2019 EuroLeague Final Four
 The official logo was unveiled on 20 February 2019[1] | |
| Season | 2018–19 EuroLeague |
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| Arena | Fernando Buesa Arena Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Dates | 17 - 19 May 2019 |
The 2019 EuroLeague Final Four will be the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2018–19 EuroLeague season, the 62nd season of Europe's premier club basketball tournament, and the 19th season since it was first organised by Euroleague Basketball. It will be the 32nd Final Four of the modern EuroLeague Final Four era (1988–present), and the 34th time overall that the competition has concluded with a final four format. The Final Four will be played at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, on 17 and 19 May 2019.[2][3]
Venue
On May 15, 2018, Euroleague Basketball announced that the Final Four will be held in the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 2019 EuroLeague Final Four (Europe) |
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| Fernando Buesa Arena | |
| Capacity: 15,716 | |
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Background
Real Madrid
Real Madrid will defend the title after finishing the regular season in the third position, with a 22–8 record, and being the first qualified team by beating Panathinaikos OPAP 3–0 in the playoffs. This will be their seventh Final Four in the last nine editions and the third consecutive.
Coach Pablo Laso will try to win his third title in his sixth Final Four appearance.
Bracket
Template:2019 EuroLeague Final Four bracket
Semifinals
Semifinal A
Turkish champions Fenerbahçe Beko returned to the Final Four to make it their fourth straight appearance. Led by head coach Željko Obradović, the all-time record holder for most EuroLeague championships won by a head coach, it defeated Žalgiris Kaunas 3–1 in the play-offs, to clinch a semi-final spot.
Anadolu Efes qualified for its first Final Four since 2001, this being their third appearance, after finishing in last place the previous year. The club beat Barcelona Lassa 3–2 in the play-offs.
Larkin set a new EuroLeague Final Four record for Performance Index Rating with 43.[4]
| 17 May 2019 | Fenerbahçe Beko 
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73–92 | Anadolu Efes
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| 18:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 20–26, 17–23, 16–24 | |||
| Pts: Veselý 14 Rebs: Melli 4 Asts: Gudurić 6 PIR: Kalinić 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Larkin 30 Rebs: Dunston 10 Asts: Larkin 7 PIR: Larkin 43 |
Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena Attendance: 13,470 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Mehdi Difallah (FRA) |
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Semifinal B
Russian champions CSKA Moscow returned to the Final Four to make it their eight consecutive Final Four appearance. The club beat Kirolbet Baskonia 3–1 in the play-offs.
Defending Euroleague and spanish champions Real Madrid would play its third consecutive Final Four appearance. The match would be a re-match of the 2018 Semifinal A, which Real Madrid won on their way to their 10th title. Real Madrid beat Panathinaikos OPAP 3–0 in the play-offs.
| 17 May 2019 | CSKA Moscow 
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95–90 |  Real Madrid
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| 21:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 25–23, 22–28, 30–17 | |||
| Pts: De Colo, Rodríguez 23 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Rodríguez 4 PIR: De Colo 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Causeur 18 Rebs: Tavares 9 Asts: Campazzo 6 PIR: Causeur 17 |
Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena Attendance: 13,199 Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Anne Panther (GER) |
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Third place game
| 19 May 2019 | Fenerbahçe Beko
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75–94 | Real Madrid
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| 17:30 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 16-24, 24-14, 23-31, 12-25 | |||
| Boxscore | Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena |
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Championship game
7-time Euroleague champions CSKA Moscow advance to the Final Four Championship Game for the seventh time and first since 2016 EuroLeague Final Four.
Anadolu Efes advance to the Final Four Championship Game for the first time in their history, having finished third in both previous Euroleague Final Four participations.
| 19 May 2018 | Anadolu Efes
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vs. | CSKA Moscow
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| [ Boxscore] | Arena: Fernando Buesa Arena |
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References
- ^ "2019 Final Four logo unveiled in Vitoria-Gasteiz". EuroLeague.net. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Vitoria-Gasteiz to host the 2019 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four". 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Final Four general public tickets are now sold out!" (Press release). Euroleague Basketball. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Larkin smashes Final Four PIR record". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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