The EuroLeague Final Four is the final four format championship of the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague Basketball Company used the final four format for the first time in 2002, following the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, which was the last final four held by FIBA Europe. In the original FIBA Europe competition, as seen below, the final four was used for the first time at the 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. The final four format was used again the next year, with the 1967 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, but was then abandoned.

The final four finally returned as the format of choice, for the first time during its modern era, with the 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. It is known as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four for name sponsorship reasons. Panathinaikos has been the most successful team at the EuroLeague Final Four, since the modern final four era began in the 1987–88 season, winning the title 7 times (1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2024). Olympiacos are the most recent winners, having clinched their fourth Final Four title in 2026.

The EuroLeague Final Four is broadcast on TV in up to 213 countries and territories.

History Names of the Final Four FIBA era (1958–2001): FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four (1966–1967, 1988–1991) FIBA European League Final Four ("FIBA EuroLeague Final Four") (1992–1996) FIBA EuroLeague Final Four (1997–2000) FIBA SuproLeague Final Four (2001) Euroleague Basketball era (since 2000): Euroleague Final Four (2002–2016) EuroLeague Final Four (since 2017)

Historical changes The first time the EuroLeague used a Final Four format to decide its league champion, was at the conclusion of the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons, when it held the 1966 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, and the 1967 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four. Those first two final fours were won by Simmenthal Milano (1966) and Real Madrid (1967). FIBA Europe did not use the final four format again until the 1987–88 season, when it held the 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four, which was also won by Tracer Milano.

The EuroLeague Final Four has been held every year since, with FIBA Europe organizing it until 2001, and the Euroleague Basketball Company organizing it since 2002.

There were two separate competitions during the 2000–01 season. The SuproLeague, which was organized by FIBA, and the EuroLeague, which was organized by Euroleague Basketball Company. Euroleague Basketball Company's EuroLeague competition, in its inaugural year, used a playoff format, with the two professional teams from Bologna (Virtus and Fortitudo), AEK, and TAU reaching the tournament's semifinals. Virtus was the winner of the 2001 Euroleague Finals.

EuroLeague Final Four by season YearHost cityChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth place FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four (early events) 1966 Bologna Simmenthal Milano Slavia VŠ Praha CSKA Moscow AEK 1967 Madrid Real Madrid Simmenthal Milano Slavia VŠ Praha AŠK Olimpija FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four 1988 Ghent Tracer Milano Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Partizan Aris 1989 Munich Jugoplastika Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Aris FC Barcelona 1990 Zaragoza Jugoplastika FC Barcelona Banca Catalana Limoges CSP Aris 1991 Paris POP 84 FC Barcelona Banca Catalana Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Scavolini Pesaro FIBA European League Final Four 1992 Istanbul Partizan Montigalà Joventut Philips Milano Estudiantes Argentaria 1993 Piraeus Limoges CSP Benetton Treviso PAOK Real Madrid Teka 1994 Tel Aviv 7up Joventut Olympiacos Panathinaikos FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 1995 Zaragoza Real Madrid Teka Olympiacos Panathinaikos Limoges CSP 1996 Paris Panathinaikos FC Barcelona Banca Catalana CSKA Moscow Real Madrid Teka FIBA EuroLeague Final Four 1997 Rome Olympiacos FC Barcelona Banca Catalana Smelt Olimpija ASVEL 1998 Barcelona Kinder Bologna AEK Benetton Treviso Partizan Zepter 1999 Munich Žalgiris Kinder Bologna Olympiacos Teamsystem Bologna 2000 Thessaloniki Panathinaikos Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Efes Pilsen FC Barcelona FIBA SuproLeague Final Four 2001* Paris Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Panathinaikos Efes Pilsen CSKA Moscow Euroleague Final Four 2002** Bologna Panathinaikos Kinder Bologna Benetton Treviso Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 2003 Barcelona FC Barcelona Benetton Treviso Montepaschi Siena CSKA Moscow 2004 Tel Aviv Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Skipper Bologna CSKA Moscow Montepaschi Siena 2005 Moscow Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Tau Cerámica Panathinaikos CSKA Moscow 2006 Prague CSKA Moscow Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Tau Cerámica Winterthur FC Barcelona 2007 Athens Panathinaikos CSKA Moscow Unicaja Tau Cerámica 2008 Madrid CSKA Moscow Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Montepaschi Siena Tau Cerámica 2009 Berlin Panathinaikos CSKA Moscow Regal FC Barcelona Olympiacos 2010 Paris Regal FC Barcelona Olympiacos CSKA Moscow Partizan 2011 Barcelona Panathinaikos Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Montepaschi Siena Real Madrid 2012 Istanbul Olympiacos CSKA Moscow FC Barcelona Regal Panathinaikos 2013 London Olympiacos Real Madrid CSKA Moscow FC Barcelona Regal 2014 Milan Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Real Madrid FC Barcelona CSKA Moscow 2015 Madrid Real Madrid Olympiacos CSKA Moscow Fenerbahçe 2016 Berlin CSKA Moscow Fenerbahçe Lokomotiv Kuban Laboral Kutxa EuroLeague Final Four 2017 Istanbul Fenerbahçe Olympiacos CSKA Moscow Real Madrid 2018 Belgrade Real Madrid Fenerbahçe Doğuş Žalgiris CSKA Moscow 2019 Vitoria-Gasteiz CSKA Moscow Anadolu Efes Real Madrid Fenerbahçe 2020 Cologne 2021 Cologne Anadolu Efes FC Barcelona AX Armani Exchange Milan CSKA Moscow 2022 Belgrade Anadolu Efes Real Madrid FC Barcelona Olympiacos 2023 Kaunas Real Madrid Olympiacos AS Monaco FC Barcelona 2024 Berlin Panathinaikos AKTOR Real Madrid Olympiacos Fenerbahçe 2025 Abu Dhabi Fenerbahçe AS Monaco Olympiacos Panathinaikos AKTOR2026** Athens Olympiacos Real Madrid Valencia Basket Fenerbahçe

