2007–08 FIBA EuroCup
FIBA EuroCup | |
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Champions |
Barons LMT 1st title |
Runners-up | Dexia Mons-Hainaut |
Third place | AEL Limassol |
Fourth place | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
Teams | 32 |
Awards | |
Final Four MVP | Giedrius Gustas |
Statistical leaders | |
Points |
20.6 |
Rebounds |
11.0 |
Assists |
6.8 |
The FIBA EuroCup is the former name of an international professional basketball club competition for clubs throughout Europe that was renamed the FIBA EuroChallenge in July 2008. The 2007–08 season, the last for the competition under the EuroCup banner, featured 38 competing teams, from 23 different countries. The draw for the groups was held on August 5, 2007, at the Kempinski Hotel in Munich.
The 2007–08 FIBA EuroCup, organized by FIBA Europe, was the fifth season of the competition regarded as the third-strongest pan-European club basketball competition, behind the Euroleague and ULEB Cup, the latter of which was renamed the Eurocup for 2008–09.
Format
In all, 38 teams were involved. Teams from the lowest ranked countries or teams who took lower place in their national championship play in Elimination Round 1. The winners of Elimination Round 1 meet teams who took higher place in their national championship in Elimination Round 2. The winners from Elimination Round 2, advance to the group stage (Qualifying Round). After group stage, teams play Quarter Final Round and then Final Four.
Elimination Round 1
In all in Elimination Round 1 12 teams. Each team plays two games (home and away). Winners from Elimination Round 1 advance to Elimination Round 2.
Elimination Round 2
The winners from Elimination Round 1 advance to Elimination Round 2. There also two games (home and away). The winners Elimination Round 2 advance to the group stage (Qualifying Round).
Qualifying Round
The winners of Elimination Round 2 advance to the Qualifying Round (group stage). In all in the group 16 teams. It: Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D. The matches plays round-robin competition (home and away). Top two places advance to Quarter Final.
Quarter Final
Top two places of the groups advance to Quarter Final. The Quarter Finals games will be played two game (if need three games). The winners of the Quarter Final Round advance to the Final Four.
Final Four
Winners of the Quarter Final Round advance to the Final Four. It Semi-Finals and Final (including match for third place also). It was held on April 18 and April 20, in Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou Arena.
Teams of the 2007–08 EuroCup
Country | Teams | Teams (place in national championship) | ||||
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Greece | 5 | PAOK BC (6) | Olympia Larissa (7) | Maroussi (8) | AEK Athens (9) | Olympiada Patras (10) |
Russia | 4 | Lokomotiv (5) | Spartak (8) | CSK VSS Samara (9) | Ural Great (11) | |
Ukraine | 4 | Cherkasky (3) | Khimik (4) | BC Dnipro(6) | BC Odessa (9) | |
Cyprus | 3 | AEL Limassol (1) | APOEL (2) | Keravnos (4) | ||
Croatia | 2 | KK Zagreb (3) | Cedevita Zagreb (5) | |||
France | 2 | Cholet Basket (7) | BCM Gravelines (8) | |||
Romania | 2 | Elba Timişoara (4) | U Mobitelco Cluj (5) | |||
Belgium | 1 | Mons-Hainaut (6) | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | KK Igokea (3) | ||||
Bulgaria | 1 | Spartak-Pleven (6) | ||||
Czech Republic | 1 | BK Prostějov (3) | ||||
Denmark | 1 | Bakken Bears (1) | ||||
Estonia | 1 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock (1) | ||||
Finland | 1 | Lappeenranta (6) | ||||
Georgia | 1 | Energy Invest (1) | ||||
Iceland | 1 | K.R. Reykjavík (2) | ||||
Israel | 1 | Ironi Nahariya (5) | ||||
Latvia | 1 | Barons LMT (3) | ||||
Macedonia | 1 | BC Strumica 2005 (1) | ||||
Netherlands | 1 | Amsterdam (6) | ||||
Slovenia | 1 | Zlatorog Laško (4) | ||||
Sweden | 1 | Plannja Basket (1) | ||||
Turkey | 1 | Banvit (7) |
Results
Elimination Round 1
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
October 30 18:00 |
Spartak-Pleven | 76–71 | Olympiada Patras |
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 18-25, 25-9, 16-21 |
November 6 20:30 |
Olympiada Patras | 85–71 | Spartak-Pleven |
Scoring by quarter: 27-20, 22-19, 20-9, 16-23 |
Game 5
Game 6
