REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE

EUROLEAGUE WOMEN
2024-2025

As adopted
by FIBA Europe in 2024

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PAGE 1TABLE OF CONTENTS
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II.
6.
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9.

ADMINISTRATION

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RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON

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Competition
TrophyGeneral Assembly of the Clubs Communication
Workshop for Statisticians

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National Federations
Clubs
Evaluation of the National Federations for the 2024-2025 season
Registration of Clubs

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III. CALENDAR

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IV. SYSTEM OF COMPETITION

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10. General Calendar of EuroLeague Women (ELW) 
11. Draw
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V.

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19.

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General Principles
Regular Season
Play-Ins
Final Six

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PLAYERS

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Provisions concerning the eligibility of players: 
Licences
Preliminary Roster Procedure for changes

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VI. FINAL SIX13

20. Organiser

13VII. FINANCES

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21. General Financial Provisions

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VIII. GENERAL NOTEIX. SUMMARY OF DEADLINES
X. ANNEX I: DECISIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES OF CLUBS

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FIBA Logo & EuroLeague Women (ELW) logo
Standards
Official Sponsors Game Videos Online Platform
General Principles
Further decisions

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XI. ANNEX II: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE EUROLEAGUE WOMEN CLUBS

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28. Final Six29. Financial Distribution

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XII. ANNEX III: COURT LAYOUT OF THE EUROLEAGUE WOMEN (ELW)
XIII. MEDIA AND BROADCASTING

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PreambleMedia and Broadcasting Rights
Rights to Images
Media and Production Outline
Team Press Officers
Venue Media OperationsSocial Media
Team Media Availability 
Pre-Season and Game Day Obligations

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ADMINISTRATION

1.

COMPETITION

1.1

The EuroLeague Women (ELW) is a European Club Competition for women’s clubs, legally and formally organised,
governed and administered by FIBA Europe.

2.

TROPHY

2.1

FIBA Europe will present a trophy to the winner of the EuroLeague Women (ELW).

3.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CLUBS

3.1

A General Assembly of the clubs shall be held at the Final Six and/or at any other time as necessary. The FIBA Executive
Director Europe shall preside over the General Assembly of the Clubs.

4.

COMMUNICATION

4.1
4.2

FIBA Europe and the clubs participating in the EuroLeague Women (ELW) may contact each other directly, provided that
the National Federations concerned are informed at the same time.
For administrative purposes, all correspondence regarding the EuroLeague Women (ELW) shall be in English.

5.

WORKSHOP FOR STATISTICIANS

5.1
5.2

Only FIBA licensed statisticians are entitled to work in any game of the EuroLeague Women.
All National Federations are expected to organise FIBA endorsed workshops within their country in order to getstatisticians licensed. All clubs shall contact their respective National Federation as early as possible during the offseason regarding such workshop.
If necessary FIBA Europe might also organise a central workshop before the start of the season.

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RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON6.

NATIONAL FEDERATIONS

6.1

The composition of the EuroLeague (ELW) Regular Season will be as follows:15 15 clubs determined by the ranking of National Federations and of the clubs1 1 Champion of the EuroLeague Women 2023-2024
		
16 clubs
Should more than sixteen (16) clubs register for 2024-2025 season, then Qualifiers will be played to determine the sixteen(16) clubs that will play in the Regular Season.
Any National Federation which is a member of FIBA Europe is entitled, in accordance with the ranking of National
Federations and with the provisions set out below and according to the regulations valid for the respective national
competitions, to enter a certain number of its clubs in the EuroLeague Women (ELW) as per the table below.

6.2
6.3

ELW ACCESS CRITERIA
Domestic ranking

1

2

3

NF ranking
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11+
Directly in RS

QR“RS or QR
depending on number of teams”

6.5

Unused spots would not be filled by the next best NF/club in question.
Clubs from NFs ranked 11+ must be National Champion and must have played in ELW or ECW in the season(s) before.
Should the club(s) of the National Federation(s) not use its (their) right to the place(s) in the EuroLeague Women (ELW),
then FIBA Europe shall decide on the reallocation of such place(s).
One National Federation may not have more than three (3) clubs in the EuroLeague Women (ELW).

7.

CLUBS

6.4

Any club registered through the National Federation is entitled to participate in the EuroLeague Women (ELW) provided
that the following requirements are guaranteed:a) The deposit of 10,000 EUR will be transferred by the given deadline in accordance to Article 9 of these Regulations.
b) The registration fee of 2,500 EUR will be transferred by the given deadline in accordance to Article 9 of these Regulations.
c)	The playing hall and all basketball facilities are according to the Official Basketball Rules and Competitions
Regulations of FIBA Europe, in particular clear of all non-basketball lines.
d) The playing hall has to have a seating capacity of 2,000 seats.
e) The club hotel has to be top international standard category.
f) All requirements as stated in Annex I, II and III are obligatory.

