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EuroLeague season
Basketball league season
The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the sixth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 59th season of the premier competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.
The 2016 Euroleague Final was played between CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahçe at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. CSKA Moscow defeated Fenerbahçe 101–96 on extra time in the final to win their seventh European Cup/Euroleague title. Real Madrid were the title holders, but they were eliminated by Fenerbahçe in the playoffs.
Team allocation
A total of 24 teams participated in the 2015–16 Euroleague.
Distribution
The table below shows the default access list.
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Teams entering in this round
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Teams advancing from previous round
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Regular season (24 teams)
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- 11 A–licences
- 8 B–licences
- 1 C–licence
- 4 wild card
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Top 16 (16 teams)
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- 4 group winners from the regular season
- 4 group runners-up from the regular season
- 4 group third-placed teams from the regular season
- 4 group fourth-placed teams from the regular season
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Playoffs (8 teams)
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- 2 group winners from the Top 16
- 2 group runners-up from the Top 16
- 2 group third-placed teams from the Top 16
- 2 group fourth-placed teams from the Top 16
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Final Four (4 teams)
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- 4 series winners from the playoffs
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Teams
See also: 2015–16 Euroleague squads
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Euroleague title holders):
- A: Qualified through an A–licence, based on the Euroleague club ranking and other regulations.
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
- WC: Wild card
- Notes
- ABA League (ABA): Crvena zvezda Telekom and Cedevita qualified through the ABA League.
- Turkey (TUR): As the Eurocup champion, Khimki, was qualified through a B–licence, an additional B–licence was given to the 2014–15 Turkish League champion, Pınar Karşıyaka.
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Phase
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Round
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Draw date
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Round date
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Regular season
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Round 1
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9 July 2015
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15–16 October 2015
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Round 2
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22–23 October 2015
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Round 3
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29–30 October 2015
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Round 4
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5–6 November 2015
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Round 5
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12–13 November 2015
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Round 6
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18–20 November 2015
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Round 7
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26–27 November 2015
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Round 8
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2–4 December 2015
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Round 9
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10–11 December 2015
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Round 10
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17–18 December 2015
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Top 16
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Round 1
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29–30 December 2015
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Round 2
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7–8 January 2016
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Round 3
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14–15 January 2016
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Round 4
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21–22 January 2016
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Round 5
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28–29 January 2016
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Round 6
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4–5 February 2016
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Round 7
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11–12 February 2016
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Round 8
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25–26 February 2016
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Round 9
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2–4 March 2016
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Round 10
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10–11 March 2016
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Round 11
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17–18 March 2016
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Round 12
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23–25 March 2016
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Round 13
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31 March–1 April 2016
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Round 14
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7–8 April 2016
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Playoffs
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Game 1
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12–13 April 2016
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Game 2
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14–15 April 2016
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Game 3
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18–19 April 2016
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Game 4
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21 April 2016
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Game 5
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26 April 2016
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Final Four
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Semifinals
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13 May 2016
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Final
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15 May 2016
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Draw
The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 13:00 CEST, at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona. The 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other. For this purpose, Adriatic League worked as only one country. For the draw, the teams were seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.
- Notes
- ^† Indicates teams with points applying the minimum for the league they play.
Regular season
Main article: 2015–16 Euroleague Regular Season
FC BarcelonaReal MadridLaboral KutxaUnicajaEA7 MilanoDinamo SassariAnadolu EfesFenerbahçePinar KarşıyakaDarüşşafakaOlympiacosPanathinaikosŽalgirisCSKA MoscowKhimkiLokomotivMaccabi FOXCrvena zvezdaCedevitaLimogesStrasbourgZielona GóraBrose BasketsBayern Munichclass=notpageimage| Location of teams of the 2015–16 Euroleague regular season.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 15–16 October, 22–23 October, 29–30 October, 5–6 November, 12–13 November, 19–20 November, 26–27 November, 3–4 December, 10–11 December and 17–18 December 2015.
The four first qualified teams advanced to the Top 16, while the fifth and the sixth-placed teams entered the Eurocup Last 32.
A total of 12 countries were represented in the group stage. Pınar Karşıyaka and Darüşşafaka Doğuş made their debut appearances in the group stage of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball.
Group A
Source: Euroleague
Group B
Source: Euroleague
Group C
Source: Euroleague
Group D
Source: Euroleague
Top 16
Main article: 2015–16 Euroleague Top 16
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 29–30 December, 7–8 January, 14–15 January, 21–22 January, 28–29 January, 4–5 February, 11–12 February, 25–26 February, 3–4 March, 10–11 March, 17–18 March, 24–25 March, 31 March–1 April and 6–7 April 2016.
The four first qualified teams advanced to the Playoffs, while the four last qualified teams were eliminated.
A total of 8 countries were represented in the Top 16. Cedevita and Darüşşafaka Doğuş made their debut appearances in the Top 16 of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball.
Group E
Source: Euroleague
Group F
Source: Euroleague
Playoffs
Main article: 2015–16 Euroleague Playoffs
In the playoffs, teams playing against each other had to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team won three games, before all five games had been played, the games that remained were omitted. The team that finished in the highest Top 16 place played the first, the second, and the fifth (if it was necessary) game of the series at home.
Game 1 was played on 12 and 13 April, game 2 was played on 14 and 15 April, game 3 was played on 18 and 19 April, game 4, if necessary, was played on 21 April, and game 5, if necessary, was played on 26 April 2016.
