EuroLeague explained

Current:	2024–25 EuroLeague
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Pixels:	320px
Organiser:	Euroleague Basketball
Region:	Europe
Founded:	FIBA era ^[1] Euroleague Basketball era ^[2]
First:	FIBA European Champions Cup 1958 FIBA European League 1991–92 FIBA EuroLeague 1996–97 FIBA SuproLeague 2000–01 Euroleague 2000–01 EuroLeague 2016–17
Teams:	18
Level:	1
Pyramid:	European professional club basketball system
Related Competitions:	EuroCup
Champions:	Panathinaikos (7th title)
Season:	2023–24
Most Champs:	Real Madrid (11 titles)

The EuroLeague, officially the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier men's league in Europe.^{[3] [4]} The league consists of 18 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards,^[5] making the league a semi-closed league.^{[6] [7]} The league was first organized by FIBA in 1958, subsequently by ULEB in 2000 and then solely the Euroleague Basketball.

The competition was introduced in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup (renamed the FIBA EuroLeague in 1996), which operated under FIBA's umbrella until Euroleague Basketball was created for the 2000–01 season. The FIBA European Champions Cup and the EuroLeague are considered to be the same competition, with the change of name being simply a re-branding.

The EuroLeague is one of the most popular indoor sports leagues in the world, with an average attendance of 10,383 for league matches in the 2023–24 season. This was the fifth-highest of any professional indoor sports league in the world (the highest outside the United States), and the second-highest of any professional basketball league in the world, only behind the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The EuroLeague title has been won by 22 clubs, 14 of which have won it more than once. The most successful club in the competition is Real Madrid, with eleven titles.

History

See main article: FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague history.

The FIBA European Champions Cup was originally established by FIBA and it operated from 1958 until the summer of 2000, concluding with the 1999–00 season. Euroleague Basketball was created after the end of the FIBA European Champions Cup.

FIBA had previously used the flying pegion name for the competition since 1996 but had never trademarked the name. As FIBA had no legal recourse on the usage of the name, it started a new league named the FIBA SuproLeague. The following 2000–2001 season started with two top European professional club basketball competitions: FIBA SuproLeague (renamed from FIBA EuroLeague) and Euroleague.

Top clubs were split between the two leagues: Panathinaikos, Maccabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow and Efes Pilsen stayed with FIBA, while Olympiacos, Kinder Bologna, Real Madrid Teka, FC Barcelona, Paf Wennington Bologna, Žalgiris Kaunas, Benetton Treviso, AEK and Tau Cerámica joined Euroleague Basketball.^{[8] [9]}

In May 2001, Europe had two continental champions, Maccabi of the FIBA SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna of the Euroleague. Both organizations realized the need to come up with a unified competition and Euroleague Basketball negotiated terms and dictated proceedings which FIBA agreed to their terms. As a result, European club competition was fully integrated under Euroleague Basketball's umbrella and teams that competed in the FIBA SuproLeague during the 2000–01 season joined it as well.

The authority in European professional basketball was divided over club-country lines. FIBA stayed in charge of national team competitions (like the FIBA EuroBasket, the FIBA World Cup, and the Summer Olympics), while Euroleague Basketball took over the European professional club competitions. From that point on, FIBA's Korać Cup and Saporta Cup competitions lasted one more season and then Euroleague Basketball launched the ULEB Cup, now known as the EuroCup.

League era

In November 2015, Euroleague Basketball and IMG agreed on a 10-year joint venture. Both Euroleague Basketball and IMG will manage the commercial operation, and the management of all global rights covering both media and marketing.^[10] The deal was worth €630 million guaranteed over 10 years, with projected revenues reaching €900 million.^[11] Along with the deal the league changed into a true league format, with 16 teams playing each other team in the regular season followed by the playoffs. The A-licensed clubs were assured of participation for the following ten years in the new format.After the new format of the EuroLeague and FIBA implementing national team windows, a conflict between the two organizations emerged. EuroLeague has been criticised by FIBA as well as several national federations for creating a 'closed league' and ignoring the principle of meritocracy. In July 2019, EuroLeague announced that from the 2019–20 season there will be no direct access to the league through domestic leagues anymore.^[12]

Title sponsorship

See main article: Turkish Airlines. On 26 July 2010, Turkish Airlines and Euroleague Basketball announced a €15 million strategic agreement to sponsor the top European basketball competition across the globe. According to the agreement, starting with the 2010–11 season, the top European competition would be named Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball. Similarly, the EuroLeague Final Four would be named the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, whereby the new league title would appear in all media accordingly. This title partnership was set to run for five seasons, with the option of extending it to an additional five.^{[13] [14]} On 23 October 2013, Turkish Airlines and Euroleague Basketball agreed to extend their partnership, up until 2020.^[15]

Names of the competition

• FIBA era: (1958–2001)
  • FIBA European Champions Cup: (1958–1991)
  • FIBA European League: (1991–1996)
  • FIBA EuroLeague: (1996–2000)^[16]
  • FIBA SuproLeague

(2000–2001)

• Euroleague Basketball era: (2000–present)
  • Euroleague: (2000–2016)
  • EuroLeague: (2016–present)

*There were two competitions during the 2000–01 season. The SuproLeague, which was organized by FIBA, and the Euroleague, which was organized by Euroleague Basketball.

