2020–21 EuroCup Basketball

The 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball season will be the 19th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It will be the 13th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup.

EuroCup
Competition details
Season 2020–21
Teams 24
2021–22 →

Team allocation

A total of 24 teams from 13 countries will participate in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball. Due to the prematurely ending of previous season caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the eight teams that qualified for the quarterfinals were awarded with guaranteed spots. The remaining spots were awarded to teams qualifying through their domestic leagues final standings.[1] On 15 June 2020, the preliminary team list for the season was approved.[2] On 22 June 2020 the list of participating teams was approved by the ECA shareholders executive board, with Dolomiti Energia Trento replacing Fraport Skyliners who have withdrawn from the competition.[3]

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • EC: EuroCup quarterfinalists
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the leagues
Qualified teams for 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball (by entry round)
Regular season
Monaco (EC)[Note FRA] Germani Brescia Leonessa (Abd-3rd) Partizan NIS (EC) Bahçeşehir Koleji (Abd-13th)
Metropolitans 92 (Abd-4th) Dolomiti Energia Trento (WC)[Note WC] Budućnost VOLI (Abd-2nd)[Note ABA] Telenet Giants Antwerp (Abd-3rd)
JL Bourg (Abd-5th) Unicaja (EC) Cedevita Olimpija (Abd-4th)[Note ABA] ratiopharm Ulm (3rd)
Nanterre 92 (Abd-7th) MoraBanc Andorra (9th)[Note ESP] UNICS (EC) Promitheas (EC)
Segafredo Virtus Bologna (EC) Herbalife Gran Canaria (11th) Lokomotiv Kuban (Abd-3rd) Maccabi Rishon LeZion (TBD)
Umana Reyer Venezia (EC) Joventut (12th) Frutti Extra Bursaspor (Abd-9th) Lietkabelis (Abd-3rd)
Notes
  1. ^
    ABA League (ABA): Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita Olimpija qualified through the ABA League.
  2. ^
    France (FRA): Monaco is a club based in Monaco (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participate in European competitions through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points it earns count toward France).
  3. ^
    Spain (ESP): MoraBanc Andorra is a club based in Andorra (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participate in European competitions through one of the berths for Spain (any coefficient points it earns count toward Spain).
  4. ^
    Dolomiti Energia Trento was selected to join the competition after the withdrawal of German Fraport Skyliners.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[2]

Schedule for 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Third leg
Regular season Round 1 10 July 2020 30 September 2020
Round 2 7 October 2020
Round 3 14 October 2020
Round 4 21 October 2020
Round 5 28 October 2020
Round 6 4 November 2020
Round 7 11 November 2020
Round 8 18 November 2020
Round 9 9 December 2020
Round 10 16 December 2020
Top 16 Round 1 30 December 2020
Round 2 6 January 2021
Round 3 13 January 2021
Round 4 20 January 2021
Round 5 27 January 2021
Round 6 3 February 2021
Playoffs Quarterfinals 2 March 2021 5 March 2021 10 March 2021
Semifinals 16 March 2021 19 March 2021 24 March 2021
Finals 6 April 2021 9 April 2021 14 April 2021

See also

References

  1. "ECA Shareholders Executive Board announces decisions regarding 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons". Euroleague Basketball. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "ECA Shareholders Executive Board discuss Financial Fair Play, stakeholder framework". Euroleague Basketball. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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