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The competition was introduced in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup (renamed the FIBA EuroLeague in 1996), which operated under FIBA's umbrella until Euroleague Basketball was created for the 2000–01 season. The FIBA European Champions Cup and the EuroLeague are considered to be the same competition, with the change of name being simply ...
League name history. 1957 [+] -1991 [+]: European Champions' Cup. 1991 [+] -1996 [+]: FIBA European League. 1996 [+] -2000 [+]: FIBA EuroLeague. 2000 [+] -2001: ULEB Euroleague. 2001 [+] -2010: Euroleague. 2010 [+] until now: Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
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The 1990s, the Greek rise. Prior to the 1991–92 season, the league changed its name from the FIBA European Champions' Cup, to the FIBA European League. It then changed its name again prior to the 1996–97 season, to the FIBA EuroLeague, which marked the first use of the name EuroLeague, in the competition's history.
- Background
- 2000-01 Split
- ECA Takes Over
- 2015-17 Controversy
- National Teams Windows
- ULEB with FIBA Against Euroleague
ULEB was founded in 1991 from the Italian, Spanish and French leagues in an attempt to promote theirs clubs financial interests within the FIBA competitions. The union was celebrated with the ULEB All-Star Game, held annually for three seasons, featuring stars from the three leagues and also NBA guests like Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen and Micha...
It was in May 2000 when ULEB under its president Eduardo Portela, representing the richest and most popular European basketball clubs from Spain, [[[Italy]] and Greece, decided to take over the competition under the name of ULEB Euroleague, against FIBA and Borislav Stanković's will. Stanković's stiff stance over the top European clubs' demand seem...
ECA was founded in 2006 and it gradually started limiting ULEB's role in the running of its two competitions. In 2008, when Eduardo Portela stepped down, ULEB became more cooperative with FIBA.As soon as EuroLeague competition was transferred from ULEB to ECA in 2009, ULEB remained a minority shareholder via EuroLeague Basketball, but lost control ...
In June 2015, FIBA announced it would start a new league to compete with EuroLeague Basketball. They also tried to take the helm by convincing eight of the eleven teams with a EuroLeague A-licence to play in a new FIBA competition, Basketball Champions League. This proposal was unanimously rejected by the clubs.The other 8 spots would have remained...
For the 2019 World Cup, FIBA established a new qualification system, using six weekends during the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, when the qualifiers will interrupt the club competitions. In May 2017, the National Basketball Association made a statement that the NBA teams will not loan their players to the national teams. Days later, Euroleague Baske...
In October 2020, ULEB representing 11 major basketball leagues in Europe, and a minority shareholder in Euroleague Basketball asked EU antitrust enforcers to act against organiser Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA) for allegedly blocking other basketball teams from taking part in Europe’s elite club basketball competition Euroleague. ULEB President...
Aug 12, 2023 · FIBA's Andreas Zagklis explains how a deal with EuroLeague was reached / News - Basketnews.com. The war between FIBA and EuroLeague was a hot topic throughout the 2022-23 season. It culminated with the organizations reaching a deal that makes sure the top ...
National Basketball League; Chinese Basketball Association; EuroCup Basketball; EuroLeague; FIBA Basketball World Cup; LNB Pro A; Greek Basket League; Israeli Basketball Premier League; Lega Basket Serie A; Women's Olympics; Men's Olympics; Liga ACB; Basketbol Süper Ligi; VTB United League
The Euroleague (or historically called, the European Champions' Cup) was originally established by FIBA and it operated under its umbrella from 1958 until the summer of 2000, including the 1999/2000 season.
