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Since basketball loses significantly in the recognition of football, this tournament in both Ukraine and throughout Europe attracts much less attention than the Champions football league. And in vain …
The Champion has prepared the history of the European Libiga, its stages of formation, as well as threats that suddenly (or not) emerged from the Atlantic.
EUROGIGA START: FFRIC AND ASIA Clubs, USSR Representatives, Form Search In the mid-1950s, in European countries, a wide resonance caused the Champions Cup-a football tournament. It was clear that people want not only for players but also for representatives of other sports in international matches.
In 1958, Fiba decided not to invent anything new. Even the name was almost identical – Fiba European Champions Cup (There was a European Cup in football).
The champions of most Old World countries had to compete. And though the name is the word “European” in the first year Teams from Syria and Lebanon were invited. In those days, Fiba was not fully structured, and Lebanon and Syria actively cooperated with European sports structures. In addition, these countries were one of the most developed basketball nations of the Middle East at that time.
What to say if The European Championship in 1949 was in Egypt. And the winner was … Egypt. Well, Syria and Lebanon were also among the participants.
In the future, there were already representatives of the United Arab Union, Egypt, Morocco. And it lasted until 1983.
There were many scandals during this time. In particular, in the first season Frankist power Spain did not allow Real to fly to the semifinals to Riga, or African teams were withdrawn from the competition before the tournament or after the first match (their defense should be said that European teams were sinned).
The first six draws were dominated by teams from the Soviet Union: the ASK Riga, twice CSKA and once Dynamo Tbilisi won three times. From 1964 to 1977 there was a dominance of Italian teams. During this period, only the CSK was able to take twice trophy, but from Italy and Spain there was always someone in the finals.
Initially, the tournament format was made from two matches per departure. Then, after knockout and qualifications, they added a group tournament.
The finals from the beginning of the foundation were carried out in different ways: at first there was a classic two-match duel (at home), and after several years the finals from one match were held in a neutral territory. Sometimes, of course, lucky. For example, the real of the 1967 final against Milan won in Madrid.
The Euroleiga introduces the finals of four. Expansion. Builder’s debut The tectonic metamorphosis was noted in 1987. Only the winners of the national championships (and the current triumph) were still allowed to the tournament, but they decided that the Champion Champion should be determined by a mini-tournament, in the finals of four.
The format assumed that the four teams that have reached this stage will play semi -finals, and then the finals and match for third place in the arena, which would be determined in advance.
For example, the first finale of four was held in Geneta, Belgium. Although the champion of this country – Mechelen – dropped in the first round.
In 1991, the European Liga expanded. First, countries, and therefore champions, have become more on the map of Europe. However, the most successful clubs from top leagues were also allowed to participate, which failed to win the national title. There was also a change in the name. Instead Fiba European Champions Cup has become Fiba European League.
In the 1991/92 season there were three Spanish clubs, two Croatian. Next year, additional representatives of Greece and France were added.
It was in 1992 that the Ukrainian representative also made his debut. The Kyiv builder in the first round of qualification had no problems with Hungarian Zalakeramy (86:79, 99:85 – at home), but the path to the group stage closed the Italian Virtus (210: 165 by the sum of two matches). There was a little chance. The Italian League was by force, if not first, the second (after Spain). Virtus will then successfully pass the group stage and fly from Real in 1/4.
The stars of the Italians, except for several “collections”, were Predrag Danilovich and Canadian Bill Wennington, who will go to Bulls in the summer to become, even if not a crucial, but significant part of the second Tripitis.
The builder has played qualifications (even against Panatinaikos himself) several times as a champion of Ukraine, but he never reached the group stage.
Split at the turn of the millennium. Two tournaments – two champions A few years ago, the football world surprised the desire for famous football clubs to create their own “virtually closed club” called Super League. UEFA and even the European Union, as well as the lack of approval by fans, were able to stop a car that did not even start to go.
Fiba failed to do such a basketball. Clubs also wanted more autonomy, guarantees, and make a product that may not cover all costs, but one that can be sold for some money.
In 2000, Uleb (Union of European Basketball) decided to organize its own tournament by bypassing the International Federation of Basketball. Partnership with Uleb had leagues Spain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Portugal, England and Switzerland.
