The Entire History Of The EuroLeague, I guess

The EuroLeague is best basketball competition in Europe & the 2nd strongest league after the NBA. But when did it start, how did it evolve & which teams were the most successful in different decades? All of that & more in this video.
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[@BaMaKaDePhotography]

At the beginning, the « A » stood for « amateur » (non professional). At the time, FIBA was the short for « Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur » in French). The « A » disappeared in 1986

[@giuseppemaggio5894]

People way too easily forget that Italy is the contry that has won the most Euroleagues along with Spain. Back in the 80s the Euroleague was pretty much an Italian deal with Milano, Bologna, Cantu and Varese scrambling for it

[@GeorgeTelop]

You have 10 euroleagues exactly as many as Greece. The difference is that your is when the tournament was amateur. You barely exist since it became professional

[@SEISMOPLIKTOS]

@@GeorgeTelop exactly, and about spain, real madrid's 7 euroleagues are in the 60s and 70s where there was no 3 pointer yet, only 4 of their euroleagues are during the last 30 years. I'm not even gonna mention barca which is the biggest loser in europe by far from the second. Every year they bust our balls as the favorite to win it, with one of the biggest budgets, and they only have 2 trophies in their entire history...

[@DimShamrock]

Italy was really successful as recently as the mid 00s. I remember. However, the average internet guy might not, at this point.

[@VarisltGVakaris]

Seeing Šaras as a player and as a coach in the timeline is awesome

[@loopie3437]

Not mentioning the 1992 title of Partizan is honestly pure insanity. It was the first title in the new format, the team was BY FAR the youngest, it was Zeljkos FIRST season as a coach, and most importantly, they played most of the season in SPAIN, due to the conflicts of the Balkans. A bunch of children playing in a country on the other side of europe, winning euroleague, not getting a mention is so so sooooo poor of you. Partizan de Fuenlabrada para siempre!

[@Арчи-д5т]

Yet, he inserted his political point of view, which seemed to bother him more, than actual video.

[@johntaua]

Wow, that was awesome. Thank you! Gonna start watching EuroLeague closely starting this season.

[@simonecosta7102]

3:30 Virtus Roma won the Euroleague in 1983-84. Virtus Bologna didn't win their first title until 1998 :)

[@CasualsOnly]

Love this. As an American who knows very little about European basketball, unless they are coming to the NBA or players are leaving the NBA to go over there, I love learning about the game. Great work 🤌🏼

[@lenskihe]

Please please make a video on the FIBA - ULEB dispute and how it affects European basketball today

[@korpulian]

You can always start reading.

[@c.n.i7105]

5:15 Definitely that’s Mike D’Antoni, who coached an incredible Benetton Treviso with pre-NBA Charlie Bell

[@BBallRambling]

This video was awesome. Well done! I wonder when we will see the EuroLeague creep further into Asia. There are plenty of big cities, with bigger pockets. Maybe even a couple north African teams?

[@darthseparator]

The "A" in FIBA comes from the former name, which included amateur, because pros weren´t allowed in FIBA competitions, later they changed the name but kept the "A" tbh it sounds better

[@martinbast5250]

Can't wait for this season to start. You really have to appreciate the way basketball has become a global sport

[@TheRealTruth533]

Great episode. Very informative.

[@oiuhev]

Really nice video man, i just wished it was like twice as long at least 😅 If u ever feel like making a 45 min video im sure many people would be all over it (including myself, of course).

[@fransfrans8538]

Lets go exactly what I need on a lazy sunday. More pls.

[@aptibabayt]

Great video! Next, plz do the best coaches in Euroleague (Suproleague, European Champions League etc) history (I guess).

[@IOSALive]

BasketNews, great content it was really good

[@sbabzy]

I dig the chronology and amazing evolution the Euroleague has undertaken... The FIBA influences are kinda still there on the game ... Its great competition, as an American I watch it and I am a fan

[@aerostanislas]

In the beginning, FIBA was 'Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball Amateur'. That's the reason of the 'A' in the acronym.

[@Qlerr]

great episode, learned a lot. thanks

[@thanvar]

Excellent video!!!

[@apopet]

Isn't it unfair that the Euroleague is basically a closed group of teams? So they keep getting money and getting stronger, while other domestic league teams have no chance...

[@Giglots]

No

[@rmkb627]

*I agree. The Euroleague is to basketball what the Superleague was supposed to be for football : a privatisation of the league. But football fans across Europe all raised against that. What about basketball fans ?*

[@WERTYUIO821]

Unless they get to the level of NBA, who is a closed league itself, Euroleague has no other choice. The most powerful organisation of each sport dictates the pace for rest.

