2017–18 EuroLeague

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1

The Kombank Arena in Belgrade will host the Final Four
Teams 16

The 2017–18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague will be the 18th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the eight under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this will be the 61st season of the premier competition for European men's clubs.

The 2018 EuroLeague Final Four will be played at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.[1]

Team allocation

A total of 16 teams are expected to participate in the 2017–18 EuroLeague.

Distribution

The table below shows the default access list.[2]

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Regular season
(16 teams)
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 8 best-placed teams from the regular season
Final Four
(4 teams)
  • 4 series winners from the playoffs

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders):[2]

Regular season
Spain Baskonia (LC) Greece Olympiacos (LC) Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (LC) (EC)
Spain FC Barcelona Lassa (LC) Greece Panathinaikos Superfoods (LC) Italy EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (LC) ABA League place (1st)
Spain Real Madrid (LC) Turkey Anadolu Efes (LC) Lithuania Žalgiris (LC) Germany (1st)
Spain (TBD) Turkey Fenerbahçe (LC) Russia CSKA Moscow (LC) VTB League place (1st/2nd)

Venues and locations

Location of confirmed teams in 2017–18 EuroLeague
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Turkey Anadolu Efes Istanbul Abdi İpekçi Arena 12,270
Spain Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Fernando Buesa Arena 15,504
Russia CSKA Moscow Moscow Megasport Arena 13,126
Italy EA7 Emporio Armani Milan Milan Mediolanum Forum 12,700[3]
Spain FC Barcelona Lassa Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,585
Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul Ülker Sports Arena 13,000
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 11,060
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium 11,600
Greece Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens Olympic Sports Center Athens 18,989[4]
Spain Real Madrid Madrid Barclaycard Center 15,000
Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgirio Arena 15,552

References

  1. "The Final Four goes to Belgrade in 2018!". Euroleague Basketball. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Clubs, domestic leagues and Euroleague Basketball hold working group on future of European club competitions". Euroleague Basketball. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. "CHI SIAMO". MediolanumForum.it. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. "OAKA". Stadia.gr. Retrieved 3 December 2016. Capacity: 18,989 (maximum capacity for basketball games)

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