2025–26 EuroLeague
69th season of the European premier basketball league
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2025–26 EuroLeague is the 26th season of the modern era of the EuroLeague. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this is the 69th season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. This is the first season in the league without the sponsorship of Turkish Airlines since 2009–10 season. The Final Four will be held at Telekom Center Athens in Athens, Greece, which marks the second time the Greek capital hosts the Final Four, the first being in 2007.[1]
| EuroLeague | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 30 September 2025 – 24 May 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Top seed | |||||||||||||
| Season MVP | |||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||
| Play-in MVP | |||||||||||||
| Alphonso Ford Trophy | |||||||||||||
| Best Defender | |||||||||||||
| Rising Star | |||||||||||||
| Coach of the Year | |||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Žalgiris 109–68 Partizan (19 December 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Partizan 66–104 Olympiacos (14 January 2026) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | Barcelona 134–124 Saski Baskonia (19 December 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest scoring | Bayern Munich 64–53 Milan (14 October 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 9 games Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 9 games Bayern Munich Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 21,854 Partizan 79–76 Crvena zvezda (12 December 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 80 Maccabi Tel Aviv 103–89 Anadolu Efes (2 April 2026) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 3,304,169 | ||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 9,468 per match | ||||||||||||
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 8 April 2026. | |||||||||||||
Starting from this season, the league was expanded from 18 to 20 teams, allowing Dubai Basketball to enter the competition, becoming the first non-Israeli team from outside of Europe to play in the league.
Fenerbahçe Beko are the defending champions.
Teams
Team changes (pre-season)
A total of 20 teams will participate in the league, including 17 teams from the 2024–25 season, two promoted from the 2024–25 EuroCup and one receiving a long-term wild card.[2][3]
On 11 April 2025, Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv won the EuroCup title by sweeping Dreamland Gran Canaria, and earned the spot to EuroLeague. It will be the debut season of the team in the European top flight.[4] On May 7, 2025, ALBA Berlin opted to play in the FIBA-organised Basketball Champions League, after competing for 24 years in Euroleague Basketball competitions.[5] On June 19, 2025, the allocation of long-term wild cards to the following clubs was approved with the aims of ensuring the EuroLeague's long-term sustainability and supporting its strategic expansion to 20 teams:[3]
- Three-year wild card until the 2027–28 season: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet, Partizan Mozzart Bet, Valencia Basket and Virtus Bologna.
- Five-year wild card until the 2029–30 season: Dubai Basketball.
Qualified teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- Notes
- Valencia Basket earned a three-year wild card until the 2027–28 season.[3]
- Dubai Basketball earned a five-year wild card until the 2029–30 season.[3]
- ALBA Berlin opted to participate in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) organized under the umbrella of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) after 24 years competing in Euroleague Basketball competitions.[5]
Venues and locations
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signed by Portland Trail Blazers | 11 June 2025[39] | Pre-season | 30 June 2025[40] | |||
| Mutual agreement | 15 June 2025[41] | 2 July 2025[42] | ||||
| 23 June 2025[43] | 28 June 2025[44] | |||||
| 3 July 2025 | 3 July 2025 | |||||
| 8 August 2025 | 8 August 2025 | |||||
| 9 October 2025[45] | 20th (0–2) | 11 October 2025[46] | ||||
| Fired | 9 November 2025[47] | 9th (5–4) | 13 November 2025[48] | |||
| Resigned | 24 November 2025[49] | 11th (6–6) | 24 November 2025[49] | |||
| 26 November 2025[50] | 18th (4–9) | 23 December 2025[51] | ||||
| Fired | 27 November 2025[52] | 15th (5–8) | 13 December 2025[53] | |||
| Fired | 20 December 2025[54] | 19th (5–12) | 22 December 2025[55] | |||
| Resigned | 11 March 2026[56] | 9th (16–14) | 12 March 2026[57] | |||
| Fired | 23 March 2026[58] | 17th (12–21) | 23 March 2026[59] | |||
| Fired | 27 March 2026[60] | 15th (13–20) | 27 March 2026[60] | |||
| Sacked | 12 April 2026[61] | 11th (19–18) | 13 April 2026[62] |
Referees
A total of 70 Euroleague Basketball officials are set to work on the 2025–26 season in EuroLeague and EuroCup:
Gentian Cici
Leandro Lezcano
