The 2020–21 EuroLeague Women was the 63rd edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 25th edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.
| EuroLeague Women | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Dates | Qualifying: 28 October 2020 Competition proper: 1 December 2020 – 18 April 2021 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Alina Iagupova(Fenerbahçe Öznur Kablo) |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  UMMC Ekaterinburg(6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Perfumerías Avenida |
| Third place |  Fenerbahçe |
| Fourth place |  Sopron Basket |
| Final Four MVP |  Breanna Stewart(UMMC Ekaterinburg) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Team allocation
editA total of 18 teams from 10 countries participated in the 2020–21 EuroLeague Women.
Teams
editLeague positions of the previous season shown in parentheses:
- Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the leagues
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
 ZVVZ USK Praha (Abd-1st)[1]
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 VBW Arka Gdynia (Abd-1st)[2]
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 LDLC ASVEL Féminin (Abd)[3]
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UMMC Ekaterinburg (Abd-1st)
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| Tango Bourges Basket (Abd)
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Dynamo Kursk (Abd-2nd)
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| Basket Landes (Abd)
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Nadezhda Orenburg (Abd-3rd)
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| Sopron Basket (Abd-1st)[4]
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Perfumerías Avenida (Abd)
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 Famila Schio (Abd)[5]
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Fenerbahçe (Abd)[6]
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 TTT Riga (Abd-1st)[7]
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Galatasaray (Abd)
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| Qualifying round | |
| Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc (Abd-2st)
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Spar Girona (Abd)
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 ACS Sepsi SIC (Abd)
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İzmit Belediyespor (Abd)
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Referees
edit| Referees of the 2020–21 season1 | |||
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Round and draw dates
editSchedule
edit| Phase | Round | Round date |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 28 October 2020 | |
| Regular season | Matchday 1 | 1 December 2020 |
| Matchday 2 | 2–3 December 2020 | |
| Matchday 3 | 4 December 2020 | |
| Matchday 4 | 19 January 2021 | |
| Matchday 5 | 21 January 2021 | |
| Matchday 6 | 22 January 2021 | |
| Quarterfinals | First leg | 17 March 2021 |
| Second leg | 19 March 2021 | |
| Final Four | Semifinals | 16 April 2021 |
| Final | 18 April 2021 |
Draw
editThe draw was held on 17 August 2020 in Munich, Germany. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds.[8][9]
The format of the competition was changed on 17 September 2020.[10]
| Seed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMMC Ekaterinburg Dynamo Kursk
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Sopron Basket ZVVZ USK Praha
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Fenerbahçe Tango Bourges Basket
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Famila Schio Nadezhda Orenburg
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| Seed 5 | Seed 6 | Seed 7 | Seed 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfumerías Avenida TTT Riga
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Galatasaray LDLC ASVEL Féminin
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Basket Landes VBW Arka Gdynia
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Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 |
Qualifying round
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc
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68–85 | İzmit Belediyespor
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| Spar Girona
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76–54 | ACS Sepsi SIC
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Regular season
edit
Location of teams of the 2020–21 Euroleague Women regular season.
Red: Group A; 
Green: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D.
Red: Group A; 
Green: Group B; 
Blue: Group C; 
Yellow: Group D.The two 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
- Head-to-head points scored
- Point differential for the entire regular season
- Points scored for the entire regular season
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | AVE | KUR | NAD | IZM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfumerías Avenida
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6 | 6 | 0 | 530 | 376 | +154 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 79–70 | 93–38 | 98–72 | ||
| 2 | Dynamo Kursk
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6 | 3 | 3 | 453 | 414 | +39 | 9 | 74–89 | 74–77 | 84–46 | |||
| 3 | Nadezhda Orenburg
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6 | 3 | 3 | 379 | 441 | −62 | 9 | 42–70 | 62–86 | 80–40 | |||
| 4 | İzmit Belediyespor
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6 | 0 | 6 | 377 | 508 | −131 | 6 | 80–101 | 61–65 | 78–80 |
Source: FIBA
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FEN | ASV | USK | GDY | |
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| 1 | Fenerbahçe
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6 | 5 | 1 | 481 | 416 | +65 | 11 | Quarterfinals | 70–84 | 77–70 | 88–57 | ||
| 2 | LDLC ASVEL Féminin
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6 | 4 | 2 | 481 | 424 | +57 | 10 | 65–67 | 85–74 | 89–57 | |||
| 3 | ZVVZ USK Praha
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6 | 3 | 3 | 459 | 483 | −24 | 9 | 70–99 | 80–79 | 80–67 | |||
| 4 | VBW Arka Gdynia
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6 | 0 | 6 | 403 | 501 | −98 | 6 | 70–80 | 76–79 | 76–85 |
Source: FIBA
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | EKA | GIR | FAM | TTT | |
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| 1 | UMMC Ekaterinburg
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6 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 298 | +147 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 90–83 | 83–61 | 104–71 | ||
| 2 | Spar Girona
