2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup
European basketball competition
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The 2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup was the 11th season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA Europe.
24 September – 1 October 2025
Competition proper:
14 October 2025 – 29 April 2026
Total: 47 (from 19 countries)
Surne Bilbao Basket (2nd title)| 2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2025–26 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | Qualifying: 24 September – 1 October 2025 Competition proper: 14 October 2025 – 29 April 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | Competition proper: 40 (from 12 countries) Total: 47 (from 19 countries) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Surne Bilbao Basket (2nd title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up |  PAOK mateco | ||||||||||||
| Semi-finalists |  Falco Szombathely UCAM Murcia | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Darrun Hilliard | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |||||||||||||
Bilbao Basket are the defending champions, and will defend their title in the competition.
Team allocation
A total of 47 teams from 19 of the 50 FIBA Europe member associations will be expected to participate in the 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup season. The official list of teams were announced by FIBA on 11 July 2025.[1]
After the release of the teams, Rīgas Zeļļi from Latvia withdrew from the qualifying round, which led to the automatic placement in the regular season of Peristeri, based on the Club Competition Rankings.[2]
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
- CL QR: Transferred from Champions League qualifying rounds
- TH: Title holders
Draw
Qualifying round
The qualifying round took place on 24 September and 1 October 2025 in two-legged ties in which the series winners advanced to the regular season.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Absheron Lions  | 149–150 |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 89–73 | 60–77 |
Bashkimi  | 151–168 |  Anwil Włocławek | 80–75 | 71–93 |
Bosna  | 164–139 |  Kangoeroes Mechelen | 82–57 | 82–82 |
Rasta Vechta  | 165–142 |  Balkan | 79–63 | 86–79 |
Cibona  | 185–184 |  Prievidza | 91–83 | 94–101 |
Corona Brașov  | 178–133 |  Dnipro | 83–69 | 95–64 |
Brno  | 164–144 |  Transcom Pärnu | 83–75 | 81–69 |
Lucky losers
The additional spots were made available after Patrioti Levice, Bursaspor and Élan Chalon qualified for the Basketball Champions League. The three lucky losers were determined by the best loser series from the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying Round in accordance to Section D of the Official Basketball Rules.[4]
| Pos | Team | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prievidza |
184 | 185 | −1 | Advance to regular season |
| 2 | Absheron Lions |
149 | 150 | −1 | |
| 3 | Bashkimi |
151 | 168 | −17 | |
| 4 | Transcom Pärnu |
144 | 164 | −20 | |
| 5 | Balkan |
142 | 165 | −23 | |
| 6 | Kangoeroes Mechelen |
139 | 164 | −25 | |
| 7 | Dnipro |
133 | 178 | −45 |
Regular season
The regular season was played by 40 teams divided into 10 groups of four in which 14 teams received direct spots, 10 teams advanced from the qualifying round and 16 teams came from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds. It began on 14 October 2025 and concluded on 19 November 2025. In each group, teams were played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. And the end of the regular season, the top team from each regular season group plus the best six second-placed teams will advance to the second round, while the rest of the teams will be eliminated after the regular season.
Vâlcea 1924 and Neftçi İK will make their debut appearances in a European competition.
