The 2019–20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 20th season of the modern era of the EuroLeague and the 10th under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 63rd season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started on 3 October 2019 and played its last games on 6 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Lanxess Arena in Cologne would have hosted the Final Four
Season2019–20
Duration3 October 2019 – 11 March 2020
Games played252
Teams18
Records
Biggest home winBayern Munich 104–63 ASVEL
(17 October 2019)
Biggest away winPanathinaikos 66–97 CSKA Moscow
(05 March 2020)
Highest scoringAnadolu Efes 106–105 ALBA Berlin
(11 October 2019)
Panathinaikos 105–106 ALBA Berlin
(14 November 2019)
Winning streak13 games
Real Madrid
Losing streak9 games
Žalgiris
Highest attendance17,396
Panathinaikos 99–93 Olympiacos
(6 December 2019)
Lowest attendance2,917
Khimki 75–84 Valencia Basket
(14 January 2020)
Attendance2,138,522 (8,520 per match)
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.
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On 12 March 2020, Euroleague Basketball temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 25 May, Euroleague Basketball cancelled its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The Final Four would have been played in 22–24 May 2020 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.[3] CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Euroleague Basketball decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season. The Lanxess Arena was compensated by hosting the next Final Four.

Format changes

On 5 July 2018, Euroleague Basketball agreed expand the competition to 18 teams, with the allocation of two-year wild cards to German Bayern Munich and French LDLC ASVEL.[4]

Team allocation

A total of 18 teams from 10 countries participated in the 2019–20 EuroLeague.[4][5][6]

Distribution

The following was the access list for this season.[5]

More information Teams entering in this round, Teams advancing from previous round ...
Access list for 2019–20 EuroLeague
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Regular season
(18 teams)
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the regular season
Final Four
(4 teams)
  • 4 series winners from the playoffs
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Qualified teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[4][5][6]

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • EC: EuroCup champion
  • WC: Wild card
Notes
  1. ^
    ABA League (ABA): Crvena zvezda mts qualified through the ABA League.
  2. ^
    VTB United League (VTB): Khimki qualified through the VTB United League.
  3. ^
    Wild card (WC): As Valencia Basket won the EuroCup, the spot reserved for the best team in the 2018–19 ACB season was converted in a wild card.

