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The 2026-2027 EuroLeague season now has a skeleton. This Tuesday, July 29, the league published the full regular season schedule, allowing the twenty participating clubs to know their program until next spring. For Paris Basketball and ASVEL, the two French representatives, the roadmap is set: thirty-eight intense matchdays await them, with a first Franco-French duel placed very early in the season. The countdown to the resumption on September 24 has begun.
A marathon of 38 matchdays, a proven format
Twenty teams face each other in home-and-away matches, with each club playing 38 regular season games, spread from September 24, 2026, to April 16, 2027.
The formula remains identical to the previous edition. Twenty teams face each other in home-and-away matches, with each club playing 38 regular season games, spread from September 24, 2026, to April 16, 2027. Ten teams will secure their ticket to the postseason, with a play-in for those ranked from seventh to tenth place. The Final Four, the highlight of the competition, will be held from May 27 to 30, 2027, in a city yet to be announced by the EuroLeague.
This marathon, often criticized for its density — sometimes requiring two games in three days across the continent — remains the reference format for European basketball. It will once again bring together the historic heavyweights, from Real Madrid to Panathinaikos, including Olympiacos, Fenerbahçe, and FC Barcelona, along with ambitious newcomers like Dubai Basketball, which entered the competition last season.
Paris wants to confirm, ASVEL wants to bounce back
For Paris Basketball, which discovered the EuroLeague in 2025-2026, the second campaign promises to be one of confirmation. The capital club, driven by an ambitious project and a sold-out Adidas Arena, aims to secure a top-10 finish and a historic play-in qualification. ASVEL, for its part, approaches the season with the experience of a regular but also the urgency for results after inconsistent seasons marked by early eliminations.
The first clash between the two French clubs will occur in the early weeks of the competition, a showdown that will serve as an early indicator of the form of both squads. The full schedule, available on the official website, allows fans to mark key dates: trips to Barcelona, Belgrade, or Athens, hosting the Turkish and Greek giants, and those Franco-French duels that now electrify both the domestic championship and the European stage.
Eight weeks to finalize rosters
The release of the schedule also kicks off the final stretch of the transfer window. The twenty teams have eight weeks to adjust their rotations, finalize the last transfers, and begin physical preparation. Several notable moves have already shaken up the offseason, from Monaco to the Spanish heavyweights, but important decisions remain to be made in the coming days.
The opening night on September 24 will feature six games, according to BasketNews. An inaugural program that will set the tone for a season many are calling one of the most open of the decade. With a Real Madrid in transition, a two-time defending champion Olympiacos, and increasingly sharp outsiders, the cards seem reshuffled. Paris and ASVEL intend to take advantage of it.