REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE

EUROCUP WOMEN
2024-2025

As adopted
by FIBA Europe in 2024

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PAGE 1TABLE OF CONTENTSI.

ADMINISTRATION

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1.
2.
3.
4.

Competition
TrophyCommunication
Workshop for Statisticians

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II.

RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024-2025 SEASON

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5.
6.
7.
8.

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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9. General Calendar EuroCup Women (ECW) 
10. Draw

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IV. SYSTEM OF COMPETITION

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11.
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16.
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18.
19.

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General Principles
Qualifiers
Regular Season
Play-Offs
Play-Off Round 1
Round of 16 
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals 
FinalsV.

PLAYERS 

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20.
21.
22.
23.

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

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VI. FINALS
VII. FINANCES

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24. General Financial Provisions
25. Game Videos Online Platform

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VIII. GENERAL NOTEIX. SUMMARY OF DEADLINES
X. ANNEX I: COURT LAYOUT OF THE EUROCUP WOMEN (ECW)

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26. FIBA Logo & EuroCup Women Logo
27. Standards

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XI. MEDIA AND BROADCASTING

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35.
36.

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PreambleMedia and Broadcasting Rights
Rights to Images
TV and Streaming Obligations and Operations
Team Press Officers
Venue Media OperationsSocial Media
Team Media Availability 
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ADMINISTRATION

1.

COMPETITION

1.1

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

2.

TROPHY

2.1

FIBA Europe will present a trophy to the winner of the EuroCup Women (ECW).

3.

COMMUNICATION

3.1
3.2

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

4.

WORKSHOP FOR STATISTICIANS

4.1
4.2

Only FIBA licensed statisticians are entitled to work in any game of the EuroCup 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 SEASON5.

NATIONAL FEDERATIONS

5.1

Any European National Federation which is a member of FIBA is entitled, in accordance 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
EuroCup Women (ECW).
National Federations ranked 1st to 5th in the 3-year ranking of European Club Competitions may register up to five (5) clubs
in the EuroCup Women (ECW). National Federations ranked 6th to 10th in the 3-year ranking of European Club Competitions
may register up to four (4) clubs in the EuroCup Women (ECW). National Federations ranked 11th or lower in the 3-year
ranking of European Club Competitions may register up to three (3) clubs in the EuroCup Women (ECW).
Note 1: If thirty-two (32) or less clubs register, then no Qualifiers will be played and there will be eight (8) groups of four(4) clubs or less.
Note 2: If between thirty-three (33) and thirty-nine (39) clubs register, then Qualifiers will be played to reduce the numberof clubs to thirty-two (32). In this case there will be eight (8) groups of four (4) clubs.
Note 3: If between forty (40) and forty-seven (47) clubs register, then Qualifiers will be played to reduce the number ofclubs to forty (40). In this case there will be ten (10) groups of four (4) clubs.
Note 4: If forty-eight (48) or more clubs register then Qualifiers will be played to reduce the number of clubs to forty-eight(48). In this case there will be twelve (12) groups of four (4) clubs.

5.2

6.

CLUBS
Any club which is registered through the National Federation is entitled to participate in the EuroCup Women (ECW)
provided that the following requirements are guaranteed:a)	The Financial guarantee (deposit) of 10,000 EUR will be transferred by the given deadline in accordance to Article 8 ofthese Regulations.
b) The registration fee of 500 EUR will be transferred by the given deadline in accordance to Article 8 of these Regulations.
c)	The playing hall and all basketball facilities are according to the Official Basketball Rules and FIBA Europe
Competitions Regulations, in particular clear of all non-basketball lines.
d) The playing hall has to have a seating capacity of a minimum of 800 seats.
e) The club hotel has to be top international standard category.

7.

EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON

7.1

The results are evaluated as follows:
CUP
ECW

ROUND
Q
RS
PO1

POINTS
2
4
6
10

R16

14

R16

QF

20

QF

SF

24

SF

30
40

FinalsFinals
7.2
7.3
7.4

PLACE
4
3

2
1

Q
R1

Qualifiers
Regular Season
Play-Off Round 1 - 8 or 16
Clubs eliminated in home and away games
Round of 16
8 Clubs eliminated in home and away games
Quarter-Finals
4 Clubs eliminated in home and away games
Semi-Finals
2 Clubs eliminated in home and away games
Finals home and away games

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 Competitions seasons.

