The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball 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 a semi-closed league.[6][7] The league was first organized by FIBA in 1958, subsequently by ULEB in 2000 and then solely by Euroleague Basketball.

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Organising bodyEuroleague Basketball
FoundedFIBA era
14 December 1957; 67 years ago (1957-12-14)[1]
Euroleague Basketball era
9 June 2000; 25 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 teams20
Level on pyramid1
Related competitionsEuroCup
Current championsTurkey Fenerbahçe (2nd title)
(2024-25)
Most championshipsSpain Real Madrid (11 titles)
TV partnerstv.euroleague.net
Websiteeuroleaguebasketball.net
2024–25 EuroLeague

The competition was introduced in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup (renamed the FIBA EuroLeague in 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. Since 2010, it has been sponsored by Turkish Airlines.

The EuroLeague is one of the most popular indoor sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 10,383 for league matches in the 2023–24 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 the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The EuroLeague title has been won by 22 clubs, 15 of which have won it more than once. The most successful club in the competition is Real Madrid, with 11 titles while CSKA Moscow follow with 8 and Panathinaikos with 7.

History

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The FIBA European Champions Cup was originally established by FIBA and it operated from 1958 until the summer of 2000, concluding with the 1999–00 season. Euroleague Basketball was created after the end of the FIBA European Champions Cup.

FIBA had previously used the flying pigeon name for the competition since 1996 but had never trademarked the name. As FIBA had no legal recourse on the usage of the name, it started a new league named the FIBA 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 Moscow and Efes Pilsen stayed with FIBA, while Olympiacos, Kinder Bologna, Real Madrid Teka, FC Barcelona, Paf Wennington Bologna, Žalgiris Kaunas, Benetton Treviso, AEK and Tau Cerámica joined Euroleague 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 the FIBA EuroBasket, the FIBA World Cup, and the Summer Olympics), while Euroleague Basketball took over the European professional club competitions. From that point on, FIBA's Korać Cup and Saporta Cup competitions lasted one more season and then Euroleague Basketball launched the ULEB Cup, now known as the EuroCup.

League era

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In November 2015, Euroleague Basketball and IMG agreed 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, a conflict between the two organizations emerged. EuroLeague has been criticised by FIBA as well as several national federations for creating a 'closed league' and ignoring the principle of meritocracy. 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

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Since July 2010, Euroleague has been sponsored by Turkish Airlines. In a five-year €15 million deal, starting in the 2010–11 season, the competition was named 'Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball'. The agreement included an option to extend it for another five years.[13][14] The option was activated in October 2013, extending the sponsorship deal until 2020.[15]

Names of the competition

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

*There were two competitions during the 2000–01 season. The SuproLeague, which was organized by FIBA, and the Euroleague, which was organized by Euroleague Basketball.

Competition systems

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Tournament systems

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The EuroLeague operated under a tournament system, from its inaugural 1958 season, through the 2015–16 season.

  • FIBA European Champions Cup (1958 to 1986–87): The champions of European national domestic leagues, and the then current European Champions Cup title holders (except for the 1986–87 season), competing against each other, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with either a single game final, or a 2-game aggregate score finals (3 games if needed to break a tie).
  • FIBA European Champions Cup (1987–88 to 1990–91): The champions of European national domestic leagues, competing against each other, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.
  • FIBA European League (1991–92 to 1995–96): 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 (1996–97 to 1999–00): 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 with a 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 a Final Four.
  • Euroleague (2001–02 to 2015–16): 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. The SuproLeague, which was organized by FIBA, and the Euroleague, which was organized by Euroleague Basketball.

League system

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Starting with the 2016–17 season, the EuroLeague operates under a league format.

  • EuroLeague (2016–17 to 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 a Final Four.

