Congratulations to Fenerbahçe Opet, your 2025-26 EuroLeague Women champions!
Fenerbahçe defeated Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring 68-55 in the final to claim the crown.
A near triple-double of 13 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds earned Julie Allemand MVP honors. Emma Meesseman led Fenerbahçe in scoring with 20 points, joining Allemand on the All-Star Five. The championship victory also gave Meesseman her seventh EuroLeague Women title, the most in the modern era.
Iliana Rupert chipped in 16 points, while Breanna Stewart, playing in her second game for Fenerbahçe, added nine points, helping the Turkish club win their third title in four seasons.
The path to the top of the podium, however, did not feature much of the beautiful brand of offensive basketball for which Fenerbahçe is known. Even without newly-minted EuroLeague Women MVP Dorka Juhász, Galatasaray made Fenerbahçe earn their triumph, holding their Turkish rivals to 38 percent shooting and winning the battle of the boards by 10 rebounds. Their own poor shooting, combined with 21 turnovers, ultimately sunk their upset bid.
Elizabeth Williams, also named to the All-Star Five, scored a team-high 15 points for Galatasaray, with Marine Johannès scoring 12 points as Awak Kueir contributed 10 points.
While Fenerbahçe never fully buried Galatasaray, they controlled most of the second half, stretching their five-point halftime advantage to 11 points early in the third quarter. Galatasaray trimmed the margin to four points at the start of the fourth period before an Allemand triple midway through the final frame to advance Fenerbahçe’s edge back to double digits.
From there, there was little doubt about the final result.
Zaragoza escapes against Girona for first-ever podium finish
Although less consequential, the third-place game between Casademont Zaragoza and Spar Girona featured more late-game thrills.
The hosts, Zaragoza, ultimately prevailed 66-63, earning the club’s first-ever EuroLeague Women podium finish with the dramatic flair that has defined their season.
Trailing by two points at the half, Zaragoza used a 23-12 third quarter to grab the game—until they later threatened to let it slip away.
With just over three and a half minutes to go, Zaragoza claimed a 65-57 lead, but a scoring drought followed by two-straight 3s from Girona left Zaragoza clinging to a two-point, 65-63, edge with just over a minute to go. After both side experienced an empty possession, Carla Leite drew a foul, sending her to the line with 17 seconds left to secure the game for Zaragoza.
She missed the first but made the second, meaning Girona had life. They got up three 3-pointers on their final possession—one from Justē Jocytē, one from Chloe Bibby and one from Laure Quevedo—but all missed.
Zaragoza escaped, and their more than 10,000 supporters in attendance exulted.
Leite led Zaragoza with 20 points and six assists. Merritt Hempe, an All-Star Five selection, scored a perfect 14 points, not missing a shot from the field or foul line. While Bibby missed her potential game-tying triple, she led Girona with 17 points. Klara Holm, the fifth All-Star Five honoree, tallied 14 points and 13 boards.