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EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON

8.1

The results are evaluated as follows:

CUP

ROUND

ELW

SR

PLACE

POINTS

6
5

20
24

Second Round
4 clubs eliminated35

QF Play-In
2 clubs eliminated

45
50
60
80
100
128

Final Six

PI
F6

6
5
4
3
2
1

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8.2
8.3
8.4

Each club will only receive the maximum number of points obtained during the season in question as per above.
Each National Federation will accumulate the number of points for all its women’s clubs for the season in question.
The final ranking will always be based on the results of the last three (3) European Club Competition seasons.

9.

REGISTRATION OF CLUBS

9.1

Registration Fee

9.1.1 The participation fee for the EuroLeague Women (ELW) is EUR 2,500: Registration fee EUR 100: Single insurance premium
9.1.2 The registration fee and the single insurance premium will not be reimbursed to the club, if the club withdraws or forfeits
after having registered. In such a case the FIBA Europe Regulations for Club Competitions, Articles 55 to 58 will be appliedin full.

9.2

Financial guarantee (deposit) EUR 10,000: Financial guarantee (deposit)
9.2.1 The club must submit an irrevocable bank transfer confirmation of EUR 10,000 as a financial guarantee (deposit) to ensure
the proper organisation of the competition.
9.2.2 This amount will be reimbursed to the club after the completion of the competition:
 Totally, if the club has fulfilled its obligations according to the FIBA Europe Regulations, Partially, if the club has not fulfilled its obligations according to the FIBA Europe Regulations. The portion of theamount retained will be determined by FIBA Europe according to the actual “damage” caused.
 Partially, if the club has any outstanding debts with FIBA Europe.
 No reimbursement, if the club withdraws or forfeits after having registered. In such a case the FIBA Europe
Regulations for Club Competitions, Articles Articles 55, 56 and 58 will be applied in full.

9.3

Terms of payments

9.3.1 Payment for participation shall be made by Monday 1st July 2024 at the latest.
A good copy of bank transfer (Financial guarantee EUR 10,000, registration fee EUR 2,500 and EUR 100 single insurance
premium) and identification details in English must accompany the registration form.
The amount must be credited to FIBA Europe’s bank account:
UniCredit Bank AG Munich
Account-number: 658 505 238
Bank code: 700 202 70
IBAN: DE 79 7002 0270 0658 5052 38
Swift address: HY VE DE MM
9.3.2 Registrations for the EuroLeague Women will not be accepted unless accompanied by all documents foreseen in theRegulations for European Club Competitions, Articles 11.1 to 11.4, duly completed and signed.
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III. CALENDAR
10. GENERAL CALENDAR OF EUROLEAGUE WOMEN (ELW)FIBA Europe date: Wednesday or Thursday. Exception for the game weeks before the International Windows in which case the
FIBA Europe dates are Tuesday and Wednesday.
FIBA Europe time: 20:30 local time

2024

ELW
SEP

OCT

NOV

2025

DEC

JAN

FEB
APR

Q
RS-FR
RS-SR
PI

18

WED

Q-1 (in case of home and away format) or

17-20

TUE - FRIin case of tournament format

25

WED

Q-2

9

WED

RS-FR-1

16

WED

RS-FR-2

23

WED

RS-FR-3

29

TUE

RS-FR-4

20

WED

RS-FR-5

27

WED

RS-FR-6

11

WED

RS-SR-1

18

WED

RS-SR-2

8

WED

RS-SR-3

15

WED

RS-SR-4

22

WED

RS-SR-5

28

TUE

RS-SR-6

19

WED

PI-1

26

WED

PI-2

9-13

WED-SUNELW Final Six

Qualifiers
Regular Season - First Round
Regular Season - Second Round
Play-In

11.

DRAW

11.1

All clubs taking part in the EuroLeague Women (ELW) must have a representative present at the Draw of the EuroLeague
Women clubs on Thursday, 18th July 2024 in Munich, Germany. The General Assembly of the Clubs will be held during
the Draw 2024.
IMPORTANT: A
 t the Draw the following will be decided:
1. Date of the game
2. Time of the game

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IV. SYSTEM OF COMPETITION
12. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
12.1
12.2

12.3
12.4

12.5

The system of competition for the EuroLeague Women (ELW) is determined by the decision of FIBA Europe based on the
proposal of the Competitions’ Commission.
In principle, the games of the EuroLeague Women (ELW) are played on Wednesday (FIBA Europe date) or on Thursday.
FIBA Europe will manage the game schedule in order to have a balanced number of games on both days as much as
possible for visibility/broadcasting reasons.
The exact dates of the games for Regular Season - First Round will be established at the draw.
Note: No date changes will be accepted twenty (20) days or less before a game is scheduled.
Not more than three (3) clubs from one (1) country can participate under any circumstances.
A maximum of one (1) club from the same country can be in the same group for the Regular Season - First Round.
A maximum of two (2) clubs from the same country can be in the same group for the Regular Season - Second Round.
Teams not qualified for the EuroLeague Women competition 2024-2025 from the possible Qualifiers of the EuroLeague
Women will be seeded automatically for the Regular Season of the EuroCup Women competition 2024-2025.
The system of competition for the EuroLeague Women (ELW) is as follows:

13. REGULAR SEASON
13.1 Regular Season - First RoundIn accordance with Article 12.4., the sixteen (16) clubs will be divided by draw into four (4) groups (A, B, C and D) of four(4) clubs each.
Each club will play the other clubs in its own group in home and away games.
The order of the games as per FIBA Regulations will be as follows:
Day

1
1-4
2-3

2
3-1
4-2

3
1-2
3-4

4
4-1
3-2

5
1-3
2-4

6
2-1
4-3

The numbers above will be given to the participating clubs by draw.
The three (3) best placed teams from each group qualify for the Regular Season - Second Round.
The 4th placed team from each group will join the EuroCup Women Play-Off Round 1.

