In 1958 Fiba organised the FIBA European Champions Cup and this was then taken over by EuroLeague in 2000 and rebranded as the EuroLeague. The league is made up of 18 teams. EuroLeague has a large basketball attendance and in terms of attendance is only second to the NBA.
The most successful team in EuroLeague is Real Madrid who have won 10 titles. 14 of the EuroLeague clubs have won at least one title. Italy and Spain have produced the most title winning teams in EuroLeague. The most successful EuroLeague Head Coach is Zeljko Obradovic who has won nine titles, which is five more titles then the next successful head coach.
The most successful Final Fours MVP is Toni Kukoc and Vassilis Spanoulis who have won the award three times each. Anthony Parker is the only EuroLeague player who has won the regular season MVP twice.
We have put together, a list of EuroLeague Champions below, the Runners-up, Head Coach, Finals MVP and regular MVP in one table.
| Year | EuroLeague Champion | Head Coach of EuroLeague Champion | Runner Up of EuroLeague | EuroLeague Final Fours MVP | EuroLeague MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Rigas ASK | Alexander Gomelsky | Academic | N/A | N/A |
| 1958-59 | Rigas ASK | Alexander Gomelsky | Academic | N/A | N/A |
| 1959-60 | Rigas ASK | Alexander Gomelsky | Dinamo Tbilisi | N/A | N/A |
| 1960-61 | CSKA Moscow | Evgeny Alekseev | R-gas ASK | N/A | N/A |
| 1961-62 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Otar Korkia | Real Madrid | N/A | N/A |
| 1962-63 | CSKA Moscow | Evgeny Alekseev | Real Madrid | N/A | N/A |
| 1963-64 | Real Madrid | Joaquín Hernández | Spartak ZJS Brno | N/A | N/A |
| 1964-65 | Real Madrid | Pedro Ferrándiz | CSKA Moscow | N/A | N/A |
| 1965-66 | Simmenthal Milano | Cesare Rubini | Slavia V- Praha | N/A | N/A |
| 1966-67 | Real Madrid | Pedro Ferrándiz | Simmenthal Milano | N/A | N/A |
| 1967-68 | Real Madrid | Pedro Ferrándiz | Spartak ZJS Brno | N/A | N/A |
| 1968-69 | CSKA Moscow | Armenak Alachachian | Real Madrid | N/A | N/A |
| 1969-70 | Ignis Varese | Aca Nikolić | CSKA Moscow | N/A | N/A |
| 1970-71 | CSKA Moscow | Alexander Gomelsky | Ignis Varese | N/A | N/A |
| 1971-72 | Ignis Varese | Aca Nikolić | Jugoplastika | N/A | N/A |
| 1972-73 | Ignis Varese | Aca Nikolić | CSKA Moscow | N/A | N/A |
| 1973-74 | Real Madrid | Pedro Ferrándiz | Ignis Varese | N/A | N/A |
| 1974-75 | Ignis Varese | Sandro Gamba | Real Madrid | N/A | N/A |
| 1975-76 | Mobilgirgi Varese | Sandro Gamba | Real Madrid | N/A | N/A |
| 1976-77 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Ralph Klein | Mobilgirgi Varese | N/A | N/A |
| 1977-78 | Real Madrid | Lolo Sainz | Mobilgirgi Varese | N/A | N/A |
| 1978-79 | Bosna | Bogdan Tanjević | Emerson Varese | N/A | N/A |
| 1979-80 | Real Madrid | Lolo Sainz | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | N/A | N/A |
| 1980-81 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Rudy D’Amico | Sinudyne Bologna | N/A | N/A |
| 1981-82 | Squibb Cant | Valerio Bianchini | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | N/A | N/A |
| 1982-83 | Ford Cant | Giancarlo Primo | Billy Milano | N/A | N/A |
| 1983-84 | Banco di Roma Virtus | Valerio Bianchini | FC Barcelona | N/A | N/A |
| 1984-85 | Cibona | Mirko Novosel | Real Madrid | N/A | N/A |
| 1985-86 | Cibona | Željko Pavličević | Zalgiris | N/A | N/A |
| 1986-87 | Tracer Milano | Dan Peterson | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | N/A | N/A |
| 1987-88 | Tracer Milano | Franco Casalini | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Bob McAdoo | N/A |
| 1988-89 | Jugoplastika | Božidar Maljković | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Dino Rađja | N/A |
| 1989-90 | Jugoplastika | Božidar Maljković | FC Barcelona | Toni Kukoč | N/A |
| 1990-91 | Pop 84 | Željko Pavličević | FC Barcelona | Toni Kukoč | N/A |