Competition systems

Tournament systems

The EuroLeague operated under a tournament system, from its inaugural 1958 season, through the 2015–16 season.

• FIBA European Champions Cup (1958 to 1986–87): The champions of European national domestic leagues, and the then current European Champions Cup title holders (except for the 1986–87 season), competing against each other, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with either a single game final, or a 2-game aggregate score finals (3 games if needed to break a tie).
• FIBA European Champions Cup (1987–88 to 1990–91): The champions of European national domestic leagues, competing against each other, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.
• FIBA European League (1991–92 to 1995–96): The champions of the European national domestic leagues, the then current European League title holders, along with some of the other biggest teams from the most important national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.
• FIBA EuroLeague (1996–97 to 1999–00): The champions of the best European national domestic leagues, along with some of the other biggest teams from the most important national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.
• *Euroleague (2000–01): Some of the European national domestic league champions, and some of the runners-up from various national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a best of 5 playoff finals.
• *FIBA SuproLeague (2000–01): Some of the European national domestic league champions, and some of the runners-up from various national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.
• Euroleague (2001–02 to 2015–16): The champions of the best European national domestic leagues, along with some of the other biggest teams from the most important national domestic leagues, played in a tournament system. The league culminated with a Final Four.

*There were two competitions during the 2000–01 season. The SuproLeague, which was organized by FIBA, and the Euroleague, which was organized by Euroleague Basketball.

League system

Starting with the 2016–17 season, the EuroLeague operates under a league format.

• EuroLeague (2016–17 to present): The champions of the best European national domestic leagues, along with some of the other biggest teams from the most important national domestic leagues, playing in a true European-wide league system format. The league culminates with a Final Four.

Format

Starting with the 2016–17 season, the EuroLeague is made up of 18 teams, with each playing every other team twice (once at home and once away) in a double round robin league regular season, for a total of 34 games played by each team.

The top 8 placed teams at the end of the regular season advance to playoffs, each playing a 5-game playoff series against a single opponent. The regular season standings are used to determine which teams play each other, and in each pairing the higher placed team has home-court advantage in the series, playing 3 of the 5 games at home. The winners of each of the four playoff series advance to the Final Four, held at a predetermined site. The Final Four features two semi-finals, a third place game, and the championship game, all on the same weekend.

Each team plays a maximum 41 games per season: 34 in the regular season, a maximum of 5 during the playoffs, and 2 in the Final Four.

Qualification

Currently (and since the suspension of Russian teams because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine^[17]), 12 out of the 18 EuroLeague places are held by licensed clubs that have long-term licenses with Euroleague Basketball, and are members of the Shareholders Executive Board. These twelve licensed clubs are:

Anadolu Efes ASVEL Baskonia Bayern Munich

FC Barcelona Fenerbahçe Maccabi Tel Aviv Olimpia Milano

Olympiacos Panathinaikos Real Madrid Žalgiris

The remaining 6 EuroLeague places are held by 6 associated clubs that have annual licences, of which one has a two-year wild card, three have one-year wild-cards and two are the finalists of the previous season's 2nd-tier European competition, the EuroCup. From the 2020–21 season, however, if the better of the two teams from the EuroCup makes it to the playoffs, it keeps the place for the following year.^[18]

European professional basketball club rankings

See main article: European professional basketball club rankings.

Current clubs

These are the teams that participate in the 2023–24 EuroLeague season:

Results

See main article: EuroLeague Finals and EuroLeague Final Four.

