The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the last 16, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.
If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
Head-to-head record.
Head-to-head point differential.
Point differential during the regular season.
Points scored during the regular season.
Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each regular season match.
The sixteen teams were divided in four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarterfinals, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.
The eight teams that advanced from the last 16 be played in a best-of-three playoff format. Matches were played on 13, 15 and 20 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game (if necessary) at home.