By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The ECA Shareholders Executive Board met in Barcelona Friday to shape the scenery for the 2021-22 season, setting the participating teams of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup seasons.
The participants to have gained EuroLeague entry are the 13 long-term licensed clubs and 5 associated clubs with an annual license. Zenit and Crvena Zvezda have both received wildcards for the next campaign, while Bayern and ASVEL were granted long-term licenses.
Namely, the lineup includes the following teams:
Licensed clubs: Barcelona, Baskonia, Real Madrid, ASVEL, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce, Olimpia Milano, Zalgiris, CSKA Moscow, Bayern
Associated clubs: ALBA Berlin (wildcard), Monaco (EuroCup champion), UNICS (EuroCup finalist), Crvena Zvezda (wildcard), Zenit St Petersburg (wildcard).
Per EuroLeague:
The Euroleague Commercial Assets’ Executive Board members met on Friday, June 18, in Barcelona to discuss several topics. Among the main topics in the agenda were:
• Reviewing the current state of the business, including a detailed recap of the commercial performance over the last five seasons, as well as discussing threats and opportunities ahead.
• Reviewing and approving the 2021-22 Bylaws that regulate both the EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions, including revised Financial Stability and Fair Play Regulations with regards to shareholder contribution limitations in order to allow the clubs to better navigate the post-pandemic financials. Limitations are set at 55% for the 2021-22 season (instead of 50%) and 50% for 2022-23 (instead of 40%).
• Reviewing and approving the list of participating teams in the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
• Anadolu Efes Istanbul
• AX Armani Exchange Milan
• FC Barcelona
• Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
• Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
• Olympiacos Piraeus
• Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
• TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
• Zalgiris Kaunas
• FC Bayern Munich
• LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
• ALBA Berlin (WC)
• Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade (WC)
• Zenit St Petersburg (WC)
• AS Monaco (EC)
• UNICS Kazan (EC)
Approving the terms between FC Bayern Munich, LDLC Asvel Villeurbanne and ECA for their integration within the ECA ownership, agreeing on welcoming both to the group of EuroLeague licensed teams.
Reviewing and approving the list of participating teams in the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup:
• Boulogne Metropolitans 92
• Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
• Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
• Dolomiti Energia Trento
• Frutti Extra Bursaspor
• Hamburg Towers
• Herbalife Gran Canaria
• JL Bourg en Bresse
• Joventut Badalona
• Lietkabelis Panevezys
• Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
• MoraBanc Andorra
• Partizan NIS Belgrade
• Promitheas Patras
• ratiopharm Ulm
• Slask Wroclaw
• Turk Telekom
• Umana Reyer Venice
• Valencia Basket
• Virtus Segafredo Bologna
The decisions made at the ECA Executive Board will be brought to the ECA Shareholders Meeting, scheduled to be held on July 8, 2021.
Photo: EuroLeague