Format

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The setting of the 2014 EuroLeague Final Four in Milan

Starting with the 2016–17 season, the EuroLeague is made up of 18 teams, with each playing every other team twice (once at home and once away) in a double round robin league regular season, for a total of 34 games played by each team.[citation needed]

The top eight placed teams at the end of the regular season advance to playoffs, each playing a five-game playoff series against 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 three of the five games at home. The winners of each of the four playoff series advance to the Final Four, held at a predetermined site. The Final Four features two semi-finals, a third place game, and the championship 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

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

       

The remaining six EuroLeague places are held by associated clubs that have annual licences, of which one has a two-year wild card, three have one-year wild-cards and two are the finalists of the previous season's 2nd-tier European competition, the EuroCup. 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

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Current clubs

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These are the teams that participate in the 2024–25 EuroLeague season:

Location of teams in 2024–25 EuroLeague
Team Home city Arena Capacity Kit manufacturer Season Last season
  ALBA Berlin Berlin Uber Arena 14,500[19] Adidas 18th 18th
  Anadolu Efes Istanbul Basketball Development Center 10,000[20] Bilcee 7th 10th
  Barcelona Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,585[21] Nike 10th 6th
  Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Buesa Arena 15,431[22] Puma 15th 8th
  Bayern Munich Munich SAP Garden 11,500[23] Adidas 4th 15th
  Crvena zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Belgrade Arena 18,386[24] Adidas 9th 16th
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000[25]
  EA7 Emporio Armani Milan Milan Unipol Forum 12,700[26] EA7 11th 12th
  Fenerbahçe Beko Istanbul Ülker Sports and Event Hall 13,000[27] Adidas 5th 4th
  LDLC ASVEL Décines-Charpieu LDLC Arena 12,523[28] Adidas 13th 17th
Villeurbanne Astroballe 5,556[29]
  Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Tel Aviv   Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000[30][31] Puma 17th 7th
  Monaco Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin 5,000[32][33][34][35] [36][37] Spalding 2nd 5th
  Olympiacos Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium 12,300[38] GSA 3rd  
  Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens OAKA Altion 18,300[39] Adidas 6th  
  Paris Basketball Paris Adidas Arena 8,000[40] Adidas 1st     (EuroCup)
Accor Arena 15,705[41]
  Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Belgrade Arena 18,386[42] Under Armour 14th 11th
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000[43]
  Real Madrid Madrid Movistar Arena 15,000[44] Adidas 12th  
  Virtus Segafredo Bologna Bologna Virtus Segafredo Arena 9,980[45] Adidas 16th 9th
Unipol Arena 8,278[46]
  Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgirio Arena 15,415[47] Puma 8th 14th


Results

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  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
 
Rīgas ASK
170–152
(86–81 / 71–84)
 
Academic Sofia
  Real Madrid BC and   Budapesti Honvéd
2 1958–59
Details
 
Rīgas ASK
148–125
(79–58 / 67–69)
 
Academic Sofia
  KKS Lech Poznań   OKK Beograd
3 1959–60
Details
 
Rīgas ASK
130–113
(61–51 / 69–62)
 
BC Dinamo Tbilisi
  Slovan Praha BK and   KKS Polonia Warszawa
4 1960–61
Details
 
CSKA Moscow
148–128
(87–62 / 66–61)
 
Rīgas ASK
  Steaua București and   Real Madrid BC
5 1961–62
Details
 
BC Dinamo Tbilisi
90–83  
Real Madrid BC
  CSKA Moscow and   KK Olimpija Ljubljana
6 1962–63
Details
 
CSKA Moscow
259–240
(86–69 / 91–74 / 99–80)
 
Real Madrid BC
  BC Dinamo Tbilisi and   BC Brno
7 1963–64
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
183–174
(110–99 / 84–64)
 
BC Brno
  Olimpia Milano and   OKK Beograd
8 1964–65
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
157–150
(88–81 / 76–62)
 
CSKA Moscow
  OKK Beograd and   Pallacanestro Varese
9 1965–66
Details
 
Olimpia Milano
77–72  
Slavia VŠ Praha
 
CSKA Moscow
 
AEK BC
10 1966–67
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
91–83  
Olimpia Milano
 
Slavia VŠ Praha
 
KK Olimpija Ljubljana
11 1967–68
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
98–95  
BC Brno
  KK Zadar and   Olimpia Milano
12 1968–69
Details
 
