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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.svg
Founded
FIBA era
14 December 1957; 60 years ago (1957-12-14)[1]
Euroleague Basketball era
9 June 2000; 18 years ago (2000-06-09)[2]
First season
FIBA era
1958
Euroleague Basketball era
2000–01
Region
Europe
Confederation
FIBA Europe
Number of teams
16
Current champions
Spain Real Madrid
(10th title)
Most championships
Spain Real Madrid
(10 titles)
TV partners
List of broadcasters
Website
Official website

2018–19 EuroLeague

The EuroLeague, known as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier European professional basketball club competition, organized by Euroleague Basketball since 2000.


Introduced in 2000, the competition replaced the FIBA EuroLeague (which was previously called the FIBA European Champions Cup, or simply the European Cup), which had been run by FIBA since 1958. 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 8,780 for league matches in the 2017–18 season. That 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 21 different clubs, 13 of which have won the title more than once. The most successful club in the competition is Real Madrid, with ten titles. Real Madrid are also the current champions, having defeated Fenerbahçe in the 2018 final.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Title sponsorship


    • 1.2 Names of the competition




  • 2 Competition systems


    • 2.1 Tournament systems


    • 2.2 League system




  • 3 Logos


  • 4 Format


    • 4.1 Previous EuroLeague formats


    • 4.2 European national domestic league and club rankings


    • 4.3 Arena standards




  • 5 Current clubs


  • 6 Results


    • 6.1 Finals


    • 6.2 Titles by club


    • 6.3 Titles by nation




  • 7 Records


    • 7.1 EuroLeague awards


    • 7.2 Statistical leaders


    • 7.3 All-time leaders


    • 7.4 Individual performances




  • 8 EuroLeague versus NBA games


  • 9 Media coverage


  • 10 Sponsors


  • 11 See also


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





History



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




Euroleague Trophy


FIBA had never trademarked the "EuroLeague" name, even though it had used that name for the competition since 1996. Euroleague Basketball simply appropriated the name, and since FIBA had no legal recourse to do anything about it, it was forced to find a new name for its championship series. Thus, the following 2000–2001 season started with two separate top European professional club basketball competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague (previously known as the FIBA EuroLeague) and the brand new Euroleague 2000–01 season.


The rift in European professional club basketball initially showed no signs of letting up. Top clubs were also split between the two leagues: Panathinaikos, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow and Efes Pilsen stayed with FIBA, while Olympiacos, Kinder Bologna, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Paf Wennington Bologna, Benetton Treviso, AEK and Tau Cerámica joined Euroleague Basketball.


In May 2001, Europe had two continental champions, Maccabi of the FIBA SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna of the Euroleague. The leaders of both organizations realized the need to come up with a unified competition. Although only a year old, Euroleague Basketball negotiated from a position of strength and dictated proceedings. FIBA essentially had no choice but to agree to Euroleague Basketball's 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.


In essence, 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 only one more season before folding, which was when Euroleague Basketball launched the ULEB Cup, now known as the EuroCup.


In November 2015, Euroleague Basketball and IMG agreed on 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.[3] The deal was worth €630 million euros guaranteed over 10 years, with projected revenues reaching €900 million euros.[4]



Title sponsorship


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.[5][6] On 23 October 2013, Turkish Airlines and Euroleague Basketball agreed to extend their partnership, up until 2020.[7]



Names of the competition




A EuroLeague game in Madrid, in 2009.




  • FIBA era: (1958–2001)

    • FIBA European Champions Cup: (1958–1991)

    • FIBA European League ("FIBA Euro League"): (1991–1996)

    • FIBA EuroLeague: (1996–2000)[8]


    • FIBA SuproLeague: (2000–2001)




  • Euroleague Basketball era: (2000–present)

    • Euroleague: (2000–2016).

    • EuroLeague: (2016–present).




*There were two separate 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 separate 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.


