Saarlouis Royals, the team representing Saarland, participate in the EuroCup Women 2025/26; they engage in a draw during a match held in Munich on a Wednesday.
EuroCup Women 2025-26 Regular Season Draw Announced
The draw for the EuroCup Women 2025-26 regular season took place on July 23, 2025, in Munich, Germany. A total of 48 teams will compete in the competition, with the two-legged qualifiers held on September 18 and 25, 2025, to decide the last five places in the regular season.
The participating clubs were seeded into four pots (seeds) of 12 teams each, based on their performance and status. The seeds included:
- Pot 1 (Seed 1): Galatasaray Cagdas Factoring (TUR), Tango Bourges Basket (FRA), Casademont Zaragoza (ESP), Umana Reyer Venezia (ITA), DVTK HUNTHERM (HUN), Zabiny Brno (CZE), AZS UMCS Lublin (POL), ACS Sepsi-SIC (ROU), Kibirkstis Vilnius (LTU), KKZ Crvena Zvezda (SRB), and the five losing teams from the EuroLeague Women qualifiers.
- Pot 2: Movistar Estudiantes (ESP), InvestInTheWest Enea Gorzow (POL), Elitzur Ramla (ISR), Castors Braine (BEL), Kangoeroes Mechelen (BEL), Rutronik Stars Keltern (GER), TTT Riga (LAT), BCF Elfic Fribourg (SUI), KP Brno (CZE), Basket Namur Capitale (BEL), Panathinaikos A.C. (GRE), SL Benfica (POR).
- Pot 3: MB Zaglebie Sosnowiec (POL), Piestanske Cajky (SVK), Levhartice Chomutov (CZE), Hozono Global Jairis CB (ESP), Charnay Basket (FRA), La Molisana Magnolia Campobasso (ITA), GEAS Basket (ITA), Neptunas Klaipeda (LTU), ZKK Ragusa (CRO), Sportiva/AzorisHotels (POR), BC Beroe Stara Zagora (BUL), Emlak Konut (TUR).
- Pot 4 (Seed 4): Sleza Wroclaw (POL), Athinaikos Qualco (GRE), CS Rapid Bucuresti (ROU), Saarlouis Royals (GER), Nyon Basket Feminin (SUI), KK Tresnjevka 2009 (CRO), KBF Peja 03 (KOS), Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 1, Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 2, Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 3, Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 4, Winner ECW Qualifiers pairing 5.
The draw respected restrictions such as a maximum of one club per country per group. The Saarlouis Royals, the German runners-up and current cup winners, are seeded in Pot 4.
The groups partly revealed are:
| Group | Teams (examples) | |-------|------------------------------------------------------| | A | Casademont Zaragoza/Zabiny Brno loser, Castors Braine (BEL), La Molisana Magnolia Campobasso (ITA), KK Tresnjevka 2009 (CRO) | | B | DVTK Huntherm/AZS UMCS Lublin loser, Basket Namur Capitale (BEL), Hozono Global Jairis CB (ESP), Winner pairing 1 (Universitatea Cluj vs UZKK Student Nis) | | C | NKA Universitas Pecs (HUN), Elitzur Ramla (ISR), Sportiva/AzorisHotels (POR), Winner pairing 2 (Lointek Gernika Bizkaia vs Pas Giannina) | | D | Galatasaray/ACS Sepsi-SIC loser, Kangoeroes Mechelen (BEL), GEAS Basket (ITA), Winner pairing 5 (TARR KSC Szekszard, etc.) |
These show how qualifiers’ winners are placed into groups after the draw. The Saarlouis Royals may face high-caliber international opponents, as they will be drawn against one team from each of Pots 1 to 3.
Regardless of who the Royals face, participation means a big stage and a sporting challenge at the highest European level for the team and the Saarland audience. Anne Simon, a former player for the Saarlouis Royals, may be an opponent for the team in the EuroCup Women's competition.
Sources:
- EuroCup Women 2025-26 Regular Season Draw
- Saarlouis Royals in EuroCup Women 2025/26
- EuroLeague Women Qualifiers and EuroCup Women Draw Seeds
In the EuroCup Women 2025-26 Regular Season, the Saarlouis Royals, seeded in Pot 4, may have to play against high-caliber teams from various countries, as they will be drawn against one team from each of Pots 1, 2, and 3. Additionally, the Saarlouis Royals will face a challenging sporting competition in basketball, a popular sport continues to capture the attention of audiences across Europe.
