The 2026–27 EuroCup Women will be the 56th edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for European women's basketball clubs, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the Ronchetti Cup to the EuroCup Women. The season will begin on 24 September 2026 and end on 8 April 2027 with the Final.
The winners of the EuroCup Women qualify for the 2027 SuperCup and automatically qualify for next season's edition of this tournament, unless they participate in the EuroLeague Women instead.
ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin are the defending champions, having won their first title from the previous season.
Format Regular season After the qualifiers, 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4. The groups are held in a double home and away format. The top 2 plus the 4 best third place teams advancing to the knockout stage.
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.Regulations
Apart from the distribution based on the rankings, countries could have additional teams participating in the EuroCup Women, as noted below: – Additional teams dropping down from the EuroLeague Women
RankAssociationAverage pointsTeamsNotes1 Turkey262.0022 Spain201.6753 France184.004 Czech Republic109.6735 Italy106.676 Hungary66.0007 Poland51.3328 Greece34.6749 Belgium25.33210 Romania18.67111 Great Britain17.33012 Lithuania 15.3313 Germany13.333
RankAssociationAverage pointsTeamsNotes14 Portugal10.001 Latvia10.0016 Israel9.33217 Serbia8.671 Switzerland8.67319 Slovakia7.33120 Croatia4.0021 Luxembourg2.67022 Kosovo2.0023 Bulgaria1.332 Cyprus1.331 Finland1.33 Armenia1.330N/A Slovenia0.001
Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: TH EL: EuroLeague Women title holders TH EC: EuroCup Women title holders 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.: League position of the previous season RS: Regular season winners CW: Cup winners CR: Cup runners-up
The teams with the S in the qualification round means they were seeded. Teams with EL took part in the EuroLeague Women qualification round or the regular season.
The teams were announced on 6 July 2026, with a total of 45 clubs registering for the competition. Since the previous season, winners of the previous season can take part, regardless of their performance in their domestic league.
Play Off Round 1 TBD EL TBD EL TBD EL TBD ELRegular season Sopron Basket EL DVTK HUN-Therm EL Spar Girona EL Umana Reyer Venezia EL AZS Poznań EL Žabiny Brno EL Panathinaikos AC EL KP Brno EL ÇBK Mersin TH EC (4th) Beşiktaş (5th) Hozono Global Jairis (4th) Meins Avenida (5th) Durán Maquinaria Ensino (6th) Landerneau Bretagne (4th) BLMA (5th) Villeneuve-d'Ascq LM (6th) Charnay Basket (7th) SBŠ Ostrava (4th) DSK Basketball Brandýs (5th) Magnolia Basket Campobasso (3rd) BCC Derthona Basket (4th) KS AZS AJP Gorzów (3rd) Ślęza Wrocław (4th) Olympiacos SFP (3rd) Panathlitikos Sykeon (4th) Panserraikos (5th) Basket Namur Capitale (2nd) Castors Braine (3rd) CS Universitatea Cluj (5th) Rutronik Stars Keltern (1st) Alba Berlin (3rd) SL Benfica (1st) TTT Riga (1st) Maccabi Bnot Ashdod (3rd) ŽKK Student Niš (2nd) Nyon Basket Feminin (1st) BCF Elfic Fribourg (2nd) MBK Ružomberok (1st) ŽKK Brod na Savi (1st) WBC Montana 2003 (1st) AEL Limassol (1st) Helsinki Basketball Academy (2nd) Cinkarna Celje (1st)Qualification round Impulso 360 Estepona (8th) Baxi Ferrol S (9th) Chartres Basket (8th) Levhartice Chomutov S (6th) GEAS Basket S (6th) Proteas Voulas (6th) Saarlouis Royals S (5th) Elitzur Ramla S (5th) Ravens de Geneve (5th) Beroe Stara Zagora (3rd)
Round and draw dates Schedule Phase Draw date Round Round dateQualification round 16 July 2026 First leg 24 September 2026 Second leg 1 October 2026Regular season Matchday 1 15 October 2026 Matchday 2 22 October 2026 Matchday 3 29 October 2026 Matchday 4 4 November 2026 Matchday 5 26 November 2026 Matchday 6 3 December 2026Play-off round 1 First leg 7 January 2027 Second leg 14 January 2027Round of 16 First leg 28 January 2027 Second leg 3 February 2027Quarterfinals First leg 25 February 2027 Second leg 4 March 2027Semifinals First leg 11 March 2027 Second leg 18 March 2027Finals First leg 1 April 2027 Second leg 8 April 2027
Draw The seeding was announced on 10 July 2026. The draw took place in Munich, Germany, on 16 July 2026. Only a maximum of one club from the same country can be in the same regular season group.
Seed 1Seed 2Seed 3Seed 4 ELW Qualifiers 1 ELW Qualifiers 2 ELW Qualifiers 3 ELW Qualifiers 4 ELW Qualifiers 5 ELW Qualifiers 6 ELW Qualifiers 7 ELW Qualifiers 8 ÇBK Mersin Villeneuve-d'Ascq LM Meins Avenida BLMA Beşiktaş Castors Braine Olympiacos SFP Rutronik Stars Keltern TTT Riga KS AZS AJP Gorzów Hozono Global Jairis Charnay Basket Magnolia Basket Campobasso BCF Elfic Fribourg Basket Namur Capitale SL Benfica Ślęza Wrocław SBŠ Ostrava CS Universitatea Cluj ŽKK Student Niš Alba Berlin Nyon Basket Feminin MBK Ružomberok AEL Limassol DSK Basketball Brandýs Panathlitikos Sykeon Durán Maquinaria Ensino Landerneau Bretagne BCC Derthona Basket Panserraikos Maccabi Bnot Ashdod ŽKK Brod na Savi WBC Montana 2003 Helsinki Basketball Academy Cinkarna Celje ECW Qualifiers 1 ECW Qualifiers 2 ECW Qualifiers 3 ECW Qualifiers 4 ECW Qualifiers 5
Qualification round The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 16 July 2025. The winners advance to the regular season while the losers are eliminated.
Regular season
If 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
Awards Finals MVP PlayerTeam
MVP of the Month MonthPlayerTeam October November December January February March
MVP of the Round
Regular season RoundPGSGSFPFC 1 Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) 2 Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) 3 Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) 4 Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) 5 Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) 6 Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team)
Playoffs Play-off Round 1 RoundPGSGSFPFC Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team)
Round of 16 RoundPGSGSFPFC Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team)
Quarterfinals RoundPGSGSFPFC Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team)
Semifinals RoundPGSGSFPFC Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team) Player ( Team)
See also 2026–27 EuroLeague Women 2026–27 EuroLeague Women regular season 2026–27 EuroLeague Women qualification round 2026 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2026–27 EuroCup Basketball
References
External links EuroCup Women website