Logos

















Evolution of the EuroLeague logo

2000–2005

2005–2010

2010–2016

2016–present

Euroleague original logo.jpg

Euroleague original logo 2005.jpg

Turkish Airlines Euroleague.png

EuroLeague logo 2016 alt.jpg


Format




The setting of the 2014 EuroLeague Final Four, in Milan.


Starting with the 2016–17 season, the EuroLeague is made up of 16 teams, which each play each other twice, once at home and once away, in a true league style regular season format, totaling 30 games.


The top 8 placed teams at the end of the regular season advance to the playoffs, which are held as four individual 5 game playoff series. The higher placed team in the regular season standings of each playoff match up has home-court advantage in each playoff series, playing 3 out of the 5 games at home. The winners of each of the four playoff series advance to the Final Four, which is held at a predetermined site. The Final Four features two semifinals games, a third place game, and the championship game.


Each team plays a maximum 37 games per season, versus 31 in the previous tournament format.


Currently, 11 out of the 16 EuroLeague places are held by licensed clubs that have long-term licenses with Euroleague Basketball, and are members of the Shareholders Executive Board. These eleven licensed clubs are currently:











  • Turkey Anadolu Efes


  • Spain Baskonia


  • Russia CSKA Moscow


  • Spain FC Barcelona


   



  • Turkey Fenerbahçe


  • Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv


  • Italy Olimpia Milano


  • Greece Olympiacos


   



  • Greece Panathinaikos


  • Spain Real Madrid


  • Lithuania Žalgiris



The remaining 5 EuroLeague places are held by associated clubs that have annual licences. These five associated clubs are awarded through one place going to the winner of the previous season's 2nd-tier European competition, the EuroCup, with the other four places going to a combination of European national domestic league winners and wild cards.



Previous EuroLeague formats




European national domestic league and club rankings




Arena standards


Effective as of the 2012–13 season, EuroLeague clubs with what was at the time an "A License" had to host their home EuroLeague games in arenas that have a seating capacity of at least 10,000 people. This same minimum 10,000 seat arena capacity rule, now currently applies to all EuroLeague clubs with a long-term license.


Previously, in 2008, the Euroleague Basketball had originally decided to increase the minimum arena seating requirement to 10,000, within four years time, in order to force EuroLeague clubs to move into and/or build bigger arenas. This was done in hopes of increasing revenues through more ticket sales. Conversely, associated clubs, must currently play in arenas that seat at least 5,000 people.



Current clubs


These are the teams that participate in the 2018–19 EuroLeague season:









































































































Team
Home city
Arena
Capacity

Turkey Anadolu Efes

Istanbul

Sinan Erdem Dome

7004160000000000000♠16,000

Italy AX Armani Exchange Olimpia

Milan

Mediolanum Forum

7004127000000000000♠12,700[9]

Germany Bayern Munich

Munich

Audi Dome

7003670000000000000♠6,700

Montenegro Budućnost VOLI

Podgorica

Morača Sports Center

7003600000000000000♠6,000[10]

Russia CSKA Moscow

Moscow

Megasport Arena

7004133440000000000♠13,344[11]

Turkey Darüşşafaka

Istanbul

Volkswagen Arena

7003524000000000000♠5,240

Spain FC Barcelona Lassa

Barcelona

Palau Blaugrana

7003758500000000000♠7,585[12]

Turkey Fenerbahçe

Istanbul

Ülker Sports Arena

7004130590000000000♠13,059

Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria

Las Palmas

Gran Canaria Arena

7004115000000000000♠11,500

Russia Khimki

Khimki

Mytishchi Arena

7003728000000000000♠7,280

Spain Kirolbet Baskonia

Vitoria-Gasteiz

Fernando Buesa Arena

7004155040000000000♠15,504[13]

Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Menora Mivtachim Arena

7004110600000000000♠11,060[14]

Greece Olympiacos

Piraeus

Peace and Friendship Stadium

7004120000000000000♠12,000[15]

Greece Panathinaikos

Athens

Olympic Sports Center Athens

7004189890000000000♠18,989[16]

Spain Real Madrid

Madrid

WiZink Center

7004150000000000000♠15,000[17]