13.2. Regular Season - Second RoundThe twelve (12) qualified clubs from Regular Season - First Round will form two (2) groups of six (6) clubs each and will play
the clubs from the other First Round group in home and away games.
Group E will consist of: A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3Group F will consist of: C1, C2, C3, D1, D2, D3
All clubs will carry over ALL results (including the results against the 4th placed club) from the Regular Season - First Round.
The order of the games will be as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
A1-B2
B3-A1
A1-B1
B2-A1
A1-B3
B1-A1
A2-B3
B1-A2
A2-B2
B3-A2
A2-B1
B2-A2
A3-B1
B2-A3
A3-B3
B1-A3
A3-B2
B3-A3
C1-D2
D3-C1
C1-D1
D2-C1
C1-D3
D1-C1
C2-D3
D1-C2
C2-D2
D3-C2
C2-D1
D2-C2
C3-D1
D2-C3
C3-D3
D1-C3
C3-D2
D3-C3
st
nd
The clubs placed 1 and 2 from each group will qualify to the Semi-Final Play-Ins.
The clubs placed 3rd and 4th from each group will qualify to the Quarter-Final Play-Ins.
The clubs placed 5th and 6th from each group will be eliminated.
Day

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14. PLAY-INS
14.1
14.2

14.3

14.4

In principle, the games of the Play-Ins will be played on Wednesday.
Each qualified clubs will play two (2) games in a home & away series. The better placed club from the Regular Season Second Round will play the return leg at home.
Note: The two (2) games (home and away) are considered as one match. If at the end of the first game there is a tie, thescore will stand and no extra period will be played. If the aggregated score of both games is tied, the 2nd game shallcontinue with as many extra periods of 5 minutes as necessary to break the tie.
The eight (8) clubs qualified from the Regular Season - Second Round will play in home & away format as follows:
SF Play-In 1: E1 vs F2
SF Play-In 2: F1 vs E2
QF Play-In 1: E3 vs F4
QF Play-In 2: F3 vs E4
The winners of the Semi-Final Play-Ins will qualify to the Semi-Finals of the Final Six.
The losers of the Semi-Final Play-Ins will qualify to the Quarter-Finals of the Final Six.
The winners of the Quarter-Final Play-Ins will qualify to the Quarter-Finals of the Final Six.

15. FINAL SIX
15.1

15.2

15.3

The six (6) clubs qualified to the Final Six will play as follows:
Game Day 1 (Wednesday):
QF1: Loser SF Play-In 1 vs Winner QF Play-In 1
QF2: Loser SF Play-In 2 vs Winner QF Play-In 2
The losers of the two Quarter-Finals will be eliminated.
The winners of the Quarter-Finals will advance to the Semi-Finals.
Game Day 2 (Friday):
SF1: Winner SF Play-In 1 vs Winner QF1
SF2: Winner SF Play-In 2 vs Winner QF2
The winner of the Semi-Finals will advance to the Final.
The losers of the Semi-Finals will play for the third place.
Game Day 3 (Sunday):
3PG: Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2
Final: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2

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PLAYERSAll provisions in the Regulations for European Club Competitions apply unless stated otherwise in these regulations.

16. PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS:
16.1

The principle of free circulation within FIBA Europe applies to the European Club Competitions for nationals from Countries
belonging to the European Zone.
16.2 Each club participating in EuroLeague Women may register an unlimited number of players who:
16.2.1 Have only the Legal Nationality of a Country or Countries belonging the European Zone; or
16.2.2 Have or had the legal nationality of a Country that does not belong to the European Zone and have acquired the legal
nationality of a Country belonging to the European Zone by naturalisation or by any other means before having reached
the age of sixteen (16). For the sake of clarity and for the purpose of this article (and art. 16.4), it is considered that a player
acquires a legal nationality only when she claims such right, regardless if the player has the right to acquire a second
nationality at birth or is legally considered having acquired it retroactively by birth when she claims it.
16.2.3 For purpose of article 16.2.2, the player’s passport will be considered by FIBA Europe as the principal mean of evidence tosupport the acquisition and the date of acquisition of a nationality.
16.3 Each club participating in EuroLeague Women may register a maximum of:
16.3.1 two (2) players who do not have the Legal Nationality of a Country belonging to the European Zone; and,16.3.2 one (1) additional player who has or had the Legal Nationality of a Country that does not belong to the European Zone
and has acquired the Legal Nationality of a Country belonging to the European Zone by naturalisation or by any othermeans after having reached the age of sixteen (16).
For the sake of clarity, players naturalised after 16 as per art. 16.3.2 may be included in the limited amount of two foreign
players provided under art. 16.3..
As a result, the three following options of registration shall be authorized for the clubs:
1

