2020–21 EuroLeague
The 2020–21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is the 21st season of the modern era of the EuroLeague and the 11th under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this is the 64th season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started 1 October 2020.
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1 | |
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Season | 2020–21 |
Teams | 18 |
Dates | 1 October 2020 – 9 April 2021 (Regular season) |
Records | |
Biggest home win | Barcelona 97–55 Fenerbahçe Beko (12 November 2020) |
Biggest away win | ALBA Berlin 67–103 Barcelona (5 November 2020) |
Highest scoring | Khimki 88–105 Olympiakos (29 December 2020) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 05 February 2021.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines. |
As the season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EuroLeague board ruled that the 18 teams from the previous season will stay in the league.[1]
Team allocation
A total of 18 teams from 10 countries will participate in the 2020–21 EuroLeague.
Distribution
The following is the access list for this season.
Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
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Regular season (18 teams) |
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Playoffs (8 teams) |
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Final Four (4 teams) |
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Qualified teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[1]
- EL: Played in curtailed 2019–20 EuroLeague[1]
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Teams
Venues and locations
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Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 14,500[2] |
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Istanbul | Sinan Erdem Dome | 16,000[3] |
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Milan | Mediolanum Forum | 12,700[4] |
Allianz Cloud | 5,420 | ||
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Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,585[5] |
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Munich | Audi Dome | 6,700[6] |
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Belgrade | Štark Arena | 18,386[7] |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | 8,000[8] | ||
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Moscow | Megasport Arena | 13,344[9] |
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Istanbul | Ülker Sports and Event Hall | 13,059[10] |
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Khimki | Mytishchi Arena | 7,280 |
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Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,556[11] |
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Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383[12] |
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Piraeus | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 11,640[13] |
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Marousi | O.A.K.A. | 18,989[14] |
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Madrid | WiZink Center | 15,000[15] |
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Vitoria-Gasteiz | Buesa Arena | 15,504[16] |
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Valencia | La Fonteta | 9,000[17] |
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Kaunas | Žalgirio Arena | 15,415[18] |
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Saint Petersburg | Sibur Arena | 7,120[19] |
Personnel and sponsorship
- Notes
- 1. ^ Cultura del Esfuerzo (transl. "Culture of Effort") is the motto of the club.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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![]() | ![]() | Mutual consent | 20 March 2020[20] | Pre-season | ![]() | 17 June 2020[21] |
![]() | ![]() | Sacked | 21 May 2020[22] | ![]() | 17 June 2020[23] | |
![]() | ![]() | Mutual consent | 8 June 2020[24] | ![]() | 10 June 2020[25] | |
![]() | ![]() | Mutual consent | 23 June 2020[26] | ![]() | 4 July 2020[27] | |
![]() | ![]() | Mutual consent | 1 July 2020[28] | ![]() | 2 July 2020[29] | |
![]() | ![]() | Mutual consent | 2 July 2020[29] | ![]() | 14 July 2020[30] | |
![]() | ![]() | Mutual consent | 15 July 2020 | ![]() | 15 July 2020[31] | |
![]() | ![]() | Mutual consent | 24 December 2020[32] | 17th (5–11) | ![]() | 25 December 2020[33] |
![]() | ![]() | Mutual consent | 15 January 2021 | 18th (2-18) |
Referees
A total of 70 Euroleague Basketball officials set to work on the 2020-21 season in EuroLeague and EuroCup:[34][35]
Aare Halliko
Amit Balak
Anne Panther
Artem Lavrukhin
Artūras Šukys
Benjamin Barth
Benjamín Jiménez
Borys Ryzhyk
Carlos Cortés Rey
Carlos Peruga
Carmelo Paternicò
Christos Christodoulou
Damir Javor
Daniel Hierrezuelo
Denis Hadžić
Eduard Udyanskyy
Elias Koromilas
Emilio Pérez Pizarro
Emin Moğulkoç
Fernando Rocha
Gentian Cici
Gytis Vilius
Hugues Thépénier
Huseyin Celik
Igor Dragojević
Ilija Belošević
Ingus Baumanis
Ioannis Foufis
Jakub Zamojski
Jordi Aliaga
Joseph Bissang
Josip Radojković
Juan Carlos García González
Jurgis Laurinavičius
Kristaps Konstantinovs
Luigi Lamonica
Luka Kardum
Marcin Kowalski
Mario Majkić
Marko Juras
Matej Boltauzer
Mehdi Difallah
Michele Rossi
Miguel Ángel Pérez Pérez
Milan Nedović
Milivoje Jovčić
Miloš Koljenšić
Mykola Ambrosov
Nick Van den Broeck
Oļegs Latiševs
Petri Mäntylä
Piotr Pastusiak
Rain Peerandi
Robert Lottermoser
Robert Vyklický
Saša Pukl
Sašo Petek
Saulius Racys
Sébastien Clivaz
Seffi Shemmesh
Sérgio Silva
Sinan Isguder
Spiros Gkontas
Sreten Radović
Stanislav Valeev
Tomasz Trawicki
Tomislav Hordov
Uroš Nikolić
Uroš Obrknežević
Vasiliki Tsaroucha
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 7 | 1928 | 1763 | +165 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 8 | 1965 | 1861 | +104 | |
3 | ![]() |
23 | 15 | 8 | 1848 | 1763 | +85 | |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 9 | 1880 | 1811 | +69 | |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 9 | 1880 | 1836 | +44 | |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 10 | 1879 | 1870 | +9 | |
7 | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 9 | 1709 | 1650 | +59 | |
8 | ![]() |
23 | 13 | 10 | 1839 | 1778 | +61 | |
9 | ![]() |
23 | 13 | 10 | 1823 | 1787 | +36 | |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 12 | 1946 | 1969 | −23 | |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 13 | 1905 | 1873 | +32 | |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 13 | 1878 | 1910 | −32 | |
