2017–18 EuroLeague Women
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| EuroLeague Women | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 September – 3 October 2017 (qualifying) 11 October 2017 – 22 April 2018 (competition proper) | |||||||||
| Number of games | 129 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 16 (competition proper) 18 (total) | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions |  UMMC Ekaterinburg (4th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up |  Sopron Basket | |||||||||
| Third place | Dynamo Kursk | |||||||||
| Fourth place |  Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | |||||||||
| Final Four MVP |  Emma Meesseman | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2016–17 2018–19 → | ||||||||||
The 2017–18 EuroLeague Women was the 60th edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 22nd edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.
Team allocation[edit]
A total of 18 teams from 10 countries will participate in the 2017–18 EuroLeague Women.[1]
Teams[edit]
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders; EC: EuroCup Women title holders):
| Regular season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakın Doğu ÜniversitesiEC (1st) | Dynamo KurskTH (2nd) |  Castors Braine (1st) |  Wisła Can-Pack (2nd) |
| Fenerbahçe (2nd) | Nadezhda Orenburg (3rd) |  USK Praha (1st) |  Perfumerías Avenida (1st) |
| Galatasaray (3rd) |  ESBVA-LM (1st) | Sopron Basket (1st) | |
| UMMC Ekaterinburg (1st) | Tango Bourges Basket (4th) |  Famila Schio (2nd) | |
| Qualifying round | |||
| Basket Lattes (2nd) | KSC Szekszárd (2nd) | CCC Polkowice (3rd) |  Piešťanské Čajky (2nd) |
Round and draw dates[edit]
The schedule of the competition is as follows:[2][3]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Round date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | First leg | 4 July 2017 | 26 September 2017 |
| Second leg | 29 September–3 October 2017 | ||
| Regular season | Matchday 1 | 11 October 2017 | |
| Matchday 2 | 18–19 October 2017 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 25 October 2017 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 1 November 2017 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 22–23 November 2017 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 29 November 2017 | ||
| Matchday 7 | 6–7 December 2017 | ||
| Matchday 8 | 13–14 December 2017 | ||
| Matchday 9 | 20 December 2017 | ||
| Matchday 10 | 3–4 January 2018 | ||
| Matchday 11 | 10–11 January 2018 | ||
| Matchday 12 | 17 January 2018 | ||
| Matchday 13 | 24–25 January 2018 | ||
| Matchday 14 | 31 January 2018 | ||
| Quarter-finals play-offs | First leg | 28 February 2018 | |
| Second leg | 7 March 2018 | ||
| Third leg | 14 March 2018 | ||
| Final Four | Semi-finals | 20 April 2018 | |
| Final | 22 April 2018 |
Draw[edit]
The draw was held on 4 July 2017 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds, based on their performance in European competitions in the last three seasons.[3][4]
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Qualifying round[edit]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piešťanské Čajky | 106–147 | CCC Polkowice | 46–71 | 60–76 |
| KSC Szekszárd | 151–165 | Basket Lattes | 80–79 | 71–86 |
Regular season[edit]
Location of teams of the 2017–18 Euroleague Women regular season.
Green: Group A; 
Red: Group B.
Green: Group A; 
Red: Group B.Regular season started on 11 October 2017 and finished on 31 January 2018.
The four top teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.
If 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.
- Point differential during the Regular Season.
- Points scored during the regular season.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season game.
