The 2026–27 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.
| EuroLeague | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026–27 |
| Duration | 24 September 2026 – 16 April 2027 (Regular season) 16 April – 19 April 2027 (Play-in tournament) 27 April – 12 May 2027 (Playoffs) 28 – 30 May 2026 (Final Four) |
← 2025–26 2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 23 June 2026. | |
Olympiacos is the defending champions.
Teams
editTeam Changes
editCosea JL Bourg won the EuroCup last season, but they refuse to promote to the EuroLeague due to financial problems.
Monaco dropped out to the following season’s EuroCup. On June 26, Beşiktaş became the 20th team as they were the runners–up in the EuroCup last season.
Qualified teams
editThe labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
 Barcelona |
 Olympiacos |
 Fenerbahçe |
 Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Baskonia |
Panathinaikos |
 ASVEL |
 Olimpia Milano |
| Real Madrid |
Anadolu Efes |
 Bayern Munich |
 Žalgiris |
| Valencia Basket (3-year WC) |
 Crvena zvezda (3-year WC) |
Besiktas Gain (1-year WC) |
Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv (EC) |
 Dubai Basketball (5-year WC) |
Partizan (3-year WC) |
Paris Basketball (1-year WC) |
Virtus Bologna (3-year WC) |
Venues and locations
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Managerial changes
editRegular season
editThe regular season will begin on 24 September 2026 and conclude on 16 April 2027. The 20 teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format over 38 rounds where only 10 teams will advance to the postseason. Moreover, the top six teams from regular season will receive 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 will be eliminated after the regular season.
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anadolu Efes |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Barcelona |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bayern Munich |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Beşiktaş |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Crvena zvezda Meridianbet |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Dubai Basketball |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to play-in |
| 8 | Fenerbahçe |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Kosner Baskonia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | LDLC ASVEL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Olympiacos |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Panathinaikos AKTOR |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Paris Basketball |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Partizan Mozzart Bet |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Real Madrid |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Valencia Basket |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Virtus Bologna |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Žalgiris |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Regular season tiebreakers
References
edit- ↑ "Efes to play in new arena in the 2025-25 EuroLeague season". basketnews.com. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Palau Blaugrana". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 7585
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capacity: 15431
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- ↑ "Belgrade Arena". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 18386
- ↑ "Unipol Forum". www.legabasket.it. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
Capienza 12700 posti
- ↑ "Ülker Sports and Event Hall". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 13000
- ↑ "LDLC Arena". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 12523
- ↑ "Astroballe". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 5556
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capacity: 12300
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capacity: 18300
- ↑ "Adidas Arena". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 8000
- ↑ "Accor Arena". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 15705
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capacity: 18386
- ↑ "WiZink Center". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 15000
- ↑ "Valencia Basket Club SAD". ACB.COM (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ↑ "Virtus Segafredo Arena". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 8900
- ↑ "I Luoghi Del Basket Bolognese" [Sites of Bolognese Basketball] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ↑ "Žalgirio Arena". feeds.incrowdsports.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
capacity: 15415