Euroleague Basketball has announced the following disciplinary decision pertaining to incidents that occurred in Round 14 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Latest disciplinary sanctions

Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv has been sanctioned with a fine of €10,000, for offensive chants directed against Valencia Basket and its Head Coach, Pedro Martinez, on occasion of the game Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv – Valencia Basket, under Article 29.2.f) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

Euroleague Basketball has announced the following disciplinary decision pertaining to incidents that occurred in Round 17 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season

**EuroLeague Round 15:**

- Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade has been sanctioned with a fine of €59,000, for the repeated misuse of laser devices, object throwing, lighting of torches, chanting of offensive slogans, and inadequate control of court access allowing unauthorized entry on occasion of the game Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade – Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, under Articles 29.2. d), 29.2 e), 29.2 f), 29.2 g) and 29.2 h) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.
- Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has been sanctioned with a fine of €28,000, and the away game corresponding to Round 19 without away fans for Crvena Zvezda, for displaying an oversized flag blocking the scoreboard, chanting offensive slogans, and lighting and throwing torches after the game, requiring intervention from security and firefighters on occasion of the game Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade – Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, under Articles 29.1. g), 29.2 f) and 29.2 g) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

**EuroLeague Round 16:**

- Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has been sanctioned with a fine of €12,000, for offensive chants and courtside seats' protests on occasion of the game Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, under Articles 29.2. f) and 29.2 g) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.
- Olympiacos Piraeus has been sanctioned with a fine of €5,000, for offensive chants on occasion of the game Olympiacos Piraeus - Valencia Basket, under Article 29.2. f) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.
- Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade has been sanctioned with a fine of €7,000, for the throwing of objects on the court, for which the game had to be stopped for around one minute on occasion of the game Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade – Virtus Bologna, under Article 29.2. g) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

**BKT EuroCup Round 11:**

- Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana has been sanctioned with a fine of €7,000, for the throwing of objects on the court, for which the game had to be stopped for around one minute on occasion of the game Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana – Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem, under Article 29.2. g) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.
- Buducnost VOLI Podgorica has been sanctioned with a fine of €10,000, for excessive complaints made by Mr. Andrej Zakelj and Mr. Suad Sehovic after the game Dolomiti Energia Trento - Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, under Article 27.2. b) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

Euroleague Basketball has announced the following disciplinary decision pertaining to incidents that occurred in Rounds 15 and 16 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season, as well as Round 11 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The EuroLeague Round 23 game between Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv and Anadolu Efes Istanbul will be played at ARENA 8888 in Sofia, Bulgaria as per the local authorities’ recommendations. The game will be played on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 19:30 local time (17:30 GMT).

The BKT EuroCup Round 15 game between Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Bahcesehir College Istanbul will be played at Hala Sportova Ranko Zeravica in Belgrade, Serbia as per the local authorities’ recommendations. The game will be played on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT).

Round 23 game Hapoel vs. Efes and Round 15 game Hapoel vs. Bahcesehir relocated

Round 23 game Hapoel vs. Efes and Round 15 game Jerusalem vs. Bahcesehir relocated

Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem v Bahcesehir College Istanbul (2026-01-20T18:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2026-01-20T17:30:00.000Z)

Euroleague Basketball today announced a new collaboration with the anti-piracy affiliate of Sportian to protect its competitions against piracy and boost the integrity of its international broadcast offering. The new collaboration with Sportian’s anti-piracy affiliate will introduce automated detection and takedown of illegal content, supporting Euroleague Basketball broadcasters, fans, and the wider sports economy.

Euroleague Basketball Appoint Sportian to Combat Global Piracy with AI-Powered Solutions

[Euroleague Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/) today announced a new collaboration with the anti-piracy affiliate of [Sportian](http://www.sportian.com) to protect its competitions against piracy and boost the integrity of its international broadcast offering.

Using [Piracy Guard services](https://www.sportian.com/products/piracy-guard), based on technology from LALIGA, Euroleague Basketball will be able to automatically detect, report and remove illegal broadcasts across IPTV, web, and mobile app platforms.