Lithuania Žalgiris

Kaunas

Žalgirio Arena

7004155520000000000♠15,552[18]


Results



Finals



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Year

Finalists

Semifinalists
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
1958
Details

Soviet Union
Rīgas ASK
170–152
(86–81 / 71–84)

Bulgaria
Academic

Spain Hungary
Real Madrid & Budapesti Honvéd
1958–59
Details

Soviet Union
Rīgas ASK
148–125
(79–58 / 67–69)


Bulgaria
Academic

Poland Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Lech Poznań & OKK Beograd
1959–60
Details

Soviet Union
Rīgas ASK
130–113
(51–61 / 69–62)


Soviet Union
Dinamo Tbilisi

Czechoslovakia Poland
Slovan Orbis Praha & Polonia Warszawa
1960–61
Details

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
148–128
(87–62 / 66–61)


Soviet Union
Rīgas ASK

Romania Spain
CCA București & Real Madrid
1961–62
Details

Soviet Union
Dinamo Tbilisi
90–83

Spain
Real Madrid

Soviet Union Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
CSKA Moscow & AŠK Olimpija
1962–63
Details

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
259–240
(86–69 / 91–74 / 99–80)


Spain
Real Madrid

Soviet Union Czechoslovakia
Dinamo Tbilisi & Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1963–64
Details

Spain
Real Madrid
183–174
(110–99 / 84–64)


Czechoslovakia
Spartak ZJŠ Brno

Italy Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Simmenthal Milano & OKK Beograd
1964–65
Details

Spain
Real Madrid
157–150
(88–81 / 76–62)


Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Italy
OKK Beograd & Ignis Varese
1965–66
Details

Italy
Simmenthal Milano
77–72

Czechoslovakia
Slavia VŠ Praha

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow

Greece
AEK
1966–67
Details

Spain
Real Madrid
91–83

Italy
Simmenthal Milano

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
AŠK Olimpija

Czechoslovakia
Slavia VŠ Praha
1967–68
Details

Spain
Real Madrid
98–95

Czechoslovakia
Spartak ZJŠ Brno

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Italy
Zadar & Simmenthal Milano
1968–69
Details

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
103–99 (2 OT's)

Spain
Real Madrid

Czechoslovakia Belgium
Spartak ZJŠ Brno & Standard Liège
1969–70
Details

Italy
Ignis Varese
79–74

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow

Spain Czechoslovakia
Real Madrid & Slavia VŠ Praha
1970–71
Details

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
67–53

Italy
Ignis Varese

Czechoslovakia Spain
Slavia VŠ Praha & Real Madrid
1971–72
Details

Italy
Ignis Varese
70–69

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jugoplastika

Greece Spain
Panathinaikos & Real Madrid
1972–73
Details

Italy
Ignis Varese
71–66

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow

Italy Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Simmenthal Milano & Crvena zvezda
1973–74
Details

Spain
Real Madrid
84–82

Italy
Ignis Varese

France Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Berck & Radnički Belgrade
1974–75
Details

Italy
Ignis Varese
79–66

Spain
Real Madrid

France Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Berck & Zadar
1975–76
Details

Italy
Mobilgirgi Varese
81–74

Spain
Real Madrid

Italy France
Birra Forst Cantù & ASVEL
1976–77
Details

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
78–77

Italy
Mobilgirgi Varese

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow

Spain
Real Madrid
1977–78
Details

Spain
Real Madrid
75–67

Italy
Mobilgirgi Varese

France
ASVEL

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
1978–79
Details

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna
75–67

Italy
Emerson Varese

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Spain
Real Madrid
1979–80
Details

