Presentation
Innovative joint partnership
An independent and separate legal entity based in Switzerland has been established. An innovative 50-50 joint partnership between FIBA and 10 top European leagues:
Basketball’s new horizon in Europe
- Fair competition based on sporting principles: teams qualifying through national leagues
- A truly European club competition with 30 countries
- Innovative partnership
The Basketball Champions League
- Nurturing new European talents
- Protecting the domestic leagues
- Promoting sporting results and openness of competitions
- Providing a sound business model for all stakeholders, not only elite clubs
- Bringing coherence, transparency and unity to European club competitions
- Protecting the integrity of the game: all clubs shall be treated equally
- Advancing common interests through a partnership 50% Leagues - 50% FIBA
Board of Directors
- Markus Studer, Chairman (FIBA Chief Operating Officer)
- Alain Béral, President of the French National League
- Michalis Melis, President of the Greek National League
- Cyriel Coomans, First Vice-President of FIBA Europe
- Harun Erdenay, President of the Turkish Basketball Federation
- Stefan Holz, Managing Director of the German National League
- Kamil Novak, FIBA Executive Director - Europe
- Marcin Widomski, President of the Polish National League
Chief Executive Officer
- Patrick Comninos
Three committees composed of representatives of Leagues and FIBA:
Competitions Committee
- Asterios Zois, Chairman
- Jens Staudenmayer, Vice-Chairman
- Edgar Sneps, member
- Wim Van de Keere, member
- Djilali Meziane, member
- Eduardo Portela, observer
- Kamil Novak, delegate of the Board
- Marketing & Media Committee
- Finance Committee
Marketing & Media Committee
- Arthur Goethals, Chairman
- Niko Laskaris, Vice-Chairman
- Antti Zitting, member
- Emir Turam, member
- Edli Marcus, member
- Stefan Holz, delegate of the Board
Finance Committee
- Tomas Kotrc, Chairman
- Karl Thaller, Vice-Chairman
- Ingo Weiss, member
- Patrick Mariller, member
- Christine Lombard, member
- Marcin Widomski, delegate of the Board