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MUNICH (Germany) – The groups for the 2024-25 FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season and pairings for the Qualifiers have been drawn in Munich, Germany on Friday.
Gladiators were provisionally drawn in a group H if we do not qualify for the BCL potentially lining up againg Ludwigsburg (GER), Winner of Dijon (FRA) / Zagreb (CRO), Loser of the BCL semi-final between Trepca (KOS) / Keravnos (CYP) or Nymburk (CZE).
The Regular Season will feature 40 teams split into 10 groups of four with 15 teams receiving direct berths, a further 14 clubs competing in the Qualifiers for seven guaranteed places and up to 18 teams arriving from the Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds.
There are in total 19 clubs that have opted in from the BCL Qualifiers, of which a maximum of 18 will take part in the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season.
They were conditionally placed in the draw; and will be replaced by a ‘lucky loser’ from the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifiers should they advance to the BCL Regular Season.
The draw was attended by FIBA Europe President Jorge Garbajosa and FIBA Executive Director Europe Kamil Novak, with former Bulgarian international Filip Videnov assisting with the draw.
The groups for the Regular Season are as follows:
Group A: Tofas Bursa (TUR); Petrolina AEK (CYP); Loser of BCL QF: BC Trepca v Keravnos BC; Basketball Lowen Braunschweig (GER)
Group B: Casademont Zaragoza (ESP); Loser BCL QRT 2 SF; Bursaspor (TUR); Winner – FEC Qualifiers Pairing 5
Group C: Cholet Basket (FRA); Windrose Giants Antwerp (BEL); Fribourg Olympic (SUI); Winner – FEC Qualifiers Pairing 4
Group D: Anwil Wloclawek (POL); Dinamo Banco di Sardegna (ITA); Aliaga Petkim (TUR); Winner – FEC Qualifiers Pairing 2
Group E: CSM Oradea (ROU); BC Parnu Sadam (EST); PGE Spojnia Stargard (POL); Fotbal Club Arges (ROU)
Group F: Loser of BCL QRT 2 Final; Rilski Sportist (BUL); ESSM Le Portel (FRA); Winner – FEC Qualifiers Pairing 3
Group G: SL Benfica (POR); Norrkoping Dolphins (SWE); Sabah BC (AZE); Winner – FEC Qualifiers Pairing 6
Group H: MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (GER); Loser of BCL QRT 2 SF; Caledonia Gladiators (GBR); Winner – FEC Qualifiers Pairing 1
Group I: FC Porto (POR); PAOK (GRE); NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (HUN); Hubo Limburg United (BEL)
Group J: Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER); BC Balkan (BUL); Loser of BCL QF: Kutaisi 2010 v Patrioti Levice; Winner – FEC Qualifiers Pairing 7
