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| Season | 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11 October 2018 – 19 May 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Number of games | 260 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Season MVP |  Jan Veselý | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions |  CSKA Moscow (8th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up |  Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||
| Third place |  Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
| Fourth place | Fenerbahçe Beko | ||||||||||||
| Final Four MVP |  Will Clyburn | ||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Bayern 116–70 Darüşşafaka (8 November 2018) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Olympiacos 75–99 Olimpia (19 October 2018) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | Olimpia 111–94 Budućnost (3 January 2019) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 12 games Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 12 games Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 18,182 Panathinaikos 82–89 Real Madrid (23 April 2019) | ||||||||||||
| Lowest attendance | 1,011 Darüşşafaka 71–63 Budućnost (16 October 2018) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 2,153,445 (8,282 per match) | ||||||||||||
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines. | |||||||||||||
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
| Licensed Clubs | Associated Clubs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Baskonia (LC)
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Anadolu Efes (LC)
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Darüşşafaka Tekfen (EC)
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 Bayern Munich (1st)
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| FC Barcelona Lassa (LC)
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Fenerbahçe Beko (LC)
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Herbalife Gran Canaria (4th)
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 Budućnost VOLI (1st)
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| Real MadridTH (LC)
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 AX Armani Exchange Milan (LC)
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Khimki (2nd)
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 Olympiacos (LC)
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 Žalgiris (LC)
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| Panathinaikos OPAP (LC)
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CSKA Moscow (LC)
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 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (LC)
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- Notes
- ^ ABA League (ABA): Montenegrin Budućnost VOLI qualified through the ABA League.
- ^ VTB United League (VTB): Russian Khimki qualified through the VTB United League.
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
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anadolu Efes
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Istanbul | Sinan Erdem Dome | 16,000 |
| AX Armani Exchange Olimpia
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Milan | Mediolanum Forum | 12,700[3] |
| Barcelona Lassa
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Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | 7,585[4] |
| Bayern Munich
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Munich | Audi Dome | 6,500[5] |
| Budućnost VOLI
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Podgorica | Morača Sports Center | 5,500[6] |
| CSKA Moscow
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Moscow | Megasport Arena | 13,344[7] |
| Darüşşafaka Tekfen
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Istanbul | Volkswagen Arena | 5,240 |
| Fenerbahçe Beko
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Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | 13,059 |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria
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Las Palmas | Gran Canaria Arena | 11,500 |
| Khimki
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Khimki | Mytishchi Arena | 7,280 |
| Kirolbet Baskonia
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Vitoria-Gasteiz | Fernando Buesa Arena | 15,504[8] |
| Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
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Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383[9] |
| Olympiacos
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Piraeus, Athens | Peace and Friendship Stadium | 12,000[10] |
| Panathinaikos OPAP
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Marousi, Athens | Olympic Sports Center Athens | 18,989[11] |
| Real Madrid
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Madrid | WiZink Center | 15,000[12] |
| Žalgiris
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Kaunas | Žalgirio Arena | 15,552[13] |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbalife Gran Canaria |
Luis Casimiro |
End of contract | 13 June 2018[14] | Pre-season | Salva Maldonado |
26 June 2018 |
| Darüşşafaka |
David Blatt |
End of contract | 31 May 2018 | Ahmet Çakı |
20 June 2018[15] | |
| Olympiacos |
Ioannis Sfairopoulos |
Mutual consent | 18 June 2018[16] | David Blatt |
27 June 2018[17] | |
| Kirolbet Baskonia |
Pedro Martinez |
Sacked | 16 November 2018[18] | 11th (2–5) |  Velimir Perasović |
16 November 2018[18] |
| Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv |
Neven Spahija |
Sacked | 18 November 2018[19] | 14th (1–6) | Ioannis Sfairopoulos |
18 November 2018[19] |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria |
Salva Maldonado |
Sacked | 5 December 2018[20] | 13th (3–7) | Víctor García |
5 December 2018[20][21] |
| Darüşşafaka Tekfen |
Ahmet Çakı |
Sacked | 11 December 2018[22] | 16th (1–10) | Selçuk Ernak |
12 December 2018[23] |
| Panathinaikos OPAP |
Xavi Pascual |
Sacked | 20 December 2018[24] | 10th (6–7) |  Rick Pitino |
26 December 2018[25] |
| Budućnost VOLI |
 Aleksandar Džikić |
Sacked | 29 December 2018[26] | 15th (3–12) | Jasmin Repeša |
30 December 2018[27] |
| Khimki |
Georgios Bartzokas |
Sacked | 21 January 2019[28] | 13th (7–12) | Rimas Kurtinaitis |
21 January 2019[29] |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria |
Víctor García |
Sacked | 11 March 2019[30] | 14th (6–19) | Pedro Martínez |
11 March 2019[31] |
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.