EuroChallenge
Current season, competition or edition: 2014–15 EuroChallenge | |
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2003 |
Motto | We Are Basketball |
No. of teams | 32 |
Country | FIBA Europe member associations |
Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) |
JSF Nanterre (1st title) |
Most titles |
12 teams from 8 countries (1 title each) |
Level on pyramid | 3rd tier |
Promotion to | Eurocup - 2nd tier (Finalists) |
Official website | EuroChallenge |
EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and EuroCup in 2005–08)[1] is the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. It is organized and run by FIBA Europe. It is not to be confused with the EuroCup Challenge – the now defunct 4th tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe, which was also organized and run by FIBA Europe, and played during the 2002–03 to 2006–07 seasons.
Eurocup promotion
Each season's two EuroChallenge finalists get promoted to the next season's 2nd tier level, the Eurocup competition.
History
The competition was created in 2003, following the defections of most of the top European basketball teams from the former FIBA SuproLeague, which heralded the formation of the new version of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, under the umbrella of Euroleague Basketball. Since the 2004–05 season, EuroChallenge is considered to be the 3rd strongest international professional basketball competition for men's clubs in Europe, after both the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and the Eurocup (both of which fall under the supervision of Euroleague Basketball). Though, during the first two seasons of the competition's coexistence with the Eurocup, the EuroChallenge (under the name FIBA Europe League) was favored by Italian, Russian and Greek teams, making both competitions quite comparable in strength.
Title holders
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Final Fours
Year | Final | Semifinalists | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
2003–04 Details |
UNICS |
87–63 | Maroussi (TIM) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
112–104 | Ural Great Perm | ||
2004–05 Details |
Dynamo St. Petersburg |
85–74 | Kyiv |
Khimki |
86–79 | Fenerbahçe | ||
2005–06 Details |
Joventut Badalona (DKV) |
88–63 | Khimki |
Kyiv |
83–81 | Dynamo Saint Petersburg | ||
2006–07 Details |
Girona (Akasvayu) |
79–72 | Azovmash |
Virtus Bologna (VidiVici) |
82–60 | Estudiantes (MMT) | ||
2007–08 Details |
Barons LMT |
63–62 | Mons-Hainaut (Dexia) |
AEL (Proteas EKA) |
79–70 | Tartu Ülikool (Rock) | ||
2008–09 Details |
Virtus Bologna (BolognaFiere) |
77–75 | Cholet |
Triumph Lyubertsy |
94–82 | AEL (Proteas EKA) | ||
2009–10 Details |
Göttingen |
83–75 | Krasnye Krylia |
Chorale Roanne |
86–80 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro (Scavolini) | ||
2010–11 Details |
Krka |
83–77 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
Oostende (Telenet) |
94–92 | Spartak Saint Petersburg | ||
2011–12 Details |
Beşiktaş (Milangaz) |
91–86 | Élan Chalon |
Triumph Lyubertsy |
94–87 | Szolnoki Olaj | ||
2012–13 Details |
Krasnye Krylia |
77–76 | Karşıyaka (Pınar) |
Oldenburg (EWE) |
84–76 | Gravelines | ||
2013–14 Details |
Reggio Emilia (Grissin Bon) |
