2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge

2007–08 2009–10 FIBA EuroChallenge 2008–09 #338928 ITA Virtus Bologna (1st title) FRA Cholet RUS Triumph Lyubertsy CYP Proteas EKA AEL 32 25 November 2008 – 26 April 2009 USA 20px Keith Langford EuroChallenge Final Four MVP USA 20px Austin Nichols 19.6 NGR 20px Abdullahi Kuso 8.8 USA 20px Dontaye Draper 6.2 The 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge was the sixth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball FIBA EuroChallenge Tournament, and the first under the FIBA EuroChallenge name, organized by FIBA Europe. It was also the first season that eliminated teams from the ULEB Cup would transfer to a FIBA competition after the 2000 conflict between ULEB and FIBA. Additionally the formerly known ULEB Cup would be now renamed to EuroCup from 2008 and onwards. A total number of 32 teams participated in the regular season and a total of 40 teams competed including the qualifying rounds. Virtus Bologna won its first EuroChallenge title after defeating Cholet in the Final of the Final Four, which was hosted in Bologna. Format In all there are 40 teams from 21 countries, plus sixteen teams from the 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball first preliminary round and second preliminary round. The competition is jointly run by FIBA Europe. Teams 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 EC: Transferred from Eurocup QR: Losers from qualifying rounds WC: Wild card +Regular seasonRUS Ural Great (EC QR2)BEL Base Oostende (EC QR2) ESP Cajasol (EC QR2)ISR Hapoel Migdal Jerusalim (EC QR2) RUS Triumph Lyubertsy (EC QR1)BEL Dexia Mons-Hainaut (4th) FRA Cholet (EC QR1) TUR Galatasaray (EC QR2)RUS Lokomotiv Rostov (7th)EST Tartu Rock (EC QR1)SUI Benetton Olympic Fribourg (EC QR2)GRE Olympia Larissa (8th)UKR Kyiv (EC QR2)EST Kalev/Cramo (2nd)AUT Allianz Swans Gmunden (EC QR2)CYP Keravnos (1st)UKR Khimik (3rd)LTU Šiauliai (EC QR1) GER Telekom Bonn (EC QR1)ITA Virtus Bologna (15th)POL Energa Czarni Slupsk (EC QR1)LAT Ventspils (3rd)NED EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam (EC QR1) +Qualifying roundsRUS CSK VVS-Samara (9th)FRA Hyeres-Toulon (6th)TUR Antalya BB (6th)BIH Široki (3rd)RUS Spartak Saint Petersburg (11th)FRA JA Vichy (7th)TUR Banvit (8th)BIH Borac Nektar (5th)UKR Sumykhimprom (5th)GER EWE Baskets Oldenburg (5th)CYP APOEL (2nd)CRO Zagreb (4th)UKR MBC Mykolaiv (6th)GER Deutsche Bank Skyliners (6th)CYP Proteas EKA AEL (3rd)CRO Cedevita (5th)UKR Donetsk (WC)DEN Bakken Bears (1st)ROM Asesoft (1st)SLO Zlatorog Laško (4th)CZE Prostejov (3rd) DEN Svendborg Rabbits (2nd)ROM U-Mobilteco Cluj (2nd)MKD AMAK SP (5th)BUL Spartak Pleven (4th)NED Eiffel Towers Den Bosch (2nd)ROM CSU Sibiu (3rd)GEO Energy Invest Rustavi (1st)BEL Belgacom Liege (5th)HUN Körmend (2nd) Qualifying rounds Thirty-two teams will participate in the first round and sixteen in the second. First qualifying round 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge First qualifying round Prostějov CZE 134–148 Zagreb CRO 61–69 73–79 AMAK SP MKD 148–145 Zlatorog Laško SLO 70–76 78–69 CSU Asesoft ROU 147–145 Spartak Saint Petersburg RUS 79–76 68–69 U-Mobitelco Cluj ROU 132–163 EWE Baskets Oldenburg GER 60–86 72–77 Svendborg Rabbits DEN 168–180 Široki BIH 92–100 76–80 MBC Mykolaiv