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EuroLeague

Organising body	Euroleague Basketball
Founded	FIBA era 14 December 1957; 67 years ago (1957-12-14) Euroleague Basketball era 9 June 2000; 25 years ago (2000-06-09)
First season	FIBA European Champions Cup 1958 FIBA European League 1991–92 FIBA EuroLeague 1996–97 FIBA SuproLeague 2000–01 Euroleague 2000–01 EuroLeague 2016–17
Region	Europe
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Fenerbahçe (2nd title) (2024–25)
Most championships	Real Madrid (11 titles)
2025–26 EuroLeague

The EuroLeague is a super exciting basketball competition for men's teams in Europe. It's known as the best and most important basketball league in Europe. Twenty teams play in the league. Most of these teams have special long-term permission to play, making it a bit like a special club.

The competition started way back in 1958, first run by an organization called FIBA. It was then known as the FIBA European Champions Cup. Later, in 2000, a new group called Euroleague Basketball took over. Even though the name changed a few times, it's still considered the same big competition. Since 2010, Turkish Airlines has been a main sponsor.

The EuroLeague is one of the most popular indoor sports leagues in the world. In the 2023–24 season, about 10,383 fans on average watched each game. This was the fifth-highest attendance for any indoor sports league globally, and the second-highest for any professional basketball league, right after the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States.

So far, 22 different clubs have won the EuroLeague title. Fifteen of these clubs have won it more than once! The team with the most wins is Real Madrid, with 11 titles. CSKA Moscow is next with 8 wins, and Panathinaikos has 7.

History of the EuroLeague

The EuroLeague has a long and interesting history, changing names and how it's organized over the years.

How the League Started

The competition began in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup, run by FIBA. This continued until the summer of 2000. After that, Euroleague Basketball was created to take over.

FIBA had started using the name EuroLeague for the competition in 1996. However, they didn't officially protect the name. So, when Euroleague Basketball was formed, FIBA couldn't stop them from using the name. This led to a time in the 2000–01 season when there were actually two top European basketball competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague (which was FIBA's renamed EuroLeague) and the new Euroleague.

The best clubs were split between these two leagues. Teams like Panathinaikos, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and CSKA Moscow stayed with FIBA. Meanwhile, teams like Olympiacos, Kinder Bologna, and Real Madrid joined Euroleague Basketball.

In May 2001, Europe ended up with two champions: Maccabi from the FIBA SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna from the Euroleague. Everyone realized it would be better to have just one competition. Euroleague Basketball and FIBA then worked together to combine the leagues. From that point on, Euroleague Basketball became the main organizer for European professional club basketball. FIBA continued to manage national team competitions, like the FIBA EuroBasket and the Summer Olympics.

The Modern League Era

In November 2015, Euroleague Basketball and a company called IMG made a big 10-year deal. They decided to work together to manage all the business and marketing for the league. This deal was worth a lot of money, guaranteeing €630 million over 10 years.

With this new deal, the league changed to a more traditional league style. Sixteen teams played against each other in a regular season, followed by playoffs. The top teams were guaranteed to participate for the next ten years.

After these changes, some disagreements started between Euroleague Basketball and FIBA. FIBA and some national basketball groups criticized the EuroLeague for becoming a "closed league." This meant it was harder for new teams to join based on how well they played in their own countries. In July 2019, the EuroLeague announced that teams would no longer get direct entry from their national leagues. This made it even more of a "closed league."

The EuroLeague has also started to grow its influence outside of Europe. In 2025, the Final Four tournament was held in Abu Dhabi. This was the first time the final tournament took place outside of Europe. The league also expanded to 20 teams for the 2025–26 season. As part of this, Dubai Basketball joined, becoming the first team from outside Europe (besides Israeli teams) to play in the competition.

Main Sponsor of the EuroLeague

Since July 2010, Turkish Airlines has been the main sponsor of the EuroLeague. They signed a five-year deal worth €15 million, and the competition was named 'Turkish Airlines Euroleague Basketball'. This agreement was extended in October 2013, continuing the sponsorship until 2020.

Names of the Competition Over Time

The EuroLeague has had several names throughout its history:

A EuroLeague game in 2019.

