The 2024–25 EuroCup Women is the 23rd edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for women's basketball clubs under such name.
London Lions are the defending champions, but didn't defend their title after not entering European competitions this season due to financial reasons.
ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq won their second title after beating Baxi Ferrol in the final.
Format After the qualifiers, 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4. with the top 2 plus the 4 best third place teams advancing to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, the 28 teams, plus the 4 who dropped down from the Euroleague Women, are seeded based on their results in the regular season. Each tie in the knockout stage is played in a home and away format, where the winner on aggregate wins the tie and advances to the next round.
Rankings The results are based on the results of the past three seasons.
Associations 1–5 can register five teams. Associations 6–10 can register four teams. Associations below the top 10 can register three teams.
RankAssociationAverage pointsTeams1 Turkey250.0032 France170.675 + 13 Spain164.6754 Hungary113.334 + 25 Italy103.3346 Czech Republic82.6727 Poland56.0048 Russia42.0009 Belgium28.67310 Greece21.674 + 111 Great Britain21.33112 Latvia20.0012 Israel20.0014 Romania14.673
RankAssociationAverage pointsTeams15 Slovakia12.00116 Portugal8.00216 Switzerland8.00118 Luxembourg6.00019 Serbia5.33120 Ukraine5.00021 Germany4.67321 Lithuania 4.67223 Croatia3.33024 Belarus2.0025 Bulgaria1.3325 Iceland1.3327 Norway0.6727 Sweden0.67
+ Unranked FederationsRankAssociationAverage pointsTeams1 Armenia0.0012 Cyprus0.003 Finland0.00
Teams The teams were announced on 9 July 2024. The teams with the S in the qualifying round means they were seeded. Teams with EL took part in the EuroLeague Women Qualification round Play Off or the regular season. Play Off Round 1 DVTK HUN-Therm EL Olympiacos SFP EL ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq EL Uni Győr EL Regular season TARR KSC Szekszárd EL CSM Constanța EL Beşiktaş EL Yerevan Foxes (1st) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (1st) Castors Braine (2nd) Basket Namur Capitale (3rd) AEL Limassol WBC (1st) KP TANY Brno (3rd) Levharti Chomutov (6th) Peli-Karhut (2nd) BLMA (3rd) Tarbes GB (4th) Charnay Basket (6th) LDLC ASVEL Feminin (7th) ALBA Berlin (1st) Rutronik Stars Keltern (2nd) Caledonia Gladiators (3rd) Panathinaikos AC (2nd) Proteas Voulas AEO (4th) Sopron Basket (4th) NKA Universitas PEAC (5th) Elitzur Landco Ramla (1st) La Molisana Campobasso (3rd) GEAS Basket (6th) TTT Riga (1st) Kibirkštis (1st) BC Neptunas-Amberton (3rd) InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow (2nd) VBW Arka Gdynia (3rd) MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec (5th) AZS UMCS Lublin (6th) SL Benfica (1st) Sportiva/AzorisHotels (2nd) ACS Sepsi SIC (3rd) Crvena zvezda (2nd) Piešťanské Čajky (1st) Spar Girona (4th) Hozono Global Jairis CB (5th) Movistar Estudiantes (6th) IDK Euskotren (7th) BCF Elfic Fribourg (1st) Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring (4th)Qualification round UFAB 49 S (8th) GiroLive Panthers Osnabrück (6th) Pas Giannina (5th) Iraklis SC (6th) TFSE-MTK Budapest (7th) BDS Dinamo Sassari S (9th) O.ME.P.S. Battipaglia (12th) CS Universitatea Cluj S (5th) Baxi Ferrol S (8th) Bodrum Basketbol S (2nd in TKBL)
Schedule PhaseRoundDatesQualification round Matchday 1 19 September 2024Matchday 2 26 September 2024Regular seasonMatchday 1 10 October 2024Matchday 2 17 October 2024Matchday 3 24 October 2024Matchday 4 30 October 2024Matchday 5 21 November 2024Matchday 6 28 November 2024Play-off round 1Matchday 1 12 December 2024Matchday 2 19 December 2024Round of 16Matchday 1 9 January 2025Matchday 2 16 January 2025QuarterfinalsMatchday 1 20 February 2025Matchday 2 27 February 2025SemifinalsMatchday 1 6 March 2025Matchday 2 13 March 2025FinalsMatchday 1 27 March 2025Matchday 2 3 April 2025
Draw The seeding was announced on the 15 July 2024. The draw was on the 18 July 2024. The seeding was decided by the FIBA Club Rankings. The only restriction was that clubs from the same country could not be drawn into the same group.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 EL Play-Off Loser 1 EL Play-Off Loser 2 EL Play-Off Loser 3 Sopron Basket Spar Girona LDLC ASVEL Féminin Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring BLMA TTT Riga AZS UMCS Lublin ACS Sepsi SIC VBW Arka Gdynia Castors Braine Elitzur Landco Ramla Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen NKA Universitas Pecs BCF Elfic Fribourg InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow Movistar Estudiantes KP TANY Brno Basket Namur Capitale Panathinaikos AC Crvena zvezda Piešťanské Čajky Rutronik Stars Keltern Kibirkštis SL Benfica Tarbes GB MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec Caledonia Gladiators IDK Euskotren Sportiva/AzorisHotels Levharti Chomutov La Molisana Campobasso Charnay Basket Hozono Global Jairis CB GEAS Basket Proteas Voulas AEO ALBA Berlin BC Neptunas-Amberton Yerevan Foxes AEL Limassol WBC Peli-Karhut Play Off Winner 1 Play Off Winner 2 Play Off Winner 3 Play Off Winner 4 Play Off Winner 5
Qualification round The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 18 July 2024. The first legs were held on 19 September 2023 while the second legs were held on 26 September 2023.