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | KUR | SOP | USK | BOU | GAL | VIL | POL | CAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Kursk | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1218 | 920 | +298 | 28 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 86–66 | 109–88 | 94–63 | 102–45 | 83–68 | 83–73 | 84–68 | |
| 2 | Sopron Basket | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1014 | 940 | +74 | 24 | 74–88 | — | 71–79 | 57–50 | 72–55 | 82–56 | 70–53 | 83–59 | ||
| 3 | ZVVZ USK Praha | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1015 | 1020 | −5 | 22 | 56–88 | 61–77 | — | 64–61 | 83–80 | 88–51 | 72–66 | 67–68 | ||
| 4 | Tango Bourges Basket | 14 | 7 | 7 | 959 | 948 | +11 | 21 | 65–76 | 76–65 | 86–72 | — | 72–74 | 64–60 | 82–72 | 62–52 | ||
| 5 | Galatasaray | 14 | 6 | 8 | 980 | 1088 | −108 | 20 | Transfer to EuroCup Women | 67–92 | 73–75 | 82–77 | 61–79 | — | 69–64 | 67–72 | 87–76 | |
| 6 | ESBVA-LM | 14 | 5 | 9 | 904 | 990 | −86 | 19 | 57–63 | 73–83 | 59–72 | 64–55 | 76–62 | — | 65–60 | 81–71 | ||
| 7 | CCC Polkowice | 14 | 3 | 11 | 952 | 1041 | −89 | 17 | Eliminated | 70–98 | 70–73 | 51–61 | 71–66 | 77–86 | 61–69 | — | 80–66 | |
| 8 | Castors Braine | 14 | 3 | 11 | 949 | 1044 | −95 | 17 | 60–72 | 61–66 | 71–75 | 66–78 | 71–72 | 77–61 | 83–76 | — |
Source: FIBA.com
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | YAK | EKA | FEN | FAM | AVE | NAD | WIS | BLM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1085 | 931 | +154 | 26 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 70–79 | 72–61 | 67–64 | 80–56 | 93–71 | 87–59 | 81–61 | |
| 2 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1057 | 842 | +215 | 25 | 82–77 | — | 71–73 | 64–50 | 60–50 | 96–53 | 79–68 | 100–46 | ||
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 14 | 10 | 4 | 986 | 959 | +27 | 24 | 65–76 | 80–77 | — | 83–77 | 68–56 | 67–61 | 87–78 | 79–63 | ||
| 4 | Famila Schio | 14 | 7 | 7 | 914 | 879 | +35 | 21 | 65–72 | 55–68 | 62–49 | — | 60–50 | 78–64 | 59–68 | 61–55 | ||
| 5 | Perfumerías Avenida | 14 | 7 | 7 | 846 | 834 | +12 | 21 | Transfer to EuroCup Women | 62–67 | 56–43 | 65–64 | 65–58 | — | 67–58 | 62–57 | 64–34 | |
| 6 | Nadezhda Orenburg | 14 | 4 | 10 | 935 | 1017 | −82 | 18 | 76–81 | 54–64 | 64–66 | 46–76 | 89–78 | — | 67–61 | 100–56 | ||
| 7 | Wisła Can-Pack | 14 | 4 | 10 | 928 | 974 | −46 | 18 | Eliminated | 74–82 | 49–74 | 62–68 | 72–74 | 52–48 | 58–63 | — | 85–67 | |
| 8 | Basket Lattes | 14 | 1 | 13 | 807 | 1122 | −315 | 15 | 56–80 | 61–100 | 75–76 | 56–75 | 44–67 | 76–69 | 57–85 | — |
Source: FIBA.com
Quarter-finals[edit]
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Kursk | 2–0 | Famila Schio | 73–61 | 73–60 | |
| Sopron Basket | 2–1 | Fenerbahçe | 55–60 | 78–72 | 67–46 |
| Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 2–0 | Tango Bourges Basket | 83–67 | 85–66 | |
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 2–0 | ZVVZ USK Praha | 97–70 | 73–54 |
First leg[edit]
| 28 February 2018 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 97–70 (Series: 1–0) | ZVVZ USK Praha | Yekaterinburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+5) | Scoring by quarter: 26–7, 26–19, 23–19, 22–25 | |||
| Pts: Moore 29 Rebs: Moore 7 Asts: Toliver, Torrens 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Elhotová 17 Rebs: Hanušová, Zahui 5 Asts: Xargay 7 | Arena: DIVS Sport Hall Referees: Juris Kokainis (LAT), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Özlem Yalman (TUR) | |
| 28 February 2018 | Dynamo Kursk | 73–61 (Series: 1–0) | Famila Schio | Kursk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 20–13, 16–20, 17–13 | |||
| Pts: Prince 17 Rebs: Ogwumike 8 Asts: Ogwumike 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Yacoubou 16 Rebs: Hruščáková 6 Asts: Yacoubou 4 | Arena: Sport Concert Complex Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Gytis Vilius (LTU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) | |