79–65 | Triumph Lyubertsy |
Gaziantep (Royal Halı) |
87–75 (OT) | Szolnoki Olaj | ||
2014–15 Details |
Nanterre |
64–63 | Trabzonspor (Medical Park) |
Energia Târgu Jiu |
83–80 | Skyliners Frankfurt (Fraport) |
All-time Eurochallenge Finals/Final Four MVP award winners (2004 to present)
Season | MVP |
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Martin Müürsepp | |
Kelly McCarty | |
Rudy Fernández | |
Arriel McDonald | |
Giedrius Gustas | |
Keith Langford | |
Taylor Rochestie | |
Goran Ikonić | |
Pops Mensah-Bonsu | |
Chester Simmons | |
Andrea Cinciarini | |
Jamal Shuler |
Winning rosters
FIBA Europe League
2003–04 UNICS Kazan (Russia): Chris Anstey, Saulius Štombergas, Martin Müürsepp, Eurelijus Žukauskas, LaMarr Greer, Petr Samoylenko, Valentin Kubrakov, Nikolai Khryapa, Alexander Miloserdov, Aleksei Zozulin, Victor Keyru, Alexei Lobanov, Vladimir Shevel, Taras Osipov (Head Coach: Stanislav Eremin)
2004–05 Dynamo St. Petersburg (Russia): Kelly McCarty, Ed Cota, Ognjen Aškrabić, Jón Arnór Stefánsson, Vladimir Veremeenko, Andrei Ivanov, Vladimir Shevel, Denis Khloponin, David Bluthenthal, Mate Milisa, Andrei Sepelev, Igor Krotenkov, Anatoli Goritskov, Dramir Zibirov (Head Coach: David Blatt)
EuroCup
2005–06 Joventut Badalona (Spain): Rudy Fernández, Elmer Bennett, Luboš Bartoň, Andrew Betts, Paco Vázquez, Álex Mumbrú, Robert Archibald, Jesse Young, Aloysius Anagonye, Marcelinho Huertas, Dmitry Flis, Andre Turner, Ricky Rubio, Pau Ribas, Henk Norel (Head Coach: Aíto García Reneses)
2006–07 Akasvayu Girona (Spain): Ariel McDonald, Bootsy Thornton, Gregor Fučka, Fernando San Emeterio, Dainius Šalenga, Marko Marinović, Germán Gabriel, Marc Gasol, Darryl Middleton, Dalibor Bagarić, Víctor Sada, Marko Kešelj (Head Coach: Svetislav Pešić)
2007–08 Barons LMT Riga (Latvia): Demetrius Alexander, Giedrius Gustas, Armands Šķēle, Dainius Adomaitis, Michal Hlebowicki, J. P. Batista, Raimonds Vaikulis, Mārtiņš Kravčenko, Kaspars Bērziņš, Artūrs Brūniņš, Rinalds Sirsniņš, Rūdolfs Rozītis (Head Coach: Kārlis Muižnieks)
EuroChallenge
2008–09 Virtus Bologna (Italy): Sharrod Ford, Petteri Koponen, Brett Blizzard, Jamie Arnold, Alex Righetti, Earl Boykins, Guilherme Giovannoni, Roberto Chiacig, Keith Langford, Riccardo Malagoli, Dušan Vukčević, Reyshawn Terry, Federico Lestini, Dimitri Lauwers (Head Coach: Matteo Boniciolli)
2009–10 BG Göttingen (Germany): Robert Kulawick, Christopher McNaughton, Tobias Welzel, Taylor Rochestie, John Little, Ben Jacobson, Chester Frazier, Michael Meeks, Jason Boone, Dwayne Anderson, Chris Oliver, Antoine Jordan (Head Coach: John Patrick)
2010–11 KK Krka (Slovenia): Goran Ikonić, Matej Rojc, Simon Petrov, Edo Murić, Smiljan Pavič, Dušan Đorđević, Zoran Dragić, Chris Booker, Bojan Krivec, Dragiša Drobnjak, Jure Balažič (Head Coach: Aleksandar Džikić)
2011–12 Beşiktaş (Turkey): Mehmet Yagmur, Baris Hersek, Kartal Ozmizrak, Zoran Erceg, Mehmet Ali Yatagan, Adem Oren, Serhat Cetin, Marcelus Kemp, Carlos Arroyo, David Hawkins, Erwin Dudley, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (Head Coach: Ergin Ataman)
2012–13 BC Krasnye Krylia (Russia): Omar Thomas, Dmitry Kulagin, Viktor Zaryazhko, Lamayn Wilson, Jevgenij Vasiljev, Andre Smith, Chester Simmons, Anton Pushkov, Nikita Balashov, DeJuan Collins, Evgeny Kolesnikov, Miles (Head Coach: Sergei Bazarevich)