1. 1958–2001: FIBA European Champions Cup
2. 2001–Ongoing: EuroLeague

	Year	Finalists				Semi-finalists
width=15%	Champion	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	Third place	width=15%	Fourth place
1	1958 Details	Rīgas ASK	170–152	Academic	Real Madrid and Budapesti Honvéd
2	1958–59 Details	Rīgas ASK	148–125	Academic	Lech Poznań OKK Beograd
3	1959–60 Details	Rīgas ASK	130–113	Dinamo Tbilisi	Slovan Orbis Praha and Polonia Warszawa
4	1960–61 Details	CSKA Moscow	148–128	Rīgas ASK	CCA București and Real Madrid
5	1961–62 Details	Dinamo Tbilisi	90–83	Real Madrid	CSKA Moscow and AŠK Olimpija
6	1962–63 Details	CSKA Moscow	259–240	Real Madrid	Dinamo Tbilisi and Spartak ZJŠ Brno
7	1963–64 Details	Real Madrid	183–174	Spartak ZJŠ Brno	Simmenthal Milano and OKK Beograd
8	1964–65 Details	Real Madrid	157–150	CSKA Moscow	OKK Beograd and Ignis Varese
9	1965–66 Details	Simmenthal Milano	77–72	Slavia VŠ Praha	CSKA Moscow	AEK
10	1966–67 Details	Real Madrid	91–83	Simmenthal Milano	Slavia VŠ Praha	AŠK Olimpija
11	1967–68 Details	Real Madrid	98–95	Spartak ZJŠ Brno	Zadar and Simmenthal Milano
12	1968–69 Details	CSKA Moscow	103–99 (2 OT's)	Real Madrid	Spartak ZJŠ Brno and Standard Liège
13	1969–70 Details	Ignis Varese	79–74	CSKA Moscow	Real Madrid and Slavia VŠ Praha
14	1970–71 Details	CSKA Moscow	67–53	Ignis Varese	Slavia VŠ Praha and Real Madrid
15	1971–72 Details	Ignis Varese	70–69	Jugoplastika	Panathinaikos and Real Madrid
16	1972–73 Details	Ignis Varese	71–66	CSKA Moscow	Simmenthal Milano and Crvena zvezda
17	1973–74 Details	Real Madrid	84–82	Ignis Varese	Berck and Radnički Belgrade
18	1974–75 Details	Ignis Varese	79–66	Real Madrid	Berck and Zadar
19	1975–76 Details	Mobilgirgi Varese	81–74	Real Madrid	Birra Forst Cantù and ASVEL
20	1976–77 Details	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	78–77	Mobilgirgi Varese	CSKA Moscow	Real Madrid
21	1977–78 Details	Real Madrid	75–67	Mobilgirgi Varese	ASVEL	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
22	1978–79 Details	Bosna	96–93	Emerson Varese	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Real Madrid
23	1979–80 Details	Real Madrid	89–85	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Bosna	Sinudyne Bologna
24	1980–81 Details	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	80–79	Sinudyne Bologna	Nashua EBBC	Bosna
25	1981–82 Details	Squibb Cantù	86–80	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Partizan	FC Barcelona
26	1982–83 Details	Ford Cantù	69–68	Billy Milano	Real Madrid	CSKA Moscow
27	1983–84 Details	Banco di Roma	79–73	FC Barcelona	Jollycolombani Cantù	Bosna
28	1984–85 Details	Cibona	87–78	Real Madrid	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	CSKA Moscow
29	1985–86 Details	Cibona	94–82	Žalgiris	Simac Milano	Real Madrid
30	1986–87 Details	Tracer Milano	71–69	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Orthez	Zadar
31	1987–88 Details	Tracer Milano	90–84	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Partizan	Aris
32	1988–89 Details	Jugoplastika	75–69	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Aris	FC Barcelona
33	1989–90 Details	Jugoplastika	72–67	FC Barcelona Banca Catalana	Limoges CSP	Aris
34	1990–91 Details	POP 84	70–65	FC Barcelona Banca Catalana	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Scavolini Pesaro
35	1991–92 Details	Partizan	71–70	Montigalà Joventut	Philips Milano	Estudiantes Argentaria
36	1992–93 Details	Limoges CSP	59–55	Benetton Treviso	PAOK	Real Madrid Teka
37	1993–94 Details	7up Joventut	59–57	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
38	1994–95 Details	Real Madrid Teka	73–61	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	Limoges CSP
39	1995–96 Details	Panathinaikos	67–66	FC Barcelona Banca Catalana	CSKA Moscow	Real Madrid Teka
40	1996–97 Details	Olympiacos	73–58	FC Barcelona Banca Catalana	Smelt Olimpija	ASVEL
41	1997–98 Details	Kinder Bologna	58–44	AEK	Benetton Treviso	Partizan Zepter
42	1998–99 Details	Žalgiris	82–74	Kinder Bologna	Olympiacos	Teamsystem Bologna
43	1999–00 Details	Panathinaikos	73–67	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Efes Pilsen	FC Barcelona
44	2000–01 Details	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	81–67	Panathinaikos	Efes Pilsen	CSKA Moscow
45	2000–01 Details	Kinder Bologna	3–2	Tau Cerámica	Paf Wennington Bologna and AEK
46	2001–02 Details	Panathinaikos	89–83	Kinder Bologna	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv and Benetton Treviso
47	2002–03 Details	FC Barcelona	76–65	Benetton Treviso	Montepaschi Siena	CSKA Moscow
48	2003–04 Details	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	118–74	Skipper Bologna	CSKA Moscow	Montepaschi Siena
49	2004–05 Details	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	90–78	Tau Cerámica	Panathinaikos	CSKA Moscow
50	2005–06 Details	CSKA Moscow	73–69	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Tau Cerámica	Winterthur FC Barcelona
51	2006–07 Details	Panathinaikos	93–91	CSKA Moscow	Unicaja	Tau Cerámica
52	2007–08 Details	CSKA Moscow	91–77	Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	Montepaschi Siena	Tau Cerámica
53	2008–09 Details	Panathinaikos	73–71	CSKA Moscow	Regal FC Barcelona	Olympiacos
54	2009–10 Details	Regal FC Barcelona	86–68	Olympiacos	CSKA Moscow	Partizan
55	2010–11 Details	Panathinaikos	78–70	Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv	Montepaschi Siena	Real Madrid
56	2011–12 Details	Olympiacos	62–61	CSKA Moscow	FC Barcelona Regal	Panathinaikos
57	2012–13 Details	Olympiacos	100–88	Real Madrid	CSKA Moscow	FC Barcelona Regal
58	2013–14 Details	Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv	98–86 (OT)	Real Madrid	FC Barcelona	CSKA Moscow
59	2014–15 Details	Real Madrid	78–59	Olympiacos	CSKA Moscow	Fenerbahçe Ülker
60	2015–16 Details	CSKA Moscow	101–96 (OT)	Fenerbahçe	Lokomotiv Kuban	Laboral Kutxa
61	2016–17 Details	Fenerbahçe	80–64	Olympiacos	CSKA Moscow	Real Madrid
62	2017–18 Details	Real Madrid	85–80	Fenerbahçe Doğuş	Žalgiris	CSKA Moscow
63	2018–19 Details	CSKA Moscow	91–83	Anadolu Efes	Real Madrid	Fenerbahçe Beko
-	2019–20 Details	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
64	2020–21 Details	Anadolu Efes	86–81	FC Barcelona		AX Armani Exchange Milan	CSKA Moscow
65	2021–22 Details	Anadolu Efes	58–57	Real Madrid		FC Barcelona	Olympiacos
66	2022–23 Details	Real Madrid	79–78	Olympiacos		Monaco	FC Barcelona
67	2023–24 Details	Panathinaikos AKTOR	95–80	Real Madrid		Olympiacos	Fenerbahçe Beko

