EuroLeague Women

Template:Infobox basketball league The EuroLeague Women (officially known as the FIBA EuroLeague Women) is the pre-eminent basketball league in Europe for women's basketball clubs.

Unlike the EuroLeague Men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe.

History

EuroLeague Women is the main women's club basketball competition in Europe.

First established by FIBA in September 1958, the inaugural European women's club competition consisted of 10 teams and came about following the success of an equivalent tournament for men's clubs earlier in the same year. The men's tournament consisted of 46 games, with over 100,000 spectators turning out to watch.

At the initial tournament Slavia Sofia of Bulgaria were crowned champions, beating Soviet Dynamo Moscow 64–40 at home and then 44–34 on the Muscovites court. The two-game home-and-away format for the final remained until 1976, before changing to a single-game format the following year.

During its formative years, the tournament was dominated by Daugava Riga from Latvia (then Soviet Union) who appeared in 16 finals between 1960 and 1977, winning all 16 of them. The Latvian club maintains two records that are difficult to see being bettered, with 18 overall titles, as well as the record for winning 12 consecutive championships.

In the nineties, the competition underwent two key changes. The first was the introduction of the Final Four in 1992; and the second was the rebranding of the competition in 1996, when it went from being known as European Cup for Women's Champion Clubs to what it is known as today: EuroLeague Women.

The Final Four format was given its farewell in Ekaterinburg in 2011, when Halcón Avenida defeated Spartak Moscow Region 68–59; before the 2011/2012 season heralded in a new direction for EuroLeague Women with the Final Four replaced by a Final Eight tournament.

Istanbul were granted the honour of hosting the first Final Eight tournament where Spanish club Ros Casares Valencia prevailed victorious, defeating Rivas Ecópolis 65–52 in the final. In its second year, the EuroLeague Women Final Eight moved to Ekaterinburg, where tournament hosts UMMC Ekaterinburg prevailed 82–56 over Fenerbahçe in the final.

In February 2022, the Russian teams and officials were expelled from the tournament by FIBA for the playoffs due to the country's invasion of Ukraine. EuroLeague Women suspended Russian clubs UMMC Ekaterinburg, Dynamo Kursk, and MBA Moscow.

Names of the competition

• FIBA Women's European Champions Cup: (1958–1996)
• EuroLeague Women: (1996–present)

Format

2004–2011

The 24 clubs were divided into four groups of six teams, each with home and away games.

The four best-placed clubs in each group qualified for the eighth-final play-offs.

The Eighth-finals were established according to the standings (games won, games lost, goal-average) of each team in the preliminary round. This round was played in a home and away game.

The winners of the eighth-final round qualified for the quarter-final round.

The winners of the quarter-final round qualified for the Final Four, organized by one of the qualified clubs. The semi-finals were played on a Friday and the finals on a Sunday.

2011–2014

The teams were split in three groups, which played each other home and away.

The best team qualified directly to the Final Eight, whereas the next best 14 teams advanced to a play-off round. The Final Eight was played over two groups in a single venue, with the best teams advancing to the Final Four.

2014–present

The teams are divided into two groups, each with home and away games. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals, played over three games, and the winners advance to the Final Four.

For the 2020–21 season, teams were divided into four groups of four teams. The two-group format returned for the 2021–22 season.

Results

1. 1958-1996: FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
2. 1997-Ongoing: EuroLeague Women