Teams

Venues and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Germany ALBA BerlinSpain Aíto García RenesesGermany Niels GiffeyAdidasALBA SE
Turkey Anadolu EfesTurkey Ergin AtamanTurkey Doğuş BalbayS by SportiveAnadolu Efes
Italy A|X Armani Exchange MilanItaly Ettore MessinaItaly Andrea CinciariniArmaniArmani Exchange
Spain BarcelonaSerbia Svetislav PešićCroatia Ante TomićNikeAssistència Sanitària
Germany Bayern MunichSerbia Oliver KostićGermany Danilo BarthelAdidasBayWa
Serbia Crvena zvezda mtsSerbia Dragan ŠakotaSerbia Branko LazićNikemts
Russia CSKA MoscowGreece Dimitrios ItoudisUnited States Kyle HinesNikeRostelecom
Turkey Fenerbahçe BekoSerbia Željko ObradovićTurkey Melih MahmutoğluNikeBeko
Russia KhimkiLithuania Rimas KurtinaitisRussia Sergei MoniaAdidasKhimki Group
Spain Kirolbet BaskoniaMontenegro Duško IvanovićGeorgia (country) Tornike ShengeliaKelmeKirolbet
France LDLC ASVELMontenegro Zvezdan MitrovićFrance Charles Lombahe-KahudiPeakLDLC
Israel Maccabi FOX Tel AvivGreece Ioannis SfairopoulosIsrael John DiBartolomeoNikeFOX
Greece OlympiacosGreece Georgios BartzokasGreece Vassilis SpanoulisNikebwin
Greece Panathinaikos OPAPUnited States Rick PitinoGreece Nick CalathesAdidasPame Stoixima
Spain Real MadridSpain Pablo LasoSpain Felipe ReyesAdidasPalladium Hotel Group
Spain Valencia BasketSpain Jaume PonsarnauMontenegro Bojan DubljevićLuanviCultura del Esfuerzo1
Lithuania ŽalgirisLithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusLithuania Paulius JankūnasŽalgirisShop
Russia Zenit Saint PetersburgSpain Xavi PascualRussia Evgeny VoronovNikeNipigas
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Notes
1. ^ Cultura del Esfuerzo (transl."Culture of Effort") is the motto of the club.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Italy AX Armani Exchange MilanItaly Simone PianigianiSacked11 June 2019[25]Pre-seasonItaly Ettore Messina11 June 2019[26]
Greece Panathinaikos OPAPUnited States Rick PitinoResigned21 June 2019[27]Greece Argyris Pedoulakis21 June 2019[28]
Greece OlympiacosIsrael David BlattMutual consent6 October 2019[29]16th (0–1)Lithuania Kęstutis Kemzūra20 October 2019[30]
Serbia Crvena zvezda mtsSerbiaGreece Milan TomićResigned22 October 2019[31]9th (1–2)Serbia Andrija Gavrilović (interim)22 October 2019[31]
Greece Panathinaikos OPAPGreece Argyris PedoulakisSacked15 November 2019[32]9th (4–4)Greece Georgios Vovoras (interim)15 November 2019[32]
Serbia Crvena zvezda mtsSerbia Andrija GavrilovićEnd of caretaker spell23 November 2019[33]15th (3–7)SerbiaGreece Dragan Šakota23 November 2019[33]
Greece Panathinaikos OPAPGreece Georgios Vovoras26 November 2019[34]7th (6–4)United States Rick Pitino26 November 2019[34]
Spain Kirolbet BaskoniaCroatia Velimir PerasovićMutual consent20 December 2019[35]13th (6–9)Montenegro Duško Ivanović
Germany Bayern MunichMontenegro Dejan RadonjićSacked7 January 2020[36]15th (6–11)Serbia Oliver Kostić7 January 2020
Greece OlympiacosLithuania Kęstutis Kemzūra12 January 2020[37]13th (7–11)Greece Georgios Bartzokas12 January 2020[37]
Russia Zenit Saint PetersburgSpain Joan Plaza12 February 2020[38]17th (7–17)Spain Xavi Pascual15 February 2020[39]
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Regular season

