2020–21 EuroLeague Women
Basketball league season
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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.
Season2020–21
DatesQualifying:
28 October 2020
Competition proper:
1 December 2020 – 18 April 2021
28 October 2020
Competition proper:
1 December 2020 – 18 April 2021
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 18
Total: 18
Season MVP
Alina Iagupova
(Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo)
Alina Iagupova(Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo)
| EuroLeague Women | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Dates | Qualifying: 28 October 2020 Competition proper: 1 December 2020 – 18 April 2021 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Alina Iagupova (Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo) |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  UMMC Ekaterinburg(6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Perfumerías Avenida |
| Third place |  Fenerbahçe |
| Fourth place |  Sopron Basket |
| Final Four MVP |  Breanna Stewart(UMMC Ekaterinburg) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
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:
- Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the leagues
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
 ZVVZ USK Praha (Abd-1st)[1] |
 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) |
Referees
| Referees of the 2020–21 season1 | |||
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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]
| Seed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMMC Ekaterinburg Dynamo Kursk |
Sopron Basket ZVVZ USK Praha |
Fenerbahçe Tango Bourges Basket |
Famila Schio Nadezhda Orenburg |
| Seed 5 | Seed 6 | Seed 7 | Seed 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfumerías Avenida TTT Riga |
Galatasaray LDLC ASVEL Féminin |
Basket Landes VBW Arka Gdynia |
Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 |
Qualifying round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc |
68–85 | İzmit Belediyespor |
| Spar Girona |
76–54 | ACS Sepsi SIC |
Regular season
Location of teams of the 2020–21 Euroleague Women regular season.
Red: Group A; 
Green: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D.
Red: Group A; 
Green: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D.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:
- Head-to-head record
- Head-to-head point differential
- Head-to-head points scored
- Point differential for the entire regular season
- Points scored for the entire regular season
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | AVE | KUR | NAD | IZM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfumerías Avenida |
6 | 6 | 0 | 530 | 376 | +154 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 79–70 | 93–38 | 98–72 | ||
| 2 | Dynamo Kursk |
6 | 3 | 3 | 453 | 414 | +39 | 9 | 74–89 | 74–77 | 84–46 | |||
| 3 | Nadezhda Orenburg |
6 | 3 | 3 | 379 | 441 | −62 | 9 | 42–70 | 62–86 | 80–40 | |||
| 4 | İzmit Belediyespor |
6 | 0 | 6 | 377 | 508 | −131 | 6 | 80–101 | 61–65 | 78–80 |
Source: FIBA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FEN | ASV | USK | GDY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenerbahçe |
6 | 5 | 1 | 481 | 416 | +65 | 11 | Quarterfinals | 70–84 | 77–70 | 88–57 | ||
| 2 | LDLC ASVEL Féminin |
6 | 4 | 2 | 481 | 424 | +57 | 10 | 65–67 | 85–74 | 89–57 | |||
| 3 | ZVVZ USK Praha |
6 | 3 | 3 | 459 | 483 | −24 | 9 | 70–99 | 80–79 | 80–67 | |||
| 4 | VBW Arka Gdynia |
6 | 0 | 6 | 403 | 501 | −98 | 6 | 70–80 | 76–79 | 76–85 |
Source: FIBA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | EKA | GIR | FAM | TTT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
6 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 298 | +147 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 90–83 | 83–61 | 104–71 | ||
| 2 | Spar Girona |
6 | 3 | 3 | 389 | 383 | +6 | 9 | 67–94 | 85–81 | 82–52 | |||
| 3 | Beretta Famila Schio |
6 | 3 | 3 | 431 | 456 | −25 | 9 | 58–74 | 77–74 | 76–72 | |||
| 4 | TTT Riga |
6 | 0 | 6 | 383 | 511 | −128 | 6 | 41–90 | 79–81 | 68–78 |
Source: FIBA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SOP | GAL | BOU | LAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sopron Basket |
6 | 6 | 0 | 437 | 364 | +73 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 69–66 | 74–67 | 84–54 | ||
| 2 | Galatasaray |
6 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 413 | +33 | 9 | 58–70 | 75–65 | 89–63 | |||
| 3 | Tango Bourges Basket |
6 | 2 | 4 | 437 | 430 | +7 | 8 | 60–70 | 87–80 | 92–62 | |||
| 4 | Basket Landes |
6 | 1 | 5 | 366 | 479 | −113 | 7 | 59–70 | 59–78 | 69–66 |
Source: FIBA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spar Girona |
131–145 | Perfumerías Avenida |
66–74 | 65–71 |
| Galatasaray |
145–152 | Fenerbahçe |
74–91 | 71–61 |
| Dynamo Kursk |
126–174 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
67–80 | 59–94 |
| LDLC ASVEL Féminin |
141–156 | Sopron Basket |
66–94 | 75–62 |
First leg
| 17 March 2021 | Dynamo Kursk |
67–80 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 15–35, 21–17, 16–18, 15–10 | |||
| Pts: Frolkina 18 Rebs: Musina 8 Asts: Ogunbowale 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Griner 28 Rebs: Stewart 12 Asts: Meesseman 6 |
Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Veronika Vávrová (CZE) |
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| 17 March 2021 | Galatasaray |
74–91 | Fenerbahçe |
Salamanca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 26–25, 12–20, 21–27 | |||
| Pts: Prince 20 Rebs: Šteinberga 12 Asts: three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Iagupova 32 Rebs: Stokes 8 Asts: Iagupova 7 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal Würzburg Referees: Gizella Viola Gyorgyi (NOR), Thomas Bissuel (FRA), José Pedroso (POR) |
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| 17 March 2021 | LDLC ASVEL Féminin |
66–94 | Sopron Basket |
Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 12–25, 14–23, 20–26 | |||
| Pts: Crvendakić, Plouffe 14 Rebs: Ciak 6 Asts: Crvendakić 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Williams 24 Rebs: Krajišnik 7 Asts: Fegyverneky, January 6 |
Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Marko Vučkovič (SLO), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Jan Baloun (CZE) |
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| 17 March 2021 | Spar Girona |
66–74 | Perfumerías Avenida |
Salamanca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 15–19, 14–16, 25–19 | |||
| Pts: Reisingerová 16 Rebs: Reisingerová 6 Asts: Palau 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Milić 13 Rebs: Hof 10 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal Würzburg Referees: Sonia Teixeira (POR), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Rune Ressel Larsen (DEN) |
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Second leg
| 19 March 2021 | Fenerbahçe |
61–71 (152–145 agg.) |
Galatasaray |
Salamanca |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 16–20, 14–9, 4–21 | |||
| Pts: Iagupova 18 Rebs: Stokes 13 Asts: Iagupova 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Russell 24 Rebs: Russell 14 Asts: Bilgiç 5 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal Würzburg Referees: Sonia Teixeira (POR), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Amel Dahra (FRA) |
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| 19 March 2021 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
94–59 (174–126 agg.) |
Dynamo Kursk |
Sopron |
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| 17:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 23–19, 21–20, 18–11 | |||
| Pts: Stewart, Vadeeva 16 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Torrens 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ogunbowale 14 Rebs: Lisec 5 Asts: Frolkina 3 |
Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Marko Vučkovič (SLO), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Ali Şakacı (TUR) |
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| 19 March 2021 | Perfumerías Avenida |
71–65 (145–131 agg.) |
Spar Girona |
Salamanca |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 14–19, 22–18, 17–13 | |||
| Pts: Hayes 16 Rebs: Hof 5 Asts: Hayes 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Eldebrink 16 Rebs: Araújo 6 Asts: Gray, Palau 3 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal Würzburg Referees: Gizella Viola Györgyi (NOR), Thomas Bissuel (FRA), Nikola Perlić (CRO) |
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| 19 March 2021 | Sopron Basket |
62–75 (156–141 agg.) |
LDLC ASVEL Féminin |
Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:05 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 21–30, 15–14, 12–12 | |||
| Pts: Walker 14 Rebs: Brooks 12 Asts: Williams 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Johannès 16 Rebs: Plouffe 8 Asts: Crvendakić, Johannès 4 |
Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Blaž Zupančič (SLO) |
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Final Four
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 16 April | ||||||
| Perfumerías Avenida | 72 | |||||
| 18 April | ||||||
| Sopron Basket | 61 | |||||
| Perfumerías Avenida | 68 | |||||
| 16 April | ||||||
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 78 | |||||
| Fenerbahçe | 84 | |||||
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 88 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 April | ||||||
| Sopron Basket | 58 | |||||
| Fenerbahçe | 64 | |||||
Semifinals
| 16 April 2021 | Fenerbahçe |
84–88 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
Istanbul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 27–33, 13–13, 23–20 | |||
| Pts: Iagupova 26 Rebs: Stokes 7 Asts: Iagupova 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Quigley 27 Rebs: Griner, Stewart 8 Asts: Vandersloot 6 |
Arena: Volkswagen Arena Referees: Carsten Straube (GER), Beniamino Manuel Attard (ITA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
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| 16 April 2021 | Perfumerías Avenida |
72–61 | Sopron Basket |
Istanbul |
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| 21:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 14–22, 20–10, 22–19 | |||
| Pts: Hayes 25 Rebs: Kar. Samuelson 6 Asts: Domínguez 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: January 15 Rebs: Krajišnik 11 Asts: January 4 |
Arena: Volkswagen Arena Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
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Third place game
| 18 April 2021 | Sopron Basket |
58–64 | Fenerbahçe |
Istanbul |
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| 15:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 22–14, 15–11, 12–17 | |||
| Pts: Brooks 21 Rebs: Krajišnik 17 Asts: Fegyverneky 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: McBride 15 Rebs: McBride 10 Asts: Çakır, Iagupova 4 |
Arena: Volkswagen Arena Referees: Andrada Csender (ROU), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Amel Dahra (FRA) |
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Final
| 18 April 2021 | Perfumerías Avenida |
68–78 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
Istanbul |
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| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 9–23, 23–20, 15–19 | |||
| Pts: Hayes 29 Rebs: Kat. Samuelson 6 Asts: Rodríguez 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Meesseman 19 Rebs: Jones 11 Asts: Vandersloot 12 |
Arena: Volkswagen Arena Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
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Awards
EuroLeague MVP
EuroLeague Final Four MVP
All-EuroLeague Teams
Defensive Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Gameday MVP
- Regular season
| Gameday | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Satou Sabally | Fenerbahçe | 33 | [13] |
| 2 | Marine Johannès | LDLC ASVEL Féminin | 33 | [14] |
| 3 | Sandrine Gruda | Beretta Famila Schio | 37 | [15] |
| 4 | María Araújo | Spar Girona | 30 | [16] |
| 5 |  Katie Lou Samuelson | Perfumerías Avenida | 28 | [17] |
| 6 |  Natalie Achonwa | Beretta Famila Schio | 36 | [18] |
- Quarterfinals
| Game | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alina Iagupova | Fenerbahçe | 39 | [19] |
| 2 | Mercedes Russell | Galatasaray | 40 | [20] |