To put it mildly, there was a low level of competition. However, contrary to the will of their internal championships, clubs from Lithuania, Croatia, Russia, Israel and Slovenia have chosen participation in the European Library. Uleb and legal nuances helped. In particular, Fiba had no right to use the logo or the name “Euroleague”.
However, not all clubs from Ulyb wanted to quarrel with Fiba. For example, in the tournament FIBA SUPROLEAGUE Panatinaikos, McCabi Tel Aviv, Letuvos Ritas, CSKA, Ephesus Pilsen remained. And the newly created Olympiakos, top clubs of Italy, Spain, Szaurgis, Tsibona. Ulyb even found an Italian-Swiss sponsors to create a team in Russia by St. Petersburg Lyons. “Lions” existed all the season.
Fiba leaders pressed, threatened to clubs and judges who went to the European library, sanctions, tried to find other levers of influence – in vain. Fiba suproleague has existed for one year. In this tournament, the champion became Panatinaikos, and in the main – Virtus Bologna, which was then called Kinder in honor of the sponsor.
x.com In the summer of 2001, the parties began to negotiate. They agreed that now the main tournament will be answered by ULEB and the private company ECA (Euroleague Commercial Assets). At the same time, the European Cup of Ulyb was created, which became an analogue of the football league of Europe.
Eulyiga Uleb/Turkish Airlines Euroleague The next 15 years the format was unchanged: qualification-group stage (four groups of six or three groups of eight teams)-TOP-16 (two groups of eight or four groups)-quarterfinals-the finals of four.
Champions, or even vice -tampions of championships with a weak rating, also participated in qualifying matches. The Ukrainian Azovmash, Donetsk, Builder tried their hand, but every time there was a failure.
The exception was the 2013/14 season . The Kiev Club received a Wild-Card, but completed the performances after the group stage: 2 wins for 10 meetings.
In 2008, Fiba and Uleb set the right to the name. And now the Euroleiga Ulyb has become just an euro liga, which made it possible to “sell” it to sponsors. For example, the League is now called Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
In 2009, another important step took place. 13 clubs received guaranteed licenses A: Real, Barcelona, Basconia, Montepaski Siena, Lottomatics Roma, Olympiakos, Panatinaikos, CSKA, Ephesus Pilsen, Fenerbakhche, Sz reghoris, McCabi Tel Aviv.
The issuance of licenses was based on sports results, sponsors, revenues from television sales and average home matches. It is symbolic that a few years later both Italian clubs were bankrupt.
The current format of the Euroleiga All these years between Ulyb and Fiba, they have arisen, then the differences and scandals subsided.
In July 2015, the International Basketball Association made another attempt to take care of the European license, trying to persuade eight teams with a license and play in a new Fiba organized competition. This proposal was unanimously rejected by the European League clubs. In October, Fiba announced the launch of the Champions Basketball League. The organizers wanted to see the 16 best teams that would play two circles and then the playoff.
In parallel, the leadership of the Eurolege has agreed on a 10-year contract with IMG-a company that is commercially represented by different events and is an independent manufacturer and distributor of sports and entertainment activities
Under the terms of the European League, it was necessary to become a more closed tournament. A press release was released soon, where it was stated that only 16 clubs will take part in the 2016–2017 championshipwhich will play in a regular championship format. The eight of the best will come out in the postse season, and the winners of the Playoff will determine the more in the traditional finals of four.
Most of the places were given to the teams with license A (Anadol Ephesus, Basconia, CSKA, Barcelona, Fenerbachce, McCabi Tel Aviv, Milan, Olympiakos, Panatinaikos, Real Madrid and Zerurgis).
Another vouchers were reached by the European Cup champion, the owners of Weil Card, and the best clubs from the championships associated with the Bundesliga, the Adriatic League, the VTB League)
Subsequently, the Euroleiga expanded to 18 participants. Licenses A received French Aswell and Bavaria.
That is, if the club is licensed A, but fails to perform in the championship, will it not fly out of the Eurolept? Absolutely true.
For example, Last season, Basconia finished only ninth in the Spanish championship, but this year still plays in European.
Olympiakos in the mid-00’s twice finished eight in the Greek league, but did not fly from the Euroliga. And that there, “legends” because of a conflict with the Federation of Basketball Greece did not play in the 2019/20 season in the country’s championship, but performed in the Europeanization.