[@WERTYUIO821]

​@@rmkb627 Champions League is the most powerful entity in football, if it becomes a closed league, everything else follows. In Basketball the most powerful entity is NBA, which is a closed League. The only way for Euroleague to start competing while an open league would be if NBA became an open League or if Euroleague becomes the most powerful entity in Basketball. Both as unlikely as two honest politicians entering the same restaurant by chance.

[@apopet]

@@WERTYUIO821 "The most powerful organisation of each sport dictates the pace for rest". I don't know where you got that from, it does not make that much sense to me as it does to you, obviously. If that were the case, and Euroleague had no choice, they would have adopted other properties of the NBA as well, like the draft system, the abolishment of domestic leagues, etc. The differences between the leagues are so many, I lost count. Is it just the closed league system that is important and was thus copied? I think you're confusing the result with the cause, somewhat. Some specific teams were unhappy with how much money they got, so they created this league to provide a standard income, nothing to do with copying or competing with the NBA. All the other teams are just unlucky, that this became a standard.

[@quantum316]

Banger video

[@GeorgeTelop]

You didn't mention Olympiacos being the champions of participation. According to red karpaziers participating in f4's is the pinnacle of success, who cares about titles

[@Peterssssssssssss]

😂😂😂💯

[@kiros75]

επιτυχια ειναι σιγουρα ειδικα σε σχεση με αλλους που ειχαν 13 χρονια να πανε f4. Τωρα ποιοι ειναι οι καρπαζιερς μια ματια στους αγωνες μεταξυ των 2 θα σας πεισει.

[@GeorgeTelop]

@@kiros75 έριξα μια ματιά είμαστε 166-146. Δεν με περίμενα να έχουμε μόνο 20 νίκες παραπάνω έχεις δίκιο, με αποστόμωσες

[@kiros75]

@@GeorgeTelop ναι σοβαρά? Από ότι είδες μιλάμε για euroleague και όχι για κοτέτσια. Για ξαναψαξου.

[@GeorgeTelop]

@@kiros75 α σορρυ δεν ήξερα ότι μετράνε μόνο όσα σε συμφέρουν

[@mariosvlachojannis808]

Great summary. Thanks! Euroleague>NBA

[@dimitrijegolubovic2419]

Appreciate the Bill Wurtz reference!

[@skojuzija]

Brick back old Euroleague which was open to all teams button>>>

[@toma2480]

Great video but not mentioning Dražens titles with Šibenka, Cibona and Real is crazy to me. I mean he scored 100+ points in a game

[@strahinjastevic7480]

CSKA being a club founded by the army - "grrrr Big Bad >:( " Real Madrid being the lapdog of a openly fascist regime - "Real Madrid being real madrid" Not to mention that CSKA's football section wasnt even that good at that time compared to other clubs/societies like Dynamo, Spartak etc, kinda voiding any interference and bias narrative. Other than that a pretty good summary, i dont think there were many videos on this, if any.

[@elgenerico1315]

Basketnews is Lithuanian, what do you expect?

[@strahinjastevic7480]

@@elgenerico1315 being objective is not letting ones nationality and biases affect judgement, its not something that "just cant be helped". Its a pitty you can see the authors nationality by a work not explicitly concerned about nationallity and without explicit statement .

[@Арчи-д5т]

Too much political bias from his side. Won't look the same at his videos from now on, honestly. They already had some biases towards certain teams in their analysis, but they weren't so explicit

[@juanprado155]

No fucking clue about real madrid history

[@Арчи-д5т]

@@juanprado155 then educate yourself

[@AngelzKidG7]

U should mention when euroleague added long term contracts (real,oly,pao,barca etc)

[@oriefraim8627]

You forget to mention the champion of Maccabi in 1977 and the other in 1980

[@BadLuckLuke]

ARIS Thessaloniki ✨

[@Nagstersept109868]

Good video.

[@menot1871]

thanks

[@outsider7665]

1978.Bosnia from ex Yu,1985.Cibona ex Yu,1986 Cibona ex Yu,1989,1990,1991 Jugoplastika ex Yu,1992. Partizan ex Yu,with out forign players,total domination of Yu school of basket,ninetees in competitions of representations say same thing,like early 2000. , and Serbia is on top all years to today.

[@moebiusdune1115]

Cibona Zagreb-1985 -1986 two time European champion They beat Žalgiris and Real Madrid

[@gustavaterapija]

not the latvian basketball slander by lithuanians 😵‍💫😵‍💫😨 1:41

[@PARTIZANREPORT]

Partizan❤

[@prietelius]

Honestly, I wait for playoffs more than final4

[@dainizz3330]

same :D

[@businessman4209]

As a german We also have Eruoleague Teams Too bad they don't win😔

[@mariusgamer6199]

Great!

[@drogba019]

You rly skip partizan in fuenlabrada 1992..

[@gabrielsuring2151]

Cool video

[@ilijaalbijanicgarcevic]

No word about Partizan in whole video. Won the trophy, went to the F4 few times and came back to the league and played Playoff.

