2021–22 EuroLeague Women
Basketball league season
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The 2021–22 EuroLeague Women was the 64th edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 26th edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.
Season2021–22
DatesQualifying:
21–23 September 2021
Regular Season:
6 October 2021 – 10 April 2022
21–23 September 2021
Regular Season:
6 October 2021 – 10 April 2022
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 20
Total: 20
Champions
Sopron Basket (1st title)
Sopron Basket (1st title)| EuroLeague Women | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Dates | Qualifying: 21–23 September 2021 Regular Season: 6 October 2021 – 10 April 2022 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 20 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Sopron Basket (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Fenerbahçe |
| Third place |  Perfumerías Avenida |
| Fourth place |  ZVVZ USK Praha |
| Final Four MVP | Gabby Williams (Sopron) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
In February 2022, the Russian teams (UMMC Ekaterinburg, Dynamo Kursk, and MBA Moscow) were expelled from the tournament by FIBA for the Euroleague Women playoffs, and suspended, due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[1][2]
Sopron Basket won its first-ever championship after defeating Fenerbahçe in the final of the Final Four.[3]
Team allocation
A total of 20 teams from 10 countries will participate in the 2021–22 EuroLeague Women.[4]
Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders; EC: EuroCup Women title holders).
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
| ZVVZ USK Praha (1st) |
 UMMC EkaterinburgTH (1st) |
 Basket Landes (1st) |
Dynamo Kursk (2nd) |
| BLMA (2nd) |
MBA Moscow (3rd) |
| Sopron Basket (1st) |
Perfumerías Avenida (1st) |
 Reyer Venezia (1st) |
Spar Girona (CW, 3rd) |
 TTT Riga (1st) |
Fenerbahçe (1st) |
 VBW Arka Gdynia (1st) |
Galatasaray (2nd) |
| Qualifying round | |
| Conference 1 | Conference 2 |
| KSC Szekszárd (2nd) |
Tango Bourges Basket (3rd) |
 ACS Sepsi SIC (1st) |
Beretta Famila Schio (2nd) |
| Kayseri Basketbol (10th) |
Valencia BasketEC (2nd) |
Referees
| Referees of the 2021–22 season1 | |||
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Round and draw dates
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Round date[5] |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 21–23 September 2021 | |
| Regular season | Matchday 1 | 6–7 October 2021 |
| Matchday 2 | 13–14 October 2021 | |
| Matchday 3 | 20–21 October 2021 | |
| Matchday 4 | 27 October 2021 | |
| Matchday 5 | 2–3 November 2021 | |
| Matchday 6 | 24 November 2021 | |
| Matchday 7 | 1–2 December 2021 | |
| Matchday 8 | 7–9 December 2021 | |
| Matchday 9 | 14–16 December 2021 | |
| Matchday 10 | 20–21 December 2021 | |
| Matchday 11 | 12–13 January 2022 | |
| Matchday 12 | 19–20 January 2022 | |
| Matchday 13 | 26–27 January 2022 | |
| Matchday 14 | 1 February 2022 | |
| Quarterfinals | First leg | 23 February 2022 |
| Second leg | 2 March 2022 | |
| Third leg | 9 March 2022 | |
| Final Four | Semifinals | 8 April 2022 |
| Final | 10 April 2022 |
Draw
The draw was held on 19 August 2021 in Freising, Germany.[6][7]
Draw rules are as follows.
- A maximum of two clubs from the same country can be in the same Regular Season group for countries that have up to three clubs in total.
- Each group can have a maximum of two countries that are represented by two clubs each.
