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EuroLeague Final Four
European basketball championship
European basketball championship
Main article: EuroLeague
The EuroLeague Final Four is the final four format championship of the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague Basketball Company used the final four format for the first time in 2002, following the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, which was the last final four held by FIBA Europe. In the original FIBA Europe competition, as seen below, the final four was used for the first time at the 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. The final four format was used again the next year, with the 1967 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, but was then abandoned.
The final four finally returned as the format of choice, for the first time during its modern era, with the 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. It is known as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four for name sponsorship reasons. Panathinaikos has been the most successful team at the EuroLeague Final Four, since the modern final four era began in the 1987–88 season, winning the title 7 times (1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2024). Fenerbahçe are the most recent winners, having clinched their second Final Four title in 2025.
The EuroLeague Final Four is broadcast on TV in up to 213 countries and territories.
History
Names of the Final Four
- FIBA era (1958–2001):
- FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four (1966–1967, 1988–1991)
- FIBA European League Final Four ("FIBA EuroLeague Final Four") (1992–1996)
- FIBA EuroLeague Final Four (1997–2000)
- FIBA SuproLeague Final Four (2001)
- Euroleague Basketball era (since 2000):
- Euroleague Final Four (2002–2016)
- EuroLeague Final Four (since 2017)
Historical changes
The first time the EuroLeague used a Final Four format to decide its league champion, was at the conclusion of the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons, when it held the 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, and the 1967 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. Those first two final fours were won by Simmenthal Milano (1966) and Real Madrid (1967). FIBA Europe did not use the final four format again until the 1987–88 season, when it held the 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, which was also won by Tracer Milano.
The EuroLeague Final Four has been held every year since, with FIBA Europe organizing it until 2001, and the Euroleague Basketball Company organizing it since 2002.
There were two separate competitions during the 2000–01 season. The SuproLeague, which was organized by FIBA, and the EuroLeague, which was organized by Euroleague Basketball Company. Euroleague Basketball Company's EuroLeague competition, in its inaugural year, used a playoff format, with the two professional teams from Bologna (Virtus and Fortitudo), AEK, and TAU reaching the tournament's semifinals. Virtus was the winner of the 2001 Euroleague Finals.
EuroLeague Final Four by season
| Year | Host city | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four (early events) | 1966 | 1967 | FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | FIBA European League Final Four | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | FIBA EuroLeague Final Four | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001* | FIBA SuproLeague Final Four | 2001* | Euroleague Final Four | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | EuroLeague Final Four | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Bologna | ITA Simmenthal Milano | TCH Slavia VŠ Praha | URS CSKA Moscow | GRE AEK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Madrid | ESP Real Madrid | ITA Simmenthal Milano | TCH Slavia VŠ Praha | YUG AŠK Olimpija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Ghent | ITA Tracer Milano | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | YUG Partizan | GRE Aris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRG Munich | YUG Jugoplastika | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | GRE Aris | ESP FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Zaragoza | YUG Jugoplastika | ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | FRA Limoges CSP | GRE Aris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Paris | YUG POP 84 | ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ITA Scavolini Pesaro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TUR Istanbul | YUG Partizan | ESP Montigalà Joventut | ITA Philips Milano | ESP Estudiantes Argentaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRE Piraeus | FRA Limoges CSP | ITA Benetton Treviso | GRE PAOK | ESP Real Madrid Teka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISR Tel Aviv | ESP 7up Joventut | GRE Olympiacos | GRE Panathinaikos | ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Zaragoza | ESP Real Madrid Teka | GRE Olympiacos | GRE Panathinaikos | FRA Limoges CSP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Paris | GRE Panathinaikos | ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | RUS CSKA Moscow | ESP Real Madrid Teka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Rome | GRE Olympiacos | ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | SLO Smelt Olimpija | FRA ASVEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Barcelona | ITA Kinder Bologna | GRE AEK | ITA Benetton Treviso | FRY Partizan Zepter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Munich | LTU Žalgiris | ITA Kinder Bologna | GRE Olympiacos | ITA Teamsystem Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRE Thessaloniki | GRE Panathinaikos | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | TUR Efes Pilsen | ESP FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Vitoria-Gasteiz | ITA Kinder Bologna | ESP Tau Cerámica | GRE AEK / ITA Paf Bologna | No third place game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Paris | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | GRE Panathinaikos | TUR Efes Pilsen | RUS CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Bologna | GRE Panathinaikos | ITA Kinder Bologna | ITA Benetton Treviso | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Barcelona | ESP FC Barcelona | ITA Benetton Treviso | ITA Montepaschi Siena | RUS CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISR Tel Aviv | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ITA Skipper Bologna | RUS CSKA Moscow | ITA Montepaschi Siena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Moscow | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ESP Tau Cerámica | GRE Panathinaikos | RUS CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE Prague | RUS CSKA Moscow | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ESP Tau Cerámica | ESP Winterthur FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRE Athens | GRE Panathinaikos | RUS CSKA Moscow | ESP Unicaja | ESP Tau Cerámica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Madrid | RUS CSKA Moscow | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ITA Montepaschi Siena | ESP Tau Cerámica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Berlin | GRE Panathinaikos | RUS CSKA Moscow | ESP Regal FC Barcelona | GRE Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Paris | ESP Regal FC Barcelona | GRE Olympiacos | RUS CSKA Moscow | SRB Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Barcelona | GRE Panathinaikos | ISR Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | ITA Montepaschi Siena | ESP Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TUR Istanbul | GRE Olympiacos | RUS CSKA Moscow | ESP FC Barcelona Regal | GRE Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRB London | GRE Olympiacos | ESP Real Madrid | RUS CSKA Moscow | ESP FC Barcelona Regal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Milan | ISR Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | ESP Real Madrid | ESP FC Barcelona | RUS CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Madrid | ESP Real Madrid | GRE Olympiacos | RUS CSKA Moscow | TUR Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Berlin | RUS CSKA Moscow | TUR Fenerbahçe | RUS Lokomotiv Kuban | ESP Laboral Kutxa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TUR Istanbul | TUR Fenerbahçe | GRE Olympiacos | RUS CSKA Moscow | ESP Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SRB Belgrade | ESP Real Madrid | TUR Fenerbahçe Doğuş | LTU Žalgiris | RUS CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Vitoria-Gasteiz | RUS CSKA Moscow | TUR Anadolu Efes | ESP Real Madrid | TUR Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Cologne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Cologne | TUR Anadolu Efes | ESP FC Barcelona | ITA AX Armani Exchange Milan | RUS CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SRB Belgrade | TUR Anadolu Efes | ESP Real Madrid | ESP FC Barcelona | GRE Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTU Kaunas | ESP Real Madrid | GRE Olympiacos | FRA AS Monaco | ESP FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Berlin | GRE Panathinaikos AKTOR | ESP Real Madrid | GRE Olympiacos | TUR Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAE Abu Dhabi | TUR Fenerbahçe | FRA AS Monaco | GRE Olympiacos | GRE Panathinaikos AKTOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRE Athens |
- The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European teams split into two different major leagues, the SuproLeague 2000–01, held by FIBA, and the Euroleague 2000–01, held by Euroleague Basketball. That season's Euroleague Basketball tournament, the Euroleague 2000–01 season, did not end with a Final Four tournament. Instead, it ended with a 5-game playoff series. The EuroLeague now officially recognizes both the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague, and the 2001 Euroleague, in its statistics.
Statistics
Performance by club
- Including original FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague Final Four competitions.
| Club | 1st | 2nd (Finalist) | 3rd | 4th | Total | Total | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 158 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Real Madrid | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | ||||||
| RUS CSKA Moscow | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | ||||||
| GRE Panathinaikos | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||||||
| ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | ||||||
| GRE Olympiacos | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||||||
| YUG Split | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||
| ESP FC Barcelona | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | ||||||
| TUR Fenerbahçe | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| ITA Virtus Bologna | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | ||||||
| TUR Anadolu Efes | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||
| ITA Olimpia Milano | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||
| ESP Joventut Badalona | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | ||||||
| SRB Partizan | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| FRA Limoges CSP | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| LTU Žalgiris | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||
| ITA Treviso | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||
| ESP Baskonia | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| FRA AS Monaco | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||
| GRE AEK | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| ITA Fortitudo Bologna | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| TCH Slavia VŠ Praha | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||
| ITA Mens Sana 1871 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| SVN Olimpija | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| GRE Aris | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| GRE PAOK | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| ESP Málaga | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| RUS Lokomotiv Kuban | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| ITA Victoria Libertas | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| ESP Estudiantes | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| FRA ASVEL | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Performance by nation
- Including original FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague Final Four competitions.
