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Štark Arena in
Belgrade hosted the
Final Four | |||||||||||||
Season | 2017–18 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 12 October 2017 – 20 May 2018 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 260 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
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Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Final Four MVP |
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Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win |
Valencia Basket 91–53
Unicaja (27 October 2017) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win |
AX Milan 62–94
Žalgiris (9 November 2017) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring |
AX Milan 102–111
Maccabi Tel Aviv (26 January 2018) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 7 games Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 10 games Valencia Basket | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 18,243 Panathinaikos 82–89 Real Madrid (19 April 2018) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 1,920 Anadolu Efes 83–107 Barcelona (29 March 2018) | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 2,282,897 (8,780 per match) | ||||||||||||
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The 2017–18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 18th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the eighth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 61st season of the premier competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.
The 2018 EuroLeague Final Four was played at the Štark Arena, in Belgrade, Serbia. [1] Real Madrid won its record tenth EuroLeague title, after defeating defending champions Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the championship game.
A total of sixteen teams participate. [2] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders). Eleven teams were placed as Licensed Clubs, long-term licenses, while five spots were given to Associated Clubs, based on merit. [2] [3]
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A total of 16 teams from 9 countries took part in the league, including 11 sides with a long-term licence from the 2016–17 season, 1 team qualified from the EuroCup and the 4 highest-placed teams from the ABA League, the German Bundesliga, the VTB United League and Spain's ACB.
Brose Bamberg and Crvena zvezda qualified, after winning the Bundesliga and ABA League titles respectively. Galatasaray Odeabank and Darüşşafaka did not appear this season, as Galatasaray did not have any opportunity in the previous season to qualify and Darüşşafaka finished their two-year wild card. UNICS lost its place in the EuroLeague, as Khimki qualified as runner-up of the VTB United League. Unicaja qualified as the EuroCup champions, after beating Valencia Basket in the Finals. However, Valencia also qualified as the Spanish champions.
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Istanbul | Sinan Erdem Dome | 16,000 |
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Milan | Mediolanum Forum | 12,700 [4] |
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Bamberg | Brose Arena | 6,150 [5] [6] |
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Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386 [7] |
Aleksandar Nikolić [a] | 5,878 [8] | ||
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Moscow | Megasport Arena | 13,344 [9] |
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Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,585 [10] |
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Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | 13,059 |
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Khimki | Mytishchi Arena | 7,280 |
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Vitoria-Gasteiz | Fernando Buesa Arena | 15,504 [11] |
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Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 [12] |
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Piraeus, Athens | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 11,640 [13] |
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Marousi, Athens | Olympic Sports Center Athens | 18,989 [14] |
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Madrid | WiZink Center | 15,000 [15] |
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Málaga | Martín Carpena | 11,300 [16] |
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Valencia | Fuente de San Luis | 8,500 [17] |
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Kaunas | Žalgirio Arena | 15,552 [18] |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Sacked | 7 June 2017 [19] | Pre-season |
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16 June 2017 [20] |
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Mutual consent | 16 June 2017 [21] |
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16 June 2017 [22] | |
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End of contract | 20 June 2017 [23] |
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20 June 2017 [24] | |
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Sacked | 16 May 2017 [25] |
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26 June 2017 [26] | |
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Mutual consent | 3 June 2017 [27] |
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26 June 2017 [28] | |
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Sacked | 29 June 2017 [29] |
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30 June 2017 [30] | |
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End of contract | 15 July 2017 [31] |
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21 July 2017 [32] | |
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Resigned | 25 October 2017 [33] | 16th (0–3) |
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27 October 2017 [34] |
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Sacked | 16 December 2017 [35] | 15th (3–9) |
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18 December 2017 [36] |
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Sacked | 4 February 2018 [37] | 13th (7–14) |
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9 February 2018 [38] |
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Sacked | 19 February 2018 [39] | 13th (8–14) |
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4 March 2018 [40] |
In the regular season, teams play against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs and the bottom eight teams are eliminated. The regular season runs from 12 October 2017 to 6 April 2018.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 |
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30 | 24 | 6 | 2675 | 2377 | +298 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 |
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30 | 21 | 9 | 2381 | 2208 | +173 | |
3 |
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30 | 19 | 11 | 2268 | 2250 | +18 | |
4 |
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30 | 19 | 11 | 2334 | 2291 | +43 | |
5 |
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30 | 19 | 11 | 2576 | 2375 | +201 | |
6 |
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30 | 18 | 12 | 2417 | 2389 | +28 | |
7 |
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30 | 16 | 14 | 2487 | 2373 | +114 | |
8 |
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30 | 16 | 14 | 2338 | 2352 | −14 | |
9 |
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30 | 13 | 17 | 2347 | 2435 | −88 | |
10 |
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30 | 13 | 17 | 2440 | 2530 | −90 | |
11 |
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30 | 12 | 18 | 2336 | 2420 | −84 | |
12 |
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30 | 11 | 19 | 2309 | 2446 | −137 | |
13 |
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30 | 11 | 19 | 2456 | 2404 | +52 | |
14 |
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30 | 11 | 19 | 2333 | 2515 | −182 | |
15 |
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30 | 10 | 20 | 2407 | 2530 | −123 | |
16 |
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30 | 7 | 23 | 2321 | 2530 | −209 |
Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four victorious teams advance to the Final Four.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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CSKA Moscow
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3–1 |
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98–95 | 89–84 | 73–79 | 89–88 | |
Panathinaikos Superfoods
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1–3 |
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95–67 | 82–89 | 74–81 | 82–89 | |
Fenerbahçe Doğuş
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3–1 |
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82–73 | 95–89 | 83–88 | 92–83 | |
Olympiacos
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1–3 |
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78–87 | 79–68 | 60–80 | 91–101 |
The Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Friday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia in May 2018.
