Organized by the Basketball Federation in cooperation with the University Sports Federation and attracting a lot of attention last year, ÜniLig’s 2022-2023 Season starts on 14 November.
At the meeting held last Friday in the Basketball Federation, accompanied by Ali Tüzünkan and Ziya Tüzel in charge of ÜniLig, the Preliminary Qualification Group and Classification Group draws were drawn.
The Preliminary Group is organized by the ‘Double Elimination’ method, as it was last year. According to this method, the fixture is rearranged according to the result of each match and 2 (two) matches are played according to the principle of losing out. As a result of the draw, the schedule for the first matches in the qualifying group is as follows.
European Leadership University – University of Kyrenia
Final International University – European University of Lefke
The winners of these matches will then face Bahçeşehir Cyprus University and Middle East Technical University, respectively. The 2 teams to be determined as a result of the matches, which are expected to last approximately 2 weeks, will join the following teams that took part in Final 4 last year. UniLig will be played with 6 teams in 2 halves and finally in Final 4 format.
Rauf Denktas University
Eastern Mediterranean University
Near East University
Girne American University
The regular season in UniLig is scheduled to start on November 30.
A Total of 13 Universities Will Compete in 2 Leagues in UniLig.
13 universities will compete in UniLig this year. In addition to the format played last year and which was very popular, the 2nd League will be organized this year upon the high demand from universities. There are 7 universities that have been finalized to participate in the 2nd League, which will be held for the first time this year. The number is expected to increase further.
At the meeting, mutual suggestions were also discussed for the better organization of UniLig.
