The 2026–27 EuroLeague Women will be the 69th edition of the premier European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 30th edition since being rebranded from the FIBA Women's European Champions Cup to the EuroLeague Women. The season will begin on 23 September 2026 and end on 18 April 2027 with the Final Six.
| EuroLeague Women | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026–27 |
| Dates | Qualifying: 23–30 September 2026 Regular season: 14 October 2026 – 2 February 2027 Play-Ins: 24 February – 10 March 2027 Final Six: 14–18 April 2027 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 24 (from 12 countries) |
← 2025–26 2027–28 → | |
This edition will be the third straight season under the new format.
The winners of the EuroLeague Women automatically qualify for next season's edition and also qualify for the 2027 SuperCup.
Fenerbahçe are the defending champions, having won their third title previous season.
Format
edit- 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
editThe 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
editThe 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 2026, with a total of 24 clubs registering for the competition.[6] Since the previous 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.
Round and draw dates
editSchedule
edit| Phase | Draw date | Round | Round date[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification round | 16 July 2026 | First Leg | 23 September 2026 |
| Second Leg | 30 September 2026 | ||
| Regular season (First Round) | Matchday 1 | 14 October 2026 | |
| Matchday 2 | 21 October 2026 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 28 October 2026 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 3 November 2026 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 25 November 2026 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 2 December 2026 | ||
| Regular season (Second Round) | Matchday 7 | 16 December 2026 | |
| Matchday 8 | 6 January 2027 | ||
| Matchday 9 | 13 January 2027 | ||
| Matchday 10 | 20 January 2027 | ||
| Matchday 11 | 27 January 2027 | ||
| Matchday 12 | 2 February 2027 | ||
| Play-Ins | Game 1 | 24 February 2027 | |
| Game 2 | 3 March 2027 | ||
| Game 3 | 10 March 2027 | ||
| Final Six | Quarterfinals | 14 April 2027 | |
| Semifinals | 16 April 2027 | ||
| Final | 18 April 2027 |
Draw
editThe seeding was announced on 10 July 2026. The draw will take place in Munich, Germany, on 16 July 2026.[8] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fenerbahçe Opet  ZVVZ USK Praha  Casademont Zaragoza Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring |
 Beretta Famila Schio Valencia Basket  Basket Landes Tango Bourges Basket |
 AZS UMCS Lublin  Athinaikos Qualco  Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen  CS Rapid București |
 Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Qualifier 3 Qualifier 4 |
Qualification round
editThe winners advance to the regular season, while the losers drop down to the EuroCup regular season.
Regular season
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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
Play ins
editFinal six
editOn 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.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "FIBA Europe Board holds May meeting in Latvia". about.fiba.basketball. May 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Competition system" (PDF).
- ↑ "Regulations" (PDF).
- ↑ "Team allocation" (PDF).
- ↑ "Country Ranking". FIBA.basketball.
- ↑ "EuroLeague Women lineup for 2026-27 season announced". www.fiba.basketball. July 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Schedule" (PDF).
- ↑ "Seeds set for EuroLeague Women Regular Season, Qualifiers draws". FIBA.basketball. 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Zaragoza announced as multi-year host for EuroLeague Women Final Six". FIBA Regional Office | About FIBA. 2 December 2024.