basket (6th)   TTT Riga (1st)   Kibirkštis (1st)   BC Neptunas-Amberton (3rd)
  InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow (2nd)   VBW Arka Gdynia (3rd)   MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5th)   AZS UMCS Lublin (6th)
  SL Benfica (1st)   Sportiva/AzorisHotels (2nd)   ACS Sepsi SIC (3rd)   Crvena zvezda (2nd)
  Piešťanské Čajky (1st)   Spar Girona (4th)   Hozono Global Jairis CB (5th)   Movistar Estudiantes (6th)
  IDK Euskotren (7th)   BCF Elfic Fribourg (1st)   Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring (4th)
Qualification round
  Union Féminine Angers S (8th)   GiroLive Panthers Osnabruck (6th)   Pas Giannina (5th)   Iraklis SC (6th)
  TFSE-MTK Budapest (7th)   BDS Dinamo Sassari S (9th)   O.ME.P.S. Battipaglia (12th)   CS Universitatea Cluj S (5th)
  Baxi Ferrol S (8th)   Bodrum Basketbol S (2nd in TKBL)[a]
  1. ^ Bodrum Basketbol played in the Second division last season and were promoted.

Qualification round

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The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 18 July 2024. The first legs were held on 19 September 2023 while the second legs were held on 26 September 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg

Regular season

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Location of teams of the 2023–24 EuroCup Women regular season.
  Brown: Group A;   Green: Group B;   Deep Pink: Group C;   Yellow: Group D;
  Red: Group E;   Cyan: Group F;   Blue: Group G;   Purple: Group H;
  Pink: Group I;   Turquoise: Group J;   Spring Green: Group K;   Orange: Group L.

48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4, where the top 2, plus the four best third placed teams, advance to play-off round 1.

If teams are level on record at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record
  2. Head-to-head point differential
  3. Head-to-head points scored
  4. Point differential for the entire regular season
  5. Points scored for the entire regular season

This season, Peli-Karhut, ALBA Berlin, Proteas Voulas AEO, La Molisana Campobasso, GEAS Basket and Hozono Global Jairis CB made their debut in the regular season.

22 national associations will be represented this season, up by two compared to 2023–24. Finland will make their debut this season,[4][5][6] Armenia and Cyprus are both present for the first time since 2009–10,[7] while Serbia returns after being absent last season.[8]

Location of teams in 2024–25 EuroCup Women regular season (Azores).
  Black: Group ?.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5320707/2024/03/06/london-lions-everton-777-basketball-eurocup/
  2. ^ "Country Ranking". FIBA.basketball.
  3. ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/eurocupwomen/24-25/news/participating-clubs-confirmed-for-2024-25-eurocupwomen-season
  4. ^ https://yle.fi/a/74-20098847
  5. ^ https://www.pelikarhut.fi/uutiset/peli-karhut-hakee-paikkaa-eurocupii/
  6. ^ https://www.pelikarhut.fi/uutiset/naisten-eurocupissa-nahdaan-ensi-ka/
  7. ^ https://www.yerevan.am/en/news/erewani-k-aghak-apet-tigran-avinyane-hyowrenkalel-e-erewan-fok-sis-akowmbi-masnakits-nerin/
  8. ^ https://kkzcrvenazvezda.rs/crvena-zvezda-u-evrokup-u/
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