2018–19 EuroLeague
EuroLeague season
Basketball league season
The 2018–19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 19th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the eighth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines . Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 62nd season of the premier competition for European men's clubs.
The season started on 11 October 2018 and finished in May 2019 with the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain. CSKA Moscow won the championship after defeating Anadolu Efes in the championship game.
Team allocation
A total of sixteen teams participated.[ 1] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders). Eleven teams were placed as Licensed Clubs, long-term licenses, while five spots were given to Associated Clubs, based on merit.[ 1] [ 2]
LC: Qualified as a licensed club with a long-term licence
1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
EC: EuroCup champion
WC: Wild card
Notes
Teams
A total of 16 teams from 9 countries contest the league, including 11 sides with a long-term licence from the 2017–18 season , 1 team qualified from the EuroCup and the 4 highest-placed teams from the ABA League , the German Bundesliga , the VTB United League and the Spanish ACB .
Bayern Munich and Budućnost VOLI qualified, after clinching the Bundesliga and ABA League titles respectively. Khimki qualified as runner-up of the VTB United League . Herbalife Gran Canaria qualified as the highest-placed team in the Liga ACB without a long-term EuroLeague licence. Darüşşafaka qualified as the EuroCup champions, after beating Lokomotiv Kuban in the Finals .
Venues and locations
Location of teams in
2018–19 EuroLeague
Team
Home city
Arena
Capacity
Anadolu Efes
Istanbul
Sinan Erdem Dome
16,000
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia
Milan
Mediolanum Forum
12,700 [ 3]
Barcelona Lassa
Barcelona
Palau Blaugrana
7,585 [ 4]
Bayern Munich
Munich
Audi Dome
6,500 [ 5]
Budućnost VOLI
Podgorica
Morača Sports Center
5,500 [ 6]
CSKA Moscow
Moscow
Megasport Arena
13,344 [ 7]
Darüşşafaka Tekfen
Istanbul
Volkswagen Arena
5,240
Fenerbahçe Beko
Istanbul
Ülker Sports Arena
13,059
Herbalife Gran Canaria
Las Palmas
Gran Canaria Arena
11,500
Khimki
Khimki
Mytishchi Arena
7,280
Kirolbet Baskonia
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Fernando Buesa Arena
15,504 [ 8]
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Menora Mivtachim Arena
10,383 [ 9]
Olympiacos
Piraeus , Athens
Peace and Friendship Stadium
12,000 [ 10]
Panathinaikos OPAP
Marousi , Athens
Olympic Sports Center Athens
18,989 [ 11]
Real Madrid
Madrid
WiZink Center
15,000 [ 12]
Žalgiris
Kaunas
Žalgirio Arena
15,552 [ 13]
Managerial changes
Regular season
In the regular season, teams played against each other home and away in a round-robin format . The top eight teams advanced to the playoffs and the bottom eight teams were eliminated.
League table
Source:
EuroLeague Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Results
Source:
EuroLeague Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Playoffs
Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four victorious teams advance to the Final Four .
Series
Final Four
The Fernando Buesa Arena prior to the Final Four in May 2019
The Final Four , held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Friday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain on 17 and 19 May 2019.[ 32] [ 33]
Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
2019 Final Four games
52,955
13,470
12,866
13,239
−16.9% †
1
Žalgiris
251,742
15,517
13,569
14,808
+9.2% †
2
Panathinaikos OPAP
200,473
18,182
7,487
12,530
−3.7% †
3
Kirolbet Baskonia
189,352
12,847
9,743
11,138
−1.9% †
4
Fenerbahçe Beko
182,529
12,821
7,380
10,737
−7.2% †
5
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
157,826
11,060
9,476
10,522
−1.9% †
6
Real Madrid
166,457
12,749
7,328
9,792
−2.4% †
7
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia
127,402
11,851
6,343
8,493
+13.7% 2
8
Anadolu Efes
148,452
15,249
3,153
8,247
+111.5% †
9
Olympiacos
123,042
11,107
4,136
8,203
−8.0% †
10
CSKA Moscow
122,369
12,341
4,473
7,198
−12.3% †
11
Barcelona Lassa
98,487
7,311
4,372
5,793
+2.0% †
12
Khimki
82,529
7,151
3,259
5,502
−8.6% †
13
Herbalife Gran Canaria
72,348
7,430
3,648
4,823
+18.9% 1
14
Budućnost VOLI
71,877
5,260
4,081
4,792
+67.2% 1
15
Bayern Munich
65,233
5,809
3,259
4,349
−20.4% 1
16
Darüşşafaka Tekfen
40,372
4,204
1,011
2,691
+3.1% 1
League total
2,153,445
18,182
1,011
8,282
−5.7% †
Top 10
Round
Game
Home team
Visitor
Attendance
1
Playoffs
3
Panathinaikos OPAP
Real Madrid
18,182
[1]
2
Regular Season
29
Panathinaikos OPAP
Real Madrid
18,003
[2]
3
Regular Season
6
Panathinaikos OPAP
Olympiacos
17,345
[3]
4
Regular Season
27
Panathinaikos OPAP
Kirolbet Baskonia
16,513
[4]
5
Regular Season
15
Panathinaikos OPAP
CSKA Moscow
15,733
[5]
6
Playoffs
3
Žalgiris
Fenerbahçe Beko
15,517
[6]
7
Playoffs
5
Anadolu Efes
Barcelona Lassa
15,249
[7]
8
Regular Season
16
Žalgiris
CSKA Moscow
15,205
[8]
9
Regular Season
28
Žalgiris
Darüşşafaka Tekfen
15,178
[9]
10
Playoffs
4
Žalgiris
Fenerbahçe Beko
15,177
[10]
Panathinaikos game against Olympiacos was played with only 17,345 seats available for security reasons
Awards
MVP of the Round
Regular season
Playoffs
MVP of the Month
Statistics
Individual statistics
Rating
Source: EuroLeague
Points
Source: EuroLeague
Rebounds
Source: EuroLeague
Assists
Source: EuroLeague
Other statistics
Individual game highs
Team statistics
See also
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^ Coach of the Year: Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA Moscow
^ "Round 1 MVP: Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018 .