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6 | 3 | 3 | 389 | 383 | +6 | 9 | 67–94 | 85–81 | 82–52 | |||
| 3 | Beretta Famila Schio
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6 | 3 | 3 | 431 | 456 | −25 | 9 | 58–74 | 77–74 | 76–72 | |||
| 4 | TTT Riga
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6 | 0 | 6 | 383 | 511 | −128 | 6 | 41–90 | 79–81 | 68–78 |
Source: FIBA
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SOP | GAL | BOU | LAN | |
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| 1 | Sopron Basket
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6 | 6 | 0 | 437 | 364 | +73 | 12 | Quarterfinals | 69–66 | 74–67 | 84–54 | ||
| 2 | Galatasaray
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6 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 413 | +33 | 9 | 58–70 | 75–65 | 89–63 | |||
| 3 | Tango Bourges Basket
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6 | 2 | 4 | 437 | 430 | +7 | 8 | 60–70 | 87–80 | 92–62 | |||
| 4 | Basket Landes
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6 | 1 | 5 | 366 | 479 | −113 | 7 | 59–70 | 59–78 | 69–66 |
Source: FIBA
Quarterfinals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spar Girona
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131–145 | Perfumerías Avenida
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66–74 | 65–71 |
| Galatasaray
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145–152 | Fenerbahçe
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74–91 | 71–61 |
| Dynamo Kursk
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126–174 | UMMC Ekaterinburg
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67–80 | 59–94 |
| LDLC ASVEL Féminin
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141–156 | Sopron Basket
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66–94 | 75–62 |
First leg
edit| 17 March 2021 | Dynamo Kursk
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67–80 | UMMC Ekaterinburg
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Sopron |
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| 15:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 15–35, 21–17, 16–18, 15–10 | |||
| Pts: Frolkina 18 Rebs: Musina 8 Asts: Ogunbowale 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Griner 28 Rebs: Stewart 12 Asts: Meesseman 6 |
Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Veronika Vávrová (CZE) |
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| 17 March 2021 | Galatasaray
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74–91 | Fenerbahçe
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Salamanca |
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| 17:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 26–25, 12–20, 21–27 | |||
| Pts: Prince 20 Rebs: Šteinberga 12 Asts: three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Iagupova 32 Rebs: Stokes 8 Asts: Iagupova 7 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal Würzburg Referees: Gizella Viola Gyorgyi (NOR), Thomas Bissuel (FRA), José Pedroso (POR) |
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| 17 March 2021 | LDLC ASVEL Féminin
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66–94 | Sopron Basket
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Sopron |
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| 18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 12–25, 14–23, 20–26 | |||
| Pts: Crvendakić, Plouffe 14 Rebs: Ciak 6 Asts: Crvendakić 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Williams 24 Rebs: Krajišnik 7 Asts: Fegyverneky, January 6 |
Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Marko Vučkovič (SLO), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Jan Baloun (CZE) |
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| 17 March 2021 | Spar Girona
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66–74 | Perfumerías Avenida
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Salamanca |
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| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 15–19, 14–16, 25–19 | |||
| Pts: Reisingerová 16 Rebs: Reisingerová 6 Asts: Palau 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Milić 13 Rebs: Hof 10 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal Würzburg Referees: Sonia Teixeira (POR), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Rune Ressel Larsen (DEN) |
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Second leg
edit| 19 March 2021 | Fenerbahçe
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61–71 (152–145 agg.) |
Galatasaray
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Salamanca |
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| 16:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 16–20, 14–9, 4–21 | |||
| Pts: Iagupova 18 Rebs: Stokes 13 Asts: Iagupova 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Russell 24 Rebs: Russell 14 Asts: Bilgiç 5 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal Würzburg Referees: Sonia Teixeira (POR), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Amel Dahra (FRA) |
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| 19 March 2021 | UMMC Ekaterinburg
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94–59 (174–126 agg.) |
Dynamo Kursk
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Sopron |
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| 17:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 23–19, 21–20, 18–11 | |||
| Pts: Stewart, Vadeeva 16 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Torrens 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ogunbowale 14 Rebs: Lisec 5 Asts: Frolkina 3 |
Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Marko Vučkovič (SLO), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Ali Şakacı (TUR) |
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| 19 March 2021 | Perfumerías Avenida
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71–65 (145–131 agg.) |
Spar Girona
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Salamanca |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 14–19, 22–18, 17–13 | |||
| Pts: Hayes 16 Rebs: Hof 5 Asts: Hayes 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Eldebrink 16 Rebs: Araújo 6 Asts: Gray, Palau 3 |
Arena: Pabellón Municipal Würzburg Referees: Gizella Viola Györgyi (NOR), Thomas Bissuel (FRA), Nikola Perlić (CRO) |
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| 19 March 2021 | Sopron Basket
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62–75 (156–141 agg.) |
LDLC ASVEL Féminin
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Sopron |