Records and statistics
Performances by club
Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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Krasnye Krylia Samara | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2010 |
Nanterre | 1 | 0 | 2015 | – |
Pallacanestro Reggiana | 1 | 0 | 2014 | – |
Beşiktaş | 1 | 0 | 2012 | – |
Krka Novo mesto | 1 | 0 | 2011 | – |
BG Göttingen | 1 | 0 | 2010 | – |
Virtus Bologna | 1 | 0 | 2009 | – |
Barons LMT | 1 | 0 | 2008 | – |
Girona | 1 | 0 | 2007 | – |
Joventut Badalona | 1 | 0 | 2006 | – |
Dyanmo Saint Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 2005 | – |
UNICS Kazan | 1 | 0 | 2004 | – |
Maroussi | 0 | 1 | – | 2004 |
Kyiv | 0 | 1 | – | 2005 |
Khimki | 0 | 1 | – | 2006 |
Azovmash | 0 | 1 | – | 2007 |
Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 0 | 1 | – | 2008 |
Cholet | 0 | 1 | – | 2009 |
Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | 1 | – | 2011 |
Élan Chalon | 0 | 1 | – | 2012 |
Pınar Karşıyaka | 0 | 1 | – | 2013 |
Triumph Lyubertsy | 0 | 1 | – | 2014 |
Trabzonspor | 0 | 1 | – | 2015 |
Performances by country
Country | Won | Runner-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
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Russia | 3 | 4 | Krasnye Krylia Samara (1), BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg (1), UNICS Kazan (1) | Krasnye Krylia Samara (1), Lokomotiv Kuban (1), BC Khimki (1), Triumph Lyubertsy (1) |
Italy | 2 | 0 | Virtus Bologna (1), Pallacanestro Reggiana (1) | – |
Spain | 2 | 0 | CB Girona (1), Joventut Badalona (1) | – |
France | 1 | 2 | JSF Nanterre (1) | Élan Chalon (1), Cholet Basket (1) |
Turkey | 1 | 2 | Beşiktaş (1) | Pınar Karşıyaka (1), Trabzonspor (1) |
Germany | 1 | 0 | BG Göttingen (1) | – |
Latvia | 1 | 0 | Barons LMT (1) | – |
Slovenia | 1 | 0 | KK Krka (1) | – |
Ukraine | 0 | 2 | – | BC Kyiv (1), BC Azovmash (1) |
Greece | 0 | 1 | – | Maroussi B.C. (1) |
Belgium | 0 | 1 | – | Dexia Mons-Hainaut (1) |
Statistical leaders
Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
Season | Name | Team | BPG | Games |
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2003–04 | Grigorij Khizhnyak | Peristeri Athens | 2.5 | 11 |
2004–05 | Toni Simik | KK Rabotnički | 2.0 | 12 |
2005–06 | Serhiy Lishchuk | Azovmash Mariupol | 1.3 | 12 |
2006–07 | Serhiy Lishchuk (2) | Azovmash Mariupol | 2.1 | 17 |
2007–08 | Janar Talts | Tartu Rock | 1.5 | 13 |
2008–09 | Sharrod Ford | Virtus Bologna | 2.0 | 16 |
2010–11 | Salah Mejri | Antwerp Giants | 2.0 | 14 |
2011–12 | Anthony Gaffney | Telekom Baskets | 2.1 | 12 |
2012–13 | Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann | Telekom Baskets | 1.6 | 14 |
2013–14 | Keith Benson | Tsmoki-Minsk | 1.6 | 12 |
Individual highs
Category | Name | Team | |
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Points | Deron Williams | Beşiktaş | 50 |
Rebounds | Kenny Adeleke | Banvit Bandırma | 21 |
Assists | Damir Mršić | Dynamo Moscow | 17 |
Travis Conlan | Liège | ||
Steals | Denis Mujagić | ECM Nymburk | 10 |
Blocks | Vincent Jones | Ural Great Perm | 8 |
Marcus Douthit | Verviers-Pepinster |
References and notes
External links
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