CSKA Moscow
103–99 (2 OT's)  
Real Madrid BC
  BC Brno and   Standard Liège
13 1969–70
Details
 
Pallacanestro Varese
79–74  
CSKA Moscow
  Real Madrid BC and   Slavia VŠ Praha
14 1970–71
Details
 
CSKA Moscow
67–53  
Pallacanestro Varese
  Slavia VŠ Praha and   Real Madrid BC
15 1971–72
Details
 
Pallacanestro Varese
70–69  
KK Split
  Panathinaikos BC and   Real Madrid BC
16 1972–73
Details
 
Pallacanestro Varese
71–66  
CSKA Moscow
  Olimpia Milano and   Crvena zvezda
17 1973–74
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
84–82  
Pallacanestro Varese
  Berck BC and   Radnički Belgrade
18 1974–75
Details
 
Pallacanestro Varese
79–66  
Real Madrid
  Berck BC and   KK Zadar
19 1975–76
Details
 
Pallacanestro Varese
81–74  
Real Madrid BC
  Pallacanestro Cantù and   ASVEL Villeurbanne
20 1976–77
Details
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
78–77  
Pallacanestro Varese
 
CSKA Moscow
 
Real Madrid BC
21 1977–78
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
75–67  
Pallacanestro Varese
 
ASVEL Villeurbanne
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
22 1978–79
Details
 
KK Bosna Sarajevo
96–93  
Pallacanestro Varese
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Real Madrid BC
23 1979–80
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
89–85  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
KK Bosna Sarajevo
 
Virtus Bologna
24 1980–81
Details
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
80–79  
Virtus Bologna
 
Heroes Den Bosch
 
KK Bosna Sarajevo
25 1981–82
Details
 
Pallacanestro Cantù
86–80  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Partizan Belgrade
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
26 1982–83
Details
 
Pallacanestro Cantù
69–68  
Olimpia Milano
 
Real Madrid BC
 
CSKA Moscow
27 1983–84
Details
 
Virtus Roma
79–73  
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
Pallacanestro Cantù
 
KK Bosna Sarajevo
28 1984–85
Details
 
Cibona
87–78  
Real Madrid
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
CSKA Moscow
29 1985–86
Details
 
Cibona Zagreb
94–82  
BC Žalgiris Kaunas
 
Olimpia Milano
 
Real Madrid BC
30 1986–87
Details
 
Olimpia Milano
71–69  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Pau Orthez
 
KK Zadar
31 1987–88
Details
 
Olimpia Milano
90–84  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Partizan Belgrade
 
Aris Thessaloniki BC
32 1988–89
Details
 
KK Split
75–69  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Aris Thessaloniki BC
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
33 1989–90
Details
 
KK Split
72–67  
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
Limoges CSP
 
Aris Thessaloniki BC
34 1990–91
Details
 
KK Split
70–65  
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Victoria Libertas Pesaro
35 1991–92
Details
 
Partizan Belgrade
71–70  
Joventut Badalona
 
Olimpia Milano
 
CB Estudiantes
36 1992–93
Details
 
Limoges CSP
59–55  
Pallacanestro Treviso
 
PAOK BC
 
Real Madrid BC
37 1993–94
Details
 
Joventut Badalona
59–57  
Olympiacos BC
 
Panathinaikos BC
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
38 1994–95
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
73–61  
Olympiacos BC
 
Panathinaikos BC
 
Limoges CSP
39 1995–96
Details
 
Panathinaikos BC
67–66  
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
CSKA Moscow
 
Real Madrid BC
40 1996–97
Details
 
Olympiacos BC
73–58  
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
KK Olimpija Ljubljana
 
ASVEL Villeurbanne
41 1997–98
Details
 
Virtus Bologna
58–44  
AEK BC
 
Pallacanestro Treviso
 
Partizan Belgrade
42 1998–99
Details
 
BC Žalgiris Kaunas
82–74  
Virtus Bologna
 
Olympiacos BC
 
Fortitudo Bologna
43 1999–00
Details
 
Panathinaikos BC
73–67  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Anadolu Efes SK
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
44 2000–01
Details
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
81–67  
Panathinaikos BC
 