#	Year		Final				Third and fourth place
			Champion	Score	Runners-up
Have not a third place match / Semifinal losers
1	1958–59 Details		Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia	97–84 63–40 / 34–44	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow		Template:Flagicon Spartak Sokolovo	Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda
2	1959–60 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	111–71 62–28 / 49–43	Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia		Template:Flagicon Slovan Orbis Prague	Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda
3	1960–61 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	148–114 76–77 / 72–37	Template:Flagicon Slovan Orbis Prague		Template:Flagicon USK Tartu	Template:Flagicon Academic
4	1961–62 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	103–82 55–38 / 48–44	Template:Flagicon SKA Leningrad		Template:Flagicon Slovan Orbis Prague	Template:Flagicon Radnički Belgrade
5	1962–63 Details		Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia	112–106 52–57 / 60–49	Template:Flagicon Slovan Orbis Prague		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	Template:Flagicon MTK
6	1963–64 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	103–101 63–58 / 40–43	Template:Flagicon Spartak Sokolovo		Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia	Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda
7	1964–65 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	101–93 49–31 / 52–62	Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia		Template:Flagicon Wisła Kraków	Template:Flagicon Slovan Orbis Prague
8	1965–66 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	135–95 62–39 / 73–56	Template:Flagicon Slovan Orbis Prague		Template:Flagicon Wisła Kraków	Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia
9	1966–67 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	111–93 56–41 / 55–52	Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague		Template:Flagicon Academic	Template:Flagicon Wisła Kraków
10	1967–68 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	134–92 76–45 / 58–47	Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague		Template:Flagicon Łódź	Template:Flagicon Recoaro Vicenza
11	1968–69 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	144–105 62–48 / 82–57	Template:Flagicon Chemie Halle		Template:Flagicon Politehnica București	Template:Flagicon Academic
12	1969–70 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	120–87 61–45 / 59–42	Template:Flagicon Wisła Kraków		Template:Flagicon Academic	Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague
13	1970–71 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	134–115 72–59 / 62–56	Template:Flagicon Clermont		Template:Flagicon Academic	Template:Flagicon Wisła Kraków
14	1971–72 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	166–118 80–59 / 86–59	Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague		Template:Flagicon Geas	Template:Flagicon Clermont
15	1972–73 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	147–104 64–44 / 83–60	Template:Flagicon Clermont		Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague	Template:Flagicon Geas
16	1973–74 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	164–120 96–67 / 69–53	Template:Flagicon Clermont		Template:Flagicon Łódź	Template:Flagicon Politehnica București
17	1974–75 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	159–115 87–59 / 72–56	Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague		Template:Flagicon Geas	Template:Flagicon Clermont
18	1975–76 Details		Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague	132–115 55–58 / 77–57	Template:Flagicon Clermont		Template:Flagicon Geas	Template:Flagicon Academic
19	1976–77 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	76–53	Template:Flagicon Clermont		Template:Flagicon Geas	Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague
20	1977–78 Details		Template:Flagicon Sesto Geas	74–66	Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague		Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda	Template:Flagicon Minyor Pernik
21	1978–79 Details		Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda	97–62	Template:Flagicon BSE		Template:Flagicon Minyor Pernik	Template:Flagicon Sesto Geas
22	1979–80 Details		Template:Flagicon FIAT	75–66	Template:Flagicon Minyor Pernik		Template:Flagicon BOB Oud-Beijerland	Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda
23	1980–81 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	83–65	Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda		Template:Flagicon Levski-Spartak	Template:Flagicon Accorsi FIAT
24	1981–82 Details		Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	78–56	Template:Flagicon Minyor Pernik		Template:Flagicon Pagnossin Treviso	Template:Flagicon BSE
25	1982–83 Details		Template:Flagicon Zolu Vicenza	76–67	Template:Flagicon Agon 08 Düsseldorf		Template:Flagicon Monting	Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga
26	1983–84 Details		Template:Flagicon Levski Sofia	82–77	Template:Flagicon Zolu Vicenza		Template:Flagicon VŠ Praha	Template:Flagicon Tungsram
27	1984–85 Details		Template:Flagicon Fiorella Vicenza	63–55	Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga		Template:Flagicon Agon 08 Düsseldorf	Template:Flagicon Levski-Spartak
28	1985–86 Details		Template:Flagicon Primigi Vicenza	71–57	Template:Flagicon Agon 08 Düsseldorf		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Template:Flagicon Levski-Spartak
29	1986–87 Details		Template:Flagicon Primigi Vicenza	86–73	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Novosibirsk		Template:Flagicon Agon 08 Düsseldorf	Template:Flagicon Levski-Spartak
Round format
30	1987–88 Details		Template:Flagicon Primigi Vicenza	70–64	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Novosibirsk		Template:Flagicon Jedinstvo Tuzla	Template:Flagicon Agon 08 Düsseldorf
31	1988–89 Details		Template:Flagicon Jedinstvo Tuzla	74–70	Template:Flagicon Primigi Vicenza		Template:Flagicon Dynamo Novosibirsk	Template:Flagicon Astarac Mirande
32	1989–90 Details		Template:Flagicon Enimont Libertas Trogylos	86–71	Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow		Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda	Template:Flagicon Astarac Mirande
