2008–09 Eurocup Basketball

2008–09 Eurocup Basketball Eurocup Men's basketball USA Chuck Eidson (Lietuvos rytas) Eurocup Basketball MVP USA Khalid El-Amin (Azovmash) EuroCup Basketball Top Scorer Finals 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball#Bracket LTU Lietuvos rytas (2nd title) RUS Khimki LTU Marijonas Petravičius EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP Eurocup Basketball 2007–08 ULEB Cup 2007–08 2009–10 2009–10 Eurocup Basketball 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball was the seventh edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup, and the first to be contested under the Eurocup name.http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/home/news/i/33556/448/item ULEB, FIBA Europe announce new competitions names, formats Euroleague.net 2008-07-02 2008-07-04 From the inception of the competition in 2002, it had been known as the ULEB Cup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. During this season, there were 48 teams, from 22 countries. After the preliminary rounds, there were 32 teams left for the regular season, with the 16 eliminated teams being relegated down and parachuting into Europe's third-tier transnational competition, the EuroChallenge. Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas of Vilnius, won the tournament and promotion to the top level EuroLeague for the next season. Teams of the 2008–2009 Eurocup Country Teams Clubs (ranking in national league) RUS Russia 5 Khimki (2nd) Dynamo Moscow (3rd) Ural Great Perm (4th) UNICS (5th) Triumph Lyubertsy (6th) FRA France 4 Chorale Roanne (2nd) ASVEL (3rd) Le Havre (5th) Cholet (8th) ESP Spain 4 Pamesa Valencia (6th) Iurbentia Bilbao (7th) Cajasol (8th) Kalise Gran Canaria (9th) GER Germany 3 Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd) Artland Dragons (6th) Brose Baskets (7th) GRE Greece 3 Maroussi Costa Coffee (4th) Aris (5th) Panellinios (6th) SRB Serbia 3 Hemofarm (2nd) Crvena zvezda (3rd) FMP (4th) TUR Turkey 3 Türk Telekom (2nd) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (3rd) Galatasaray Café Crown (4th) BEL Belgium 2 Spirou (2nd) Telindus Oostende (5th) ITA Italy 2 Fortitudo Bologna (8th) Benetton Treviso (10th) ISR Israel 2 Bnei HaSharon (3rd) Hapoel Jerusalem (6th) LAT Latvia 2 Barons LMT (1st) ASK Riga (2nd) LTU Lithuania 2 Lietuvos rytas (2nd) Šiauliai (3rd) POL Poland 2 Turów Zgorzelec (2nd) Energa Czarni Słupsk (10th) UKR Ukraine 2 Azovmash (1st) Kyiv (2nd) AUT Austria 1 Allianz Swans Gmunden (1st) BUL Bulgaria 1 Lukoil Academic (1st) CRO Croatia 1 Zadar (1st) CZE Czech Republic 1 ČEZ Nymburk (1st) EST Estonia 1 Tartu Ülikool Rock (1st) MNE Montenegro 1 Budućnost (1st) NED Netherlands 1 MyGuide Amsterdam (1st) SWI Switzerland 1 Benetton Fribourg (1st) Format The competition format was also revamped. A total of 48 clubs participated, down from 54 in the previous year's competition. The competition was jointly organized by Euroleague Basketball Company and FIBA Europe. First preliminary round Sixteen teams competed in the first preliminary round, which was organised by FIBA Europe. These teams were paired in two-legged matches, with winners decided on aggregate score. The eight winners advanced to the second preliminary round, and the eight losers parachuted into the third-tier European competition, the EuroChallenge. The matches were played from October 14 through October 21. Due to a decision