EuroLeague playoffs 2023: teams, format and pairs / News - Basketnews.com

The quarterfinals of the EuroLeague playoffs will feature Olympiacos vs. Fenerbahce, Barcelona vs. Zalgiris, Real vs. Partizan, and Monaco vs. Maccabi. The winners of these series will advance to the Final Four, which will be held in Kaunas, Lithuania.

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Zalgiris Kaunas became the last team to qualify for the 2022-23 EuroLeague playoffs after winning an away thriller in Munich, thus closing the doors for Baskonia's postseason hopes.

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Olympiacos Piraeus secured the top spot in the EuroLeague regular season one day ago.

Olympiacos, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and AS Monaco will have home-court advantage in the playoff series.

Five teams from last year's Top 8 will participate in the playoffs this season: Olympiacos, Barca, Real, Monaco, and Maccabi.

Back-to-back champions Efes, Milan, and Bayern were replaced by Partizan, Zalgiris, and Fenerbahce.

Further competition format

The remaining eight teams play best-of-five series, with the 1st seed playing the 8th seed, the 2nd seed playing the 7th seed, the 3rd seed playing the 6th seed, and the 4th seed playing the 5th seed.

The series will take place from April 25 to May 10. Series winners advance to the Final Four.

Kaunas is the host city of the EuroLeague Final Four 2023. The tournament's finale will be played at Zalgirio Arena.

The semifinals will tip off on Friday, May 19, while the third-place match and championship game will be on Sunday, May 21.

Quarterfinals pairs

Olympiacos Piraeus (1st seed) vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (8th seed) FC Barcelona (2nd seed) vs. Zalgiris Kaunas (7th seed) Real Madrid (3rd seed) vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (6th seed) AS Monaco (4th seed) vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (5th seed)

Semifinals pairs

Semifinal A: Olympiacos or Fenerbahce vs. Monaco or Maccabi Semifinal B: Barcelona or Zalgiris vs. Real or Partizan

Third-place game

Olympiacos, Fenerbahce, Monaco or Maccabi vs. Barcelona, Zalgiris, Real or Partizan

Championship game

Olympiacos, Fenerbahce, Monaco or Maccabi vs. Barcelona, Zalgiris, Real or Partizan

Regular-season standings

Pos Team GM W L HW HL Diff STR L5 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 34 24 10 14 3 8.2 +1 + Olympiacos Piraeus 86 78 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 87 79 Olympiacos Piraeus + Olympiacos Piraeus 81 73 Panathinaikos Athens + Olympiacos Piraeus 81 55 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 90 75 Olympiacos Piraeus 2 FC Barcelona 34 23 11 13 4 4.2 +1 + FC Barcelona 85 71 Valencia Basket - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 84 76 FC Barcelona + FC Barcelona 72 56 ALBA Berlin + Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 80 89 FC Barcelona + Panathinaikos Athens 74 88 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 34 23 11 13 4 6.2 -1 - Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 100 96 Real Madrid + Real Madrid 79 67 FC Bayern Munich - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 104 90 Real Madrid + Real Madrid 90 75 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Virtus Segafredo Bologna 79 96 Real Madrid 4 AS Monaco 34 21 13 13 4 1.6 -2 - Anadolu Efes Istanbul 87 72 AS Monaco - AS Monaco 84 88 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade + FC Bayern Munich 81 84 AS Monaco - Zalgiris Kaunas 79 70 AS Monaco + AS Monaco 90 79 Valencia Basket 5 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 34 20 14 15 2 2.6 +1 + Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 100 96 Real Madrid - Zalgiris Kaunas 68 67 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv + Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 85 66 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan + Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 111 80 Virtus Segafredo Bologna + LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 67 85 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 6 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 34 20 14 12 5 2.5 +3 + Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 83 81 Panathinaikos Athens + AS Monaco 84 88 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade + Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 104 90 Real Madrid - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 80 89 FC Barcelona + Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 90 75 Olympiacos Piraeus 7 Zalgiris Kaunas 34 19 15 13 4 -1 +4 + FC Bayern Munich 80 83 Zalgiris Kaunas + Zalgiris Kaunas 68 67 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv + Zalgiris Kaunas 95 74 Valencia Basket + Zalgiris Kaunas 79 70 AS Monaco - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 87 79 Zalgiris Kaunas 8 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 34 19 15 12 5 2.5 -1 - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 91 89 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 103 86 Anadolu Efes Istanbul - Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 92 69 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Real Madrid 90 75 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 87 79 Zalgiris Kaunas 9 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 34 18 16 14 3 2.7 -1 - Olympiacos Piraeus 86 78 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz + Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 120 100 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne + Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 92 69 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 93 87 ALBA Berlin - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 74 63 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 10 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 34 17 17 11 6 -0.6 +5 + Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 91 89 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul + Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 87 79 Olympiacos Piraeus + LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 60 76 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade + Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 92 73 Valencia Basket + Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 74 63 Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 11 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 34 17 17 11 6 1.7 +1 + Anadolu Efes Istanbul 87 72 AS Monaco - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 103 86 Anadolu Efes Istanbul + Anadolu Efes Istanbul 86 67 Virtus Segafredo Bologna + Anadolu Efes Istanbul 89 69 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - ALBA Berlin 95 93 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 12 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 34 15 19 9 8 -2.8 -1 - Virtus Segafredo Bologna 89 84 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan + EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 84 76 FC Barcelona - Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 85 66 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - Anadolu Efes Istanbul 89 69 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan + EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 99 74 FC Bayern Munich 13 Valencia Basket 34 15 19 9 8 -3.8 -1 - FC Barcelona 85 71 Valencia Basket + Valencia Basket 79 68 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Zalgiris Kaunas 95 74 Valencia Basket - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 92 73 Valencia Basket - AS Monaco 90 79 Valencia Basket 14 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 34 14 20 9 8 -4.8 +1 + Virtus Segafredo Bologna 89 84 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - Valencia Basket 79 68 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Anadolu Efes Istanbul 86 67 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 111 80 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Virtus Segafredo Bologna 79 96 Real Madrid 15 ALBA Berlin 34 11 23 6 11 -4.2 +2 + ALBA Berlin 88 71 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne + Panathinaikos Athens 84 88 ALBA Berlin - FC Barcelona 72 56 ALBA Berlin - Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 93 87 ALBA Berlin + ALBA Berlin 95 93 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 16 FC Bayern Munich 34 11 23 8 9 -3.9 -7 - FC Bayern Munich 80 83 Zalgiris Kaunas - Real Madrid 79 67 FC Bayern Munich - FC Bayern Munich 81 84 AS Monaco - Panathinaikos Athens 86 76 FC Bayern Munich - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 99 74 FC Bayern Munich 17 Panathinaikos Athens 34 11 23 8 9 -3.4 -3 - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 83 81 Panathinaikos Athens - Panathinaikos Athens 84 88 ALBA Berlin - Olympiacos Piraeus 81 73 Panathinaikos Athens + Panathinaikos Athens 86 76 FC Bayern Munich - Panathinaikos Athens 74 88 FC Barcelona 18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 34 8 26 4 13 -7.6 -13 - ALBA Berlin 88 71 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 120 100 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 60 76 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade - Olympiacos Piraeus 81 55 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 67 85 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Thank you for reading us! 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