2023–24 EuroLeague Women
EuroLeague Women | |
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Season | 2023–24 |
Dates | Qualifying: 20–27 September 2023 Regular season: 4 October 2023 – 14 April 2024 |
Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 19 (from 10 countries) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 EuroLeague Women is set to be the 66th edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 27th edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women. Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding are the defending champions.
Format
After the qualifiers, sixteen teams play in the regular season. They are divided into 2 groups of 8, with the top 4 advancing to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, the eight teams left play in four best-of-three play-offs, and whoever wins the series make the final four.
Rankings
The results are based on the results of the past three seasons.[1]
- Associations 1–4 can have three teams qualify.
- Associations 5–8 each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 9–10 each have one team qualify directly into the regular season.
- Associations below the top 10 can have one team qualify for the qualification round.
If a club who qualified for the regular season doesn't take the place, it will be given to another club who entered.[2]
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Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH EL: EuroLeague Women title holders; TH EC: EuroCup Women title holders).[3] Also, S means that the team in the qualifying round was seeded.
Round and draw dates
Schedule
Phase | Round | Round date[2] |
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Qualification round | 20–27 September 2023 | |
Regular season | Matchday 1 | 4 October 2023 |
Matchday 2 | 11 October 2023 | |
Matchday 3 | 18 October 2023 | |
Matchday 4 | 25 October 2023 | |
Matchday 5 | 31 October 2023 | |
Matchday 6 | 22 November 2023 | |
Matchday 7 | 29 November 2023 | |
Matchday 8 | 6 December 2023 | |
Matchday 9 | 13 December 2023 | |
Matchday 10 | 20 December 2023 | |
Matchday 11 | 10 January 2024 | |
Matchday 12 | 17 January 2024 | |
Matchday 13 | 24 January 2024 | |
Matchday 14 | 30 January 2024 | |
Quarter-finals | First leg | 21 February 2024 |
Second leg | 28 February 2024 | |
Third leg | 6 March 2024 | |
Final four | Semi-finals | 12 April 2024 |
Final | 14 April 2024 |
Draw
The draw was held on 9 August 2023 in Munich, Germany.[4]
Draw rules are as follows.
- A maximum of two clubs from the same country can be in the same regular season group for countries that have up to three clubs in total.
- Each group can have a maximum of two countries that are represented by two clubs each.
- If there are exactly two clubs from the same country, those clubs shall be drawn into different groups if possible.
Seed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 |
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Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding Perfumerías Avenida |
Beretta Famila Schio ZVVZ USK Praha |
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin Valencia Basket |
LDLC ASVEL Féminin ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
Seed 5 | Seed 6 | Seed 7 | Seed 8 |
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Basket Landes AZS UMCS Lublin |
Virtus Segafredo Bologna Casademont Zaragoza |
SERCO Uni Győr Qualifier 1[a] |
Qualifier 2[b] Qualifier 3[c] |
- ^ The eventual team in this slot was DVTK HUN-Therm.
- ^ The eventual team in this slot was ACS Sepsi SIC.
- ^ The eventual team in this slot was KGHM BC Polkowice.
Qualification round
The winners advance to the regular season, while the losers drop down to the EuroCup regular season.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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London Lions | 121–135 | DVTK HUN-Therm | 48–63 | 73–72 |
ACS Sepsi SIC | 122–116 | TTT Riga | 59–54 | 63–62 |
Beşiktaş | 121–136 | KGHM BC Polkowice | 57–58 | 64–78 |
Regular season
The top four teams in each group will qualify to the Quarterfinals.
If teams are level on record at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record
- Head-to-head point differential
- Head-to-head points scored
- Point differential for the entire regular season
- Points scored for the entire regular season
Casademont Zaragoza, AZS UMCS Lublin and ACS Sepsi SIC will make their debut, while SERCO Uni Győr and Villeneuve d'Ascq LM return after a seven year and five year absence respectively. EuroCup Women holders, LDLC ASVEL Féminin, return for the first time since 2020–21.