No team from Israel participated in the competition for the third season in-a-row.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | MUR | BOS | LUB | RIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCAM Murcia |
6 | 5 | 1 | 507 | 424 | +83 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 87–63 | 80–75 | 77–63 | |
| 2 | Bosna BH Telecom |
6 | 4 | 2 | 465 | 439 | +26 | 10 | 87–72 | — | 79–70 | 91–64 | ||
| 3 | Start Lublin |
6 | 2 | 4 | 478 | 509 | −31 | 8 | 75–102 | 90–80 | — | 76–73 | ||
| 4 | Rilski Sportist |
6 | 1 | 5 | 412 | 490 | −78 | 7 | 61–89 | 56–65 | 95–92 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | ANT | TAR | PRT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rostock Seawolves |
6 | 5 | 1 | 535 | 457 | +78 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 95–80 | 100–82 | 96–68 | |
| 2 | Windrose Giants Antwerp |
6 | 3 | 3 | 504 | 476 | +28 | 9 | 63–75 | — | 110–73 | 81–72 | ||
| 3 | University of Tartu |
6 | 2 | 4 | 497 | 544 | −47 | 8 | 77–94 | 81–91 | — | 94–78 | ||
| 4 |  Porto |
6 | 2 | 4 | 456 | 515 | −59 | 8 | 87–75 | 80–79 | 71–90 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CSM | PET | AEK | COR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea |
6 | 5 | 1 | 505 | 466 | +39 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 77–71 | 89–75 | 87–65 | |
| 2 |  Petkim Spor |
6 | 4 | 2 | 516 | 439 | +77 | 10 | 84–73 | — | 101–58 | 85–74 | ||
| 3 | Petrolina AEK |
6 | 3 | 3 | 486 | 508 | −22 | 9 | 86–89 | 84–78 | — | 93–68 | ||
| 4 | Corona Brașov |
6 | 0 | 6 | 448 | 542 | −94 | 6 | 85–90 | 73–97 | 83–90 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CED | PRI | KER | PEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedevita Junior |
6 | 5 | 1 | 531 | 468 | +63 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 88–85 | 85–68 | 94–76 | |
| 2 | Prievidza |
6 | 4 | 2 | 539 | 451 | +88 | 10 | 83–64 | — | 82–68 | 97–82 | ||
| 3 | Keravnos |
6 | 2 | 4 | 468 | 541 | −73 | 8 | 82–105 | 59–109 | — | 99–86 | ||
| 4 |  Pelister |
6 | 1 | 5 | 482 | 560 | −78 | 7 | 74–95 | 90–83 | 74–92 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BIL | PRS | BRN | KUT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surne Bilbao Basket |
6 | 5 | 1 | 617 | 415 | +202 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 81–84 | 115–100 | 117–54 | |
| 2 | Peristeri |
6 | 5 | 1 | 525 | 435 | +90 | 11 | 64–86 | — | 87–75 | 102–67 | ||
| 3 | PUMPA Basket Brno |
6 | 1 | 5 | 456 | 540 | −84 | 7 | 51–105 | 73–87 | — | 73–80 | ||
| 4 |  Kutaisi 2010 |
6 | 1 | 5 | 382 | 590 | −208 | 7 | 62–113 | 53–101 | 66–84 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | PAK | LOW | WLO | TRP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK |
6 | 5 | 1 | 527 | 513 | +14 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 88–87 | 104–96 | 85–74 | |
| 2 | Löwen Braunschweig |
6 | 4 | 2 | 502 | 488 | +14 | 10 | 88–79 | — | 98–97 | 80–70 | ||
| 3 | Anwil Wloclawek |
6 | 3 | 3 | 563 | 526 | +37 | 9 | 93–94 | 84–65 | — | 96–78 | ||
| 4 | Trepça |
