The EuroLeague has announced the 2026-27 schedule, tipping off on September 24, 2026, with the Final Four in May. The season features 38 rounds and reduces double-round weeks to 10. Notable changes include Besiktas Istanbul replacing AS Monaco in the 20-team lineup.
The EuroLeague has officially announced the game schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
The new season will tip off on September 24, 2026, with the Final Four scheduled for May 27-30, 2026.
You can find the full 2026-27 EuroLeague schedule by clicking HERE.
The season tips off on Thursday, September 24 with six games. Among the highlights, Dubai Basketball welcomes Real Madrid, while Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv opens its campaign at home against FC Bayern Munich.
FC Barcelona hosts Anadolu Efes Istanbul in a heavyweight clash, and defending champion Olympiacos Piraeus begins its title defense on the road against Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Opening night also includes Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade against Zalgiris Kaunas LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne versus Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv, and Panathinaikos Athens against Paris Basketball. The remaining Friday night Round 1 games include Fenerbahce Istanbul versus Virtus Bologna, and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade hosting Armani Olimpia Milan.
Overall, there will be a total of 10 double-round weeks throughout the season (compared to 12 in the previous campaign), and there will be a minimum of 396 games in the 2026-27 season, given that every playoff series will end up in a sweep.
Meanwhile, the format and the number of teams for the new season remain unchanged, except that Besiktas Istanbul will be replacing AS Monaco.
There will be 38 rounds of round-robin action in the regular season, in which all teams play each other twice, home and away.
The Play-In games will be played on Tuesday, April 20, and Friday, April 23. The best-of-five playoff series will begin on Tuesday, April 27, and will end no later than Wednesday, May 12.
2026-27 EuroLeague season Round 1 schedule Date Time (CET) Game Thursday, September 24 20:00 Crvena Zvezda vs. Zalgiris Thursday, September 24 18:00 Dubai vs. Real Madrid Thursday, September 24 19:00 Hapoel vs. Bayern Thursday, September 24 20:30 Barcelona vs. Anadolu Efes Thursday, September 24 20:30 Baskonia vs. Olympiacos Thursday, September 24 20:45 ASVEL vs. Maccabi Thursday, September 24 20:15 Panathinaikos vs. Paris Friday, September 25 19:00 Besiktas vs. Valencia Friday, September 25 19:45 Fenerbahce vs. Virtus Friday, September 25 20:45 Partizan vs. Olimpia Milan 2026-27 EuroLeague season blockbuster games schedule Last season’s final rematch Friday, Nov. 20, 21:15 CET: Olympiacos vs. Real Madrid Friday, Jan. 8, 20:45 CET: Real Madrid vs. Olympiacos The Greek Derby Friday, Dec. 11, 21:15 CET: Panathinaikos vs. Olympiacos Friday, Feb. 12, 21:15 CET: Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos The Belgrade Derby Thursday, Oct. 22, 20:45 CET: Partizan vs. Crvena Zvezda Thursday, Feb. 11, 20:00 CET: Crvena Zvezda vs. Partizan The Istanbul Derby Tuesday, Dec. 22, 20:00 CET: Besiktas vs. Fenerbahce Thursday, Jan. 21, 20:45 CET: Fenerbahce vs. Besiktas The Tel Aviv Derby Thursday, Nov. 12, 19:05 CET: Maccabi vs. Hapoel Tuesday, Dec. 29, 20:00 CET: Hapoel vs. Maccabi El Clasico Thursday, Dec. 3, 20:45 CET: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Friday, Mar. 5, 20:30 CET: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid
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