MUNICH (Germany) - The seedings are now set ahead of the draws for the 2026-27 FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season and Qualifiers.
The new competition system will see 48 clubs split into eight groups of six for the Regular Season, with as many as 21 clubs joining from the Basketball Champions League Qualifiers.
Regular Season
Seed 1
CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea (ROU)* Sporting CP (POR) Bigbank/Kalev (EST) Petrolina AEK Larnaca (CYP)* Keravnos BC (CYP) Trepca (KOS) Patrioti Levice (SVK)* Bakken Bears Aarhus (DEN)*
Seed 2
Glint Manisa Basket (TUR)* BC Oostende (BEL) Promitheas Patras BC (GRE)* Fribourg Olympic Basket (SUI)* SL Benfica (POR)* BC Rilski Sportist (BUL)* RASTA Vechta (GER)* Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets (GER)*
Seed 3
VEF Riga (LAT)* Tartu Ulikool Maks & Moorits (EST) NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (HUN) BC Bashkimi (KOS) Landau Lions (AZE)* King Szczecin (POL) BK Opava (CZE)* Kolossos H Hotels (GRE)*
Seed 4
FIATC Girona (ESP) VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier (GER) Iraklis BC (GRE) Mykonos BC (GRE) Esenler Erokspor (TUR) Yukatel Denizli Basket (TUR)* Elan Chalon (FRA) SLUC Nancy Basket (FRA)
Seed 5
Dziki Warszawa (POL)* Zastal Zielona Gora (POL) Valmiera Glass VIA (LAT) SCM Universitatea Craiova (ROU) BC Split (CRO) Nitra Blue Wings (SVK) Lions de Geneve (SUI)* Lokomotiv Plovdiv (BUL)
Seed 6
BC Batumi 2010 (GEO)* Gence BC (AZE) Manchester Basketball (GBR)* MZT Skopje Aerodrom (MKD) BC Vienna (AUT)* Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 1 Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 2 Winner FEC Qualifiers pairing 3
*Denotes a club participating in the Basketball Champions League Qualifiers.
Qualifiers
Seeded clubs
BC Parnu (EST) KB Peja (KOS) BC Prievidza (SVK)
Non-seeded clubs
Neftchi SC (AZE) KK Samobor (CRO) Dinamo Bucharest (ROU)
The Qualifiers will be played over two legs on September 23, and September 30.
Additional spots to the Regular Season may open up, should any of the opt-in clubs qualify for the Basketball Champions League.
Those places would be filled by the best-ranked losing clubs in the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifiers, in accordance with the Official Basketball Rules.
Both draws for the Qualifiers and Regular Season will take place in Munich, Germany on Thursday, July 16.
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