[@darthseparator]

even today referees from the euroleague aren´t reffing fiba europe cups or world cups, FIBA doesn´t allow that, kinda crazy

[@phoule76]

Lebanon and Syria sent their champs in 58

[@ugniusmonkevicius9544]

8:46 "FC" Barcelona? Fasketball club 😂

[@aleksus34]

man why didnt you mention Partizan winning in '92

[@tonygreene5884]

Euroleague is Panathinaikos.

[@alfieb6711]

Are there any English speaking talk shows or anything like that about the EuroLeague? Don’t know a single weekly show for it in the UK

[@yoavcohen2218]

Why did European basketball fans accept permanent teams?

[@skojuzija]

Fr. They shouldnt have allowed that

[@mzpogi]

What's your comment about the 4 points in the PBA?

[@DaBossMan32]

The inventor of basketball is Canadian so it is a Canadian invention.

[@dag7630]

it's funny how the comments literally reflect what the first few sentences of the video said: Europeans with their politics trying to coexist without starting wars 😂

[@egor.smirnov]

@@dag7630 yeah cause "non-biased" sports channel gives couple of biased opinion per video 😅

[@dag7630]

​@@egor.smirnov I have a feeling you might be biased in your own way too, Mr. SMIRNOV 😂

[@egor.smirnov]

@@dag7630 of course i have some opinion like we all do. But i try to be respectful considering many factors, while other just say what their national tv says

[@random11564]

​@@dag7630hypocrisy in this comment 😂😂😂

[@nikolakrickovic5101]

"... No more controlled by FIBA..." , but instead controlled by Barcelona and occasionally Real... The true problem with this Catalonian EL is neglecting of the European fan culture... If you're a champion, or maybe top3 team, you're going to play with other champions in best continental tournament. Not here; if you have A licence, you can finish 7th in your national league and still play Euroleague (Unicaja Malaga, looking into your direction). And why this league exists, with such rules and regulations? So that Barcelona have guaranteed participation in the league...

[@kristiantrailovic1689]

No mentioning of CSKA Moscow not being allowed to play and they are one of the shareholders?? I understand the situation with the war but how is Maccabi allowed to play and let’s be honest we all understand what Israel is doing in Palestine. For the record, I do not support Russias war in Ukraine nor any type of terrorism but aren’t this double standards??

[@nesakysiu12]

Hamas attacked israel on october 7 killing 1100 people simple difference nobody attacked russia they started war even earlier i 2014 but they wasnt sanctioned hard enouth

[@pijust890]

2:22 nuo kada Modestas Paulauskas CSKA zaide? :D

[@abedkabbani18]

Why FIBA European Champions cup had Lebanese and Syrian team?

[@skojuzija]

I wanna know too

[@nikolakrickovic5101]

Back in days, right after WW2, FIBA Asia and FIBA Africa didn't exist. So every Mediterranean county from Asia/Africa was allowed to compete in Europe, for the sake of popularization and development of basketball. So both clubs and NT's competed in Europe. For example, Egypt NT won the Eurobasket in 1949 ... they hosted the tournament, of course.

[@simon_thebucket]

Varese😍

[@joaoricardobonnetpereira5157]

FIBA = Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball (Amateur - now dropped).

[@itaymorilo]

didn't macabi snatch one more in the 70's? 😅

[@xBROLISx]

you will go to hell for those ads, instead of thumb up you get thumbs down

[@taylanac1]

When I was a kid, I was a Gala supporter. Thanks to the basketball team, now I am a Fenerbahçe supporter. Gytis knows what I mean..

[@VasilisGiotsas]

You really cannot find the A in Federation Internationale de BAsketball?

[@SpaghettiLover5000]

Lol youre just wrong

[@SpaghettiLover5000]

The meqnt "Amtayer" but in disappewred 1986 wherw talks of allowing pro players was loud

[@drabalisallat2188]

RAAAA 🗣️🗣️ BUDAPEST HONVÉD SHOWN🇭🇺🇭🇺 🗣️🗣️🗣️ WHAT THE FUCK IS A GOOD TEAM IN THE PAST 20+ YEARS?! 🗣️🗣️🇭🇺🇭🇺

[@salvino6699]

Varese won 5 european cups but Lost 5 finals also.

[@nikolakrickovic5101]

Varese played 10 consecutive finals, from 1970 to 1979

[@joshuataboada5087]

explain the eurocup

[@ozbej5988]

I 2nd that

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

its like euroleague, just for smaller clubs , like top teams of countries goes to euroleague, and eurocup haas lower teams like nr 3 4 5 . also eurocup winners qualify to euroleague. similar to uefa leagues in football. nba dont have this ,their D league is more like developement

[@ozbej5988]

@@NostalgicMem0ries we know He meant the history of it probably

[@NBApopcorn123]

5

[@hoopsnbaTV]

😊

[@korpulian]

You know, before you guys start spilling your mountainous expertise, start with the basic colors: Fenerbahce's colors are YELLOW and DARK BLUE, not black. #devonhall

[@playlist1883]

was the inclusion of Hitler necessary in this ?