Regular season
48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4, where the top 2, plus the four best third placed teams, advance to play-off round 1.
This season, Peli-Karhut, ALBA Berlin, Proteas Voulas AEO, La Molisana Campobasso, GEAS Basket, Hozono Global Jairis CB, Baxi Ferrol, Bodrum Basketbol and Iraklis SC all make their debut in the regular season.
22 national associations will be represented this season, up by two compared to 2023–24. Finland will make their debut this season, Armenia and Cyprus are both present for the first time since 2009–10, while Serbia returns after being absent last season. Croatia and Luxembourg are not present in the regular season this year.
TiebreakersIf teams are level on record at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Head-to-head record Head-to-head point differential Head-to-head points scored Point differential for the entire regular season Points scored for the entire regular season
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Ranking of third place teams
Knockout stage
Seeding
Bracket
Play-off Round 1
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
2024–25 EuroCup Women Champions ESB Villeneuve-d'AscqSecond title
Awards Finals MVP PlayerTeam Carla Leite ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MVP of the Month MonthPlayerTeam October Kamila Borkowska MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec November Dominique Malonga LDLC ASVEL Féminin December Kamila Borkowska MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec January Angela Mataix Universitario de Ferrol February Dominique Malonga LDLC ASVEL Féminin March Claire Melia Universitario de Ferrol
MVP of the Round
Regular season RoundPGSGSFPFC 1 Aina Ayuso ( Hozono Global Jairis) Kamila Borkowska ( MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec) Taylor Soule ( MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec) Laura Miškinienė ( AZS UMCS Lublin) Anisha George ( Proteas Voulas AEO) 2 Gökşen Fitik ( Galatasaray Cagdas Faktoring) Anna Makurat ( GEAS Basket) Liliana Banaszak ( Movistar Estudiantes) Ruthy Hebard ( VBW Arka Gdynia) Murjanatu Musa ( Tarbes GB) 3 Alexis Prince ( Elitzur Landco Ramla) Shatori Walker-Kimbrough ( InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow) Anna Makurat ( GEAS Basket) Murjanatu Musa ( Tarbes GB) Kateřina Rokošová ( Levharti Chomutov) 4 Madi Williams ( Crvena zvezda) Sparkle Taylor ( BDS Dinamo Sassari) Ruthy Hebard ( VBW Arka Gdynia) Laura Miškinienė ( AZS UMCS Lublin) Li Yueru ( Bodrum Basketbol) 5 Deeshyra Thomas ( ALBA Berlin) Shatori Walker-Kimbrough ( InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow) Julie Wojta ( LDLC ASVEL Feminin) Murjanatu Musa ( Tarbes GB) Cate Reese ( Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen) 6 Dana Evans ( Beşiktaş JK) Alexandra Sharp ( Movistar Estudiantes) Marena Whittle ( KSC Szekszárd) Kathryn Westbeld ( KSC Szekszárd) Kateřina Rokošová ( Levharti Chomutov)
Playoffs Play-off Round 1 RoundPGSGSFPFC Monique Akoa Makani ( Charnay Basket) Zala Friškovec ( Sopron Basket) Garance Rabot ( BLMA) Ruthy Hebard ( VBW Arka Gdynia) Kamila Borkowska ( MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec) Sparkle Taylor ( BDS Dinamo Sassari) Delicia Washington ( IDK Euskotren) Elif Bayram ( Beşiktaş JK) Julia Reisingerova ( NKA Universitas Pecs) Kamila Borkowska ( MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec)
Round of 16 RoundPGSGSFPFC Shaylee Gonzales( BDS Dinamo Sassari) Borislava Hristova( Spar Girona) Ángela Mataix( Baxi Ferrol) Julia Reisingerova( NKA Universitas Pecs) Temi Fagbenle( Beşiktaş JK) Klara Lundquist( Spar Girona) Shavonte Zellous( ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq) Sparkle Taylor( BDS Dinamo Sassari) Marena Whittle( Movistar Estudiantes) Aminata Guèye(ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq )
Quarterfinals RoundPGSGSFPFC Carla Leite( ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq) Holly Winterburn( Beşiktaş JK) Noa Morro( Baxi Ferrol) Natasha Mack( Spar Giron) Dominique Malonga( LDLC ASVEL Féminin) Alexis Peterson( Beşiktaş JK) Àngela Mataix( Baxi Ferrol) Shavonte Zellous( ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq) Aminata Gueye( ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq) Dominique Malonga( LDLC ASVEL Féminin)
Semifinals RoundPGSGSFPFC Shavonte Zellous( ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq) Julie Pospíšilová( Baxi Ferrol) Blanca Millán( Baxi Ferrol) Jelena Brooks( Sopron Basket) Claire Melia( Baxi Ferrol) Carla Leite( ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq) Julie Pospíšilová( Baxi Ferrol) Aminata Gueye( ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq) Laura Quevedo( LDLC ASVEL Féminin) Dominique Malonga( LDLC ASVEL Féminin)
See also 2024–25 EuroLeague Women 2024–25 EuroLeague Women regular season 2024–25 EuroLeague Women qualification round 2024 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2024–25 EuroCup Basketball
Notes
References
External links EuroCup Women website 2023–24 Belgian League Table 2023–24 British League Table 2023–24 Croatian League Table 2023–24 Israeli League Table 2023–24 Lithuanian League Table 2023–24 Hungarian League Table 2023–24 Polish League Table 2023–24 Portuguese League Table 2023–24 Romanian League Table 2023–24 Serbian League Table 2023–24 Swiss League Table