The EuroCup, also called FIBA EuroCup, is the former name of an international professional basketball club competition for clubs throughout Europe that was renamed the EuroChallenge in July 2008. The 2007-2008 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 EuroCup 2007-08, 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.
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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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
| Country | Teams | Teams (place in national championship) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 5 | PAOK BC (6) | Olympia Larissa (7) | Maroussi (8) | AEK Athens (9) | Olympiada Patras (10) |
| Russia | 4 | Lokomotiv (5) | Spartak (8) | CSK VSS Samara (9) | Ural Great (11) | |
| Ukraine | 4 | Cherkasky (3) | Khimik (4) | BC Dnipro(6) | BC Odessa (9) | |
| Cyprus | 3 | AEL Limassol (1) | APOEL (2) | Keravnos (4) | ||
| Croatia | 2 | KK Zagreb (3) | Cedevita Zagreb (5) | |||
| France | 2 | Cholet Basket (7) | BCM Gravelines (8) | |||
| Romania | 2 | Elba Timişoara (4) | U Mobitelco Cluj (5) | |||
| Belgium | 1 | Mons-Hainaut (6) | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | KK Igokea (3) | ||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | Spartak-Pleven (6) | ||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | BK Prostějov (3) | ||||
| Denmark | 1 | Bakken Bears (1) | ||||
| Estonia | 1 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock (1) | ||||
| Finland | 1 | Lappeenranta (6) | ||||
| Georgia | 1 | Energy Invest (1) | ||||
| Iceland | 1 | K.R. Reykjavik (2) | ||||
| Israel | 1 | Ironi Nahariya (5) | ||||
| Latvia | 1 | Barons LMT (3) | ||||
| Macedonia | 1 | BC Strumica (1) | ||||
| Netherlands | 1 | Amsterdam (6) | ||||
| Slovenia | 1 | Zlatorog Laško (4) | ||||
| Sweden | 1 | Plannja Basket (1) | ||||
| Turkey | 1 | Banvit (7) | ||||
Game 1
| October 30 18:30 |
Energy Invest | 77–87 | Amsterdam | Tbilisi | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-25, 20-25, 17-18, 21-19 | ||||||
| November 6 19:30 |
Amsterdam | 101–63 | Energy Invest | Amsterdam | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25-13, 19-18, 27-25, 30-7 | ||||||
| Total | Energy Invest | 140–188 | Amsterdam |
Game 2
| October 30 19:00 |
BC Dnipro | 64–74 | Elba Timişoara | Dnepropetrovsk | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-17, 17-17, 17-19, 10-21 | ||||||
| November 6 18:30 |
Elba Timişoara | 71–82 | BC Dnipro | Timişoara | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 16-23, 14-14, 19-26 | ||||||
| Total | BC Dnipro | 146–145 | Elba Timişoaraa |
Game 3
| October 30 18:30 |
Cedevita Zagreb | 76–72 | BC Strumica | Zagreb | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 18-21, 23-21, 19-12 | ||||||
| November 6 18:30 |
BC Strumica | 75–69 | Cedevita Zagreb | Strumica | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-23, 19-13, 23-17, 19-16 | ||||||
| Total | Cedevita Zagreb | 145–147 | BC Strumica |
Game 4
| October 30 18:00 |
Spartak-Pleven | 76–71 | Olympiada Patras | Pleven | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 18-25, 25-9, 16-21 | ||||||
| November 6 20:30 |
Olympiada Patras | 85–71 | Spartak-Pleven | Patras | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27-20, 22-19, 20-9, 16-23 | ||||||
| Total | Spartak-Pleven | 147–156 | Olympiada Patras |
Game 5
| October 30 19:30 |
Spartak | 86–76 | BC Odessa | St.Petersburg | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 25-21, 20-20, 20-13 | ||||||
| November 6 18:00 |
BC Odessa | 86–88 | Spartak | Odessa | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-21, 21-19, 10-21, 33-27 | ||||||
| Total | Spartak | 174–162 | BC Odessa |
Game 6
| October 30 20:15 |
KK Igokea | 68–62 | Bakken Bears | Aleksandrovac | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 19-19, 15-8, 16-16 | ||||||
| November 6 19:00 |
Bakken Bears | 71–71 | KK Igokea | Aarhus | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 21-21, 16-9, 19-21 | ||||||
| Total | KK Igokea | 139–133 | Bakken Bears |
Game 7
| November 20 20:30 |
Olympiada Patras | 66–80 | Ural Great | Patras | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18-30, 23-17, 9-16, 16-17 | ||||||
| November 27 19:30 |
Ural Great | 77–60 | Olympiada Patras | Perm | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-10, 17-17, 24-17, 14-16 | ||||||
| Total | Ural Great | 157–126 | Olympiada Patras |
Game 8
| November 20 19:30 |
Spartak | 62–65 | Maroussi | St.Petersburg | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 16-14, 18-21, 6-12 | ||||||
| November 27 19:00 |
Maroussi | 75–84 | Spartak | Maroussi | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-19, 26-20, 22-18, 13-27 | ||||||
| Total | Spartak | 146–140 | Maroussi |
Game 9
| November 20 21:00 |