• FIBA Era: (1958–2001)
  • FIBA European Champions Cup: (1958–1991)
  • FIBA European League: (1991–1996)
  • FIBA EuroLeague: (1996–2000)
  • FIBA SuproLeague: (2000–2001)
• Euroleague Basketball Era: (2000–present)
  • Euroleague: (2000–2016)
  • EuroLeague: (2016–present)
• During the 2000–01 season, there were two separate competitions: the SuproLeague (organized by FIBA) and the Euroleague (organized by Euroleague Basketball).

How the EuroLeague Works

The EuroLeague has changed its competition style over the years, from a tournament to a league format.

Tournament Style (1958–2016)

From its very first season in 1958 until the 2015–16 season, the EuroLeague used a tournament system. This meant teams played in knockout rounds, similar to a cup competition.

• FIBA European Champions Cup (1958 to 1986–87): Champions from different European countries played against each other. The winner was decided in a single final game or a two-game series.
• FIBA European Champions Cup (1987–88 to 1990–91): This era introduced the Final Four. The top four teams played semi-finals and a final game in one location.
• FIBA European League (1991–92 to 1995–96): More top teams from important national leagues joined. The competition still ended with a Final Four.
• FIBA EuroLeague (1996–97 to 1999–00): Similar to the previous format, with the best teams and a Final Four.
• Euroleague (2000–01): This was the first season run by Euroleague Basketball. It ended with a "best of 5" playoff finals.
• FIBA SuproLeague (2000–01): This was FIBA's version during the split. It also ended with a Final Four.
• Euroleague (2001–02 to 2015–16): After the leagues combined, this format continued with the best teams and a Final Four to decide the champion.

League Style (2016–Present)

Starting with the 2016–17 season, the EuroLeague changed to a true league format.

• EuroLeague (2016–17 to present): The best teams from Europe's national leagues play in a full league system. Each team plays every other team twice (once at home, once away). The league still ends with a Final Four to crown the champion.

How the Games are Played

The setting of the 2014 EuroLeague Final Four in Milan

Since the 2016–17 season, the EuroLeague has 18 teams. Each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away. This means each team plays 34 games in the regular season.

The top eight teams after the regular season move on to the playoffs. In the playoffs, teams play a "best of five" series. The team that finished higher in the regular season gets to play more games at home. The four winners of these playoff series then go to the Final Four.

The Final Four is a big event held in one city. It includes two semi-final games, a game for third place, and the championship game. All these games happen over one weekend.

In total, a team can play up to 41 games in a season: 34 in the regular season, up to 5 in the playoffs, and 2 in the Final Four.

How Teams Qualify

Currently, 12 of the 18 EuroLeague spots are held by "licensed clubs." These clubs have long-term agreements with Euroleague Basketball and are part of the league's main board. (Note: Russian teams are currently suspended.)

These twelve licensed clubs are:

• Anadolu Efes
• ASVEL
• Baskonia
• Bayern Munich
• FC Barcelona
• Fenerbahçe
• Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Olimpia Milano
• Olympiacos
• Panathinaikos
• Real Madrid
• Žalgiris

The other six EuroLeague spots are for "associated clubs" that get yearly licenses. One team gets a two-year special invitation (wild card), and three others get one-year wild cards. The last two spots go to the finalists of the EuroCup, which is Europe's second-tier competition. Since the 2020–21 season, if a EuroCup team does well enough to reach the playoffs, it can keep its spot for the next year.

Current Teams in the EuroLeague

These are the teams playing in the 2025–26 EuroLeague season: 2025–26 EuroLeague

EuroLeague Champions Over the Years

The EuroLeague has a rich history of champions. Here's a look at the teams that have won the title.

