2022–23 EuroLeague

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1
Season2022–23
Duration6 October 2022 – 14 April 2023
(Regular season)
25 April 2023 – 10 May 2023 (Playoffs)
19 May 2023 – 21 May 2023 (Final Four)
Number of games328
Number of teams18
Regular season
Top seed Olympiacos
Season MVP Sasha Vezenkov
Final Four
Champions Real Madrid (11th title)
  Runners-up Olympiacos
Third place AS Monaco
Fourth place Barcelona
Final Four MVP Edy Tavares
Statistical leaders
Points Sasha Vezenkov 17.6
Rebounds Mathias Lessort 7.1
Assists Darius Thompson 6.7
Index Rating Sasha Vezenkov 21.5
Records
Biggest home winOlympiacos 117–71 Virtus Bologna
(9 December 2022)
Biggest away winALBA Berlin 60–93 Olympiacos
(8 February 2023)
Highest scoringBaskonia 114–111 Anadolu Efes
(27 January 2023)
Winning streak7 games
Olympiacos
Losing streak13 games
ASVEL
Highest attendance20,091
Partizan 80–82 Real Madrid
(2 May 2023)
Lowest attendance2,340
Panathinaikos 86–76 Bayern Munich
(28 March 2023)
Total attendance2,909,769 (8,871 per game)
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2023.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.

The 2022–23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 23rd season of the modern era of the EuroLeague, and the 13th under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, it was the 66th season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs.

For a second straight season, CSKA Moscow had their EuroLeague license rescinded for the season following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Real Madrid returned to the final after losing to Anadolu Efes the previous year to claim a record-extending eleventh title against Olympiacos at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, ending a five-year drought since their last triumph in 2018. Madrid's Sergio Llull scored the winning shot with 3.1 seconds left on the clock in the championship game. Anadolu Efes were the defending champions, having won two straight titles, but were eliminated after finishing eleventh in the regular season.

Team allocation

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

Access list for 2022–23 EuroLeague
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Regular season
(18 teams)
  • 12 licensed clubs with a long-term licence
  • 6 associated clubs with an annual licence
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the regular season
Final Four
(4 teams)
  • 4 series winners from the playoffs

Qualified teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

Qualified teams for 2022–23 EuroLeague
Licensed clubs
Barcelona Olympiacos Anadolu Efes Žalgiris
Baskonia Panathinaikos Fenerbahçe Bayern Munich
Real Madrid Maccabi Tel Aviv Olimpia Milano ASVEL
Associated clubs
ALBA Berlin (WC) Monaco (EC) Virtus Bologna (EC) Crvena zvezda (ABA)
Valencia (WC) Partizan (WC)
Notes
  1. France (FRA): AS Monaco is a club based in Monaco (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participate in European competitions through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points it earns count toward France)

Teams

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena Capacity Kit manufacturer
ALBA Berlin Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena 14,500 Adidas
Anadolu Efes Istanbul Sinan Erdem Dome 16,000 Bilcee
Barcelona Barcelona Palau Blaugrana 7,585 Nike
Bayern Munich Munich Audi Dome 6,500 Adidas
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Buesa Arena 15,504 Puma
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade Aleksandar Nikolić Hall 8,000 Adidas
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan Milan Mediolanum Forum 12,700 EA7
Fenerbahçe Beko Istanbul Ülker Sports and Event Hall 13,059 Own Brand
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne Astroballe 5,556 Adidas
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383 Puma
AS Monaco Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin 5,000 Errea
Olympiacos Piraeus Peace and Friendship Stadium 11,847 GSA
Panathinaikos Athens OAKA Altion 18,989 Adidas
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade Štark Arena 19,394 Under Armour
Real Madrid Madrid WiZink Center 13,109 Adidas
Valencia Basket Valencia La Fonteta 8,500 Luanvi
Virtus Segafredo Bologna Bologna Segafredo Arena 9,980 Macron
PalaDozza 5,570
Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgirio Arena 15,415 GSA