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| 20:05 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 21–30, 15–14, 12–12 | |||
| Pts: Walker 14 Rebs: Brooks 12 Asts: Williams 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Johannès 16 Rebs: Plouffe 8 Asts: Crvendakić, Johannès 4 |
Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Blaž Zupančič (SLO) |
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Final Four
editBracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 16 April | ||||||
| Perfumerías Avenida | 72 | |||||
| 18 April | ||||||
| Sopron Basket | 61 | |||||
| Perfumerías Avenida | 68 | |||||
| 16 April | ||||||
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 78 | |||||
| Fenerbahçe | 84 | |||||
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 88 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 April | ||||||
| Sopron Basket | 58 | |||||
| Fenerbahçe | 64 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 16 April 2021 | Fenerbahçe
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84–88 | UMMC Ekaterinburg
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Istanbul |
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| 16:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 27–33, 13–13, 23–20 | |||
| Pts: Iagupova 26 Rebs: Stokes 7 Asts: Iagupova 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Quigley 27 Rebs: Griner, Stewart 8 Asts: Vandersloot 6 |
Arena: Volkswagen Arena Referees: Carsten Straube (GER), Beniamino Manuel Attard (ITA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
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| 16 April 2021 | Perfumerías Avenida
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72–61 | Sopron Basket
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Istanbul |
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| 21:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 14–22, 20–10, 22–19 | |||
| Pts: Hayes 25 Rebs: Kar. Samuelson 6 Asts: Domínguez 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: January 15 Rebs: Krajišnik 11 Asts: January 4 |
Arena: Volkswagen Arena Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
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Third place game
edit| 18 April 2021 | Sopron Basket
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58–64 | Fenerbahçe
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Istanbul |
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| 15:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 22–14, 15–11, 12–17 | |||
| Pts: Brooks 21 Rebs: Krajišnik 17 Asts: Fegyverneky 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: McBride 15 Rebs: McBride 10 Asts: Çakır, Iagupova 4 |
Arena: Volkswagen Arena Referees: Andrada Csender (ROU), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Amel Dahra (FRA) |
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Final
edit| 18 April 2021 | Perfumerías Avenida
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68–78 | UMMC Ekaterinburg
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Istanbul |
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| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 9–23, 23–20, 15–19 | |||
| Pts: Hayes 29 Rebs: Kat. Samuelson 6 Asts: Rodríguez 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Meesseman 19 Rebs: Jones 11 Asts: Vandersloot 12 |
Arena: Volkswagen Arena Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
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Awards
editEuroLeague MVP
editEuroLeague Final Four MVP
editAll-EuroLeague Teams
editDefensive Player of the Year
editYoung Player of the Year
editCoach of the Year
editGameday MVP
edit- Regular season
| Gameday | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Satou Sabally |
Fenerbahçe |
33 | [13] |
| 2 | Marine Johannès |
LDLC ASVEL Féminin |
33 | [14] |
| 3 | Sandrine Gruda |
Beretta Famila Schio |
37 | [15] |
| 4 | María Araújo |
Spar Girona |
30 | [16] |
| 5 |  Katie Lou Samuelson |
Perfumerías Avenida |
28 | [17] |
| 6 |  Natalie Achonwa |
Beretta Famila Schio |
36 | [18] |
- Quarterfinals
| Game | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alina Iagupova |
Fenerbahçe |
39 | [19] |
| 2 | Mercedes Russell |
Galatasaray |
40 | [20] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The closure of 2019/2020 season, ZVVZ USK Praha is the Champion". eurobasket.com. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "EBLK season is over; Arka Gdynia declared champions". eurobasket.com. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "FFBB announce the cancellation of LFB season". eurobasket.com. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Sopron Basket announced champions, the season is over". eurobasket.com. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "FIP cancel the reminder of the season in A1 and A2". eurobasket.com. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Leagues are cancelled". eurobasket.com. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "TTT Riga proclaimed champions as LSBL championship cancelled". eurobasket.com. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Seedings revealed for EuroLeague Women and EuroCup Women draws". FIBA. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "EuroLeague Women Regular Season groups confirmed for 2020-21 campaign". FIBA. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "FIBA Europe Board approves format changes for EuroLeague Women season 2020-21". FIBA. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Winners of EuroLeague Women Awards announced". FIBA. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Final Four MVP Stewart: This is something I will never forget". FIBA. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Sabally seals Top Performer status with spectacular debut". FIBA. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Stunning 38-point career high catapults Johannes to Top Performer honor". FIBA. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Gruda crowned Top Performer on Gameday 3". FIBA. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Araujo collects Top Performer accolade for Gameday 4". FIBA. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Double celebration for Samuelson as she seals Top Performer status". FIBA. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Achonwa claims Gameday 6 Top Performer award". FIBA. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Sensational Iagupova seals Top Performer honors for Quarter-Finals Game 1". FIBA. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Galatasaray star Russell signs off with Top Performer crown". FIBA. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.