Eight national associations will be represented this season, down by one compared to 2022–23. Belgium and Greece are replaced solely by Romania, who are present in the regular season for the first time since 2012–13. This is the first time since 2020–21 that the regular season contains three French teams. Poland come into this season with two representatives in the regular season for the first time since 2017–18.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FEN | DVTK | CAS | SCH | VAL | ASV | SEP | LUB | |
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1 | Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1198 | 909 | +289 | 26 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 95–71 | 71–65 | 90–64 | 96–66 | 106–57 | 110–63 | 72–61 | |
2 | DVTK HUN-Therm | 14 | 9 | 5 | 927 | 916 | +11 | 23[a] | 64–81 | — | 66–63 | 73–69 | 67–56 | 70–64 | 72–54 | 74–44 | ||
3 | Casademont Zaragoza | 14 | 9 | 5 | 943 | 875 | +68 | 23[a] | 71–74 | 70–68 | — | 56–51 | 59–47 | 63–60 | 85–57 | 96–49 | ||
4 | Beretta Famila Schio | 14 | 9 | 5 | 996 | 951 | +45 | 23[a] | 75–67 | 55–59 | 73–59 | — | 77–72 | 84–58 | 88–72 | 70–50 | ||
5 | Valencia Basket | 14 | 8 | 6 | 991 | 937 | +54 | 22 | 64–88 | 84–59 | 85–56 | 87–60 | — | 70–91 | 68–57 | 64–45 | ||
6 | LDLC ASVEL Féminin | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1021 | 1079 | −58 | 19 | 89–81 | 57–67 | 64–67 | 83–90 | 61–70 | — | 94–77 | 73–72 | ||
7 | ACS Sepsi SIC | 14 | 2 | 12 | 923 | 1108 | −185 | 16[b] | 49–82 | 68–80 | 68–69 | 58–70 | 61–71 | 86–85 | — | 88–58 | ||
8 | AZS UMCS Lublin | 14 | 2 | 12 | 806 | 1030 | −224 | 16[b] | 50–85 | 56–37 | 42–64 | 67–70 | 60–87 | 76–85 | 76–65 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | PRA | CUK | VIL | AVE | VIR | POL | LAN | GYOR | |
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1 | ZVVZ USK Praha | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1056 | 914 | +142 | 26 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 71–67 | 74–63 | 78–64 | 69–61 | 72–56 | 85–63 | 75–71 | |
2 | Çukurova Basketbol Mersin | 14 | 9 | 5 | 961 | 948 | +13 | 23 | 56–77 | — | 54–70 | 77–82 | 64–61 | 77–57 | 79–75 | 75–63 | ||
3 | Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1043 | 985 | +58 | 22[a] | 90–81 | 60–69 | — | 82–58 | 78–62 | 85–72 | 74–61 | 93–92 | ||
4 | Perfumerías Avenida | 14 | 8 | 6 | 943 | 922 | +21 | 22[a] | 53–64 | 67–56 | 79–65 | — | 58–62 | 75–66 | 69–44 | 56–42 | ||
5 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 14 | 7 | 7 | 995 | 999 | −4 | 21 | 69–90 | 65–73 | 65–62 | 79–75 | — | 90–69 | 74–66 | 76–70 | ||
6 | KGHM BC Polkowice | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1026 | 1070 | −44 | 20 | 75–68 | 59–66 | 77–61 | 73–78 | 81–78 | — | 88–72 | 92–82 | ||
7 | Basket Landes | 14 | 4 | 10 | 956 | 1032 | −76 | 18 | 62–69 | 70–72 | 80–71 | 69–48 | 70–68 | 75–81 | — | 83–75 | ||
8 | SERCO Uni Győr | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1000 | 1110 | −110 | 16 | 64–83 | 71–76 | 61–89 | 65–81 | 74–85 | 91–80 | 79–66 | — |
Quarter-finals
Format
The eight remaining teams are divided into four playoffs, played in a best-of-three format. The first team to win two games wins the tie. If needed, a game three will take place with the team who had the higher seed hosting the match.
