2011–12 Euroleague
EuroLeague season
The 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 12th season of the modern era of Euroleague and the second under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 55th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs. The Final Four was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, in 11–13 May 2012. It was won by the Piraeus club Olympiacos (2nd title), who defeated CSKA Moscow in the championship game. It was the 5th final involving a Greek club in the last six seasons, and 4th Greek win in that time.
Teams
On 20 June 2011 the teams for this season were announced.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders)
A - licensed clubs: teams with 3-year licence
Associated clubs: teams with B and C temporary licenses
1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
EC: Champion of the 2010–11 Eurocup
WC: Wild card
Draw
The draws for the 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was held on Monday, 4 July. The draws determined the qualifying-round matchups and regular-season groups for the Euroleague, as well as the qualifying rounds for the Eurocup and the regular-season for the EuroChallenge.
Teams were seeded into six pots of four teams in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.
Two teams from the same country cannot coincide in the same Regular Season group, except for Spain that has five teams participating in the competition.
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