The 2013–14 Eurocup Basketball season was the 12th edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the Eurocup. The Eurocup is the league level that is one level below the Euroleague. Valencia BC, the winner of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the next season's Euroleague.[1] Valencia beat Unics Kazan in two legs. It was the first time since the 2002–03 season the Finals were played over two games.
Competition format changes
The competition increases from 32 to 48 teams in the Regular Season phase. The size of the groups will grow to six teams, where the first three qualified teams will join the Last 32 stage. Another innovation this season will see clubs divided into two regional conferences for the Regular Season phase.[2]
Euroleague clubs that do not qualify for the Euroleague Top 16 will join the remaining 24 Eurocup teams for the Last 32 phase.
Teams
48 teams will participate in Eurocup Regular Season. 41 of them will qualify directly to this stage with the seven losers of the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds.[3] For the Last 32, eight teams who didn't make the Top 16 in the 2013–14 Euroleague would enter.
Key to colors
Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eightfinalist | Last 32 | Regular season |
Draw
The draws for the 2013–14 Eurocup were held on Saturday, 5 October, after the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were played.[9]
Teams were divided into two geographical conferences with 24 teams and 4 groups each.
For the each conference teams were seeded into six pots of four teams in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.
Two teams from the same country could not be drawn together in the same Regular Season group if possible. Liga ABA teams (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) are considered as same country teams.[10]
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
Regular season
Location of teams of the
2013–14 Eurocup.
Western Conference: ![](../I/m/Red_pog.svg.png)
Red: Group A;
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Green: Group B;
![](../I/m/Blue_pog.svg.png)
Blue: Group C;
![](../I/m/Yellow_pog.svg.png)
Yellow: Group D;
Eastern Conference: ![](../I/m/Purple_pog.svg.png)
Purple: Group E;
![](../I/m/Orange_pog.svg.png)
Orange: Group F;
![](../I/m/Pink_pog.svg.png)
Pink: Group G;
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Brown: Group H.
The Regular Season began on Tuesday, October 15.
If teams were level on record 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.
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Top three teams in each group advance to Last 32. |
Western Conference
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Eastern Conference
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Last 32 phase
The Last 32 runs from January 7 to February 19, 2014
If teams were level on record at the end of the Last 32 phase, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record.
- Head-to-head point differential.
- Point differential during the Last 32 phase.
- Points scored during the Last 32 phase.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 32 phase match.
Location of teams of the
2013–14 Eurocup Last 32 phase.
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Blue: Group I;
![](../I/m/Red_pog.svg.png)
Red: Group J;
![](../I/m/Green_pog.svg.png)
Green: Group K;
![](../I/m/Yellow_pog.svg.png)
Yellow: Group L;
![](../I/m/Purple_pog.svg.png)
Purple: Group M;
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Orange: Group N;
![](../I/m/Pink_pog.svg.png)
Pink: Group O;
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Brown: Group P.
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Top two teams in each group advance to eight-finals. |
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Group M
Group N
Group O
Group P
Knockout phase
![](../I/m/VBC-Kazan_Eurocup_finals_2014_-_48.jpeg)
Image of the first match of the finals, held in
Valencia.
In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.
- The team that finished in the higher Last 32 place will play the second game of the series at home.
- If both teams placed the same in the Last 32, the team with more Last 32 victories will play the second game at home.
- In case of a tie in both place and victories, the team with the higher cumulative Last 32 point difference will play the second game at home.
Bracket
Finals
Game 1
Game 2
Basket Hall Arena, KazanAttendance: 7,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Recep Ankarali (TUR), Elias Koromilas (GRE) |
Individual statistics
Rating
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Awards
MVP Weekly
Regular Season
Last 32
Eighthfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Eurocup MVP
Eurocup Finals MVP
All-Eurocup Teams
Coach of the Year
Rising Star
See also
References
- ↑ "Eurocup - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ Eurocup changes format, expands to 48 teams for 2013-14 season; Eurocupbasketball.com, 14 June 2013
- ↑ Teams announced for newly expanded 2013-14 Eurocup!; Eurocup Basketball website; 16 July 2013
- ↑ Albatrosse gehen 2013/2014 im Eurocup an den Start; Alba Berlin, 04 July 2013
- ↑ Dragons erhalten Eurocup-Wildcard; Artland Dragons Quakenbrück, 05 July 2013
- ↑ Telekom Baskets steigen in den Eurocup auf; Telekom Baskets Bonn, 05 July 2013
- ↑ El Bilbao Basket disputará la Eurocup 2013-2014; Bilbao Basket, 14 June 2013
- ↑ БК "Химик" участник основной сетки Eurocup; BC Khimik, 10 July 2013
- ↑ "2013-14 Eurocup Regular Season draw set for Saturday, October 5 - Latest - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ "2013-14 Eurocup regular season draw criteria and procedure - Latest - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ 2013-14 Eurocup MVP: Andrew Goudelock, Unics Kazan
- ↑ Valencia's Doellman claims Eurocup Finals MVP trophy!
- ↑ 2013-14 All-Eurocup First, Second teams named
- ↑ 2013-14 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Andrea Trinchieri, Unics Kazan
- ↑ 2013-14 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket
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