| 28 February 2018 | Sopron Basket | 55–60 (Series: 0–1) | Fenerbahçe | Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 15–12, 18–17, 9–9 | |||
| Pts: Crvendakić 15 Rebs: Turner 7 Asts: Turner 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Sottana 18 Rebs: Vaughn 10 Asts: Sottana, Verameyenka 3 | Arena: Aréna Sopron Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Jelena Tomić (CRO), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL) | |
| 28 February 2018 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 83–67 (Series: 1–0) | Tango Bourges Basket | Istanbul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 20–21, 26–13, 19–17 | |||
| Pts: McBride 23 Rebs: Gruda 12 Asts: Vandersloot 13 | Boxscore | Pts: Ayayi 20 Rebs: Palau 7 Asts: three players 3 | Arena: Caferağa Sports Hall Attendance: 250 Referees: Marko Vučković (SLO), Andrada Csender (ROU), Gellért Kapitány (HUN) | |
Second leg[edit]
| 7 March 2018 | Fenerbahçe | 72–78 (Series: 1–1) | Sopron Basket | Istanbul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 15–20, 22–24, 14–18 | |||
| Pts: Vaughn 18 Rebs: Vaughn 8 Asts: Vardarlı 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Milovanović 18 Rebs: Coates 8 Asts: Crvendakić 8 | Arena: Metro Energy Sports Hall Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Erez Gurion (ISR), Ivan Miličević (BIH) | |
| 7 March 2018 | ZVVZ USK Praha | 54–73 (Series: 0–2) | UMMC Ekaterinburg | Prague |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 12–19, 8–15, 14–20 | |||
| Pts: Xargay 13 Rebs: Režan 9 Asts: Xargay 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Meesseman 17 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Moore 8 | Arena: Královka Arena Attendance: 1,152 Referees: Arnis Ozols (LAT), Luka Kardum (CRO), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) | |
| 7 March 2018 | Tango Bourges Basket | 66–85 (Series: 0–2) | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Bourges |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 6–24, 18–19, 17–18, 25–24 | |||
| Pts: Hamblin 12 Rebs: Godin, Hamblin 8 Asts: three players 4 | Boxscore | Pts: McBride 20 Rebs: Gruda, Lavender 9 Asts: McBride 7 | Arena: Palais des sports du Prado Attendance: 3,910 Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Michał Proc (POL), Jelena Tomić (CRO) | |
| 7 March 2018 | Famila Schio | 60–73 (Series: 0–2) | Dynamo Kursk | Schio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 19–15, 11–17, 12–27 | |||
| Pts: Zandalasini 18 Rebs: Yacoubou 7 Asts: Dotto, Zandalasini 4 | Boxscore | Pts: McCoughtry 23 Rebs: Prince 8 Asts: McCoughtry 5 | Arena: Pala Campagnola Attendance: 1,768 Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Sébastien Clivaz (SUI), Özlem Yalman (TUR) | |
Third leg[edit]
| 14 March 2018 | Sopron Basket | 67–46 (Series: 2–1) | Fenerbahçe | Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 16–10, 19–12, 15–3 | |||
| Pts: Turner 29 Rebs: Crvendakić 7 Asts: three players 3 | Boxscore | Pts: Vaughn 13 Rebs: Verameyenka 10 Asts: Sottana, Verameyenka 3 | Arena: Aréna Sopron Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Petr Hrůša (CZE), Marko Vladic (AUT), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) | |
Final four[edit]
| Semifinals 20 April | Final 22 April | |||||
| Dynamo Kursk | 77 | |||||
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 84 | |||||
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 72 | |||||
| Sopron Basket | 53 | |||||
| Sopron Basket | 68 | |||||
| Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 65 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Dynamo Kursk | 87 | |||||
| Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 82 | |||||
Semifinals[edit]
| 20 April 2018 | Dynamo Kursk | 77–84 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 22–19, 16–27, 18–15 | |||