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REGISTRATION OF CLUBS

8.1

Registration Fee

PAGE 68.1.1 The participation fee for the EuroCup Women (ECW) is as follows: EUR 500: Registration fee EUR 100: Single insurance premium
8.1.2 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, 56 and 58 will beapplied in full.

8.2

Financial guarantee (deposit) EUR 10,000: Financial guarantee (deposit)
8.2.1 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.
8.2.2 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 Competitions Regulations, Partially, if the club has not fulfilled its obligations according to the FIBA Europe Competitions Regulations. The
portion of the amount 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 59, 60 and 62 will be applied in full.

8.3

Terms of Payments

8.3.1 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 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
8.3.2 Registrations for the EuroCup Women (ECW) will not be accepted unless accompanied by all documents foreseen inArt. 11.1 to 11.4 of the Regulations for European Club Competitions duly completed and signed.

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III. CALENDAR
9.

GENERAL CALENDAR EUROCUP WOMEN (ECW)FIBA Europe date: Thursday
FIBA Europe time: 20:30 local time

2024

ECW
SEP
OCT

NOV

2025

DEC

THU

QR-1

THU

QR-2

10

THU

RS-1

17

THU

RS-2

24

THU

RS-3

30

WED

RS-4

21

THU

RS-5

28

THU

RS-6

12

THU

PO-1

19

THU

PO-2

JAN

9

THU

R16-1

16

THU

R16-2

FEB

20

THU

QF-1

27

THU

QF-2

6

THU

SF-1

13

THU

SF-2

27

THU

F-1

3

THU

F-2

MAR

APR

Q
RS
PO
R16
QF
SF

19
26

Qualifiers
Regular Season
Play-Off Round 1
Round of 16
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals

10. DRAW
10.1

All clubs taking part in the EuroCup Women (ECW) must have a representative present at the Draw on Thursday 18 thJuly 2024 in Munich, Germany.
IMPORTANT: At 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
11.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

The system of competition for the EuroCup Women (ECW) is determined by the decision of FIBA Europe based on the
proposal of the Competitions’ Commission.
11.2 The EuroCup Women (ECW) will be officiated by three (3) Referees.
11.3 In principle, the games of the EuroCup Women (ECW) are played on Thursday (FIBA Europe date) except for the gameweeks before the International Windows in which case the FIBA Europe date is Wednesday.
Note: No date changes will be accepted twenty (20) days or less before a game is scheduled.
11.4 Teams not qualified for the EuroLeague Women competition 2024-2025 from the possible Qualifiers of the EuroLeague Women
will be seeded automatically for Regular Season of the EuroCup Women (ECW) competition 2024-2025.
11.5. Teams that finished 4th in their respective EuroLeague Women Regular Season - First Round group will join the EuroCup
Women for the Play-Off Round 1.
11.1

The system of competition for the EuroCup Women (ECW) is as follows:

12. QUALIFIERS
12.1

12.2

12.3

12.4
12.5

Option 1:
If between thirty-three (33) and thirty-nine (39) clubs register, then Qualifiers will be played to reduce the number of clubs
to thirty-two (32). In this case there will be eight (8) groups of four (4) clubs.
Option 2:
If between forty (40) and forty-seven (47) clubs register, then Qualifiers will be played to reduce the number of clubs to forty(40). In this case there will be ten (10) groups of four (4) clubs.
Option 3:
Option 3: If forty-eight (48) or more clubs register then Qualifiers will be played to reduce the number of clubs to forty-eight(48). In this case there will be twelve (12) groups of four (4) clubs.
Each club will play the same opponent twice in home and away games before being eliminated or qualifying for the
Regular Season.
The clubs with the higher ranking shall play the second game at home.