#	Year	Finalists				Semi-finalists
		Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Fourth place
1	1958 Details	Rīgas ASK	170–152 (86–81 / 71–84)	Academic Sofia		Real Madrid BC and Budapesti Honvéd
2	1958–59 Details	Rīgas ASK	148–125 (79–58 / 67–69)	Academic Sofia		KKS Lech Poznań OKK Beograd
3	1959–60 Details	Rīgas ASK	130–113 (61–51 / 69–62)	BC Dinamo Tbilisi		Slovan Praha BK and KKS Polonia Warszawa
4	1960–61 Details	CSKA Moscow	148–128 (87–62 / 66–61)	Rīgas ASK		Steaua București and Real Madrid BC
5	1961–62 Details	BC Dinamo Tbilisi	90–83	Real Madrid BC		CSKA Moscow and KK Olimpija Ljubljana
6	1962–63 Details	CSKA Moscow	259–240 (86–69 / 91–74 / 99–80)	Real Madrid BC		BC Dinamo Tbilisi and BC Brno
7	1963–64 Details	Real Madrid BC	183–174 (110–99 / 84–64)	BC Brno		Olimpia Milano and OKK Beograd
8	1964–65 Details	Real Madrid BC	157–150 (88–81 / 76–62)	CSKA Moscow		OKK Beograd and Pallacanestro Varese
9	1965–66 Details	Olimpia Milano	77–72	Slavia VŠ Praha		CSKA Moscow	AEK BC
10	1966–67 Details	Real Madrid BC	91–83	Olimpia Milano		Slavia VŠ Praha	KK Olimpija Ljubljana
11	1967–68 Details	Real Madrid BC	98–95	BC Brno		KK Zadar and Olimpia Milano
12	1968–69 Details	CSKA Moscow	103–99 (2 OT's)	Real Madrid BC		BC Brno and Standard Liège
13	1969–70 Details	Pallacanestro Varese	79–74	CSKA Moscow		Real Madrid BC and Slavia VŠ Praha
14	1970–71 Details	CSKA Moscow	67–53	Pallacanestro Varese		Slavia VŠ Praha and Real Madrid BC
15	1971–72 Details	Pallacanestro Varese	70–69	KK Split		Panathinaikos BC and Real Madrid BC
16	1972–73 Details	Pallacanestro Varese	71–66	CSKA Moscow		Olimpia Milano and Crvena zvezda
17	1973–74 Details	Real Madrid BC	84–82	Pallacanestro Varese		Berck BC and Radnički Belgrade
18	1974–75 Details	Pallacanestro Varese	79–66	Real Madrid		Berck BC and KK Zadar
19	1975–76 Details	Pallacanestro Varese	81–74	Real Madrid BC		Pallacanestro Cantù and ASVEL Villeurbanne
20	1976–77 Details	Maccabi Tel Aviv	78–77	Pallacanestro Varese		CSKA Moscow	Real Madrid BC
21	1977–78 Details	Real Madrid BC	75–67	Pallacanestro Varese		ASVEL Villeurbanne	Maccabi Tel Aviv
22	1978–79 Details	KK Bosna Sarajevo	96–93	Pallacanestro Varese		Maccabi Tel Aviv	Real Madrid BC
23	1979–80 Details	Real Madrid BC	89–85	Maccabi Tel Aviv		KK Bosna Sarajevo	Virtus Bologna
24	1980–81 Details	Maccabi Tel Aviv	80–79	Virtus Bologna		Heroes Den Bosch	KK Bosna Sarajevo
25	1981–82 Details	Pallacanestro Cantù	86–80	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Partizan Belgrade	FC Barcelona Bàsquet
26	1982–83 Details	Pallacanestro Cantù	69–68	Olimpia Milano		Real Madrid BC	CSKA Moscow
27	1983–84 Details	Virtus Roma	79–73	FC Barcelona Bàsquet		Pallacanestro Cantù	KK Bosna Sarajevo
28	1984–85 Details	Cibona	87–78	Real Madrid		Maccabi Tel Aviv	CSKA Moscow
29	1985–86 Details	Cibona Zagreb	94–82	BC Žalgiris Kaunas		Olimpia Milano	Real Madrid BC
30	1986–87 Details	Olimpia Milano	71–69	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Pau Orthez	KK Zadar
31	1987–88 Details	Olimpia Milano	90–84	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Partizan Belgrade	Aris Thessaloniki BC
32	1988–89 Details	KK Split	75–69	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Aris Thessaloniki BC	FC Barcelona Bàsquet
33	1989–90 Details	KK Split	72–67	FC Barcelona Bàsquet		Limoges CSP	Aris Thessaloniki BC