Euroleague Basketball is one of the fastest growing properties in sport, posting record-breaking television, digital and attendance figures annually and attracting hundreds of millions of views of its regular season and Final Four phases.

Reducing piracy protects the flexible, modern, and dynamic viewing experience offered by its streaming service EuroLeague TV, while protecting the investment of its global broadcast partners and ensuring the league can continue to innovate in how it delivers the competition to fans around the world.

By collaborating with Sportian, the technology company formed from the joint venture between Globant and LALIGA, Euroleague joins a community of anti-piracy clients being in a stronger position to defend its intellectual property across broadcast platforms, aligning with other major sports properties to share best practices and agree collective procedures to stop the damage that piracy inflicts on the industry.

The new service will combine live alerts, 24/7 monitoring and real-time dashboards, enabling ultra-fast decision-making and helping to ensure that Euroleague continues to attract new revenues, benefitting clubs, and players.

**Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Chief Marketing Communications Officer of Euroleague Basketball**, said: "Piracy undermines the sustainability of global sport by diverting revenues that should be reinvested into clubs, players, and fan experiences, while also presenting serious privacy and security risks for the users without their knowledge. By working with Sportian, we are taking a decisive step to protect our content, our fans, and our broadcast partners. This is not just about Euroleague Basketball, it’s about working collectively with other rights holders to protect the sports economy and ensure our competitions can continue to grow."

**Luis Ureta, Sportian CEO**, added: "Protecting content rights is a cornerstone of any growth strategy in sport. Euroleague Basketball has invested in top-class streaming and broadcast offerings and we think it’s essential to protect such innovations, for the good of the whole industry. Our AI-powered services will help ensure that fans can continue enjoying these premium, secure viewing experiences, while the league and its partners safeguard the revenues needed to reinvest in the sport. Together, we are reinforcing the foundations for both business expansion and long-term fan engagement."

Sportian provides proactive and reactive piracy protection to major sports and broadcasting clients around the world, including Serie A, MotoGP, LALIGA, Sky, ONE Championship, WorldSBK, Atresmedia and the Belgian Football Federation.

**About Sportian**

Sportian is a global end-to-end technology solutions provider that enables growth for the sports and entertainment industry through its digital ecosystem, powered by Globant.

Sportian offers a unique ecosystem of technologies that helps sports and entertainment entities grow by adopting fan-centric strategies, embracing new business models and expanding their global reach. Its solutions combine AI, data, experience design and commercial strategy to revolutionize areas such as global fan engagement, streaming, digital asset monetisation, competition management, real-time data capture, content innovation and anti-piracy. This ecosystem has formed a core part of LALIGA since 2014 and is now being used by a wide range of global competitions, broadcasters, federations and clubs to achieve the next stage of their digital transformation.

**About Euroleague Basketball**

Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competitions, the EuroLeague and the BKT EuroCup, as well as the sport’s premier under-18 showcase, the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague.

The EB competitions bring the elite of European basketball to all five continents and to the entire sports community through the OTT platform EuroLeague TV. EB also organizes a series of community and educational activities, led by the One Team program, in alignment with the United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. On the academic side, the EB Sports Business MBA trains future professionals in sports management.

The new collaboration with Sportian’s anti-piracy affiliate will introduce automated detection and takedown of illegal content, supporting Euroleague Basketball broadcasters, fans, and the wider sports economy.

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has been sanctioned with a fine of €8,000, and a game to be played at a limited 80% of its capacity, including the closing of specific sectors, for the offensive chants performed by the local fans towards visiting player (Kevin Punter), the referee(s) and to anyone associated with FC Barcelona on occasion of the game Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade – FC Barcelona, under Article 29.2.f) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code. The arena capacity limitation is conditionally suspended during the 2025-26 season in accordance with Article 8 of the Disciplinary Code, and will be executed in the event off the Club committing a new infringement of Article 29.1 f).