13. REGULAR SEASON
Option 1
13.1 The thirty-two (32) clubs will be divided into eight (8) groups (A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) of four (4) clubs each. Each club
will play the other clubs in its own group in home and away games (six (6) games for each club).
13.2 A maximum of one (1) club from each country can be in the same group.
The order of the games will be as follows:
Game Day:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
		
1-4
3-1
1-2
4-1
1-3
2-1
		
2-3
4-2
3-4
3-2
2-4
4-3
The numbers above will be given to the participating clubs by draw.
13.3 The two (2) best-placed clubs in each group (sixteen (16) clubs) and the four (4) best 3rd placed clubs will qualify to thePlay-Off Round 1 together with four (4) clubs coming from the EuroLeague Women Regular Season - First Round.
All twenty-four (24) clubs will then be ranked 1 to 24 as follows:
1. The 8 ECW group winners are ranked 1-8 according to criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
2. The 4 ELW clubs are ranked 9-12 according to criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
3. The 8 ECW 2nd placed clubs will be ranked 13-20 according to criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
4. The 4 ECW 3rd placed clubs will be ranked 21-24 according to criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
Option 2
13.4 The forty (40) clubs will be divided into ten (10) groups of four clubs each (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J) of four (4) clubs each.
Each club will play the other clubs in its own group in home and away games (six (6) games for each club).
13.5 A maximum of one (1) club from each country can be in the same group.
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PAGE 10The order of the games will be as follows:
Game Day:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
		
1-4
3-1
1-2
4-1
1-3
2-1
		
2-3
4-2
3-4
3-2
2-4
4-3
The numbers above will be given to the participating clubs by draw.
13.6 The two (2) best-placed clubs in each group (20 in total) and the four (4) clubs coming from the EuroLeague Women Regular
Season - First Round will qualify to the Play-Off Round 1.
All twenty-four (24) clubs will then be ranked 1 to 24 as follows:
1. The 10 ECW group winners are ranked 1-10 according to criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
2. The 4 ELW clubs are ranked 11-14 according to criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
3. The 10 ECW 2nd placed clubs will be ranked 15-24 according to criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
Option 3
13.7 The forty-eight (48) clubs will be divided into twelve (12) groups (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, L, M) of four (4) clubs each.
Each club will play the other clubs in its own group in home and away games (six (6) games for each club).
13.8 A maximum of one (1) club from each country can be in the same group.
The order of the games will be as follows:
Game Day:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
		
1-4
3-1
1-2
4-1
1-3
2-1
		
2-3
4-2
3-4
3-2
2-4
4-3
The numbers above will be given to the participating clubs by draw.
13.9 The two (2) best-placed clubs in each group plus the four (4) best 3rd placed clubs will qualify for the PlayOffs Round 1,
together with four (4) clubs coming from the EuroLeague Women Regular Season - First Round (32 clubs in total).
13.10 All thirty-two (32) clubs will then be ranked 1-32 as follows:
1. The 4 ELW clubs will be ranked 1-4 according to the criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
2. The 12 ECW group winners will be ranked 5-16 according to the criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
3. The 12 ECW 2nd placed clubs will be ranked 17-28 according to the criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.
4. The 4 ECW 3rd placed clubs will be ranked 29-32 according to criteria set in the Official Basketball Rules, section D.

14. PLAY-OFFS
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4

All games of the Play-Off Round 1, the Round of 16, Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals will be played on Thursday.
The games of the Finals will also be played on Thursday.
Each qualified club will play two (2) games (home and away games).
The higher ranked team plays the first game away.
Note: T he 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.

15. PLAY-OFF ROUND 1
15.1

Option 1:
In case of thirty-two (32) clubs in the Regular Season, all twenty-four (24) clubs that advanced will then be ranked 1 to 24
according to the criteria set in article 13.3. The best eight (8) clubs will automatically progress to the Round of 16. The clubs
ranked 9 to 24 will play home and away games as follows:
1.
5.

15.2

9th v 24th
13th v 20th

2.
6.

10th v 23rd
14th v 19th

3.
7.

11th v 22nd
15th v 18th

4.
8.

