2020–21 EuroLeague Women explained

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Nextseason:2021–22
EuroLeague Women
Season:2020–21
Champions: UMMC Ekaterinburg
(6th title)
Runners Up: Perfumerías Avenida
Third Place: Fenerbahçe
Fourth Place: Sopron Basket
Teams:Competition proper: 16
Total: 18
Mvp:Alina Iagupova
(Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo)
Mvp N:UKR
Final Four Mvp:Breanna Stewart
(UMMC Ekaterinburg)
Final Four Mvp N:USA
Dates:Qualifying:
28 October 2020
Competition proper:

The 2020–21 EuroLeague Women was the 63rd edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 25th edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.

Team allocation

A total of 18 teams from 10 countries participated in the 2020–21 EuroLeague Women.

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses:

Regular season
width=250 ZVVZ USK Praha (Abd-1st)[1] width=250 VBW Arka Gdynia (Abd-1st)[2]
LDLC ASVEL Féminin (Abd)[3] UMMC Ekaterinburg (Abd-1st)
Tango Bourges Basket (Abd) Dynamo Kursk (Abd-2nd)
Basket Landes (Abd) Nadezhda Orenburg (Abd-3rd)
Sopron Basket (Abd-1st)[4] Perfumerías Avenida (Abd)
Famila Schio (Abd)[5] Fenerbahçe (Abd)[6]
TTT Riga (Abd-1st)[7] Galatasaray (Abd)
Qualifying round
Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc (Abd-2st) Spar Girona (Abd)
ACS Sepsi SIC (Abd) İzmit Belediyespor (Abd)

Round and draw dates

Schedule

Phase Round Round date
Qualifying round 28 October 2020
Regular season Matchday 1 1 December 2020
Matchday 2 2–3 December 2020
Matchday 3 4 December 2020
Matchday 4 19 January 2021
Matchday 5 21 January 2021
Matchday 6 22 January 2021
Quarterfinals First leg 17 March 2021
Second leg 19 March 2021
Final Four Semifinals 16 April 2021
Final 18 April 2021

Draw

The draw was held on 17 August 2020 in Munich, Germany. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds.[8] [9]

The format of the competition was changed on 17 September 2020.[10]

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UMMC Ekaterinburg
Dynamo Kursk
Sopron Basket
ZVVZ USK Praha
Fenerbahçe
Tango Bourges Basket
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Perfumerías Avenida
TTT Riga
Galatasaray
LDLC ASVEL Féminin
Basket Landes
VBW Arka Gdynia
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2

Qualifying round

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Regular season

The two top teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record
  2. Head-to-head point differential
  3. Head-to-head points scored
  4. Point differential for the entire regular season
  5. Points scored for the entire regular season

Group D

Quarterfinals

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Second leg

Final Four

Final

Awards

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

All-EuroLeague Teams

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First TeamSecond Team
Courtney Vandersloot UMMC Ekaterinburg Marine Johannès LDLC ASVEL Féminin
Alina Iagupova Fenerbahçe Alba Torrens UMMC Ekaterinburg
Gabby Williams Sopron Basket Breanna Stewart UMMC Ekaterinburg
Katie Lou Samuelson Perfumerías Avenida Jelena Brooks Sopron Basket
Emma Meesseman UMMC Ekaterinburg Satou Sabally Fenerbahçe

Defensive Player of the Year

Young Player of the Year

Coach of the Year

Gameday MVP

Regular season
GamedayPlayerTeamEFF
1 33 [13]
2 33 [14]
3 37 [15]
4 30 [16]
5 28 [17]
6 36 [18]
Quarterfinals
GamePlayerTeamEFF
1 39 [19]
2 40 [20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The closure of 2019/2020 season, ZVVZ USK Praha is the Champion. eurobasket.com. 17 March 2020. 25 August 2020.
  2. News: EBLK season is over; Arka Gdynia declared champions. eurobasket.com. 12 March 2020. 25 August 2020.
  3. News: FFBB announce the cancellation of LFB season. eurobasket.com. 10 April 2020. 25 August 2020.
  4. News: Sopron Basket announced champions, the season is over. eurobasket.com. 17 March 2020. 25 August 2020.
  5. News: FIP cancel the reminder of the season in A1 and A2. eurobasket.com. 3 April 2020. 25 August 2020.
  6. News: Leagues are cancelled. eurobasket.com. 11 May 2020. 25 August 2020.
  7. News: TTT Riga proclaimed champions as LSBL championship cancelled. eurobasket.com. 28 March 2020. 25 August 2020.
  8. News: Seedings revealed for EuroLeague Women and EuroCup Women draws. FIBA. 14 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  9. News: EuroLeague Women Regular Season groups confirmed for 2020-21 campaign. FIBA. 17 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  10. News: FIBA Europe Board approves format changes for EuroLeague Women season 2020-21. FIBA. 17 September 2020. 24 September 2020.
  11. News: Winners of EuroLeague Women Awards announced. FIBA. 13 April 2021. 15 April 2021.
  12. News: Final Four MVP Stewart: This is something I will never forget. FIBA. 18 April 2021. 19 April 2021.
  13. News: Sabally seals Top Performer status with spectacular debut. FIBA. 2 December 2020. 4 December 2020.
  14. News: Stunning 38-point career high catapults Johannes to Top Performer honor. FIBA. 4 December 2020. 4 December 2020.
  15. News: Gruda crowned Top Performer on Gameday 3. FIBA. 5 December 2020. 6 December 2020.
  16. News: Araujo collects Top Performer accolade for Gameday 4. FIBA. 20 January 2021. 21 January 2021.
  17. News: Double celebration for Samuelson as she seals Top Performer status. FIBA. 21 January 2021. 22 January 2021.
  18. News: Achonwa claims Gameday 6 Top Performer award. FIBA. 26 January 2021. 26 January 2021.
  19. News: Sensational Iagupova seals Top Performer honors for Quarter-Finals Game 1. FIBA. 18 March 2021. 19 March 2021.
  20. News: Galatasaray star Russell signs off with Top Performer crown. FIBA. 20 March 2021. 20 March 2021.