EuroLeague Women

The EuroLeague Women (officially FIBA EuroLeague Women) is the highest professional basketball league in Europe for women's clubs.

EuroLeague Women
Current season, competition or edition:
2019–20 EuroLeague Women
Official logo of the EuroLeague Women
SportBasketball
Founded1958
No. of teams16 (Group stages)
CountryFIBA Europe member associations
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
UMMC Ekaterinburg (5th title)
Most titles Daugava Riga (18 titles)
Official websiteEuroLeague Women

Unlike the EuroLeague for men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe.

History

EuroLeague Women is the main women's club basketball competition in Europe.

First established by FIBA in September 1958, the inaugural European women's club competition consisted of 10 teams and came about following the success of an equivalent tournament for men's clubs earlier in the same year. The men's tournament consisted of 46 games, with over 100,000 spectators turning out to watch.

At the initial tournament Slavia Sofia of Bulgaria were crowned champions, beating Soviet Dynamo Moscow 64–40 at home and then 44–34 on the Muscovites court. The two-game home-and-away format for the final remained until 1976, before changing to a single-game format the following year.

During its formative years, the tournament was dominated by Daugava Riga from Latvia (then Soviet Union) who appeared in 16 finals between 1960 and 1977, winning all 16 of them. The Latvian club maintains two records that are difficult to see being bettered, with 18 overall titles, as well as the record for winning 12 consecutive championships.

In the nineties, the competition underwent two key changes. The first was the introduction of the Final Four in 1992; and the second was the rebranding of the competition in 1996, when it went from being known as European Cup for Women's Champion Clubs to what it is known as today: EuroLeague Women.

The Final Four format was given its farewell in Ekaterinburg in 2011, when Halcón Avenida defeated Spartak Moscow Region 68–59; before the 2011/2012 season heralded in a new direction for EuroLeague Women with the Final Four replaced by a Final Eight tournament.

Istanbul were granted the honour of hosting the first Final Eight tournament where Spanish club Ros Casares Valencia prevailed victorious, defeating Rivas Ecópolis 65–52 in the final. In its second year, the EuroLeague Women Final Eight moved to Ekaterinburg, where tournament hosts UMMC Ekaterinburg prevailed 82–56 over Fenerbahçe in the final.

In 2014, Ekaterinburg was once again the host of what would ultimately be the final edition of the Final Eight, with the tournament destined to return to a Final Four format for this season. After shocking the home-town favourites UMMC Ekaterinburg in the semi-finals, Galatasaray then went on to become the first Turkish club to lift the title, defeating cross-city rival Fenerbahçe 69–58 in the gold medal game.

Names of the competition

  • FIBA Women's European Champions Cup: (1958–1996)
  • EuroLeague Women: (1996–present)

System of competition

Between 2004–2011

24 clubs took part in the most important European competition. They were divided into four groups of six teams each with home and away games.

The four best-placed clubs in each group qualified for the eighth-final play-offs.

The Eighth-finals were established according to the standings (games won, games lost, goal-average) of each team in the preliminary round. This round was played in a home and away game.

The winners of the eighth-final round qualified for the quarter-final round.

The winners of the quarter-final round qualified for the Final Four, organized by one of the qualified clubs. The semi-finals were played on a Friday and the finals on a Sunday.

