2020–21 EuroCup Basketball

The 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball season will be the 19th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It will be the 13th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup.

EuroCup
Competition details
Season 2020–21
Teams 24
2021–22 →

Team allocation

A total of 24 teams from 13 countries will participate in the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball. Due to the prematurely ending of previous season caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the eight teams that qualified for the quarterfinals were awarded with guaranteed spots. The remaining spots were awarded to teams qualifying through their domestic leagues final standings.[1] On 15 June 2020, the preliminary team list for the season was approved.[2] On 22 June 2020, the team list was approved by the ECA shareholders executive board, selecting Dolomiti Energia Trento to replace Fraport Skyliners who have withdrawn from the competition.[3]

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • EC: EuroCup quarterfinalists
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the leagues
Qualified teams for 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball (by entry round)
Regular season
Monaco (EC)[Note FRA] Germani Brescia Leonessa (Abd-3rd) Partizan NIS (EC) Bahçeşehir Koleji (Abd-13th)
Metropolitans 92 (Abd-4th) Dolomiti Energia Trento (Abd-9th) Budućnost VOLI (Abd-2nd)[Note ABA] Telenet Giants Antwerp (Abd-3rd)
JL Bourg (Abd-5th) Unicaja (EC) Cedevita Olimpija (Abd-4th)[Note ABA] ratiopharm Ulm (3rd)
Nanterre 92 (Abd-7th) MoraBanc Andorra (9th)[Note ESP] UNICS (EC) Promitheas (EC)
Segafredo Virtus Bologna (EC) Herbalife Gran Canaria (11th) Lokomotiv Kuban (Abd-3rd) Maccabi Rishon LeZion (2nd)
Umana Reyer Venezia (EC) Joventut (12th) Frutti Extra Bursaspor (Abd-9th) Lietkabelis (Abd-3rd)
Notes
  1. ^
    ABA League (ABA): Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita Olimpija qualified through the ABA League.
  2. ^
    France (FRA): Monaco is a club based in Monaco (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participate in European competitions through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points it earns count toward France).
  3. ^
    Spain (ESP): MoraBanc Andorra is a club based in Andorra (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participate in European competitions through one of the berths for Spain (any coefficient points it earns count toward Spain).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[2][4]

Schedule for 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Third leg
Regular season Round 1 10 July 2020 30 September 2020
Round 2 7 October 2020
Round 3 14 October 2020
Round 4 21 October 2020
Round 5 28 October 2020
Round 6 4 November 2020
Round 7 11 November 2020
Round 8 18 November 2020
Round 9 9 December 2020
Round 10 16 December 2020
Top 16 Round 1 30 December 2020
Round 2 6 January 2021
Round 3 13 January 2021
Round 4 20 January 2021
Round 5 27 January 2021
Round 6 3 February 2021
Playoffs Quarterfinals 2 March 2021 5 March 2021 10 March 2021
Semifinals 16 March 2021 19 March 2021 24 March 2021
Finals 6 April 2021 9 April 2021 14 April 2021

Draw

The draw will be held on 10 July 2020 in Barcelona, Spain.[4] Media and clubs representatives will not be allowed to attend the draw due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.[5]

The 24 teams will be drawn into four groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.[4]

Pot 1
Team Pts
Promitheas 135†
Unicaja 111
UNICS 106
Lokomotiv Kuban 99
Pot 2
Team Pts
Budućnost VOLI 82
MoraBanc Andorra 78
Herbalife Gran Canaria 73†
Joventut 73†
Pot 3
Team Pts
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 70†
Lietkabelis 69†
Partizan NIS 67
Dolomiti Energia Trento 62
Pot 4
Team Pts
Cedevita Olimpija 60
Segafredo Virtus Bologna 58†
Umana Reyer Venezia 58†
Germani Brescia Leonessa 58†
Pot 5
Team Pts
Monaco 57
Frutti Extra Bursaspor 53†
Bahçeşehir Koleji 53†
ratiopharm Ulm 49
Pot 6
Team Pts
Nanterre 92 47†
Metropolitans 92 47†
JL Bourg 47†
Telenet Giants Antwerp 0
Notes
^† Indicates teams with points applying the minimum for the league they play.

The fixtures will be decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence:[4]

Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g., Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.

