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The 2026 Adidas NextGen EuroLeague qualifying phase will feature 28 of the top under-18 programs from across Europe and beyond, competing in four three-day tournaments between February and March.<\/p>\n
Teams representing 12 countries will take part in the qualifying events as they pursue a place in the season-ending NextGen EuroLeague Finals, where the continental junior club champion will be crowned alongside the EuroLeague Final Four.<\/p>\n
Nineteen of the participating teams are junior sections of EuroLeague clubs, while six represent BKT EuroCup organizations. Three additional teams have been invited, and each tournament will also include a host NextGen Team.<\/p>\n
Ulm Qualifying Tournament (February 6-8)<\/b><\/p>\n
The first qualifying tournament will be hosted by ratiopharm ulm in Ulm. The participants are:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
\n\u2022 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
\n\u2022 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
\n\u2022 Mega Super Belgrade
\n\u2022 NextGen Team Ulm
\n\u2022 Occident Basket Manresa
\n\u2022 Olympiacos Piraeus<\/p>\n
Abu Dhabi Qualifying Tournament (February 27-March 1)<\/b><\/p>\n
The second event will be held in Abu Dhabi and will feature:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Aris Thessaloniki
\n\u2022 AS Monaco
\n\u2022 Dubai Basketball
\n\u2022 NextGen Team Abu Dhabi
\n\u2022 London Lions
\n\u2022 Real Madrid
\n\u2022 Valencia Basket
\n\u2022 Zalgiris Kaunas<\/p>\n
Bologna Qualifying Tournament (March 13-15)<\/b><\/p>\n
The third qualifying tournament will take place in Bologna, hosted by Virtus Bologna, with the following teams in the field:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dolomiti Energia Trento
\n\u2022 FC Barcelona
\n\u2022 FC Bayern Munich
\n\u2022 Fundacion Baskonia-Alaves
\n\u2022 NextGen Team Bologna
\n\u2022 Panathinaikos Athens
\n\u2022 Paris Basketball<\/p>\n
Belgrade Qualifying Tournament (March 20-22)<\/b><\/p>\n
The fourth and final qualifying tournament will be staged in Belgrade and hosted by Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. Competing alongside the hosts will be:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
\n\u2022 FMP Belgrade
\n\u2022 Hapoel Tel Aviv
\n\u2022 Maccabi Tel Aviv
\n\u2022 NextGen Team Belgrade
\n\u2022 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
\n\u2022 Pole France INSEP Paris<\/p>\n
Across the four tournaments, teams from Spain (5), Serbia (4), France (4), Greece (3), Italy (3), Germany (2), Israel (2), Lithuania (1), Slovenia (1), Turkiye (1), the United Arab Emirates (1), and the United Kingdom (1) will be represented.<\/p>\n
The qualifying tournaments will determine the teams advancing to the NextGen EuroLeague Finals, completing the field for the competition\u2019s championship phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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