Seeding
The seeding is based off the results of the regular season.[5][6]
Group | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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A | Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding | DVTK HUN-Therm | Casademont Zaragoza | Beretta Famila Schio |
B | ZVVZ USK Praha | Çukurova Basketbol Mersin | Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | Perfumerías Avenida |
Bracket
Villeneuve d'Ascq LM became the first unseeded team in seven years to win a series.[7][8]
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding | 2–0 | Perfumerías Avenida | 98–91 | 73–67 | |
DVTK HUN-Therm | 1–2 | Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | 78–66 | 59–63 | 58–73 |
ZVVZ USK Praha | 2–1 | Beretta Famila Schio | 78–60 | 61–73 | 74–54 |
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin | 2–1 | Casademont Zaragoza | 79–62 | 56–57 | 86–63 |
Matches
21 February 2024
19:00 |
Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding | 98–91 | Perfumerías Avenida |
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 23–20, 24–20, 21–27 | ||
Pts: McBride 27 Rebs: Collier 9 Asts: McBride 8 |
Pts: Prince 22 Rebs: Carter 6 Asts: Carter 6 |
Metro Energy Sports Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,900[9] Referees: Nikola Perlic (CRO), Veronika Obertova (SVK), Paulina Karolina Gajdosz (POL) |
28 February 2024
20:30 |
Perfumerías Avenida | 67–73 | Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding |
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 17–15, 6–22, 25–21 | ||
Pts: Carter, Rodriguez 14 Rebs: Kone 7 Asts: Cakir, Carter 4 |
Pts: Anderson 15 Rebs: Milić 10 Asts: Uzun 7 |
Pabellón Municipal Wurzburg, Salamanca
Attendance: 2,400[10] Referees: Lukasz Jankowski (POL), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA) |
Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding won the series 2–0
21 February 2024
18:00 |
DVTK HUN-Therm | 78–66 | Villeneuve d'Ascq LM |
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 21–10, 25–15, 18–15 | ||
Pts: Charles 18 Rebs: Charles 10 Asts: Kanyasi 6 |
Pts: Burke 17 Rebs: Mbaka 6 Asts: Smalls 3 |
DVTK Arena, Miskolc
Attendance: 3,000[11] Referees: Lukasz Jankowski (POL), Esperanza Mendoza (ESP), Alexandra-Ioana Stan (ROU) |
28 February 2024
20:00 |
Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | 63–59 | DVTK HUN-Therm |
Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 25–13, 17–12, 13–13 | ||
Pts: Salaün 24 Rebs: Diaby 9 Asts: Burke, Zellous 3 |
Pts: Garbin 16 Rebs: Charles 9 Asts: four players |
Palacium, Villeneuve d' Ascq
Attendance: 2,000[12] Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Petr Hrusa (CZE), Arnau Padros (ESP) |
6 March 2024
18:00 |
DVTK HUN-Therm | 58–73 | Villeneuve d'Ascq LM |
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 11–15, 18–18, 14–17 | ||
Pts: Charles 11 Rebs: Lelik 9 Asts: Lelik 5 |
Pts: Smalls 18 Rebs: Diaby 12 Asts: Burke 5 |
DVTK Arena, Miskolc
Attendance: 3,400[13] Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Sinisa Prpa (SRB), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU) |
Villeneuve d'Ascq LM won the series 2–1
21 February 2024
19:00 |
ZVVZ USK Praha | 78–60 | Beretta Famila Schio |
Scoring by quarter: 25–8, 15–21, 23–14, 15–17 | ||
Pts: Magbegor 15 Rebs: Magbegor 10 Asts: Cazorla 7 |
Pts: Guirantes 12 Rebs: Juhasz 7 Asts: Crippa, Verona 4 |
Kralovka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 800[14] Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Amel Dahra (FRA), Cisil Güngör (TUR) |
28 February 2024
20:00 |
Beretta Famila Schio | 73–61 | ZVVZ USK Praha |
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 23–12, 25–19, 9–10 | ||
Pts: Guirantes 17 Rebs: Juhasz 13 Asts: Sottana 6 |
Pts: Ayayi 19 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Ayayi 5 |
Palasport Livio Romare, Schio
Attendance: 1,900[14] Referees: Nemanja Ninkovic (SRB), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP), Jelena Tomic (CRO) |
