Euro league continues to "stir up" with the selection

In Chera were unveiled details of the selection system in Evroligu-2013/14. Including - the new order of the winners and finalists of the national championships in the "queue" for the license "B". Designated Russian clubs in this "snake" is the same, but a few changes actually happened. For example, Greece has dropped from third place on the 6th, Lithuania - took off from the 8th to the 5th, and Poland - with much of the 25th to 10th! Euroleague declares that all this is due to some kind of complex rearrangements in the rankings.

But imagine a sensible rating in which the other team is above the Adriatic League second team in Spain, to me personally is problematic. However, the tendency of the Euroleague with each passing year, more and more complicate the selection system for their current interests, has become common place. So you should just explain what has changed in essence? First, as predicted by the "SE" in the group stage will Evroligu-2013/14 two Russian clubs - CSKA and "Locomotive". "Khimki" can also go directly to the main "grid" only through Wild Card - otherwise they will have to play in the qualification. Second, the already known 17 clubs who exactly will take part in the group stage. 13 of them have a three-year license "A": the Spanish "Barcelona", "Basque Country", "Real" and "Unicaja" Greek "Olympiakos" and "Panathinaikos" Turkish "Fenerbahce" and "Efes Pilsen", Italian "Milan" and "Siena" Israeli "M." T-A, Lithuanian "Zalgiris" and CSKA. Four more teams are already in the main "grid" with annual license "B": Serbian "Partizan" and "Crvena Zvezda" Polish "Zielona Gora" and "Locomotive". Four members of the group stage of the guaranteed (also a license "B") are defined in these days. These are the future champions of Turkey, France and Germany, as well as a club from Italy - either champion or runner (if the champion will be "Siena"). The remaining three seats. Permit number 22 - it's Wild Card , which has been transformed license "C" received the "locomotive" for the victory in the European Cup - because Krasnodar club again made ​​his way into the main "grid" through license "B". Number 23 - is "Sopot", whose fate in mid-June, the Council will decide the Euroleague. Polish club was the worst of the licensees 'A', and now he may be deprived of the license. Or transferring it to another club, or converting to Wild Card , or by adding one more place in the main "grid" command from the license "B". Finally, № 24 - is the winner of the qualification. There will play eight of clubs, of which there are two - "Lietuvos Rytas" and "Khimki" ( Wild Card teams the best of the VTB United League in addition to CSKA and "Loco"). Another three participants - silver medalist Turkey, France and Germany. And the three remaining places depend on different "if". So, if the "Siena" will not get to the final the Italian playoffs, one of the places in the qualification will take the loser in the final. Others will get the Bosnian club "Igokea" - if the council recognizes its hall Euroleague relevant regulations. And the third - Czech "Nymburk" if the Euroleague does not want to create another qualification Wild Card . If any of these "ifs" come true in qualifying play Kiev "Budyvelnik."

Order in the "queue" for the annual license "B" winners and finalists of the national chempionatov-2012/13

1. Champion of Spain (Real Madrid, Barcelona)

2. Champion RUSSIA * (CSKA Moscow)

3. Champion of Greece (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos)

4. champion Italy (Siena, Varese, Virtus P, Cantu)

5. Champion Turkey (Galatasaray, Banvit)

6. Champion of France (Nanterre, Strasbourg)

7. Champion of Germany (Bavaria, Bamberg, Oldenburg, Ulm)

8. Champion of Lithuania (Zalgiris)

9. Champion Adriatic League (Partizan)

10. Champion of Poland (Zielona Góra)

11. Adriatic League, 2nd place (Crvena Zvezda)

12. Spain, 2nd place (Barcelona, ​​Real)

13. RUSSIA, 2nd Place * (Lokomotiv)

14. Italy, 2nd place (SIENA, Varese, Virtus P, Cantu)

15. Turkey, 2nd place (Galatasaray, Banvit)

16. Lithuania, 2nd place (Lietuvos Rytas)

17. Greece, 2nd place (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos)

18. France, 2nd place (Nanterre, Strasbourg)

19. Germany, 2nd place (Bavaria, Bamberg, Oldenburg, Ulm)

20. Adriatic League, 3rd place (Igokea)

21. Champion of Belgium (Ostend)

22. Champion of the Czech Republic (Nymburk)

23. Champion of Ukraine (Budyvelnik)

24. Champion Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi X, H. E)

25. Champion of Bulgaria (Academic)

26. Champion of the Netherlands (Leiden)

27. Champion of Latvia (WEF)

28. Poland, 2nd place (Tour)

In parentheses - the teams that are either already taken place in their respective championships, or can borrow them (where the playoffs still going on). Capital letters isolated clubs with licenses "A". Boldface indicates that fell from the "queue" because they have taken (or just take) teams with a license "A". Italics indicate places that can still fall out of the "line." * Russian clubs this year fell into the "turn" on a special ranking, summarizes the results of PBL and VTB United League. CSKA and "Locomotive" guaranteed themselves respectively 1st and 2nd places in the ranking before the final United League.