2007–08 FIBA EuroCup
FIBA EuroCup | |
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Champions |
![]() 1st title |
Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Teams | 32 |
Awards | |
Final Four MVP |
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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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![]() | 5 | PAOK BC (6) | Olympia Larissa (7) | Maroussi (8) | AEK Athens (9) | Olympiada Patras (10) |
![]() | 4 | Lokomotiv (5) | Spartak (8) | CSK VSS Samara (9) | Ural Great (11) | |
![]() | 4 | Cherkasky (3) | Khimik (4) | BC Dnipro(6) | BC Odessa (9) | |
![]() | 3 | AEL Limassol (1) | APOEL (2) | Keravnos (4) | ||
![]() | 2 | KK Zagreb (3) | Cedevita Zagreb (5) | |||
![]() | 2 | Cholet Basket (7) | BCM Gravelines (8) | |||
![]() | 2 | Elba Timişoara (4) | U Mobitelco Cluj (5) | |||
![]() | 1 | Mons-Hainaut (6) | ||||
![]() | 1 | KK Igokea (3) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Spartak-Pleven (6) | ||||
![]() | 1 | BK Prostějov (3) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Bakken Bears (1) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock (1) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Lappeenranta (6) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Energy Invest (1) | ||||
![]() | 1 | K.R. Reykjavík (2) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Ironi Nahariya (5) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Barons LMT (3) | ||||
![]() | 1 | BC Strumica 2005 (1) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Amsterdam (6) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Zlatorog Laško (4) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Plannja Basket (1) | ||||
![]() | 1 | Banvit (7) |
Results
Elimination Round 1
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
October 30 18:00 |
Spartak-Pleven ![]() |
76–71 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 18-25, 25-9, 16-21 |
November 6 20:30 |
Olympiada Patras ![]() |
85–71 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 24-21, 14-28, 19-19 |
November 27 19:00 |
CSK VSS Samara ![]() |
84–70 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 25-16, 14-20, 24-13, 21-21 |
Game 15
Game 16
November 20 19:30 |
Zlatorog Laško ![]() |
64–72 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14-14, 4-20, 21-18, 25-20 |
November 27 20:00 |
Olympia Larissa ![]() |
83–82 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21-11, 19-25, 16-17, 27-29 |
Game 17
Game 18
November 20 19:00 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock ![]() |
94–69 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 24-11, 31-14, 23-25 |
November 28 18:00 |
BK Prostějov ![]() |
72–76 | ![]() |
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) |
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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. | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 481 | 438 | +43 |
2. | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 459 | 426 | +33 |
3. | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 483 | 506 | -23 |
4. | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 418 | 471 | -53 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 422 | +27 |
2. | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 461 | 429 | +32 |
3. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 465 | 507 | -42 |
4. | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 473 | 490 | -17 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 494 | 455 | +39 |
2. | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 460 | 461 | -1 |
3. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 400 | 416 | -16 |
4. | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 436 | 458 | -22 |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 463 | 439 | +24 |
2. | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 436 | +13 |
3. | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 432 | 438 | -6 |
4. | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 78 - 75 | 61 - 68 | 89 - 77 |
Mons-Hainaut ![]() | 2 - 0 | ![]() | 92 - 66 | 87 - 86 | |
AEL Limassol ![]() | 2 - 0 | ![]() | 70 - 65 | 87 - 76 | |
Barons LMT ![]() | 2 - 1 | ![]() | 67 - 58 | 74 - 80 | 96 - 91 |
Game 1
- February 19, 2008
February 19 19:00 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock ![]() |
78–75 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 26-18, 18-17, 19-21 |
February 19 20:00 |
Mons-Hainaut ![]() |
92–66 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | |||||||
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82 | ||||||
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88 | ||||||
April 20, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | |||||||
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63 | ||||||
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62 | ||||||
Third Place | |||||||
April 18, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | April 20, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | ||||||
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70 | ![]() |
70 | ||||
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55 | ![]() |
79 |
Results
- Semi-finals
- Third Place
- Final
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