| Pts: McCoughtry 26 Rebs: Ciak 11 Asts: Cruz 5 | Boxscore | Pts: Moore 28 Rebs: Meesseman 8 Asts: Moore 5 | Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Martin Horozov (BUL), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) | |
| 20 April 2018 | Sopron Basket | 68–65 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–18, 16–16, 12–19 | |||
| Pts: Turner 19 Rebs: Crvendakić 11 Asts: Turner 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Vandersloot 15 Rebs: Lavender 10 Asts: Vandersloot 5 | Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA) | |
Third place game[edit]
| 22 April 2018 | Dynamo Kursk | 87–82 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 27–24, 29–22, 12–16 | |||
| Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Vadeeva 7 Asts: Cruz 8 | Boxscore | Pts: Eldebrink 21 Rebs: Lavender 9 Asts: Hollingsworth 4 | Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrada Csender (ROU), Martin Horozov (BUL) | |
Final[edit]
| 22 April 2018 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 72–53 | Sopron Basket | Sopron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 20–15, 11–12, 19–11 | |||
| Pts: Meesseman 19 Rebs: Meesseman 9 Asts: Moore, Toliver 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Turner 21 Rebs: Jovanović, Page 7 Asts: Salvadores 4 | Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) | |
| 2017–18 EuroLeague Women Champions |
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 UMMC Ekaterinburg Fourth title |
Individual statistics[edit]
Points[edit]
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kayla McBride | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 18 | 336 | 18.7 |
| 2 | Brittney Griner | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 18 | 305 | 16.9 |
| 3 |  Amanda Zahui | ZVVZ USK Praha | 16 | 268 | 16.8 |
| 4 |  Anete Šteinberga | Castors Braine | 14 | 217 | 15.5 |
| 5 |  Sonja Petrović | Dynamo Kursk | 17 | 262 | 15.4 |
Rebounds[edit]
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jantel Lavender | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 17 | 147 | 8.6 |
| 2 | DeWanna Bonner | ZVVZ USK Praha | 13 | 112 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Sandrine Gruda | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 11 | 92 | 8.4 |
| 4 | Celeste Trahan-Davis | Castors Braine | 14 | 117 | 8.4 |
| 5 | Amanda Zahui | ZVVZ USK Praha | 16 | 130 | 8.1 |
Assists[edit]
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courtney Vandersloot | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi | 17 | 153 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Marta Xargay | ZVVZ USK Praha | 15 | 99 | 6.6 |
| 3 | Francesca Dotto | Famila Schio | 16 | 84 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Elīna Babkina | CCC Polkowice | 14 | 70 | 5.0 |
| Anna Cruz | Dynamo Kursk | 10 | 50 | 5.0 |
Other statistics[edit]
| Category | Name | Team | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steals | Olivia Époupa | Galatasaray | 14 | 3.0 |
| Blocks | Brittney Griner | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 18 | 2.3 |
| Turnovers | Marta Xargay | ZVVZ USK Praha | 15 | 4.3 |
| Fouls committed | Élodie Godin | Tango Bourges Basket | 16 | 3.7 |
| Minutes | Marta Xargay | ZVVZ USK Praha | 15 | 36:00 |
| 2P% | Crystal Langhorne | Sopron Basket | 14 | 64.9% |
| 3P% | Sonja Petrović | Dynamo Kursk | 17 | 55.4% |
| FT% |  Jelena Dubljević | Galatasaray | 13 | 97.8% |
References[edit]
- ^ "A mix of old and new clubs for upcoming EuroLeague Women season". FIBA.basketball. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Regulations.pdf" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "Seedings released ahead of 2017/18 EuroLeague Women Draw". FIBA.basketball. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017.
- ^ "EuroLeague Women Regular Season groups confirmed for 2017/18 campaign". FIBA.basketball. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017.