Team statistics

Titles by club

Rank	Club	Titles	Runner-up	Champion years
align=center	1	Real Madrid	align=center	11	align=center	10	1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1994–95, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2022–23
align=center	2	CSKA Moscow	align=center	8	align=center	6	1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2018–19
align=center	3	Panathinaikos	align=center	7	align=center	1	1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2023–24
align=center	4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	align=center	6	align=center	9	1976–77, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
align=center	5	Varese	align=center	5	align=center	5	1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
align=center	6	Olympiacos	align=center	3	align=center	6	1996–97, 2011–12, 2012–13
align=center	7	Olimpia Milano	align=center	3	align=center	2	1965–66, 1986–87, 1987–88
align=center	8	Rīgas ASK	align=center	3	align=center	1	1958, 1958–59, 1959–60
align=center	9	Split	align=center	3	align=center	1	1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
align=center	10	Barcelona	align=center	2	align=center	6	2002–03, 2009–10
align=center	11	Virtus Bologna	align=center	2	align=center	3	1997–98, 2000–01
align=center	12	Anadolu Efes	align=center	2	align=center	1	2020–21, 2021–22
align=center	13	Cantù	align=center	2	align=center	–	1981–82, 1982–83
align=center	–	Cibona	align=center	2	align=center	–	1984–85, 1985–86
15	Fenerbahçe	1	2	2016–17
16	Dinamo Tbilisi	1	1	1961–62
align=center	–	Joventut Badalona	align=center	1	align=center	1	1993–94
align=center	–	Žalgiris	align=center	1	align=center	1	1998–99
align=center	19	Bosna	align=center	1	align=center	–	1978–79
align=center	–	Virtus Roma	align=center	1	align=center	–	1983–84
align=center	–	Partizan	align=center	1	align=center	–	1991–92
align=center	–	Limoges CSP	align=center	1	align=center	–	1992–93
align=center	23	Academic	align=center	–	align=center	2	–
align=center	–	Brno	align=center	–	align=center	2	–
align=center	–	Treviso	align=center	–	align=center	2	–
align=center	–	Baskonia	align=center	–	align=center	2	–
align=center	27	USK Praha	align=center	–	align=center	1	–
align=center	–	AEK	align=center	–	align=center	1	–
align=center	–	Fortitudo Bologna	align=center	–	align=center	1	–