6 March 2024
19:00 |
ZVVZ USK Praha | 74–54 | Beretta Famila Schio |
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 18–9, 20–17, 20–12 | ||
Pts: Sabally 19 Rebs: Conde 11 Asts: Cazorla 7 |
Pts: Juhasz 15 Rebs: Juhasz 11 Asts: Guirantes 4 |
Kralovka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 950[14] Referees: Viola Györgyi (ROU), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Valentin Oliot (FRA) |
ZVVZ USK Praha won the series 2–1
21 February 2024
19:30 |
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin | 79–62 | Casademont Zaragoza |
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 25–20, 15–12, 13–8 | ||
Pts: Mabrey 26 Rebs: Epoupa 10 Asts: Mabrey 7 |
Pts: Fiebich 11 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Ortiz 4 |
Servet Tazegul Spor Salonu, Mersin
Attendance: 7,850[15] Referees: Zoran Mitrovski (NMK), Ivana Ivanovic (SRB), Tijmen Last (NED) |
28 February 2024
20:00 |
Casademont Zaragoza | 57–56 | Çukurova Basketbol Mersin |
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 18–15, 18–9, 12–17 | ||
Pts: Diallo 14 Rebs: Ortiz 6 Asts: Atkinson 5 |
Pts: Copper 17 Rebs: Mavunga 8 Asts: Copper 4 |
Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza
Attendance: 5,626[16] Referees: Silvia Marziali (ITA), Alexandre Maret (FRA), Nikola Perlic (CRO) |
6 March 2024
19:30 |
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin | 86–63 | Casademont Zaragoza |
Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 21–22, 21–8, 21–22 | ||
Pts: Copper 18 Rebs: Mavunga 10 Asts: Mabrey 14 |
Pts: Fiebich, Gimeno 12 Rebs: Diallo 7 Asts: Ortiz 5 |
Servet Tazegul Spor Salonu, Mersin
Attendance: 7,920[17] Referees: Radomir Vojinovic (MNE), Paulina Karolina Gajdosz (POL), Blaz Zupancic (SLO) |
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin won the series 2–1
Final four
The Final four will be held at the Servet Tazegul Spor Salonu in Mersin, Turkey.[18]
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
12 April | ||||||
Fenerbahçe | 89 | |||||
14 April | ||||||
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin | 80 | |||||
Fenerbahçe | ||||||
12 April | ||||||
Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | ||||||
ZVVZ USK Praha | 78 | |||||
Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | 84 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
14 April | ||||||
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin | ||||||
ZVVZ USK Praha |
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Awards
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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October | Kayla McBride | Fenerbahçe | [19] |
November | Emma Meesseman | Fenerbahçe | [20] |
December | Kennedy Burke | Villeneuve d'Ascq LM | [21] |
January | Marina Mabrey | Çukurova Basketbol Mersin | [22] |
February | Napheesa Collier | Fenerbahçe | [23] |
March |
Team of the Month
MVP of the Round
- Regular season
- Playoffs
See also
- 2023–24 EuroCup Women
- 2023–24 EuroCup Women Qualification Round
- 2023 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
- 2023–24 EuroLeague
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- ^ "Week 5 Top Performers: Gajda, Sabally, Guirantes, Aho, Stankovic". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Week 6 Top Performers: Meesseman, Milic, Kone, Williams, Mabrey". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Week 7 Top Performers: Ortiz, Meesseman, Howard, Fiebich, Hristova". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Week 8 Top Performers: Williams, Meesseman, Hristova, Fraser, Burton". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Week 9 Top Performers: Diaby, Howard, McBride, Williams, Green". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Week 10 Top Performers: McBride, Green, Burke, Magbegor, Hof". FIBA.basketball.
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