of the Italian Basketball Federation to revoke Capo d'Orlando's first division license, followed by an Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) tribunal rejected appeal by the club, Capo d'Orlando lost the right to participate in European competitions.Clubs Replaced In European Competitions As a result, Benetton Treviso automatically qualified to the group stage, while Benetton Fribourg advanced to the second qualification round where they met Kalise Gran Canaria.Benetton Basket Tamoil subs Orlandina Basket, Benetton Olympic Fribourg joins second qualifying round Second preliminary round The second preliminary round, also organised by FIBA Europe, also featured 16 teams, with the eight winners from the first preliminary round joined by eight automatic qualifiers to that phase. As in the first preliminary round, matches were two-legged and decided on aggregate score, with the winners advancing to the Eurocup regular season and the losers parachuting into the EuroChallenge. Matches were played from November 4 to November 11. Regular season Thirty-two teams—24 automatic qualifiers and the eight survivors of the second preliminary round—entered the Regular Season. From this point onward, the competition is organised by Euroleague Basketball Company. The teams were divided into eight groups of four teams each, with each group playing a double round-robin schedule. The first and second-place teams in each group advanced to the Last 16. Regular Season matches were held from November 25, 2008 until January 13, 2009. Last 16 For the first time in the history of the competition, a second group phase was played. The survivors of the Regular Season were divided into four-team groups, each playing a double round-robin schedule. This phase has a direct analogue in the top-tier EuroLeague, which conducts an identical group phase, the Top 16, at the same stage of the competition. As in the EuroLeague Top 16, the first- and second-place teams in each group advance to the next phase. However, unlike the EuroLeague, which conducts a separate quarterfinal round before its Final Four, the Eurocup sent its surviving teams into a single knockout tournament, the Final Eight. Last 16 matches were played from January 27 to March 10, 2009. Final eight Like the Euroleague Final Four, this was a knockout tournament, conducted in one-off matches, held at a single site. The semifinal losers played a single match for third place, and the semifinal winners played a single match for the Eurocup title and an automatic place in the 2009-10 Euroleague. This phase was carried over from the prior ULEB Cup format. Matches were played from April 9 through April 12. This was the last season for the Final Eight format. From 2009–10 onward, a quarterfinal round has been introduced, consisting of two-legged ties between a group winner and the runner-up from a separate group, with the winner of each tie determined on aggregate score. The quarterfinal winners will advance to the Eurocup Finals, with one-off semifinals followed by a one-off final. Preliminary rounds Sixteen teams participated in the first preliminary round, and after the first preliminary round matches, sixteen teams played in a second preliminary round, with the top eight teams from the first preliminary round. Teams that were eliminated from the first or second preliminary round games competed in the EuroChallenge 2008-09. First preliminary