40 teams set to compete in 2018-19 EuroCup Women Regular Season

MUNICH (EuroCup Women) – FIBA Europe revealed on Friday the field for the 2018-19 EuroCup Women season, with 40 teams set to play in the Regular Season.

32 clubs already have a place secured in the Regular Season, with a further four clubs joining as losing teams from the EuroLeague Women Qualifiers, and the remaining four, via EuroCup Women Qualifiers.

The EuroCup Women Regular Season will be broken into two conferences, each consisting of five groups. Clubs will learn of their groups at the official Draw in Munich on July 5, which will be streamed live on YouTube.

The teams that will play in Conference 1, are as follows:

Loser of EuroLeague Women Qualifier Conference 1
Loser of EuroLeague Women Qualifier Conference 1
Enisey Krasnoyarsk Region (RUS)
PBC MBA Moscow (RUS)
Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje (RUS)
Inventa Kursk (RUS)
Botas SK (TUR)
Besiktas JK (TUR)
Mersin Buyuksehir BS (TUR)
Galatasaray SK (TUR)
Artego Bydgoszcz (POL)
Energa Torun (POL)
KS AZS AJP Gorzow WLKP (POL)
A3 Basket (SWE)
Sodertalje BBK (SWE)
ACS Sepsi-SIC (ROU)
Beroe (BUL)
Tsmoki-Minsk (BLR)

These teams will be joined by a further two of the following teams:

Spartak MO Noginsk (RUS)
Orman Gencik ve SK (TUR)
Basket 90 Gdynia (POL)
Niki Lefkadas WBC (GRE)

The teams that will play in Conference 2, are as follows:

Loser of EuroLeague Women Qualifier Conference 2
Loser of EuroLeague Women Qualifier Conference 2
Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (FRA)
Lyon Asvel Feminin (FRA)
Basket Landes (FRA)
BLMA (FRA)
Uni Gyor (HUN)
VBW CEKK Cegled (HUN)
Aluinvent DVTK (HUN)
KP Brno (CZE)
Basketball Nymburk (CZE)
Spar Citylift Girona (ESP)
MBK Ruzemberok (SVK)
BBC Sint-Katelijne-Waver (BEL)
Rutronik Stars Keltern (GER)
Clube Uniao Sportiva (POR)
BCF Elfic Fribourg (SUI)
ZKK Cinkarna Celje (SLO)

These teams will be joined by a further two of the following teams:

Nantes Reze (FRA)
Lointek Gernika Bizkaia (ESP)
Basket Namur Capitale (BEL)
VOO Liege Panthers (BEL)

The Qualifiers will be played in a home-and-away format, with the first-leg games scheduled for October 9 and the return legs for October 12. The Regular Season is set to tip off on October 25.

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About EuroCup Women
EuroCup Women is the second-tier women's club competition in Europe, and will see 40 clubs compete in the 2018-19 Regular Season.

For further information about EuroCup Women, visit fiba.basketball/EuroCupWomen or follow us on twitter.com/EuroCupWomen, and youtube.com/FIBA.