The 2025–26 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is the 26th season of the modern era of the

EuroLeague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...

, and the 16th under the title

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Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Türk Hava Yolları''), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. , it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (including cargo) in Europe, Asia, Oce ...

. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the

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Champions Cup, this is the 69th season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. This season the league expanded from 18 to 20 teams. BC Dubai entered the competition, becoming the first non-Israeli team outside of the European continent to play in the league. Fenerbahçe are the defending champions.

Teams

Team changes (pre-season)

A total of 20 teams will participate in the league, including 17 teams from the 2024–25 season, two promoted from the 2024–25 EuroCup and one receiving a wildcard.

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...

opted to play in the

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-organised

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, after competing for 24 years in

EuroLeague Basketball Euroleague Basketball, run by Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA), is a private company that runs and operates men's professional basketball club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has ...

competitions. On 11 April 2025, Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv won the EuroCup defeating Dreamland CB Gran Canaria, and thus qualified for EuroLeague. It will be the debut season of the team in the European top flight.

Teams

Team changes (pre-season)

Venues and locations

Managerial changes

References

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