UKR 138–151 Deutsche Bank Skyliners GER 68–75 70–76 Energy Invest Rustavi GEO 160–200 Sumykhimprom UKR 81–110 79–90 Spartak Pleven BUL 153–176 Antalya BB TUR 83–87 70–89 APOEL CYP 113–135 JA Vichy FRA 52–66 61–69 Sibiu ROU 144–186 Banvit TUR 67–74 77–112 Cedevita CRO 150–157 Hyères-Toulon FRA 92–82 58–75 Körmend HUN 171–201 EiffelTowers Den Bosch NED 71–88 100–113 Donetsk UKR 120–134 Proteas EKA AEL CYP 65–65 55–79 Bakken Bears DEN 119–164 Belgacom Liège BEL 55–67 64–97 |} Second qualifying round EiffelTowers Den Bosch NED 166–130 AMAK SP MKD 94–66 72–64 Široki BIH 155–164 Sumykhimprom UKR 73–73 82–91 CSK VSS-Samara RUS 149–136 Zagreb CRO 80–60 69–76 Deutsche Bank Skyliners GER 127–125 Antalya BB TUR 60–60 67–65 Hyères-Toulon FRA 170–154 CSU Asesoft ROM 103–77 67–77 EWE Baskets Oldenburg GER 150–120 Borac Nektar BIH 76–46 74–74 Belgacom Liège BEL 154–137 JA Vichy FRA 74–67 80–70 Banvit TUR 165–189 Proteas EKA AEL CYP 93–100 72–89 |} Regular season Group A main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 6 0 492 433 3 3 480 405 2 4 436 209 1 5 462 523 BEL Belgacom Liège ESP Cajasol LAT Ventspils POL Energa Czarni Słupsk Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to top 16 BEL LIEESP CAJLAT VENPOL SLUBEL LIE69-6289-8489-64ESP CAJ78-7998-5189-75LAT VEN54-7378-7094-88POL SLU91-9353-8391-75 Group B main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 5 1 498 433 3 3 417 413 3 3 478 485 1 5 434 496 RUS Ural Great GER Telekom Baskets Bonn FRA Hyères-Toulon CYP Keravnos Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to top 16 RUS URAGER TBBFRA HYECYP KERRUS URA82-5484-7685-64GER TBB64-7071-6178-55FRA HYE94-8372-8687-76CYP KER81-9473-6485-88 Group C main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 6 0 485 410 4 2 460 424 1 5 471 513 1 5 384 453 FRA Cholet RUS Lokomotiv Rostov UKR Sumykhimprom SUI Benetton Olympic Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to top 16 FRA CHORUS LOKUKR SUMSUI BENFRA CHO76-72100-7779-52RUS LOK65-6699-7266-65UKR SUM81-8284-8990-73SUI BEN63-8261-6970-67 Group D main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 4 2 519 456 4 2 501 480 4 2 484 497 0 6 428 499 CYP Proteas EKA AEL NED EiffelTowers Den Bosch LTU Šiauliai AUT Allianz Swans Gmunden Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to top 16 CYP AELNED DENLTU ŠIAAUT GMUCYP AEL95-77102-7686-62NED DEN87-7696-8277-70LTU ŠIA77-7582-8089-76AUT GMU77-8575-8468-78 Group E main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 4 2 469 451 3 3 435 447 3 3 397 377 2 4 357 383 GER EWE Baskets Oldenburg NED EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam ISR Hapoel Jerusalem GRE Olympia Larissa Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to top 16 GER OLDNED AMSISR JERGRE LARGER OLD78-6279-7076-73NED AMS76-7373-7468-64ISR JER81-8881-8320-0*GRE LAR89-7577-7354-71 *Due to the war situation in Gaza Strip, Olympia refused to travel to Israel and Hapoel Jerusalim were declared winners by forfeit (20-0) Group F main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 4 2 514 451 4 2 483 447 2 4 443 492 2 4 449 499 BEL Dexia Mons-Hainaut TUR Galatasaray Cafe Crown CRO Zagreb UKR Khimik Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to top 16 BEL DEXTUR GALCRO ZAGUKR KHIBEL DEX91-6599-6982-76TUR GAL80-6887-7294-51CRO