Follow the Euroleague draw LIVE from TalkBasket. The procedure is schedule to get underway at 12:00 CET.
The draw is taking place in Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona, Spain. There will be two draws, one to determine the first stage groups (as well as determine the second phase phase groups) and another one to determine the playoffs matchups at the quarter finals.
Due to the change of the format (more games in the second group stage) one can easily comprehend how important the draw is and how some teams might even change their transfer policies depending on their draw (easy or hard).
The first group stage draw will be based on the clubs’ 3-year ranking at European competitions. The seeds are as following:
So stay tuned… and don’t forget to hit that refresh button on your browser once the draw starts.
| EUROLEAGUE 1ST GROUP STAGE SEEDS | ||||
| #1 | Barcelona | Olympiacos | Maccabi TA | Panathinaikos |
| #2 | Montepaschi Siena | Real Madrid | CSKA Moscow | Caja Laboral |
| #3 | Khimki | Partizan | Alba Berlin | Anadolu Efes |
| #4 | Unicaja Malaga | Lietuvos Rytas | Zalgiris Kaunas | Fenerbahce Ulker |
| #5 | Prokom | Milano | Bamberg | Olimpija |
| #6 | Cedevita | Besiktas | Elan Chalon | Qualifier #1 |
| # | Group A | # | Group B | |
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 1 | Maccabi TA | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 2 | Montepaschi Siena | |
| 3 | Khimki | 3 | Alba Berlin | |
| 4 | Fenerbahce Ulker | 4 | Unicaja Malaga | |
| 5 | Olimpija | 5 | Prokom | |
| 6 | QR Champion | 6 | Elan Chalon | |
| # | Group C | # | Group D | |
| 1 | Olympiacos | 1 | Barcelona | |
| 2 | Caja Laboral | 2 | CSKA Moscow | |
| 3 | Anadolu Efes | 3 | Partizan | |
| 4 | Zalgiris | 4 | Lietuvos Rytas | |
| 5 | Milano | 5 | Bamberg | |
| 6 | Cedevita | 6 | Besiktas |
| Match # | QR1 | Match # | QR2 | QR3 | QR CHAMPION |
| 1 | UNICS |
5 —–| |
Match #1 Winner VS Match #2 Winner |
Match #5 Winner VS Match #6 Winner |
CHAMPION (Euroleague |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | |||||
| 2 | Le Mans | ||||
| BC Donetsk | |||||
| 3 | CEZ Nymburk | 6 ——| |
Match #3 Winner VS Match #4 Winner |
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| BC Oostende | |||||
| 4 | Cantu | ||||
| Lukoil Akademik |
