The 40 clubs that will participate in the two premier European club competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, gathered on Thursday together with the ECA Shareholder domestic leagues  to review the latest developments in both competitions, discuss key issues for future growth, as well as to approve the 2017-18 teams list, regulations and calendar.

Euroleague Basketball executives presented to the ECA Shareholders the strategic pillars to drive business operations during the next five years as defined at the recent club owners’ working session in Chantilly, France. Attendees reviewed a report from Euroleague Basketball’s officiating department, which included key data of the 2016-17 season and their plans for 2017-18.

Further reports on the leagues’ financials, 2017-18 bylaws as well as the integrity and monitoring programme run in partnership with Genius Sports were also heard and approved.

The EuroLeague will maintain its successful renewed format and calendar, with the league’s start marked on October 12. The season will run its 30 round regular season until April 6. The eight best teams of the season will battle in the best-of-five playoffs from April 17 to May 1, with the Final Four games being hosted in Belgrade on May 18 & 20.

2017-18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Team List*

Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz, Brose Bamberg, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, CSKA Moscow, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, FC Barcelona Lassa, Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul, Khimki Moscow Region, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv, Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens, Real Madrid, Unicaja Malaga, Valencia Basket, Zalgiris Kaunas.

*An exception to the existing regulation on maximum of 4 teams from the same country has been approved, therefore including 5 teams from Spain only for the 2017-18 Season.