Facebook.com/paobcgr The tournament is expected to expand to 20 or even 22 teams. Paris and Monaco have appeared in France in recent years in recent years, and the main passionary for expansion is… Dubai Basketball Club.
Sheikhs have created a team that has declared the Adriatic League, since no one can take “from scratch” to the Eurolege – it takes at least a year to play and achieve some success in the associated league.
The cooperation is deepened. In particular, this year, for the first time in history, the finals of the four will be outside the Old World-the event will be taken by the city of Abu Dhabi.
Also, do not forget about clubs from the Russian Federation. CSKA after a full -scale invasion was thrown out of the league, but did not take away the license of A. This “title” gives not only a stable participation in the Europeanization, but also the right of voice. Well, the key: sponsorship, television and other organizational details are agreed by clubs with a license. Others do not have the right voice.
Future prospects. Florentino Perez and NBA Since more and more stars of the National Basketball Association are natives of Europe, and the Euroleiga itself has demonstrated that the project, if not profitable, is at least not very unprofitable, NBA leaders are increasingly looking at this market.
“Basketball is the second most popular sport in Europe. It is very popular. It is hundreds of millions of fans. About 15% of NBA players are now from Europe. Five of the last six of our MVPs were Europeans. But I think there is a huge gap between the level of interest in this sport and the level of management compared to North.”
Real and Barcelona’s licenses with Eurolege end in 2026. The parties probably will not agree to continue, as the league may arise, and under the NBA patronage.
Florentino Perez was the main initiator of the founding of the football superliga. He moved the opportunity to make money, so it is not surprising that he, though not yet in public, is the one who wants to go to the new league.
NBA has billions of income over the last decades, so the new organization may be unprofitable in general but The commercial success of the world league of the world will allow to overlap the costs with the head. What to say if the association’s income allows you to finance the G-League, WNBA and Basketball Africa League.
Moreover, the NBA is negotiating with organizations … There are no exists. They want to see Manchester or PSG analogue, actively looking for exits to the representatives of these clubs.
Barcelona without Real does not want to be in European. It is known that the New League wants to see teams from Milan and Berlin (not necessarily the current alba).
And although there are no significant steps towards NBA Europe, there is still no smoke without fire. No one excludes that the Euroleg will change a lot. There is an expression: “Everything that does not kill us – makes it stronger.” But here is a quote from a series of “Highlands” – “only one”.
Loss of Brand Clubs and a more attractive financial agreement from competitors can repeat the trick that Ulyb made at the beginning of the century with Fiba.
It should be noted that the creation of a new league in Europe under the auspices of the National Basketball Association requires approval by the owners of all 30 current clubs of the National Basketball Association.
Ukrainian basketball players in European In the first seasons of the “separate” Euroleiga star was Grigory Khizhnyakwhich, according to the results of the 2000/01 and 2001/02 seasons, became the best for block shops.
Then the palm of the championship for many years intercepted Arthur Drozdovwhich performed six seasons (2000-2006) as part of the French orthosis. The forward was introduced by one of the most spectacular players of the tournament thanks to their slugs.
Different attempts to fix themselves in clubs had Vyacheslav Kravtsov (CSKA), Vladimir Gerun (Barcelona) and Artem Pustovy (Barcelona), but did not show much success.
In the early 90’s Alexander Volkov He became a bronze medalist as part of Panatinaikos, and a year later, as a part of another Greek basketball – Olympiakos – reached the finals.
Maybe he would have further success, but a great story of injury forced At the age of 31, hang sneakers on the nail.
Prometheus had a great chance of getting to the Europeanol. The Ukrainian team in the 20122/23 season became the semi-finalist of the European Cup.
Over the past year, there was information that the European Library Clubs were interested in Ukrainian performers: the Sanon could become a player of Barcelona, Mikhailuk was associated with the Grand Tournament.
As of now, there are no Ukrainian basketball players in the Europeanization. For the Monaco youth team stands Maxim Klitschkohowever, the main warehouse did not make his debut.
And, of course, several players gained experience in the most prestigious tournament of the continent while playing for Azovmash, Donetsk and Builder.