Managerial changes

Main article: List of 2022–23 EuroLeague transactions
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
Baskonia Neven Spahija Mutual agreement 9 June 2022 Pre-season Joan Peñarroya 13 June 2022
Valencia Joan Peñarroya Signed by Baskonia 12 June 2022 Álex Mumbrú 13 June 2022
Panathinaikos Dimitris Priftis Signed by Tofaş 16 June 2022 Dejan Radonjić 30 June 2022
Fenerbahçe Aleksandar Đorđević Mutual agreement 17 June 2022 Dimitris Itoudis 19 June 2022
Maccabi Tel Aviv Avi Even End of caretaker spell 19 June 2022 Oded Kattash 19 June 2022
Crvena zvezda Dejan Radonjić Signed by Panathinaikos 30 June 2022 Vladimir Jovanović 8 July 2022
Real Madrid Pablo Laso Sacked 4 July 2022 Chus Mateo 5 July 2022
Crvena zvezda Vladimir Jovanović Mutual agreement 13 November 2022 18th (1–6) Duško Ivanović 14 November 2022
Panathinaikos Dejan Radonjić Sacked 21 February 2023 16th (8–16) Christos Serelis 21 February 2023

Referees

A total of 70 Euroleague Basketball officials are set to work on the 2022–23 season in EuroLeague and EuroCup:

  • Gentian Cici
  • Leandro Lezcano
  • Nick van den Broeck
  • Dragan Porobić
  • Denis Hadžić
  • Josip Radojković
  • Luka Kardum
  • Sreten Radović
  • Tomislav Hordov
  • Robert Vyklický
  • Aare Halliko
  • Rain Peerandi
  • Hugues Thépénier
  • Joseph Bissang
  • Maxime Boubert
  • Mehdi Difallah
  • Thomas Bissuel
  • Anne Panther
  • Robert Lottermoser
  • Steve Bittner
  • Eduard Udyanskyy
  • Elias Koromilas
  • Ioannis Foufis
  • Vassilis Pitsilkas
  • Vasiliki Tsaroucha
  • Adar Peer
  • Amit Balak
  • Noam Gordon
  • Seffi Shemmesh
  • Carmelo Paternicò
  • Guido Giovannetti
  • Michele Rossi
  • Kristaps Konstantinovs
  • Oļegs Latiševs
  • Artūras Šukys
  • Gytis Vilius
  • Jurgis Laurinavičius
  • Igor Dragojević
  • Miloš Koljenšić
  • Jakub Zamojski
  • Marcin Kowalski
  • Piotr Pastusiak
  • Tomasz Trawicki
  • Fernando Rocha
  • Sérgio Silva
  • Ilija Belošević
  • Marko Juras
  • Milivoje Jovčić
  • Uroš Nikolić
  • Uroš Obrknežević
  • Damir Javor
  • Mario Majkić
  • Matej Boltauzer
  • Milan Nedović
  • Saša Pukl
  • Sašo Petek
  • Alberto Baena
  • Benjamín Jiménez
  • Carlos Cortés
  • Carlos Peruga
  • Daniel Hierrezuelo
  • Emilio Pérez
  • Jordi Aliaga
  • Juan Carlos García
  • Miguel Ángel Pérez
  • Saulius Račys
  • Sébastien Clivaz
  • Emin Moğulkoç
  • Hüseyin Çelik
  • Borys Ryzhyk

Regular season

Main article: 2022–23 EuroLeague regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Olympiacos 34 24 10 2857 2578 +279 Qualification to playoffs
2 Barcelona 34 23 11 2723 2580 +143
3 Real Madrid 34 23 11 2877 2666 +211
4 AS Monaco 34 21 13 2802 2749 +53
5 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 34 20 14 2827 2743 +84
6 Partizan Mozzart Bet 34 20 14 2877 2781 +96
7 Žalgiris 34 19 15 2591 2626 −35
8 Fenerbahçe Beko 34 19 15 2823 2745 +78
9 Cazoo Baskonia 34 18 16 2919 2836 +83
10 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 34 17 17 2591 2613 −22
11 Anadolu Efes 34 17 17 2800 2736 +64
12 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 34 15 19 2534 2611 −77
13 Valencia Basket 34 15 19 2756 2891 −135
14 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 34 14 20 2644 2801 −157
15 Bayern Munich 34 11 23 2605 2739 −134
16 ALBA Berlin 34 11 23 2704 2851 −147
17 Panathinaikos 32 9 23 2649 2773 −124
18 LDLC ASVEL 34 8 26 2527 2787 −260
Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Notes:
  1. Panathinaikos were docked two wins as a punishment by Euroleague Basketball for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations.