NON-European

NON-European

Naturalized after 16

2

NON-European

Naturalized after 16

Naturalized after 16

3

Naturalized after 16

Naturalized after 16

Naturalized after 16

These provisions on eligibility do not apply retroactively. Therefore, any player that has been registered or had theopportunity (by fulfilling the requested conditions) to be registered for EuroLeague Women/EuroCup Women without any
restriction (not part of the quotas) under the previous regulations before 18th of March 2019, shall maintain such status.
16.5. Once a player is registered for the current basketball season, no change of the player’s national status for European Club
Competitions purposes shall be permitted in the course of that season. This provision applies irrespective of the player
acquiring a new legal nationality during this period (i.e the national status of a player as indicated at the time of her initial
registration at the beginning [or in the course] of the respective season remains unchanged until the end of the season).
The Club and its National Federation are jointly and severally responsible for the eligibility of Club’s players at all times
and will bear the consequences of any infractions of the Regulations governing the EuroLeague Women, the Competitions
Regulations of FIBA Europe and the FIBA Internal Regulations governing Eligibility, National Status, International Transfer
and Age of Players.
16.4

17.

LICENCES

17.1
17.2

FIBA “B“ Licences for Players are subject to a payment.
If a club does not qualify for the next round of the competition, a FIBA “A“ Licence for Foreign Players may be requested
upon cancellation of the FIBA “B“ Licence for Players. This procedure is valid only as long as the player continues to playwith the club.

18. PRELIMINARY ROSTER
18.1
18.2

National Federations shall enter into the FIBA Management and Administration Platform (MAP) all Preliminary Rosters forclubs participating in FIBA European Club Competitions.
The Preliminary Roster will open in the FIBA Management and Administration Platform (MAP) sixty (60) days prior to thestart of respective rounds as per Article 18.3.

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18.3

18.4
18.5

PAGE 12All necessary documents to establish the eligibility of players must be uploaded in the FIBA Management and Administration
Platform (MAP) by the given deadlines:
Qualifiers: Preliminary Roster opens on Friday 19 th July 2024 and closes on Wednesday 11th September 2024 (last day
for changes)
Regular Season: Preliminary Roster opens on Saturday 10 th August 2024 and closes on Thursday 3rd October 2024 (lastday for changes)
The Preliminary Roster is considered “final and irrevocable” for the Qualifiers and the Regular Season, as per Article 18.3
deadlines.
Only the FIBA Europe date is valid for the above-given deadlines regardless of whether the club changed the date of thefirst game at the Draw.

19. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGES
19.1
19.2

Any changes must be made by the club through its National Federation.
For the Clubs participating in the Regular Season, up to three (3) players of any given nationality may be added / replacedon the Club Delegation Roster from Thursday 10 th October 2024 until Tuesday 31st December 2024. Unused additions/replacements cannot be carried over; therefore, any changes not utilized by the club until 31st December 2024 will be
forfeited. Two (2) more additions/replacements of Players of any given nationality will be allowed until Monday 17th
February 2025.
19.3 Any of those five (5) additions/replacements to the Club Delegation Roster must be finalised, i.e. the complete documentation(including the Letter of Clearance) must be submitted in MAP by the National Federation by specific days. For games taking
place on Tuesday or Wednesday of a given week, documents must be received by no later than Monday at 16:00 CET. For
games taking place on Thursday or Friday, documents must be received by no later than Tuesday at 16:00 CET.
19.4. Each club participating in EuroLeague Women may register U20 players without it counting towards the additions/replacements as follows:
19.4.1 U20 players who meet the following requirements are exempt from the limit of five (5) additions or replacements:
a. They hold the legal nationality of a country or countries belonging to the European Zone;
b. They have had the legal nationality of a country outside of the European Zone and acquired the legal nationality of acountry belonging to the European Zone before the age of sixteen (16). For the purpose of Art. 19.4.1 above, the player’s
passport will be considered by FIBA Europe as the principle mean of evidence to support the acquisition and date ofacquisition of a given nationality.
19.4.2 To be eligible, players must be part of the club’s youth structure and already registered in their youth/senior teams for thecurrent season by the Preliminary Roster closure of the Regular Season. Players, are registered after this date or loaned toanother club outside the country (with a Letter of Clearance issued) and subsequently return to their original club within
the same season, would not meet the eligibility criteria and will be part of the five additions/replacements.
19.4.3 The age limit for U20 is defined as players who are 20 years old or younger on the first day of a competition’s season. To
determine the age limit, subtract 20 from the year in which the competition begins, with the understanding that the year
begins on January 1st. For example, for the 2024/2025 season, players born on or after January 1st, 2004, are considered U20.