12th v 21st
16th v 17th

Option 2:
In case of forty clubs in the Regular Season, all twenty-four (24) clubs that advanced will then be ranked 1 to 24 according
to the criteria set in article 13.6. The best eight (8) clubs will automatically progress to the Round of 16. The clubs ranked
9 to 24 will play home and away games as follows:

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5.
15.3

9th v 24th
13th v 20th

2.
6.

10th v 23rd
14th v 19th

3.
7.

11th v 22nd
15th v 18th

4.
8.

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16th v 17th

The winner of the Play-Offs Round 1 will qualify for the Round of 16.
Option 3:
In case of forty-eight (48) clubs in the Regular Season, the all thirty-two (32) clubs that advanced will then be ranked 1 to
32 according to the Official Basketball rules, section D and will play home and away as follows:
1.
5.
9.
13.

1st v 32th
5th v 28th
9th v 24th
13th v 20th

2.
6.
10.
14.

2nd v 31th
6th v 27th
10th v 23rd
14th v 19th

3.
7.
11.
15.

3rd v 30th
7th v 26th
11th v 22nd
15th v 18th

4.
8.
12.
16.

4th v 29th
8th v 25th
12th v 21st
16th v 17th

16. ROUND OF 16
16.1

Option 1:
The eight (8) best ranked clubs from the Regular Season will play against the winners of the Play-Off Round 1:
9.
1 vs. Winner 8
10. 2 vs. Winner 7
11. 3 vs. Winner 6
12. 4 vs. Winner 5
13. 5 vs. Winner 4
14. 6 vs. Winner 3
15. 7 vs. Winner 2
16. 8 vs. Winner 1

16.2

Option 2:
The eight (8) best ranked clubs from the Regular Season will play against the winners of the Play-Off Round 1.
9.
1 vs. Winner 8
10. 2 vs. Winner 7
11. 3 vs. Winner 6
12. 4 vs. Winner 5
13. 5 vs. Winner 4
14. 6 vs. Winner 3
15. 7 vs. Winner 2
16. 8 vs. Winner 1

16.3

Option 3:
The 16 clubs qualified will play home and away games as follows:
Winner 1
Winner 2
Winner 3
17.
vs
18.
vs
19.
vs
Winner 16
Winner 15
Winner 14
Winner 5
Winner 6
Winner 7
21.
vs
22.
vs
23.
vs
Winner 12
Winner 11
Winner 10

20.

24.

16.4

The winners of the Round of 16 will qualify for the Quarter-Finals.

17.

QUARTER-FINALS

17.1

Option 1:
The eight (8) clubs qualified from the Round of 16 will play home and away games as follows:
Winner 9
Winner 10
Winner 11
17.
vs
18.
vs
19.
vs
20.
Winner 16
Winner 15
Winner 14

Winner 4
vsWinner 13
Winner 8
vsWinner 9

Winner 12
vsWinner 13

Option 2:17.

Winner 9
vsWinner 16
Winner 17
vsWinner 24

18.

Winner 10
vsWinner 15

26.

Winner 18
vsWinner 23

19.

Winner 11
vsWinner 14

20.

Winner 12
vsWinner 13

27.

Winner 19
vsWinner 22

28.

Winner 20
vsWinner 21

Option 3:
25.

17.2. The winners of the Quarter-Finals will qualify for the Semi-Finals.
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18. SEMI-FINALS
18.1

Option 1:
21.

Winner 17
vsWinner 20

22.

Winner 18
vsWinner 19

Winner 17
vsWinner 20

22.

Winner 18
vsWinner 1930.

Winner 26
vsWinner 27

Option 2:
21.
Option 3:29.
18.2

Winner 25
vsWinner 28

The winners of the Semi-Finals will qualify for the Finals.

19. FINALS
19.1

The two (2) clubs qualified from the Semi-Final will play home and away games as follows:
Option 1:
Winner 21
23.
vsWinner 22
Option 2:23.

Winner 21
vsWinner 22

Option 3:31.