BC Strumica | 57–67 | Lokomotiv | Strumica | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13-18, 17-18, 16-17, 11-14 | ||||||
| November 27 19:30 |
Lokomotiv | 87–69 | BC Strumica | Rostov | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-17, 20-15, 29-15, 24-22 | ||||||
| Total | Lokomotiv | 154–126 | BC Strumica |
Game 10
| November 20 20:30 |
KK Igokea | 102–80 | Khimik Yuzhny | Aleksandrovac | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-12, 24-21, 28-16, 36-31 | ||||||
| November 27 18:00 |
Khimik Yuzhny | 99–69 | KK Igokea | Yuzhny | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32-14, 17-13, 23-20, 27-22 | ||||||
| Total | Khimik Yuzhny | 179–171 | KK Igokea |
Game 11
| November 21 19:30 |
Barons LMT | 81–77 | Iscar Nahariya | Riga | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-20, 30-19, 20-22, 15-16 | ||||||
| November 27 19:30 |
Iscar Nahariya | 83–80 | Barons LMT | Nahariya | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13-28, 23-20, 22-23, 25-9 | ||||||
| Total | Barons LMT | 161–160 | Iscar Nahariya |
Game 12
| November 20 19:30 |
Amsterdam | 63–73 | Dexia | Amsterdam | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13-25, 24-10, 14-18, 12-20 | ||||||
| November 27 20:00 |
Dexia | 88–62 | Amsterdam | Mons | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28-16, 27-14, 20-13, 13-19 | ||||||
| Total | Amsterdam | 125–161 | Dexia |
Game 13
| November 20 19:00 |
BC Dnipro | 53–64 | AEL Limassol | Dnepropetrovsk | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-18, 12-8, 15-19, 11-19 | ||||||
| November 27 19:00 |
AEL Limassol | 104–69 | BC Dnipro | Limassol | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 26-17, 32-12, 27-24 | ||||||
| Total | BC Dnipro | 122–168 | AEL Limassol |
Game 14
| November 20 19:00 |
Plannja Basket | 73–91 | CSK VSS Samara | Luleå | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 24-21, 14-28, 19-19 | ||||||
| November 27 19:00 |
CSK VSS Samara | 84–70 | Plannja Basket | Samara | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25-16, 14-20, 24-13, 21-21 | ||||||
| Total | CSK VSS Samara | 175–143 | Plannja Basket |
Game 15
| November 20 19:15 |
Reykjavik | 79–96 | Banvit | Reykjavik | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-20, 20-28, 22-29, 18-19 | ||||||
| November 27 18:00 |
Banvit | 95–83 | Reykjavik | Balikesir | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23-10, 24-24, 27-23, 21-26 | ||||||
| Total | Banvit | 191–162 | Reykjavik |
Game 16
| November 20 19:30 |
Zlatorog Laško | 64–72 | Olympia Larissa | Lasko | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-14, 4-20, 21-18, 25-20 | ||||||
| November 27 20:00 |
Olympia Larissa | 83–82 | Zlatorog Laško | Larissa | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21-11, 19-25, 16-17, 27-29 | ||||||
| Total | Zlatorog Laško | 146–155 | Olympia Larissa |
Game 17
| November 19 18:30 |
Lappeenrannan | 87–71 | Keravnos | Lappeenranta | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17-23, 25-16, 17-16, 28-16 | ||||||
| November 27 19:00 |
Keravnos | 95–86 | Lappeenrannan | Strovolos / Nicosia | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 24-22, 30-24, 23-18 | ||||||
| Total | Lappeenrannan | 173–166 | Keravnos |
Game 18
| November 20 19:00 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 94–69 | BK Prostějov | Tartu | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 24-11, 31-14, 23-25 | ||||||
| November 28 18:00 |
BK Prostějov | 72–76 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | Prostějov | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29-20, 19-18, 3-19, 21-19 | ||||||
| Total | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 170–141 | BK Prostějov |
Game 19
| November 20 20:30 |
PAOK BC | 79–74 | U Mobitelco | Thessaloniki | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17-14, 27-21, 16-16, 19-23 | ||||||
| November 27 17:.30 |
U Mobitelco | 65–71 | PAOK BC | Cluj-Napoca | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21-15, 18-22, 13-17, 13-17 | ||||||
| Total | PAOK BC | 150–139 | U Mobitelco |
Game 20
| November 20 21:00 |
AEK Athens | 91–82 | Cholet Basket | Athens | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26-22, 24-16, 19-24, 22-20 | ||||||
| November 27 20:30 |
Cholet Basket | 78–55 | AEK Athens | Cholet | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-14, 21-15, 21-13, 17-13 | ||||||
| Total | AEK Athens | 146–160 | Cholet Basket |
Game 21
| November 20 18:00 |
KK Zagreb | 85–62 | BCM Gravelines | Zagreb | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-16, 22-11, 21-20, 20-15 | ||||||
| November 27 20:00 |
BCM Gravelines | 88–100 | KK Zagreb | Gravelines | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-26, 29-23, 16-31, 29-20 | ||||||
| Total | KK Zagreb | 185–150 | BCM Gravelines |
Game 22
| November 20 19:00 |
