EuroLeague Women

Infobox sports league
current_season=EuroLeague Women 2007-08
logo=
sport=Basketball
founded= 1959
teams=24 (Group stages)
country=FIBA Europe member associations
champion=flagicon|Russia Spartak Moscow Region
website = [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.html EuroLeague Women 2007-08]

The EuroLeague Women (officially "FIBA EuroLeague Women") is the highest professional basketball league in Europe for women’s clubs.

Unlike Euroleague for men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe.

ystem of competition

ince 2004-2005

Now, 21 clubs take part to the European most important competition. They are divided into 3 groups of 7 teams each with home and away games. The 5 best-placed clubs in each group (15 clubs) and the best 6th placed club (1 club) qualify for the eighth-final play-offs. Eighth-final round is established according the standings (games won, games lost, goal-average) of each team in the preliminary round. This round is played in a home and away game. The winners of the eighth-final round will qualify for quarter-final round. The winners of the quarter-final round qualify for the Final Four, organized by one of the qualified clubs. Semi-finals are played on Friday and finals on Sunday.

EuroLeague winners

"*" precedes the score of the team playing at home.

External links

* [http://www.fibaeurope.com FIBA Europe]
* [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_086xifmFIlQMh4,zBYog00.html EuroLeague history]