Round Matches
Round 1 6 v 3, 4 v 2, 5 v 1
Round 2 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4
Round 3 6 v 4, 5 v 3, 1 v 2
Round 4 6 v 2, 3 v 1, 4 v 5
Round 5 5 v 6, 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Round Matches
Round 6 1 v 5, 2 v 4, 3 v 6
Round 7 4 v 3, 5 v 2, 6 v 1
Round 8 2 v 1, 3 v 5, 4 v 6
Round 9 5 v 4, 1 v 3, 2 v 6
Round 10 3 v 2, 4 v 1, 6 v 5

There are scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city in general are not scheduled to play at home on the same round (to avoid them playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control).[4]

Regular season

Location of teams of the 2019–20 EuroCup regular season.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams advanced to the Top 16, while the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams were eliminated.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification UNK CJB PAR URV BAH JLB
1 UNICS 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Top 16 — 28 Oct 14 Oct 4 Nov 7 Oct 9 Dec
2 Joventut 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Dec — 30 Sep 21 Oct 18 Nov 11 Nov
3 Partizan NIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Nov 4 Nov — 7 Oct 9 Dec 28 Oct
4 Umana Reyer Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Sep 9 Dec 11 Nov — 28 Oct 14 Oct
5 Bahçeşehir Koleji 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Nov 14 Oct 21 Oct 16 Dec — 30 Sep
6 JL Bourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 7 Oct 16 Dec 18 Nov 4 Nov —
First match(es) will be played on 30 September 2020. Source: EuroCup Basketball
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification UNI BUD RLZ BRE ULM MET
1 Unicaja 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Top 16 — 14 Oct 11 Nov 21 Oct 16 Dec 30 Sep
2 Budućnost VOLI 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Nov — 16 Dec 30 Sep 21 Oct 11 Nov
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Oct 28 Oct — 14 Oct 4 Nov 9 Dec
4 Germani Brescia 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Dec 4 Nov 18 Nov — 7 Oct 28 Oct
5 ratiopharm Ulm 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Oct 9 Dec 30 Sep 11 Nov — 14 Oct
6 Metropolitans 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Nov 7 Oct 21 Oct 16 Dec 18 Nov —
First match(es) will be played on 30 September 2020. Source: EuroCup Basketball
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification LOK MBA LIE VIR ASM ANT
1 Lokomotiv Kuban 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Top 16 — 21 Oct 18 Nov 11 Nov 16 Dec 30 Sep
2 MoraBanc Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Dec — 28 Oct 14 Oct 30 Sep 11 Nov
3 Lietkabelis 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Oct 16 Dec — 30 Sep 11 Nov 21 Oct
4 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Oct 18 Nov 4 Nov — 21 Oct 16 Dec
5 Monaco 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Oct 4 Nov 7 Oct 9 Dec — 14 Oct
6 Telenet Giants Antwerp 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Nov 7 Oct 9 Dec 28 Oct 18 Nov —
First match(es) will be played on 30 September 2020. Source: EuroCup Basketball
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification PRO HGC TRE OLI BUR NTR
1 Promitheas 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Top 16 — 30 Sep 11 Nov 16 Dec 18 Nov 21 Oct
2 Herbalife Gran Canaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Nov — 28 Oct 18 Nov 9 Dec 7 Oct
3 Dolomiti Energia Trento 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Oct 16 Dec — 21 Oct 4 Nov 18 Nov
4 Cedevita Olimpija 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Oct 14 Oct 9 Dec — 7 Oct 4 Nov
5 Frutti Extra Bursaspor 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Oct 21 Oct 30 Sep 11 Nov — 16 Dec
6 Nanterre 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Dec 11 Nov 14 Oct 30 Sep 28 Oct —
First match(es) will be played on 30 September 2020. Source: EuroCup Basketball
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

See also

References

  1. "ECA Shareholders Executive Board announces decisions regarding 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons". Euroleague Basketball. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "EuroCup Board meets to plan the 2020-21 season". Euroleague Basketball. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "ECA Shareholders Executive Board discuss Financial Fair Play, stakeholder framework". Euroleague Basketball. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. "Draw on Friday to launch 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup!". Euroleague Basketball. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. "2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season Draw media limitations". mediacentre.euroleague.net. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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