The EuroLeague, known as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague for sponsorship reasons, is a European professional basketball club competition, The league is widely recognised as the top-tier league in Europe; however, it is not part of the European basketball pyramid by the FIBA which has since 2016, it own European European tournament: the Basketball Champions League . The league consists of 18 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards, making the league a semi-closed league. The league has been organized by Euroleague Basketball since its formation in 2000.
The competition replaced the FIBA EuroLeague (which was previously called the FIBA European Champions Cup, or simply the European Cup), which had been run by FIBA since 1958. 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 an average attendance of 8,780 for league matches in the 2017–18 season. That 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, 13 of which have won the title more than once. The most successful club in the competition is Real Madrid, with eleven titles.
Clubs[]
2024-25 season teams[]
| Club | Location | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| ALBA Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Uber Arena |
| Anadolu Efes | Istanbul, Turkey (Zeytinburnu) | Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi |
| Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain | Palau Blaugrana |
| Baskonia | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | Fernando Buesa Arena |
| Bayern Munich | Munich, Germany | SAP Garden |
| Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet | Belgrade, Serbia (New Belgrade) | Belgrade Arena |
| Belgrade, Serbia (Palilula) | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Milan, Italy (Assago) | Unipol Forum |
| Fenerbahçe Beko | Istanbul, Turkey (Ataşehir) | Ülker Sports and Event Hall |
| LDLC ASVEL | Villeurbanne, France | Astroballe |
| Décines-Charpieu, France | LDLC Arena | |
| Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv, Israel | Menora Mivtachim Arena |
| Belgrade, Serbia (Palilula) | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | |
| AS Monaco | Monaco (Fontvieille) | Salle Gaston Médecin |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus, Greece | Peace and Friendship Stadium |
| Panathinaikos AKTOR | Athens, Greece | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall |
| Paris Basketball | Paris, France (La Chapelle) | Adidas Arena |
| Paris, France (Bercy) | Accor Arena | |
| Partizan Mozzart Bet | Belgrade, Serbia (New Belgrade) | Belgrade Arena |
| Belgrade, Serbia (Palilula) | Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | |
| Real Madrid | Madrid, Spain | WiZink Center |
| Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Bologna, Italy | Virtus Segafredo Arena |
| Casalecchio di Reno, Italy | Unipol Arena | |
| Žalgiris | Kaunas, Lithuania | Žalgirio Arena |
Relegated/former teams[]
| Club | Location | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| AEK B.C. | Athens, Greece | Ano Liosia Olympic Hall |
| Aris B.C. | Thessaloniki, Greece | Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall |
| Baloncesto Málaga | Málaga, Spain | Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena |
| Basket Brno | Brno, Czech Republic | Sportovní hala Sokola Brno |
| BC Dinamo Tbilisi | Tbilisi, Georgia | Tbilisi Sports Palace |
| BC Khimki | Khimki, Russia | Mytishchi Arena |
| BC UNICS | Kazan, Russia | Basket-Hall Kazan |
| BC Zenit Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Sibur Arena |
| Yubileyny Sports Palace | ||
| BKK Radnički | Belgrade, Serbia | SC Šumice |
| Budapesti Honvéd SE | Budapest, Hungary | Ludovika Aréna |
| CB Estudiantes | Madrid, Spain | WiZink Center |
| Club Joventut Badalona | Badalona, Spain | Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona |
| CSA Steaua București | Bucharest, Romania | Sala Mihai Viteazu |
| Sala Polivalentă | ||
| Fortitudo Bologna | Bologna, Italy | PalaDozza |
| KK Bosna Meridianbet | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dvorana Mirza Delibašić |
| Olympic Hall Zetra | ||
| KK Cibona | Zagreb, Croatia | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall |
| KK Split | Split, Croatia | Arena Gripe |
| KK Zadar | Zadar, Croatia | Krešimir Ćosić Hall |
| Limoges CSP | Limoges, France | Palais des Sports de Beaublanc |
| Mens Sana 1871 Basket | Siena, Italy | Palasport Mens Sana |
| OKK Beograd | Belgrade, Serbia | Mega Factory |
| Pallacanestro Cantù | Cantù, Italy | Palasport Pianella PalaDesio |
| Pallacanestro Varese | Varese, Italy | Palasport Lino Oldrini |
| Pallacanestro Treviso | Treviso, Italy | Palaverde |
| P.A.O.K. BC | Thessaloniki, Greece | P.A.O.K. Sports Arena |
| PBC Academic | Sofia, Bulgaria | Universiada Hall |
| PBC CSKA Moscow | Moscow, Russia | Megasport Sport Palace |
| PBC Lokomotiv Kuban | Krasnodar, Russia | Basket-Hall Krasnodar |
| Polonia Warszawa | Warsaw, Poland | Sports Hall 'Kolo' |
| U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro | Pesaro, Italy | Vitrifrigo Arena |
| USK Praha | Prague, Czech Republic | Hala Folimanka |
| Valencia Basket | Valencia, Spain | Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís |
| Virtus Roma | Rome, Italy | PalaLottomatica |
Broadcasters[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|
| International | EuroLeague TV |
| Balkans | Sport Klub, Nova Sport |
| Baltics | TV3 Sport |
| Central America Mexico |
Star+ |
| Middle East and North Africa | Starzplay |
| Nordics | Viafree, Viasport |
| South America | DirecTV Sports |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | ESPN |
| Albania | RTSH |
| Australia | Fox Sports, NBL TV |
| Belgium | Play Sports |
| Brazil Spain |
DAZN |
| Canada United States |
FloSports |
| China | CCTV |
| Czech Republic | O2 |
| France | SKWEEK |
| Georgia | Silk Sport |
| Germany | Telekom Sport |
| Greece | Nova Sports |
| India | Eurosport |
| Indonesia | TVRI |
| Israel | Channel 10, Sport 5 |
| Italy | Sky Sport, Eleven Sports |
| Kosovo | K Sport |
| New Zealand | NBL TV |
| Philippines | TAP Sports |
| Poland | Polsat Sport |
| Portugal | Sport TV |
| Slovenia | Sport Klub |
| Vietnam | FPT Play |