34	1990–91 Details	KK Split	70–65	FC Barcelona Bàsquet		Maccabi Tel Aviv	Victoria Libertas Pesaro
35	1991–92 Details	Partizan Belgrade	71–70	Joventut Badalona		Olimpia Milano	CB Estudiantes
36	1992–93 Details	Limoges CSP	59–55	Pallacanestro Treviso		PAOK BC	Real Madrid BC
37	1993–94 Details	Joventut Badalona	59–57	Olympiacos BC		Panathinaikos BC	FC Barcelona Bàsquet
38	1994–95 Details	Real Madrid BC	73–61	Olympiacos BC		Panathinaikos BC	Limoges CSP
39	1995–96 Details	Panathinaikos BC	67–66	FC Barcelona Bàsquet		CSKA Moscow	Real Madrid BC
40	1996–97 Details	Olympiacos BC	73–58	FC Barcelona Bàsquet		KK Olimpija Ljubljana	ASVEL Villeurbanne
41	1997–98 Details	Virtus Bologna	58–44	AEK BC		Pallacanestro Treviso	Partizan Belgrade
42	1998–99 Details	BC Žalgiris Kaunas	82–74	Virtus Bologna		Olympiacos BC	Fortitudo Bologna
43	1999–00 Details	Panathinaikos BC	73–67	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Anadolu Efes SK	FC Barcelona Bàsquet
44	2000–01 Details	Maccabi Tel Aviv	81–67	Panathinaikos BC		Anadolu Efes SK	CSKA Moscow
45	2000–01 Details	Virtus Bologna	3–2 play-off	Saski Baskonia		Fortitudo Bologna and AEK BC
46	2001–02 Details	Panathinaikos BC	89–83	Virtus Bologna		Maccabi Tel Aviv and Pallacanestro Treviso
47	2002–03 Details	FC Barcelona Bàsquet	76–65	Pallacanestro Treviso		Mens Sana Siena	CSKA Moscow
48	2003–04 Details	Maccabi Tel Aviv	118–74	Fortitudo Bologna		CSKA Moscow	Mens Sana Siena
49	2004–05 Details	Maccabi Tel Aviv	90–78	Saski Baskonia		Panathinaikos BC	CSKA Moscow
50	2005–06 Details	CSKA Moscow	73–69	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Saski Baskonia	FC Barcelona Bàsquet
51	2006–07 Details	Panathinaikos BC	93–91	CSKA Moscow		BC Málaga	Saski Baskonia
52	2007–08 Details	CSKA Moscow	91–77	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Mens Sana Siena	Saski Baskonia
53	2008–09 Details	Panathinaikos BC	73–71	CSKA Moscow		FC Barcelona Bàsquet	Olympiacos BC
54	2009–10 Details	FC Barcelona Bàsquet	86–68	Olympiacos BC		CSKA Moscow	Partizan Belgrade
55	2010–11 Details	Panathinaikos BC	78–70	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Mens Sana Siena	Real Madrid BC
56	2011–12 Details	Olympiacos BC	62–61	CSKA Moscow		FC Barcelona Bàsquet	Panathinaikos BC
57	2012–13 Details	Olympiacos BC	100–88	Real Madrid BC		CSKA Moscow	FC Barcelona Bàsquet
58	2013–14 Details	Maccabi Tel Aviv	98–86 (OT)	Real Madrid Bàsquet		FC Barcelona Bàsquet	CSKA Moscow
59	2014–15 Details	Real Madrid BC	78–59	Olympiacos BC		CSKA Moscow	Fenerbahçe SK
60	2015–16 Details	CSKA Moscow	101–96 (OT)	Fenerbahçe SK		Lokomotiv Kuban	Saski Baskonia
61	2016–17 Details	Fenerbahçe SK	80–64	Olympiacos BC		CSKA Moscow	Real Madrid BC
62	2017–18 Details	Real Madrid BC	85–80	Fenerbahçe SK		BC Žalgiris Kaunas	CSKA Moscow
63	2018–19 Details	CSKA Moscow	91–83	Anadolu Efes SK	Real Madrid BC	Fenerbahçe SK
-	2019–20 Details	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
64	2020–21 Details	Anadolu Efes SK	86–81	FC Barcelona Bàsquet		Olimpia Milano	CSKA Moscow
65	2021–22 Details	Anadolu Efes SK	58–57	Real Madrid BC		FC Barcelona Bàsquet	Olympiacos BC
66	2022–23 Details	Real Madrid BC	79–78	Olympiacos BC		AS Monaco	FC Barcelona Bàsquet
67	2023–24 Details	Panathinaikos BC	95–80	Real Madrid BC		Olympiacos BC	Fenerbahçe SK
68	2024–25 Details	Fenerbahçe SK	81–70	AS Monaco		Olympiacos BC	Panathinaikos BC