EUROLEAGUE WOMEN 2024-2025 DEADLINES
QR
11/09/2024

from 20/09/2024*
until 03/10/2024

RS
03/10/2024

from 10/10/2024
until 31/12/2024

from 01/01/2025
until 17/02/2025

from
18/02/2025

Qualification
Round
Preliminary
Rosterdeadline

For clubs that qualify to the
RS from the QR unlimitedchanges are allowed(changes valid for RS only)

RegularSeasonPreliminary
Rosterdeadline

3 additions /replacements

2 more additions /replacements

NO MORECHANGES*in case of Qualifiers Tournament

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VI. FINAL SIX
20. ORGANISER
20.1

All clubs participating in the EuroLeague Women (ELW) competition are entitled to submit their candidature to host andorganise the Final Six.
20.2 FIBA Europe, at its discretion, may decide to assign the hosting rights of the Final Six to any club participating in the ELW,
either prior to the beginning of the Regular Season, during the Regular Season or after the completion of the Play-Ins.
20.3 In principle, the Final Six will be played from Wednesday to Sunday.
20.4 The sports hall must have a seating capacity of a minimum of 4,000.
20.5. All organisational details will be communicated in a seperate Terms and Conditions document to all participatingclubs of the respective season.
Note: T he Final Six is considered as a tournament; therefore, the team will be composed of the same 12 Players for all
games of the Final Six.
No changes to the “Final Club Delegation Roster” are accepted after the given deadlines.

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VII. FINANCES
21. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
21.1

Officiating fee (net of all deductions) for commissioner, referees and single judge
Qualifiers & Supercup Women (per game)
RefereeEUR 400
Commissioner
EUR 300
Regular Season (per game):
RefereeEUR 500
Commissioner
EUR 400
Quarter-Finals (per game)
RefereeEUR 600
Commissioner
EUR 500
Final Six (per tournament):
RefereeEUR 1,600
Commissioner
EUR 1,300
Single Judge
EUR 1,300
Referee Instructor 
EUR 1,300
The payment of fees and expenses of all Officials must ONLY be made by bank transfer.
21.2 “B” Licences for Players are subject to a payment to FIBA Europe“B” Licences for Players (per player)
EUR 100
21.3 All participating clubs delivering the streaming of the Regular Season & Play-Off games according
to the requirements, will receive from FIBA Europe a financial support of 12,500 EUR for that purpose.
21.4 All participating clubs shall pay to FIBA Europe:
Registration FeeEUR 2,500
Single insurance premium
EUR 100
21.5 FIBA Europe will cover the cost of the two (2) ELW floor stickers per participating club.
Any additional set (two (2) floor stickers; EUR 600 plus shipping costs) will be invoiced to the club.
21.6 For each failure to use the ELW logo as stated in Annex I, Article 22. 
EUR 1,000
21.7 Terms of Payment to FIBA Europe and/or the entity designated by FIBA Europe.
21.7.1 In accordance with the tax regulations in force in the Federal Republic of Germany, invoices may be subject to German Value
Added Tax (VAT).
21.7.2 Moreover, fees and dues, rights, participation fees, fines or any other amounts invoiced must be paid to FIBA Europe and/or the entity designated by FIBA Europe in full, i.e. without any deductions (bank charges, etc.) and on receipt of invoice(except registration fees and insurance fees which are due on the given dates).
21.7.3 Any redistribution of income to the participants will be made in accordance with the present German tax regulations.
21.7.4 The host club is responsible for customs clearance and all related costs of shipments from FIBA Europe. The host club mustalso provide FIBA Europe with all the necessary information and/or documentation for the customs clearance. Any costs
relating to missing information or incomplete information/documentation will be charged to the host club.

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VIII. GENERAL NOTE
In addition to these Regulations, all provisions of the FIBA Europe Competitions Regulations, the Regulations for European Club
Competitions and the Official Basketball Rules are valid for this competition. In case of conflict or discrepancy, the present
Regulations will prevail.

IX. SUMMARY OF DEADLINES
24.06.2024

Registration of club by National Federation

Art. 9., 9.3.2

01.07.2024

Registration of club:
Arbitration Agreement
Playing hall information

Art. 9.1, 9.2

01.07.2024

Payment of:
1. Financial guarantee (deposit)
2. Registration fee
3. Single insurance premium

01.07.2024

Official name of club

11.09.2024

Qualifiers - Preliminary Roster closure

03.10.2024

Regular Season - Preliminary Roster closure

Art. 19

From 10.10.2024
until 31.12.2024

3 additions / replacements can be made on the Preliminary Roster

Art. 19

From 01.01.2025
until 17.02.2025

2 more additions / replacements can be made on the Preliminary Roster

Art. 1918.02.2025

No more changes to the Preliminary Roster

Art. 18

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X. ANNEX I: DECISIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES OF CLUBSThe following regulations are based on the decisions taken by the previous General Assemblies of clubs.

