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
Surne Bilbao BasketTH (16th) Pallacanestro Reggiana (CL QR) Cedevita Junior (5th)
UCAM Murcia (CL QR) Dinamo Sassari (10th) Bakken Bears (CL QR)
Casademont Zaragoza (12th) Start Lublin (CL QR) JDA Dijon (8th)
Petrolina AEK Larnaca (CL QR) Energa Trefl Sopot (3rd) Kutaisi 2010 (CL QR)
Keravnos (2nd) Porto (CL QR) Falco Szombathely (CL QR)
Kalev/Cramo (CL QR) Sporting CP (3rd) Petkim Spor (11th)
University of Tartu (2nd) CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea (CL QR) Trepça (CL QR)
Löwen Braunschweig (CL QR) Vâlcea 1924 (3rd) Pelister (CL QR)
Rostock Seawolves (10th) Neftçi İK (2nd)
PAOK mateco (CL QR) Windrose Giants Antwerp (CL QR)
Peristeri (8th)[a] Rilski Sportist (CL QR)
Qualifying round
Kangoeroes Mechelen (2nd) Anwil Wloclawek (4th) Cibona (3rd)
Balkan (3rd) Prievidza (3rd) PUMPA Basket Brno (2nd)
Anorthosis Famagusta (3rd) Dnipro (1st) Rasta Vechta (12th)
Transcom Pärnu (5th) Absheron Lions (3rd) Bashkimi (2nd)
Corona Brașov (5th) Bosna BH Telecom (2nd) 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 149–150 Anorthosis Famagusta89–7360–77
Bashkimi 151–168 Anwil Włocławek80–7571–93
Bosna 164–139 Kangoeroes Mechelen82–5782–82
Rasta Vechta 165–142 Balkan79–6386–79
Cibona 185–184 Prievidza91–8394–101
Corona Brașov 178–133 Dnipro83–6995–64
Brno 164–144 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 Prievidza 184 185 −1 Advance to regular season
2 Absheron Lions 149 150 −1
3 Bashkimi 151 168 −17
4 Transcom Pärnu 144 164 −20
5 Balkan 142 165 −23
6 Kangoeroes Mechelen 139 164 −25
7 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 UCAM Murcia 6 5 1 507 424 +83 11 Advance to second round — 87–63 80–75 77–63
2 Bosna BH Telecom 6 4 2 465 439 +26 10 87–72 — 79–70 91–64
3 Start Lublin 6 2 4 478 509 −31 8 75–102 90–80 — 76–73
4 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 Rostock Seawolves 6 5 1 535 457 +78 11 Advance to second round — 95–80 100–82 96–68
2 Windrose Giants Antwerp 6 3 3 504 476 +28 9 63–75 — 110–73 81–72
3 University of Tartu 6 2 4 497 544 −47 8 77–94 81–91 — 94–78
4 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 CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea 6 5 1 505 466 +39 11 Advance to second round — 77–71 89–75 87–65
2 Petkim Spor 6 4 2 516 439 +77 10 84–73 — 101–58 85–74
3 Petrolina AEK 6 3 3 486 508 −22 9 86–89 84–78 — 93–68
4 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 Cedevita Junior 6 5 1 531 468 +63 11 Advance to second round — 88–85 85–68 94–76
2 Prievidza 6 4 2 539 451 +88 10 83–64 — 82–68 97–82
3 Keravnos 6 2 4 468 541 −73 8 82–105 59–109 — 99–86
4 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 Surne Bilbao Basket 6 5 1 617 415 +202 11 Advance to second round — 81–84 115–100 117–54
2 Peristeri 6 5 1 525 435 +90 11 64–86 — 87–75 102–67
3 PUMPA Basket Brno 6 1 5 456 540 −84 7 51–105 73–87 — 73–80
4 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 PAOK mateco 6 5 1 527 513 +14 11 Advance to second round — 88–87 104–96 85–74
2 Löwen Braunschweig 6 4 2 502 488 +14 10 88–79 — 98–97 80–70
3 Anwil Wloclawek 6 3 3 563 526 +37 9 93–94 84–65 — 96–78
4 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 Dinamo Sassari 6 4 2 535 461 +74 10 Advance to second round — 89–72 105–94 94–73
2 Sporting CP 6 4 2 535 467 +68 10 80–77 — 78–75 121–67
3 Rasta Vechta 6 3 3 523 500 +23 9 77–73 98–82 — 88–90
4 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 Casademont Zaragoza 6 5 1 571 449 +122 11 Advance to second round — 97–82 105–75 89–61
2 Falco Szombathely 6 4 2 514 477 +37 10 74–90 — 83–76 98–56
3 Bakken Bears 6 2 4 514 519 −5 8 90–78 79–90 — 94–102
4 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 Energa Trefl Sopot 6 4 2 552 488 +64 10 Advance to second round — 92–63 93–58 98–78
2 Neftçi İK 6 3 3 522 532 −10 9 92–87 — 95–84 86–95
3 Kalev/Cramo 6 3 3 495 539 −44 9 101–83 88–82 — 71–101
4 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 Pallacanestro Reggiana 6 3 3 494 449 +45 9 Advance to second round — 76–79 73–75 100–65
2 JDA Dijon 6 3 3 501 500 +1 9 88–96 — 94–85 84–93
3 Cibona 6 3 3 463 481 −18 9 65–73 76–73 — 93–79
4 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 Peristeri 6 5 1 525 435 +90 11 Advance to second round
2 D Prievidza 6 4 2 539 451 +88 10
3 C Petkim Spor 6 4 2 516 439 +77 10
4 G Sporting CP 6 4 2 535 467 +68 10
5 H Falco Szombathely 6 4 2 514 477 +37 10
6 A Bosna BH Telecom 6 4 2 465 439 +26 10
7 F Löwen Braunschweig 6 4 2 502 488 +14 10
8 B Windrose Giants Antwerp 6 3 3 504 476 +28 9
9 J JDA Dijon 6 3 3 501 500 +1 9
10 I 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 UCAM Murcia 6 6 0 536 444 +92 12 Advance to quarter-finals — 97–67 85–77 92–66
2 Falco Szombathely 6 3 3 466 489 −23 9 75–80 — 77–84 83–74
3 Rostock Seawolves 6 2 4 489 484 +5 8 82–89 75–78 — 97–72
4 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 Bosna BH Telecom 6 5 1 483 467 +16 11 Advance to quarter-finals — 85–71 76–63 85–82
2 Pallacanestro Reggiana 6 4 2 508 442 +66 10 93–67 — 90–59 83–60
3 CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea 6 3 3 492 506 −14 9 79–84 81–77 — 103–79
4 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 Surne Bilbao Basket 6 6 0 543 408 +135 12 Advance to quarter-finals — 95–73 94–79 93–51
2 PAOK mateco 6 4 2 519 449 +70 10 87–88 — 101–67 101–70
3 Sporting CP 6 1 5 454 522 −68 7 72–90 62–70 — 92–73
4 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 Peristeri 6 5 1 505 477 +28 11 Advance to quarter-finals — 61–82 86–70 98–84
2 Petkim Spor 6 4 2 494 441 +53 10 85–87 — 98–75 82–70
3 Casademont Zaragoza 6 2 4 463 491 −28 8 80–92 76–71 — 68–69
4 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
               