- If there are exactly two clubs from the same country, those clubs shall be drawn into different groups if possible.
| Seed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMMC Ekaterinburg Fenerbahçe |
Dynamo Kursk Perfumerías Avenida |
ZVVZ USK Praha Sopron Basket |
Spar Girona BLMA |
| Seed 5 | Seed 6 | Seed 7 | Seed 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTT Riga Galatasaray |
Reyer Venezia Basket Landes |
VBW Arka Gdynia MBA Moscow |
Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 |
Qualifying round
Conference 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SZE | SEP | KAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KSC Szekszárd |
2 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 126 | +17 | 4 | Regular season | 63–56 | |||
| 2 | ACS Sepsi SIC (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 141 | −6 | 3 | EuroCup Women | 79–78 | |||
| 3 | Kayseri Basketbol |
2 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 159 | −11 | 2 | 70–80 |
Conference 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SCH | BOU | VAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beretta Famila Schio (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 105 | +20 | 4 | Regular season | 69–57 | |||
| 2 | Tango Bourges Basket |
2 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 141 | −9 | 3 | EuroCup Women | 75–72 | |||
| 3 | Valencia Basket |
2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 131 | −11 | 2 | 48–56 |
Regular season
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | EKA | AVE | USK | BLM | TTT | VEN | SZE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
14 | 14 | 0 | 1222 | 944 | +278 | 28 | Excluded | 110–102 | 75–73 | 108–53 | 75–60 | 75–69 | 104–65 | 89–52 | ||
| 2 | Perfumerías Avenida |
14 | 11 | 3 | 1130 | 978 | +152 | 25 | Advance to quarterfinals | 67–93 | 85–75 | 88–67 | 72–41 | 110–69 | 70–64 | 96–54 | ||
| 3 | ZVVZ USK Praha |
14 | 10 | 4 | 1170 | 900 | +270 | 24 | 77–90 | 80–55 | 89–54 | 84–64 | 88–53 | 92–61 | 83–56 | |||
| 4 | BLMA |
14 | 6 | 8 | 959 | 1078 | −119 | 20 | 73–92 | 65–78 | 75–74 | 63–54 | 52–74 | 86–77 | 82–57 | |||
| 5 | TTT Riga |
14 | 6 | 8 | 825 | 983 | −158 | 20 | 56–71 | 51–71 | 52–103 | 45–80 | 71–57 | 64–59 | 69–68 | |||
| 6 | Umana Reyer Venezia |
14 | 5 | 9 | 934 | 990 | −56 | 19 | Transfer to EuroCup Women | 67–74 | 56–71 | 75–84 | 79–59 | 54–62 | 61–62 | 80–59 | ||
| 7 | |
14 | 4 | 10 | 943 | 1064 | −121 | 18 | Excluded | 63–84 | 69–77 | 54–79 | 98–78 | 61–68 | 72–75 | 65–62 | ||
| 8 | KSC Szekszárd |
14 | 0 | 14 | 855 | 1101 | −246 | 14 | Transfer to EuroCup Women | 67–82 | 84–88 | 51–89 | 65–72 | 65–68 | 51–65 | 64–73 |
Source: FIBA
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FEN | SOP | SCH | GIR | LAN | GAL | GDY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenerbahçe |
14 | 11 | 3 | 1108 | 892 | +216 | 25 | Advance to quarterfinals | 73–47 | 82–65 | 83–58 | 78–57 | 65–70 | 107–62 | 87–67 | ||
| 2 | Sopron Basket |
14 | 8 | 6 | 935 | 897 | +38 | 22 | 59–82 | 67–58 | 79–72 | 53–68 | 76–54 | 73–44 | 67–40 | |||
| 3 | Beretta Famila Schio |
14 | 8 | 6 | 1011 | 966 | +45 | 22 | 64–60 | 71–70 | 64–80 | 68–76 | 96–56 | 76–73 | 75–61 | |||
| 4 | |
14 | 8 | 6 | 1038 | 1021 | +17 | 22 | Excluded | 57–63 | 73–77 | 74–93 | 92–75 | 75–57 | 78–76 | 86–76 | ||
| 5 | Spar Girona |
14 | 7 | 7 | 972 | 977 | −5 | 21 | Advance to quarterfinals | 71–59 | 63–68 | 65–55 | 66–71 | 70–78 | 55–69 | 80–70 | ||
| 6 | Basket Landes |
14 | 7 | 7 | 966 | 1050 | −84 | 21 | Transfer to EuroCup Women | 76–93 | 61–52 | 64–79 | 78–75 | 71–80 | 71–62 | 79–70 | ||
| 7 | Galatasaray |
14 | 5 | 9 | 968 | 1038 | −70 | 19 | 69–89 | 67–61 | 67–80 | 70–80 | 80–68 | 83–64 | 71–60 | |||
| 8 | VBW Arka Gdynia |
14 | 2 | 12 | 935 | 1092 | −157 | 16 | 70–87 | 71–86 | 71–67 | 64–67 | 65–78 | 74–87 | 76–75 |
