EuroCup Women
Season2023–24
Number of teamsCompetition proper: 48
Total: 51 (from 20 countries)
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 EuroCup Women was the 22nd edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for women's basketball clubs under such name. LDLC ASVEL Féminin are the defending champions, but won't defend their title because they're taking part in the 2023–24 EuroLeague Women.

Format

After the qualifiers, 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4. with the top 2 plus the 8 best third place teams advancing to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, teams are seeded based on their results in the regular season. Each tie in the knockout stage is played in a home and away format, where the winner on aggregate wins the tie and advances to the next round.

Rankings

The results are based on the results of the past three seasons.[1]

Rule change

Starting this year, FIBA Europe has decided to change the format to a pan-European competition and will scrap conferences in the regular season.[2]

Teams

The teams with the S in the qualifying round means they were seeded. [3] Teams with EL lost their EuroLeague Women Qualification round Play Off and dropped down to the EuroCup.

Regular season
United Kingdom London Lions EL Latvia TTT Riga EL Turkey Beşiktaş EL Belgium Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (1st)
Belgium Castors Braine (2nd) Belgium Basket Namur Capitale (3rd) Croatia ŽKK Ragusa Dubrovnik (1st) Czech Republic Žabiny Brno (2nd)
Czech Republic KP TANY Brno (3rd) Czech Republic Levharti Chomutov (4th) France Lattes Montpellier (3rd) France Tango Bourges Basket (4th)
France Roche Vendée Basket (6th) France Union Féminine Angers (7th) France Flammes Carolo Basket (8th) Germany Rutronik Stars Keltern (1st)
United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators (3rd) Greece Olympiacos SFP (1st) Greece Panathinaikos AC (2nd) Hungary KSC Szekszárd (4th)
Hungary NKA Universitas Pecs (5th) Israel Elitzur Landco Ramla (1st) Israel Ramat Hasharon (4th) Italy Umana Reyer Venice (3rd)
Italy BDS Dinamo Sassari (5th) Lithuania Kibirkštis (1st) Luxembourg BBC Gréngewald Hueschtert (1st) Luxembourg T71 Diddeleng (2nd)
Poland InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow (3rd) Poland MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec (4th) Poland VBW Arka Gdynia (6th) Portugal GDESSA-Barreiro (1st)
Portugal SL Benfica (2nd) Romania CMS Constanța (2nd) Slovakia Piešťanské Čajky (1st) Slovakia Slavia Banská Bystrica (2nd)
Spain Spar Girona (5th) Spain Lointek Gernika Bizkaia (6th) Spain Cadí La Seu (7th) Spain Movistar Estudiantes (8th)
Switzerland BCF Elfic Fribourg (1st) Turkey Galatasaray Cagdas Factoring (3rd) Turkey Emlak Konut SK (5th) Turkey Bursa Uludag Basketbol (10th)
Turkey Melikgazi Kayseri (11th)
Qualification round
Czech Republic Ostrava (7th) Greece Eleftheria Moschatou S (3rd) Portugal Sportiva Azoris Hotels S (3rd) Romania CS Universitatea Cluj (6th)
Slovakia MBK Ružomberok S (3rd) Turkey Antalya Toroslar BC (12th)

Schedule

Phase Round Dates[4]
Draw9 August 2023
Qualification round Gameday 121 September 2023
Gameday 228 September 2023
Regular season Gameday 112 October 2023
Gameday 219 October 2023
Gameday 326 October 2023
Gameday 41 November 2023
Gameday 523 November 2023
Gameday 630 November 2023
Play-off round 1 Gameday 114 December 2023
Gameday 221 December 2023
Round of 16 Gameday 111 January 2024
Gameday 218 January 2024
Quarter-finals Gameday 122 February 2024
Gameday 229 February 2024
Semi-finals Gameday 17 March 2024
Gameday 214 March 2024
Finals Gameday 13 April 2024
Gameday 210 April 2024

Draw

The seeding was announced on the 4 August 2023.[5] The draw was on the 9 August 2023.[6] The seeding was decided by the FIBA Club Rankings.[7] The only restriction was that, unlike previous seasons, clubs from the same country could not be drawn into the same group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

