2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup

FIBA Europe Cup
Season2025–26
DatesQualifying:
24 September – 1 October 2025
Competition proper:
14 October 2025 - 29 April 2026
TeamsCompetition proper: 40 (from 12 countries)
Total: 47 (from 19 countries)
2026–27

The 2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup will be the 11th season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA Europe.

Bilbao Basket are the defending champions, and will defend their title in the competition.

Team allocation

A total of 47 teams from 19 of the 50 FIBA Europe member associations will be expected to participate in the 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup season. The official list of teams were announced by FIBA on 11 July 2025.[1]

After the release of the teams, Rīgas Zeļļi from Latvia withdrew from the qualifying round, which led to the automatic placement in the regular season of Peristeri, based on the Club Competition Rankings.[2]

Teams

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

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CL QR: Transferred from Champions League qualifying rounds
  • TH: Title holders
Qualified teams for 2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup (by entry round)
Regular season
Spain Surne Bilbao BasketTH (16th) Italy Pallacanestro Reggiana (CL QR) Croatia Cedevita Junior (5th)
Spain UCAM Murcia (CL QR) Italy Dinamo Sassari (10th) Denmark Bakken Bears (CL QR)
Spain Casademont Zaragoza (12th) Poland Start Lublin (CL QR) France JDA Dijon (8th)
Cyprus Petrolina AEK Larnaca (CL QR) Poland Energa Trefl Sopot (3rd) Georgia (country) Kutaisi 2010 (CL QR)
Cyprus Keravnos (2nd) Portugal Porto (CL QR) Hungary Falco Szombathely (CL QR)
Estonia Kalev/Cramo (CL QR) Portugal Sporting CP (3rd) Turkey Petkim Spor (11th)
Estonia University of Tartu (2nd) Romania CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea (CL QR) Kosovo Trepça (CL QR)
Germany Löwen Braunschweig (CL QR) Romania Vâlcea 1924 (3rd) North Macedonia Pelister (CL QR)
Germany Rostock Seawolves (10th) Azerbaijan Neftçi İK (2nd)
Greece PAOK mateco (CL QR) Belgium Windrose Giants Antwerp (CL QR)
Greece Peristeri (8th)[a] Bulgaria Rilski Sportist (CL QR)
Qualifying round
Belgium Kangoeroes Mechelen (2nd) Poland Anwil Wloclawek (4th) Croatia Cibona (3rd)
Bulgaria Balkan (3rd) Slovakia Prievidza (3rd) Czech Republic PUMPA Basket Brno (2nd)
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (3rd) Ukraine Dnipro (1st) Germany Rasta Vechta (12th)
Estonia Transcom Pärnu (5th) Azerbaijan Absheron Lions (3rd) Kosovo Bashkimi (2nd)
Romania Corona Brașov (5th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna BH Telecom (2nd) Latvia Rīgas Zeļļi (3rd)[b]

Draw

The draw for both the qualifying rounds and regular season was held on 23 July 2025 in Munich, Germany.[3]

Qualifying round

The qualifying round took place on 24 September and 1 October 2025 in two-legged ties in which the series winners advanced to the regular season.[3]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Absheron Lions Azerbaijan149–150Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta89–7360–77
Bashkimi Kosovo151–168Poland Anwil Włocławek80–7571–93
Bosna Bosnia and Herzegovina164–139Belgium Kangoeroes Mechelen82–5782–82
Rasta Vechta Germany165–142Bulgaria Balkan79–6386–79
Cibona Croatia185–184Slovakia Prievidza91–8394–101
Corona Brașov Romania178–133Ukraine Dnipro83–6995–64
Brno Czech Republic164–144Estonia Transcom Pärnu83–7581–69

Lucky losers

The additional spots were made available after Patrioti Levice, Bursaspor and Élan Chalon qualified for the Basketball Champions League. The three lucky losers were determined by the best loser series from the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying Round in accordance to Section D of the Official Basketball Rules.[4]

Pos Team PF PA PD Qualification
1 Slovakia Prievidza 184 185 −1 Advance to regular season
2 Azerbaijan Absheron Lions 149 150 −1
3 Kosovo Bashkimi 151 168 −17
4 Estonia Transcom Pärnu 144 164 −20
5 Bulgaria Balkan 142 165 −23
6 Belgium Kangoeroes Mechelen 139 164 −25
7 Ukraine Dnipro 133 178 −45
Source: FIBA

Regular season

The regular season was played by 40 teams divided into 10 groups of four in which 14 teams received direct spots, 10 teams advanced from the qualifying round and 16 teams came from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds. It began on 14 October 2025 and concluded on 19 November 2025. In each group, teams were played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. And the end of the regular season, the top team from each regular season group plus the best six second-placed teams will advance to the second round, while the rest of the teams will be eliminated after the regular season.

Vâlcea 1924 and Neftçi İK will make their debut appearances in a European competition.

