EuroLeague

Also known as Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Turkish Airlines Euroleague

The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards, making the league a semi-closed league. The league was first organized by FIBA in 1958, subsequently by ULEB in 2000 and then solely by Euroleague Basketball.

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The EuroLeague is Europe's top professional men's basketball competition, featuring 20 teams competing at the highest level of the sport on the continent. Since its founding in 1958, it has become the most prestigious basketball league in Europe and is now operated independently by Euroleague Basketball.

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Key facts

Basketball league.current: 2025–26 EuroLeague
Basketball league.name: EuroLeague
Basketball league.image: EuroLeague.svg
Basketball league.pixels: 300px
Basketball league.organiser: Euroleague Basketball
Basketball league.region: Europe
Basketball league.founded: FIBA eraEuroleague Basketball era
Basketball league.first: FIBA European Champions Cup1958FIBA European League1991–92FIBA EuroLeague1996–97FIBA SuproLeague2000–01Euroleague2000–01EuroLeague2016–17
Basketball league.teams: 20
Basketball league.level: 1
Basketball league.pyramid: European professional club basketball system
Basketball league.related_competitions: EuroCup (2nd tier)
Basketball league.champions: Fenerbahçe (2nd title)
Basketball league.season: 2024–25
Basketball league.most_champs: Real Madrid (11 titles)
Basketball league.ceo: Chus Bueno
Basketball league.president: Dejan Bodiroga

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EuroLeague Statistics and History | Basketball-Reference.com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Basketball League of Serbia
Sport: basketball
Official website: www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague
Image: Forum Assago Euroleague Final Four 2014.jpg
Organizer: European Basketball Leagues

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league level below: Basketball Super League
Commons category: Euroleague
topic's main category: Category:EuroLeague
inception: 1958-00-00
event interval: 1
season starts: October
number of participants: 128
winner: Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball
social media followers: 535000
sponsor: Turkish Airlines
different from: EuroLeague Women
topic has template: Template:EuroLeague
described at URL: www.basketball-reference.com/international/euroleague

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
FIBA era and the 2000 split
ULEB era: 2001-2009
2009: Euroleague Basketball
League era: 2016- present
Title sponsorship
Names of the competition
Licences
Competition systems
Tournament systems
League system
Format
Qualification
European professional basketball club rankings
Current clubs
Results
[[FIBA]] era (1958–2001)
[[ULEB]] and [[Euroleague Basketball|ECA]] era (2000–present)
Team statistics
Titles by club
Titles by nation
Records
FIBA era
Modern era (2000-present)
EuroLeague awards
Season statistical leaders
All-time leaders
Individual performances
Attendances
Season averages
Historic average attendances
Individual game highest attendance
Media coverage
Broadcasters
Sponsors
See also
Men's competitions
Women's competitions
IWBF Basketball
References
External links

The competition was introduced in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup (renamed the FIBA EuroLeague in 1996), which operated under FIBA's umbrella until Euroleague Basketball was created for the 2000–01 season. The FIBA European Champions Cup and the EuroLeague are considered to be the same competition, with the change of name being simply a re-branding. From 2010 to 2025, it was sponsored by Turkish Airlines.

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