May 26, 2013
Euroleague 2009-10, Format

EUROLEAGUE 2009-10 COMPETITION SYSTEM

QUALIFYING ROUNDS
Sep. 29, 2009 to Oct. 9, 2009

The first qualifying round will have 8 teams playing in two-game series (home and away),
the winners of which will advance to the second qualifying round.
The losers of these two-game series will play in the 2009-10 Eurocup.

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND (September 29 to October 2, 2009)
Entente Orleanaise
Benetton Basket
Alba Berlin
Maroussi BC
Vs.
Vs.
Vs.
Vs.
Spirou Basket
BK Ventspils
Le Mans
Aris BSA 2003

The 4 teams that survived the first qualifying round will play each other in the second qualifying round. The second qualifying round will be played as two-game series (home and away), the winners of which advance to the 2009-10 Euroleague regular season. The losers of these two-game series will play the 2009-10 Eurocup.

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND (October 6 and 9, 2009)
Entente Orleanaise
vs.
Benetton Basket
(Team QR 2A)
Alba Berlin
vs.
Maroussi BC
(Team QR 2B)
 
 

REGULAR SEASON
Oct. 21, 2009 to Jan. 14, 2010

Round-robin system. Each team plays 10 games within its group.
The best 4 teams from each group advance to the Top 16.

Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
*Regal FC Barcelona
*Olympiacos
*CSKA Moscow
*Panathinaikos Athens
*Montepaschi Siena
*Partizan Belgrade
*Caja Laboral
*Real Madrid
* Cibona Zagreb
*Unicaja
*Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
Armani Jeans Milano
Fenerbahce Ulker
* Efes Pilsen Istanbul
Virtus Roma
* Asseco Prokom
* Zalgiris Kaunas
Lietuvos Rytas
Union Olimpija Ljubljana
*BC Khimki Moscow Region
Asvel Lyon Villeurbanne
Entente Orleanaise
* Maroussi BC
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
 
*Qualified to next round
  

TOP 16
Jan. 27 to March 11, 2010

Round-robin system. Each team plays 6 games within its group.
The best two teams from each group advance to the Quarterfinal Playoffs.

Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
* Regal FC Barcelona
* Real Madrid
* CSKA Moscow
* Olympiacos Piraeus
Panathinaikos Athens 
Montepaschi Siena
Unicaja
Caja Laboral
Partizan Belgrade
* Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
Zalgiris Kaunas
BC Khimki Moscow Region
Maroussi BC
Efes Pilsen Istanbul
* Asseco Prokom Gdynia 
KK Cibona Zagreb

*Qualified to next round


QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS
March 23 to April 7, 2010

Best-of-five series between first- and second-placed finishers from the Top 16.
The four series winners advance to the Final Four

Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Quarterfinal 3
Quarterfinal 4
Regal FC Barcelona (1E)
Maccabi Electra (1F)
CSKA Moscow (1G)
Oympiacos Piraeus (1H)
Real Madrid (2F)
Partizan (2E)
Caja Laboral (2H)
Asseco Prokom Gdynia (2G)
       

FINAL FOUR - PARIS
May 7 to 9, 2010

The four quarterfinals winners will meet in single-game semifinals
The semifinals losers will play one game for third place
The semifinals winners will play in the single-game Final
The winner of the Final will be the Euroleague Champion

Semifinal A
Semifinal B
Regal FC Barcelona
Partizan Belgrade
CSKA Moscow
Olympiacos Piraeus
   

Third-Place game
CSKA Moscow vs. Partizan Belgrade
 
FINAL
Regal FC Barcelona vs. Olympiacos Piraeus

 
EUROLEAGUE
Champion 2009-10
 
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
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