2023–24 EuroLeague Women
Basketball league season
The 2023–24 EuroLeague Women was 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.
The Turkish side successfully defended their crown by defeating first-time finalists Villeneuve d'Ascq LM to become back-to-back champions in the competition.[ 2] [ 3]
This season had record-breaking success on digital platforms.[ 4] [ 5]
After the qualifiers, sixteen teams play in the regular season . They were divided into 2 groups of 8, with the top 4 advancing to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, the eight teams left played in four best-of-three play-offs, and whoever wins the series make the final four.
Rankings
The results were based on the results of the past three seasons.[ 6]
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.[ 7]
Teams
The teams were announced on 13 July 2024.[ 8] TH EL : EuroLeague Women title holders; TH EC : EuroCup Women title holders).[ 8] S means that the team in the qualifying round was seeded.
Round and draw dates
Schedule
Phase
Round
Round date[ 7]
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 .[ 9]
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.
Qualification round
The winners advance to the regular season , while the losers drop down to the EuroCup regular season .
Regular season
Location of teams of the
2023–24 Euroleague Women regular season.
Red: Group A;
Green: Group B.
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
Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Notes:
^ a b c DVTK HUN-Therm 3–1, Casademont Zaragoza 2–2, Beretta Famila Schio 1–3
^ a b ACS Sepsi SIC 153–134 AZS UMCS Lublin
Group B
Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
Notes:
^ a b Villeneuve d'Ascq LM 147–137 Perfumerías Avenida
Quarter-finals
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 on the results of the regular season .[ 10] [ 11]
Bracket
Villeneuve d'Ascq LM became the first unseeded team in seven years to win a series.[ 12] [ 13]
Matches
Fenerbahçe Alagoz Holding won the series 2–0
DVTK Arena ,
Miskolc Attendance: 3,000
[ 16] Referees: Lukasz Jankowski (POL), Esperanza Mendoza (ESP), Alexandra-Ioana Stan (ROU)
DVTK Arena ,
Miskolc Attendance: 3,400
[ 18] Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Sinisa Prpa (SRB), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
Villeneuve d'Ascq LM won the series 2–1
ZVVZ USK Praha won the series 2–1
Çukurova Basketbol Mersin won the series 2–1
Final four
The Final four was held at the Servet Tazegul Spor Salonu in Mersin , Turkey .[ 23]
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Awards
Voting for the awards started on 18 February 2024.[ 26]
EuroLeague MVP
EuroLeague Final Four MVP
All-EuroLeague Teams
Defensive Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Best Play of the Season
Club Excellence Award
MVP of the Month
Team of the Month
MVP of the Round
Regular season Playoffs Final four
Marketing
For the first time, FIBA Europe gave out digital medals.[ 57]
See also
References
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External links
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