Anadolu Efes SK
 
CSKA Moscow
45 2000–01
Details
 
Virtus Bologna
3–2
play-off
 
Saski Baskonia
  Fortitudo Bologna and   AEK BC
46 2001–02
Details
 
Panathinaikos BC
89–83  
Virtus Bologna
  Maccabi Tel Aviv and   Pallacanestro Treviso
47 2002–03
Details
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
76–65  
Pallacanestro Treviso
 
Mens Sana Siena
 
CSKA Moscow
48 2003–04
Details
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
118–74  
Fortitudo Bologna
 
CSKA Moscow
 
Mens Sana Siena
49 2004–05
Details
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
90–78  
Saski Baskonia
 
Panathinaikos BC
 
CSKA Moscow
50 2005–06
Details
 
CSKA Moscow
73–69  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Saski Baskonia
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
51 2006–07
Details
 
Panathinaikos BC
93–91  
CSKA Moscow
 
BC Málaga
 
Saski Baskonia
52 2007–08
Details
 
CSKA Moscow
91–77  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Mens Sana Siena
 
Saski Baskonia
53 2008–09
Details
 
Panathinaikos BC
73–71  
CSKA Moscow
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
Olympiacos BC
54 2009–10
Details
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
86–68  
Olympiacos BC
 
CSKA Moscow
 
Partizan Belgrade
55 2010–11
Details
 
Panathinaikos BC
78–70  
Maccabi Tel Aviv
 
Mens Sana Siena
 
Real Madrid BC
56 2011–12
Details
 
Olympiacos BC
62–61  
CSKA Moscow
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
Panathinaikos BC
57 2012–13
Details
 
Olympiacos BC
100–88  
Real Madrid BC
 
CSKA Moscow
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
58 2013–14
Details
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv
98–86 (OT)  
Real Madrid Bàsquet
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
CSKA Moscow
59 2014–15
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
78–59  
Olympiacos BC
 
CSKA Moscow
 
Fenerbahçe SK
60 2015–16
Details
 
CSKA Moscow
101–96 (OT)  
Fenerbahçe SK
 
Lokomotiv Kuban
 
Saski Baskonia
61 2016–17
Details
 
Fenerbahçe SK
80–64  
Olympiacos BC
 
CSKA Moscow
 
Real Madrid BC
62 2017–18
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
85–80  
Fenerbahçe SK
 
BC Žalgiris Kaunas
 
CSKA Moscow
63 2018–19
Details
 
CSKA Moscow
91–83  
Anadolu Efes SK
 
Real Madrid BC
 
Fenerbahçe SK
- 2019–20
Details
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
64 2020–21
Details
 
Anadolu Efes SK
86–81  
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
Olimpia Milano
 
CSKA Moscow
65 2021–22
Details
 
Anadolu Efes SK
58–57  
Real Madrid BC
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
 