Titles by nation

width=1%	Rank	width=7%	Country	width=7%	Club	width=7%	Titles	width=7%	Runners-up
1.	Spain	Real Madrid	11	10
		FC Barcelona	2	6
		Joventut Badalona	1	1
		Baskonia	–	2
		4 clubs	14	19
2.	Italy
		Varese	5	5
		Olimpia Milano	3	2
		Virtus Bologna	2	3
		Cantù	2	–
		Virtus Roma	1	–
		Treviso	–	2
		Fortitudo Bologna	–	1
		7 clubs	13	13
3.	Greece	Panathinaikos	7	1
		Olympiacos	3	6
		AEK	–	1
		3 clubs	10	8
4.	Soviet Union	CSKA Moscow	4	3
		Rīgas ASK	3	1
		Dinamo Tbilisi	1	1
		Žalgiris	-	1
		4 clubs	8	6
5.	Yugoslavia	Split	3	1
		Cibona	2	–
		Bosna	1	–
		Partizan	1	–
		4 clubs	7	1
6.	Israel	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	9
7.	Russia	CSKA Moscow	4	3
8.	Turkey	Anadolu Efes	2	1
		Fenerbahçe	1	2
		2 clubs	3	3
9.	France	Limoges CSP	1	–
–	Lithuania	Žalgiris	1	–
11.	Czechoslovakia	Brno	–	2
		USK Praha	–	1
		2 clubs	0	3
12.	Bulgaria	Academic	–	2

Records

See also: EuroLeague records.

• Real Madrid has been the most successful team, having won the competition a record eleven times.^[19]
• Split (1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91), is the only team to have won the competition three times in a row in the modern EuroLeague Final Four era (1987–88 season to present).
• Rīgas ASK, as a Soviet League club in the late 1950s and early 1960s (1958, 1958–59, 1959–60), is the only team to have won the competition three times in a row in the pre-EuroLeague Final Four era.
• Real Madrid (1963–64, 1964–65) & (1966–67, 1967–68), along with Varese (1971–72, 1972–73) & (1974–75, 1975–76), are the only teams to have won the European Championship twice in a row on two occasions in the pre-modern EuroLeague Final Four era.
• Cantù (1981–82, 1982–83), Cibona (1984–85, 1985–86), and Olimpia Milano (1986–87, 1987–88), are the other three teams to have won the European Championship twice in a row (only for one time) in the pre-modern EuroLeague Final Four era.
• Maccabi Tel Aviv (2003–04, 2004–05), Olympiacos (2011–12, 2012–13), and Anadolu Efes (2020–21, 2021–22) are the only teams to have won the EuroLeague twice in a row, becoming back-to-back EuroLeague champions in the Euroleague Basketball era (2000–01 season to present).
• Fenerbahçe are the only team which stayed undefeated at home after a 30-game regular season and secured the best record after a regular season (25–5) under the new format (2016–17 season to present). They are also the earliest EuroLeague Playoffs qualifiers ever in the modern EuroLeague era.^[20]
• Istanbul is the only city from which nine clubs have played in the competition: Beşiktaş, Darüşşafaka, Eczacıbaşı, Efes, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Istanbul Technical University, Modaspor, and Ülker have participated in the EuroLeague.
• Although Israel is located in the Middle East, its teams play in the EuroLeague, as its national federation is a member of FIBA Europe and its top professional league is a member of ULEB. Similarly, the Israel Football Association is a member of UEFA, enabling its national team and clubs to play in UEFA competitions.
• In a small area of less than 40 km² (25 mi²), north of Milan, there are 3 clubs that have won a total of 10 FIBA European Champions' Cups, and played in a total of 16 finals: Pallacanestro Varese (5), Olimpia Milano (3) and Cantù (2).
• The record score differential for a EuroLeague Finals game was achieved at the 2004 Finals, in Tel Aviv, where the home club, Maccabi Tel Aviv, defeated Skipper Bologna, by a score of 118–74 (a 44-point difference).
• A crowd of 22,567, which filled Belgrade Arena on 5 March 2009, for a 2008–09 season Top 16 game between Partizan and Panathinaikos is the league's official all seated attendance record.^[21] Before that, a crowd of 18,500 all seated fans occurred at a Panathinaikos home game at the Olympic Indoor Hall, in Athens, against Tau Cerámica, on 12 April 2006, during the 2005–06 third quarterfinal playoff game.
• The most points ever scored in a single game by an individual in the league's overall history (since 1958), is 99 points, by Radivoj Korać of OKK Beograd, on 14 January 1965, during the 1964–65 season, in a game against Alvik.^{[22] [23]}
• The most points ever scored in a single game by an individual in the league since Euroleague Basketball has owned the competition (2000), is 50 points, by Nigel Hayes of Fenerbahçe, on 29 March 2024, during the 2023–24 season, in a game against Alba Berlin.^[24]
• The most points ever scored in a single EuroLeague Finals game by an individual is 47 points, in the 1978–79 season, by Žarko Varajić of Bosna, in a game against Emerson Varese on 5 April 1979.^[25]

