The 2025–26 EuroCup Women was the 55th edition of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for European women's basketball clubs, and the 24th season since it was renamed from the Ronchetti Cup to the EuroCup Women. The season began on 18 September 2025 ended on 9 April 2026 with the Final.
The winners of the EuroCup Women qualify for the 2025 SuperCup and automatically qualify for next season's edition of this tournament, unless they participate in the EuroLeague Women instead.
ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq were the defending champions, but they lost in the semifinals. ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin won their first EuroCup title by defeating Athinaikos Qualco 160–157 in the finals.
Format Regular season After the qualifiers, 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4. The groups are held in a double home and away format. The top 2 plus the 4 best third place teams advancing to the knockout stage.
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, the 28 teams, plus the 4 who dropped down from the Euroleague Women, are seeded based on their results in the regular season. Each tie in the knockout stage is played in a home and away format, where the winner on aggregate wins the tie and advances to the next round.
Rankings The results are based on the results of the past three seasons.
Associations 1–5 can register five teams. Associations 6–10 can register four teams. Associations below the top 10 can register three teams.Regulations
Apart from the distribution based on the rankings, countries could have additional teams participating in the EuroCup Women, as noted below: – Additional teams dropping down from the EuroLeague Women
RankAssociationAverage pointsTeamsNotes1 Turkey262.002 2 France184.6743 Spain176.3354 Italy115.3335 Czech Republic110.6746 Hungary81.3327 Poland51.3338 Belgium26.0039 Greece21.33410 Israel20.00110 Great Britain20.00012 Romania18.00213 Lithuania 11.331
RankAssociationAverage pointsTeamsNotes14 Portugal10.67215 Slovakia10.00115 Germany10.00217 Latvia8.00118 Switzerland7.33319 Serbia6.00120 Luxembourg5.33021 Croatia3.33222 Finland1.33022 Armenia1.3322 Cyprus1.3322 Bulgaria1.331N/A Kosovo0.00
Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: TH EL: EuroLeague Women title holders TH EC: EuroCup Women title holders 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.: League position of the previous season RS: Regular season winners CW: Cup winners CR: Cup runners-up
The teams with the S in the qualification round means they were seeded. Teams with EL took part in the EuroLeague Women Qualification round or the regular season.
The teams were announced on 8 July 2025, with a total of 49 clubs registering for the competition. Starting this season, the winners of the previous season can take part, regardless of their performance in their domestic league.
On 15 July 2025, ASVEL Féminin withdrew due to financial reasons. As a result, Baxi Ferrol were given a direct place in the group stage and SBŠ Ostrava were awarded seeded status in the qualification round.
Play Off Round 1 VBW Gdynia EL Sopron Basket EL Olympiacos SFP EL ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin EL Regular season Žabiny Brno EL KKZ Crvena zvezda EL ACS Sepsi SIC EL AZS UMCS Lublin EL Kibirkštis-TOKS EL Beşiktaş Boa (4th) Emlak Konut SK (5th) Charnay Basket (3rd) BLMA (6th) UFAB 49 (7th) Villeneuve-d'Ascq LM TH EC (9th) Perfumerías Avenida (4th) Hozono Global Jairis (5th, CW) Movistar Estudiantes (6th) Baxi Ferrol (8th) Magnolia Basket Campobasso (3rd) GEAS Basket (6th) KP Brno (3rd) Levhartice Chomutov (4th) NKA Universitas PEAC (3rd) KSSSE Enea AZS AJP Gorzów (2nd, CW) Ślęza Wrocław (3rd) MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec (4th) Castors Braine (1st) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (2nd) Basket Namur Capitale (3rd) Athinaikos Qualco (2nd) Panathinaikos AC (3rd) CS Rapid București (4th) Elitzur Ramla (3rd) BC Neptūnas-Amberton (2nd) SL Benfica (1st) Sportiva/AzorisHotels (3rd) Rutronik Stars Keltern (1st) Saarlouis Royals (2nd) Piešťanské Čajky (1st) TTT Riga (1st) Nyon Basket Feminin (1st) BCF Elfic Fribourg (2nd) ŽKK Ragusa (1st) WBC Trešnjevka Dinamo LTD (2nd) Beroe Stara Zagora (2nd) KBF Peja 03 (2nd)Qualification round Lointek Gernika Bizkaia S (9th) BDS Dinamo Sassari S (10th) SBŠ Ostrava S (5th) DSK Basketball Brandys (7th) TARR KSC Szekszárd S (6th) Panathlitikos Sykeon (5th) PAS Giannina (7th) CS Universitatea Cluj S (6th) BBC Troistorrents-Chablais (5th) UZKK Student (4th)
Name changes The following teams' names were changed during the season. Original nameNew name KSSSE Enea AZS AJP Gorzów Matchday One ŽKK Trešnjevka 2009 WBC Trešnjevka Dinamo LTD Matchday One AZS UMCS Lublin LOTTO AZS UMCS Lublin Matchday Three
Schedule PhaseRoundDatesScheduleQualification round Matchday 1 18 September 2025Matchday 2 25 September 2025Regular seasonMatchday 1 9 October 2025Matchday 2 16 October 2025Matchday 3 23 October 2025Matchday 4 30 October 2025Matchday 5 5 November 2025Matchday 6 27 November 2025Play-off round 1Matchday 1 11 December 2025Matchday 2 19 December 2025Round of 16Matchday 1 15 January 2026Matchday 2 22 January 2026QuarterfinalsMatchday 1 5 February 2026Matchday 2 12 February 2026SemifinalsMatchday 1 26 February 2026Matchday 2 4 March 2026FinalsMatchday 1 2 April 2026Matchday 2 9 April 2026
Qualification round The draw for the qualification round was conducted on 23 July 2025. The winners advance to the regular season while the losers are eliminated.