No team from Israel participated in the competition for the third season in-a-row.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MUR BOS LUB RIL
1 Spain UCAM Murcia 6 5 1 507 424 +83 11 Advance to second round 87–63 80–75 77–63
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna BH Telecom 6 4 2 465 439 +26 10 87–72 79–70 91–64
3 Poland Start Lublin 6 2 4 478 509 −31 8 75–102 90–80 76–73
4 Bulgaria Rilski Sportist 6 1 5 412 490 −78 7 61–89 56–65 95–92
Source: FIBA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ROS ANT TAR PRT
1 Germany Rostock Seawolves 6 5 1 535 457 +78 11 Advance to second round 95–80 100–82 96–68
2 Belgium Windrose Giants Antwerp 6 3 3 504 476 +28 9 63–75 110–73 81–72
3 Estonia University of Tartu 6 2 4 497 544 −47 8 77–94 81–91 94–78
4 Portugal Porto 6 2 4 456 515 −59 8 87–75 80–79 71–90
Source: FIBA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CSM PET AEK COR
1 Romania CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea 6 5 1 505 466 +39 11 Advance to second round 77–71 89–75 87–65
2 Turkey Petkim Spor 6 4 2 516 439 +77 10 84–73 101–58 85–74
3 Cyprus Petrolina AEK 6 3 3 486 508 −22 9 86–89 84–78 93–68
4 Romania Corona Brașov 6 0 6 448 542 −94 6 85–90 73–97 83–90
Source: FIBA

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CED PRI KER PEL
1 Croatia Cedevita Junior 6 5 1 531 468 +63 11 Advance to second round 88–85 85–68 94–76
2 Slovakia Prievidza 6 4 2 539 451 +88 10 83–64 82–68 97–82
3 Cyprus Keravnos 6 2 4 468 541 −73 8 82–105 59–109 99–86
4 North Macedonia Pelister 6 1 5 482 560 −78 7 74–95 90–83 74–92
Source: FIBA

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BIL PRS BRN KUT
1 Spain Surne Bilbao Basket 6 5 1 617 415 +202 11 Advance to second round 81–84 115–100 117–54
2 Greece Peristeri 6 5 1 525 435 +90 11 64–86 87–75 102–67
3 Czech Republic PUMPA Basket Brno 6 1 5 456 540 −84 7 51–105 73–87 73–80
4 Georgia (country) Kutaisi 2010 6 1 5 382 590 −208 7 62–113 53–101 66–84
Source: FIBA

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAK LOW WLO TRP
1 Greece PAOK mateco 6 5 1 527 513 +14 11 Advance to second round 88–87 104–96 85–74
2 Germany Löwen Braunschweig 6 4 2 502 488 +14 10 88–79 98–97 80–70
3 Poland Anwil Wloclawek 6 3 3 563 526 +37 9 93–94 84–65 96–78
4 Kosovo Trepça 6 0 6 454 519 −65 6 75–77 70–84 87–97
Source: FIBA

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SAS SCP RAS VAL
1 Italy Dinamo Sassari 6 4 2 535 461 +74 10 Advance to second round 89–72 105–94 94–73
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 2 535 467 +68 10 80–77 78–75 121–67
3 Germany Rasta Vechta 6 3 3 523 500 +23 9 77–73 98–82 88–90
4 Romania Vâlcea 1924 6 1 5 428 593 −165 7 65–97 61–102 72–91
Source: FIBA

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ZAR FAL BAK FAM
1 Spain Casademont Zaragoza 6 5 1 571 449 +122 11 Advance to second round 97–82 105–75 89–61
2 Hungary Falco Szombathely 6 4 2 514 477 +37 10 74–90 83–76 98–56
3 Denmark Bakken Bears 6 2 4 514 519 −5 8 90–78 79–90 94–102
4 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6 1 5 426 580 −154 7 67–112 79–87 61–100
Source: FIBA

Group I

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SOP NEF KAL LIO
1 Poland Energa Trefl Sopot 6 4 2 552 488 +64 10 Advance to second round 92–63 93–58 98–78
2 Azerbaijan Neftçi İK 6 3 3 522 532 −10 9 92–87 95–84 86–95
3 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 6 3 3 495 539 −44 9 101–83 88–82 71–101
4 Azerbaijan Absheron Lions 6 2 4 541 551 −10 8 96–99 86–104 85–93
Source: FIBA

Group J

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification REG JDA CIB BAS
1 Italy Pallacanestro Reggiana 6 3 3 494 449 +45 9 Advance to second round 76–79 73–75 100–65
2 France JDA Dijon 6 3 3 501 500 +1 9 88–96 94–85 84–93
3 Croatia Cibona 6 3 3 463 481 −18 9 65–73 76–73 93–79
4 Kosovo Bashkimi 6 3 3 477 505 −28 9 77–76 74–83 89–69
Source: FIBA