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Since basketball loses significantly in the recognition of football, this tournament in both Ukraine and throughout Europe attracts much less attention than the Champions football league. And in vain …
The Champion has prepared the history of the European Libiga, its stages of formation, as well as threats that suddenly (or not) emerged from the Atlantic.
EUROGIGA START: FFRIC AND ASIA Clubs, USSR Representatives, Form Search In the mid-1950s, in European countries, a wide resonance caused the Champions Cup-a football tournament. It was clear that people want not only for players but also for representatives of other sports in international matches.
In 1958, Fiba decided not to invent anything new. Even the name was almost identical – Fiba European Champions Cup (There was a European Cup in football).
The champions of most Old World countries had to compete. And though the name is the word “European” in the first year Teams from Syria and Lebanon were invited. In those days, Fiba was not fully structured, and Lebanon and Syria actively cooperated with European sports structures. In addition, these countries were one of the most developed basketball nations of the Middle East at that time.
What to say if The European Championship in 1949 was in Egypt. And the winner was … Egypt. Well, Syria and Lebanon were also among the participants.
In the future, there were already representatives of the United Arab Union, Egypt, Morocco. And it lasted until 1983.
There were many scandals during this time. In particular, in the first season Frankist power Spain did not allow Real to fly to the semifinals to Riga, or African teams were withdrawn from the competition before the tournament or after the first match (their defense should be said that European teams were sinned).
The first six draws were dominated by teams from the Soviet Union: the ASK Riga, twice CSKA and once Dynamo Tbilisi won three times. From 1964 to 1977 there was a dominance of Italian teams. During this period, only the CSK was able to take twice trophy, but from Italy and Spain there was always someone in the finals.
Initially, the tournament format was made from two matches per departure. Then, after knockout and qualifications, they added a group tournament.
The finals from the beginning of the foundation were carried out in different ways: at first there was a classic two-match duel (at home), and after several years the finals from one match were held in a neutral territory. Sometimes, of course, lucky. For example, the real of the 1967 final against Milan won in Madrid.
The Euroleiga introduces the finals of four. Expansion. Builder’s debut The tectonic metamorphosis was noted in 1987. Only the winners of the national championships (and the current triumph) were still allowed to the tournament, but they decided that the Champion Champion should be determined by a mini-tournament, in the finals of four.
The format assumed that the four teams that have reached this stage will play semi -finals, and then the finals and match for third place in the arena, which would be determined in advance.
For example, the first finale of four was held in Geneta, Belgium. Although the champion of this country – Mechelen – dropped in the first round.
In 1991, the European Liga expanded. First, countries, and therefore champions, have become more on the map of Europe. However, the most successful clubs from top leagues were also allowed to participate, which failed to win the national title. There was also a change in the name. Instead Fiba European Champions Cup has become Fiba European League.
In the 1991/92 season there were three Spanish clubs, two Croatian. Next year, additional representatives of Greece and France were added.
It was in 1992 that the Ukrainian representative also made his debut. The Kyiv builder in the first round of qualification had no problems with Hungarian Zalakeramy (86:79, 99:85 – at home), but the path to the group stage closed the Italian Virtus (210: 165 by the sum of two matches). There was a little chance. The Italian League was by force, if not first, the second (after Spain). Virtus will then successfully pass the group stage and fly from Real in 1/4.
The stars of the Italians, except for several “collections”, were Predrag Danilovich and Canadian Bill Wennington, who will go to Bulls in the summer to become, even if not a crucial, but significant part of the second Tripitis.
The builder has played qualifications (even against Panatinaikos himself) several times as a champion of Ukraine, but he never reached the group stage.
Split at the turn of the millennium. Two tournaments – two champions A few years ago, the football world surprised the desire for famous football clubs to create their own “virtually closed club” called Super League. UEFA and even the European Union, as well as the lack of approval by fans, were able to stop a car that did not even start to go.
Fiba failed to do such a basketball. Clubs also wanted more autonomy, guarantees, and make a product that may not cover all costs, but one that can be sold for some money.
In 2000, Uleb (Union of European Basketball) decided to organize its own tournament by bypassing the International Federation of Basketball. Partnership with Uleb had leagues Spain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Portugal, England and Switzerland.