UCAM Murcia 85 77 162
Pallacanestro Reggiana 84 63 147
UCAM Murcia
PAOK mateco
Peristeri 77 88 165
PAOK mateco 101 80 181
 
 
Bosna BH Telecom 66 78 144
Falco Szombathely 81 70 151
Falco Szombathely
Surne Bilbao Basket
Surne Bilbao Basket 77 85 162
Petkim Spor 69 60 129

Source: FIBA

Quarter-finals

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

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UCAM Murcia 162–147 Pallacanestro Reggiana85–8477–63
Peristeri 165–181 PAOK mateco77–10188–80
Bosna BH Telecom 144–151 Falco Szombathely66–8178–70
Surne Bilbao Basket 162–129 Petkim Spor77–6985–60

Semi-finals

The first legs will be held on 1 April, and the second legs on 8 April 2026.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
UCAM Murcia A PAOK matecoApr 1Apr 8
Falco Szombathely B Surne Bilbao BasketApr 1Apr 8

Finals

The first leg will be held on 22 April, and the second leg on 29 April 2026.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner of Semifinal A–Winner of Semifinal BApr 22Apr 29

Individual awards

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2025
October Devonte Green Neftçi [5]
November Cleveland Melvin PAOK mateco [6]
December Jake Van Tubbergen Peristeri [7]
2026
January Yannick Franke Petkim Spor [8]
February Edin Atić Bosna BH Telecom [9]

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.
  9. ^ "Bosna's Edin Atic bags Feburary's MVP award". FIBA Europe Cup. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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