33	1990–91 Details		Template:Flagicon Conad Cesena	84–66	Template:Flagicon Arvika		Template:Flagicon Sporting	Template:Flagicon Elektrosila
Have a third place match
34	1991–92 Details		Template:Flagicon Dorna Godella	66–56	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kyiv		Template:Flagicon Pool Comense	Template:Flagicon Sporting
35	1992–93 Details		Template:Flagicon Dorna Godella	66–58	Template:Flagicon Pool Comense		Template:Flagicon Challes-les-Eaux	Template:Flagicon Ružomberok
36	1993–94 Details		Template:Flagicon Pool Comense	79–68	Template:Flagicon Dorna Godella		Template:Flagicon Olimpia Poznań	Template:Flagicon GoldZack Wuppertal
37	1994–95 Details		Template:Flagicon Pool Comense	64–57	Template:Flagicon Dorna Godella		Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow	Template:Flagicon Valenciennes Olympic
38	1995–96 Details		Template:Flagicon Wuppertal	76–62	Template:Flagicon Pool Comense		Template:Flagicon Ružomberok	Template:Flagicon Bourges
39	1996–97 Details		Template:Flagicon Bourges	71–52	Template:Flagicon Wuppertal		Template:Flagicon Ružomberok	Template:Flagicon Pool Comense
40	1997–98 Details		Template:Flagicon Bourges	76–64	Template:Flagicon Pool Getafe		Template:Flagicon Pool Comense	Template:Flagicon Valenciennes Olympic
41	1998–99 Details		Template:Flagicon Ružomberok	63–48	Template:Flagicon Pool Comense		Template:Flagicon Galatasaray	Template:Flagicon Wuppertal
42	1999–00 Details		Template:Flagicon Ružomberok	67–64	Template:Flagicon Bourges		Template:Flagicon Gambrinus BVV Brno	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow
43	2000–01 Details		Template:Flagicon Bourges	73–71	Template:Flagicon Valenciennes Olympic		Template:Flagicon Pécs	Template:Flagicon Gambrinus Brno
44	2001–02 Details		Template:Flagicon Valenciennes Olympic	78–72	Template:Flagicon Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia		Template:Flagicon Lavezzini Parma	Template:Flagicon Ružomberok
45	2002–03 Details		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	82–80	Template:Flagicon Valenciennes Olympic		Template:Flagicon Gambrinus Brno	Template:Flagicon Bourges
46	2003–04 Details		Template:Flagicon Valenciennes Olympic	93–69	Template:Flagicon Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia		Template:Flagicon Pécs	Template:Flagicon Gambrinus Brno
47	2004–05 Details		Template:Flagicon VBM-SGAU Samara	69–66	Template:Flagicon Gambrinus Brno		Template:Flagicon Lietuvos Telekomas	Template:Flagicon Pécs
48	2005–06 Details		Template:Flagicon Gambrinus Brno	68–54	Template:Flagicon VBM-SGAU Samara		Template:Flagicon Valenciennes Olympic	Template:Flagicon Lietuvos Telekomas
49	2006–07 Details		Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow Region	76–62	Template:Flagicon Ros Casares Valencia		Template:Flagicon CSKA Samara	Template:Flagicon Bourges
50	2007–08 Details		Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow Region	75–60	Template:Flagicon Gambrinus Brno		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	Template:Flagicon Bourges
51	2008–09 Details		Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow Region	85–70	Template:Flagicon Avenida		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	Template:Flagicon Euroleasing Sopron
52	2009–10 Details		Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow Region	87–80	Template:Flagicon Ros Casares Valencia		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	Template:Flagicon Can Pack Wisła Kraków
53	2010–11 Details		Template:Flagicon Halcón Avenida	68–59	Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow Region		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	Template:Flagicon Ros Casares Valencia
54	2011–12 Details		Template:Flagicon Ros Casares Valencia	65–52	Template:Flagicon Rivas Ecópolis		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe
55	2012–13 Details		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	82–56	Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe		Template:Flagicon Bourges	Template:Flagicon Good Angels Košice
56	2013–14 Details		Template:Flagicon Galatasaray	69–58	Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	Template:Flagicon Bourges
57	2014–15 Details		Template:Flagicon USK Praha	72–68	Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg		Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kursk	Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe
58	2015–16 Details		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	72–69	Template:Flagicon Nadezhda Orenburg		Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe	Template:Flagicon USK Praha
59	2016–17 Details		Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kursk	77–63	Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	Template:Flagicon USK Praha
60	2017–18 Details		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	72–53	Template:Flagicon Sopron Basket		Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kursk	Template:Flagicon Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
61	2018–19 Details		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	91–67	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kursk		Template:Flagicon ZVVZ USK Praha	Template:Flagicon Sopron Basket
62	2019–20 Details		Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
63	2020–21 Details		Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	78–68	Template:Flagicon Perfumerías Avenida		Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe	Template:Flagicon Sopron Basket
64	2021–22 Details		Template:Flagicon Sopron Basket	60–55	Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe		Template:Flagicon Perfumerías Avenida	Template:Flagicon ZVVZ USK Praha
65	2022–23 Details		Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe	99–60	Template:Flagicon ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld.		Template:Flagicon Beretta Famila Schio	Template:Flagicon ZVVZ USK Praha
66	2023–24 Details		Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe	106–73	Template:Flagicon ESBVA-LM		Template:Flagicon ZVVZ USK Praha	Template:Flagicon ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld.
67	2024–25 Details		Template:Flagicon ZVVZ USK Praha	66–53	Template:Flagicon ÇBK Mersin		Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe	Template:Flagicon Valencia