Regulations

When more than two teams are tied, the ranking is established taking into account the victories obtained in the games played only among them. Should the tie persist among some, but not all, of the teams, the ranking of the teams still tied is determined by again taking into account the victories in the games played only among them, and repeating this same procedure until the tie is entirely resolved. If a tie persists, the ranking is determined by the point difference in favour and against in the games played only among the teams still tied.

Results

Home \ Away BER EFS BAR BAY BKN CZV EAM FNB ASV MTA ASM OLY PAO PAR RMB VAL VIR ZAL
ALBA Berlin — 95–93 86–88 77–79 85–84 84–88 83–63 75–104 88–71 70–83 84–102 60–93 94–65 100–84 77–84 88–94 74–96 63–66
Anadolu Efes 78–74 — 96–86 81–89 78–83 72–59 89–69 79–88 78–72 64–86 87–72 82–71 88–69 84–97 90–89 91–92 86–67 80–70
Barcelona 72–56 75–80 — 72–70 96–84 85–79 74–56 81–80 74–75 83–78 80–70 70–80 74–68 79–68 75–73 85–71 75–83 93–74
Bayern Munich 75–76 81–78 73–84 — 92–79 87–80 81–83 62–74 76–72 98–89 81–84 71–82 84–68 71–82 64–68 97–92 91–84 80–83
Cazoo Baskonia 93–87 114–111 78–85 78–53 — 92–75 78–62 92–69 120–100 116–87 93–102 92–97 95–90 103–96 92–86 114–75 90–79 93–73
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 72–87 94–75 94–99 78–72 74–63 — 67–71 91–89 71–67 69–68 92–68 87–79 75–77 78–79 59–79 92–73 83–74 77–73
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 74–80 51–80 84–76 99–74 89–83 74–68 — 72–82 73–79 71–77 79–71 83–62 78–76 76–62 77–83 90–79 59–64 61–66
Fenerbahçe Beko 101–86 103–86 81–73 79–71 70–76 93–79 75–82 — 84–63 86–71 98–94 73–93 107–77 72–73 71–85 79–77 104–72 87–79
LDLC ASVEL 79–91 89–90 75–82 74–75 87–61 60–76 62–69 91–77 — 67–85 75–84 77–75 82–86 91–87 71–75 79–83 64–77 76–93
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 87–74 80–72 79–86 90–82 93–79 86–89 85–66 78–74 88–69 — 78–70 90–84 85–74 90–81 100–96 84–68 111–80 84–83
AS Monaco 92–89 95–92 63–69 80–79 79–74 85–77 101–88 93–96 87–75 86–67 — 64–60 84–70 84–88 91–95 90–79 81–68 84–82
Olympiacos 86–76 76–70 77–70 102–74 86–78 86–90 82–66 94–67 81–55 95–89 76–81 — 81–73 87–58 73–60 82–83 117–71 90–80
Panathinaikos 84–88 82–87 74–88 86–76 98–83 75–66 90–77 88–94 77–58 88–86 80–83 71–95 — 89–91 68–71 91–92 88–85 89–65
Partizan Mozzart Bet 88–74 82–79 80–89 83–77 83–65 73–76 75–80 94–97 92–71 96–88 100–80 90–75 83–81 — 104–90 96–100 90–62 87–76
Real Madrid 90–72 94–85 91–86 79–67 81–85 72–56 91–87 90–75 92–73 98–65 94–95 87–89 83–68 105–97 — 95–91 91–95 96–69
Valencia Basket 87–73 81–71 84–83 82–73 71–81 75–77 84–88 82–80 76–77 93–94 89–84 85–92 94–91 89–81 73–80 — 79–68 76–80
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 85–76 80–85 75–92 66–63 88–83 84–72 89–84 92–88 79–84 78–73 66–83 83–85 74–64 79–88 79–96 89–59 — 77–87
Žalgiris 88–81 60–86 73–72 75–67 79–75 71–66 71–62 86–66 85–67 68–67 79–70 72–74 67–81 74–88 81–72 95–74 68–65 —
Source: EuroLeague
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Main article: 2023 EuroLeague Playoffs

Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four winning teams advance to the Final Four.

Series

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Olympiacos 3–2 Fenerbahçe Beko 79–68 78–82 72–71 69–73 84–72
AS Monaco 3–2 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 67–79 86–74 83–78 69–104 97–86
Real Madrid 3–2 Partizan Mozzart Bet 87–89 80–95 82–80 85–78 98–94
Barcelona 3–0 Žalgiris 91–69 89–81 77–66 – –

Final Four

Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania
Main article: 2023 EuroLeague Final Four

The Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Friday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The 2023 EuroLeague Final Four was played at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 19–21 May 2023.