Olympiacos BC
66 2022–23
Details
 
Real Madrid BC
79–78  
Olympiacos BC
 
AS Monaco
 
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
67 2023–24
Details
 
Panathinaikos BC
95–80  
Real Madrid BC
 
Olympiacos BC
 
Fenerbahçe SK
68 2024–25
Details
 
Fenerbahçe SK
81–70  
AS Monaco
 
Olympiacos BC
 
Panathinaikos BC

Team statistics

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Titles by club

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Rank Club Titles Runner-up Champion years
1   Real 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     CSKA Moscow 8 6 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2018–19
3   Panathinaikos 7 1 1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2023–24
4   Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 9 1976–77, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
5   Varese 5 5 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
6   Olympiacos 3 6 1996–97, 2011–12, 2012–13
7   Olimpia Milano 3 2 1965–66, 1986–87, 1987–88
8   Rīgas ASK 3 1 1958, 1958–59, 1959–60
9   Split 3 1 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
10   Barcelona 2 6 2002–03, 2009–10
11   Virtus Bologna 2 3 1997–98, 2000–01
12   Fenerbahçe 2 2 2016–17, 2024–25
13   Anadolu Efes 2 1 2020–21, 2021–22
14   Cantù 2 1981–82, 1982–83
  Cibona 2 1984–85, 1985–86
16   Dinamo Tbilisi 1 1 1961–62
  Joventut Badalona 1 1 1993–94
    Žalgiris 1 1 1998–99
19   Bosna 1 1978–79
  Virtus Roma 1 1983–84
  Partizan 1 1991–92
  Limoges CSP 1 1992–93
23   Academic 2
  Brno 2
  Treviso 2
  Baskonia 2
27   USK Praha 1
  AEK 1
  Fortitudo Bologna 1
  Monaco 1

Titles by nation

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Rank Country Club Titles Runners-up
1.   Spain Real Madrid 11 10
FC Barcelona 2 6
Joventut Badalona 1 1
Baskonia 2
4 clubs 14 19
2.   Italy
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.   Greece Panathinaikos 7 1
Olympiacos 3 6
AEK 1
3 clubs 10 8
4.   Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 4 3
Rīgas ASK 3 1
Dinamo Tbilisi 1 1
Žalgiris - 1
4 clubs 8 6
5.   Yugoslavia Split 3 1
Cibona 2
Bosna 1
Partizan 1
4 clubs 7 1
6.   Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 9
7.   Russia CSKA Moscow 4 3
  Turkey Fenerbahçe 2 2
Anadolu Efes 2 1
2 clubs 4 3
9.   France Limoges CSP 1
Monaco 1
2 clubs 1 1
10.   Lithuania Žalgiris 1
11.   Czechoslovakia Brno 2
USK Praha 1
2 clubs 0 3
12.   Bulgaria Academic 2

Records

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EuroLeague awards

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Statistical leaders

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All-time leaders

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Since the beginning of the 2000–01 season (Euroleague Basketball era):

Average Accumulated
Games Played -   Sergio Llull 447
Games Started -   Kostas Papanikolaou 339
Minutes Played   Anthony Parker 35:00   Kostas Sloukas 9804:07
Points   Alphonso Ford 22.22   Mike James 5276
Rebounds   Joseph Blair 10.05   Paulius Jankūnas 2010
Assists   Nick Calathes 5.8   Nick Calathes 2135
Steals   Manu Ginóbili 2.73   Nick Calathes 460
Blocks   Grigorij Khizhnyak 3.19   Edy Tavares 472
Index Rating   Anthony Parker 21.41   Nando de Colo 5473
Assist-Turnover ratio   Jerian Grant 3.2 -
Free Τhrows   Panagiotis Liadelis 6.74   Nando de Colo 1181
Free Τhrows %   Kendrick Nunn 95.9% -
Free Τhrows Attempted   Panagiotis Liadelis 7.71   Mike James 1452
2-Pointers   Kaspars Kambala 6.55   Jan Veselý 1567
2-Pointers %     Donta Hall 74.1% -
2-Pointers Attempted   Alphonso Ford 12.02   Jan Veselý 2537
3-Pointers   Justin Dentmon 2.88   Sergio Llull 686
3-Pointers %   Fran Pilepić 50.45% -
3-Pointers Attempted   Alexey Shved 7.07   Sergio Llull 2076
Field Goals   Alphonso Ford 8.11   Mike James 1752
Field Goals %   Edy Tavares 72.98% -
Field Goals Attempted   Alphonso Ford 16.09   Mike James 4178
True Shooting %     Donta Hall 74.3% -
Double doubles -   Mirsad Türkcan 50
Triple doubles -   Nikola Vujčić 2
Fouls Drawn   Dragan Lukovski 6.04   Vassilis Spanoulis 1583
Fouls Committed     Shaun Stonerook 3.73   Jan Veselý 1081
Blocks Against   Kaspars Kambala 0.81   Vassilis Spanoulis 231
Turnovers   Will Solomon 3.13   Vassilis Spanoulis 1087

