2025–26 EuroLeague Women
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The 2025–26 EuroLeague Women was the 68th edition of the premier European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 29th edition since being rebranded from the FIBA Women's European Champions Cup to the EuroLeague Women. The season began on 18 September 2025 and ended on 19 April 2026 with the Final Six.
17–24 September 2025
Regular season:
8 October 2025 – 4 February 2026
Play-Ins:
18 February – 3 March 2026
Final Six:
15–19 April 2026
Total: 21 (from 11 countries)
| EuroLeague Women | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | 2025–26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | Qualifying: 17–24 September 2025 Regular season: 8 October 2025 – 4 February 2026 Play-Ins: 18 February – 3 March 2026 Final Six: 15–19 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 21 (from 11 countries) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season MVP | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | (3rd title) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||
| Third place | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth place | |||||||||||||||||||
| Final Four MVP | |||||||||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Galatasaray 104–54 Sopron Basket (26 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Olympiacos 47–99 Fenerbahçe (26 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | Fenerbahçe 113–65 DVTK (29 October 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest scoring | Umana Reyer Venezia 57–56 Basket Landes (26 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 8 games Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 6 games VBW Gdynia Sopron Basket | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 10,828 officially three matches | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 200 officially four matches | ||||||||||||||||||
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |||||||||||||||||||
This edition was the second straight season under the new format.
The winners of the EuroLeague Women automatically qualify for next season's edition and also qualify for the 2026 SuperCup.
ZVVZ USK Praha are the defending champions, having won their second title last season.
Format
- Regular season (First round)
After the qualifiers, 16 teams will be split into 4 groups of four, where the top three from each group advances to the second round. The fourth place teams drop down to the EuroCup Women knockout stage. The advancing teams' records from the first round are carried over into the next round.
- Regular season (Second round)
The 12 remaining teams form 2 groups of six and will play the teams they have not played in the first round. In both groups, the top 2 will play the Semi-Final play-ins while 3rd and 4th play the Quarter-Final play-ins. The teams who finish fifth and sixth are eliminated.
- Play-ins
The play-ins will decide who makes the final six and where each team will start in the final six. The top 2 play the Semi-Final play-ins and the third and fourth teams play the Quarter-Final play-ins. Unlike last season, the play-ins are played as a best of three series, rather than a home and away aggregate format. The higher-seeded teams play the second leg at home.[1]
The winners of the Semi-Final play-ins will automatically progress to the semifinals of the final six, while the victors of the Quarter-Final play-ins will reach the quarterfinals of the final six. The losers of the Quarter-Final play-ins are eliminated.
- Final Six
The final six is held in a centralised venue and decide the champion. The losers of the Semi-Final play-ins plus the winners of the Quarter-Final play-ins contest the quarterfinals. The two winners move on to the semifinals to play the teams who automatically qualify for this round. Whoever triumphs in the semifinals reach the final while the losers play the third place match.[2]
Rankings
The results were based on the results of the past three seasons.[3]
- Associations 1–4 can have three teams qualify.
- Associations 5–8 each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 9–10 each have one team qualify directly into the regular season.
- Associations below the top 10 can have one team qualify for the qualification round.[4]
If a club who qualified for the regular season doesn't take the place, it will be given to another club who entered.
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Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH EL: EuroLeague Women title holders
- TH EC: EuroCup Women title holders
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.: League position of the previous season
- RS: Regular season winners
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
Also, S means that the team in the qualifying round was seeded.
The teams were announced on 6 July 2025, with a total of 21 clubs registering for the competition.[6][7] Starting this season, the host team of the Final Six are allowed to enter the qualifiers if they had they not qualified on merit (however, this spot wasn't taken as Casademont Zaragoza qualified via their domestic league).[1] Another rule change is that the EuroLeague Women title holders can take part regardless of their domestic league result.
