2020–21 EuroLeague


The 2020–21 EuroLeague was the 21st season of the modern era of the EuroLeague and the 11th under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 64th season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started 1 October 2020.
As the season was the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EuroLeague board ruled that the 18 teams from the previous season would stay in the league. Anadolu Efes won the championship after defeating Barcelona in the championship game.

Team allocation

A total of 18 teams from 10 countries participated in the 2020–21 EuroLeague.

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.
Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous round
Regular season

  • 11 licensed clubs with a long-term licence
  • 7 associated clubs with an annual licence
Playoffs
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the regular season
Final Four
  • 4 series winners from the playoffs

Qualified teams

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


Teams

Venues and locations


TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
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Personnel and sponsorship

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Referees

A total of 70 Euroleague Basketball officials set to work on the 2020–21 season in EuroLeague and EuroCup:

Regular season

Results



1 The match, originally scheduled for 13 October, was postponed to 8 December after positive COVID-19 tests on Zenit following decision on 19 October by Euroleague on rescheduling games affected by positive tests.
2 The match, originally scheduled for 15 October, was postponed to 23 November after positive COVID-19 tests on Zenit following decision on 19 October by Euroleague on rescheduling games affected by positive tests.

Playoffs

Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four winning teams advance to the Final Four.

Final Four

The Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Friday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on 28–30 May 2021.

Attendances

To start the season only seven teams played with spectators. Between 100 and 7,500 socially-distanced fans, depending on the venue and country, were allowed into the arenas of CSKA, Zenit, Fenerbahçe, Khimki, Maccabi, Žalgiris, Valencia, Milan, Baskonia, ASVEL, ALBA and Crvena zvezda.
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Awards

All official awards of the 2020–21 EuroLeague.

[EuroLeague MVP]

[EuroLeague Final Four MVP]

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy">Alphonso Ford Trophy">Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy

Best Defender">Euroleague Best Defender">Best Defender

Rising Star">EuroLeague Rising Star">Rising Star

[Euroleague [Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]]

MVP of the Round


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Statistics

Individual statistics

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