| 1991-92 | Partizan | Željko Obradović | Montigal Joventut | Predrag Danilović | N/A |
| 1992-93 | Limoges CSP | Božidar Maljković | Benetton Treviso | Toni Kukoč | N/A |
| 1993-94 | 7up Joventut | Željko Obradović | Olympiacos | Žarko Paspalj | N/A |
| 1994-95 | Real Madrid Teka | Željko Obradović | Olympiacos | Arvydas Sabonis | N/A |
| 1995-96 | Panathinaikos | Božidar Maljković | Banca Catalana FC Barcelona | Dominique Wilkins | N/A |
| 1996-97 | Olympiacos | Dušan Ivković | Banca Catalana FC Barcelona | David Rivers | N/A |
| 1997-98 | Kinder Bologna | Ettore Messina | AEK | Zoran Savić | N/A |
| 1998-99 | Zalgiris | Jonas Kazlauskas | Kinder Bologna | Tyus Edney | N/A |
| 1999-00 | Panathinaikos | Željko Obradović | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Željko Rebrača | N/A |
| 2000-01 | Kinder Bologna | Ettore Messina | Tau Cermica | Manu Ginóbili | N/A |
| 2001-02 | Panathinaikos | Željko Obradović | Kinder Bologna | Dejan Bodiroga | N/A |
| 2002-03 | FC Barcelona | Svetislav Pešić | Benetton Treviso | Dejan Bodiroga | N/A |
| 2003-04 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Pini Gershon | Skipper Bologna | Anthony Parker | N/A |
| 2004-05 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Pini Gershon | Tau Cermica | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | Anthony Parker |
| 2005-06 | CSKA Moscow | Ettore Messina | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Theo Papaloukas | Anthony Parker |
| 2006-07 | Panathinaikos | Željko Obradović | CSKA Moscow | Dimitris Diamantidis | Theo Papaloukas |
| 2007-08 | CSKA Moscow | Ettore Messina | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | Trajan Langdon | Ramūnas Šiškauskas |
| 2008-09 | Panathinaikos | Željko Obradović | CSKA Moscow | Vassilis Spanoulis | Juan Carlos Navarro |
| 2009-10 | Regal FC Barcelona | Xavi Pascual | Olympiacos | Juan Carlos Navarro | Miloš Teodosić |
| 2010-11 | Panathinaikos | Željko Obradović | Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | Dimitris Diamantidis | Dimitris Diamantidis |
| 2011-12 | Olympiacos | Dušan Ivković | CSKA Moscow | Vassilis Spanoulis | Andrei Kirilenko |
| 2012-13 | Olympiacos | Georgios Bartzokas | Real Madrid | Vassilis Spanoulis | Vassilis Spanoulis |
| 2013-14 | Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | David Blatt | Real Madrid | Tyrese Rice | Sergio Rodríguez |
| 2014-15 | Real Madrid | Pablo Laso | Olympiacos | Andrés Nocioni | Nemanja Bjelica |
| 2015-16 | CSKA Moscow | Dimitrios Itoudis | Fenerbache | Nando de Colo | Nando de Colo |
| 2016-17 | Fenerbache | Željko Obradović | Olympiacos | Ekpe Udoh | Sergio Llull |
| 2017-18 | Real Madrid | Pablo Laso | Fenerbache Dohus | Luka Dončić | Luka Dončić |
| 2018-19 | CSKA Moscow | Dimitrios Itoudis | Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Will Clyburn | Jan Veselý |
| 2019–20 | No championship awarded (COVID-19) | No championship awarded (COVID-19) | No championship awarded (COVID-19) | No Euroleague MVP Finals awarded (COVID-19) | No EuroLeauge MVP (Covid-19) |
| 2020–21 | Anadolu Efes | Ergin Ataman | FC Barcelona | Vasilije Micić | Vasilije Micić |
| 2021-22 | Anadolu Efes | Ergin Ataman | Real Madrid | Vasilije Micić | Nikola Mirotić |
Most Euroleague Titles won by a Team
Real Madrid have won the most EuroLeague basketball titles totting up a total of 10 EuroLeague Titles. The EuroLeague titles won by Real Madrid are shown below:
| EuroLeague Season | EuroLeague Winner |
|---|---|
| 1963-64 | Real Madrid |
| 1964-65 | Real Madrid |
| 1966-67 | Real Madrid |
| 1967-68 | Real Madrid |
| 1973-74 | Real Madrid |
| 1977-78 | Real Madrid |
| 1979-80 | Real Madrid |
| 1994-95 | Real Madrid |
| 2014-15 | Real Madrid |
| 2017-18 | Real Madrid |
Below is a chart of the top five EuroLeague Team title wins.