6 | 0 | 6 | 454 | 519 | −65 | 6 | 75–77 | 70–84 | 87–97 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SAS | SCP | RAS | VAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dinamo Sassari |
6 | 4 | 2 | 535 | 461 | +74 | 10 | Advance to second round | — | 89–72 | 105–94 | 94–73 | |
| 2 | Sporting CP |
6 | 4 | 2 | 535 | 467 | +68 | 10 | 80–77 | — | 78–75 | 121–67 | ||
| 3 | Rasta Vechta |
6 | 3 | 3 | 523 | 500 | +23 | 9 | 77–73 | 98–82 | — | 88–90 | ||
| 4 | Vâlcea 1924 |
6 | 1 | 5 | 428 | 593 | −165 | 7 | 65–97 | 61–102 | 72–91 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ZAR | FAL | BAK | FAM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casademont Zaragoza |
6 | 5 | 1 | 571 | 449 | +122 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 97–82 | 105–75 | 89–61 | |
| 2 | Falco Szombathely |
6 | 4 | 2 | 514 | 477 | +37 | 10 | 74–90 | — | 83–76 | 98–56 | ||
| 3 |  Bakken Bears |
6 | 2 | 4 | 514 | 519 | −5 | 8 | 90–78 | 79–90 | — | 94–102 | ||
| 4 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
6 | 1 | 5 | 426 | 580 | −154 | 7 | 67–112 | 79–87 | 61–100 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SOP | NEF | KAL | LIO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energa Trefl Sopot |
6 | 4 | 2 | 552 | 488 | +64 | 10 | Advance to second round | — | 92–63 | 93–58 | 98–78 | |
| 2 | Neftçi İK |
6 | 3 | 3 | 522 | 532 | −10 | 9 | 92–87 | — | 95–84 | 86–95 | ||
| 3 | Kalev/Cramo |
6 | 3 | 3 | 495 | 539 | −44 | 9 | 101–83 | 88–82 | — | 71–101 | ||
| 4 | Absheron Lions |
6 | 2 | 4 | 541 | 551 | −10 | 8 | 96–99 | 86–104 | 85–93 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group J
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | REG | JDA | CIB | BAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pallacanestro Reggiana |
6 | 3 | 3 | 494 | 449 | +45 | 9 | Advance to second round | — | 76–79 | 73–75 | 100–65 | |
| 2 |  JDA Dijon |
6 | 3 | 3 | 501 | 500 | +1 | 9 | 88–96 | — | 94–85 | 84–93 | ||
| 3 | Cibona |
6 | 3 | 3 | 463 | 481 | −18 | 9 | 65–73 | 76–73 | — | 93–79 | ||
| 4 | Bashkimi |
6 | 3 | 3 | 477 | 505 | −28 | 9 | 77–76 | 74–83 | 89–69 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | Peristeri |
6 | 5 | 1 | 525 | 435 | +90 | 11 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | D | Prievidza |
6 | 4 | 2 | 539 | 451 | +88 | 10 | |
| 3 | C | Petkim Spor |
6 | 4 | 2 | 516 | 439 | +77 | 10 | |
| 4 | G | Sporting CP |
6 | 4 | 2 | 535 | 467 | +68 | 10 | |
| 5 | H | Falco Szombathely |
6 | 4 | 2 | 514 | 477 | +37 | 10 | |
| 6 | A | Bosna BH Telecom |
6 | 4 | 2 | 465 | 439 | +26 | 10 | |
| 7 | F | Löwen Braunschweig |
6 | 4 | 2 | 502 | 488 | +14 | 10 | |
| 8 | B | Windrose Giants Antwerp |
6 | 3 | 3 | 504 | 476 | +28 | 9 | |
| 9 | J | JDA Dijon |
6 | 3 | 3 | 501 | 500 | +1 | 9 | |
| 10 | I | Neftçi İK |
6 | 3 | 3 | 522 | 532 | −10 | 9 |
Second round
It began on 10 December 2025 and will conclude on 11 February 2026. In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. At the end of the second round, the top two teams from each regular season group will advance to the quarter-finals, while the rest of the teams will be eliminated.
