2011-12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague teams announced

With the conclusion of the domestic league competitions all around Europe over the weekend, the teams that will aspire to become the next Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion, starting from both the Regular Season and the Qualifying Rounds, are almost fully known now.

A total 21 teams from 13 countries have already qualified directly for the 2011-12 Regular Season through a combination of long-term A licenses, B licenses won through results in national and regional championships, and one C license for the Eurocup Champion. The final remaining spot in the Regular Season is a wild card created when Lottomatica Roma finished the 2010-11 season in the bottom half of the Italian League final standings. This wild card needs to be confirmed by the Euroleague General Assembly.

REGULAR SEASON
A CAJA LABORAL SPAIN, SEMIFINALIST
A CSKA MOSCOW RUSSIA, CHAMPION
A EFES PILSEN ISTANBUL TURKEY, SEMIFINALIST
A FENERBAHCE ULKER TURKEY, CHAMPION
A MACCABI ELECTRA TEL AVIV ISRAEL, CHAMPION
A MONTEPASCHI SIENA ITALY, CHAMPION
A OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS GREECE, FINALIST
A PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS GREECE, CHAMPION
A REAL MADRID SPAIN, SEMIFINALIST
A REGAL F.C. BARCELONA SPAIN, CHAMPION
A UNICAJA SPAIN, QUARTERFINALIST
A ZALGIRIS KAUNAS LITHUANIA, CHAMPION
A WILDCARD -
B ASSECO PROKOM GDYNIA POLAND, CHAMPION
B BENNET CANTU ITALY, FINALIST
B BIZKAIA BILBAO BASKET SPAIN, FINALIST
B BROSE BASKETS GERMANY, CHAMPION
B KK ZAGREB ADRIATIC (CROATIA)
B PARTIZAN BELGRADE ADRIATIC (SERBIA)
B SLUC NANCY FRANCE, CHAMPION
B UNION OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA ADRIATIC (SLOVENIA)
C UNICS RUSSIA, EUROCUP CHAMPION
QR A TEAM -
QR B TEAM -

QUALIFYING ROUNDS
FRANCE ASVEL BASKET  (WILDCARD) SEMIFINALIST
RUSSIA BC KHMIKI MOSCOW REGION FINALIST
FRANCE BCM GRAVELINES DUNKERQUE SEMIFINALIST
TURKEY BK BANVIT SEMIFINALIST
UKRAINE BUDIVELNIK CHAMPION
CZECH. REP. CEZ NYMBURK CHAMPION
FRANCE CHOLET BASKET FINALIST
TURKEY GALATASARAY CAFE CROWN FINALIST
ADRIATIC (MON.) KK BUDUCNOST SEMIFINALIST
ADRIATIC (SLO.) KRKA NOVO MESTO SEMIFINALIST
LITHUANIA LIETUVOS RYTAS FINALIST
GREECE PAOK BC THESSALONIKI THIRD PLACE
BELGIUM SPIROU BASKET CHARLEROI CHAMPION
LATVIA VEF RIGA CHAMPION
TBC WILDCARD -
TBC WILDCARD -