Euroleague has announced eurocup 2011/12 teams. Amongst the 10 teams who got a direct spot for regular season group stage is Bayern Munich.

Ten teams have automatically qualified for the groups stages. In addition to them sixteen teams will fight for another eight positions in away/home knockout games. Finally the fourteen teams of the Euroleague qualifying rounds who won’t make Euroleague groups will be put in Eurocup groups. That makes for a total of thirty two teams.

The 10 teams who directly qualified to Eurocup group stage:

 

TEAMCOUNTRY
ArisGreece
Benetton BasketItaly
Bayern MunichGermany
SkylinersGermany
KrkaSlovenia
Lokomotiv KubanRussia
ValenciaSpain
RudupisLithuania
Hapoel JerusalemIsrael
Gasterra FlamesNetherlands

The 16 Euroleague qualifying rounds teams (of which 14 will play in Eurocup):

TEAMCOUNTRY
PAOKGreece
GalatasarayTurkey
BanvitTurkey
AlbaGermany
Lietuvos RytasLithuania
CibonaCroatia
GravelinesFrance
CholetFrance
ASVELFrance
BuducnostMontenegro
CharleroiBelgium
CEZ NymbrukCzech Republic
BC DonetskUkraine
KhimkiRussia
PGE TurowPoland
VEF RigaLatvia

The 16 teams who will fight for the remaining 8 spots (8 head-t0-head matchups). 1st seeds teams will be drawn against 2nd seeds teams. Winners will play in Eurocup while the losing sides will play in EuroChallenge.

SEEDS 1SEEDS 2
TEAMCOUNTRYTEAMCOUNTRY
Le MansFranceBesiktasTurkey
Gran CanariaSpainKarsiyakaTurkey
Spartak St. Peter.RussiaElan ChalonIsrael
BC AzovmashUkraineBK VentspilsLatvia
OOstendeBelgiumArtland DragonsGermany
Dexia Mons-HainautBelgiumLukoil AcademicBulgaria
CedevitaCroatiaETHA EngomiCyprus
BK ProstejovCezch Republic

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Sweden

The games between the eight couples of Eurocup qualifying round will be administrated by FIBA Europe. The draw for both Euroleague and Eurocup qualifying rounds will take part on July 7, in Barcelona.

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