2007–08 FIBA EuroCup

2006–07 2008–09 FIBA EuroCup #0181C0 white 2007–08 LAT Barons LMT (1st title) BEL Dexia Mons-Hainaut CYP EKA AEL EST Tartu Ülikool/Rock 32 LIT 20px Giedrius Gustas EuroChallenge Final Four MVP USA 20px Adrian Henning 20.6 NGR 20px Kenny Adeleke 11.0 CRO 20px Jakov Vladović 6.8 The 2007-08 FIBA EuroCup was the fifth season of FIBA's European professional competition and the last under the name EuroCup which is now used for the formerly known ULEB Cup. The competition, which was renamed the FIBA EuroChallenge in July 2008, featured 38 competing teams, from 23 countries following the abolition of the FIBA EuroCup Challenge in 2007. 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 a lower place in their national championship played in elimination round 1. The winners of elimination round 1 met teams who took a higher place in their national championship in Elimination Round 2. The winners from Elimination Round 2, advanced to the group stage (qualifying round). After the group stage, teams played a Quarter Final Round and then a Final Four. Elimination rounds In all in elimination round 1, 12 teams. Each team plays two games (home and away). The winners from elimination round 1 advance to elimination round 2. There also two games (home and away). The winners of elimination round 2 advance to the group stage (the qualifying round). Qualifying round 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 the quarter-final. Quarter-final Top two places of the groups advance to quarter-finals. The quarter-final games will be played two game (if need three games). The winners of the quarter-final round advance to the Final Four. Final Four The Final Four matches include the semi-finals and final, and the match for third place. It was held on April 18 and April 20, in Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou Arena. Team allocation There were 6 domestic champions and 3 runners-up. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: title holders;): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs CW: Cup winners GRE PAOK (6th)RUS Lokomotiv Rostov (5th) CRO Zagreb (3rd) FRA Cholet (7th) GRE Olympia Larissa (7th)RUS Spartak Saint Petersburg (8th) CRO Cedevita Zagreb (5th) FRA BCM Gravelines (8th) GRE Maroussi (8th)RUS CSK VSS-Samara (9th) ROM Elba Timişoara (4th) BEL Dexia Mons-Hainaut (6th) GRE AEK Athens (9th)RUS Ural Great (10th) ROM U Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca (5th) BIH Igokea (3rd) GRE Olympiada Patras (10th)UKR Cherkaski Mavpy (3rd)BUL Spartak Pleven (6th) CZE Prostějov (3rd) CYP Proteas EKA AEL (1st)UKR Khimik (4th)DEN Bakken Bears (1st) EST Tartu Rock (1st) CYP APOEL (2nd)UKR Dnipro (6th)FIN Lappeenranta (6th) GEO Energy Invest Rustavi (1st) CYP Keravnos (3rd)UKR Odesa (9th)ISL KR (2nd) ISR Ironi Nahariya (5th) MKD Strumica 2005 (1st)LAT Barons/LMT (3rd)TUR Banvit (7th) SWE Plannja (1st) NED MyGuide Amsterdam (6th) SLO Zlatorog Laško (4th) Preliminary rounds First elimination round Energy Invest Rustavi GEO 140–188 MyGuide Amsterdam NED 77–87 63–101 Dnipro UKR 146–145 Elba Timişoara ROM 64–74 82–71 Cedevita Zagreb CRO 145–147 Strumica 2005 MKD 76–72 69–75 Spartak Pleven BUL 147–156 Olympiada Patras GRE 76–71 71–85 Spartak Saint Petersburg RUS 174–162 Odesa UKR 86–76 88–86 Igokea BIH 139–133 Bakken Bears DEN 68–62 71–71 |} Second elimination round Olympiada Patras GRE 126–157 Ural Great RUS 