The 2019–20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 20th season of the modern era of the EuroLeague and the 10th under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 63rd season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started on 3 October 2019 and played its last games on 6 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 12 March 2020, Euroleague Basketball temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 25 May, Euroleague Basketball cancelled its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
The Final Four would have been played in 22–24 May 2020 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.[3] CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Euroleague Basketball decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season. The Lanxess Arena was compensated by hosting the next Final Four.
On 5 July 2018, Euroleague Basketball agreed expand the competition to 18 teams, with the allocation of two-year wild cards to German Bayern Munich and French LDLC ASVEL.[4]
A total of 18 teams from 10 countries participated in the 2019–20 EuroLeague.[4][5][6]
The following was the access list for this season.[5]
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[4][5][6]
Source: EuroLeagueNotes:1: 2018–19 season average applied to EuroCup games.2: CSKA Moscow played one match at Universal Sports Hall CSKA and two at Yantarny Sports Palace, instead of Megasport Arena.3: Zenit Saint Petersburg played two matches at Yubileyny Sports Palace and one at Basket-Hall Kazan, instead of Sibur Arena.4: Panathinaikos OPAP, Valencia Basket and AX Armani Exchange Milan played one match behind closed doors, not included in the averages.5: Crvena zvezda mts played three matches at Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, instead of Štark Arena.
All official awards of the 2019–20 EuroLeague.[40]
Source: EuroLeague