Semifinals | Championship game | |||||
18 May | ||||||
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20 May | ||||||
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18 May | ||||||
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Attendances include playoff games:
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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2018 Final Four games | 63,714 | 16,967 | 14,548 | 15,929 | +7.5% | |
1 | Žalgiris | 230,518 | 15,525 | 10,195 | 13,560 | +17.8% |
2 | Panathinaikos Superfoods | 221,085 | 18,243 | 7,812 | 13,005 | +13.0% |
3 | Fenerbahçe Doğuş | 196,620 | 12,987 | 9,812 | 11,566 | +3.1% |
4 | Baskonia | 192,959 | 14,923 | 9,196 | 11,351 | −2.4% |
5 | Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 160,968 | 11,060 | 9,388 | 10,731 | −1.4% |
6 | Real Madrid | 170,516 | 12,557 | 8,067 | 10,030 | −2.7% |
7 | Olympiacos | 151,516 | 11,690 | 4,621 | 8,913 | −4.8%2 |
8 | CSKA Moscow | 139,579 | 12,322 | 4,490 | 8,211 | −1.0%3 |
9 | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 112,084 | 10,250 | 5,528 | 7,472 | −21.2%5 |
10 | Unicaja | 109,080 | 10,292 | 5,751 | 7,272 | +12.7%1 |
11 | Valencia Basket | 101,298 | 7,375 | 5,736 | 6,753 | +15.6%1 |
12 | Crvena zvezda mts | 94,151 | 13,467 | 4,472 | 6,277 | −36.1% |
13 | Brose Bamberg | 92,817 | 8,000 | 5,396 | 6,188 | −3.5%4 |
14 | Khimki | 102,367 | 7,028 | 5,113 | 6,022 | +205.8%1 |
15 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 85,185 | 6,829 | 4,002 | 5,679 | +15.2% |
16 | Anadolu Efes | 58,495 | 6,788 | 1,920 | 3,900 | −26.7% |
League total | 2,282,897 | 18,243 | 1,920 | 8,780 | +3.6% |
Source:
EuroLeague
Notes:
1: 2016–17 season average applied to
EuroCup games.
2:
Olympiacos played one match at
Heraklion Arena, in
Heraklion, instead of their regular arena.
3:
CSKA Moscow played three matches at
Universal Sports Hall CSKA, instead of
Megasport Arena.
4:
Brose Bamberg played one match at
Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, instead of
Brose Arena.
5:
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia played one match at
PalaBancoDesio, instead of
Mediolanum Forum.
Game | Player | Team | PIR | Ref. |
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1 |
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29 | [80] |
2 |
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36 | [81] |
3 |
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29 | [82] |
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4 |
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27 | [83] |
Month | Week | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2017 | ||||
October | 1–4 |
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[84] |
November | 5–10 |
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December | 10–15 |
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[86] |
2018 | ||||
January | 16–20 |
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[87] |
February | 21–23 |
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March | 24–29 |
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[89] |
April | 30–PO4 |
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[90] |
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. |
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33 | 711 | 21.55 |
2. |
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34 | 693 | 20.38 |
3. |
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32 | 606 | 18.94 |
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. |
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34 | 740 | 21.76 |
2. |
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32 | 533 | 16.66 |
3. |
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33 | 529 | 16 |
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. |
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29 | 194 | 6.69 |
2. |
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29 | 183 | 6.31 |
3. |
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33 | 200 | 6.06 |
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1. |
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31 | 249 | 8.03 |
2. |
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30 | 193 | 6.43 |
3. |
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36 | 212 | 5.89 |
Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
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Steals |
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31 |
1.74
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Blocks |
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30 |
1.73
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Turnovers |
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24 |
3.46
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Fouls drawn |
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34 |
6.03
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Minutes |
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34 |
32:12
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2P% |
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27 |
70.9%
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3P% |
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34 |
57.7%
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FT% |
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29 |
96.7%
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