Winner 29
vsWinner 30

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

20. PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS:
20.1

The principle of free circulation within FIBA Europe applies to the European Club Competitions for nationals from Countries
belonging to the European Zone.
20.2 Each club participating in EuroCup Women may register an unlimited number of players who:
20.2.1 Have only the Legal Nationality of a Country or Countries belonging the European Zone; or
20.2.2 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. 20.4), 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.
20.2.3 For purpose of article 20.2.2, 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.
20.3 Each club participating in EuroCup Women may register a maximum of:
20.3.1 two (2) players who do not have the Legal Nationality of a Country belonging to the European Zone; and,20.3.2 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. 20.3.2 may be included in the limited amount of two foreign
players provided under art. 20.3.1.
As a result, the three following options of registration shall be authorised for the clubs:

20.4

20.5

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 the opportunity(by fulfilling the requested conditions) to be registered for EuroLeague Women/EuroCup Women without any restriction (notpart of the quotas) under the previous regulations before 18 March 2019, shall maintain such status.
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 willbear the consequences of any infractions of the Regulations governing the EuroCup Women, the Competitions Regulations of
FIBA Europe and the FIBA Internal Regulations governing Eligibility, National Status, International Transfer and Age of Players.

21. LICENCES
21.1
21.2

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.

22. PRELIMINARY ROSTER
22.1
22.2

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 the respective rounds as per Article 22.3.

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22.3

22.4
22.5

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All 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 Sunday 21st July 2024 and closes on Friday 13 th September 2024 (last day
for changes)
Regular Season: Preliminary Roster opens on Sunday 11th August 2024 and closes on Friday 4th October 2024 (last day
for changes)
The Preliminary Roster is considered “final and irrevocable” for the Qualifiers and the Regular Season, as per Article 22.3
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.

23. PROCEDURE FOR CHANGES
23.1
23.2

23.3

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 Friday 11th 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 Tuesday 18 th
February 2025. No changes can be made from Wednesday 11th December 2025 until Thursday 19 th December 2024 andfrom Wednesday 8 th January 2025 until Thursday 16th January 2025.
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.

EUROCUP WOMEN 2024-2025 DEADLINES
QR
13/09/2024

from 27/09/2024
until 04/10/2024

Qualification
Round
Preliminary
Rosterdeadline

For clubs that qualify to
the RS from the QR andfrom the ELW unlimitedchanges are allowed(changes valid for RS only)RS
04/10/2024

from 11/10/2024
until 31/12/2024

from 01/01/2025
until 18/02/2025

from
19/02/2025

RegularSeasonPreliminary
Rosterdeadline

3 additions /replacements*
no changes
from 11.12.2024
until 19.12.2024

2 more additions /replacements
no changes
from 08.01.2025
until 16.01.2025

NO MORECHANGES*For clubs that qualify to the PO1 from the ELW RS-FR, the number of changes will be carried over.
23.4. Each club participating in EuroCup Women may register U20 players without it counting towards the additions/replacements
as follows:
23.4.1 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 ofa country belonging to the European Zone before the age of sixteen (16); For the purpose of Art. 23.4.1 above, theplayer’s passport will be considered by FIBA Europe as the principle mean of evidence to support the acquisition anddate of acquisition of a given nationality.
23.4.2 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.
23.4.3 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.

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VI. FINALS
1.
2.

The respective National Federations shall assist FIBA Europe and its Executive Director in supervising the organisation of
the games of the Finals both before and after they have taken place.
FIBA Europe will provide organisational details and a list of equipment regarding the Finals for the EuroCup Women(ECW). All requirements are obligatory for the organising club.

VII. FINANCES
24. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
24.1

Officiating fee (net of all deductions) for commissioner, referees and single judge
Qualifiers
RefereeCommissioner

