MUNICH (Germany) - The curtain was officially raised on the 2026-27 EuroCup Women season at Thursday’s draw.
The ceremony sorted the participating clubs, headlined by defending EuroCup Women champions CIMSA CBK Mersin, into 12 groups of four teams for the Regular Season.
Meanwhile, the qualification path was also mapped out for the 10 clubs competing for the final five places in the competition.
Spanish basketball legend Silvia Dominguez joined the ceremony to assist with the draw for both the Regular Season and the Qualifiers.
The draw also featured the official presentation of the new EuroCup Women trophy, opening a new chapter for the competition.
The Regular Season groups are as follows:
Group A: ELW Qualifiers – Loser SF 2; Charnay Basket (FRA); AEL Limassol (CYP); Helsinki Basketball Academy (FIN)
Group B: Villeneuve D’Ascq LM (FRA); Besiktas BOA (TUR); DSK Basketball Brandys (CZE); Maccabi Bnot Ashdod (ISR)
Group C: ELW Qualifiers – Loser SF 3; Castors Braine (BEL); ALBA Berlin (GER); Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 5
Group D: CIMSA CBK Mersin (TUR); Olympiacos SFP (GRE); Sleza Wroclaw (POL); Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 1
Group E: ELW Qualifiers – Loser Final 2; Hozono Global Jairis CB (ESP); Panathlitikos Sykeon (GRE); ZKK Brod Na Savi (CRO)
Group F: ELW Qualifiers – Loser Final 4; TTT Riga (LAT); Universitatea Cluj (ROU); Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 3
Group G: ELW Qualifiers – Loser SF 4; Magnolia Campobasso (ITA); Nyon Basket Feminin (SUI); Cinkarna Celje (SLO)
Group H: ELW Qualifiers – Loser SF 1; BCF Elfic Fribourg (SUI); Landerneau Bretagne (FRA); Autosped BCC Castelnuovo Scrivia (ITA)
Group I: ELW Qualifiers – Loser Final 1; SL Benfica (POR); UZKK Student Nis (SRB); Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 4
Group J: BLMA (FRA); KSSSE ENEA AJP Gorzow (POL); Duran Maquinaria Ensino (ESP); Panserraikos (GRE)
Group K: ELW Qualifiers – Loser Final 3; Rutronik Stars Keltern (GER); SBS Ostrava (CZE); BC Montana 2003 (BUL)
Group L: MEINS Avenida (ESP); Basket Namur Capitale (BEL); MBK Ruzomberok (SVK); Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 2
The pairings for the Qualifiers are as follows:
Pairing 1: BAXI Ferrol (ESP) vs BC Beroe Stara Zagora (BUL)
Pairing 2: Levhartice Chomutov (CZE) vs C'Chartres Metropole Basket Feminin (FRA)
Pairing 3: Elitzur Ramle (ISR) vs Proteas Voulas (GRE)
Pairing 4: Saarlouis Royals (GER) vs Ravens de Geneve (SUI)
Pairing 5: GEAS Basket (ITA) vs Impulso 360 Estepona (ESP)
The two-legged Qualifiers will be played on September 24 and October 1, with the five winners advancing to the Regular Season.
The EuroCup Women Regular Season tips off on October 15.
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About EuroCup Women EuroCup Women is the second-tier women's club competition in Europe, with the 2026-27 campaign marking the 25th edition of the tournament under its current time.
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