Statistics

Medals by country

• Semifinal losers from 1958 to 1987 considered as bronze.

Titles by club

Rank	Club	Winners	Runners-up
1	Template:Flagicon Daugava Rīga	18	1
2	Template:Flagicon UMMC Ekaterinburg	6	1
3	Template:Flagicon Vicenza	5	2
4	Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow Region	4	1
5	Template:Flagicon CJM Bourges Basket	3	1
6	Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe	2	4
7	Template:Flagicon CB Godella-Pool Getafe	2	3
=	Template:Flagicon Pool Comense 1872	2	3
9	Template:Flagicon Valenciennes Olympic	2	2
=	Template:Flagicon Slavia Sofia	2	2
11	Template:Flagicon Ružomberok	2	0
=	Template:Flagicon USK Praha	2	0
13	Template:Flagicon Sparta Prague	1	6
14	Template:Flagicon Brno	1	2
=	Template:Flagicon Avenida	1	2
=	Template:Flagicon Ros Casares Valencia	1	2
17	Template:Flagicon Wuppertal Wings	1	1
=	Template:Flagicon Crvena zvezda	1	1
=	Template:Flagicon VBM-SGAU Samara	1	1
=	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Kursk	1	1
=	Template:Flagicon Sopron Basket	1	1
22	Template:Flagicon Levski Sofia	1	0
=	Template:Flagicon FIAT	1	0
=	Template:Flagicon Unicar Cesena	1	0
=	Template:Flagicon GS Trogylos Basket Priolo	1	0
=	Template:Flagicon Sesto San Giovanni	1	0
=	Template:Flagicon Jedinstvo Tuzla	1	0
=	Template:Flagicon Galatasaray	1	0

