First step towards the new season will be committed tomorrow. The Euroleague draw will take place in Barcelona at 13.00 and Panathinaikos will be finding out its opponents for the competition’s regular season.
The 24 Euroleague teams will be divided into four groups of six. The 24th team will be provided from the qualifying round, which will be held behind the participation of 8 teams which are Banvit (Turkey), Nymburk (Czech Republic), Varese (Italy), Oldenburg (Germany), Khimki (Russia), Lietuvos Ritas (Lithuania), Ostend (Belgium), VEF Riga (Latvia).
Panathinaikos is amongst the top Euroleague seeds, along with Barcelona, Olympiacos and Real Madrid. More specifically:
GROUP A: Barcelona, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Real Madrid
GROUP B: Maccabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow, Montepaschi Siena, Aadolu Efes
GROUP C: Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, Unicaja Malaga, Fenerbahce Ulker, Zalgiris Kaunas
GROUP D: Glatasaray, Lokomotiv Kuban, Budivelnik Kiev, Brose Baskets Bamberg
GROUP E: ΕΑ7 Emporio Armani Milano, Parizan, Stelmet Zielona Gora, Crvena Zvedza
GROUP F: Bayern Munich, Strasbourg, Nanterre, Qualifying round winner
The list of the 23 teams
Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
Gatasaray Liv Hospital (Turkey)
ΕΑ7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy)
Crvena Zvedza (Serbia)
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain)
Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
Montepaschi Siena (Italy)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Barcelona (Spain)
Budivelnik Kiev (Ukraine)
Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany)
Nanterre (France)
Olympiacos (Greece)
Unicaja Malaga (Spain)
Panathinaikos (Greece)
Parizan (Serbia)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland)
Strasbourg (France)
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Fenerbahce/Ulker (Turkey)
Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
*The official Euroleague site (www.euroleague.net) will be broadcasting the draw though live streaming.
