Twenty-four teams (European national domestic league champions, plus the then current title holders), playing in a tournament system, entered a Quarterfinals group stage, divided into six groups that played in a round-robin. The final standing was based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification:
number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams;
basket average between the teams;
general basket average within the group.
The six group winners of the Quarterfinals group stage advanced to the Semifinals group stage, which was played as a single group under the same round-robin rules.
The group winner and the runner-up of the Semifinals group stage qualified for the final, which was played at a predetermined venue.
Quarterfinals group stage
Key to colors
Top place in each group advance to Semifinal group stage
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Sinudyne Bologna
Nashua EBBC
Bosna
Real Madrid
CSKA Moscow
