The 2019–20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 20th season of the modern era of the
EuroLeague and the 10th under the title
sponsorship
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of the
Turkish Airlines
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. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the
FIBA Europe
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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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.
On 12 March 2020,
Euroleague Basketball
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temporarily suspended its competitions due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. On 25 May, Euroleague Basketball cancelled its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Final Four would have been played in 22–24 May 2020 at the
Lanxess Arena
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in
Cologne
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, Germany.
CSKA Moscow
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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.
Format changes
On 5 July 2018,
Euroleague Basketball
Euroleague Basketball is the private company that runs and operates the top continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has been org ...
agreed expand the competition to 18 teams, with the allocation of two-year
wild cards
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to German
Bayern Munich
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and French
LDLC ASVEL
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.
Team allocation
A total of 18 teams from 10 countries participated in the 2019–20 EuroLeague.
Distribution
The following was the access list for this season.
Qualified teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
*1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
*EC:
EuroCup champion
*WC:
Wild card
;Notes
Teams
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
;Notes
:1.
''Cultura del Esfuerzo'' () is the motto of the club.
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Results
Attendances
Average home attendances
Top 10
Awards
All official awards of the 2019–20 EuroLeague.
MVP of the Round
;Regular season
MVP of the Month
Statistics
Individual statistics
Rating
Source
EuroLeague
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Points
Source
EuroLeague
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Rebounds
Source
EuroLeague
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Assists
Source
EuroLeague
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Other statistics
Individual game highs
Team statistics
See also
*
2019–20 EuroCup Basketball
The 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball season, also known as 7DAYS EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It was the 12th season since it was renamed fro ...
*
2019–20 Basketball Champions League
*
2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 EuroLeague
EuroLeague seasons
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EuroLeague