EuroLeague winners

Year Final Third and fourth place
Champion Score Runners-up
1958–59
Details

Slavia Sofia
97–84
63–40 / 34–44

Dynamo Moscow

Spartak Sokolovo

Crvena zvezda
1959–60
Details

Daugava Rīga
111–71
62–28 / 49–43

Slavia Sofia

Slovan Orbis Prague

Crvena zvezda
1960–61
Details

Daugava Rīga
148–114
76–77 / 72–37

Slovan Orbis Prague

USK Tartu

Academic
1961–62
Details

Daugava Rīga
103–82
55–38 / 48–44

Spartak Leningrad

Slovan Orbis Prague

Radnički Belgrade
1962–63
Details

Slavia Sofia
112–106
52–57 / 60–49

Slovan Orbis Prague

Daugava Rīga

MTK
1963–64
Details

Daugava Rīga
103–101
63–58 / 40–43

Spartak Sokolovo

Slavia Sofia

Crvena zvezda
1964–65
Details

Daugava Rīga
101–93
49–31 / 52–62

Slavia Sofia

Wisła Kraków

Slovan Orbis Prague
1965–66
Details

Daugava Rīga
135–95
62–39 / 73–56

Slovan Orbis Prague

Wisła Kraków

Slavia Sofia
1966–67
Details

Daugava Rīga
111–93
56–41 / 55–52

Sparta Prague

Academic

Wisła Kraków
1967–68
Details

Daugava Rīga
134–92
76–45 / 58–47

Sparta Prague

Łódź

Recoaro Vicenza
1968–69
Details

Daugava Rīga
144–105
62–48 / 82–57

Chemie Halle

Politehnica București

Academic
1969–70
Details

Daugava Rīga
120–87
61–45 / 59–42

Wisła Kraków

Academic

Sparta Prague
1970–71
Details

Daugava Rīga
134–115
72–59 / 62–56

Clermont

Academic

Wisła Kraków
1971–72
Details

Daugava Rīga
166–118
80–59 / 86–59

Sparta Prague

Geas

Clermont
1972–73
Details

Daugava Rīga
147–104
64–44 / 83–60

Clermont

Sparta Prague

Geas
1973–74
Details

Daugava Rīga
164–120
96–67 / 69–53

Clermont

Łódź

Politehnica București
1974–75
Details

Daugava Rīga
159–115
87–59 / 72–56

Sparta Prague

Geas

Clermont
1975–76
Details

Sparta Prague
132–115
55–58 / 77–57

Clermont

Geas

Academic
1976–77
Details

Daugava Rīga
76–53
Clermont

Geas

Sparta Prague
1977–78
Details

Sesto Geas
74–66
Sparta Prague

Crvena zvezda

Minyor Pernik
1978–79
Details

Crvena zvezda
97–62
BSE

Minyor Pernik

Sesto Geas
1979–80
Details

FIAT
75–66
Minyor Pernik

BOB Oud-Beijerland

Crvena zvezda
1980–81
Details

Daugava Rīga
83–65
Crvena zvezda

Levski-Spartak

Accorsi FIAT
1981–82
Details

Daugava Rīga
78–56
Minyor Pernik

Pagnossin Treviso

BSE
1982–83
Details

Zolu Vicenza
76–67
Agon 08 Düsseldorf

Monting

Daugava Rīga
1983–84
Details

Levski Sofia
82–77
Zolu Vicenza

VŠ Praha

Tungsram
1984–85
Details

Fiorella Vicenza
63–55
Daugava Rīga

Agon 08 Düsseldorf

Levski-Spartak
1985–86
Details

Primigi Vicenza
71–57
Agon 08 Düsseldorf

CSKA Moscow

Levski-Spartak
1986–87
Details

Primigi Vicenza
86–73
Dynamo Novosibirsk

Agon 08 Düsseldorf

Levski-Spartak
1987–88
Details

Primigi Vicenza
70–64
Dynamo Novosibirsk

Jedinstvo Tuzla

Agon 08 Düsseldorf
1988–89
Details

Jedinstvo Tuzla
74–70
Primigi Vicenza

Dynamo Novosibirsk

Astarac Mirande
1989–90
Details

Enimont Libertas Trogylos
86–71
CSKA Moscow

Crvena zvezda

Astarac Mirande
1990–91
Details

Conad Cesena
84–66
Arvika

Sporting

Elektrosila
1991–92
Details

Dorna Godella
66–56
Dynamo Kiev

Pool Comense

Sporting
1992–93
Details

Dorna Godella
66–58
Pool Comense

Challes-les-Eaux

Ružomberok
1993–94
Details

Pool Comense
79–68
Dorna Godella

Olimpia Poznań

GoldZack Wuppertal
1994–95
Details

Pool Comense
64–57
Dorna Godella

CSKA Moscow

Valenciennes Olympic
1995–96
Details

Wuppertal
76–62
Pool Comense

Ružomberok

Bourges
1996–97
Details

Bourges
71–52
Wuppertal

Ružomberok

Pool Comense
1997–98
Details

Bourges
76–64
Pool Getafe

Pool Comense

Valenciennes Olympic
1998–99
Details

Ružomberok
63–48
Pool Comense

Galatasaray

Wuppertal
1999–00
Details

Ružomberok
67–64
Bourges

Gambrinus BVV Brno

Dynamo Moscow
2000–01
Details

Bourges
73–71
Valenciennes Olympic

Pécs

Gambrinus Brno
2001–02
Details

Valenciennes Olympic
78–72
Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia

Lavezzini Parma

Ružomberok
2002–03
Details

UMMC Ekaterinburg
82–80
Valenciennes Olympic

Gambrinus Brno

Bourges
2003–04
Details

Valenciennes Olympic
93–69
Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia

Pécs

Gambrinus Brno
2004–05
Details

VBM-SGAU Samara
69–66
Gambrinus Brno

VIČI-Aistės

Pécs
2005–06
Details

Gambrinus Brno
68–54
VBM-SGAU Samara

Valenciennes Olympic

Lietuvos Telekomas VIČI-Aistės
2006–07
Details

Spartak Moscow Region
76–62
Ros Casares Valencia

CSKA Samara

Bourges
2007–08
Details

Spartak Moscow Region
75–60
Gambrinus Brno

UMMC Ekaterinburg

Bourges
2008–09
Details

Spartak Moscow Region
85–70
Avenida

UMMC Ekaterinburg

Euroleasing Sopron
2009–10
Details

Spartak Moscow Region
87–80
Ros Casares Valencia

UMMC Ekaterinburg

Can Pack Wisła Kraków
2010–11
Details

Halcón Avenida
68–59
Spartak Moscow Region

UMMC Ekaterinburg

Ros Casares Valencia
2011–12
Details

Ros Casares Valencia
65–52
Rivas Ecópolis

UMMC Ekaterinburg

Fenerbahçe
2012–13
Details

UMMC Ekaterinburg
82–56
Fenerbahçe

Bourges

Good Angels Košice
2013–14
Details

Galatasaray
69–58
Fenerbahçe

UMMC Ekaterinburg

Bourges
2014–15
Details

USK Praha
72–68
UMMC Ekaterinburg

Dynamo Kursk

Fenerbahçe
2015–16
Details

UMMC Ekaterinburg
72–69
Nadezhda Orenburg

Fenerbahçe

USK Praha
2016–17
Details

Dynamo Kursk
77–63
Fenerbahçe

UMMC Ekaterinburg

USK Praha
2017–18
Details

UMMC Ekaterinburg
72–53
Sopron Basket

Dynamo Kursk

Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
2018–19
Details

UMMC Ekaterinburg
91–67
Dynamo Kursk

ZVVZ USK Praha

Sopron Basket

Statistics

Titles by country

Rank Country Winners Runners-up
1 Soviet Union186
2 Italy115
 Russia115
4 France58
5 Spain47
6 Bulgaria34
7 Czech Republic22
8 Yugoslavia21
9 Slovakia20
10 Czechoslovakia19
11 Germany13
 Turkey13

Titles by club

Rank Club Winners Runners-up
1 Daugava Rīga181
2 Vicenza52
3 UMMC Ekaterinburg51
4 Spartak Moscow Region41
5 Ros Casares Valencia34
6 CJM Bourges Basket31
7 Pool Comense 187223
8 Valenciennes Olympic22
Slavia Sofia22
10 Ružomberok20
11 Sparta Prague16
12 Brno12
13 Wuppertal Wings11
Crvena zvezda11
VBM-SGAU Samara11
Avenida11
Dynamo Kursk11
18 Levski Sofia10
FIAT10
Unicar Cesena10
GS Trogylos Basket Priolo10
Sesto San Giovanni10
Jedinstvo Tuzla10
Galatasaray10
USK Praha10

Stats leaders

SeasonTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop assistantAPG
1991–92 Razija Mujanović27.3 Razija Mujanović9.1 Corinne Benintendi2.7
1992–93 Yelena Khudashova24.8 Katrina Johnson11.6 Corinne Benintendi5.1
1993–94 Razija Mujanović20.4 Katrina Johnson12.7 Corinne Benintendi5.2
1994–95 Clarissa Davis30.5 Yelena Baranova9.9 Teresa Weatherspoon6.0
1995–96 Clarissa Davis25.9 Venus Lacy12.7 Svetlana Antipova6.6
1996–97 Yolanda Griffith24.7 Yolanda Griffith17.1 Michele Timms5.7
1997–98 Jennifer Gillom21.8 Maria Stepanova12.4 Lyudmila Konovalova5.9
1998–99 Sandy Brondello19.5 Marlies Askamp12.3 Ana Belén Álvaro4.8
1999–00 Mila Nikolić19.1 Margo Dydek10.6 Aluma Goren4.4
2000–01 Ann Wauters20.9 Margo Dydek10.7 Iveta Bieliková5.7
2001–02 Albena Branzova20.8 Yolanda Griffith11.5 Ticha Penicheiro5.3
2002–03 Ana Joković21.1 Margo Dydek10.4 Audrey Sauret-Gillespie4.8
2003–04 Gordana Grubin20.5 Maria Stepanova12.2 Kristi Willoughby5.9
2004–05 Katie Douglas20.4 Michelle Snow13.6 Dalma Ivanyi6.9
2005–06 Katie Douglas20.8 Rebekkah Brunson11.3 Caroline Aubert6.1
2006–07 Tina Thompson21.1 DeLisha Milton-Jones10.9 Caroline Aubert6.0
2007–08 Lauren Jackson23.6 Nicole Ohlde9.5 Dalma Ivanyi5.7
2008–09 Diana Taurasi20.5 Laura Harper12.0 Dalma Ivanyi7.5
2009–10 Diana Taurasi24.9 Candice Dupree11.0 Anđa Jelavić6.7
2010–11 Penny Taylor19.2 Cheryl Ford14.2 Dalma Ivanyi5.4
2011–12 Diana Taurasi20.9 Cheryl Ford11.9 Sharnee Zoll-Norman6.6
2012–13 Tina Charles24.0 Tina Charles12.5 Laia Palau6.4
2013–14 Jantel Lavender20.3 Luca Ivanković11.1 Laia Palau6.8
2014–15 Nneka Ogwumike19.5 Candace Parker11.0 Laia Palau7.1
2015–16 Diana Taurasi20.9 Crystal Langhorne10.8 Laia Palau7.1
2016–17 Yvonne Turner18.8 Nneka Ogwumike10.2 Laia Palau7.8
2017–18 Kayla McBride18.7 Jantel Lavender8.6 Courtney Vandersloot9.0
2018–19 Breanna Stewart21.0 Brionna Jones10.9 Amel Bouderra6.9

See also

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