Draw seedings for FIBA Europe Cup 2022-23 Regular Season announced

The seedings for the draw of the 2022-23 season of the FIBA Europe Cup were confirmed on Wednesday, with the participating clubs set to find out their opponents on Thursday, July 14.

A total of 32 clubs registered for this season’s competition, including both the teams that were placed directly in the Regular Season and those competing in the Qualifiers.

Additionally, 19 clubs from the Basketball Champions League Qualification Tournaments have opted in to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup in case they do not reach the BCL Regular Season, out of which a maximum of 18 will join the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season.

The draw will be streamed live on the official FIBA YouTube channel on Thursday, starting at 11:30 CET.

The Regular Season seedings are as follows:

Seed 1: CSM Oradea (ROU); HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim (GER); Donar Groningen (NED); Gaziantep Basketbol (TUR); BC Balkan (BUL); Anwil Wloclawek (POL); FC Porto (POR); Hapoel Galil Elion (ISR)

Seed 2: Loser of BCL QT3 Final (Brose/ Dolphins/Budivelnyk v Keravnos/Benfica/Golden Eagle); Tofas Bursa (TUR)*; Fribourg Olympic (SUI)*; Unicaja Malaga (ESP)*; Karhu Kauhajoki (FIN)*; Bakken Bears (DEN)*; Opava (CZE)*; New Basket Brindisi (ITA)

Seed 3: Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (BEL); Loser of BCL QT3 Semi-Final (Brose Bamberg v Dolphins/Budivelnyk); Loser of BCL QT3 Semi-Final (Keravnos v Golden Eagle Ylli/SL Benfica); CSO Voluntari (ROU)*; Niners Chemnitz (GER)*; Heroes Den Bosch (NED)*; Egis Körmend (HUN)*; Swans Gmunden (AUT)*

Seed 4: Loser of BCL QT3 Quarter-Final (Norrköping Dolphins v Budivelnyk); Loser of BCL QT3 Quarter-Final (Golden Eagle Ylli v SL Benfica); Patrioti Levice (SVK)*; Pärnu Sadam (EST)*; Winner FEC QT A; Winner FEC QT B; Winner FEC QT C; Winner FEC QT D

*In case this club qualifies to the BCL Regular Season, this spot would be filled by one of the runners-up of the FEC Qualifiers.

The four FIBA Europe Cup Qualifier Tournaments will take place from September 27-30. The Qualifiers field and the seeding of the clubs taking part in those were announced previously and can be found here.