After Russian basketball clubs were expelled from their organizations due to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, THY Europa League management is preparing to cancel all matches played by Russians.
In case of such a decision, all matches played by CSKA Moscow, UNICS Kazan and Zenit so far this season will be disabled. In other words, the wins and losses of the teams that faced these teams will not be evaluated.
Fenerbahçe Beko, which has played 3 matches with the Russians so far and won all three, will be the first team to be negatively affected by this decision.
Fenerbahce Beko, which is in the 10th place with 12 wins and 13 losses in 25 games as of now, will decrease to 9 after the decision to be made.
Thus, the yellow-dark blue team’s place in the classification will not change despite the expulsion of the 3 teams above the scoreboard.
Having the same number of wins as Fenerbahçe Beko, which will be in the 10th place, Kızılyıldız, who is in the 9th place, is missing one match compared to Fenerbahçe Beko and is also in an advantageous position in the double difference compared to the Turkish representative.
Anadolu Efes, on the other hand, will be positively affected by the decision to be taken due to 2 wins and 4 losses against Russian teams in 6 games, and will consolidate its place in the play-off hoop, which will be in the 5th place after 20 games.
As a result of the suspension of the participation of 3 Russian teams instead of 18 teams, the league, which includes 15 teams, will be completed in 28 weeks.
Anadolu Efes, which has played 20 games so far, will play 8 more games in the regular season, Fenerbahçe Beko, who left 22 games behind, will play 6 more games and will struggle to enter the top 8 for the play-offs.
If the decision is made to invalidate the matches played with Russian teams in the THY Europa League, the standings will be as follows:
| Order | THY Europa League | Match | Win | Defeat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | barcelona | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 2nd | real Madrid | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 3 | AX Armani Exchange Milan | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 4 | Olympiacos | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 5 | Anadolu Efes | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 6 | Bayern Munich | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | 21 | 11th | 10 |
| 8 | Monaco | 23 | 10 | 13 |
| 9 | Red Star | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Fenerbahce Beko | 22 | 9 | 13 |
| 11th | ALBA Berlin | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | Bitci Baskonia | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 14 | Panathinaikos | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| 15 | Zalgiris Kaunas | 22 | 6 | 16 |