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1 Turkey Anadolu Efes 28 24 4 2432 2166 +266
2 Spain Real Madrid 28 22 6 2371 2165 +206
3 Spain Barcelona 28 22 6 2357 2193 +164
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 28 19 9 2305 2125 +180
5 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 28 19 9 2291 2164 +127
6 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP 28 14 14 2392 2394 2
7 Russia Khimki 28 13 15 2393 2380 +13
8 Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 28 13 15 2153 2188 35
9 Lithuania Žalgiris 28 12 16 2213 2142 +71
10 Spain Valencia Basket 28 12 16 2252 2273 21
11 Greece Olympiacos 28 12 16 2243 2282 39
12 Italy A|X Armani Exchange Milan 28 12 16 2163 2236 73
13 Spain Kirolbet Baskonia 28 12 16 2059 2155 96
14 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 28 11 17 2079 2108 29
15 France LDLC ASVEL 28 10 18 2073 2284 211
16 Germany ALBA Berlin 28 9 19 2304 2423 119
17 Germany Bayern Munich 28 8 20 2064 2281 217
18 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 28 8 20 2055 2240 185
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Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BER ...
Home \ Away BER EFS AXM FCB BAY CZV CSK FNB KHI KBA ASV MTA OLY PAO RMB VBC ZAL ZEN
ALBA Berlin 86–99 78–81 80–84 76–77 93–80 66–82 70–74 81–57 89–95 80–99 97–103 69–62 85–65
Anadolu Efes 106–105 88–68 64–74 104–75 85–70 80–81 101–82 101–74 99–79 91–79 76–60 96–91 90–88
AX Armani Exchange Milan 96–102 76–81 83–70 79–78 67–77 87–74 69–78 81–74 92–88 96–87 73–78 78–71 85–81 73–72
Barcelona 103–84 82–86 84–80 83–80 86–82 67–96 89–63 80–67 96–73 90–80 98–86 83–77 90–72
Bayern Munich 63–88 78–64 67–77 77–84 74–87 71–80 104–63 80–68 85–82 75–87 95–86 59–66 73–98 77–69
Crvena zvezda mts 85–94 78–85 65–73 93–63 81–86 68–56 90–78 64–72 72–74 92–78 88–81 78–73 60–75 76–73 70–76
CSKA Moscow 80–82 78–75 80–82 79–68 100–74 88–70 99–86 94–90 79–84 102–106 60–55 81–70 85–82 86–78
Fenerbahçe Beko 107–102 73–81 73–64 74–80 90–82 66–63 89–76 87–80 86–64 77–78 65–94 98–100 76–79 81–84
Khimki 104–87 87–79 94–102 78–72 69–78 82–68 79–76 108–79 89–83 103–86 102–94 75–84 83–74 81–83
Kirolbet Baskonia 73–72 77–102 76–74 93–60 71–56 80–70 65–79 83–79 79–65 83–113 82–66 55–77 60–74 70–60
LDLC ASVEL 93–81 84–90 89–82 75–65 80–83 67–66 72–88 92–88 66–63 82–63 79–78 77–87 72–65 74–79
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 104–78 77–75 69–63 92–85 77–55 84–69 90–80 67–55 80–77 93–62 71–70 88–79 77–81 76–63
Olympiacos 86–93 67–86 91–70 89–72 72–59 87–96 109–98 80–70 77–68 65–90 81–78 89–63 83–74 68–77
Panathinaikos OPAP 105–106 86–70 78–79 81–92 98–83 87–82 66–97 81–78 100–68 100–88 99–93 75–87 91–80 96–94 96–81
Real Madrid 85–71 75–80 76–67 86–76 97–81 81–77 104–76 70–69 87–78 86–85 93–77 96–78 111–99 88–82
Valencia Basket 91–77 78–83 81–83 76–77 82–56 71–96 86–93 89–84 105–77 81–72 82–85 91–93 94–87 94–90
Žalgiris 104–80 68–74 105–97 86–93 59–61 96–85 58–70 70–56 73–68 94–69 85–86 86–73 82–86 70–82
Zenit Saint Petersburg 81–83 63–87 68–77 58–65 70–87 68–73 73–87 72–66 75–70 71–82 91–87 79–89 71–86 81–86 76–75
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Source: EuroLeague
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Attendances

Average home attendances

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low AverageChange
1 Lithuania Žalgiris 199,088 15,342 9,405 14,221 −4.0%
2 Turkey Anadolu Efes 170,472 15,173 6,478 13,113 +59.0%
3 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 176,163 16,879 5,432 11,744 +134.4%1,5
4 Spain Kirolbet Baskonia 149,252 13,628 8,725 10,661 −4.3%
5 Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 140,528 10,722 3,330 10,038 −4.6%
6 Germany ALBA Berlin 129,092 13,212 8,076 9,930 +23.4%1
7 Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 138,079 12,705 7,315 9,863 −8.1%
8 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP 138,016 17,396 6,713 9,858 −21.3%4
9 Spain Real Madrid 135,081 12,729 7,019 9,649 −1.5%
10 Italy AX Armani Exchange Milan 110,388 12,064 6,599 8,491 0.0%4
11 Spain Valencia Basket 96,627 7,840 6,954 7,433 +9.5%1,4
12 Greece Olympiacos 102,015 10,877 5,516 7,287 −11.2%
13 Russia CSKA Moscow 98,693 11,355 4,852 7,050 −2.1%2
14 Spain Barcelona 77,701 7,173 3,585 5,977 +3.2%
15 France LDLC ASVEL 74,562 5,548 4,491 5,326 +0.8%1
16 Russia Khimki 72,650 6,781 2,917 5,189 −5.7%
17 Germany Bayern Munich 65,627 5,989 3,524 4,688 +7.8%
18 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 64,488 6,585 3,020 4,299 +37.9%1,3
League total 2,138,522 17,396 2,917 8,520 +2.9%
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Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: 2018–19 season average applied to EuroCup games.
2: CSKA Moscow played one match at Universal Sports Hall CSKA and two at Yantarny Sports Palace, instead of Megasport Arena.
3: Zenit Saint Petersburg played two matches at Yubileyny Sports Palace and one at Basket-Hall Kazan, instead of Sibur Arena.
4: Panathinaikos OPAP, Valencia Basket and AX Armani Exchange Milan played one match behind closed doors, not included in the averages.
5: Crvena zvezda mts played three matches at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, instead of Štark Arena.