Individual performances

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EuroLeague versus NBA games

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Attendances

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Season averages

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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   Panathinaikos 2,460   Panionios On Telecoms
2009–10 1,182,046 186 6,355 –5.4% 11,188   Maccabi Tel Aviv 1,440   Fenerbahçe Ülker
2010–11 1,383,449 185 7,478 +17.7% 13,926   Fenerbahçe Ülker 3,180   Khimki
2011–12 1,305,215 178 7,333 –1.9% 13,107   Žalgiris 3,283   Asseco Prokom
2012–13 1,867,145 253 7,366 +0.5% 13,425   Žalgiris 3,110   Asseco Prokom
2013–14 2,063,600 248 8,130 +10.4% 12,578   Partizan NIS 3,960   Budivelnyk
2014–15 2,013,305 251 8,184 +0.1% 14,483   Crvena Zvezda Telekom 1,949   PGE Turów
2015–16 1,832,920 250 7,332 –10.4% 11,060   Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 2,809   Khimki
2016–17 2,194,238 259 8,472 +5.4% 11,633   Baskonia 3,734   UNICS
2017–18 2,282,297 260 8,780 +3.6% 13,560   Žalgiris 3,900   Anadolu Efes
2018–19 2,153,445 260 8,282 –6.0% 14,808   Žalgiris 2,691   Darüşşafaka Tekfen
2019–20 2,138,504 222[a] 8,588 +3.7% 14,221   Žalgiris 4,299   Zenit
  1. ^ Season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four games, for different reasons, were played under closed doors and are not included in this table.

Historic average attendances

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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

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[citation needed]

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Arena Date Ref
1   Partizan 63–56   Panathinaikos 22,567 Belgrade Arena 5 March 2009 [1] Archived 22 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
2   Partizan 76–67   Maccabi Tel Aviv 21,367 Belgrade Arena 1 April 2010 [2] Archived 5 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
3   Partizan 56–67   CSKA Moscow 21,352 Belgrade Arena 31 March 2009 [3] Archived 31 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine

Note: Match between Panathinaikos and Barcelona on 18 April 2013, at OAKA Sports Center, was supposedly watched by about 30,000 spectators.[55] However, it is not included in the table as the official data is 18,300.[56]

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

Media coverage

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The EuroLeague season is broadcast on television, and can be seen in up to 201 countries and territories.[57] It can be seen by up to 245 million (800 million via satellite) households weekly in China.[58]

EuroLeague basketball has been televised in the United States through the ESPN family of networks since 2023, starting with the playoffs of the 2022-2023 season.[59] It was also televised in the United States and Canada on NBA TV and available online through ESPN3 (in English) and ESPN 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 to FloSports,[60] before returning later to the ESPN networks.

The EuroLeague Final Four is broadcast on television in up to 213 countries and territories.[61] The EuroLeague also has its own internet pay TV service, called EuroLeague TV.

Broadcasters

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This is a partial list of television broadcasters that provide coverage of the EuroLeague.

Country/Region Broadcaster Language Free/Pay TV
International EuroLeague TV (online internet broadcast)[62][63] English Pay
SportKlub[62][63] Bosnian
Croatian
Montenegrin
Macedonian
Serbian
Slovenian
Pay
Go3 Sport[62][63] Estonian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Pay
TV3[63]
  Spain Movistar Plus+, Deportes por Movistar Plus+[63] Spanish Pay
  United States ESPN[64] English Pay
  France SKWEEK TV[62] French Pay
  Monaco
  Germany Telekom Sport, also known as MagentaSport[62][65] German Pay
  Greece Novasports[62] Greek Pay
  Italy Sky Sport Arena[63] Italian Pay
DAZN[63]
  Israel Sport 5[62][63] Hebrew Pay
  Turkey S Sport Plus[62] Turkish Pay

Sponsors

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Source:[66]

See also

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Men's competitions

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Women's competitions

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IWBF Basketball

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