EuroLeague awards

See main article: Euroleague Awards.

Statistical leaders

See main article: EuroLeague individual statistics.

All-time leaders

See main article: EuroLeague career stats leaders since the 2000–01 season.

Since the beginning of the 2000–01 season (Euroleague Basketball era):

	Average		Accumulated
Games Played				425
Games Started				311
Minutes Played		35:00		9379:14
Points		22.22		4623
Rebounds		10.05		2010
Assists		5.8		2085
Steals		2.73		449
Blocks		3.19		424
Index Rating		21.41		5054
Assist-Turnover ratio		297.22%
Free Τhrows		6.74		1131
Free Τhrows %		95.9%
Free Τhrows Attempted		7.71		1451
2-Pointers		6.55		1487
2-Pointers %		73.15%
2-Pointers Attempted		12.02		2394
3-Pointers		2.88		632
3-Pointers %		50.45%
3-Pointers Attempted		7.07		1891
Field Goals		8.11		1403
Field Goals %		72.98%
Field Goals Attempted		16.09		3402
True Shooting %		68.69%
Double doubles				50
Triple doubles				2
Fouls Drawn		6.04		1583
Fouls Committed		3.73		998
Blocks Against		0.81		231
Turnovers		3.13		1087

Individual performances

See main article: EuroLeague individual highs.

EuroLeague versus NBA games

See main article: EuroLeague versus NBA games.

Attendances

Season averages

All averages include playoffs and Final Four games.

Season	Total gate	Games	Average	Change	High avg.	Team	Low avg.	Team
	1,263,578	188	6,721		11,770		2,460	Panionios On Telecoms
	1,182,046	186	6,355	–5.4%	11,188		1,440	Fenerbahçe Ülker
	1,383,449	185	7,478	+17.7%	13,926		3,180	Khimki
	1,305,215	178	7,333	–1.9%	13,107		3,283	Asseco Prokom
	1,867,145	253	7,366	+0.5%	13,425		3,110	Asseco Prokom
	2,063,600	248	8,130	+10.4%	12,578		3,960	Budivelnyk
	2,013,305	251	8,184	+0.1%	14,483		1,949	PGE Turów
	1,832,920	250	7,332	–10.4%	11,060		2,809	Khimki
	2,194,238	259	8,472	+5.4%	11,633		3,734	UNICS
	2,282,297	260	8,780	+3.6%	13,560		3,900	Anadolu Efes
	2,153,445	260	8,282	–6.0%	14,808		2,691	Darüşşafaka Tekfen
	2,138,504	222	8,588	+3.7%	14,221		4,299	Zenit

Historic average attendances

This list shows the averages attendances of each team since the 16-team regular season was established in 2016. All averages include playoffs games.

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		5,320		6,415	4,931	11,633			9,818	8,293	4,677	11,219	4,806			10,888			9,483	9,360	11,172		10,312	3,734			11,418
2017–18		3,900		6,188	5,679	11,351			6,277	8,211		11,566			6,022	10,731	7,272	7,472		8,913	13,005		10,030		6,753		13,560
2018–19		8,247			5,793	11,138	4,349	4,792		7,198	2,691	10,737		4,823	5,502	10,522			8,493	8,203	12,530		9,792				14,808
2019–20	9,930	13,113	5,326		5,977	10,661	4,688		11,744	7,050		9,862			5,189	10,038			8,491	7,287	9,858		9,649		7,433		14,221	4,299
2020–21	Season played under closed doors or limited attendance.
2021–22	3,825	11,876	4,237		5,174	6,885	2,673		6,042			5,545				8,429		3,536	4,893	7,037	3,883		5,943				7,630
2022–23	8,820	13,126	5,301		6,353	8,898	5,549		7,085			10,465				10,400		4,392	9,270	10,449	6,173	17,938	8,128		6,064	6,169	14,839
2023–24	9,406	12,471	7,565		6,444	9,970	6,218		17,842			10,065						4,052	10,051	11,535	15,299	19,916	8,914		6,369	8,033	14,773