Team Success in the EuroLeague

This section shows which clubs have won the most EuroLeague titles.

Titles by Club

Rank	Club	Titles	Runner-up	Champion years
1	Real Madrid	11	10	1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1994–95, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2022–23
2	CSKA Moscow	8	6	1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2018–19
3	Panathinaikos	7	1	1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2023–24
4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	9	1976–77, 1980–81, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2013–14
5	Varese	5	5	1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
6	Olympiacos	3	6	1996–97, 2011–12, 2012–13
7	Olimpia Milano	3	2	1965–66, 1986–87, 1987–88
8	Rīgas ASK	3	1	1958, 1958–59, 1959–60
9	Split	3	1	1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
10	Barcelona	2	6	2002–03, 2009–10
11	Virtus Bologna	2	3	1997–98, 2000–01
12	Fenerbahçe	2	2	2016–17, 2024–25
13	Anadolu Efes	2	1	2020–21, 2021–22
14	Cantù	2	–	1981–82, 1982–83
–	Cibona	2	–	1984–85, 1985–86
16	Dinamo Tbilisi	1	1	1961–62
–	Joventut Badalona	1	1	1993–94
–	Žalgiris	1	1	1998–99
19	Bosna	1	–	1978–79
–	Virtus Roma	1	–	1983–84
–	Partizan	1	–	1991–92
–	Limoges CSP	1	–	1992–93
23	Academic	–	2	–
–	Brno	–	2	–
–	Treviso	–	2	–
–	Baskonia	–	2	–
27	USK Praha	–	1	–
–	AEK	–	1	–
–	Fortitudo Bologna	–	1	–
–	Monaco	–	1	–

Titles by Country

Rank	Country	Club	Titles	Runners-up
1.	Spain	Real Madrid	11	10
		FC Barcelona	2	6
		Joventut Badalona	1	1
		Baskonia	–	2
		4 clubs	14	19
2.	Italy
		Varese	5	5
		Olimpia Milano	3	2
		Virtus Bologna	2	3
		Cantù	2	–
		Virtus Roma	1	–
		Treviso	–	2
		Fortitudo Bologna	–	1
		7 clubs	13	13
3.	Greece	Panathinaikos	7	1
		Olympiacos	3	6
		AEK	–	1
		3 clubs	10	8
4.	Soviet Union*	CSKA Moscow	4	3
		Rīgas ASK	3	1
		Dinamo Tbilisi	1	1
		Žalgiris	-	1
		4 clubs	8	6
5.	Yugoslavia*	Split	3	1
		Cibona	2	–
		Bosna	1	–
		Partizan	1	–
		4 clubs	7	1
6.	Israel	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	9
7.	Russia	CSKA Moscow	4	3
–	Turkey	Fenerbahçe	2	2
		Anadolu Efes	2	1
		2 clubs	4	3
9.	France	Limoges CSP	1	–
		Monaco	–	1
		2 clubs	1	1
10.	Lithuania	Žalgiris	1	–
11.	Czechoslovakia*	Brno	–	2
		USK Praha	–	1
		2 clubs	0	3
12.	Bulgaria	Academic	–	2

• Countries marked with an asterisk no longer exist.

EuroLeague Records

The EuroLeague has seen many amazing achievements and records over the years.

• Real Madrid is the most successful team, winning the competition a record eleven times.
• Split is the only team to win the competition three times in a row in the modern Final Four era (1988–1991).
• Rīgas ASK also won three times in a row (1958–1960) before the Final Four era.
• Several teams have won the championship twice in a row, including Real Madrid, Varese, Cantù, Cibona, Olimpia Milano, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Olympiacos, and Anadolu Efes.
• Fenerbahçe was the only team to go undefeated at home in the 2016–17 regular season. They also had the best record (25 wins, 5 losses) under the new format.
• Istanbul is a special city because nine different clubs from there have played in the EuroLeague.
• Even though Israel is in the Middle East, its teams play in the EuroLeague because its national basketball group is part of FIBA Europe.
• In a small area north of Milan, Italy, three clubs (Varese, Olimpia Milano, and Cantù) have won a total of 10 EuroLeague titles!
• The biggest difference in score in a EuroLeague Final game was in 2004. Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Skipper Bologna 118–74, a 44-point difference!
• The record for the most fans at a EuroLeague game is 22,567. This happened on March 5, 2009, at Belgrade Arena for a game between Partizan and Panathinaikos.
• The most points scored by one player in a single game in EuroLeague history (since 1958) is 99 points. This was achieved by Radivoj Korać in 1965.
• Since Euroleague Basketball took over in 2000, the most points scored by one player in a single game is 50 points. Nigel Hayes did this for Fenerbahçe on March 29, 2024.
• The most points scored by one player in a EuroLeague Final game is 47 points. Žarko Varajić achieved this in 1979.