Nelonen secures the EuroLeague rights for Finland

Euroleague Basketball and Nelonen Media, the Finnish entertainment company, have signed an agreement that will bring the EuroLeague to all Finnish basketball fans on an exclusive basis for the remainder of the 2025–26 season and the full 2026–27 season.

As part of this agreement, secured by Euroleague Basketball’s strategic partner IMG, all fans with a  Ruutu+ Urheilu subscription will have the opportunity to follow Europe’s top basketball club competition. Ruutu will broadcast a selection of Regular Season and Playoffs games, while the final phase of the competition, the EuroLeague Final Four, taking place this season from May 22 to 24 in Athens, will be aired in its entirety.

“Finland is a vibrant and growing basketball market, and we are thrilled to bring the EuroLeague even closer to its passionate fans,” said Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Euroleague Basketball Chief Marketing and Communication Officer. “Partnering with Nelonen allows us to deliver the best European club basketball to a wider audience and continue strengthening the sport’s presence across the region.”

All Finnish sports fans will be able to watch the top European club matchups live, accompanied by commentary from Kristian Palotie, Toni Flink and Saara Wahlgren,  with particular interest in the two Finnish representatives in the league: Mikael Jantunen and Miikka Muurinen.

“EuroLeague brings basketball entertainment to fans from the absolute top of the continent. It is great to add EuroLeague matches that are of particular interest to Finns to Ruutu's basketball offerings.” says Nelonen Media’s Head of Sports, Tuomas Saarela.

Mikael Jantunen signed with reigning EuroLeague champion Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul last summer after an outstanding debut season with Paris Basketball, where he helped the club reach the Playoffs. Miikka Muurinen, one of the biggest rising stars in European basketball, currently plays for Serbian powerhouse Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade.

This partnership marks a significant step in Euroleague Basketball’s ongoing strategy to expand its reach across Europe, making top-tier basketball more accessible to wider audiences.

Find below the selection of games available to watch on RUUTU in the remainder of 2025:

- Round 15: December 12, AS Monaco vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
- Round 15: December 12, Partizan Mozzart Bet vs. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
- Round 16: December 16, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
- Round 16: December 17, Partizan Mozzart Bet vs. Virtus Bologna
- Round 17: December 18, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
- Round 17: December 19, Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet
- Round 18: December 23, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. FC Barcelona
- Round 18: December 26, Partizan Mozzart Bet vs. Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv
- Round 19: December 30,  Valencia Basket vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet

Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA) member clubs met on Thursday, November 27, to evaluate the current situation in Israel. The meeting followed the announcement issued on October 21, which identified December 1 as a tentative date for the potential restart of games in the country.



EuroCup and EuroLeague games to resume in Israel on December 9 and 11 respectively

Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA) member clubs met on Thursday, November 27, to evaluate the current situation in Israel. The meeting followed the [announcement issued on October 21,](https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fid.euroleague.net%2Fpublicapi%2Fv1%2Fcommunication%2Flink%2F1E21D7EE-61AB-B107-62D6-FC91E15139FB%2Ff41644bbdea3475f584b4c1d945a863caf01a6c8a2d15aef20fe71a46cb63af3_3809&data=05%7C02%7Cgeoff.gillingham%40euroleague.net%7C09ddf34a637a4f2b89c508de2dd268f8%7C2b3d64f0329542979f1528435f0a62ce%7C1%7C0%7C638998578884123369%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Cx4ju9D1D%2F%2FWP4aZ%2Bv24Q85YtUrFgz5jsNEr1gIbKqk%3D&reserved=0) which identified December 1 as a tentative date for the potential restart of games in the country.

During the meeting, clubs received a detailed briefing on last week’s official Euroleague Basketball (EB) delegation visit to Israel, which included a comprehensive on-site inspection of current conditions and the safety measures and conditions to be implemented, as well as formal meetings with multiple governmental bodies. The clubs also reviewed the most recent discussions conducted by EB with local and international authorities, visiting teams, and all relevant organizations, including ELPA, EHCB, and UEBO, who have been actively involved and informed throughout the monitoring phase.

