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2021-22 EuroCup season to start under revamped competition model

A selection of 13 clubs of this season’s 7DAYS EuroCup met remotely to discuss and agree on a proposed new competition model which had been previously reviewed by the ECA Shareholders Executive Board.

The proposal includes:

-Participating teams: 20

o A maximum of 16 teams will be awarded three-year licenses to promote stability and long-term planning.
o A minimum of four one-year wild cards and/or rankings-based domestic league spots.

- Competition format: divided into two phases that aim at providing clubs with more guaranteed home games – maximizing their revenue opportunities and the excitement of the fan experience – while introducing knock-out phases that will deliver increased thrills:

o Regular Season: two groups of 10 teams each in a round-robin format. First eight teams in each group to qualify for next phase.
o Knock-out elimination rounds: eighthfinals, quarterfinals, semifinals and final, all played under a single-game format.
o Champion and runner-up to qualify to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague as per current regulations.

- Calendar: 2021-22 season to start by end of October 2021 and finish by mid/end of May 2022

- Governance and club operations:

o EuroCup Board to continue to discuss and agree on competition strategies and policies.
o Clubs to be integrated within Euroleague Basketball’s Business Operations and Club Services unit.
o Euroleague Basketball to create a collaborative framework including all participating teams from the EuroLeague and the EuroCup.

The proposal will be presented at the upcoming ECA Shareholders Meeting for discussion and approval.

Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages and organizes the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, as well as the sport’s premier under-18 showcase, the EB Adidas Next Generation Tournament.

The EB competitions bring the elite of European basketball to all five continents and to the entire sports community through the OTT platform EuroLeague TV. EB also organizes a series of community and educational programs. Its ground-breaking corporate social responsibility program One Team features all EB clubs that have already made a difference in the lives of over 22,000 participants. Its Sports Business MBA trains future professionals in sports management.