FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 draw seedings announced

FIBA Europe announced on Monday the seedings for the draw of the 2021-22 edition of the FIBA Europe Cup.

A total of 33 clubs registered for this season’s competition, including teams placed in the Regular Season directly and those competing in the Qualifiers.

Additionally, 15 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, with a maximum of 14 of those clubs joining the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season.

The remaining spots in the 32-team FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season will be determined by four Qualifiers Tournaments, which will take place from September 28 to October 1, 2021.

The Qualifiers field and the seeding of participating clubs were announced previously and can be found here.

The Regular Season seedings are as follows:

Seed 1: CSM Oradea (ROU); Casademont Zaragoza (ESP); Bahcesehir (TUR); BC Parma (RUS)*; BC Kyiv (UKR); Telenet Giants Antwerp (BEL); U-BT Cluj Napoca (ROU)*; Loser of BCL Qualifying Tournament 2 Final

Seed 2: Loser of BCL Qualifying Tournament 2 Semi-Final (Tsmoki Minsk vs Mons-Hainaut/ZZ Leiden); Loser of BCL Qualifying Tournament 2 Semi-Final (Bakken Bears vs London Lions/De Longhi Treviso); Loser of BCL Qualifying Tournament 2 Quarter-Final (Mons-Hainaut vs ZZ Leiden); Kapfenberg Bulls (AUT); Heroes Den Bosch (NED); Szolnoki Olajbanjasz (HUN); BC Rilski Sportist (BUL); Unahotels Reggio Emilia (ITA)

Seed 3: Loser of BCL Qualifying Tournament 2 Quarter-Final (London Lions vs De Longhi Treviso); Peristeri (GRE)*; Avtodor Saratov (RUS); BC Prometey (UKR)*; Sporting CP (POR)*; Legia Warszawa (POL); Mornar Bar (MNE)*;  Opava (CZE)*

Seed 4: Hapoel Eilat (ISR)*;  Hakro Merlins Crailsheim (GER); Ionikos BC (GRE); Hapoel Gilboa Galil (ISR);  Winner FEC Qualifying Tournament A;  Winner FEC Qualifying Tournament B; Winner FEC Qualifying Tournament C; Winner FEC Qualifying Tournament 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

Based on a decision of the Board of FIBA Europe, clubs from Russia and clubs from Ukraine will be drawn into separate groups in the Draw for the Regular Season.

The Draw will take place in Freising, Germany and will be streamed live on the official FIBA YouTube channel on Thursday, August 19, starting 12:00 CET.