Name changes
The following teams' names were changed during the season.
| Original name | New name | Matchday |
|---|---|---|
| First leg of qualifiers |
Round and draw dates
Schedule
| Phase | Draw date | Round | Round date[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification round | 28 July 2025 | First Leg | 17 September 2025 |
| Second Leg | 24 September 2025 | ||
| Regular season (First Round) | Matchday 1 | 8 October 2025 | |
| Matchday 2 | 15 October 2025 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 22 October 2025 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 29 October 2025 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 4 November 2025 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 26 November 2025 | ||
| Regular season (Second Round) | Matchday 7 | 10 December 2025 | |
| Matchday 8 | 17 December 2025 | ||
| Matchday 9 | 14 January 2026 | ||
| Matchday 10 | 21 January 2026 | ||
| Matchday 11 | 28 January 2026 | ||
| Matchday 12 | 4 February 2026 | ||
| Play-Ins | Game 1 | 18 February 2026 | |
| Game 2 | 25 February 2026 | ||
| Game 3 | 3 March 2026 | ||
| Final Six | Quarterfinals | 15 April 2026 | |
| Semifinals | 17 April 2026 | ||
| Final | 19 April 2026 |
Draw
The seeding was announced on 16 July 2025.[9] The draw took place in Munich, Germany, on 23 July 2025.[10] Only a maximum of one club from the same country can be in the same regular season group.
| Seed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
- The eventual team in this slot was
Casademont Zaragoza. - The eventual team in this slot was
Umana Reyer Venezia. - The eventual team in this slot was
Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring. - The eventual team in this slot was
DVTK HUN-Therm. - The eventual team in this slot was
Tango Bourges Basket.
Qualification round
The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 23 July 2025. The winners advance to the regular season, while the losers drop down to the EuroCup regular season.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casademont Zaragoza |
142–140 | 60–81 | 82–59 | |
| Umana Reyer Venezia |
149–134 | 79–71 | 70–63 | |
| Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring |
164–94 | 81–48 | 86–46 | |
| DVTK HUN-Therm |
144–129 | 67–70 | 77–59 | |
| Tango Bourges Basket |
153–134 | 64–75 | 89–59 |
Regular season
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
Overall, eight countries are present in the regular season, with no difference with the countries taking part. Flammes Carolo Basket make their return for the first time since 2019–20. Galatasaray Cagdas Factoring and Gdynia VBW return for the first time since 2021–22, Sopron Basket and Spar Girona come back after three years.
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | GIR | TAN | PRA | ARK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 489 | 387 | +102 | 11 | Second round | — | 92–62 | 83–78 | 86–53 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 421 | 394 | +27 | 10 | 69–63 | — | 57–77 | 83–62 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 457 | 411 | +46 | 9 | 60–75 | 43–78 | — | 102–67 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 355 | 530 | −175 | 6 | EuroCup Women | 65–90 | 57–72 | 51–97 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | GAL | SCH | FLA | SOP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 471 | 378 | +93 | 12 | Second round | — | 73–70 | 77–73 | 104–54 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 452 | 415 | +37 | 10 | 61–72 | — | 74–57 | 82–65 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 419 | 410 | +9 | 8 | 56–62 | 79–81 | — | 72–62 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 368 | 507 | −139 | 6 | EuroCup Women | 64–83 | 69–84 | 54–82 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FEN | VAL | DVTK | OLY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 541 | 364 | +177 | 12 | Second round | — | 71–49 | 113–65 | 94–73 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 497 | 399 | +98 | 10 | 72–75 | — | 81–58 | 99–57 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 389 | 514 | −125 | 7[a] | 58–89 | 64–99 | — | 87–63 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 383 | 533 | −150 | 7[a] | EuroCup Women | 47–99 | 74–97 | 69–57 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Notes:
- DVTK HUN-Therm 144–132 Olympiacos SFP
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | LAN | REY | CAS | MER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 390 | 374 | +16 | 10 | Second round | — | 63–57 | 70–73 | 66–55 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 407 | 405 | +2 | 10 | 57–56 | — | 68–61 | 72–62 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 444 | 417 | +27 | 9 | 63–65 | 80–84 | — | 88–58 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 399 | 444 | −45 | 7 | EuroCup Women | 69–70 | 83–69 | 72–79 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Second round
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | GAL | GIR | PRA | SCH | TAN | FLA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 901 | 772 | +129 | 22 | Semifinal play-in | — | 67–57 | 64–71 | 73–70 | 80–62 | 77–73 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 941 | 819 | +122 | 20[a] | 68–82 | — | 83–78 | 81–72 | 92–62 | 89–58 | |||
| 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 934 | 820 | +114 | 20[a] | Quarterfinal play-in | 64–55 | 60–75 | — | 78–66 | 43–78 | 98–55 | ||
| 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 932 | 887 | +45 | 19 | 61–72 | 85–74 | 99–78 | — | 77–69 | 74–57 | |||
| 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 860 | 836 | +24 | 18 | 72–82 | 69–63 | 57–77 | 92–81 | — | 85–57 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 792 | 912 | −120 | 15 | 56–62 | 68–83 | 70–88 | 79–81 | 65–59 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Notes:
- Spar Girona 158–138 ZVVZ USK Praha
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FEN | LAN | REY | CAS | VAL | DVTK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1011 | 753 | +258 | 23 | Semifinal play-in | — | 78–69 | 96–48 | 69–67 | 71–49 | 113–65 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 828 | 780 | +48 | 20 | 80–61 | — | 63–57 | 70–73 | 57–66 | 79–59 | |||
| 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 812 | 858 | −46 | 19[a] | Quarterfinal play-in | 61–71 | 57–56 | — | 68–61 | 69–55 | 83–81 | ||
| 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 871 | 815 | +56 | 19[a] | 64–95 | 63–65 | 80–84 | — | 81–71 | 66–40 | |||
| 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 905 | 825 | +80 | 18 | 72–75 | 72–76 | 81–73 | 63–70 | — | 81–58 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 768 | 969 | −201 | 13 | 58–89 | 70–77 | 69–71 | 60–79 | 64–99 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Notes:
- Umana Reyer Venezia 152–141 Casademont Zaragoza
Play-ins
Semifinal play-ins
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring |
2–1 | 81–72 | 70–75 | 67–51 | |
| Fenerbahçe Opet |
2–0 | 87–69 | 65–58 | — |
Quarterfinal play-ins
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZVVZ USK Praha |
0–2 | 71–82 | 66–73 | — | |
| Umana Reyer Venezia |
2–1 | 66–68 | 79–72 | 62–51 |
Final six
On 2 December 2024, the Pabellón Príncipe Felipe in Zaragoza was announced as the host of the final six for the next three years, starting from 2025.[11]
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 April | ||||||||||
| 63 | ||||||||||
| 15 April | ||||||||||
| 56 | ||||||||||
| 53 | ||||||||||
| 19 April | ||||||||||
| 69 | ||||||||||
| 55 | ||||||||||
| 68 | ||||||||||
| 17 April | ||||||||||
| 76 | ||||||||||
| 15 April | ||||||||||
| 59 | Third place | |||||||||
| 70 | ||||||||||
| 19 April | ||||||||||
| 64 | ||||||||||
| 66 | ||||||||||
| 63 | ||||||||||
| 2025–26 EuroLeague Women Champions |
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Fenerbahçe Opet Third title |
Awards
EuroLeague MVP
| Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| [12] |
EuroLeague Final Six MVP
| Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| [13] |
All-EuroLeague Teams
Defensive Player of the Year
| Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| [12] |
Young Player of the Year
| Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| [15] |
Coach of the Year