Elimination Round 2
Game 7
November 27 19:30 |
Ural Great | 77–60 | Olympiada Patras |
Scoring by quarter: 22-10, 17-17, 24-17, 14-16 |
Perm |
Game 8
Game 9
Game 10
Game 11
November 21 19:30 |
Barons LMT | 81–77 | Iscar Nahariya |
Scoring by quarter: 16-20, 30-19, 20-22, 15-16 |
Riga |
Game 12
Game 13
Game 14
November 20 19:00 |
Plannja Basket | 73–91 | CSK VSS Samara |
Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 24-21, 14-28, 19-19 |
November 27 19:00 |
CSK VSS Samara | 84–70 | Plannja Basket |
Scoring by quarter: 25-16, 14-20, 24-13, 21-21 |
Game 15
Game 16
November 20 19:30 |
Zlatorog Laško | 64–72 | Olympia Larissa |
Scoring by quarter: 14-14, 4-20, 21-18, 25-20 |
November 27 20:00 |
Olympia Larissa | 83–82 | Zlatorog Laško |
Scoring by quarter: 21-11, 19-25, 16-17, 27-29 |
Game 17
Game 18
November 20 19:00 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 94–69 | BK Prostějov |
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 24-11, 31-14, 23-25 |
November 28 18:00 |
BK Prostějov | 72–76 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
Scoring by quarter: 29-20, 19-18, 3-19, 21-19 |
Game 19
Game 20
Game 21
Game 22
November 27 19:30 |
Cherkasky | 104–83 (OT) (OT) |
APOEL |
Scoring by quarter: 31-19, 25-16, 17-16, 15-21, Overtime: 16-11 |
Group Stage
In all there 4 groups, in each 4 teams. Top 2 best teams in each group advance to Quarter-final playoffs.The matches plays round-robin competition (home and away).
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 6 | 5 | 1 | 481 | 438 | +43 |
2. | CSK VSS Samara | 6 | 5 | 1 | 459 | 426 | +33 |
3. | Lappeenrannan | 6 | 1 | 5 | 483 | 506 | -23 |
4. | PAOK BC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 418 | 471 | -53 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | Mons-Hainaut | 6 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 422 | +27 |
2. | Ural Great | 6 | 4 | 2 | 461 | 429 | +32 |
3. | Cherkasky | 6 | 3 | 3 | 465 | 507 | -42 |
4. | Banvit | 6 | 1 | 5 | 473 | 490 | -17 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | AEL Limassol | 6 | 4 | 2 | 494 | 455 | +39 |
2. | KK Zagreb | 6 | 4 | 2 | 460 | 461 | -1 |
3. | Olympia Larissa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 400 | 416 | -16 |
4. | Spartak | 6 | 1 | 5 | 436 | 458 | -22 |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | Barons LMT | 6 | 4 | 2 | 463 | 439 | +24 |
2. | Khimik | 6 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 436 | +13 |
3. | Lokomotiv | 6 | 2 | 4 | 432 | 438 | -6 |
4. | Cholet Basket | 6 | 2 | 4 | 430 | 461 | -31 |
Quarter Finals
The quarter finals were played in two games (home and away) plus a third game (if necessary)
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 2 - 1 | Ural Great | 78 - 75 | 61 - 68 | 89 - 77 |
Mons-Hainaut | 2 - 0 | CSK VSS Samara | 92 - 66 | 87 - 86 | |
AEL Limassol | 2 - 0 | Khimik | 70 - 65 | 87 - 76 | |
Barons LMT | 2 - 1 | KK Zagreb | 67 - 58 | 74 - 80 | 96 - 91 |
Game 1
- February 19, 2008
February 19 19:00 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 78–75 | Ural Great |
Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 26-18, 18-17, 19-21 |
February 19 20:00 |
Mons-Hainaut | 92–66 | CSK VSS Samara |
Scoring by quarter: 19-21, 24-15, 18-16, 31-14 |
Mons |
Game 2
- February 25–26, 2008
February 25 17:30 |
Ural Great | 68–61 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock |
Scoring by quarter: 15-11, 17-17, 22-17, 14-16 |
Perm |
Game 3
- March 4, 2008
Final Four
The Final Four will be held in Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena. The winners from quarter-finals were advanced there.
Bracket
Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||
April 18, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | |||||||
Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 82 | ||||||
Barons LMT | 88 | ||||||
April 20, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | |||||||
Barons LMT | 63 | ||||||
Mons-Hainaut | 62 | ||||||
Third Place | |||||||
April 18, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | April 20, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | ||||||
Mons-Hainaut | 70 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 70 | ||||
AEL Limassol | 55 | AEL Limassol | 79 |
Results
- Semi-finals
- Third Place
- Final