Play-In pairings set in Season 9 of the Basketball Champions League

 The first group stage of the Ninth Symphony season in the Basketball Champions League concluded on Wednesday, with the Regular Season coming to a close after 10 weeks of action.

Eight teams have directly qualified for the Round of 16 (starting January 28), in alphabetical order: AEK Betsson BC (GRE), BAXI Manresa (ESP), ERA Nymburk (CZE), FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets (GER), La Laguna Tenerife (ESP), Rytas Vilnius (LTU), UCAM Murcia (ESP) and Unicaja (ESP).

Sixteen teams will play best-of-three Play-Ins in order to join them (with the home advantage for the second-placed teams from the Regular Season). The Play-Ins will tip off on January 7 and will end, in case they go to Game 3, by January 22. The final Play-Ins pairings are as follows:

• Nanterre 92 (FRA) vs Filou Oostende (BEL)
• Aliaga Petkimspor (TUR) vs Hapoel Netanel Holon (ISR)
• Karsiyaka (TUR) vs Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola (GRE)
• Galatasaray (TUR) vs Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (FRA)
• Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER) vs Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA)
• Falco-Vulcano Szombathely (HUN) vs Maccabi Ramat-Gan (ISR)
• Bertram Derthona Basket (ITA) vs Peristeri Domino’s (GRE)
• Manisa Basket (TUR) vs NINERS Chemnitz (GER)

The Round of 16 phase will be composed by 16 clubs, the eight first-placed teams coming from the Regular Season, and the eight winners of the Play-Ins phase.

They will be split in four groups of four clubs each and play in a round robin, home and away system, from January 28 to March 26. The first two teams in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals.

The Round of 16 groups are as follows:

Group I
FIT/One Wurzburg Basket (GER)
AEK Betsson BC (GRE)
Karsiyaka (TUR) or Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola (GRE)
Bertram Derthona Basket (ITA) or Peristeri Domino’s (GRE)

Group J
Unicaja (ESP)
Rytas Vilnius (LTU)
Galatasaray (TUR) or Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (FRA)
Manisa Basket (TUR) or NINERS Chemnitz (GER)

Group K
La Laguna Tenerife (ESP)
BAXI Manresa (ESP)
Aliaga Petkimspor (TUR) or Hapoel Netanel Holon (ISR)
Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER) or Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA)

Group L
ERA Nymburk (CZE)
UCAM Murcia (ESP)
Nanterre 92 (FRA) or Filou Oostende (BEL)
Falco-Vulcano Szombathely (HUN) or Maccabi Ramat-Gan (ISR)

The Quarter-Finals pairings will be determined by the draw after the Round of 16, and will tip off on April 8. The winners of the best-of-three matchups will reach the season-ending Final Four tournament.

About the Basketball Champions League
The Basketball Champions League is an innovative joint partnership between FIBAClubCo and 11 top European leagues. It is a fair competition based on sporting principles with teams qualifying through their national leagues.