Fenerbahçe Opet outlasts Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring to win 2025-26 EuroLeague Women championship
Fenerbahçe completed their dominant EuroLeague Women season with a championship victory over Galatasaray.
Fenerbahçe Opet celebrates their victory. | Anadolu via Getty Images 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.
TWO YEARS LATER, BACK ON THE #EUROLEAGUEWOMEN THRONE 🏆 pic. twitter. com/WeOV5A9kgM — EuroLeague Women (@EuroLeagueWomen) April 19, 2026 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.