Regular season
48 teams are divided into 12 groups of 4, where the top 2, plus the four best third placed teams, advance to play-off round 1.
This season, Saarlouis Royals, Nyon Basket Feminin, Trešnjevka 2009, Peja 03, SBŠ Ostrava and UZKK Student all make their debut in the regular season.
For the first time since 2009–10, Croatia have two teams in the regular season. Czech Republic have four teams for the first time.
CS Rapid București takes part for the first time since the tournament was renamed the EuroCup Women.
21 national associations will be represented this season, down by one compared to 2024–25. Kosovo, Bulgaria and Croatia are present after absences for six, three and two years respectively. Armenia, Cyprus, Finland and Great Britain didn't take part this season.
TiebreakersIf teams are level on record at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Head-to-head record Head-to-head point differential Head-to-head points scored Point differential for the entire regular season Points scored for the entire regular season
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Ranking of third place teams
Knockout stage
Seeding
Bracket
Play-off Round 1
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2025–26 EuroCup Women champions ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin(1st title)
Awards Finals MVP PlayerTeam Kennedy Burke ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin
MVP of the Month MonthPlayerTeam October Sarah Cisse BLMA November Ioanna Chatzileonti Panathinaikos AC December Kennedy Todd-Williams Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen January Sedona Prince Panathinaikos AC February Kennedy Burke ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin March
MVP of the Round
Regular season RoundPGSGSFPFC 1 Emma Giacchetti ( Magnolia Basket Campobasso) Shavonte Zellous ( Perfumerías Avenida) Khadijiah Cave ( Perfumerías Avenida) Dulcy Fankam ( KKZ Crvena zvezda) Astou Ndour-Fall ( Emlak Konut SK) 2 Andjelika Mitrashinovikj ( BCF Elfic Fribourg) Blanca Millán ( Baxi Ferrol) Miroslava Mištinová ( CS Rapid București) Mikiah Herbert Harrigan ( Elitzur Ramla) Mariella Fasoula ( Beşiktaş Boa) 3 Feyonda Fitzgerald ( Panathinaikos AC) Alexis Prince ( Athinaikos Qualco) Kateřina Galíčková ( Žabiny Brno) Sarah Cisse ( BLMA) Nneka Ezeigbo ( Movistar Estudiantes) 4 Alicia Courthiau ( Castors Braine) Alexandra Wilke ( Rutronik Stars Keltern) Javyn Nicholson ( Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen) Miriam Uro-Nilie ( Nyon Basket Feminin) Astou Ndour-Fall ( Emlak Konut SK) 5 Réka Dombai ( TARR KSC Szekszárd) Kamilė Nacickaitė ( Kibirkštis-TOKS) Beatrix Mérész ( ACS Sepsi SIC) Elizabeth Elliott ( Beroe Stara Zagora) Ioanna Chatzileonti ( Panathinaikos AC) 6 Nia Clouden ( BCF Elfic Fribourg) Lisa Berkani ( Movistar Estudiantes) Maud Huijbens ( Rutronik Stars Keltern) Lin Schwarz ( Piešťanské Čajky) Sedona Prince ( Panathinaikos AC)
Playoffs Play-off Round 1 RoundPGSGSFPFC Sami Whitcomb ( Beşiktaş Boa) Alexis Prince ( Athinaikos Qualco) Dragana Stanković ( AZS UMCS Lublin) Astou Ndour-Fall ( Emlak Konut SK) Mariella Fasoula ( Beşiktaş Boa) Sydney Taylor ( MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec) Gergana Ivanova ( Castors Braine) Kennedy Todd-Williams ( Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen) Madison Scott ( GEAS Basket) Luisa Geiselsöder ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin)
Round of 16 RoundPGSGSFPFC Feyonda Fitzgerald ( Panathinaikos AC) Kennedy Burke ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin) Frieda Bühner ( Movistar Estudiantes) Emmanuelle Tahane ( Villeneuve-d'Ascq LM) Sedona Prince ( Panathinaikos AC) Sydney Taylor ( MB Zagłębie Sosnowiec) Nausia Woolfolk ( Olympiacos SFP) Kennedy Burke ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin) Artemis Spanou ( Panathinaikos AC) Sedona Prince ( Panathinaikos AC)
Quarterfinals RoundPGSGSFPFC Alexis Peterson ( Villeneuve-d'Ascq LM) Iyana Martín ( Perfumerías Avenida) Frieda Bühner ( Movistar Estudiantes) Artemis Spanou ( Panathinaikos AC) Sedona Prince ( Panathinaikos AC) Alexis Peterson ( Villeneuve-d'Ascq LM) Holly Winterburn ( Athinaikos Qualco) Kennedy Burke ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin) Nell Angloma ( BLMA) Sedona Prince ( Panathinaikos AC)
Semifinals RoundPGSGSFPFC Kennedy Burke ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin) Laura Juškaitė ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin) Ivana Raca ( Athinaikos Qualco) Emmanuelle Tahane ( Villeneuve-d'Ascq LM) Ana Tadić ( Athinaikos Qualco) Alexis Peterson ( Villeneuve-d'Ascq LM) Alina Iagupova ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin) Kennedy Burke ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin) Alexis Prince ( Athinaikos Qualco) Eglė Šventoraitė ( ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin)
See also 2025–26 EuroLeague Women 2025–26 EuroLeague Women regular season 2025–26 EuroLeague Women qualification round 2025 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women 2025–26 EuroCup Basketball
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References
External links EuroCup Women website