Euroleague Basketball Company

Euroleague Basketball
Sport Basketball
Founded 2000
CEO Jordi Bertomeu
COO Eduard J. Scott
President Jordi Bertomeu
Country Spain Spain
Headquarters Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Continent Europe Europe
Official website www.Euroleague.net

Euroleague Basketball Company is the private company that runs and operates the top two continental-wide men's professional club basketball competitions in Europe, the first-tier Euroleague, and the second-tier Eurocup. It has been organizing the Euroleague competition since the year 2000, beginning with the Euroleague 2000–01 season.[1] It also oversees the European national basketball league rankings, and the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament.[2] It is headquartered in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[3]

Structure

Euroleague Basketball Company, or Euroleague Properties S.A., is the private individual company that owns and operates the private league system that makes up the Euroleague and the Eurocup. It works in conjunction with the company known as the Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA). The Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA) is composed of the Euroleague Basketball Company, and the clubs that play in each year's Euroleague and Eurocup competitions.

Euroleague Basketball Company has a 50% share in the Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA), while the the teams also have a 50% share in the ECA. The Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA), also has an executive voting committee, which includes Euroleague Basketball Company, the clubs from Euroleague and Eurocup Basketball, ULEB, and also the executive boards of some of the national domestic leagues that are ULEB members, and that also have clubs playing in the Euroleague and/or Eurocup.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Euroleague.net Euroleague Basketball - History timeline.
  2. ↑ Euroleague.net About Euroleague Basketball.
  3. ↑ Euroleague.net A new home for European basketball.

External links

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