2019–20 EuroLeague

The 2019–20 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 20th season of the modern era of the EuroLeague and the 10th under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 63rd season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started on 3 October 2019 and played its last games on 6 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1
The Lanxess Arena in Cologne would have hosted the Final Four
Season2019–20
Duration3 October 2019 – 11 March 2020
Number of games252
Number of teams18
Records
Biggest home winBayern Munich 104–63 ASVEL
(17 October 2019)
Biggest away winPanathinaikos 66–97 CSKA Moscow
(05 March 2020)
Highest scoringAnadolu Efes 106–105 ALBA Berlin
(11 October 2019)
Panathinaikos 105–106 ALBA Berlin
(14 November 2019)
Winning streak13 games
Real Madrid
Losing streak9 games
Žalgiris
Highest attendance17,396
Panathinaikos 99–93 Olympiacos
(6 December 2019)
Lowest attendance2,917
Khimki 75–84 Valencia Basket
(14 January 2020)
Total attendance2,138,522 (8,520 per match)
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.

On 12 March 2020, Euroleague Basketball temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 May, Euroleague Basketball cancelled its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Final Four would have been played in 22–24 May 2020 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Euroleague Basketball decided not to recognize any team as the champion for the season. The Lanxess Arena was compensated by hosting the next Final Four.

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