Spain
Real Madrid
89–85

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna

Italy
Sinudyne Bologna
1980–81
Details

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
80–79

Italy
Sinudyne Bologna

Netherlands
Nashua EBBC

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna
1981–82
Details

Italy
Squibb Cantù
86–80

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan

Spain
FC Barcelona
1982–83
Details

Italy
Ford Cantù
69–68

Italy
Billy Milano

Spain
Real Madrid

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
1983–84
Details

Italy
Banco di Roma Virtus
79–73

Spain
FC Barcelona

Italy
Jollycolombani Cantù

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosna
1984–85
Details

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Cibona
87–78

Spain
Real Madrid

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow
1985–86
Details

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Cibona
94–82

Soviet Union
Žalgiris

Italy
Simac Milano

Spain
Real Madrid
1986–87
Details

Italy
Tracer Milano
71–69

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

France
Orthez

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Zadar
1987–88
Details

Italy
Tracer Milano
90–84

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan

Greece
Aris
1988–89
Details

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jugoplastika
75–69

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Greece
Aris

Spain
FC Barcelona
1989–90
Details

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jugoplastika
72–67

Spain
FC Barcelona

France
Limoges CSP

Greece
Aris
1990–91
Details

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Pop 84
70–65

Spain
FC Barcelona

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Italy
Scavolini Pesaro
1991–92
Details

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan
71–70

Spain
Montigalà Joventut

Italy
Philips Milano

Spain
Estudiantes Caja Postal
1992–93
Details

France
Limoges CSP
59–55

Italy
Benetton Treviso

Greece
PAOK

Spain
Real Madrid Teka
1993–94
Details

Spain
7up Joventut
59–57

Greece
Olympiacos

Greece
Panathinaikos

Spain
Banca Catalana FC Barcelona
1994–95
Details

Spain
Real Madrid Teka
73–61

Greece
Olympiacos

Greece
Panathinaikos

France
Limoges CSP
1995–96
Details

Greece
Panathinaikos
67–66

Spain
Banca Catalana FC Barcelona

Russia
CSKA Moscow

Spain
Real Madrid Teka
1996–97
Details

Greece
Olympiacos
73–58

Spain
Banca Catalana FC Barcelona

Slovenia
Smelt Olimpija

France
ASVEL
1997–98
Details

Italy
Kinder Bologna
58–44

Greece
AEK

Italy
Benetton Treviso

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Partizan
1998–99
Details

Lithuania
Žalgiris
82–74

Italy
Kinder Bologna

Greece
Olympiacos

Italy
Teamsystem Bologna
1999–00
Details

Greece
Panathinaikos
73–67

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Turkey
Efes Pilsen

Spain
FC Barcelona
2000–01
Details

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
81–67

Greece
Panathinaikos

Turkey
Efes Pilsen

Russia
CSKA Moscow
2000–01
Details

Italy
Kinder Bologna
3–2
play-off

Spain
Tau Cerámica

Italy Greece
Paf Wennington Bologna & AEK
2001–02
Details

Greece
Panathinaikos
89–83

Italy
Kinder Bologna

Israel Italy
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv & Benetton Treviso
2002–03
Details

Spain
FC Barcelona
76–65

Italy
Benetton Treviso

Italy
Montepaschi Siena

Russia
CSKA Moscow
2003–04
Details

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
118–74

Italy
Skipper Bologna

Russia
CSKA Moscow

Italy
Montepaschi Siena
2004–05
Details

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
90–78

Spain
Tau Cerámica

Greece
Panathinaikos

Russia
CSKA Moscow
2005–06
Details

Russia
CSKA Moscow
73–69

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Spain
Tau Cerámica

Spain
Winterthur FC Barcelona
2006–07
Details

Greece
Panathinaikos
93–91

Russia
CSKA Moscow

Spain
Unicaja

Spain
Tau Cerámica
2007–08
Details

Russia
CSKA Moscow
91–77

Israel
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Italy
Montepaschi Siena

Spain
Tau Cerámica
2008–09
Details

Greece
Panathinaikos
73–71

Russia
CSKA Moscow

Spain
Regal FC Barcelona

Greece
Olympiacos
2009–10
Details

Spain
Regal FC Barcelona
86–68

Greece
Olympiacos

Russia
CSKA Moscow

Serbia
Partizan
2010–11
Details

Greece
Panathinaikos
78–70

Israel
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv

Italy
Montepaschi Siena

Spain
Real Madrid
2011–12
Details

Greece
Olympiacos
62–61

Russia
CSKA Moscow

Spain
FC Barcelona Regal

Greece
Panathinaikos
2012–13
Details

Greece
Olympiacos
100–88

Spain
Real Madrid

Russia
CSKA Moscow

Spain
FC Barcelona Regal
2013–14
Details

Israel
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
98–86 (OT)