Top 10

More information Pos., Round ...
Pos.RoundGameHome teamVisitorAttendance
1 Regular Season 12 Greece Panathinaikos Greece Olympiacos 17,396
2 Regular Season 2 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 16,879
3 Regular Season 17 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts Germany Bayern Munich 16,824
4 Regular Season 6 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts Spain Real Madrid 16,457
5 Regular Season 19 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts Lithuania Žalgiris 15,874
6 Regular Season 7 Lithuania Žalgiris Spain Barcelona 15,342
7 Regular Season 15 Turkey Anadolu Efes Russia CSKA Moscow 15,173
8 Regular Season 4 Turkey Anadolu Efes Spain Real Madrid 15,167
9 Regular Season 1 Lithuania Žalgiris Spain Kirolbet Baskonia 15,151
10 Regular Season 3 Lithuania Žalgiris Spain Real Madrid 15,109
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Awards

All official awards of the 2019–20 EuroLeague.[40]

MVP of the Round

Regular season

MVP of the Month

More information Month, Round ...
Month Round Player Team Ref.
2019
October1–6Spain Sergio RodríguezItaly AX Armani Exchange Milan[69]
November7–11United States Shane LarkinTurkey Anadolu Efes[70]
December12–16Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Barcelona[71]
2020
January17–22United States Shane Larkin (2)Turkey Anadolu Efes[72]
February23–26Spain Nikola Mirotić (2)Spain Barcelona[73]
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Statistics

Individual statistics

Rating

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Shane LarkinTurkey Anadolu Efes2564425.76
2.Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Barcelona2862922.46
3.United States Mike JamesRussia CSKA Moscow2858420.86
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Source: EuroLeague

Points

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.United States Shane LarkinTurkey Anadolu Efes2555522.20
2.Russia Alexey ShvedRussia Khimki2655721.42
3.United States Mike JamesRussia CSKA Moscow2859021.07
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Source: EuroLeague

Rebounds

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.Serbia Nikola MilutinovGreece Olympiacos241978.21
2.Nigeria Tonye JekiriFrance LDLC ASVEL272027.48
3.Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid281997.11
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Source: EuroLeague

Assists

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Greece Nick CalathesGreece Panathinaikos OPAP282559.11
2.Argentina Facundo CampazzoSpain Real Madrid281997.11
3.Russia Alexey ShvedRussia Khimki261626.23
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Source: EuroLeague

Other statistics

More information Category, Player ...
Category Player Team Games Average
Steals United States Pierriá HenrySpain Kirolbet Baskonia251.60
Blocks Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid282.18
Turnovers Russia Alexey ShvedRussia Khimki263.92
Fouls drawn United States Mike JamesRussia CSKA Moscow285.93
Minutes Greece Nick CalathesGreece Panathinaikos OPAP2832:11
FT % United States Tyler CavanaughGermany ALBA Berlin1996.97%
2-Point % Lithuania Artūras MilaknisLithuania Žalgiris2870.59%
3-Point % Serbia Stefan JovićRussia Khimki2353.19%
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Individual game highs

More information Category, Player ...
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Team statistics

More information Category, Team ...
Category Team Average
Rating Turkey Anadolu Efes103.82
Points Turkey Anadolu Efes87.25
Points Allowed Serbia Crvena zvezda mts76.75
Rebounds Russia CSKA Moscow37.79
Assists Spain Real Madrid19.82
Steals Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv7.75
Blocks Spain Real Madrid4.04
Turnovers Germany Bayern Munich15.00
FT % Turkey Anadolu Efes86.04%
2-Point % Turkey Anadolu Efes57.10%
3-Point % Turkey Anadolu Efes42.10%
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See also

References

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