APOEL | 90–74 | Cherkasky | Nicosia | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 24-14, 25-21, 17-24 | ||||||
| November 27 19:30 |
Cherkasky | 104–83 (OT) |
APOEL | OT | Cherkasy | |
| Scoring by quarter: 31-19, 25-16, 17-16, 15-21, OT: 16-11 | ||||||
| Total | APOEL | 173–178 | Cherkasky |
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).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 6 | 5 | 1 | 481 | 438 | +43 |
| 2. | CSK VSS Samara | 6 | 5 | 1 | 459 | 426 | +33 |
| 3. | Lappeenrannan | 6 | 1 | 5 | 483 | 506 | -23 |
| 4. | PAOK BC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 418 | 471 | -53 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mons-Hainaut | 6 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 422 | +27 |
| 2. | Ural Great | 6 | 4 | 2 | 461 | 429 | +32 |
| 3. | Cherkasky | 6 | 3 | 3 | 465 | 507 | -42 |
| 4. | Banvit | 6 | 1 | 5 | 473 | 490 | -17 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AEL Limassol | 6 | 4 | 2 | 494 | 455 | +39 |
| 2. | KK Zagreb | 6 | 4 | 2 | 460 | 461 | -1 |
| 3. | Olympia Larissa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 400 | 416 | -16 |
| 4. | Spartak | 6 | 1 | 5 | 436 | 458 | -22 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Barons LMT | 6 | 4 | 2 | 463 | 439 | +24 |
| 2. | Khimik | 6 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 436 | +13 |
| 3. | Lokomotiv | 6 | 2 | 4 | 432 | 438 | -6 |
| 4. | Cholet Basket | 6 | 2 | 4 | 430 | 461 | -31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 2 - 1 | Ural Great | 78 - 75 | 61 - 68 | 89 - 77 |
| Mons-Hainaut | 2 - 0 | CSK VSS Samara | 92 - 66 | 87 - 86 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2 - 0 | Khimik | 70 - 65 | 87 - 76 | |
| Barons LMT | 2 - 1 | KK Zagreb | 67 - 58 | 74 - 80 | 96 - 91 |
| February 19 19:00 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 78–75 | Ural Great | Tartu | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 26-18, 18-17, 19-21 | ||||||
| February 19 20:00 |
Mons-Hainaut | 92–66 | CSK VSS Samara | Mons | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-21, 24-15, 18-16, 31-14 | ||||||
| February 19 19:45 |
AEL Limassol | 70–65 | Khimik | Limassol | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 15-8, 19-15, 20-24 | ||||||
| February 19 19:35 |
Barons LMT | 67–58 | KK Zagreb | Riga | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 16-19, 23-13, 15-12 | ||||||
| February 25 17:30 |
Ural Great | 68–61 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | Perm | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-11, 17-17, 22-17, 14-16 | ||||||
| February 26 19:00 |
CSK VSS Samara | 86–87 | Mons-Hainaut | Samara | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26-23, 24-23, 12-18, 24-23 | ||||||
| February 26 18:00 |
Khimik | 76–87 | AEL Limassol | Yuzhny | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12-31, 20-20, 18-18, 26-18 | ||||||
| February 26 18:00 |
KK Zagreb | 80–74 | Barons LMT | Zagreb | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18-15, 28-17, 20-20, 14-22 | ||||||
| March 4 19:00 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 89–77 | Ural Great | Tartu | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-15, 20-32, 18-17, 31-13 | ||||||
| March 4 20:30 |
Barons LMT | 96–90 | KK Zagreb | Riga | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30-27, 25-29, 20-15, 21-20 | ||||||
The Final Four will be held in Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena. The winners from quarter-finals were advanced there.
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||
| April 18, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | |||||||
| Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 82 | ||||||
| Barons LMT | 88 | ||||||
| April 20, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | |||||||
| Barons LMT | 63 | ||||||
| Mons-Hainaut | 62 | ||||||
| Third Place | |||||||
| April 18, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | April 20, Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | ||||||
| Mons-Hainaut | 70 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 70 | ||||
| AEL Limassol | 55 | AEL Limassol | 79 | ||||
| April 18 17:30 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 82–88 | Barons LMT | Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29-22, 20-18, 15-23, 18-25 | ||||||
| April 18 20:00 |
Mons-Hainaut | 70–55 | AEL Limassol | Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21-12, 20-16, 9-13, 20-14 | ||||||
| April 20 17:30 |
Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 70–79 | AEL Limassol | Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-21, 19-20, 20-19, 16-19 | ||||||
| April 20 20:00 |
Barons LMT | 63–62 | Mons-Hainaut | Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23-15, 12-13, 17-21, 11-13 | ||||||
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