round Šiauliai LTU 136–167 Galatasaray Café Crown TUR 73–73 63–94 2 MyGuide Amsterdam NED 133–143 FMP SRB 66–60 67–83 2 Energa Czarni Słupsk POL 126–151 UNICS RUS 76–62 50–89 2 Allianz Swans Gmunden AUT 146–139 Tartu Ülikool Rock EST 86–64 60–75 1 Panellinios GRE 154–124 Telekom Baskets Bonn GER 69–54 85–70 1 Triumph Lyubertsy RUS 146–159 Telindus Oostende BEL 78–78 68–81 2 ASK Riga LAT 142–137 Cholet FRA 69–62 73–75 1 |} Second preliminary round Galatasaray Café Crown TUR 147–176 Budućnost MNE 85–83 62–93 2 FMP SRB 138–118 Ural Great Perm RUS 69–61 69–57 1 UNICS RUS 161–142 Hapoel Jerusalem ISR 88–66 73–76 1 Allianz Swans Gmunden AUT 163–178 Crvena zvezda SRB 82–82 81–96 2 Panellinios GRE 168–165 Kyiv UKR 96–69 72–96 1 Le Havre FRA 172–168 Telindus Oostende BEL 84–85 88–83 1 Benetton Fribourg SWI 125–195 Kalise Gran Canaria ESP 64–92 61–103 2 ASK Riga LAT 151–134 Cajasol ESP 83–69 68–65 1 |} Regular season + Key to colors     Top two places in each group advance to Top 16 Group A main WL true points points complete BSR Eurocup Basketball MAR ZAD ASK ROA R32 R32 4 2 493 468 4 2 505 480 3 3 496 478 1 5 430 498 GRE Maroussi Costa Coffee MAR CRO Zadar ZAD LAT ASK Riga ASK FRA Chorale Roanne ROA Q green1 Advanced to Top 16 87–79 79–75 106–94 88–73 82–77 66–84 86–70 91–75 83–68 72–83 84–70 82–70 Group B main WL true points points complete BSR Eurocup Basketball UNI DYN BAR LUK R32 R32 6 0 488 435 4 2 492 442 1 5 443 489 1 5 454 511 RUS UNICS UNI RUS Dynamo Moscow DYN LAT Barons LMT BAR BUL Lukoil Academic LUK Q green1 Advanced to Top 16 81–86 94–78 75–88 80–71 79–72 84–74 62–86 76–55 84–88 77–87 79–80 61–80 Group C main WL true points points complete BSR Eurocup Basketball KHI BEN BEŞ LEH R32 R32 5 1 459 400 4 2 478 443 3 3 459 471 0 6 413 495 RUS Khimki KHI ITA Benetton Treviso BEN TUR Beşiktaş Cola Turka BEŞ FRA Le Havre LEH Q green1 Advanced to Top 16 77-59 61-68 72-77 79-55 91-65 76-82 96-91 80-71 80-89 63-79 69-71 91-67 Group D main WL true points points complete BSR Eurocup Basketball TÜR PNE ARI BNE R32 R32 4 2 393 344 3 3 453 435 3 3 457 459 2 4 362 427 TUR Türk Telekom TÜR GRE Panellinios PNE GRE Aris ARI ISR Bnei HaSharon BNE Q green1 Advanced to Top 16 82-74 89-86 72-77 20-0 78-65 78-76 84-71 70-64 69-71 54-76 79-75 85-70 Group E UKR AZOLTU LRYFRA ASVESP GRAUKR AZO76-6687-7492-90LTU LRY83-6495-7474-64FRA ASV85-8393-9069-81ESP GRA74-8294-8378-80 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. UKR Azovmash 6 4 2 484 472 +12 2. LTU Lietuvos rytas 6 3 3 491 465 +26 3. FRA ASVEL 6 3 3 475 514 -39 4. ESP Kalise Gran Canaria 6 2 4 481 480 +1 Group F BEL SPISRB CZVPOL TURGER BROBEL SPI71-6589-6964-62SRB CZV93-9197-6982-65POL TUR61-8676-8667-56GER BRO65-8453-6739-69 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. BEL Spirou 6 5 1 485 415 +70 2. SRB Crvena zvezda 6 5 1 490 425 +65 3. POL PGE Turów 6 2 4 411 453 -42 4. GER Brose Baskets 6 0 6 340 433 -93 Group G ESP VALGER ARTITA FORSRB FMPESP VAL84-6780-7483-58GER ART79-8987-7873-62ITA FOR71-7789-9388-61SRB FMP65-8493-6559-70 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Pamesa Valencia 6 6 0 497 414 +83 2. GER Artland Dragons 6 3 3 464 495 -31 3. ITA Fortitudo Bologna 6 2 4 470 457 +13 4. SRB FMP 6 1 5 398 463 -65 Group H ESP BILSRB HEMCZE NYMMNE BUDESP BIL78-6793-7269-66SRB HEM62-8282-7489-85CZE NYM79-9280-8275-70MNE BUD65-6770-5963-66 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Iurbentia Bilbao 