2018–19 EuroLeague

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 16
Dates 11 October 2018 – May 2019
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.

The 2018–19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague will be the 19th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the eighth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this will be the 62nd season of the premier competition for European men's clubs.

The season started on 11 October 2018 and will finish in May 2019.

The 2019 EuroLeague Final Four will be played at the Fernando Buesa Arena, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

Teams

A total of 16 teams from 9 countries contest the league, including 11 sides with a long-term licence from the 2017–18 season, 1 team qualified from the EuroCup and the 4 highest-placed teams from the ABA League, the German Bundesliga, the VTB United League and the Spanish ACB.

Bayern Munich and Budućnost VOLI qualified, after clinching the Bundesliga and ABA League titles respectively. Khimki qualified as runner-up of the VTB United League. Herbalife Gran Canaria qualified as the highest-placed team in the Liga ACB without a long-term EuroLeague licence. Darüşşafaka qualified as the EuroCup champions, after beating Lokomotiv Kuban in the Finals.

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Turkey Anadolu Efes Istanbul Sinan Erdem Dome 16,000
Italy AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan Mediolanum Forum 12,700[1]
Germany Bayern Munich Munich Audi Dome 6,700
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI Podgorica Morača Sports Center 5,500[2]
Russia CSKA Moscow Moscow Megasport Arena 13,344[3]
Turkey Darüşşafaka Tekfen Istanbul Volkswagen Arena 5,240
Spain FC Barcelona Lassa Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,585[4]
Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul Ülker Sports Arena 13,059
Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas Gran Canaria Arena 11,500
Russia Khimki Khimki Mytishchi Arena 7,280
Spain Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Fernando Buesa Arena 15,504[5]
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 11,060[6]
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium 12,000[7]
Greece Panathinaikos OPAP Athens Olympic Sports Center Athens 18,989[8]
Spain Real Madrid Madrid WiZink Center 15,000[9]
Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgirio Arena 15,552[10]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Turkey Anadolu EfesTurkey Ergin AtamanTurkey Doğuş BalbayAdidasAnadolu Efes
Italy AX Armani Exchange OlimpiaItaly Simone PianigianiItaly Andrea CinciariniArmaniArmani Exchange
Germany Bayern MunichMontenegro Dejan RadonjićGermany Danilo BarthelAdidasBayWa
Montenegro Budućnost VOLISerbia Aleksandar DžikićMontenegro Suad ŠehovićSpaldingVOLI
Russia CSKA MoscowGreece Dimitrios ItoudisUnited States Kyle HinesNikeRostelecom
Turkey Darüşşafaka TekfenTurkey Ahmet ÇakıTurkey Oğuz SavaşAdidasTekfen
Spain FC Barcelona LassaSerbia Svetislav PešićCroatia Ante TomićNikeLassa Tyres
Turkey FenerbahçeSerbia Željko ObradovićTurkey Melih MahmutoğluNikeMetro
Spain Herbalife Gran CanariaSpain Salva MaldonadoDominican Republic Eulis BáezSpaldingHerbalife
Russia KhimkiGreece Georgios BartzokasRussia Sergei MoniaAdidasKhimki Group
Spain Kirolbet BaskoniaSpain Pedro MartínezGeorgia (country) Tornike ShengeliaKelmeKirolbet
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel AvivCroatia Neven SpahijaIsrael John DiBartolomeoNikeFOX
Greece OlympiacosIsrael David BlattGreece Vassilis SpanoulisNikebwin
Greece Panathinaikos OPAPSpain Xavi PascualGreece Nick CalathesAdidasPame Stoixima
Spain Real MadridSpain Pablo LasoSpain Felipe ReyesAdidasEuropean University
Lithuania ŽalgirisLithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusLithuania Paulius JankūnasŽalgirisShopSkycop

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Spain Herbalife Gran CanariaSpain Luis CasimiroEnd of contract13 June 2018[11]Pre-seasonSpain Salva Maldonado26 June 2018[12]
Greece OlympiacosGreece Ioannis SfairopoulosEnd of contract26 June 2018[13]Israel David Blatt27 June 2018[14]
Turkey Darüşşafaka TekfenIsrael David BlattEnd of contract30 June 2018Turkey Ahmet Çakı20 June 2018[15]

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs and the bottom eight teams are eliminated.

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 1 1 0 97 72 +25 Advance to playoffs
2 Greece Olympiacos 1 1 0 87 66 +21
3 Russia CSKA Moscow 1 1 0 95 75 +20
4 Turkey Anadolu Efes 1 1 0 90 71 +19
5 Spain Real Madrid 1 1 0 109 93 +16
6 Italy AX Armani Exchange Olimpia 1 1 0 82 71 +11
7 Spain Kirolbet Baskonia 1 1 0 87 79 +8
8 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP 1 1 0 89 84 +5
9 Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 1 0 1 84 89 −5
10 Lithuania Žalgiris 1 0 1 79 87 −8
11 Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 1 0 1 71 82 −11
12 Turkey Darüşşafaka Tekfen 1 0 1 93 109 −16
13 Germany Bayern Munich 1 0 1 71 90 −19
14 Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 1 0 1 75 95 −20
15 Russia Khimki 1 0 1 66 87 −21
16 Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria 1 0 1 72 97 −25
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2018. Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results

Home \ Away EFS AXM BAY BUD CSK DAR FCB FNB HGC KHI BKN MTA OLY PAO RMB ZAL
Anadolu Efes —
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia —
Bayern Munich 71–90 —
Budućnost VOLI 71–82 —
CSKA Moscow — 95–75
Darüşşafaka Tekfen —
FC Barcelona Lassa —
Fenerbahçe — 97–72
Herbalife Gran Canaria —
Khimki — 66–87
Kirolbet Baskonia —
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv —
Olympiacos —
Panathinaikos OPAP 89–84 —
Real Madrid 109–93 —
Žalgiris 79–87 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2018. Source: EuroLeague
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with background in a lighter colour were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four victorious teams advance to the Final Four.

Final Four

The Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Friday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four will be played at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain in May 2019.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CHI SIAMO". MediolanumForum.it. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Reconstruction of the Sports Center Morača". Total Montenegro News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ↑ About Megasport (in Russian)
  4. ↑ "Palau Blaugrana - FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sports Competitions". buesa-arena.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Attendance: 11,060.
  7. ↑ Έτοιμο το ΣΕΦ για τον τελικό Ολυμπιακός-Ραβένα(pics) (in Greek).
  8. ↑ "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "WiZink Center | Real Madrid Basketball Arena | Real Madrid Basketball". Real Madrid. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Žalgirio arena - About Žalgirio arena". zalgirioarena.lt. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Luis Casimiro won't continue as the head coach of Herbalife Gran Canaria". Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Herbalife Gran Canaria adds Salva Maldonado as new head coach". Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Olympiacos, Sfairopoulos part ways after four years together". EuroLeague.net. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Olympiacos makes former EuroLeague champ Blatt head coach". EuroLeague.net. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Darussafaka appoints Caki as head coach". EuroLeague.net. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Vitoria-Gasteiz to host the 2019 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four". EuroLeague. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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