20 teams will compete in the number one organization of European basketball at the club level, and Türkiye will be represented by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahçe Tarfin and Beşiktaş.
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The 2026-2027 season will be played with 20 teams in the EuroLeague, the number one organization of European basketball at the club level.
This season, 20 teams will compete in the number one organization of European basketball at club level.
The regular season, which will be played for 38 weeks according to the double-circuit league method, will be completed on April 16, 2027.
Play-in competitions will be held on 20-23 April 2027, and play-off series will be held on 27 April-12 May 2027.
The Final Four organization, where the champion will be determined, will be held on 28-30 May 2027.
3 Turkish teams will take the stage after 8 seasons
3 Turkish teams will compete in the Basketball Europa League after 8 seasons.
The number of Türkiye's representatives in the organization, which included Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahçe Tarfin, increased to 3 with Beşiktaş being included in the league with a special invitation.
Three Turkish teams, Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahçe and Darüşşafaka, last took part in the Europa League in the 2018-2019 season.
Beşiktaş, which returned to the EuroLeague after the 2012-2013 season, will host Spanish representative Valencia Basket in its first match on Friday, September 25.
While Anadolu Efes will open the season away against Barcelona (Spain) tomorrow, Fenerbahçe Tarfin will host the Italian team Virtus Bologna on September 25.
20-team format continues
20 teams will compete in the Europa League, where the number of teams was increased from 18 to 20 last season, in the 2026-2027 season.
With Beşiktaş's inclusion in the organization, French team Monaco will not be able to take part in the Europa League this season.
20 teams from 10 countries will compete
20 teams from 10 countries will take part in the Basketball Europa League in the 2026-2027 season.
While Spain will be the country with the most representatives in the organization with 4 teams, Türkiye will compete with 3 teams. There will be two teams each from France, Serbia, Italy, Greece and Israel, and one team each from Germany, Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates.
The teams that will take part in the EuroLeague this season are as follows:
Spain: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia Basket, Baskonia
Türkiye: Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahçe Tarfin, Beşiktaş
France: Paris Basketball, LDLC ASVEL
Serbia: Red Star, Partisan
Italy: Armani Olimpia Milan, Virtus Bologna
Greece: Panathinaikos AKTOR, Olympiacos
Israel: Maccabi Rapyd, Hapoel IBI
Germany: Bayern Munich
Lithuania: Zalgiris
United Arab Emirates: Dubai Basketball
Play-in system will continue
The last two teams to participate in the play-offs in the Europa League will be determined by play-in competitions this season as well.
The teams that finish the regular season in the top 6 places will receive a direct play-off ticket.
The teams that finish the regular season in the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th places will compete in the play-in for the remaining two play-off tickets.
The winner of the match between the 7th and 8th of the regular season will advance to the play-offs from the 7th place. The losing team will face the winner of the match between the 9th and 10th ranked teams. The team that wins this competition will get a play-off ticket from the 8th place.
The teams that achieve 3 wins in the play-off series will advance to the Final Four.
League history
The organization, which was first organized in 1958 under the name FIBA European Champion Clubs' Cup, was played under the name FIBA Europa League since 1991.
Due to the disagreement between FIBA and the Union of European Basketball Leagues (ULEB), two separate organizations were held in the 2000-2001 season under the name of FIBA Suprolig and ULEB Europa League.
Since the 2001-2002 season, Europe's number one basketball organization at club level continued to be organized as a single tournament.
First week schedule
The schedule of the first week matches of the 2026-2027 season in the Basketball Europa League is as follows:
Tomorrow:
19.00 Hapoel IBI-Bayern Munich (Arena 8888)
19.00 Dubai Basketball-Real Madrid (Coca Cola Arena)
21.00 Red Star-Zalgiris (Belgrade Arena)
21.15 Panathinaikos AKTOR-Paris Basketball (Telekom Center)
21.30 Barcelona-Anadolu Efes (Palau Blaugrana)
21.30 Baskonia-Olympiakos (Buesa Arena)
21.45 LDLC ASVEL-Maccabi Rapyd (LDLC Arena)
Friday, September 25:
20.00 Beşiktaş-Valencia Basket (Turkcell Basketball Development Center)
20.45 Fenerbahçe Tarfin-Virtus Bologna (Ülker Sports and Events)
21.45 Partizan-Armani Olimpia Milan (Belgrade Arena)
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The regular season will conclude on April 16, 2027.
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The Final Four will be held on 28-30 May 2027.
Very likely · Within months
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