2007–08 ULEB Cup

ULEB Cup 2007–08
League	ULEB Cup
Sport	Basketball
Top scorer	De'Teri Mayes (Allianz Swans Gmunden)
Finals
Champions	DKV Joventut
Runners-up	Akasvayu Girona
Finals MVP	Rudy Fernández

The 2007–08 ULEB Cup was the sixth season of the second-tier level professional basketball competition ULEB Cup, organized by Euroleague Basketball Company, and also the last season for the competition under the name of ULEB Cup. The ULEB Cup is the level that is one tier below the Euroleague level. On July 2, 2008, ULEB and FIBA Europe announced that the competition would be renamed to the Eurocup, starting with the 2008–09 season.

For the first time, 54 teams competed. The Final Eight was held from April 10, to April 13, in Turin, Italy, in the Palavela arena. The trophy was won by Spanish club DKV Joventut, the other finalist being another Spanish team, Akasvayu Girona. Dynamo Moscow took third place.

Teams of the 2007–08 ULEB Cup

Country Teams Clubs (ranking in national league) France 5 Nancy (2nd) ASVEL (3rd) Élan Chalon (4th) Strasbourg (5th) Pau-Orthez (9th) Germany 5 Artland Dragons (2nd) Ludwigsburg (3rd) Köln 99ers (4th) Alba Berlin (5th) Deutsche Bank Skyliners (13th) Russia 4 UNICS (2nd) Khimki (3rd) Dynamo Moscow (4th) Triumph Lyubertsy (6th) Spain 4 DKV Joventut (4th) Akasvayu Girona (5th) Kalise Gran Canaria (6th) Pamesa Valencia (7th) Belgium 3 Telindus Oostende (1st) Spirou Charleroi (3rd) Antwerp Giants (4th) Poland 3 Turów Zgorzelec (2nd) ASCO Śląsk Wrocław (3rd) Anwil Włocławek (4th) Serbia 3 Crvena Zvezda (2nd) Hemofarm Vršac (3rd) FMP (4th) Turkey 3 Türk Telekom (3rd) Galatasaray Café Crown (3rd) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (5th) Greece 2 Panionios Forthnet (4th) Panellinios (5th) Israel 2 Hapoel Migdal (2nd) Hapoel Galil Elyon (4th) Italy 2 Benetton Treviso (11th) Beghelli Bologna (13th) Latvia 2 ASK Riga (1st) Ventspils (2nd) Netherlands 2 EiffelTowers Den Bosch (1st) Hanzevast Capitals (5th) Ukraine 2 Azovmash (1st) Kyiv (2nd) Austria 1 Allianz Swans Gmunden (1st) Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 Bosna (2nd) Bulgaria 1 Lukoil Academic (1st) Croatia 1 Zadar (2nd) Czech Republic 1 ČEZ Nymburk (1st) Estonia 1 Kalev/Cramo (2nd) Lithuania 1 Šiauliai (3rd) Montenegro 1 Budućnost (1st) Portugal 1 Ovarense (1st) Romania 1 Asesoft (1st) Switzerland 1 Benetton Fribourg (1st) United Kingdom 1 Guildford Heat (3rd)