22. FIBA LOGO & EUROLEAGUE WOMEN (ELW) LOGO
22.1
22.2
22.3
22.4
22.5
22.6
22.7
22.8

The EuroLegue Women logo must be put as a link on every club’s website fourteen (14) days prior to the first (1st) game.
FIBA Europe will provide one (1) EuroLeague Women (ELW) flag free of charge to each club. The EuroLeague Women(ELW) flag must be displayed prominently in the gym during the game.
FIBA Europe will deliver to each club two (2) EuroLeague Women (ELW) floor stickers to be placed on the floor. The
EuroLeague Women (ELW) floor stickers must appear on the playing court as shown in Annex III.
The EuroLeague Women (ELW) logo shall be displayed as a regular part of the advertising sequence on all of the digitaladvertising boards. FIBA Europe will provide the clubs with the correct layout to use on the digital advertising boards.
The EuroLeague Women (ELW) backboard stickers must appear on the lower right corner (when looking at the basket)
of each backboard.
The players’ shirts must bear the EuroLeague Women (ELW) logo.
The EuroLeague Women (ELW) logo must appear on the backdrop during press conferences.
All printed material and tickets must bear the competition logo. FIBA Europe will provide the clubs with templates for the
print material and backdrops. It is strongly reccomended that the clubs use the dedicated templates for branding and printmaterial. It is mandatory to produce an ELW interview backdrop based on the provided templates.

23. STANDARDS
23.1
23.2
23.3

No official national anthems will be played at the games.
The FIBA music must be played during all games according to the official game rundown as provided by the Offices of FIBA Europe.
Coach, assistant coaches and all other people on the bench other than the players and any person having specific working
duties such as a physiotherapist, must be formally dressed.
23.4 Hotels and hospitality must be of good quality.
23.5 Hotels questionnaire must be filled out.
23.6 It is obligatory to have a massage table in the hotel and a massage table, flip chart and markers in the dressing room.
23.7 It is obligatory to have a fully working AED at the home venue for every practice and game of the home and visiting teams.
23.8 The hosting club must provide a top level bus at the disposal of the visiting team (minimum of 30 seats) for the duration of
their stay at its own expense.
23.9 Commissioner will contact the opponents to ensure accommodation and food standards are appropriate.
23.10 Arenas must fulfil the required standards according to the Regulations.
23.11 FIBA Europe Representative might visit the facilities to ensure the high level required.
23.12 The official FIBA statistics software must be used for all games.

24. OFFICIAL SPONSORS
24.1
24.2

24.3

Each club, which does not already have access to digital advertising boards, will acquire them for EuroLeague Women(ELW) games as stated in the Regulations.
Every arena must have a minimum of twenty-eight (28) meters (preferably 44 meters) of digital advertising boards andplaced according to the court layout for ELW (page 16). The camera must be positioned opposite the advertising boards togive maximum exposure for sponsors.
The clubs agreed to guarantee at least three (3) lines for FIBA sponsors. If the sponsors have not been secured, the lines
will be available for the Clubs’ own use (clubs will be informed beginning of September).

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25. GAME VIDEOS ONLINE PLATFORM
25.1
25.2
25.3

The home team will provide a copy of the game video on USB to the opponent before they leave the venue.
The home team will upload the game video within 24 hours to the online platform provided by FIBA Europe.
Third parties will be able to download game videos from the online platform provided by FIBA Europe
Note: The use of this platform is mandatory for all ELW clubs.

26. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
26.1
26.2
26.3

The EuroLeague Women (ELW) games will be officiated by three (3) Referees.
There will be a presentation of players at all ELW games according to the standard of FIBA Europe.
The Official ball will be the Molten B6G5000 and its use by all ELW clubs is obligatory.

27. FURTHER DECISIONS
27.1 Commissioners
FIBA Europe will nominate neutral commissioners for all ELW games.

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XI. ANNEX II: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE EUROLEAGUE WOMEN CLUBSThe following regulations are based on the decisions taken by the previous General Assemblies of clubs.

28. FINAL SIX
The hosting fee of the Final 6 is set as an open bid with a minimum of € 200.000.

29. FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTION
29.1

The EuroLeague Women (ELW) net income derived by the entity designated by FIBA Europe will be distributed as follows: 2 0% to the entity designated by FIBA Europe.
 6 4% to be divided equally among the sixteen (16) clubs of the Regular Season.
 16% to be divided among the eight (8) clubs of the Play-Ins
29.2 Final Six
The EuroLeague Women (ELW) Final Six net income derived by the entity designated by FIBA Europe will be distributed asfollows: 2 5% to be divided equally among the sixteen (16) clubs which participated in Regular Season 75% to be divided as follows 10% to the entity designated by FIBA Europe	10% to the organisers	8% to the two (2) Quarter-Finals losers (4% each)	7% to the 4th placed team	10% to the 3rd placed team	13% to the 2nd placed team	17% to the 1st placed team
29.3 FIBA Europe has granted to a designated entity an exclusive licence to use all of the television, media, betting, marketingand merchandising rights in connection with all of the events organised under the auspices of FIBA Europe, all payments
to clubs will be made by the entity designated by FIBA Europe.