 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
19 May
 
 
 Olympiacos76
 
21 May
 
 AS Monaco62
 
 Olympiacos78
 
19 May
 
 Real Madrid79
 
 Barcelona66
 
 
 Real Madrid78
 
Third place game
 
 
21 May
 
 
 AS Monaco78
 
 
 Barcelona66

Awards

All official awards of the 2022–23 EuroLeague.

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

All-EuroLeague Teams

First Team Second Team
Lorenzo Brown Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Darius Thompson Cazoo Baskonia
Džanan Musa Real Madrid Kevin Punter Partizan Mozzart Bet
Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos Wade Baldwin Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Mathias Lessort Partizan Mozzart Bet Mike James AS Monaco
Edy Tavares Real Madrid Nikola Mirotić Barcelona

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year

MVP of the Round

Main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Regular season
Round Player Team PIR Ref.
1 Maik Kotsar Cazoo Baskonia 31
2 Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos 37
3 Luke Sikma ALBA Berlin 33
4 Mike James AS Monaco 29
Sasha Vezenkov (2) Olympiacos
Nicolò Melli EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
5 Lorenzo Brown Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 33
6 Džanan Musa Real Madrid 31
7 Johnathan Motley Fenerbahçe Beko 33
Chris Jones Valencia Basket
8 Sasha Vezenkov (3) Olympiacos 43
9 Džanan Musa (2) Real Madrid 32
10 Sasha Vezenkov (4) Olympiacos 34
11 Vasilije Micić Anadolu Efes 31
12 Dwayne Bacon Panathinaikos 28
Pierriá Henry Cazoo Baskonia
13 Bojan Dubljević Valencia Basket 33
14 Brandon Davies EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 30
15 Keenan Evans Žalgiris 39
16 Élie Okobo AS Monaco 35
17 Filip Petrušev Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 36
18 Edy Tavares Real Madrid 35
19 Johnathan Motley (2) Fenerbahçe Beko 38
20 Wade Baldwin Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 35
21 Darius Thompson Cazoo Baskonia 36
22 Will Clyburn Anadolu Efes 27
23 Nigel Hayes Fenerbahçe Beko 37
24 Sasha Vezenkov (5) Olympiacos 40
25 Marko Gudurić Fenerbahçe Beko 35
26 Will Clyburn (2) Anadolu Efes 32
27 Dante Exum Partizan Mozzart Bet 33
28 Gabriel Deck Real Madrid 26
Chima Moneke AS Monaco
29 Džanan Musa (3) Real Madrid 38
30 Guerschon Yabusele Real Madrid 30
31 Maik Kotsar (2) Cazoo Baskonia 40
Georgios Papagiannis Panathinaikos
32 Thomas Walkup Olympiacos 32
33 Darius Thompson (2) Cazoo Baskonia 36
34 Daniel Hackett Virtus Segafredo Bologna 36
Playoffs
Round Player Team PIR Ref.
1 Kevin Punter Partizan Mozzart Bet 33
2 Jordan Loyd AS Monaco 35
3 Edy Tavares (2) Real Madrid 41
4 Edy Tavares (3) Real Madrid 30
5 Kostas Sloukas Olympiacos 27

MVP of the Month

Main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Month
Month Round Player Team Ref.
2022
October 1–5 Mike James AS Monaco
November 6–10 Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos
December 11–16 Luca Vildoza Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
2023
January 17–21 Augustine Rubit Bayern Munich
February 22–25 Sasha Vezenkov (2) Olympiacos
March 26–32 Wade Baldwin Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
April/May 33–PO5 Edy Tavares Real Madrid

Statistics

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1. Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos 40 859 21.5
2. Mathias Lessort Partizan Mozzart Bet 38 727 19.1
3. Will Clyburn Anadolu Efes 34 633 18.6

Source: EuroLeague

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1. Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos 40 703 17.6
2. Wade Baldwin Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 34 584 17.2
3. Will Clyburn Anadolu Efes 34 567 16.7

Source: EuroLeague

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. Mathias Lessort Partizan Mozzart Bet 38 268 7.1
2. Edy Tavares Real Madrid 40 276 6.9
3. Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos 40 274 6.8