| Most EuroLeague Titles | Team |
| 10 | Real Madrid |
| 8 | CSKA Moscow |
| 6 | Panathanikos |
| 4 | Ignes Varse |
| 4 | Maccabit Elite Tel Aviv |
EuroLeague Player with Most EuroLeague Titles
Dino Meneghin is the EuroLeague Player who has won the most EuroLeague Titles with 7! These were won between 1970-1988. The below table shows the EuroLeague Players with the most EuroLeague Titles.
| EuroLeague Player | EuroLeague Titles Won | Years of EuroLeague Titles Won |
|---|---|---|
| Dino Meneghin | 7 Titles | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976,1987,1988 |
| Clifford Luyk | 5 Titles | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974 |
| Aldo Ossola | 5 Titles | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 |
| Fragiskos Alvertis | 5 Titles | 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009 |
| Fausto Bargna | 4 Titles | 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988 |
| Ivan Bisson | 4 Titles | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 |
| Wayne Brabender | 4 Titles | 1968, 1974, 1978, 1980 |
| Cristóbal Rodríguez | 4 Titles | 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978 |
| Emiliano Rodríguez | 4 Titles | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 |
| Edoardo Rusconi | 4 Titles | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975 |
| Lolo Sáinz | 4 Titles | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 |
| Carlos Sevillano | 4 Tittles | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 |
| Marino Zanatta | 4 Titles | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 |
| Sarunas Jasikevicius | 4 Titles | 2004, 2004, 2005, 2009 |
| Kyle Hines | 4 Titles | 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019 |
Euroleague Winners by Year
The following table indicates the EuroLeague Champions by the year which that team won the EuroLeague Finals.
| Year | EuroLeague Champion |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Rigas ASK |
| 1959 | Rigas ASK |
| 1960 | Rigas ASK |
| 1961 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1962 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 1963 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1964 | Real Madrid |
| 1965 | Real Madrid |
| 1966 | Simmenthal Milano |
| 1967 | Real Madrid |
| 1968 | Real Madrid |
| 1969 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1970 | Ignis Varese |
| 1971 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1972 | Ignis Varese |
| 1973 | Ignis Varese |
| 1974 | Real Madrid |
| 1975 | Ignis Varese |
| 1976 | Mobilgirgi Varese |
| 1977 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
| 1978 | Real Madrid |
| 1979 | Bosna |
| 1980 | Real Madrid |
| 1981 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
| 1982 | Squibb Cant |
| 1983 | Ford Cant |
| 1984 | Banco di Roma Virtus |
| 1985 | Cibona |
| 1986 | Cibona |
| 1987 | Tracer Milano |
| 1988 | Tracer Milano |
| 1989 | Jugoplastika |
| 1990 | Jugoplastika |
| 1991 | Pop 84 |
| 1992 | Partizan |
| 1993 | Limoges CSP |
| 1994 | 7up Joventut |
| 1995 | Real Madrid Teka |
| 1996 | Panathinaikos |
| 1997 | Olympiacos |
| 1998 | Kinder Bologna |
| 1999 | Zalgiris |
| 2000 | Panathinaikos |
| 2001 | Kinder Bologna |
| 2002 | Panathinaikos |
| 2003 | FC Barcelona |
| 2004 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
| 2005 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
| 2006 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2007 | Panathinaikos |
| 2008 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2009 | Panathinaikos |
| 2010 | Regal FC Barcelona |
| 2011 | Panathinaikos |
| 2012 | Olympiacos |
| 2013 | Olympiacos |
| 2014 | Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv |
| 2015 | Real Madrid |
| 2016 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2017 | Fenerbache |
| 2018 | Real Madrid |
| 2019 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2020 | No championship awarded (COVID-19) |
| 2021 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2022 | Anadolu Efes |
How many EuroLeague Titles does Real Madrid have?
Real Madrid have ten EuroLeague Titles.