^ "Round 2 co-MVPs: Nikola Milutinov, Olympiacos and Anthony Randolph, Madrid" . EuroLeague. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Round 3 co-MVPs: Scottie Wilbekin, Maccabi and Rodrigue Beaubois, Efes" . EuroLeague. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Round 4 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow" . EuroLeague. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018 .
^ "Round 5 MVP: Gustavo Ayon, Real Madrid" . EuroLeague. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018 .
^ "Round 6 MVP: Cory Higgins, CSKA Moscow" . EuroLeague. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018 .
^ "Round 7 MVP: Eulis Báez, CSKA Moscow" . EuroLeague. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018 .
^ "Round 8 MVP: Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region" . EuroLeague . 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
^ "Round 9 MVP: Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region" . EuroLeague . 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018 .
^ "Round 10 MVP: Zach LeDay, Olympiacos Piraeus" . EuroLeague . 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018 .
^ "Round 11 MVP: Gustavo Ayón, Real Madrid" . EuroLeague. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018 .
^ "Round 12 MVP: Derrick Williams, FC Bayern Munich" . EuroLeague. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018 .
^ "Round 13 MVP: Nikola Milutinov, Olympiacos Piraeus" . EuroLeague. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018 .
^ "Round 14 MVP: Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos Piraeus" . EuroLeague. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018 .
^ "Round 15 MVP: Johnny O'Bryant, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv" . EuroLeague. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018 .
^ "Round 16 MVP: Nikola Milutinov, Olympiacos Piraeus" . EuroLeague. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019 .
^ "Round 17 MVP: Kostas Papanikolaou, Olympiacos Piraeus" . EuroLeague. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019 .
^ "Round 18 MVP: Marcelinho Huertas, Baskonia" . EuroLeague. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019 .
^ "Round 19 MVP: Will Clyburn, CSKA Moscow" . EuroLeague. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019 .
^ "Round 20 MVP: Angelo Caloiaro, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv" . EuroLeague. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019 .
^ "Round 21 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow" . EuroLeague. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019 .
^ "Round 22 MVP: Krunoslav Simon, Anadolu Efes Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019 .
^ "Round 23 MVP: Brandon Davies, Zalgiris Kaunas" . EuroLeague. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019 .
^ "Round 24 MVP: Ante Tomic, FC Barcelona Lassa" . EuroLeague. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019 .
^ "Round 25 MVP: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019 .
^ "Round 26 MVP: Mike James, AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan" . EuroLeague. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019 .
^ "Round 27 MVP: Michael Eric, Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019 .
^ "Round 28 MVP: Nick Calathes, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens" . EuroLeague. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019 .
^ "Round 29 MVP: Toney Douglas, Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019 .
^ "Round 30 MVP: Brandon Davies, Zalgiris Kaunas" . EuroLeague. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019 .
^ "Playoffs Game 1 MVP: Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019 .
^ "Playoffs Game 2 MVP: Vincent Poirier, KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz" . EuroLeague. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019 .
^ "Playoffs Game 3 MVP: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019 .
^ "Playoffs Game 4 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow" . EuroLeague. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019 .
^ "Playoffs Game 5 MVP: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019 .
^ "MVP for October: Walter Tavares, Real Madrid" . EuroLeague. 29 October 2018.
^ "MVP of November: Vasilije Micic, Anadolu Efes Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 3 December 2018.
^ "MVP of December: Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul" . EuroLeague. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019 .
^ "MVP for January: Alex Tyus, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv" . EuroLeague. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019 .
^ "MVP for February: Mike James, AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan" . EuroLeague. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019 .
^ "MVP for March: Nick Calathes, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens" . EuroLeague. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019 .
^ "MVP for April: Facundo Campazzo, Real Madrid" . EuroLeague. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019 .
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