Individual game highest attendance

Rank	Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance	Arena	Date	Ref
1	Partizan	63–56	Panathinaikos	22,567	Belgrade Arena		https://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=157&seasoncode=E2008
2	Partizan	76–67	Maccabi Tel Aviv	21,367	Belgrade Arena		http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=182&seasoncode=E2009
3	Partizan	56–67	CSKA Moscow	21,352	Belgrade Arena		https://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=180&seasoncode=E2008	-	4	Partizan	81–73	Maccabi Tel Aviv	20,783	Belgrade Arena		http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=178&seasoncode=E2009
5	Partizan	88–86	Crvena Zvezda	20,039	Belgrade Arena		https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade-crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/E2023/39/ -->

Note: Match between Panathinaikos and Barcelona on 18 April 2013, at OAKA Sports Center, was supposedly watched by about 30,000 spectators.^[26] However, it is not included in the table as the official data is 18,300.^[27]

As of 4/4/2023 Partizan holds 10 games in top 10 most attended games.

Media coverage

The EuroLeague season is broadcast on television, and can be seen in up to 201 countries and territories.^[28] It can be seen by up to 245 million (800 million via satellite) households weekly in China.^[29]

EuroLeague basketball has been televised in the United States through the ESPN family of networks since 2023, starting with the playoffs of the 2022-2023 season.^[30] It was also televised in the United States and Canada on NBA TV and available online through ESPN3 (in English) and ESPN Deportes (in Spanish) until the 2017–2018 season. Starting with the 2017-2018 Final Four playoffs, and continuing into the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons, the coverage moved to FloSports,^[31] before returning later to the ESPN networks.

The EuroLeague Final Four is broadcast on television in up to 213 countries and territories.^[32] The EuroLeague also has its own internet pay TV service, called EuroLeague TV.

Broadcasters

This is a partial list of television broadcasters that provide coverage of the EuroLeague.

Country/Region	Broadcaster	Language	Free/Pay TV
International	EuroLeague TV (online internet broadcast)	English	Pay
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia	SportKlub	Bosnian Croatian Montenegrin Macedonian Serbian Slovenian	Pay
Estonia Latvia Lithuania	Go3 Sport	Estonian Latvian Lithuanian	Pay
	TV3
Spain	Movistar Plus+, Deportes por Movistar Plus+^[33]	Spanish	Pay
United States	ESPN^[34]	English	Pay
France	SKWEEK TV^[35]	French	Pay
Monaco
Germany	Telekom Sport, also known as MagentaSport^[36]	German	Pay
Greece	Novasports	Greek	Pay
Italy	Sky Sport Arena	Italian	Pay
	DAZN
Israel	Sport 5	Hebrew	Pay
Turkey	S Sport Plus	Turkish	Pay

Sponsors

Title sponsor

• Turkish Airlines

Premium partners

• 7DAYS
• Adidas
• Tempobet (only in Germany)
• Fonbet (only in Russia)
• Nesine (only in Turkey)
• bwin (Greece and Spain)

Global partners

• VODA VODA
• viagogo
• Detur
• Upper Deck
• DraftKings
• Kyocera
• VTB Arena Park
• VTB
• AX Armani Exchange
• Intersport
• Spalding
• Tadim

Regional partners

• Odeabank (only in Turkey)
• Head & Shoulders (only in Turkey)
• SEK (only in Turkey)
• Oscar Mayer (only in Spain)
• Endesa (only in Spain)
• youwin.tv

Global partners of the Final Four

• Efes
• Acıbadem

Source:^{[37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]}

See also

• European professional club basketball system
• All-EuroLeague Team
• EuroLeague Final Four