6 6 0 481 411 +70 2. SRB Hemofarm 6 3 3 441 469 -28 3. CZE ČEZ Nymburk 6 2 4 446 482 -36 4. MNE Budućnost 6 1 5 419 425 -6 Top 16 The second grand stage begins from January 27, 2009. + Key to colors     Top two places in each group advance to final eight Group I RUS DYNRUS KHIGRE MARGRE PNERUS DYN73-6894-7391-84RUS KHI69-7794-69101-94GRE MAR76-8071-5883-85GRE PNE72-7773-8959-71 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. RUS Dynamo Moscow 6 6 0 492 442 +50 2. RUS Khimki 6 3 3 479 457 +22 3. GRE Maroussi Costa Coffee 6 2 4 443 470 -27 4. GRE Panellinios 6 1 5 467 512 -45 Group J ITA BENCRO ZADRUS UNITUR TÜRITA BEN94-8168-6689-87CRO ZAD76-8493-9194-86RUS UNI81-5969-7172-57TUR TÜR67-9989-8266-86 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ITA Benetton Treviso 6 5 1 493 458 +35 2. CRO Zadar 6 3 3 497 513 -16 3. RUS UNICS 6 3 3 465 414 +51 4. TUR Türk Telekom 6 1 5 452 522 -70 Group K ESP VALSRB HEMUKR AZOSRB CZVESP VAL65-6068-6682-80SRB HEM66-6284-7488-73UKR AZO91-8889-7162-74SRB CZV73-8565-9172-95 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Pamesa Valencia 6 4 2 450 436 +14 2. SRB Hemofarm 6 4 2 460 428 +32 3. UKR Azovmash 6 3 3 477 457 +20 4. SRB Crvena zvezda 6 1 5 437 503 -66 Group L ESP BILLTU LRYBEL SPIGER ARTESP BIL67-5982-7871-62LTU LRY73-7177-56105-64BEL SPI59-7978-7488-79GER ART84-7970-7982-94 TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. ESP Iurbentia Bilbao 6 4 2 449 415 +34 2. LTU Lietuvos rytas 6 4 2 467 406 +61 3. BEL Spirou 6 3 3 453 473 -20 4. GER Artland Dragons 6 1 5 441 516 -75 Final eight The Final Eight was the last stage of EuroCup 2008-09. Quarter finals April 2, Pala Alpitour, Turin Dynamo Moscow RUS 85–93 Hemofarm SRB 2 Benetton Treviso ITA 79–85 Lietuvos rytas LTU 2 |} April 3, Pala Alpitour, Turin Pamesa Valencia ESP 73–76 Khimki RUS 2 Iurbentia Bilbao ESP 76–67 Zadar CRO 1 |} Semi finals April 4, Pala Alpitour, Turin Hemofarm SRB 68–73 Lietuvos rytas LTU 2 Khimki RUS 79–73 Iurbentia Bilbao ESP 1 |} Final April 5, Pala Alpitour, Turin Lietuvos rytas LTU 80–74 Khimki RUS 1 |} 2008–09 Eurocup ChampionsLTU 100px Lietuvos rytas 2nd title Individual statistics Points RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG1.USA Khalid El-AminUKR Azovmash1119717.90 Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG1.USA C. J. WallaceITA Benetton Treviso13967.38 Assists RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG1.USA Khalid El-AminUKR Azovmash11585.27 Awards Eurocup 2008–09 MVP USA Chuck Eidson ( Lithuania Lietuvos rytas ) Eurocup 2008–09 Finals MVP Lithuania Marijonas Petravičius ( Lithuania Lietuvos rytas ) All-Eurocup team Season Position All-Eurocup First Team Club Team All-Eurocup Second Team Club Team2008–09GUSA Chuck EidsonLietuvos rytasUSA Khalid El-AminTürk Telekom2008–09GRussia Kelly McCartyKhimkiUSA Gary Neal Treviso2008–09FSlovenia Boštjan NachbarDynamo MoscowRUS Travis HansenDynamo Moscow2008–09FCroatia Marko BanićBilbaoAustralia Matt NielsenValencia2008–09CMacedonia Todor GečevskiZadarCroatia Sandro NicevićTreviso Rising Star Serbia Milan Mačvan ( Serbia Hemofarm ) Coach of the Year Turkey Oktay Mahmuti ( Italy Benetton Treviso ) See also 2008–09 Euroleague EuroChallenge 2008–09 References External links EuroCup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20220131152325/https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/ 2022-01-31 European Basketball Website Uleb 2008-09