| Nation (Domestic League) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | Total | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 148 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRE Greece (GBL) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | ||||||
| ESP Spain (LEB / ACB) | 7 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 40 | ||||||
| ISR Israel (ISBL) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| RUS Russia (RSL / PBL / VTB) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | ||||||
| TUR Turkey (BSL) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
| YUG SFR Yugoslavia (FFBL) | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| ITA Italy (LBA) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | ||||||
| FRA France (Pro A) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| LTU Lithuania (LKL) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||
| TCH Czechoslovakia (CSBL) | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| URS Soviet Union (PBL) | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| SVN Slovenia (SKL) | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||
| SRB Serbia (ABA/KLS) | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Opening press conference venues
| Year | Venue | Host city | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Community of Madrid Sports Centre | Madrid | ESP Spain | |
| 2009 | O2 World | Berlin | GER Germany | |
| 2010 | Hôtel de Ville | Paris | FRA France | |
| 2011 | Gothic Quarter (City hall) | Barcelona | ESP Spain | |
| 2012 | Çırağan Palace | Istanbul | TUR Turkey | |
| 2013 | London City Hall | London | ENG England | |
| 2014 | Piazza del Duomo | Milan | ITA Italy | |
| 2015 | Cybele Palace | Madrid | ESP Spain | |
| 2016 | Alexanderplatz | Berlin | GER Germany | |
| 2017 | Çırağan Palace | Istanbul | TUR Turkey | |
| 2018 | Kalemegdan Fortress | Belgrade | SRB Serbia | |
| 2019 | Plaza Nueva | Vitoria-Gasteiz | ESP Spain | |
| 2020 |
EuroLeague Final Four MVPs
Main article: EuroLeague Final Four MVP
| Season | Final Four MVP | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Bob McAdoo | ITA Tracer Milano | ||
| YUG Dino Rađa | YUG Jugoplastika | ||
| YUG Toni Kukoč | YUG Jugoplastika | ||
| YUG Toni Kukoč (2) | YUG POP 84 | ||
| YUG Sasha Danilović | YUG Partizan | ||
| HRV Toni Kukoč (3) | ITA Benetton Treviso | ||
| FRY Žarko Paspalj | GRE Olympiacos | ||
| LTU Arvydas Sabonis | ESP Real Madrid Teka | ||
| USA Dominique Wilkins | GRE Panathinaikos | ||
| USA David Rivers | GRE Olympiacos | ||
| FRY Zoran Savić | ITA Kinder Bologna | ||
| USA Tyus Edney | LTU Žalgiris | ||
| FRY Željko Rebrača | GRE Panathinaikos | ||
| USA SVN Ariel McDonald | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ||
| FRY Dejan Bodiroga | GRE Panathinaikos | ||
| SCG Dejan Bodiroga (2) | ESP FC Barcelona | ||
| USA Anthony Parker | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ||
| LTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ||
| GRE Theo Papaloukas | RUS CSKA Moscow | ||
| GRE Dimitris Diamantidis | GRE Panathinaikos | ||
| USA Trajan Langdon | RUS CSKA Moscow | ||
| GRE Vassilis Spanoulis | GRE Panathinaikos | ||
| ESP Juan Carlos Navarro | ESP Regal FC Barcelona | ||
| GRE Dimitris Diamantidis (2) | GRE Panathinaikos | ||
| GRE Vassilis Spanoulis (2) | GRE Olympiacos | ||
| GRE Vassilis Spanoulis (3) | GRE Olympiacos | ||
| USA MNE Tyrese Rice | ISR Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | ||
| ARG Andrés Nocioni | ESP Real Madrid | ||
| FRA Nando de Colo | RUS CSKA Moscow | ||
| USA Ekpe Udoh | TUR Fenerbahçe | ||
| SVN Luka Dončić | ESP Real Madrid | ||
| USA Will Clyburn | RUS CSKA Moscow | ||
| SRB Vasilije Micić | TUR Anadolu Efes | ||
| SRB Vasilije Micić (2) | TUR Anadolu Efes | ||
| CPV Edy Tavares | SPA Real Madrid | ||
| GRE Kostas Sloukas | GRE Panathinaikos AKTOR | ||
| USA Nigel Hayes-Davis | TUR Fenerbahçe |
EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
Main article: EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
EuroLeague Final Four records
Main article: EuroLeague Final Four records
Notes
References
References
- https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-crowned-2025-champion-with-70-81-win-over-monaco/
- [http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/istanbul-2017/news/i/7tjwhwjjlaq9963d/record-broadcast-reach-for-2017-final-four Record broadcast reach for 2017 Final Four!]
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_G1w-yYBWGCYzky7LEflSH1.coid_5Xp,TM0NJDsQBszxR6fmh0.articleMode_on.html The European Cup For Men's Champion Clubs – The Early Years]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/11836/european-club-champions-1958-2014 European club champions: 1958-2014.]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/5yltk4drkbpxee7j/nocioni-named-bwin-mvp-of-euroleague-final-four Nocioni named bwin MVP of Euroleague Final Four.]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/berlin-2016/news/i/6vv9xlr95xxqfeoh/de-colo-celebrates-title-as-final-four-mvp De Colo celebrates title as Final Four MVP.]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/7tqerufeft668lf8/udoh-caps-historic-final-four-with-mvp-award Udoh caps historic Final Four with MVP award.]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/8r3rsdm5ysqhwudu/doncic-chosen-final-four-mvp Doncic chosen Final Four MVP.]
- [https://www.euroleague.net/news/interviews/euroleague-2018-19/i/9parjm4r6vlpadwx/will-clyburn-cska-heart-had-to-carry-me Will Clyburn, CSKA: 'Heart had to carry me'.]
- [https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/bk3mj9rkxlhk5aec/micic-is-chosen-final-four-mvp Micic is chosen Final Four MVP]
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/micic-repeats-as-final-four-mvp/ Micic repeats as Final Four MVP!]
- "Edy Tavares named EuroLeague Final Four MVP".
- (2024-05-26). "Kostas Sloukas is the Final Four MVP {{!}} EuroLeague".
- (2025-05-25). "Final Four MVP: Nigel Hayes-Davis, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul {{!}} EuroLeague".
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