2021–22 EuroLeague
The 2021–22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 22nd season of the modern era of the EuroLeague, and the 12th under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 65th season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started on 30 September 2021. The three Russian teams were suspended because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine did not cease, the records of all regular season matches against Russian teams were annulled, and team win-loss records adjusted accordingly, dramatically affecting league standings.
Anadolu Efes successfully defended last year's title after defeating Real Madrid in the championship game.
Team allocation
ALBA Berlin was awarded with a two-year wild card Turkish Airlines EuroLeague license.Bayern Munich and LDLC ASVEL have received long-term licenses.
Distribution
The following is the access list for this season.| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
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| Playoffs |
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| Final Four |
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Qualified teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:| Barcelona | Olympiacos | Anadolu Efes | Žalgiris |
| Baskonia | Panathinaikos | Fenerbahçe | CSKA Moscow |
| Real Madrid | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Olimpia Milano | Bayern Munich |
| ASVEL | - | - | - |
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Teams
Venues and locations
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Panathinaikos | Oded Kattash | Mutual consent | 26 June 2021 | Pre-season | Dimitrios Priftis | 26 June 2021 |
| UNICS | Dimitrios Priftis | Signed by Panathinaikos | 26 June 2021 | Pre-season | Velimir Perasović | 29 June 2021 |
| Fenerbahçe | Igor Kokoškov | Parted ways | 27 July 2021 | Pre-season | Aleksandar Đorđević | 31 July 2021 |
| ALBA Berlin | Aíto García Reneses | Sabbatical | 17 August 2021 | Pre-season | Israel González | 17 August 2021 |
| Žalgiris | Martin Schiller | Sacked | 8 October 2021 | 18th | Jure Zdovc | 8 October 2021 |
| Baskonia | Duško Ivanović | Sacked | 15 November 2021 | 16th | Neven Spahija | 15 November 2021 |
| AS Monaco | Zvezdan Mitrović | Mutual consent | 13 December 2021 | 14th | Saša Obradović | 13 December 2021 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ioannis Sfairopoulos | Sacked | 15 February 2022 | 12th | Avi Even | 15 February 2022 |
Referees
A total of 72 Euroleague Basketball officials set to work on the 2021–22 season in EuroLeague and EuroCup:Regular season
Regulations
When more than two teams are tied, the ranking was established taking into account the victories obtained in the games played only among them. Should the tie persist among some, but not all, of the teams, the ranking of the teams still tied was determined by again taking into account the victories in the games played only among them, and repeating this same procedure until the tie is entirely resolved.If a tie persists, the ranking was determined by the goal difference in favour and against in the games played only among the teams still tied.
Results
1Participation of Russian teams is suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in accordance with the decision of the Euroleague Commercial Assets Shareholders Executive Board of 28 February.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 Thursday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Saturday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The 2022 EuroLeague Final Four was played at the Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, on 19–21 May 2022.Awards
All official awards of the 2021–22 EuroLeague.[EuroLeague MVP]
[EuroLeague Final Four MVP]
[Alphonso Ford [EuroLeague Top Scorer 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
;Regular season
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| Round | Player | Team | PIR | |
| 1 | Brandon Davies | Barcelona | 24 | |
| 2 | Vincent Poirier | Real Madrid | 31 | |
| 3 | Nikola Mirotić | Barcelona | 31 | |
| 4 | Tibor Pleiß | Anadolu Efes | 37 | |
| 5 | Nicolás Laprovíttola | Barcelona | 30 |