EUR 300
EUR 250

Regular Season, Play-Off Round 1& Round of 16

EUR 400
EUR 300

RefereeCommissioner

Round of 8 to Finals

Referee 
EUR 500
Commissioner 
EUR 400
Single Judge
EUR 400
Referee Instructor
EUR 400
The Host Club shall take care of all logistics (transportation, accommodation, fees, meals) of the Referees and theCommissioner. No other involvement or interference (e.g. entertainment program) by a Club in the Officials’ schedule andlogistics is allowed. The booking of flight tickets directly by the Officials shall only be done upon approval of the host club.
FIBA Europe may issue detailed guidelines governing the relation between clubs and Officials.
24.2 “B” Licences for Players are subject to a payment to FIBA Europe“B” Licences for Players (per player)
EUR 7524.3 All participating clubs shall pay to FIBA Europe:
Registration feeEUR 500
Single insurance premium
EUR 100
24.4 FIBA Europe will cover the cost of one (1) set of ECW floor stickers (2 floor stickers) per participating club. Any additionalset (two (2) floor stickers; EUR 600 plus shipping costs) will be invoiced to the club.
24.5 Terms of Payment to FIBA Europe and/or the entity designated by FIBA Europe.
24.5.1 In accordance with the tax regulations in force in the Federal Republic of Germany,
invoices may be subject to German Value Added Tax (VAT).
24.5.2 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).
24.5.3 Any redistribution of income to the participants will be made in accordance with the present German tax regulations.
24.5.4 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.

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 clubs.

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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.

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IX. SUMMARY OF DEADLINES
24.06.2024

Registration of club by National Federation

Art. 8.3.2

01.07.2024

Registration of club:
Arbitration Agreement
Playing hall information

Art. 8.1, 8.2

01.07.2024

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

01.07.2024

Official name of club

13.09.2024

Qualification Round - Preliminary Roster

04.10.2024

Regular Season - Preliminary Roster

Art. 23

From 11.10.2024
until 31.12.2024

3 additions / replacements can be made on the Preliminary Roster
No changes allowed between 11.12.2024 and 19.12.2024.

Art. 23

From 01.01.2025
until 18.02.2025

2 more additions / replacements can be made on the Preliminary Roster
No changes allowed between 08.01.2025 and 16.01.2025.

Art. 23

19.02.2025

No more changes to the Preliminary roster.

Art. 22

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X. ANNEX I: COURT LAYOUT OF THE EUROCUP WOMEN (ECW)

Note: This court layout is not valid for the ECW Finals. A detailed court layout will be provided to the host clubs of the Finals at
a later stage.

3

4
1.6m

3.8m

2m

7.76m

TEAM BENCHES

2
3m

1
3.6m

1.6m

2.4m

10m

(maximum length)

2.0m

2m

2 OR 1TEAM BENCHES

1 OR 2Advertising Boards

3

OR

4

4

OR

3

EuroCup Women sticker on the right bottom corner (facing the basket)
of both backboards.

1.2m(minimum)

3.24m

2.4m

MAIN CAMERA

2.0m

1 OR 5

Positions 1 to 5 are advertising possibilities for the host team.
Spaces with the same numbers must contain identical advertising(design, size and sponsor).
Host Country, Host City or Arena Branding (when applicable)

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26. FIBA LOGO & EUROCUP WOMEN LOGO
26.1
26.2
26.3
26.4
26.5
26.6
26.7

The EuroCup 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) EuroCup Women (ECW) flag displaying the competition logo to each club. The flag will befree of charge for the club. The flag must be displayed prominently in the gym during the game.
FIBA Europe will deliver to each club two (2) EuroCup Women (ECW) floor stickers to be placed on the floor. The
EuroCup Women (ECW) floor stickers must appear on the playing court as shown in Annex I.
The competition backboard stickers must appear on the lower right corner (when looking at the basket) of each backboard.
The players’ shirts must bear the competition logo.
The competition 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 some templates
for print material

27. STANDARDS
27.1
27.2

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.
27.3 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, are required to be formally dressed.
27.4 Hotels and hospitality must be of good quality.
27.5 The Commissioner will contact the opponents to ensure accommodation and food standards are appropriate.
27.6 The Arenas must fulfil the required standards according to the Regulations.
27.7 A FIBA Europe Representative might visit the facilities to ensure the high level required.
27.8 The official FIBA statistics software must be used for all games.
27.9. Any clubs that uses digital advertising boards (LEDs), shall guarantee at least three (3) lines for FIBA sponsors or promotional
messages. FIBA shall inform the clubs in due time about the messages to be displayed and will provide the relevant
templates (the club should finalise the layouts) to the club.
27.10 There will be a presentation of players at all ECW games according to the standard of FIBA Europe.

