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2026-27 EuroLeague Preview
The EuroLeague was established back in 1957 and originally went under the FIBA European Champions Cup name for the first thirty years of the tournament. It has been known as the EuroLeague since 2000.
The popularity of the league makes it the most popular basketball league outside of the NBA. During the 2024-25 season, games averaged 10,650 attendances, the highest indoor sport average attendance outside of the US.
We head into the 2026-27 season with Olympiacos as the reigning champions after having won their 4th title last season; their first since last winning it in 2013.
There used to be plenty of back-to-back winners; however, since 2014, that has only happened once (Anadolu Efes 2021 & 2022), so Olympiacos will have their work cut out to back up their championship, although they did go back-to-back in 2012-13.
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How often do Favourites win in the EuroLeague?
The 2023-24 season was a bit of an anomaly; the other four seasons saw 65%, 66%, 63% & 62% of favourites winning, so very consistent; however, during the 2023-24 season, we saw 74% of winning favourites.
When splitting favourites at home and on the road, as you would expect, favourites with home-court advantage tend to perform better. Over the last five seasons, the home favourites have a 71% win rate compared those 54% for those on the road.
| Season | Home (W-L) | Road (W-L) | Overall (W-L) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 136-51 (72.73%) | 45-46 (49.45%) | 181-97 (65.11%) |
| 2022-23 | 160-69 (69.87%) | 43-34 (55.84%) | 203-103 (66.34%) |
| 2023-24 | 173-53 (76.55%) | 53-26 (67.09%) | 226-79 (74.10%) |
| 2024-25 | 147-72 (67.12%) | 46-39 (54.12%) | 193-111 (63.49%) |
| 2025-26 | 186-88 (67.88%) | 50-54 (48.08%) | 236-142 (62.43%) |
| Totals | 802-333 (70.66%) | 237-199 (54.36%) | 1039-532 (66.14%) |
How many Points are scored in the EuroLeague?
Below is a table highlighting EuroLeague games over the last five seasons and the points averages for both hosts and visitors during those seasons, as well as the overall game average.
One thing that is plain to see below is that the average number of points has steadily increased with each season, starting with 154.4 in 2021-22, which has risen to 172.3 in 2025-26, with the home average going up 8.5 and the road average up 9.3 over the past five seasons.
| Season | Total Games | Home Ave | Road Ave | Game Ave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 278 | 79.3 | 75.2 | 154.4 |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 83.1 | 78.6 | 161.7 |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 83.5 | 79.6 | 163.1 |
| 2024-25 | 306 | 85.7 | 82.4 | 168.1 |
| 2025-26 | 380 | 87.8 | 84.5 | 172.3 |
| Totals | 1576 | 84.2 | 80.3 | 164.5 |
EuroLeague Past Winners
Not only have Real Madrid made three of the last five finals, but they are also the most successful team in the EuroLeague, having been crowned champions eleven times from their twenty-one final appearances.
Panathinaikos are third on the list after their win in 2024 moved them on to seven, now only one win behind CSKA Moscow (8) in second and one ahead of Maccabi Tel Aviv (6). Rounding out the top five is the Italian club Varese with five wins.
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Olympiacos | 92 - 85 | Real Madrid |
| 2024-25 | Fenerbahçe | 81 - 70 | AS Monaco |
| 2023-24 | Panathinaikos | 95 - 80 | Real Madrid |
| 2022-23 | Real Madrid | 79 - 78 | Olympiacos |
| 2021-22 | Anadolu Efes | 58 - 57 | Real Madrid |
| 2020-21 | Anadolu Efes | 86 - 81 | FC Barcelona |
| 2018-19 | CSKA Moscow | 91 - 83 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2017-18 | Real Madrid | 85 - 80 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2016-17 | Fenerbahçe | 80 - 64 | Olympiacos |
| 2015-16 | CSKA Moscow | 101 - 96 (OT) | Fenerbahçe |
EuroLeague Winners by Country
It's pretty close at the top for the number of titles won, with just one separating Spain and Italy and then a further two back to Greece.
Spain tops the charts with fourteen wins, the majority of those (11) have come from Real Madrid, with Barcelona (2) and Joventut Badalona (1) making up the other title wins.
Italy's wins have been much more spread out, with five teams making up their thirteen wins, Varese (5) with the most of those, whilst Panathinaikos (7) and Olympiacos (4) make up the eleven wins for Greece.
| Rank | Club | Titles | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Spain | 14 | 20 |
| 2nd | Italy | 13 | 13 |
| 3rd | Greece | 11 | 8 |
| 4th | Soviet Union | 8 | 6 |
| 5th | Yugoslavia | 7 | 1 |
Author Information
Andy Powell manages this EuroLeague Preview and other basketball content in this section of the site, as well as the Basketball Tipsters in the OLBG tipster competition in his role in the OLBG Expert Team. Andy meticulously updates the data and results for these pieces. You can get Basketball betting advice in our bookmaker reviews as well as in our Best Basketball Betting Sites Guide.
**Statistics included in this blog include all matches (Regular Season) from the start of the 2021-22 season to the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. Home and away teams are decided by the matchup.
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