Series
Final Four
Main article: 2016 Euroleague Final Four
The four winners of the quarterfinals qualified for the Final Four. The semifinals were played on May 13, while the third place game and championship game were played on May 15, 2016. The event was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos
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Team
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Total
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High
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Low
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Average
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Change
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Final Four games
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45,385
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12,250
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10,658
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11,346
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−4.4%
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1
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Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
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55,300
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11,060
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11,060
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11,060
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0.0%
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2
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Žalgiris
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131,998
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14,790
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8,702
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11,000
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+8.3%
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3
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Laboral Kutxa
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153,265
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13,964
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8,366
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10,948
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+11.4%
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4
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Real Madrid
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140,015
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12,018
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9,037
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10,770
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+1.9%
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5
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Crvena zvezda Telekom
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135,705
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18,150
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4,961
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10,439
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−27.9%
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6
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Panathinaikos
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132,148
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16,419
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4,515
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10,165
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−15.7%
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7
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Fenerbahçe
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142,264
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12,886
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5,960
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10,162
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−13.5%
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8
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Olympiacos
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102,775
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11,640
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5,006
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8,565
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−4.8%
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9
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
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42,151
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11,192
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7,174
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8,430
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+2.5%
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10
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CSKA Moscow
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102,427
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12,473
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4,421
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7,316
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+56.4%
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11
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Brose Baskets
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81,157
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8,200
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5,693
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6,763
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−0.5%
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12
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Unicaja
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77,307
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9,120
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4,656
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6,442
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−12.0%
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13
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Bayern Munich
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31,568
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6,700
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5,869
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6,314
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+4.8%
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14
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FC Barcelona Lassa
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85,157
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7,142
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4,867
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6,083
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−9.2%
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15
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Strasbourg
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29,136
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6,167
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5,398
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5,827
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+52.6%
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16
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Lokomotiv Kuban
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82,228
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7,495
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2,814
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5,482
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+46.2%
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17
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Anadolu Efes
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55,581
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8,685
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2,531
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4,632
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−24.2%
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18
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Darüşşafaka Doğuş
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53,204
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4,989
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3,291
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4,434
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n/a
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19
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Limoges
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21,623
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4,886
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3,446
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4,325
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−7.1%
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20
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Pınar Karşıyaka
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18,855
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5,000
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2,500
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3,771
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+21.6%
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21
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Cedevita
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45,003
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5,281
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1,497
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3,750
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−0.3%
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22
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Stelmet Zielona Góra
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17,980
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5,002
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2,750
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3,596
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+46.9%
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23
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Banco di Sardegna Sassari
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16,981
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4,005
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2,988
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3,396
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−10.2%
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24
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Khimki
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33,707
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3,800
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1,500
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2,809
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+29.5%
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League total
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1,832,920
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18,150
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1,497
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7,332
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−10.4%
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Updated to games played on 15 May 2016
Source: gigabasket.org
Notes:
1: 2014–15 season average applied to Eurocup games.
Top 10
Pos. |
Round |
Game |
Home team |
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Attendance |
Ref
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1
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Top 16
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10
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Crvena zvezda
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Panathinaikos
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18,150
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Link
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2
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Playoffs
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3
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Crvena zvezda
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CSKA Moscow
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18,087
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Link
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3
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Top 16
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13
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Crvena zvezda
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Darüşşafaka Doğuş
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18,078
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Link
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4
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Playoffs
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3
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Panathinaikos
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Laboral Kutxa
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16,419
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Link
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5
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Top 16
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13
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Panathinaikos
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Cedevita
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16,366
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Link
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6
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Regular Season
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4
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Crvena zvezda
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Fenerbahçe
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16,203
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Link
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7
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Top 16
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8
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Panathinaikos
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Fenerbahçe
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16,188
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Link
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8
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Regular Season
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4
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Žalgiris
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FC Barcelona Lassa
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14,790
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Link
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9
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Regular Season
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1
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Crvena zvezda
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Strasbourg
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14,338
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Link
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10
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Regular Season
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8
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Panathinaikos
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FC Barcelona Lassa
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13,972
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Link
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Individual statistics
Rating
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Other statistics
Game highs
Awards
MVP of the Week
Main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Week
Regular season
Top 16
Playoffs
MVP of the Month
Main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Month
See also
References
- "Euroleague Final Four returns to Berlin in 2016". Euroleague. 11 May 2015.
- ^ "2015–16 Euroleague Bylaws Book" (PDF). Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- "ECA shareholders, executive board approve roadmap for 2015-16 and beyond". Euroleague. 6 May 2015.
- "Proposed team list for the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague". Euroleague. 29 June 2015.
- ^ "2015-16 Regular Season Draw: Procedure, Criteria and Levels". Euroleague. 7 July 2015.
- "2015-16 Euroleague MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague. 12 May 2016.
- "De Colo celebrates title as Final Four MVP". Euroleague. 15 May 2016.
- ^ All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced. Euroleague.net. Retrieved on 2016-05-06.
- "2015-16 Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Best Defender Trophy: Kyle Hines, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- "Euroleague Rising Star Trophy: Alex Abrines, FC Barcelona Lassa". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year award won by Csska Moscow's Dimitrios Itoudis
- "MVP for October: Malcolm Delaney, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar". Euroleague. 2 November 2015.
- "MVP for November: Nicolò Melli, Brose Baskets". Euroleague. 30 November 2015.
- "MVP for December: Gustavo Ayon, Real Madrid". Euroleague. 4 January 2016.
- "MVP for January: Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Istanbul". Euroleague. 1 February 2016.
- "MVP for February: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague. 29 February 2016.
- "MVP for March: Ioannis Bourousis, Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz". Euroleague. 4 April 2016.
- "MVP for April: Ekpe Udoh, Fenerbahce Istanbul". Euroleague. 28 April 2016.
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