To put it mildly, there was a low level of competition. However, contrary to the will of their internal championships, clubs from Lithuania, Croatia, Russia, Israel and Slovenia have chosen participation in the European Library. Uleb and legal nuances helped. In particular, Fiba had no right to use the logo or the name “Euroleague”.
However, not all clubs from Ulyb wanted to quarrel with Fiba. For example, in the tournament FIBA SUPROLEAGUE Panatinaikos, McCabi Tel Aviv, Letuvos Ritas, CSKA, Ephesus Pilsen remained. And the newly created Olympiakos, top clubs of Italy, Spain, Szaurgis, Tsibona. Ulyb even found an Italian-Swiss sponsors to create a team in Russia by St. Petersburg Lyons. “Lions” existed all the season.
Fiba leaders pressed, threatened to clubs and judges who went to the European library, sanctions, tried to find other levers of influence – in vain. Fiba suproleague has existed for one year. In this tournament, the champion became Panatinaikos, and in the main – Virtus Bologna, which was then called Kinder in honor of the sponsor.
x.com In the summer of 2001, the parties began to negotiate. They agreed, What is now the main tournament will be responsible for ULEB and the private company ECA (Euroleague Commercial Assets). At the same time, the European Cup of Ulyb was created, which became an analogue of the football league of Europe.
Eulyiga Uleb/Turkish Airlines Euroleague The next 15 years the format was unchanged: qualification-group stage (four groups of six or three groups of eight teams)-TOP-16 (two groups of eight or four groups)-quarterfinals-the finals of four.
Champions, or even vice -tampions of championships with a weak rating, also participated in qualifying matches. The Ukrainian Azovmash, Donetsk, Builder tried their hand, but every time there was a failure.
The exception was the 2013/14 season. The Kiev Club received a Wild-Card, but completed the performances after the group stage: 2 wins for 10 meetings.
In 2008, Fiba and Uleb set the right to the name. And now the Euroleiga Ulyb has become just an euro liga, which made it possible to “sell” it to sponsors. For example, the League is now called Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
In 2009, another important step took place. 13 clubs received guaranteed licenses A: Real, Barcelona, Basconia, Montepaski Siena, Lottomatics Roma, Olympiakos, Panatinaikos, CSKA, Ephesus Pilsen, Fenerbakhche, Sz reghoris, McCabi Tel Aviv.
The issuance of licenses was based on sports results, sponsors, revenues from television sales and average home matches. It is symbolic that a few years later both Italian clubs were bankrupt.
The current format of the Euroleiga All these years between Ulyb and Fiba, they have arisen, then the differences and scandals subsided.
In July 2015, the International Basketball Association made another attempt to take care of the European license, trying to persuade eight teams with a license and play in a new Fiba organized competition. This proposal was unanimously rejected by the European League clubs. In October, Fiba announced the launch of the Champions Basketball League. The organizers wanted to see the 16 best teams that would play two circles and then the playoff.
In parallel, the leadership of the Eurolege has agreed on a 10-year contract with IMG-a company that is commercially represented by different events and is an independent manufacturer and distributor of sports and entertainment activities
Under the terms of the European League, it was necessary to become a more closed tournament. A press release was released soon, where it was stated that only 16 clubs will take part in the 2016–2017 championshipwhich will play in a regular championship format. The eight of the best will come out in the postse season, and the winners of the Playoff will determine the more in the traditional finals of four.
Most of the places were given to the teams with license A (Anadol Ephesus, Basconia, CSKA, Barcelona, Fenerbachce, McCabi Tel Aviv, Milan, Olympiakos, Panatinaikos, Real Madrid and Zerurgis).
Another vouchers were reached by the European Cup champion, the owners of Weil Card, and the best clubs from the championships associated with the Bundesliga, the Adriatic League, the VTB League)
Subsequently, the Euroleiga expanded to 18 participants. Licenses A received French Aswell and Bavaria.
That is, if the club is licensed A, but fails to perform in the championship, will it not fly out of the Eurolept? Absolutely true.
For example, Last season, Basconia finished only ninth in the Spanish championship, but this year still plays in European.
Olympiakos in the mid-00’s twice finished eight in the Greek league, but did not fly from the Euroliga. And that there, “legends” because of a conflict with the Federation of Basketball Greece did not play in the 2019/20 season in the country’s championship, but performed in the Europeanization.
