EuroLeague Women

EuroLeague Women
Current season or competition:
EuroLeague Women 2011–12
Sport Basketball
Founded 1959
No. of teams 23 (Group stages)
Country(ies) FIBA Europe member associations
Most recent champion(s) Halcón Avenida Salamanca
Most titles Daugava Rīga(18 titles)
Official website EuroLeague Women 2009–10

The EuroLeague Women (officially FIBA EuroLeague Women) is the highest professional basketball league in Europe for women’s clubs.

Unlike Euroleague for men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe.

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System of competition

Between 2004-2011

24 clubs took part to the European most important competition. They were divided into 4 groups of 6 teams each with home and away games.
The 4 best-placed clubs in each group qualified for the eighth-final play-offs.
Eighth-final round was established according 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 quarter-final round.
The winners of the quarter-final round qualified for the Final Four, organized by one of the qualified clubs. Semi-finals were played on Friday and finals on Sunday.

EuroLeague winners

Year Place of the final Winner Runner-Up 1st game 2nd game
Under the denomination European Cup For Women’s Champions Clubs
1959 - Slavia Sofia Dynamo Moscow *63–40 34–*44
1960 - Daugava Rīga Slavia Sofia 62–*28 *49–43
1961 - Daugava Rīga Slovan Orbis Prague 76–*77 *72–37
1962 - Daugava Rīga SK Leningrad *55–38 48–*44
1963 - Slavia Sofia Slovan Orbis Prague 52–*57 *60–49
1964 - Daugava Rīga Sparta Prague 63–*58 *40–43
1965 - Daugava Rīga Slavia Sofia *49–31 52–*62
1966 - Daugava Rīga Slovan Orbis Prague *62–39 73–*56
1967 - Daugava Rīga Sparta Prague *56–41 55–*52
1968 - Daugava Rīga Sparta Prague *76–45 58–*47
1969 - Daugava Rīga SC Chemie Halle *62–48 82–*57
1970 - Daugava Rīga Wisła Kraków *61–45 59–*42
1971 - Daugava Rīga Clermont UC 72–*59 *62–56
1972 - Daugava Rīga Sparta Prague *80–59 86–*59
1973 - Daugava Rīga Clermont UC 64–*44 *83–60
1974 - Daugava Rīga Clermont UC *96–67 69–*53
1975 - Daugava Rīga Sparta Prague *87–59 72–*56
1976 - Sparta Prague Clermont UC 55–*58 *77–57
1977 Barcelona Daugava Rīga Clermont UC 79–53
1978 Nice Sesto San Giovanni Sparta Prague 74–66
1979 A Coruña Red Star Belgrade BSE Budapest 97–62
1980 Wittenheim Fiat Torino Mineur Pernik 75–66
1981 Saint-Nazaire Daugava Rīga Red Star Belgrade 83–65
1982 Cologne Daugava Rīga Mineur Pernik 78–56
1983 Venice AS Vicenza DJK Agon Düsseldorf 76–67
1984 Budapest BC Levski Sofia AS Vicenza 82–77
1985 Viterbo AS Vicenza Daugava Rīga 63–55
1986 Milan AS Primigi Vicenza DJK Agon Düsseldorf 71–57
1987 Thessaloniki AS Primigi Vicenza Dynamo Novosibirsk 86–73
1988 Düsseldorf AS Primigi Vicenza Dynamo Novosibirsk 70–64
1989 Florence Jedinstvo-Aida Tuzla AS Primigi Vicenza 74–70
1990 Cesena Trogylos Enimont Priolo CSKA Moscow 86–71
1991 Barcelona Conad-Unicar Cesena Arvika Basket 84–66
Renamed as the EuroLeague Women
1992 Bari Dorna-Godella Valencia Dynamo Kiev 66–56
1993 Llíria CB Dorna-Godella Valencia SFT Como 66–58 (OT)
1994 Poznań SFT Como CB Dorna-Godella Valencia 79–68
1995 Como SFT Como Godella Valencia 64–57
1996 Sofia BTV Wuppertal SFT Como 76–62
1997 Larissa CJM Bourges BTV Wuppertal 71–52
1998 Bourges CJM Bourges Pool Getafe Madrid 76–64
1999 Brno SCP Ružomberok SFT Como 63–48
2000 Ružomberok SCP Ružomberok CJM Bourges 67–64 (2 OT)
2001 Messina CJM Bourges US Valenciennes 73–71
2002 Liévin US Valenciennes Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia 78–72
2003 Bourges UMMC Ekaterinburg US Valenciennes 82–80
2004 Pécs US Valenciennes Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia 93–69
2005 Samara VBM-SGAU Samara Gambrinus Brno 69–66
2006 Brno Gambrinus Brno VBM-SGAU Samara 68–54
2007 Vidnoye WBC Spartak Moscow Ros Casares Valencia 76–62
2008 Brno WBC Spartak Moscow Gambrinus Brno 75–60
2009 Salamanca WBC Spartak Moscow Halcón Avenida Salamanca 85–70
2010 Valencia WBC Spartak Moscow Ros Casares Valencia 87–80
2011 Ekaterinburg Halcón Avenida Salamanca WBC Spartak Moscow 68–59
2012 Istanbul

* precedes the score of the team playing at home.

External links

International women's basketball
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Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.
Women's professional basketball leagues
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