2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup

FIBA Europe Cup
Season2025–26
DatesQualifying:
24 September – 1 October 2025
Competition proper:
TBA
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) Romania Vâlcea 1924 (3rd) (CL QR)
Spain Casademont Zaragoza (12th) Turkey Petkim Spor (11th) (CL QR)
Croatia Cedevita Junior (5th) Greece Peristeri (8th)[a] (CL QR)
Azerbaijan Neftçi İK (2nd) (CL QR) (CL QR)
Cyprus Keravnos (2nd) (CL QR) (CL QR)
Estonia University of Tartu (2nd) (CL QR) (CL QR)
France JDA Dijon (8th) (CL QR) (CL QR)
Germany Rostock Seawolves (10th) (CL QR) (CL QR)
Italy Dinamo Sassari (10th) (CL QR) (CL QR)
Poland Trefl Sopot (3rd) (CL QR)
Portugal Sporting CP (3rd) (CL QR)
Qualifying round
Belgium Kangoeroes Mechelen (2nd) Poland Anwil Wloclawek (4th) Croatia Cibona (3rd)
Bulgaria Balkan (3rd) Slovakia Prievidza (3rd) Czech Republic 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 (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 AzerbaijanCyprus Anorthosis Famagusta24 Sep1 Oct
Bashkimi KosovoPoland Anwil Włocławek24 Sep1 Oct
Bosna Bosnia and HerzegovinaBelgium Kangoeroes Mechelen24 Sep1 Oct
Rasta Vechta GermanyBulgaria Balkan24 Sep1 Oct
Cibona CroatiaSlovakia Prievidza24 Sep1 Oct
Corona Brașov RomaniaUkraine Dnipro24 Sep1 Oct
Brno Czech RepublicEstonia Transcom Pärnu24 Sep1 Oct

Regular season

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

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.

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.
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