| Coach | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| [16] |
Best Play of the Season
| Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| [17] |
Legacy Award
| Player | Ref. |
|---|---|
| [12] |
Club Excellence Award
| Team | Ref. |
|---|---|
| [12] |
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | [18] | ||
| November | [19] | ||
| December | [20] | ||
| January | [21] | ||
| February | [22] |
Team of the Month
MVP of the Round
- First round
- Second round
- Play-Ins
| Round | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Final Six
| Round | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Semifinals | ( |
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Statistics
Individual statistics
Efficiency
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Efficiency | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 | 322 | 21.5 | ||
| 2. | 15 | 299 | 19.9 | ||
| 3. | 16 | 308 | 19.3 | ||
| 4. | 16 | 283 | 17.7 | ||
| 5. | 19 | 332 | 17.5 | ||
Source:[44]
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 | 255 | 17.0 | ||
| 2. | 15 | 237 | 15.8 | ||
| 3. | 16 | 251 | 15.7 | ||
| 4. | 14 | 214 | 15.3 | ||
| 5. | 15 | 223 | 14.9 | ||
Source:[44]
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 | 142 | 9.5 | ||
| 2. | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | ||
| 3. | 18 | 144 | 8.0 | ||
| 4. | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | ||
| 5. | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | ||
Source:[44]
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | ||
| 2. | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | ||
| 3. | 15 | 89 | 5.9 | ||
| 4. | 19 | 106 | 5.6 | ||
| 14 | 79 | 5.6 | |||
Source:[44]
Steals
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Steals | SPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | ||
| 2. | 18 | 41 | 2.3 | ||
| 3. | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | ||
| 11 | 26 | 2.1 | |||
| 16 | 34 | 2.1 | |||
Source:[44]
Blocks
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Blocks | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 | 31 | 1.6 | ||
| 2. | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | ||
| 15 | 14 | 0.9 | |||
| 15 | 13 | 0.9 | |||
Source:[44]
Other statistics
| Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnovers | 11 | 3.8 | ||
| FT % | 16 | 88.2% | ||
| 2-Point % | 16 | 68.9% | ||
| 3-Point % | 11 | 53.3% |
Individual game highs
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 39 | |||
| Points | 31 | |||
| Rebounds | 15 | |||
| Assists | 12 | |||
| Steals | 8 | |||
| Blocks | 5 |
Team statistics
| Category | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 107.3 | |
| Points | 81.7 | |
| Rebounds | 41.1 | |
| Assists | 25.1 | |
| Steals | 10.7 | |
| Blocks | 4.2 | |
| Turnovers | 17.4 | |
| FT % | 83.2% | |
| 2-Point % | 59.1% | |
| 3-Point % | 37.5% |
Team game highs
| Category | Team | Statistic | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 161 | ||
| Points | 113 | ||
| Rebounds | 59 | ||
| Assists | 35 | ||
| Steals | 17 | ||
| Blocks | 9 |
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final Six in Zaragoza | 52,952 | 10,828 | 5,024 | 8,825 | +166.9% |
| 2 | 54,850 | 9,215 | 4,784 | 6,856 | +48.4% | |
| 3 | 21,290 | 4,307 | 2,963 | 3,548 | +30.2% | |
| 4 | 19,593 | 3,362 | 2,100 | 2,799 | −26.2% | |
| 5 | 19,422 | 4,000 | 1,500 | 2,775 | +223.4% | |
| 6 | 18,200 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | +0.5% | |
| 7 | 17,364 | 3,221 | 1,968 | 2,481 | n/a1 | |
| 8 | 12,860 | 2,800 | 1,500 | 2,143 | n/a1 | |
| 9 | 14,000 | 2,800 | 1,300 | 2,000 | +71.4% | |
| 10 | 13,488 | 2,358 | 1,500 | 1,927 | +13.4% | |
| 11 | 13,038 | 3,506 | 658 | 1,449 | +24.9% | |
| 12 | 3,500 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 1,167 | −58.1% | |
| 13 | 2,650 | 900 | 850 | 883 | n/a1 | |
| 14 | 7,607 | 1,104 | 200 | 845 | n/a1 | |
| 15 | 5,724 | 1,210 | 536 | 818 | −27.8% | |
| 16 | 800 | 300 | 200 | 267 | n/a1 | |
| 17 | 750 | 200 | 350 | 250 | 0.0% | |
| League total | 278,088 | 10,828 | 200 | 2,648 | +12.3% |
Source: EuroLeague Women
Notes:
1: Team did not participate in the last EuroLeague regular season.