N/A EL Play-Off Loser 1[lower-alpha 1]
N/A EL Play-Off Loser 2[lower-alpha 2]
N/A EL Play-Off Loser 3[lower-alpha 3]
Spain Spar Girona
France Tango Bourges Basket
Turkey Galatasaray Cagdas Factoring
Italy Umana Reyer Venice
Hungary KSC Szekszárd
France Lattes Montpellier
France Flammes Carolo Basket
Israel Elitzur Landco Ramla
Switzerland BCF Elfic Fribourg

Poland VBW Arka Gdynia
Greece Olympiacos SFP
Spain Cadí La Seu
Belgium Castors Braine
Spain Lointek Gernika Bizkaia
Poland InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow
Belgium Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
France Union Féminine Angers
Hungary NKA Universitas Pecs
Czech Republic KP TANY Brno
Belgium Basket Namur Capitale
Spain Movistar Estudiantes

France Roche Vendée Basket
Czech Republic Žabiny Brno
Turkey Melikgazi Kayseri
Italy BDS Dinamo Sassari
Greece Panathinaikos AC
Slovakia Piešťanské Čajky
Portugal SL Benfica
Lithuania Kibirkštis
Luxembourg BBC Gréngewald Hueschtert
Germany Rutronik Stars Keltern
Turkey Bursa Uludag Basketbol
Israel Ramat Hasharon

Slovakia Slavia Banská Bystrica
Luxembourg T71 Diddeleng
Croatia ŽKK Ragusa Dubrovnik
Turkey Emlak Konut SK
Czech Republic Levharti Chomutov
Poland MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Romania CMS Constanța
United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators
Portugal GDESSA-Barreiro
N/A Play Off Winner 1[lower-alpha 4]
N/A Play Off Winner 2[lower-alpha 5]
N/A Play Off Winner 3[lower-alpha 6]

  1. The eventual team in this slot was London Lions.
  2. The eventual team in this slot was TTT Riga.
  3. The eventual team in this slot was Beşiktaş.
  4. The eventual team in this slot was MBK Ružomberok.
  5. The eventual team in this slot was Antalya Toroslar BC.
  6. The eventual team in this slot was Eleftheria Moschatou.

Qualification round

The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 9 August 2023. The first legs will be held on 20–21 September 2023 while the second legs will be held on 27 September 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ostrava Czech Republic 94–115 Slovakia MBK Ružomberok 45–59 49–56
Antalya Toroslar BC Turkey 131–110 Portugal Sportiva Azoris Hotels 66–49 65–61
CS Universitatea Cluj Romania 107–127 Greece Eleftheria Moschatou 47–62 60–65

Regular season

Location of teams of the 2023–24 EuroCup Women regular season.
Brown: Group A; Green: Group B; Deep Pink: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Red: Group E; Cyan: Group F; Blue: Group G; Purple: Group H;
Pink: Group I; Turquoise: Group J; Spring Green: Group K; Orange: Group L.

48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4, where the top 2, plus the eight best third placed teams, advance to play-off round 1.

If teams are level on record at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record
  2. Head-to-head point differential
  3. Head-to-head points scored
  4. Point differential for the entire regular season
  5. Points scored for the entire regular season
Location of Benelux teams of the 2023–24 EuroCup Women group stage.
Green: Group B; Red: Group E;
Blue: Group G; Purple: Group H;
Pink: Group I.