66–80 60–77 Spartak Saint Petersburg RUS 146–140 Maroussi GRE 62–65 84–75 Strumica MKD 126–154 Lokomotiv Rostov RUS 57–67 69–87 Igokea BIH 171–179 Khimik UKR 102–80 69–99 Barons LMT LAT 161–160 Ironi Nahariya ISR 81–77 80–83 MyGuide Amsterdam NED 125–161 Dexia Mons-Hainaut BEL 63–73 62–88 Dnipro UKR 122–168 AEL Limassol CYP 53–64 69–104 Plannja SWE 143–175 CSK VSS-Samara RUS 73–91 70–84 KR ISL 162–191 Banvit TUR 79–96 83–95 Zlatorog Laško SLO 146–155 Olympia Larissa GRE 64–72 82–83 Lappeenranta FIN 173–166 Keravnos CYP 87–71 86–95 Tartu Ülikool/Rock EST 170–141 Prostějov CZE 94–69 76–72 PAOK GRE 150–139 U Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca ROM 79–74 71–65 AEK Athens GRE 146–160 Cholet FRA 91–82 55–78 Zagreb CRO 185–150 BCM Gravelines FRA 85–62 100–88 APOEL CYP 173–178 Cherkaski Mavpy UKR 90–74 83–104 |} Qualifying round A total number of sixteen teams participated in the qualifying round. They were divided over four groups of in each four teams. The top two teams in each group advance to quarter-final playoffs. The matches were played in a round-robin competition. Group A EuroCup 2007–08 Group A main WL points points true EuroCup TAR SAM LAP PAOK complete 5 1 481 438 5 1 459 426 1 5 483 506 1 5 418 471 EST Tartu University Rock RUS CSK VSS-Samara FIN Lappeenranta GRE PAOK Marfin TAR SAM LAP PAOK Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to quarter-finals BSR 77–57 78–72 90–80 77–65 94–82 80–61 94–102 76–78 83–74 58–69 65–73 OT 80–76 Group B EuroCup 2007–08 Group B main WL points points true EuroCup MON URA MAV BAN complete 4 2 449 422 4 2 461 429 3 3 465 507 1 5 473 490 BEL Dexia Mons-Hainaut RUS Ural Great UKR Cherkaski Mavpy TUR Banvit MON URA MAV BAN Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to quarter-finals BSR 81–60 72–67 85–81 60–58 93–73 77–74 76–72 72–101 87–81 78–81 71–70 88–90 Group C EuroCup 2007–08 Group C main WL points points true EuroCup AEL ZAG OLY SPA complete 4 2 494 455 4 2 460 461 3 3 400 416 1 5 436 458 CYP Proteas EKA AEL CRO Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje GRE Olympia Larissa RUS Spartak Saint Petersburg AEL ZAG OLY SPA Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to quarter-finals BSR 103-80 91–71 72–71 82–77 63–58 80–76 74–70 64–63 58–63 77–81 83–92 66–75 Group D EuroCup 2007–08 Group D main WL points points true EuroCup BAR KHI LOK CHO complete 4 2 463 439 4 2 449 436 2 4 423 438 2 4 430 461 LAT Barons LMT UKR Khimik RUS Lokomotiv Rostov FRA Cholet BAR KHI LOK CHO Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to quarter-finals BSR 78–84 87–75 76–66 65–71 78–62 75–72 69–73 76–65 84–64 80–78 77–82 71–66 Quarter-finals Team 1Agg. Aggregrate scoreTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Tartu University Rock EST2–1RUS Ural Great 78–75 61–68 89–77Dexia Mons-Hainaut BEL2–0RUS CSK VSS-Samara 92–66 87–86 Proteas EKA AEL CYP2–0UKR Khimik 70–65 87–76 Barons LMT LAT2–1CRO Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje 67–58 74–80 96–91 Final Four The Final Four was held from 18 until 20 April 2008 in Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena. main 2 high 1 yes 18 April EST Tartu University Rock 82 LAT Barons LMT 88 18 April BEL Dexia Mons-Hainaut 70 CYP Proteas EKA AEL 55 20 April LAT Barons LMT 63 BEL Dexia Mons-Hainaut 62 20 April EST Tartu University Rock 70 CYP Proteas EKA AEL 79 External links Official site Eurobasket.com Euro 2007