* The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European teams split into two different major leagues, the SuproLeague 2000–01, held by FIBA, and the Euroleague 2000–01, held by Euroleague Basketball. That season's Euroleague Basketball tournament, the Euroleague 2000–01 season, did not end with a Final Four tournament. Instead, it ended with a 5-game playoff series. The EuroLeague now officially recognizes both the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague, and the 2001 Euroleague, in its statistics.

** There was no third-place match. The position is awarded based on the regular season standings.

Statistics Performance by club Including original FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague Final Four competitions. Club 1st (Champion) 2nd (Finalist) 3rd 4th Total Panathinaikos713213 Real Madrid551415 Olympiacos463215 Maccabi Tel Aviv461112 CSKA Moscow437620 Split3–––3 FC Barcelona254617 Fenerbahçe22–48 Olimpia Milano212–5 Anadolu Efes212–5 Virtus Bologna12––3 Joventut Badalona11––2 Partizan1–124 Limoges CSP1–113 Žalgiris1–1–2 Treviso–22–4 Baskonia–1135 Slavia VŠ Praha–11–2 AS Monaco–11–2 AEK–1–12 Fortitudo Bologna–1–12 Mens Sana 1871––314 Aris––123 Olimpija––112 PAOK––1–1 Málaga––1–1 Lokomotiv Kuban––1–1 Valencia Basket––1–1 Victoria Libertas–––11 Estudiantes–––11 ASVEL–––11Total 40 40 40 40 160

Performance by nation Including original FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague Final Four competitions. Nation (Domestic League) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Greece (GBL)1188734 Spain (LEB / ACB)81281442 Israel (ISBL)461112 Russia (RSL / PBL / VTB)437620 Turkey (BSL)432413 SFR Yugoslavia (FFBL)4–127 Italy (LBA)367319 France (Pro A)11226 Lithuania (LKL)1–1–2 Czechoslovakia (CSBL)–11 -2 Soviet Union (PBL)––1 –1 Slovenia (SKL)––1 –1 Serbia (ABA/KLS)–––11Total 40 40 40 40 160

Opening press conference venues YearVenueHost cityCountry 2008 Community of Madrid Sports Centre Madrid Spain 2009 O2 World Berlin Germany 2010 Hôtel de Ville Paris France 2011 Gothic Quarter (City hall) Barcelona Spain 2012 Çırağan Palace Istanbul Turkey 2013 London City Hall London England 2014 Piazza del Duomo Milan Italy 2015 Cybele Palace Madrid Spain 2016 Alexanderplatz Berlin Germany 2017 Çırağan Palace Istanbul Turkey 2018 Kalemegdan Fortress Belgrade Serbia 2019 Plaza Nueva Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain 2020

EuroLeague Final Four MVPs

Season Final Four MVP Club Ref. Bob McAdoo Tracer Milano Dino Rađa Jugoplastika Toni Kukoč Jugoplastika Toni Kukoč POP 84 Sasha Danilović Partizan Toni Kukoč Benetton Treviso Žarko Paspalj Olympiacos Arvydas Sabonis Real Madrid Teka Dominique Wilkins Panathinaikos David Rivers Olympiacos Zoran Savić Kinder Bologna Tyus Edney Žalgiris Željko Rebrača Panathinaikos Ariel McDonald Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Dejan Bodiroga Panathinaikos Dejan Bodiroga FC Barcelona Anthony Parker Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Šarūnas Jasikevičius Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos Trajan Langdon CSKA Moscow Vassilis Spanoulis Panathinaikos Juan Carlos Navarro Regal FC Barcelona Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos Vassilis Spanoulis Olympiacos Tyrese Rice Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Andrés Nocioni Real Madrid Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe Luka Dončić Real Madrid Will Clyburn CSKA Moscow Vasilije Micić Anadolu Efes Vasilije Micić Anadolu Efes Edy Tavares Real Madrid Kostas Sloukas Panathinaikos AKTOR Nigel Hayes-Davis Fenerbahçe2025-26 Evan Fournier Olympiacos

EuroLeague All-Final Four Team

EuroLeague Final Four records

See also EuroLeague EuroLeague Finals EuroLeague SuperCup

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References

External links EuroLeague Official Website