A total 21 teams from 13 countries have already qualified directly for the 2011-12 Regular Season through a combination of long-term A licenses, B licenses won through results in national and regional championships, and one C license for the Eurocup Champion. The final remaining spot in the Regular Season is a wild card created when Lottomatica Roma finished the 2010-11 season in the bottom half of the Italian League final standings. This wildcard needs to be confirmed by the Euroleague General Assembly.
The two remaining spots in the 24-team Regular Season will come from the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds, which features 16 more teams from at least 12 countries, including five new ones not yet represented in the Regular Season.
The draw will take place in Barcelona on July 7th.
REGULAR SEASON
LICENSE
|
TEAM
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COUNTRY, FINAL POSITION
|
A
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CAJA LABORAL
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SPAIN, SEMIFINALIST
|
A
|
CSKA MOSCOW
|
RUSSIA, CHAMPION
|
A
|
EFES PILSEN ISTANBUL
|
TURKEY, SEMIFINALIST
|
A
|
FENERBAHCE ULKER
|
TURKEY, CHAMPION
|
A
|
MACCABI ELECTRA TEL AVIV
|
ISRAEL, CHAMPION
|
A
|
MONTEPASCHI SIENA
|
ITALY, CHAMPION
|
A
|
OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS
|
GREECE, FINALIST
|
A
|
PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS
|
GREECE, CHAMPION
|
A
|
REAL MADRID
|
SPAIN, SEMIFINALIST
|
A
|
REGAL F.C. BARCELONA
|
SPAIN, CHAMPION
|
A
|
UNICAJA
|
SPAIN, QUARTERFINALIST
|
A
|
ZALGIRIS KAUNAS
|
LITHUANIA, CHAMPION
|
A
|
WILDCARD
|
-
|
B
|
ASSECO PROKOM GDYNIA
|
POLAND, CHAMPION
|
B
|
BENNET CANTU
|
ITALY, FINALIST
|
B
|
BIZKAIA BILBAO BASKET
|
SPAIN, FINALIST
|
B
|
BROSE BASKETS
|
GERMANY, CHAMPION
|
B
|
KK ZAGREB
|
ADRIATIC (CROATIA)
|
B
|
PARTIZAN BELGRADE
|
ADRIATIC (SERBIA)
|
B
|
SLUC NANCY
|
FRANCE, CHAMPION
|
B
|
UNION OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA
|
ADRIATIC (SLOVENIA)
|
C
|
UNICS
|
RUSSIA, EUROCUP CHAMPION
|
QR A
|
TEAM
|
-
|
QR B
|
TEAM
|
-
|
QUALIFYING ROUNDS
COUNTRY
|
TEAM
|
FINAL POSITION
|
FRANCE
|
ASVEL BASKET (WILDCARD)
|
SEMIFINALIST
|
RUSSIA
|
BC KHMIKI MOSCOW REGION
|
FINALIST
|
FRANCE
|
BCM GRAVELINES DUNKERQUE
|
SEMIFINALIST
|
TURKEY
|
BK BANVIT
|
SEMIFINALIST
|
UKRAINE
|
BUDIVELNIK
|
CHAMPION
|
CZECH. REP.
|
CEZ NYMBURK
|
CHAMPION
|
FRANCE
|
CHOLET BASKET
|
FINALIST
|
TURKEY
|
GALATASARAY CAFE CROWN
|
FINALIST
|
ADRIATIC (MON.)
|
KK BUDUCNOST
|
SEMIFINALIST
|
ADRIATIC (SLO.)
|
KRKA NOVO MESTO
|
SEMIFINALIST
|
LITHUANIA
|
LIETUVOS RYTAS
|
FINALIST
|
GREECE
|
PAOK BC THESSALONIKI
|
THIRD PLACE
|
BELGIUM
|
SPIROU BASKET CHARLEROI
|
CHAMPION
|
LATVIA
|
VEF RIGA
|
CHAMPION
|
TBC
|
WILDCARD
|
-
|
TBC
|
WILDCARD
|
-
|
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