Top Players in EuroLeague History (Since 2000)

Here are some of the all-time leaders in different statistics since the Euroleague Basketball era began in the 2000–01 season:

	Average		Accumulated
Games Played	-		Sergio Llull	447
Games Started	-		Kostas Papanikolaou	339
Minutes Played	Anthony Parker	35:00	Kostas Sloukas	9804:07
Points	Alphonso Ford	22.22	Mike James	5276
Rebounds	Joseph Blair	10.05	Paulius Jankūnas	2010
Assists	Nick Calathes	5.8	Nick Calathes	2135
Steals	Manu Ginóbili	2.73	Nick Calathes	460
Blocks	Grigorij Khizhnyak	3.19	Edy Tavares	472
Index Rating	Anthony Parker	21.41	Nando de Colo	5473
Assist-Turnover ratio	Jerian Grant	3.2	-
Free Τhrows	Panagiotis Liadelis	6.74	Nando de Colo	1181
Free Τhrows %	Kendrick Nunn	95.9%	-
Free Τhrows Attempted	Panagiotis Liadelis	7.71	Mike James	1452
2-Pointers	Kaspars Kambala	6.55	Jan Veselý	1567
2-Pointers %	Donta Hall	74.1%	-
2-Pointers Attempted	Alphonso Ford	12.02	Jan Veselý	2537
3-Pointers	Justin Dentmon	2.88	Sergio Llull	686
3-Pointers %	Fran Pilepić	50.45%	-
3-Pointers Attempted	Alexey Shved	7.07	Sergio Llull	2076
Field Goals	Alphonso Ford	8.11	Mike James	1752
Field Goals %	Edy Tavares	72.98%	-
Field Goals Attempted	Alphonso Ford	16.09	Mike James	4178
True Shooting %	Donta Hall	74.3%	-
Double doubles	-		Mirsad Türkcan	50
Triple doubles	-		Nikola Vujčić	2
Fouls Drawn	Dragan Lukovski	6.04	Vassilis Spanoulis	1583
Fouls Committed	Shaun Stonerook	3.73	Jan Veselý	1081
Blocks Against	Kaspars Kambala	0.81	Vassilis Spanoulis	231
Turnovers	Will Solomon	3.13	Vassilis Spanoulis	1087

Watching the EuroLeague

The EuroLeague games are shown on TV in many countries around the world. They can be seen in over 200 countries and territories. In China, up to 245 million homes can watch the games each week!

In the United States, EuroLeague basketball has been shown on the ESPN family of networks since 2023. Before that, it was on NBA TV and online through ESPN3. The EuroLeague also has its own online streaming service called EuroLeague TV.

TV Channels and Online Streams

Here is a list of some of the TV channels and online services that show EuroLeague games:

Country/Region	Broadcaster	Language	Free/Pay TV
International	EuroLeague TV (online internet broadcast)	English	Pay
Balkans  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Montenegro  North Macedonia  Serbia  Slovenia	SportKlub	Bosnian Croatian Montenegrin Macedonian Serbian Slovenian	Pay
Baltic states  Estonia  Latvia  Lithuania	Go3 Sport	Estonian Latvian Lithuanian	Pay
	TV3
Spain	Movistar Plus+, Deportes por Movistar Plus+	Spanish	Pay
United States	ESPN	English	Pay
France	SKWEEK TV	French	Pay
Monaco
Germany	Telekom Sport, also known as MagentaSport	German	Pay
Greece	Novasports	Greek	Pay
Italy	Sky Sport Arena	Italian	Pay
	DAZN
Israel	Sport 5	Hebrew	Pay
Turkey	S Sport Plus	Turkish	Pay

EuroLeague Sponsors

Many companies support the EuroLeague. Here are some of the main ones:

More About Basketball Leagues

• EuroLeague versus NBA games
• European professional club basketball system
• All-EuroLeague Team
• EuroLeague Final Four

Other Men's Basketball Competitions

• EuroCup Basketball
• FIBA Champions League
• FIBA Europe Cup

Women's Basketball Competitions

• EuroLeague Women
• EuroCup Women
• FIBA Europe SuperCup Women

Wheelchair Basketball Competitions

• IWBF Champions League
• EuroCup 1
• EuroCup 2
• EuroCup 3