Spain
Real Madrid

Spain
FC Barcelona

Russia
CSKA Moscow
2014–15
Details

Spain
Real Madrid
78–59

Greece
Olympiacos

Russia
CSKA Moscow

Turkey
Fenerbahçe Ülker
2015–16
Details

Russia
CSKA Moscow
101–96 (OT)

Turkey
Fenerbahçe

Russia
Lokomotiv Kuban

Spain
Laboral Kutxa
2016–17
Details


Turkey
Fenerbahçe
80–64

Greece
Olympiacos


Russia
CSKA Moscow

Spain
Real Madrid
2017–18
Details


Spain
Real Madrid
85–80

Turkey
Fenerbahçe Doğuş


Lithuania
Žalgiris

Russia
CSKA Moscow


Titles by club















































































































































































































Rank
Club
Titles
Runner-up
Champion years
1.

Spain Real Madrid

10

8

1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1994–95, 2014–15, 2017–18
2.

Russia CSKA Moscow

7

6

1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16
3.

Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv

6

9

1976–77, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
4.

Greece Panathinaikos

6

1

1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11
5.

Italy Varese

5

5

1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
6.

Greece Olympiacos

3

5

1996–97, 2011–12, 2012–13
7.

Italy Olimpia Milano

3

2

1965–66, 1986–87, 1987–88
8.

Soviet Union Rīgas ASK

3

1

1958, 1958–59, 1959–60
-

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split

3

1

1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
10.

Spain FC Barcelona

2

5

2002–03, 2009–10
11.

Italy Virtus Bologna

2

3

1997–98, 2000–01
12.

Italy Cantù

2


1981–82, 1982–83
-

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona

2


1984–85, 1985–86
14.

Turkey Fenerbahçe

1

2

2016–17
15.

Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi

1

1

1961–62
-

Spain Joventut Badalona

1

1

1993–94
-

Lithuania Žalgiris

1

1

1998–99
18.

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosna

1


1978–79
-

Italy Virtus Roma

1


1983–84
-

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan

1


1991–92
-

France Limoges CSP

1


1992–93
22.

Bulgaria Academic


2

-

Czechoslovakia Brno


2

-

Italy Treviso


2

-

Spain Baskonia


2

26.

Czechoslovakia USK Praha


1

-

Greece AEK


1

-

Italy Fortitudo Bologna


1



Titles by nation
















































































Rank
Country
Titles
Runners-up
1

Spain Spain

13
Real Madrid (10), FC Barcelona (2), Joventut Badalona (1)

16
Real Madrid (8), FC Barcelona (5), Baskonia (2), Joventut Badalona (1)
2

Italy Italy

13
Varese (5), Olimpia Milano (3), Cantù (2), Virtus Bologna (2), Virtus Roma (1)

13
Varese (5), Virtus Bologna (3), Olimpia Milano (2), Treviso (2), Fortitudo Bologna (1)
3

Greece Greece

9
Panathinaikos (6), Olympiacos (3)

7
Olympiacos (5), AEK (1), Panathinaikos (1)
4

Soviet Union Soviet Union

8
CSKA Moscow (4), Rīgas ASK (3), Dinamo Tbilisi (1)

6
CSKA Moscow (3), Dinamo Tbilisi (1), Rīgas ASK (1), Žalgiris (1)
5

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

7
Split (3), Cibona (2), Bosna (1), Partizan (1)

1
Split (1)
6

Israel Israel

6
Maccabi Tel Aviv (6)

9
Maccabi Tel Aviv (9)
7

Russia Russia

3
CSKA Moscow (3)

3
CSKA Moscow (3)
8

Turkey Turkey

1
Fenerbahçe (1)

2
Fenerbahçe (2)
9

France France

1
Limoges CSP (1)


Lithuania Lithuania

1
Žalgiris (1)

11

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia


3
Brno (2), USK Praha (1)
12

Bulgaria Bulgaria


2
Academic (2)


Records





  • Real Madrid has been the most successful team, having won the competition a record ten 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 separate 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), and Olympiacos (2011–12, 2012–13), 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).