Teams details

Team	Location	Arena
ASVEL	Villeurbanne,  France	L'Astroballe
Akasvayu Girona	Girona,  Spain	Palau Girona-Fontajau
Alba Berlin	Berlin,  Germany	Max-Schmeling-Halle
Antwerp Giants	Antwerp,  Belgium	Lotto Arena
Anwil Włocławek	Włocławek,  Poland	Hala Mistrzow
Artland Dragons	Quakenbrück,  Germany	Artland Arena
ASCO Śląsk Wrocław	Wrocław,  Poland	Hala Orbita
ASK Riga	Riga,  Latvia	Arena Riga
Azovmash	Mariupol,  Ukraine	Azovmash Arena
Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn,  Estonia	Saku Suurhall
Kyiv	Kiev,  Ukraine	Palace of Sports
Benetton Fribourg	Fribourg,   Switzerland	Sainte-Croix
Benetton Treviso	Treviso,  Italy	Palaverde
Beşiktaş	Istanbul,  Turkey	BJK Akatlar Arena
Ventspils	Ventspils,  Latvia	Ventspils Nafta Hall
ČEZ Nymburk	Nymburk,  Czech Republic	ČEZ Arena
Asesoft	Ploieşti,  Romania	Sala Sporturilor Olimpia
Deutsche Bank Skyliners	Frankfurt,  Germany	Ballsporthalle
DKV Joventut	Badalona,  Spain	Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona
Dynamo Moscow	Moscow,  Russia	Krylatskoe Sport Palace
EiffelTowers Den Bosch	Den Bosch,  Netherlands	Maaspoort Sports end Events
Élan Chalon	Chalon-sur-Saône,  France	Le Colisée
Beghelli Bologna	Bologna,  Italy	PalaDozza
Kalise Gran Canaria	Las Palmas,  Spain	Centro Insular
Galatasaray Café Crown	Istanbul,  Turkey	Ayhan Şahenk Spor Salonu
Guildford Heat	Guildford,  United Kingdom	The Spectrum
Hanzevast Capitals	Groningen,  Netherlands	Martini Plaza
Hapoel Galil Elyon	Kfar Blum,  Israel	Heichal ha Pais
Hapoel Migdal	Jerusalem,  Israel	Malha Arena
Khimki	Khimki,  Russia	Novator Palace of Sports
Bosna	Sarajevo,  Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mirza Delibasic Arena
Budućnost	Podgorica,  Montenegro	Morača Sports Center
FMP	Belgrade,  Serbia	Železnik Hall
Hemofarm Vršac	Vršac,  Serbia	Millennium Center
Köln 99ers	Cologne,  Germany	GEW Energy Dome
Ludwigsburg	Ludwigsburg,  Germany	Rundsporthalle
Lukoil Academic	Sofia,  Bulgaria	Universiada Hall
Ovarense	Ovar,  Portugal	Arena Dolce Vita
Pamesa Valencia	Valencia,  Spain	Fuente San Luis
Panellinios	Kypseli,  Greece	Panellinios Indoor Hall
Panionios Forthnet	Athens,  Greece	Helliniko Indoor Arena
Pau-Orthez	Pau,  France	Palais des Sports
Turów Zgorzelec	Zgorzelec,  Poland	Centrum Sportowe
Crvena Zvezda	Belgrade,  Serbia	Pionir Hall
Šiauliai	Šiauliai,  Lithuania	Šiaulių Arena
Nancy	Nancy,  France	Jean Weille Palais
Spirou Charleroi	Charleroi,  Belgium	SpirouDome
Strasbourg	Strasbourg,  France	Rhenus Sport
Allianz Swans Gmunden	Gmunden,  Austria	Volksbank-Arena
Telindus Oostende	Oostende,  Belgium	Sleuyter Arena
Triumph Lyubertsy	Lyubertsy,  Russia	SH Triumph
Türk Telekom	Ankara,  Turkey	Ankara Sport Hall
UNICS	Kazan,  Russia	Basket Hall Arena
Zadar	Zadar,  Croatia	Jazine Basketball Hall

Format

For the first time in its short history, this season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 54 teams, divided into 9 groups of 6 teams. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages, until the last 8 remaining teams met in the competition's first ever Final Eight tournament. Just as in the previous season, the official broadcast partner of the ULEB Cup was Eurosport. The regular season began in November 2007.

Regular season

All 54 teams in 9 groups (in each group 6 teams) played a round-robin competition (home and away). 3 teams from each group advanced to the Knockout stage (Sixteenth-finals). The 5 teams with the best results advanced, as did the fourth place in the group also advanced to the Playoff.

Top 32

A draw was held to determine the eighth-finals match-ups. Each round was played as two games (home and away) to advance to the next stage. The winners were determined by points difference. Draws in the first games were possible. Example: UNICS 86, Real 80, first game. Real 99, UNICS 80, second game. Points difference, UNICS 166-179, Real win.

Top 16

The winners from the Sixteen-finals advanced to the eighth finals. The games were played as two games (home and away). The winners were determined by points difference.

Final eight

The winners of the eighth finals played the Final Eight. It was held from April 10 to April 13.

Regular season

Key to colors

Top three places in each group, plus highest-ranked fourth-place team, advance to Top 32

Group A Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. DKV Joventut 10 9 1 913 675 238 2. Türk Telekom 10 9 1 920 831 89 3. Bosna 10 4 6 860 880 -20 4. Šiauliai 10 4 6 781 826 -45 5. Alba Berlin 10 4 6 790 815 -25 6. Guildford Heat 10 0 10 689 926 -237

Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Beşiktaş 10 10 0 823 704 119 2. Ventspils 10 6 4 829 765 64 3. Köln 99ers 10 6 4 792 808 -16 4. Élan Chalon 10 5 5 807 795 12 5. FMP 10 3 7 752 779 -27 6. Ovarense 10 0 10 760 912 -152

Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Akasvayu Girona 10 7 3 846 747 99 2. Galatasaray Café Crown 10 7 3 805 725 80 3. Hemofarm Vršac 10 6 4 822 813 9 4. Asesoft 10 4 6 758 763 -5 5. Spirou Charleroi 10 4 6 718 747 -29 6. Hanzevast Capitals 10 2 8 761 915 -154

Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Pamesa Valencia 10 8 2 798 730 68 2. Khimki 10 8 2 849 790 59 3. Azovmash 10 6 4 791 796 -5 4. Nancy 10 4 6 796 794 2 5. Anwil Włocławek 10 4 6 751 783 -32 6. Deutsche Bank Skyliners 10 0 10 700 792 -92

Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Triumph Lyubertsy 10 8 2 792 686 106 2. Budućnost 10 7 3 781 709 72 3. Allianz Swans Gmunden 10 5 5 748 763 -15 4. Antwerp Giants 10 4 6 754 791 -37 5. Hapoel Galil Elyon 10 3 7 784 839 -55 6. Benetton Fribourg 10 3 7 737 808 -71

Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Dynamo Moscow 10 8 2 913 809 104 2. Telindus Oostende 10 6 4 814 799 15 3. Crvena Zvezda 10 6 4 839 848 -9 4. ČEZ Nymburk 10 5 5 825 802 23 5. Beghelli Bologna 10 4 6 745 759 -14 6. Panellinios 10 1 9 722 841 -119

Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Kalise Gran Canaria 10 8 2 820 752 68 2. ASVEL 10 6 4 864 809 55 3. Panionios Forthnet 10 5 5 822 818 4 4. ASCO Śląsk Wrocław 10 5 5 785 760 25 5. Ludwigsburg 10 3 7 811 852 -41 6. Kalev/Cramo 10 3 7 727 838 -111

Group H Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Benetton Treviso 10 7 3 833 762 71 2. Kyiv 10 7 3 802 735 67 3. Lukoil Academic 10 6 4 886 811 75 4. Artland Dragons 10 5 5 723 793 -70 5. ASK Riga 10 3 7 723 728 -5 6. Pau-Orthez 10 2 8 692 830 -138

Group I

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Turów Zgorzelec	10	8	2	743	695	48
2.	Zadar	10	6	4	850	761	89
3.	UNICS	10	5	5	799	732	67
4.	Hapoel Migdal	10	5	5	820	856	-36
5.	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	10	3	7	788	863	-75
6.	Strasbourg	10	3	7	688	781	-93

Top 32

The draw to determine a bracket for the elimination rounds of the 2007–08 ULEB Cup was held on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 13:30 CET in the Museu Olimpic i de l'Esport in Barcelona.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
ASCO Śląsk Wrocław	161–177	Dynamo Moscow	78–85	83–92
Lukoil Academic	140–119	Ventspils	67–64	73–55
Telindus Oostende	121–133	Kyiv	61–65	60–68
ČEZ Nymburk	127–129	Turów Zgorzelec	61–61	66–68
Élan Chalon	150–163	Akasvayu Girona	93–85	57–78
Hemofarm Vršac	155–134	Budućnost	82–56	73–78
UNICS	184–161	Türk Telekom	91–65	93–96
Artland Dragons	161–157	Triumph Lyubertsy	81–75	80–82
Allianz Swans Gmunden	115–166	DKV Joventut	59–89	56–77
Köln 99ers	141–187	Khimki	72–91	69–96
Azovmash	142–157	Zadar	82–80	60–77
Panionios Forthnet	131–141	Pamesa Valencia	70–59	61–82
Hapoel Migdal	141–146	Beşiktaş	88–73	53–73
Crvena Zvezda	164–153	Benetton Treviso	81–71	83–82
ASVEL	144–145	Galatasaray Café Crown	69–69	75–76
Bosna	158–171	Kalise Gran Canaria	89–82	69–89

Top 16

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Lukoil Academic	152–192	Dynamo Moscow	75–89	77–103
Kyiv	126–129	Turów Zgorzelec	59–71	67–58
Hemofarm Vršac	133–156	Akasvayu Girona	71–80	62–76
Artland Dragons	139–152	UNICS	80–78	59–74
Khimki	127–165	DKV Joventut	73–96	54–69
Zadar	144–162	Pamesa Valencia	74–69	70–93
Crvena Zvezda	149–161	Beşiktaş	80–80	69–81
Galatasaray Café Crown	178–162	Kalise Gran Canaria	99–74	79–88

Final eight

Quarter finals

April 10, Palavela, Turin

Team 1	Score	Team 2
DKV Joventut	77–67	Pamesa Valencia
Beşiktaş	60–61	Galatasaray Café Crown

April 11, Palavela, Turin

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Dynamo Moscow	78–63	Turów Zgorzelec
Akasvayu Girona	75–66	UNICS

Semi finals

April 12, Palavela, Turin

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Dynamo Moscow	78–81	Akasvayu Girona
DKV Joventut	90–83	Galatasaray Café Crown

3rd place game

April 13, Palavela, Turin

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Dynamo Moscow	84–67	Galatasaray Café Crown

Final

April 13, Palavela, Turin

Team 1	Score	Team 2
DKV Joventut	79–54	Akasvayu Girona

2007–08 ULEB Cup Champions
DKV Joventut 1st title

Finals MVP

• Rudy Fernandez (DKV Joventut)

External links

• 2007–08 ULEB Cup @ Eurocupbasketball.com