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | MUR | FAL | ROS | SOP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCAM Murcia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 536 | 444 | +92 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 97–67 | 85–77 | 92–66 | |
| 2 | Falco Szombathely |
6 | 3 | 3 | 466 | 489 | −23 | 9 | 75–80 | — | 77–84 | 83–74 | ||
| 3 | Rostock Seawolves |
6 | 2 | 4 | 489 | 484 | +5 | 8 | 82–89 | 75–78 | — | 97–72 | ||
| 4 | Energa Trefl Sopot |
6 | 1 | 5 | 451 | 525 | −74 | 7 | 77–93 | 79–86 | 83–74 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BOS | REG | CSM | CED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosna BH Telecom |
6 | 5 | 1 | 483 | 467 | +16 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 85–71 | 76–63 | 85–82 | |
| 2 | Pallacanestro Reggiana |
6 | 4 | 2 | 508 | 442 | +66 | 10 | 93–67 | — | 90–59 | 83–60 | ||
| 3 | CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea |
6 | 3 | 3 | 492 | 506 | −14 | 9 | 79–84 | 81–77 | — | 103–79 | ||
| 4 | Cedevita Junior |
6 | 0 | 6 | 490 | 558 | −68 | 6 | 79–86 | 90–94 | 100–107 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group M
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BIL | PAK | SCP | PRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surne Bilbao Basket |
6 | 6 | 0 | 543 | 408 | +135 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 95–73 | 94–79 | 93–51 | |
| 2 | PAOK |
6 | 4 | 2 | 519 | 449 | +70 | 10 | 87–88 | — | 101–67 | 101–70 | ||
| 3 | Sporting CP |
6 | 1 | 5 | 454 | 522 | −68 | 7 | 72–90 | 62–70 | — | 92–73 | ||
| 4 | BC Prievidza |
6 | 1 | 5 | 401 | 538 | −137 | 7 | 46–83 | 67–87 | 94–82 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Group N
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | PRS | PET | ZAR | SAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peristeri |
6 | 5 | 1 | 505 | 477 | +28 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 61–82 | 86–70 | 98–84 | |
| 2 | Petkim Spor |
6 | 4 | 2 | 494 | 441 | +53 | 10 | 85–87 | — | 98–75 | 82–70 | ||
| 3 | Casademont Zaragoza |
6 | 2 | 4 | 463 | 491 | −28 | 8 | 80–92 | 76–71 | — | 68–69 | ||
| 4 | Dinamo Sassari |
6 | 1 | 5 | 446 | 499 | −53 | 7 | 76–81 | 72–76 | 75–94 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
The play-offs will begin on 11 March and was conclude on 22–29 April 2026 with the finals. In the play-offs, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCAM Murcia
| 85 | 77 | 162 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pallacanestro Reggiana
| 84 | 63 | 147 | |||||||||||||||||
| UCAM Murcia
| 73 | 89 | 162 | |||||||||||||||||
| PAOK
| 79 | 85 | 164 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peristeri
| 77 | 88 | 165 | |||||||||||||||||
| PAOK
| 101 | 80 | 181 | |||||||||||||||||
| PAOK
| 79 | 74 | 153 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surne Bilbao Basket
| 73 | 89 | 162 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bosna BH Telecom
| 66 | 78 | 144 | |||||||||||||||||
| Falco Szombathely
| 81 | 70 | 151 | |||||||||||||||||
| Falco Szombathely
| 81 | 88 | 169 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surne Bilbao Basket
| 98 | 95 | 193 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surne Bilbao Basket
| 77 | 85 | 162 | |||||||||||||||||
| Petkim Spor
| 69 | 60 | 129 | |||||||||||||||||
Source: FIBA
Quarter-finals
The first legs was held on 11 March, and the second legs on 18 March 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCAM Murcia | 162–147 | Pallacanestro Reggiana | 85–84 | 77–63 |
| Peristeri | 165–181 | PAOK | 77–101 | 88–80 |
| Bosna BH Telecom | 144–151 | Falco Szombathely | 66–81 | 78–70 |
| Surne Bilbao Basket | 162–129 | Petkim Spor | 77–69 | 85–60 |
Semi-finals
The first legs was held on 1 April, and the second legs on 8 April 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCAM Murcia | 162–164 | PAOK | 73–79 | 89–85 |
| Falco Szombathely | 169–193 | Surne Bilbao Basket | 81–98 | 88–95 |
Finals
The first leg was held on 22 April, and the second leg on 29 April 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK | 153–162 | Surne Bilbao Basket | 79–73 | 74–89 |
Individual awards
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| October |  Devonte Green | Neftçi | [5] |
| November | Cleveland Melvin | PAOK | [6] |
| December | Jake Van Tubbergen | Peristeri | [7] |
| 2026 | |||
| January |  Yannick Franke | Petkim Spor | [8] |
| February | Edin Atić | Bosna BH Telecom | [9] |
| March | Zoltán Perl | Falco Szombathely | [10] |