[@aleksanderpilipovic7248]

EU taking over

[@Арчи-д5т]

First part is biased politics, politics and more politics. 😐

[@Knjazevcanin1988]

"Occupied by the Soviet Union..." Some historian here.

[@PimpisOskaras]

Rusky vata pasol nahui

[@oddoni]

as opposed to your expertise I suppose?

[@povilasgrigas4612]

Do you think Soviet union is real union?

[@nesakysiu12]

Some slav guy tries to educate us about our history...

[@outsider7665]

@@povilasgrigas4612 Yes,many loosers try to save their asses from Russia and built USSR,like when Serbia won WWI,some loosers want Yougoslavia,latter they said that we are occupied them,why,becouse big powers didnt give to Serbia what they deserve with biggest numbers of KIA on aliias side in WWI.USSR and all commie storie come from London and Berlin in the moment when Russia is in the war against Germany and allie with England???Funnie storie.But Russia isnt Serbia,and like you can see you cant part russian territories like serbians without consecvences....They talk that is union,and go home with out any bulliet fire,when some others go home do some sick things,we in Serbia ,and all serbian territories know that verry well.Kosovo is best example,same storie like Donbass,but when nato bombing,and cut some country territory that can be,when Russia do same thing that is something else,oh yes Serbia was bombing becouse of killing 50 terrorists in village Rachak,but uKraina has invaded from Russia when they bombing own peole for seven years from 2015-2022 becouse they are Russians(language,culture,church etc.).No same....Hipocricy from west.Word Slavic people was first time use in Berlin Vienna history school,why,ask them,becouse before of that all that people were call Serbs,Illiryans,Triballs,Trivals etc., but thay want that storie that Serbia is part of East Roman Empire,when they call them selfs holly roman empire...Oh,history is so intresting if you live thet and know many things from history.Serbs know becouse we live history.

[@PetranXvX]

No mention about CSKA? Leave politics out of sports

[@jeivii]

It's basically political club with no fans🤢

[@PetranXvX]

@@jeivii im guessing you're Lithuanian

[@rhfluffyfishfury9105]

2:22 he mentions them

[@PetranXvX]

@@rhfluffyfishfury9105 he mentions for a sec just to speak about the military, didn't mention for when CSKA was dominating like he did for maccabi and panathinaikos

[@rhfluffyfishfury9105]

I’m American and trying to learn more about the EuroLeague because I love learning about Europe, I’ll take your word for it.

[@vratijaseshime]

dude honestly, i know we are Europeans, but saying that Euroleague F4 is way more intense than Super Bowl is bs

[@igorfilipovic6531]

Super Bowl is good but it take 4 hour to get finished. Game of 1h45min are more intense for sure

[@random11564]

super bowl isnt even intense, halftime show and ads are most important thing there, not sports

[@SandyYoe-j1y]

Let CSKA back to EL.. EL should unite people not divide people.. Kick out politics out of sports, out of basketball.. Let them play😊

[@egor.smirnov]

Bro i understand you are Lithuanian, but Riga was "occupied by soviet union" wtf? It was basically a part of country. Soviets did many bad things and now russia is not doing good in terms of international relationship, but you start to forget your own history. It had many positive moments too. I know many many happy grandmas of latvian nationality happy to be living in USSR. Dont bring your country propoganda into basketball

[@gvidassulskis7451]

Wow, check your history facts BRO

[@vytautas3690]

You may know a few "latvian" grandmas that were happy in the soviet union but it doesn't change the fact that Latvia and the other baltic states were occupied and annexed forcefully

[@egor.smirnov]

​​@@vytautas3690well if you would prefer to live under nazi regime, then ok! I personally would prefer to struggle under "evil soviets" in post-stalin era, then to die in camp in gas camera. Something, baltic countries forgot really fast cause it doesnt match with modern local nationalistic propoganda Anyway, i wish yall nice people and i hope our kids will live in a better world, not dictated by bad people from all sides. Peace

[@egor.smirnov]

my comments are being deleted, so its unfair discussion from first second. I wish our kids will live in better world, peace

[@henrikaslinkevicius1246]

Many positive moments? Name me one please

[@NuncaSeMeOcurreUnNik]

This anti-semite hid Maccabi Tel Aviv's early history, a club which was not only a champion but also a runner-up in multiple occasions.

[@c.n.i7105]

The Euroleague’s own Showtime!

[@demonofpurgatory5188]

Football is not the king of sports only poor people that