CSKA Moscow:
Based in Moscow, Russia. AKA The Bear. Has made it to all the Final Fours in the past six years. Won it in 2006. Lost last year Final vs Panathinaikos. Has qualified to the current Final Four.
Famous players that played or play there: Andrei Kirilenko, Teo Papaloukas, JR Holden, Matzjas Smodis, Sergey Panov, Marcus Brown.
Has dominated the local Russian league with 14 championships in 16 years!
Colours: Red, White
Panathinaikos Athens:
Based in Athens, Greece. AKA The Greens. Has won the Euroleague in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007. Four times in the past 11 seasons that is, a major achievement for any European club. Also made it to some other Finals Four like in 1994, 1995, 2001 and 2005.
Has the biggest Basketball Arena of the Euroleague, OAKA with a 18500 capacity.
It took them to sign probably the biggest NBA name who has crossed the Atlantic, Dominique Wilkins to win their first Euroleague in 1996. Other famous players who have played for them are Byron Scott, Dino Radja, Amaechi
, Zeljko Rebraca, Sarunas Jasikevicius and of course Dejan 'Sex Droga i' Bodiroga... Current star is Demetris Diamantides while the symbol of the current team is Frangiskos Alvertis who has won 22 cups so far!!!
Has been dominating the domestic Greek league since ages. Has won 9 Chmapionships in the past 10 seasons.
Colours: Green, White
Maccabi Tel Aviv:
Based in Tel Aviv, Israel. One of the most historic teams of the Euroleague. Made it to numerous Final Fours, for example in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.
Won the Euroleague in 2001, 2004, 2005.
Famous players to play there Anthony Parker, Sarunas Jasikevivius, Nikola Vujcic, Mateo Baston, Odett Katash. Symbol of the current team is Derrick Sharp.
Their Basketball Arena got a 11000 fans capacity.
Colours: Yellow and Blue.
These are probably the three most successful clubs in the modern history of European basketball. I'm sure that other fans can write more about other historic clubs such as TAU, Real Madrid, Zalgiris, Partizan, Olympiakos and others...