Nick van den Broeck
Dragan Porobić
Denis Hadžić
Franko Gracin
Josip Radojković
Luka Kardum
Sreten Radović
Tomislav Hordov
Robert Vyklický
Rain Peerandi
Hugues Thépénier
Joseph Bissang
Maxime Boubert
Mehdi Difallah
Thomas Bissuel
Anne Panther
Christian Theis
Robert Lottermoser
Steve Bittner
Eduard Udyanskyy
Ioannis Foufis
Ioannis Tiganis
Vassilis Pitsilkas
Vasiliki Tsaroucha
Adar Peer
Amit Balak
Noam Gordon
Seffi Shemmesh
Guido Giovannetti
Manuel Attard
Michele Rossi
Kristaps Konstantinovs
Oļegs Latiševs
Artūras Šukys
Gytis Vilius
Igor Dragojević
Miloš Koljenšić
Jakub Zamojski
Marcin Kowalski
Piotr Pastusiak
Tomasz Trawicki
Sérgio Silva
Ilija Belošević
Marko Juras
Milivoje Jovčić
Stefan Ćalić
Uroš Nikolić
Uroš Obrknežević
Damir Javor
Mario Majkić
Milan Nedović
Saša Pukl
Sašo Petek
Alberto Baena
Arnau Padrós
Carlos Cortés
Carlos Peruga
Emilio Pérez
Jordi Aliaga
Juan Carlos García
Miguel Ángel Pérez
Sergio Manuel
Saulius Račys
Can Mavisu
Emin Moğulkoç
Hüseyin Çelik
Kerem Baki
Borys Ryzhyk
Regular season
The regular season began on 30 September 2025 and concluded on 17 April 2026. The 20 teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format over 38 rounds, where only 10 teams advanced to the postseason. Moreover, the top six teams from regular season have received a bye to the playoffs, while the teams placed from 7th to 10th will participate in the play-in to get the last two playoff spots. At the tail end of the standings, teams placed from 11th to 20th were eliminated after the regular season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 3406 | 3144 | +262 | Qualification to playoffs | |
| 2 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 3418 | 3243 | +175 | ||
| 3 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 3342 | 3156 | +186 | ||
| 4 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 3114 | 3061 | +53 | ||
| 5 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 3304 | 3125 | +179 | ||
| 6 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 3329 | 3211 | +118 | ||
| 7 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 3314 | 3228 | +86 | Qualification to play-in | |
| 8 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 3417 | 3282 | +135 | ||
| 9 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 3167 | 3147 | +20 | ||
| 10 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 3287 | 3245 | +42 | ||
| 11 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 3324 | 3325 | −1 | ||
| 12 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 3386 | 3486 | −100 | ||
| 13 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 3063 | 3168 | −105 | ||
| 14 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 3246 | 3294 | −48 | ||
| 15 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 3052 | 3242 | −190 | ||
| 16 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 3422 | 3456 | −34 | ||
| 17 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 3110 | 3285 | −175 | ||
| 18 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 3321 | 3483 | −162 | ||
| 19 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 2991 | 3151 | −160 | ||
| 20 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 2989 | 3270 | −281 |
Results
Play-in
Under the format introduced in 2024, the 7th to 10th-ranked teams faced each other in the play-in. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format was similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff that was identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed will host the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7th seed; likewise the 9th seed will host the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game will host the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot, as the 8th seed.
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
| Play-In A | ||||||||
| 7 | 87 | |||||||
| Play-In C | ||||||||
| 8 | 79 | |||||||
| 8 | 79 | |||||||
| Play-In B | ||||||||
| 9 | 70 | |||||||
| 9 | 80 | |||||||
| 10 | 72 | |||||||
Playoffs
Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four winning teams advance to the Final Four.[63]
Series
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | 91–70 | 94–64 | May 5 | — | — | |
| Valencia Basket | 0–2 | 67–68 | 105–107 (OT) | May 6 | — | — | |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | 86–82 | 102–75 | May 5 | — | — | |
| Fenerbahçe Beko | 2–0 | 89–78 | 86–74 | May 6 | — | — |
Final Four
The Final Four will be hosted by the Telekom Center in Athens, Greece, as announced by EuroLeague Basketball on 10 September 2025.[64]
| Semifinals | Championship game | |||||
| 22 May | ||||||
| Winners of Playoff A | ||||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Winners of Playoff B | ||||||
| Winners of Semifinal A | ||||||
| 22 May | ||||||
| Winners of Semifinal B | ||||||
| Winners of Playoff C | ||||||
| Winners of Playoff D | ||||||
Awards
All official awards of the 2025–26 EuroLeague.
