MUNICH (Germany) - The seeds are now set ahead of the 2025-26 FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season draw on Wednesday, July 23.
The top-seeded teams are headlined by 2024-25 champions Surne Bilbao Basket, with all registered clubs - including the 19 clubs opted in from the Basketball Champions League Qualifiers - split into four seeds.
The Regular Season will consist of 40 clubs drawn into 10 groups of four.
There is a draw restriction that a maximum of two clubs from the same country can be in the same group.
Regular Season
Seed 1
Surne Bilbao Basket (ESP) PAOK (GRE)* BC Kalev/Cramo (EST)* JDA Dijon Basket (FRA) UCAM Murcia (ESP)* FC Porto (POR)* CSM Oradea (ROU)* BK Patrioti Levice (SVK)* Casademont Zaragoza (ESP) Sporting CP (POR)
Seed 2
Keravnos BC (CYP) Peristeri BC (GRE) Dinamo BDS Sassari (ITA) AEK Larnaca (CYP)* Trepca (KOS)* Windrose Giants Antwerp (BEL)* Falco Szombathely (HUN)* Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA)* Rilski Sportist (BUL)* Bursaspor (TUR)*
Seed 3
Bakken Bears Aarhus (DEN)* Rostock Seawolves (GER) Basketball Lowen Braunschweig (GER)* Aliaga Petkimspor (TUR) BC Kutaisi (GEO) Cedevita Junior (CRO) Elan Chalon (FRA)* Start Lublin (POL)* Trefl Sopot (POL) CS Valcea 1924 Ramnicu (ROU)
Seed 4
Tartu Ulikool Maks & Moorits (EST) Neftchi IK (AZE) Pelister Bitola (MKD)* Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 1 Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 2 Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 3 Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 4 Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 5 Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 6 Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 7
*teams participating in the Basketball Champions League Qualifiers
Qualifiers
The teams competing in the Qualifiers were seeded based on the three-year Club Competition ranking.
Seeded
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (BEL) BC Balkan (BUL) Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP) Transcom Parnu (EST) Anwil Wloclawek (POL) BC Prievidza (SVK) BC Dnipro (UKR
Non-seeded
Absheron Lions (AZE) KK Bosna BH Telecom (BIH) KK Cibona (CRO) Basket Brno (CZE) RASTA (GER) BC Bashkimi (KOS) CSM Corona Brasov (ROU)
Additional spots in the Regular Season may open up should those clubs qualify for the BCL Regular Season. In this case, the best-ranked losing clubs will be determined from the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifiers in accordance to Section D of the Official Basketball Rules.
The winners of the seven Qualifiers pairings will advance to the Regular Season with the two-legged ties played on September 24 and October 1.
The draws for both the Qualifiers and Regular Season will take place on Wednesday, July 23, in Munich, Germany.
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