13 | ![]() |
22 | 10 | 12 | 1717 | 1697 | +20 | |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 14 | 1834 | 1905 | −71 | |
15 | ![]() |
23 | 9 | 14 | 1816 | 1848 | −32 | |
16 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 16 | 1828 | 1971 | −143 | |
17 | ![]() |
23 | 7 | 16 | 1684 | 1786 | −102 | |
18 | ![]() |
23 | 2 | 21 | 1813 | 2094 | −281 |
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Attendances
To start the season only seven teams will play with spectators. Between 400 and 7,500 socially-distanced fans, depending on the venue and country, are expected to be allowed into the arenas of Milan, CSKA, Khimki, ASVEL, Valencia, Žalgiris and Zenit.[39]
Pos | Team | Games | Presence | Total | Average |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 3 | 10,381 | 3,460 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 23,594 | 2,949 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 8,597 | 2,149 |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 970 | 970 |
5 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1,617 | 809 |
6 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1,560 | 780 |
7 | ![]() | 9 | 1 | 599 | 599 |
8 | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 1,000 | 500 |
9 | ![]() | 9 | 3 | 1,179 | 393 |
10 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 630 | 315 |
11 | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
11 | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
11 | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
11 | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
11 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
11 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
11 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
11 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2021
Source: EuroLeague
Top 3
Pos. | Round | Game | Home team | Visitor | Attendance | Ref. |
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1 | Regular Season | 5 | ![]() |
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5,131 | |
2 | Regular Season | 4 | ![]() |
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5,011 | |
3 | Regular Season | 2 | ![]() |
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3,587 | |
Awards
All official awards of the 2020–21 EuroLeague.
MVP of the Round
- Regular season
Round | Player | Team | PIR | Ref. |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 32 | [40] |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 34 | [41] |
3–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 29 | [42] |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 28 | [43] |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 27 | [44] |
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7 | ![]() | ![]() | 36 | [45] |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 35 | [46] |
9–10 | ![]() | ![]() | 32 | [47] |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 32 | [48] |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 29 | [49] |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 51 | [50] |
14–15 | ![]() | ![]() | 36 | [51] |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 37 | [52] |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 41 | [53] |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 38 | [54] |
19–20 | ![]() | ![]() | 33 | [55] |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 42 | [56] |
22–23 | ![]() | ![]() | 38 | [57] |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | [58] |
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MVP of the Month
Month | Week | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2020 | ||||
October | 1–6 | ![]() | ![]() | [59] |
November | 7–11 | ![]() | ![]() | [60] |
December | 12-17 | ![]() | ![]() | [61] |
2021 | ||||
January | 18-23 | ![]() | ![]() | [62] |
Statistics
Rating
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 372 | 21.88 |
2. | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 443 | 21.10 |
3. | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 345 | 19.17 |
Source: EuroLeague
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 436 | 20.76 |
2. | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 351 | 19.50 |
3. | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 304 | 16.89 |
Source: EuroLeague
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 171 | 8.55 |
2. | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 188 | 7.83 |
3. | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 155 | 6.46 |
Source: EuroLeague
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1. | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 141 | 7.83 |
2. | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 180 | 7.50 |
3. | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 164 | 7.13 |
Source: EuroLeague
Other statistics
Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
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Steals | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 1.92 |
Blocks | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 1.95 |
Turnovers | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 4.83 |
Fouls drawn | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 5.00 |
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Minutes | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 32:40 |
FT % | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 95.89% |
2-Point % | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | 76.47% |
3-Point % | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 59.70% |
Individual game highs
Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Opponent |
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Rating | ![]() | ![]() | 51 | ![]() |
Points | ![]() | ![]() | 39 | ![]() |
Rebounds | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | ![]() |
Assists | ![]() | ![]() | 15 | ![]() |
Steals | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | ![]() |
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Blocks | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | ![]() |
Team statistics
Category | Team | Average |
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Rating | ![]() | 93.88 |
Points | ![]() | 83.96 |
Points Allowed | ![]() | 73.46 |
Rebounds | ![]() | 37.08 |
Assists | ![]() | 20.42 |
Steals | ![]() | 8.08 |
Blocks | ![]() | 3.46 |
Turnovers | ![]() | 14.96 |
FT % | ![]() | 85.97% |
2-Point % | ![]() | 58.61% |
3-Point % | ![]() | 42.73% |
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