As in past years, 32 teams joined the first stage, which are played in four qualifying tournaments between December 2015 and February 2016.

The four group winners, Real Madrid as reigning champions and three wildcarded teams will join the Final Tournament, that will be played in Berlin on May 12–15.

[1] The Torneo Città di Roma was played on December 27 to 29, 2015.

The Belgrade International Junior Tournament was played from February 26 to 28, 2016.

Alba Berlin, FC Barcelona Lassa, INSEP and Lietuvos Rytas received a wild card for joining the final tournament with the four qualifying tournament winners (title holder Real Madrid, Mega Bemax, who changed sponsorship naming from the qualifying tournament, Žalgiris and Crvena Zvezda Telekom).