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XII. ANNEX III: COURT LAYOUT OF THE EUROLEAGUE WOMEN (ELW)
Note: This court layout is not valid for the ELW Final Six. A detailed court layout will be provided to the organiser of the Final Six
at a later stage.
TEAM BENCHES

1.6 M

2

10 m (max lenght)

2,2 m

8m

3

TEAM BENCHESSCORER’S TABLE

2 or 1

1,74 m
2M

3M

1

3.6 M

1 OR 5

1 or 2

4,26 m

1,74 m

1,2 m

4

3
OR
4

3.8 M

2,2 m

8m

3
OR
4

1.6 M

MAIN CAMERA

Positions 1 to 5 are advertising possibilities for the host team.
Position 3 is provisonally reserved by FIBA Europe.
In case there is a FIBA Europe Commercial Partner, this position must be released to FIBA Europe at any point in the season.
Spaces with the same numbers must contain identical advertising (design, size and sponsor).
Host Country, Host City or Arena Branding (when applicable)
EuroLeague Women on the right bottom corner (facing the basket) of both backboards.
Advertising Boards

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XIII. MEDIA AND BROADCASTING
30. PREAMBLE
Every game organised under the auspices of FIBA Europe, be it at club or national team level, must adhere to same standards inregard to media operations and services as well as media related obligations of the organising Federation and/or club (“Organiser”)
towards FIBA Europe/FIBA.
All media obligations described below may be subject to updates, based on decisions by the FIBA Europe Board or the evolution of
the relevant competitions. The FIBA Communications office (communcations-europe@fiba.basketball) shall inform the Organisers
in due time of any such updates.

31. MEDIA AND BROADCASTING RIGHTSFIBA Europe/FIBA is the sole owner of all media and broadcast rights for all FIBA Europe competitions, including digital andbetting/data rights, and it may, in its sole discretion, transfer part or all those rights to the Organisers.
The distribution or transfer of such rights will always be specified in writing in related event guidelines and/or manuals or clearly
defined under the specific competition regulations.
FIBA Europe makes active use of modern technology for the promotion of the sport of basketball and the FIBA name, for example
by means of websites, video material and/or social media. To that end, FIBA Europe has the right to use any basketball-related
information material produced by or available from National Federations affiliated to FIBA, clubs, or LOCs including, but not limited
to, results, photographs, films and other information on the basketball activities in the respective country/competition in printed
form or by other electronic means (e.g. a National Federation’s, league or club website).
 FIBA Europe shall have the right to link up to any website produced by a National Federation affiliated to FIBA, clubs
or LOCs.
 National Federations affiliated to FIBA, clubs or LOCs are permitted with prior approval from FIBA Europe to make useof such information for non-commercial purposes.
 National Federations affiliated to FIBA, clubs or LOCs must show the primary FIBA logo on their own Web site andmust create a link up to FIBA Europe’s website.
 FIBA Europe is solely responsible for creating and maintaining the official website and all official social media
channels of the competition.
 If a live or delayed broadcast (TV) signal is available for any given FIBA Europe competition and/or game, FIBA Europe
may request the free delivery of this signal on a pan-European satellite, in digital format as Live (“stream”) and/or
after the game (“VOD”).
 FIBA Europe may also request broadcast quality copies of footage of an entire game or parts of it in different formats(e.g. digitised copy or broadcast tape).

32. RIGHTS TO IMAGES
FIBA Europe has the right to use photographs or video material of players, officials, etc. taken during those official FIBA Europe
competitions for communication, marketing, media and other licensing activities.
In the event that, for legal reasons, such use requires the consent of a particular individual, the National Federation or club
involved must ensure that such consent is obtained from or waived by the individual. FIBA Europe may require a specific form tobe signed by the individual to this effect and be returned to FIBA Europe.

33. MEDIA AND PRODUCTION OUTLINE
1.	Clubs are obliged to produce a full broadcast signal of all their home games in the Regular Season and the Play-Ins, througha host broadcaster, respecting a minimum standard (see section PRODUCTION).
2.	In the case that clubs produce their home games the first party rights (=rights to broadcast their home games in theirnational territory) remain with the clubs who can exploit them accordingly.
3.	All other rights, including second party rights (=rights to away games of the club), third party, digital and betting rights
remain always with FIBA Europe who will license them accordingly.
4.	FIBA Europe may have in place or conclude broadcast agreements in a number of territories before the start of the season.
FIBA Europe will remain in close contact with the clubs and set a deadline to inform them about any progress regarding
those agreements. In such case item 2 does not apply and rights in that territory will remain with FIBA Europe.
5.	If FIBA Europe has a broadcast agreement in a national territory then its broadcast partner may be required to produce all

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the games of the club(s) in this territory. In such case items 1 and 2 do not apply and clubs will be free from the obligation
to produce.
6.	All rights of the Final Six remain always with FIBA Europe.

33.1 PRODUCTION SPECIFICS
1.	All games must be produced in HD, with a minimum standard of 5 cameras and the official EuroLeague Women graphics(full graphics with connection to Live Stats).
2.	All games must be delivered to FIBA Europe via a pan-European satellite or a low latency Internet Protocol (SRT protocol).
3.	For delivery via Internet Protocol and the purposes of the production a dedicated internent connection with minimum
upload bandwidth of 100 Mbits must be in place at the game venue.
4.	A Production and Graphics Manual will be provided to the clubs to share with their production or broadcast partners before
or during the season draw. Updates of this Manual may be given at any time before or during the season.
5.	Every club that participated in the EuroLeague Women Regular Season (First Round and Second Round) will receive EUR
10,000 as a contribution towards production costs for the season.
Clubs that participated only in the First Round will receive EUR 5,000.