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 E Greece Peristeri 6 5 1 525 435 +90 11 Advance to second round
2 D Slovakia Prievidza 6 4 2 539 451 +88 10
3 C Turkey Petkim Spor 6 4 2 516 439 +77 10
4 G Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 2 535 467 +68 10
5 H Hungary Falco Szombathely 6 4 2 514 477 +37 10
6 A Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna BH Telecom 6 4 2 465 439 +26 10
7 F Germany Löwen Braunschweig 6 4 2 502 488 +14 10
8 B Belgium Windrose Giants Antwerp 6 3 3 504 476 +28 9
9 J France JDA Dijon 6 3 3 501 500 +1 9
10 I Azerbaijan Neftçi İK 6 3 3 522 532 −10 9
Source: FIBA

Second round

It began on 10 December 2025 and will conclude on 11 February 2026. In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. At the end of the second round, the top two teams from each regular season group will advance to the quarter-finals, while the rest of the teams will be eliminated.

Group K

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MUR FAL ROS SOP
1 Spain UCAM Murcia 6 6 0 536 444 +92 12 Advance to quarter-finals 97–67 85–77 92–66
2 Hungary Falco Szombathely 6 3 3 466 489 −23 9 75–80 77–84 83–74
3 Germany Rostock Seawolves 6 2 4 489 484 +5 8 82–89 75–78 97–72
4 Poland Energa Trefl Sopot 6 1 5 451 525 −74 7 77–93 79–86 83–74
Source: FIBA

Group L

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BOS REG CSM CED
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna BH Telecom 6 5 1 483 467 +16 11 Advance to quarter-finals 85–71 76–63 85–82
2 Italy Pallacanestro Reggiana 6 4 2 508 442 +66 10 93–67 90–59 83–60
3 Romania CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea 6 3 3 492 506 −14 9 79–84 81–77 103–79
4 Croatia Cedevita Junior 6 0 6 490 558 −68 6 79–86 90–94 100–107
Source: FIBA

Group M

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BIL PAK SCP PRI
1 Spain Surne Bilbao Basket 6 6 0 543 408 +135 12 Advance to quarter-finals 95–73 94–79 93–51
2 Greece PAOK mateco 6 4 2 519 449 +70 10 87–88 101–67 101–70
3 Portugal Sporting CP 6 1 5 454 522 −68 7 72–90 62–70 92–73
4 Slovakia BC Prievidza 6 1 5 401 538 −137 7 46–83 67–87 94–82
Source: FIBA

Group N

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PRS PET ZAR SAS
1 Greece Peristeri 6 5 1 505 477 +28 11 Advance to quarter-finals 61–82 86–70 98–84
2 Turkey Petkim Spor 6 4 2 494 441 +53 10 85–87 98–75 82–70
3 Spain Casademont Zaragoza 6 2 4 463 491 −28 8 80–92 76–71 68–69
4 Italy Dinamo Sassari 6 1 5 446 499 −53 7 76–81 72–76 75–94
Source: FIBA

Play-offs

The play-offs will begin on 11 March and will conclude on 22–29 April 2026 with the finals. In the play-offs, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
               
Spain UCAM Murcia
Italy Pallacanestro Reggiana
 
Greece
Greece Peristeri
Greece PAOK mateco
 
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna BH Telecom
Hungary Falco Szombathely
 
 
Spain Surne Bilbao Basket
Turkey Petkim Spor

Source: FIBA

Quarter-finals

The first legs will be held on 11 March, and the second legs on 18 March 2026.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UCAM Murcia SpainItaly Pallacanestro ReggianaMar 11Mar 18
Peristeri GreeceGreece PAOK matecoMar 11Mar 18
Bosna BH Telecom Bosnia and HerzegovinaHungary Falco SzombathelyMar 11Mar 18
Surne Bilbao Basket SpainTurkey Petkim SporMar 11Mar 18

Individual awards

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2025
October United States Devonte Green Azerbaijan Neftçi [5]
November United States Cleveland Melvin Greece PAOK mateco [6]
December United States Jake Van Tubbergen Greece Peristeri [7]
2026
January Netherlands Yannick Franke Turkey Petkim Spor [8]

Notes

  1. ^ Peristeri was initially allocated in the qualifying rounds, but following the withdrawal of Riga Zelli were given a direct regular season spot.
  2. ^ Peristeri was initially allocated in the qualifying rounds, but following the withdrawal of Riga Zelli were given a direct regular season spot.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Clubs announced for FIBA Europe Cup 2025-26 season". www.fiba.basketball. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Riga Zelli withdraw from FIBA Europe Cup; Peristeri gain direct Regular Season spot". www.fiba.basketball. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "FIBA Europe Cup draw sets out path for 2025-26 season". www.fiba.basketball. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ^ "16 teams join FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season from Basketball Champions League Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Neftchi guard Devonte Green earns MVP honors for October". FIBA Europe Cup. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  6. ^ "PAOK's Cleveland Melvin takes home November's MVP honor". FIBA Europe Cup. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Peristeri's Jake Van Tubbergen claims December MVP award". FIBA Europe Cup. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Yannick Franke scoops January's MVP honor". FIBA Europe Cup. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.