ZAG66-8478-8288-78UKR KHI95-9087-7562-70 Group G main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 5 1 472 444 3 3 440 439 2 4 490 487 2 4 451 483 ITA Virtus Bologna RUS CSK VSS-Samara BEL Base Oostende EST Tartu Rock Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to top 16 ITA VIRRUS CSKBEL OOSEST TARITA VIR75-6970-6995-85RUS CSK72-7086-7258-66BEL OOS76-8798-7587-73EST TAR73-7558-8092-82 Group H main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 4 2 441 405 4 2 440 393 2 4 375 425 2 4 431 464 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy UKR Kyiv GER Deutsche Bank Skyliners EST Kalev/Cramo Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to top 16 RUS TRIUKR KYIGER DBSEST KALRUS TRI67-6476-5875-69UKR KYI66-6578-4690-75GER DBS77-7158-6661-57EST KAL81-8782-7677-75 Top 16 Group I main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 5 1 450 408 3 3 415 425 2 4 410 432 2 4 433 443 FRA Cholet GER Telekom Baskets Bonn BEL Belgacom Liège NED EiffelTowers Den Bosch Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to quarterfinals FRA CHOGER TBBBEL LIENED DENFRA CHO71-5471-7885-68GER TBB68-7179-6484-77BEL LIE70-8059-6781-68NED DEN70-7283-6367-58 Group J main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 4 2 479 444 4 2 446 399 3 3 456 470 1 5 478 546 ITA Virtus Bologna UKR Kyiv GER EWE Baskets Oldenburg TUR Galatasaray Cafe Crown Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to quarterfinals ITA VIRUKR KYIGER OLDTUR GALITA VIR68-6481-8293-77UKR KYI57-6964-5495-62GER OLD73-6473-8685-93TUR GAL91-10473-8082-89 Group K main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 5 1 472 421 3 3 453 453 2 4 417 418 2 4 399 449 CYP Proteas EKA AEL RUS Ural Great ESP Cajasol RUS Lokomotiv Rostov Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to quarterfinals CYP AELRUS URAESP CAJRUS LOKCYP AEL102-7588-7874-60RUS URA83-5761-7269-60ESP CAJ56-6476-8174-61RUS LOK69-8786-8463-61 Group L main WL points wins FIBA Europe AAA BBB CCC DDD complete 5 1 472 431 4 2 481 461 3 3 495 482 0 6 429 503 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy NED EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam BEL Dexia Mons-Hainaut RUS CSK VSS-Samara Q T16 T16 green1 Advance to quarterfinals RUS TRINED AMSBEL DEXRUS CSKRUS TRI76-7576-7386-67NED AMS68-8587-7584-69BEL DEX83-6886-93101-85RUS CSK65-8170-7473-77 Quarterfinals Team 1Agg. Aggregrate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg Cholet FRA 2–1 UKR Kyiv 68–52 72–77 80–74 Virtus Bologna ITA 2–0 GER Telekom Baskets Bonn 86–76 106–91 Proteas EKA AEL CYP 2–0 NED EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam 82–72 83–72 Triumph Lyubertsy RUS 2–1 RUS Ural Great 100–102 91–65 78–63 Final Four 2009 FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four The Final Four will be the last stage of EuroChallenge 2008–09. The event will take place at the Futurshow Station, in Bologna. FRA Cholet 81 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy 78 ITA Virtus Bologna 83 CYP Proteas EKA AEL 69 FRA Cholet 75 ITA Virtus Bologna 77 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy 94 CYP Proteas EKA AEL 82 See also 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball 2008–09 Euroleague External links FIBA Europe European Basketball website 2008 Euro