After careful deliberation, Euroleague Basketball has determined to activate the return plan and resume the competition in Israel beginning with Round 10 of the EuroCup and Round 15 of the EuroLeague. The first game in Israel, since October 2023, is scheduled for December 9, when Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem will host Veolia Towers Hamburg in the EuroCup. The EuroLeague will return on December 11 with the matchup between Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne while Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv will make its home debut on December 16 against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.

Euroleague Basketball will continue to closely monitor developments and maintain constant communication with local and international authorities, visiting teams, and all relevant organizations to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone involved. In this regard, the return plan presented by the EB management commits to full cooperation and alignment with national government recommendations or restrictions with regards to the travel of their domestic teams to Israel.

Euroleague Basketball has announced the following disciplinary decision pertaining to incidents that occurred in Round 12 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Round 12

- Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade has been sanctioned with fines amounting to €40,000, and a game to be played at a limited 80% of its capacity, including the closing of specific sectors, for multiple incidents generated by its fans during the game Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade – Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, under Article 29.1.f), and 29.2.g) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code. The arena capacity limitation is conditionally suspended during the 2025-26 season in accordance with Article 8 of the Disciplinary Code, and will be executed in the event of the club committing a new infringement of Article 29.1.f)
- Mr. Sylvain Francisco, player of Zalgiris Kaunas, has been sanctioned with a fine of €5,000, for statements regarding officiating on occasion of the game Real Madrid - Zalgiris Kaunas, under Article 24.2.c) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

Others

- The Appeals Judge has partially upheld the appeal presented by Mr. Zvezdan Mitrovic, head coach of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, against [the decision issued by the Disciplinary Judge on November 4, 2025](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/news/latest-disciplinary-sanctions-november-4-el2526/), as a consequence of the actions reported on the game Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana – Neptunas Klaipeda. As a consequence of this decision, the sanction is therefore reduced from €6,000 to €5,000 for committing acts representing a lack of respect against the officiating crew under Article 27.2.b) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code

Euroleague Basketball's Finance Panel, an independent regulatory body, has imposed a sanction consisting of a prohibition to register new players and coaches until one month after all overdue payables have been fully paid or an agreement is settled, and fines amounting to €300,000 on AS Monaco for violations of the articles 32(a), 32(c) and 32(e) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

AS Monaco sanctioned by Finance Panel over Financial Stability & Fair Play Regulations infringement

Euroleague Basketball's Finance Panel, an independent regulatory body, has imposed a sanction consisting of a prohibition to register new players and coaches until one month after all overdue payables have been fully paid or an agreement is settled, and fines amounting to €300,000 on AS Monaco for violations of the articles 32(a), 32(c) and 32(e) of the Euroleague Basketball Disciplinary Code.

The case was [referred to the Finance Panel](https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euroleaguebasketball.net%2Fes%2Fnews%2Fas-monaco-referred-to-the-finance-panel%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cgeoff.gillingham%40euroleague.net%7C12b02d664bf144073bad08de2d11fb4a%7C2b3d64f0329542979f1528435f0a62ce%7C1%7C0%7C638997752431997181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s89cuhdcQnlh1njgGTd8Hyt2SXu2GJ3sSZSQkHe2A5Q%3D&reserved=0) by the Management Control Commission (MCC), the independent commission that reviews the financial performance of the clubs and their compliance with the relevant regulations, on November 10, 2025. The Finance Panel had opened an adjudicatory proceeding and imposed a provisional ban on AS Monaco that prohibited the registration of players and coaches. As a consequence of the decision, the provisional ban is hereby continued until the overdue payables are solved.

The imposed sanctions consider the severity of the infractions, which included having overdue payables, as well as failing to provide required documentation and lack of cooperation with the Management Control Commission.

This decision may be appealed before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.