  • Istanbul is the only city, from which nine different clubs have played in the competition: Beşiktaş, Darüşşafaka, Eczacıbaşı, Efes, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Istanbul Technical University, Modaspor, and Ülker have participated in the EuroLeague, followed by Athens, with seven different clubs: AEK, Maroussi, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Panellinios, Panionios, and Peristeri.

  • 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 Elite, 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.[20] Before that, a crowd of 19,700 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 in the league is 99 points, by Radivoj Korać of OKK Beograd, on January 14, 1965, during the 1964–65 season, in a game against Alvik.[21]

  • The most points ever scored in a single EuroLeague Finals game is 47 points, in the 1978–79 season, by Žarko Varajić of Bosna, in a game against Emerson Varese, on April 5, 1979.[22]



EuroLeague awards




Statistical leaders




All-time leaders



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




















































Average

Accumulated

Points

United States Alphonso Ford
22.22

Spain Juan Carlos Navarro
4,152

Rebounds

United States Joseph Blair
10.05

Spain Felipe Reyes
1,734

Assists

France Thomas Heurtel
5.72

Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
1,287

Steals

Argentina Manu Ginóbili
2.73

Greece Dimitris Diamantidis
434

Blocks

United States Ekpe Udoh
2.22

Spain Fran Vázquez
249

Index Rating

United States Anthony Parker
21.41

Spain Juan Carlos Navarro
3,890


Individual performances




EuroLeague versus NBA games




Media coverage



The EuroLeague season is broadcast on television, and can be seen in up to 201 countries and territories.[23] It can be seen by up to 245 million (800 million via satellite) households weekly in China.[24] It is also televised in the United States and Canada on NBA TV, and available online through ESPN3 (in English) and ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). The EuroLeague Final Four is broadcast on television in up to 213 countries and territories.[25]


The EuroLeague also has its own internet pay TV service, called EuroLeague TV.



Sponsors


Title sponsor

  • Turkish Airlines

Premium partners


  • 7DAYS

  • Adidas

  • Tempobet (only in Germany)

  • FONBET (only in Russia)

  • Nesine (only in Turkey)


  • bwin (Greece&Spain)










Source:[26][27][28][29][30][31]



See also




  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)

  • EuroLeague Awards

  • EuroLeague Basketball 2001–10 All-Decade Team

  • Euroleague Basketball Manager

  • EuroLeague Finals

  • EuroLeague Final Four

  • EuroLeague Women

  • European Cup and EuroLeague records and statistics

  • European national basketball league rankings

  • FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague history

  • FIBA EuroStars

  • FIBA Festival

  • Rosters of the top basketball teams in European club competitions

  • NBA 2K14



References





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  14. ^ Attendance: 11,060.


  15. ^ Έτοιμο το ΣΕΦ για τον τελικό Ολυμπιακός-Ραβένα(pics) (in Greek).


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  19. ^ Milosavljevic, Zoran (20 May 2018). "Real beat Fenerbahce to win 10th Euroleague title". Reuters. Retrieved 23 July 2018.


  20. ^ "Partizan sets crowd record at Belgrade Arena!". Euroleague.net. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.


  21. ^ Euroleague.net Radivoj Korac's 99 points.


  22. ^ European club champions: 1958-2014.


  23. ^ Fenerbahce-Madrid Game of Week sets new TV reach record.


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  25. ^ Record broadcast reach for 2017 Final Four!


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External links



  • Official website

  • List of Winners with Rosters

  • EuroLeague history – stats

  • InterBasket.net EuroLeague basketball forum

  • EuroLeague's Youtube channel












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