Stats leaders

Season	Top scorer	PPG	Top rebounder	RPG	Top assistant	APG
1991–92	Template:Flagicon Razija Mujanović	27.3	Template:Flagicon Razija Mujanović	9.1	Template:Flagicon Corinne Benintendi	2.7
1992–93	Template:Flagicon Yelena Khudashova	24.8	Template:Flagicon Katrina Johnson	11.6	Template:Flagicon Corinne Benintendi	5.1
1993–94	Template:Flagicon Razija Mujanović	20.4	Template:Flagicon Katrina Johnson	12.7	Template:Flagicon Corinne Benintendi	5.2
1994–95	Template:Flagicon Clarissa Davis	30.5	Template:Flagicon Yelena Baranova	9.9	Template:Flagicon Teresa Weatherspoon	6.0
1995–96	Template:Flagicon Clarissa Davis	25.9	Template:Flagicon Venus Lacy	12.7	Template:Flagicon Svetlana Antipova	6.6
1996–97	Template:Flagicon Yolanda Griffith	24.7	Template:Flagicon Yolanda Griffith	17.1	Template:Flagicon Michele Timms	5.7
1997–98	Template:Flagicon Jennifer Gillom	21.8	Template:Flagicon Maria Stepanova	12.4	Template:Flagicon Lyudmila Konovalova	5.9
1998–99	Template:Flagicon Sandy Brondello	19.5	Template:Flagicon Marlies Askamp	12.3	Template:Flagicon Ana Belén Álvaro	4.8
1999–00	Template:Flagicon Mila Nikolić	19.1	Template:Flagicon Margo Dydek	10.6	Template:Flagicon Aluma Goren	4.4
2000–01	Template:Flagicon Ann Wauters	20.9	Template:Flagicon Margo Dydek	10.7	Template:Flagicon Iveta Bieliková	5.7
2001–02	Template:Flagicon Albena Branzova	20.8	Template:Flagicon Yolanda Griffith	11.5	Template:Flagicon Ticha Penicheiro	5.3
2002–03	Template:Flagicon Ana Joković	21.1	Template:Flagicon Margo Dydek	10.4	Template:Flagicon Audrey Sauret-Gillespie	4.8
2003–04	Template:Flagicon Gordana Grubin	20.5	Template:Flagicon Maria Stepanova	12.2	Template:Flagicon Kristi Willoughby	5.9
2004–05	Template:Flagicon Katie Douglas	20.4	Template:Flagicon Michelle Snow	13.6	Template:Flagicon Dalma Iványi	6.9
2005–06	Template:Flagicon Katie Douglas	20.8	Template:Flagicon Rebekkah Brunson	11.3	Template:Flagicon Caroline Aubert	6.1
2006–07	Template:Flagicon Tina Thompson	21.1	Template:Flagicon DeLisha Milton-Jones	10.9	Template:Flagicon Caroline Aubert	6.0
2007–08	Template:Flagicon Lauren Jackson	23.6	Template:Flagicon Nicole Ohlde	9.5	Template:Flagicon Dalma Iványi	5.7
2008–09	Template:Flagicon Diana Taurasi	20.5	Template:Flagicon Laura Harper	12.0	Template:Flagicon Dalma Iványi	7.5
2009–10	Template:Flagicon Diana Taurasi	24.9	Template:Flagicon Candice Dupree	11.0	Template:Flagicon Anđa Jelavić	6.7
2010–11	Template:Flagicon Penny Taylor	19.2	Template:Flagicon Cheryl Ford	14.2	Template:Flagicon Dalma Iványi	5.4
2011–12	Template:Flagicon Diana Taurasi	20.9	Template:Flagicon Cheryl Ford	11.9	Template:Flagicon Sharnee Zoll-Norman	6.6
2012–13	Template:Flagicon Tina Charles	24.0	Template:Flagicon Tina Charles	12.5	Template:Flagicon Laia Palau	6.4
2013–14	Template:Flagicon Jantel Lavender	20.3	Template:Flagicon Luca Ivanković	11.1	Template:Flagicon Laia Palau	6.8
2014–15	Template:Flagicon Nneka Ogwumike	19.5	Template:Flagicon Candace Parker	11.0	Template:Flagicon Laia Palau	7.1
2015–16	Template:Flagicon Diana Taurasi	20.9	Template:Flagicon Crystal Langhorne	10.8	Template:Flagicon Laia Palau	7.1
2016–17	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Turner	18.8	Template:Flagicon Nneka Ogwumike	10.2	Template:Flagicon Laia Palau	7.8
2017–18	Template:Flagicon Kayla McBride	18.7	Template:Flagicon Jantel Lavender	8.6	Template:Flagicon Courtney Vandersloot	9.0
2018–19	Template:Flagicon Breanna Stewart	21.0	Template:Flagicon Brionna Jones	10.9	Template:Flagicon Amel Bouderra	6.9
2019–20	Template:Flagicon Alina Iagupova	21.3	Template:Flagicon Alyssa Thomas	11.4	Template:Flagicon Courtney Vandersloot	7.1
2020–21	Template:Flagicon Alina Iagupova	20.0	Template:Flagicon Clarissa Dos Santos	12.3	Template:Flagicon Courtney Vandersloot	7.6
2021–22	Template:Flagicon Kahleah Copper	21.4	Template:Flagicon Natasha Howard	11.0	Template:Flagicon Pelin Bilgiç	6.4
2022–23	Template:Flagicon Megan Gustafson	22.6	Template:Flagicon Stephanie Mavunga	12.5	Template:Flagicon Erica Wheeler	7.4
2023–24	Template:Flagicon Emma Meesseman	17.9	Template:Flagicon Elin Gustavsson	9.2	Template:Flagicon Morgan Green	6.7

See also

Men's competitions

• EuroLeague
• EuroCup
• Basketball Champions League
• FIBA Europe Cup

Women's competitions

• EuroCup Women
• SuperCup Women

External links

• Template:In lang Official website
• Template:In lang Official Facebook page
• Template:In lang EuroLeague history