This season, Caledonia Gladiators, CMS Constanța, MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec, GDESSA-Barreiro, Levharti Chomutov, Eleftheria Moschatou, Emlak Konut SK and Antalya Toroslar BC are making their debuts this year in the regular season.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CAD ZAB FLA ELE
1 Spain Cadí La Seu 6 5 1 431 410 +21 11 Play-off round 1 69–66 48–73 70–61
2 Czech Republic Žabiny Brno 6 3 3 453 406 +47 9 76–82 76–70 93–45
3 France Flammes Carolo Basket 6 3 3 487 372 +115 9 Possible play-off round 1 70–74 70–74 108–42
4 Greece Eleftheria Moschatou 6 1 5 340 523 183 7 64–88 70–68 58–96
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GIR GOR PIE DID
1 Spain Spar Girona (Q) 6 6 0 495 380 +115 12 Play-off round 1 94–68 73–45 97–71
2 Poland InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow (Q) 5 3 2 396 369 +27 8 75–77 83–81
3 Slovakia Piešťanské Čajky 6 2 4 394 407 13 8 Possible play-off round 1 53–68 64–77 81–54
4 Luxembourg T71 Diddeleng (E) 5 0 5 298 427 129 5 68–86 53–93 52–70
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2023. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GAL ANG KIR CON
1 Turkey Galatasaray Cagdas Factoring 6 6 0 500 408 +92 12 Play-off round 1 74–62 102–66 83–77
2 France Union Féminine Angers 6 4 2 481 356 +125 10 70–71 90–52 95–61
3 Lithuania Kibirkštis 6 2 4 389 518 129 8 Possible play-off round 1 57–87 50–96 87–78
4 Romania CMS Constanța 6 0 6 405 493 88 6 76–83 48–68 65–77
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LAT GER SOS RAM
1 France Lattes Montpellier 4 3 1 303 268 +35 7 Play-off round 1 66–67 86–62 Canc.
2 Spain Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 4 2 2 283 265 +18 6 69–70 78–59 Canc.
3 Poland MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec 4 1 3 261 314 53 5 Possible play-off round 1 70–81 70–69 Canc.
4 Israel Ramat Hasharon[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew Canc. Canc. Canc.
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored
  1. Ramat Hasharon withdrew due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[8]

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BES PAN MEC SLA
1 Turkey Beşiktaş (Q) 6 4 2 501 416 +85 10 Play-off round 1 79–80 93–79 97–69
2 Greece Panathinaikos AC (Q) 6 4 2 446 448 2 10 62–71 80–84 66–64
3 Belgium Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (Q) 5 3 2 429 398 +31 8 Possible play-off round 1 83–74 87–91
4 Slovakia Slavia Banská Bystrica (E) 5 0 5 299 413 114 5 43–87 63–67 60–96
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2023. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TTT KAY OLY RUZ
1 Latvia TTT Riga 6 6 0 439 362 +77 12 Play-off round 1 71–69 59–55 81–56
2 Turkey Melikgazi Kayseri 6 3 3 463 430 +33 9 60–80 69–85 83–58
3 Greece Olympiacos SFP 6 3 3 408 392 +16 9 Possible play-off round 1 68–77 73–95 68–46
4 Slovakia MBK Ružomberok 6 0 6 323 449 126 6 54–71 63–87 46–59
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CAL NAM BEN RAM
1 United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators (Q) 3 3 0 186 147 +39 6 Play-off round 1 49–42 73–52 Canc.
2 Belgium Basket Namur Capitale (Q) 3 2 1 175 160 +15 5 73–59 Canc.
3 Portugal SL Benfica 4 0 4 216 270 54 4 Possible play-off round 1 53–64 52–60 Canc.
4 Israel Elitzur Landco Ramla[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew Canc. Canc. Canc.
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2023. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
  1. Elitzur Landco Ramla withdrew due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war and the inability to play their games.[9]

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TAN ANT BRN GRE
1 France Tango Bourges Basket (Q) 5 5 0 472 328 +144 10 Play-off round 1 124–92 86–51 93–59
2 Turkey Antalya Toroslar BC 5 2 3 402 464 62 7 67–99 79–77 74–73
3 Czech Republic KP TANY Brno 5 2 3 358 353 +5 7 Possible play-off round 1 59–70 95–59
4 Luxembourg BBC Gréngewald Hueschtert 5 1 4 341 428 87 6 91–90 59–76
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2023. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group I

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LON CAS RUT GDE
1 United Kingdom London Lions 6 6 0 521 357 +164 12 Play-off round 1 93–53 78–63 79–60
2 Belgium Castors Braine 6 4 2 443 446 3 10 76–87 97–69 66–60
3 Germany Rutronik Stars Keltern 6 2 4 427 475 48 8 Possible play-off round 1 50–93 74–80 89–59
4 Portugal GDESSA-Barreiro 6 0 6 365 478 113 6 55–91 63–71 68–82
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored

Group J

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification REY NKA BUR RAG
1 Italy Umana Reyer Venice (Q) 5 5 0 424 246 +178 10 Play-off round 1 73–58 91–38
2 Hungary NKA Universitas Pecs 6 3 3 418 368 +50 9 52–67 78–52 77–66
3 Turkey Bursa Uludag Basketbol 5 3 2 343 335 +8 8 Possible play-off round 1 64–80 78–75 60–50
4 Croatia ŽKK Ragusa Dubrovnik (E) 6 0 6 272 508 236 6 34–113 32–78 52–89
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2023. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group K

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MOV DIN SZE LEV
1 Spain Movistar Estudiantes 6 6 0 436 381 +55 12 Play-off round 1 54–47 83–69 101–80
2 Italy BDS Dinamo Sassari 6 3 3 437 413 +24 9 65–72 85–69 88–65
3 Hungary KSC Szekszárd 6 3 3 446 450 4 9 Possible play-off round 1 54–56 83–72 76–65
4 Czech Republic Levharti Chomutov 6 0 6 435 510 75 6 66–70 70–80 89–95
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored

Group L

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ARK KON VEN FRI
1 Poland VBW Arka Gdynia (Q) 6 4 2 454 390 +64 10 Play-off round 1 69–53 86–61 77–47
2 Turkey Emlak Konut SK 6 2 4 394 389 +5 8 52–56 86–48 71–62
3 France Roche Vendée Basket 5 3 2 366 378 12 8 Possible play-off round 1 84–77 72–61 101–68
4 Switzerland BCF Elfic Fribourg 5 2 3 352 409 57 7 93–89 82–71
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2023. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential. 4) General point differential 5) Points scored
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Ranking of third place teams

Due to the withdrawal of both Israeli teams, the games involving the fourth place teams in each group will not be counted for the third place ranking.[8]

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 E Belgium Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen 4 2 2 333 338 5 6 Play-off round 1
2 L France Roche Vendée Basket 4 2 2 265 310 45 6
3 A France Flammes Carolo Basket 4 1 3 283 272 +11 5
4 F Greece Olympiacos SFP 4 1 3 281 300 19 5
5 K Hungary KSC Szekszárd 4 1 3 275 296 21 5
6 D Poland MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec 4 1 3 261 314 53 5
7 J Turkey Bursa Uludag Basketbol 3 1 2 194 233 39 4
8 G Portugal SL Benfica 4 0 4 216 270 54 4
9 B Slovakia Piešťanské Čajky 4 0 4 243 301 58 4
10 I Germany Rutronik Stars Keltern 4 0 4 256 348 92 4
11 C Lithuania Kibirkštis 4 0 4 225 375 150 4
12 H Czech Republic KP TANY Brno 3 0 3 187 235 48 3
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2023. Source: FIBA.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.

Marketing

On 3 August 2023, FIBA Europe unveiled a new logo for the tournament.[10] Their reasons behind the logo refresh were:

The approach to the logo refresh was to elevate the initial logo concept to a more dynamic 3D look with greater depth and character. While keeping its core elements, it adds a new and vibrant dimension to the logo, offering a fresh modern feel together with the new typography.

See also

References

  1. "Country Ranking". FIBA.basketball.
  2. "FIBA Europe Board takes decisions on FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023, approves Youth Championship hosts". FIBA.basketball.
  3. "EuroCup Women 2023-24 participating clubs announced". FIBA.basketball.
  4. "Games of the EuroCup Women 2023-24". FIBA.basketball.
  5. "Seedings confirmed for EuroCup Women 2023-24 Draw". FIBA.basketball.
  6. "Draw complete for EuroCup Women 2023-24 Qualifiers and Regular Season". FIBA.basketball.
  7. "Club Ranking". FIBA.basketball.
  8. 1 2 "Ramat Hasharon withdraw from EuroCup Women 2023-24 season". FIBA.basketball.
  9. "FIBA Europe Executive Committee approves neutral venue for Israeli clubs home games in FIBA Europe Cup". FIBA.basketball.
  10. "Revamped EuroCup Women logo and new visual identity unveiled". FIBA.basketball.
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