2019–20 EuroLeague

EuroLeague
Competition details
Season 2019–20
Teams 18
2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague will be the 20th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the ninth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this will be the 63rd season of the premier competition for European men's clubs.

Qualification

The EuroLeague expanded to eighteen teams compared to sixteen, as Bayern Munich and ASVEL were gained Associated Club licences as wild cards for 2019–20 and 2020–21.[1]

Distribution

The table below shows the default access list.

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Regular season
(18 teams)
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the regular season
Final Four
(4 teams)
  • 4 series winners from the playoffs

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena Capacity
Turkey Anadolu Efes Istanbul Sinan Erdem Dome 16,000
France LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne L'Astroballe 5,556
Italy AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan Mediolanum Forum 12,700[2]
Germany Bayern Munich Munich Audi Dome 6,700
Russia CSKA Moscow Moscow Megasport Arena 13,344[3]
Spain FC Barcelona Lassa Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,585[4]
Turkey Fenerbahçe Doğuş Istanbul Ülker Sports Arena 13,059
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 11,640[7]
Greece Panathinaikos Superfoods 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]
Spain 4th place of 2018–19 ACB
Russia 2rd place of 2018–19 VTB United League
Winner of the 2018–19 EuroCup Basketball
TBA
TBA
Notes
  1. ^ Note ASVEL: ASVEL is required to ensure compliance with the proposed minimum commitments by EuroLeague Basketball, and will be accepted in to the EuroLeague after fulfillment of these.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "CHI SIAMO". MediolanumForum.it. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  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. ↑ "Peace and Friendship Stadium - Olympiacos BC". olympiacosbc.gr. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  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.
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