EuroLeague MVP
All-EuroLeague Teams
Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy
Best Defender
Rising Star
Coach of the Year
Play-in MVP
MVP of the Round
- Regular season
- Play-in
| Round | Player | Team | PIR | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play-in | 24 | [111] |
- Playoffs
| Round | Player | Team | PIR | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | [112] | ||
| 2 | 30 | [113] |
MVP of the Month
| Month | Round | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||
| October | 1–8 | [114] | ||
| November | 9–13 | [115] | ||
| December | 14–18 | [116] | ||
| 2026 | ||||
| January | 19–25 | [117] | ||
| February | 26–29 | [118] | ||
| March | 30–34 | [119] | ||
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 370,486 | 19,033 | 15,603 | 18,524 | +6.1% | |
| 2 | 340,123 | 20,787 | 5,672 | 17,901 | −1.9%2 | |
| 3 | 290,316 | 21,854 | 1,093 | 15,280 | −17.6%3 | |
| 4 | 282,634 | 15,428 | 14,430 | 14,875 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | 250,269 | 14,922 | 7,994 | 12,513 | n/a1,16 | |
| 6 | 257,357 | 12,750 | 10,540 | 12,255 | +5.4% | |
| 7 | 206,369 | 11,500 | 8,726 | 10,862 | −0.3% | |
| 8 | 212,382 | 12,873 | 2,541 | 10,113 | −7.5%8 | |
| 9 | 170,726 | 12,156 | 6,588 | 8,986 | −2.7%9 | |
| 10 | 148,524 | 14,114 | 7,234 | 8,737 | −7.8%10 | |
| 11 | 143,206 | 11,536 | 4,637 | 7,537 | +2.3%4 | |
| 12 | 133,866 | 12,440 | 3,352 | 7,046 | −7.5%5 | |
| 13 | 128,343 | 10,102 | 3,631 | 6,755 | −13.4%7 | |
| 14 | 126,691 | 10,000 | 3,333 | 6,668 | −30.3%15 | |
| 15 | 113,741 | 10,396 | 3,339 | 5,986 | −34.6%6 | |
| 16 | 99,584 | 7,648 | 4,651 | 5,858 | n/a1,11 | |
| 17 | 99,254 | 7,294 | 4,125 | 5,514 | −11.7%14 | |
| 18 | 99,775 | 10,920 | 780 | 5,251 | n/a1,12 | |
| 19 | 88,816 | 5,000 | 3,898 | 4,441 | +9.1% | |
| 20 | 63,271 | 10,369 | 68 | 3,330 | +1,671.3%13 | |
| League total | 3,625,733 | 21,854 | 68 | 9,491 | −9.9% |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2026. Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: Team did not participate in the last EuroLeague regular season.
2: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet played one game at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall instead of Belgrade Arena.
3: Partizan Mozzart Bet played one game at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall and one at BMW Park in Munich instead of Belgrade Arena.
4: LDLC ASVEL played 12 games at LDLC Arena and 7 games at Astroballe.
5: Paris Basketball played 2 games at Accor Arena.
6: EA7 Emporio Armani Milan played 10 games at Allianz Cloud Arena instead of Unipol Forum.
7: Virtus Bologna played 6 games at PalaDozza and 13 games at Virtus Arena.
8: Fenerbahçe Beko games against Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv were relocated to SAP Garden in Munich, Germany due to security concerns.
9: Real Madrid games against Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv were behind closed doors due to security concerns. The playoff matches against Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv were played at reduced capacity.
10: Kosner Baskonia games against Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv were behind closed doors due to security concerns.
11: Dubai Basketball played 5 games at Zetra Arena and 1 game at Arena Zenica in Sarajevo and Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the Iran war.
12: Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv played 5 games at Menora Mivtachim Arena, 1 game at Pais Arena in Jerusalem, 11 games at Arena 8888 in Sofia and 2 games at Arena Botevgrad in Botevgrad, Bulgaria due to the Gaza and Iran wars.
13: Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv played 6 games at Menora Mivtachim Arena and 13 games at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade, Serbia due to the Gaza and Iran wars.
14: Barcelona games against Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv were behind closed doors due to security concerns.
15: Anadolu Efes games against Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv were relocated to Morača Sports Center in Podgorica, Montenegro due to security concerns.
16: Valencia Basket game Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv was behind closed doors due to security concerns.