Facebook.com/paobcgr The tournament is expected to expand to 20 or even 22 teams. Paris and Monaco have appeared in France in recent years in recent years, and the main passionary for expansion is… Dubai Basketball Club.
Sheikhs have created a team that has declared the Adriatic League, since no one can take “from scratch” to the Eurolege – it takes at least a year to play and achieve some success in the associated league.
The cooperation is deepened. In particular, this year, for the first time in history, the finals of the four will be outside the Old World-the event will be taken by the city of Abu Dhabi.
Also, do not forget about clubs from the Russian Federation. CSKA after a full -scale invasion was thrown out of the league, but did not take away the license of A. This “title” gives not only a stable participation in the Europeanization, but also the right of voice. Well, the key: sponsorship, television and other organizational details are agreed by clubs with a license. Others do not have the right voice.
Future prospects. Florentino Perez and NBA Since more and more stars of the National Basketball Association are natives of Europe, and the Euroleiga itself has demonstrated that the project, if not profitable, is at least not very unprofitable, NBA leaders are increasingly looking at this market.
“Basketball is the second most popular sport in Europe. It is very popular. It is hundreds of millions of fans. About 15% of NBA players are now from Europe. Five of the last six of our MVPs were Europeans. But I think there is a huge gap between the level of interest in this sport and the level of management compared to North.”
Real and Barcelona’s licenses with Eurolege end in 2026. The parties probably will not agree to continue, as the league may arise, and under the NBA patronage.
Florentino Perez was the main initiator of the founding of the football superliga. He moved the opportunity to make money, so it is not surprising that he, though not yet in public, is the one who wants to go to the new league.
NBA has billions of income over the last decades, so the new organization may be unprofitable in general but The commercial success of the world league of the world will allow to overlap the costs with the head. What to say if the association’s income allows you to finance the G-League, WNBA and Basketball Africa League.
Moreover, the NBA is negotiating with organizations … There are no exists. They want to see Manchester or PSG analogue, actively looking for exits to the representatives of these clubs.
Barcelona without Real does not want to be in European. It is known that the New League wants to see teams from Milan and Berlin (not necessarily the current alba).
And although there are no significant steps towards NBA Europe, there is still no smoke without fire. No one excludes that the Euroleg will change a lot. There is an expression: “Everything that does not kill us – makes it stronger.” But here is a quote from a series of “Highlands” – “only one”.
Loss of Brand Clubs and a more attractive financial agreement from competitors can repeat the trick that Ulyb made at the beginning of the century with Fiba.
It should be noted that the creation of a new league in Europe under the auspices of the National Basketball Association requires approval by the owners of all 30 current clubs of the National Basketball Association.
Ukrainian basketball players in European In the first seasons of the “separate” Euroleiga star was Grigory Khizhnyakwhich, according to the results of the 2000/01 and 2001/02 seasons, became the best for block shops.
Then the palm of the championship on He has been intercepted for many years Arthur Drozdovwhich performed six seasons (2000-2006) as part of the French orthosis. The forward was introduced by one of the most spectacular players of the tournament thanks to their slugs.
Different attempts to fix themselves in clubs had Vyacheslav Kravtsov (CSKA), Vladimir Gerun (Barcelona) and Artem Pustovy (Barcelona), but did not show much success.
In the early 90’s Alexander Volkov He became a bronze medalist as part of Panatinaikos, and a year later, as a part of another Greek basketball – Olympiakos – reached the finals.
He would have been further successful, but a great history of injury forced to hang sneakers on the nail in 31 years.
Prometheus had a great chance of getting to the Europeanol. The Ukrainian team in the 20122/23 season became the semi-finalist of the European Cup.
Over the past year, there was information that the European Library Clubs were interested in Ukrainian performers: the Sanon could become a player of Barcelona, Mikhailuk was associated with the Grand Tournament.
As of now, there are no Ukrainian basketball players in the Europeanization. For the Monaco youth team stands Maxim Klitschkohowever, the main warehouse did not make his debut.
And, of course, several players gained experience in the most prestigious tournament of the continent while playing for Azovmash, Donetsk and Builder.