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XI. MEDIA AND BROADCASTING
28. 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 (communications-europe@fiba.basketball) shall inform the Organisers
in due time of any such updates.

29. MEDIA AND BROADCASTING RIGHTSFIBA Europe/FIBA is the sole owner of all media and broadcast rights for all FIBA Europe competitions, including all digital andbetting/data rights, and it may, in its sole discretion, transfer part or all those rights to game 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).

30. 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.

31. TV AND STREAMING OBLIGATIONS AND OPERATIONSSpecifically, for the EuroCup Women 2024-2025 season and unless communicated differently through a competition Rights andProduction Manual before the start of the season, the following apply:	All clubs must deliver a live broadcast of their home games for streaming on the official digital channel(s) of FIBA.
	The minimum standard of production for the Qualifiers, Regular Season and Play-Off Round 1 is 2 human-operated
cameras (1 is wide angle and 1 tight shot).
	The minimum standard of production for the Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals is a 5-camera
production and mandatory use of the simple version of the IRS (Instant Replay System), called RVSS (Referree Video
Support System). Details will be provided during the season.
	Production of a stream, using unmanned/robotic automated camera systems is not permitted.
	All organisers can conclude broadcasting deals and produce their home games for TV, retaining related income fromnational territory rights (except for the Semi-Finals and the two legs of the Final).

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	If there is a full TV broadcast signal this feed must be delivered to FIBA, not a feed from a separate production.
	All games must be produced using graphics (minimum acceptable standard is score; clock; shot-clock).
	Only the official FIBA event-specific TV graphics can be used. FIBA Communications will always provide the official TV
graphics templates and other production-related guidelines such as competition-related graphic elements and runningorders (rundowns).
	All digital rights at any stage of the competition remain with FIBA Europe.
	FIBA Europe will exploit its rights through its marketing department or a subsidiary created for this purpose. This
includes but is not limited to, first, second and third party rights of a game produced for TV in any of its competitions.
	If a game is nominated as Game of the Week or in case of special TV-related projects, a maximum of two (2) FIBA
Communications staff 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.

32. 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.

33. VENUE MEDIA OPERATIONS
33.1 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.

33.2 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.

33.3 MEDIA WORKING ROOMThe Organisers shall provide, within the area of the hall and close to the media tribune, a working area reserved entirely for the
media, equipped with tables, power outlets and high quality broadband internet.

33.4 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.

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

33.6 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.

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33.7 INTERNET
Full broadband internet should be available for use by the attending media in all venues and all games. A dedicated bandwidth ofa minimum 50-100 Mbits upload must be reserved for the purposes of the delivery of streaming.

34. 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.

35. 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.

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

36.1 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.

36.2 GAME DAY PHOTOS
	During game days a minimum of eight (8) photos by/during half-time in the game, including key players from both thehome and away team. A further minimum of eight (8) photos must also be submitted following the game. Good quality
pictures of off the ball action are also acceptable. Photos of the crowd, post-game celebrations etc. can be submitted
but do not count towards the eight obligatory photos.
	The FIBA BBM must be used to submit photos. The photographer assigned by the club/federation/FIBA will be given
access to the BBM and instructions on how to upload the photographs. The photos must be in .jpg format as follows:	Horizontal photos minimum dimensions: 1300 x 900 pixels.
	Vertical photos minimum dimensions: 800 x 1100 pixels.
	Minimum resolution: 72 dpi	Subject(s) must be in focus, even in narrow depth of field of situations (e.g. when shooting with a telephoto lens)	Subject(s) must be well lit and in clear view (not hidden behind bodies of other players, spectators etc.)	No empty seats should be visible in any of the photos	No empty spaces (walls) should be visible in any of the photos	Photos should NEVER be watermarked	No cropping, no shrinking of the original file (colour correction is acceptable but not necessary)
Failure to comply with the above may incur administrative fines (as per Article 70.7 of the Regulations for European
Club Competitions).

36.3 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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