Source: EuroLeague

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. Darius Thompson Cazoo Baskonia 34 227 6.7
2. Miloš Teodosić Virtus Segafredo Bologna 26 155 6
3. Thomas Walkup Olympiacos 41 231 5.6

Source: EuroLeague

Blocks

Rank Name Team Games Blocks BPG
1. Edy Tavares Real Madrid 40 88 2.2
2. Georgios Papagiannis Panathinaikos 33 40 1.2
3. Christ Koumadje ALBA Berlin 31 32 1

Source: EuroLeague

Other statistics

Category Player Team Games Average
Steals Thomas Walkup Olympiacos 41 1.8
Turnovers Miloš Teodosić Virtus Segafredo Bologna 26 3.3
Fouls drawn Mike James AS Monaco 38 5.1
Minutes Will Clyburn Anadolu Efes 34 33:07
FT % John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 39 98.2%
2-Point % Donta Hall AS Monaco 41 72.9%
3-Point % Amath M'Baye Anadolu Efes 33 51.7%

Individual game highs

Category Player Team Statistic Opponent
Rating Sasha Vezenkov Olympiacos 43 Bayern Munich (Nov 17, 2022)
Lorenzo Brown Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Bayern Munich (Dec 2, 2022)
Points Wade Baldwin Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 38 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (Feb 9, 2023)
Rebounds Youssoupha Fall LDLC ASVEL 18 Barcelona (Dec 9, 2022)
Assists Darius Thompson Cazoo Baskonia 16 Anadolu Efes (Jan 27, 2023)
Steals Thomas Walkup Olympiacos 6 Bayern Munich (Nov 17, 2022)
Blocks Christ Koumadje ALBA Berlin 6 Anadolu Efes (Oct 21, 2022)
Edy Tavares Real Madrid Bayern Munich (Dec 13, 2022)

Team statistics

Category Team Average
Rating Real Madrid 100.7
Points Cazoo Baskonia 86.7
Rebounds Real Madrid 36.7
Assists Olympiacos 21
Steals Olympiacos 7.3
Blocks Real Madrid 4
Turnovers ALBA Berlin 14.5
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
FT % Partizan Mozzart Bet 82.4%
2-Point % Olympiacos 60.2%
3-Point % Barcelona 40.3%

Attendances

As of 21 May 2023
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Partizan Mozzart Bet 340,816 20,091 13,779 17,938 n/a1
2 Žalgiris 267,041 15,293 11,024 14,836 +94.4%†
3 Anadolu Efes 222,687 15,290 10,032 13,099 −4.2%†
4 Final Four in Kaunas 43,483 11,673 9,333 10,871 −22.0%†
5 Fenerbahçe Beko 199,051 15,760 7,732 10,476 +88.9%†
6 Olympiacos 198,621 11,677 0 10,454 +70.7%†
7 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 186,079 10,850 9,917 10,338 +0.4%†
8 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 160,535 12,336 6,900 9,443 +111.8%†
9 Cazoo Baskonia 151,628 15,504 6,036 8,919 +29.5%†
10 ALBA Berlin 150,908 13,166 6,545 8,877 +132.1%†
11 Real Madrid 162,812 12,867 6,381 8,141 +43.5%†
12 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 120,334 8,300 5,893 7,078 +17.1%†
13 Barcelona 120,774 7,511 5,066 6,357 +30.5%†
14 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 104,312 9,072 3,648 6,136 n/a1
15 Valencia Basket 103,010 7,906 4,978 6,059 n/a1
16 Panathinaikos 102,153 14,700 2,340 6,009 +54.8%†
17 Bayern Munich 95,222 6,500 3,817 5,951 +179.8%†
18 LDLC ASVEL 92,298 5,560 4,897 5,429 +28.1%†
19 AS Monaco 87,831 4,927 3,655 4,392 +27.0%†
League total 2,489,759 20,091 2,340 8,961 +59.1%†

Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: Team did not participate in the last EuroLeague regular season.

  1. Olympiacos played their inaugural regular season home match behind closed doors due to suspension. Turkish Airlines Euroleague does not count this match in the club's average attendance. Thus in the official publication on average attendances during the 2022–23 regular season, the average of the total attendance (163,590) of Olympiacos is calculated in 16, not in 17 home matches, giving 10,224. This table's average includes play-off.

See also