Source: FIBA
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfumerías Avenida |
2–1 | Spar Girona |
77–63 | 79–81 | 74–65 |
| Sopron Basket |
2–0 | BLMA |
60–42 | 72–65 | |
| ZVVZ USK Praha |
2–1 | Beretta Famila Schio |
72–70 | 56–69 | 90–77 |
| Fenerbahçe |
2–0 | TTT Riga |
77–56 | 88–65 |
Final Four
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| Perfumerías Avenida | 69 | |||||
| 10 April | ||||||
| Sopron Basket | 74 | |||||
| Sopron Basket | 60 | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| Fenerbahçe | 55 | |||||
| ZVVZ USK Praha | 74 | |||||
| Fenerbahçe | 83 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 April | ||||||
| Perfumerías Avenida | 71 | |||||
| ZVVZ USK Praha | 59 | |||||
Semifinals
| 8 April 2022 | Perfumerías Avenida |
69–74 | Sopron Basket |
Istanbul |
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| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 18–25, 21–17, 17–10 | |||
| Pts: Copper 23 Rebs: Copper, Alarie 6 Asts: Rodríguez, Cazorla 3 PIR: Copper 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brooks 27 Rebs: Határ 10 Asts: Williams 6 PIR: Brooks 26 |
Arena: Ülker Sports and Event Hall Referees: Jelena Tomić (CRO), Beniamino Manuel Attard (ITA), Mihkel Männiste (EST) |
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| 8 April 2022 | ZVVZ USK Praha |
74–83 | Fenerbahçe |
Istanbul |
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| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 22–10, 18–21, 11–24 | |||
| Pts: Oblak 22 Rebs: Thomas 14 Asts: Thomas 8 PIR: Oblak 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Iagupova 24 Rebs: Williams 11 Asts: Iagupova 7 PIR: Iagupova 27 |
Arena: Ülker Sports and Event Hall Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Amel Dahra (FRA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
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Third place game
| 10 April 2022 | Perfumerías Avenida |
71–59 | ZVVZ USK Praha |
Istanbul |
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| 14:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 20–18, 22–9, 17–13 | |||
| Pts: Samuelson 25 Rebs: Copper 8 Asts: Copper, Cazorla 5 PIR: Samuelson 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jones 26 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Voráčková 7 PIR: Voráčková, Jones 23 |
Arena: Ülker Sports and Event Hall Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Jelena Tomić (CRO), Viola Györgyi (ROU) |
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Final
| 10 April 2022 | Sopron Basket |
60–55 | Fenerbahçe |
Istanbul |
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| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 16–6, 13–13, 16–19, 15–17 | |||
| Pts: Williams 16 Rebs: Brooks 11 Asts: Williams, Fegyverneky 3 PIR: Williams 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Iagupova 13 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Iagupova 5 PIR: Çakır 12 |
Arena: Ülker Sports and Event Hall Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Beniamino Manuel Attard (ITA) Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
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| 2021–22 EuroLeague Women Champions |
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 Sopron Basket First title |
Awards
EuroLeague Final Four MVP
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. | |
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| 2021 | ||||
| October |  Eva Lisec | Dynamo Kursk | [9] | |
| November | Sandrine Gruda | Beretta Famila Schio | [10] | |
| December |  Brionna Jones | ZVVZ USK Praha | [11] | |
| 2022 | ||||
| January | Natasha Howard | Dynamo Kursk | [12] | |
| February | Alyssa Thomas | ZVVZ USK Praha | [13] | |