Men's competitions

• EuroCup Basketball
• FIBA Champions League
• FIBA Europe Cup

Women's competitions

• EuroLeague Women
• EuroCup Women
• FIBA Europe SuperCup Women

IWBF Basketball

• IWBF Champions League
• EuroCup 1
• EuroCup 2
• EuroCup 3

Notes and References

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3. Web site: The Best European Basketball Leagues: Teams And Players. Steve. Farrugia. 14 November 2021.
4. Web site: Top 12 basketball leagues in the world. 17 January 2017. ESPN.com.
5. News: ECA Board meets to take strategic decisions, approves postseason special regulations. 8 March 2021 . . 8 March 2021.
6. Web site: dineshkachhwaha. Super League: Siutat provides feedback from basketball on closed leagues. 2021-04-21. The Indian Paper. en-us. 25 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425045913/https://www.theindianpaper.com/super-league-siutat-provides-feedback-from-basketball-on-closed-leagues/. dead.
7. Web site: ballineurope. 2008-07-07. Euroleague now a semi-closed league. 2021-04-21. BallinEurope. en-US.
8. Web site: Basket Euroleague Men . 2024-05-29 . www.allcompetitions.com.
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10. Web site: Euroleague Basketball A-licence clubs and IMG agree on 10-year joint venture. Euroleague Basketball. 10 November 2015. 6 April 2016. 21 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160321191015/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague-basketball/news/i/6gt4utknkf9h8ryq. dead.
11. Web site: 630 millions guaranteed by IMG. 11 November 2015. Eurohoops.
12. Web site: The EuroLeague changes in the summer of 2020. 11 July 2019. Eurohoops. 1 October 2019.
13. Turkish Airlines And Euroleague Basketball Sign Strategic Partnership Agreememt . Euroleague Basketball . 28 July 2010 . 29 July 2010.
14. An important strategic partnership agreement between Turkish Airlines and Euroleague Basketball... . Turkish Airlines . 26 July 2010 . 29 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083116/http://www.turkishairlines.com/en-INT/press-releases/5183/an-important-strategic-partnership-agreement-between-turkish-airlines-and-euroleague-basketball.aspx . 16 July 2011 . dead .
15. News: Turkish Airlines, Euroleague Basketball Cement Partnership Through 2020. 20 May 2015. turkishairlines.com. 23 October 2013.
16. Web site: The European Cup For Men's Champion Clubs – The Early Years | FIBA Europe. www.fibaeurope.com.
17. Web site: EuroLeague suspended Russian teams. basketnews.com.
18. ECA Shareholders Meeting officially tips off the 2019-20 season. Media Centre. Euroleague Basketball.
19. Web site: Eternal Llull gives to Real Madrid its 11th EuroLeague title. 21 May 2023. Eurohoops.
20. Web site: Sloukas lets Fenerbahce stay perfect at home. euroleague.net. Euroleague Basketball. 5 April 2019.
21. Web site: Partizan sets crowd record at Belgrade Arena! . Euroleague.net . 5 March 2009 . 6 March 2009.
22. Web site: Radivoj Korac's 99 points. Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
23. Web site: 101 Greats: Radivoj Korac. Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
24. Web site: Hayes-Davis sets EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 50 points!. Euroleague Basketball. 29 March 2024 .
25. Web site: European club champions: 1958–2014. Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
26. Web site: 30.000 κόσμος στο "κλειστό"!. Gazzeta. el. 18 April 2013.
27. Web site: Panathinaikos Athens vs. FC Barcelona Regal – Game. www.euroleague.net. 5 December 2023 .
28. Web site: Fenerbahce-Madrid Game of Week sets new TV reach record. Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
29. Web site: – CSPN China to broadcast Turkish Airlines Euroleague . Euroleague.net . 16 December 2010.
30. News: ESPN to bring the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague to U.S. audience . 9 May 2023 . Euroleague Basketball . 8 May 2022.
31. Web site: FloSports Acquires EuroLeague Basketball Rights in North America. 7 May 2018. FloSports. en-US. 3 October 2019.
32. Web site: Record broadcast reach for 2017 Final Four!. Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL.
33. Web site: TV Listings - EuroLeague . euroleaguebasketball.net . May 2024 . 24 May 2024.
34. Web site: ESPN to bring the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague to U.S. Audience | EuroLeague . 8 May 2023 .
35. Web site: EuroLeague live: where to watch?; . Basketnews.com . 8 May 2023 . 10 May 2024.
36. Web site: Basketball live bei MagentaSport . magentasport.de . 16 May 2024.
37. Web site: Global – Marketing Partners. Euroleague Basketball. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031719/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/marketing-partners/global. 7 November 2017. dead.
38. Web site: Germany – Marketing Partners. Euroleague Basketball. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031248/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/marketing-partners/germany. 7 November 2017. dead.
39. Web site: Russia – Marketing Partners. Euroleague Basketball. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031819/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/marketing-partners/russia. 7 November 2017. dead.
40. Web site: Turkey – Marketing Partners. Euroleague Basketball. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055240/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/marketing-partners/turkey. 7 November 2017. dead.
41. Web site: Spain – Marketing Partners. Euroleague Basketball. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031836/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/marketing-partners/spain. 7 November 2017. dead.
42. Web site: Greece – Marketing Partners. Euroleague Basketball. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030457/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/marketing-partners/greece. 7 November 2017. dead.