33.2 FINAL SIX PRODUCTION AND MEDIA RIGHTS FIBA Europe is solely responsible for delivering the production of an international broadcast signal from the Final Six
or a season ending tournament and will assign the host broadcaster independently or through an agreement with theevent’s host club.
 FIBA Europe holds and will distribute all media and commercial rights of the Final Six or any season ending
tournament, through its marketing department, a third party or a subsidiary created for this purpose.

33.3 GAME OF THE WEEK If a game is nominated as Game of the Week or in the case of special TV-related projects a maximum of two (2) FIBA
Communications crew might be in attendance. They will arrive the day before the game and the club shall cover theirrelated expenses, e.g. accommodation, for up to two (2) nights.

*Exact details regarding all production standards ,graphics, other graphic elements and methods of signal delivery will
be made available through the competition’s Production Manual.

34. TEAM PRESS OFFICERSAll Organisers are obliged to designate a person to be responsible for all media operations (Team Press Officer). They shall inform
FIBA Communications office of this person’s name and contact details in due course.
It is the Press Officer’s duty to welcome the journalists, handle all media needs before, during and post- game including themoderation of the post-game press conference.
The Press Officer will work in close co-operation with the FIBA Communications department and inform them on a regular basisof all news regarding his/her team, such as quotes, injuries, player transfer etc.
Each Press Officer is responsible to always send information, including postgame quotes of his/her respective team, regardlesswhether it was the home or away team.

35. VENUE MEDIA OPERATIONS
35.1 MEDIA ACCREDITATIONSMedia accreditations for individual games are care of the Organisers, however FIBA Europe reserves the right to advise theOrganisers on the method used to accredit media for a particular game.
For all competitions in a tournament format, the accreditation process is the responsibility of FIBA Europe who may or may notpass that on to the Organisers.

35.2 MEDIA SEATING
A sufficient number of seats equipped with a work surface (tabled-seats) must be reserved for journalists in a media tribune inevery venue.

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media, equipped with tables, power outlets and high quality broadband internet.

35.4 MIXED ZONEThe Organisers shall provide a Mixed Zone where the media meet the players to conduct interviews, following the game. This
area should be adjacent or very close to the exit of the players from the court, in a quiet, well-lit location and preferably close to
the other media areas.

35.5 MEDIA PARKING
Sufficient parking space shall be reserved for use by media and clearly marked in the venue parking area.

35.6 GAME PRESS KITS
The Organisers will make their best effort to prepare and distribute a game press kit to the media, containing a maximum of
information on the competition, the two teams, the venue, the commissioner/technical delegate and game officials, the time of
the game and general information concerning the hall and the venue.

35.7 INTERNET
Full broadband internet should be available for use by the attending media in all venues and all games. A dedicated bandwidth of
100 Mbits external upload must be reserved for the purposes of the delivery of streaming.

36. SOCIAL MEDIAThe Organisers shall respect the FIBA Europe policy of the relevant competition on social media. This policy in the form ofguidelines will be communicated to the clubs before or after the competition’s draw.

37. TEAM MEDIA AVAILABILITY
The following are mandatory for any competition for both home and visiting teams:
 Media minutes at training sessions: the training sessions are by definition closed to the public and the media unlessrequested otherwise by a team. Even if a training session is closed to the media the last five (5) minutes should be
opened to photographers and camera crews while the coaches and players must make themselves available for media
interviews after the end of each training session for at least 10 minutes (media minutes). For shorter sessions of sixty(60) minutes or less, only the last five (5) minutes are media minutes.
 Post-game press conference: no later than fifteen (15) minutes after the game the Head coach plus a player who
played a significant part in the game must attend a post- game press conference (in a home and away format: thevisiting team attends first, followed by the home team).
 The press conference must be conducted in English and, where possible, in the language of the home team. It is the hometeam’s responsibility to provide a translator in the correct language to facilitate the press conference. Teams are responsible
for providing translation to/from English for those team members who attend press conferences but do not speak English.

38. PRE-SEASON AND GAME DAY OBLIGATIONS
Unless indicated otherwise in competition-specific manuals or guidelines all teams must provide the following:

38.1 PRE-SEASON High quality headshots of their players and coaching staff prior to the start of the season.
 Their team/club logos in high quality vector format.
 Contact details of their Press Officer and their streaming and/or broadcasters.
 Roster updates.
 Other information about their team/club as requested by FIBA Communications.

38.2 GAME DAY PHOTOS FIBA Europe will appoint photographers for every game of the competition.

38.3 POST-GAME QUOTESTeam Press Officers may be requested to forward to FIBA Communications post-game quotes by their respective team’s coach and at
least one player after each game, home or away. Those quotes can be collected at official post-game press conferences or otherwise.
The quotes must be forwarded by email to communications-europe@fiba.basketball
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