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2008–09 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.[1] 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.

Eurocup 2008–09
LeagueEurocup
SportBasketball
Season MVPUnited States Chuck Eidson (Lietuvos rytas)
Top scorerUnited States Khalid El-Amin (Azovmash)
Finals
ChampionsLithuania Lietuvos rytas
  Runners-upRussia Khimki
Finals MVPLithuania Marijonas Petravičius
Eurocup Basketball seasons

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

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Format

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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.[1]

First preliminary round

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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.[2] 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.[2][3]

Second preliminary round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Šiauliai Lithuania  136–167 Turkey  Galatasaray Café Crown 73–73 63–94
MyGuide Amsterdam Netherlands  133–143 Serbia  FMP 66–60 67–83
Energa Czarni Słupsk Poland  126–151 Russia  UNICS 76–62 50–89
Allianz Swans Gmunden Austria  146–139 Estonia  Tartu Ülikool Rock 86–64 60–75
Panellinios Greece  154–124 Germany  Telekom Baskets Bonn 69–54 85–70
Triumph Lyubertsy Russia  146–159 Belgium  Telindus Oostende 78–78 68–81
ASK Riga Latvia  142–137 France  Cholet 69–62 73–75

Second preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Galatasaray Café Crown Turkey  147–176 Montenegro  Budućnost 85–83 62–93
FMP Serbia  138–118 Russia  Ural Great Perm 69–61 69–57
UNICS Russia  161–142 Israel  Hapoel Jerusalem 88–66 73–76
Allianz Swans Gmunden Austria  163–178 Serbia  Crvena zvezda 82–82 81–96
Panellinios Greece  168–165 Ukraine  Kyiv 96–69 72–96
Le Havre France  172–168 Belgium  Telindus Oostende 84–85 88–83
Benetton Fribourg Switzerland  125–195 Spain  Kalise Gran Canaria 64–92 61–103
ASK Riga Latvia  151–134 Spain  Cajasol 83–69 68–65

Regular season

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Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to Top 16

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MAR ZAD ASK ROA
1 Greece  Maroussi Costa Coffee 6 4 2 493 468 +25 10 Advanced to Top 16 — 91–75 82–77 88–73
2 Croatia  Zadar 6 4 2 505 480 +25 10 87–79 — 83–68 82–70
3 Latvia  ASK Riga 6 3 3 496 478 +18 9 84–70 106–94 — 86–70
4 France  Chorale Roanne 6 1 5 430 498 −68 7 72–83 66–84 79–75 —
Source: Eurocup Basketball

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI DYN BAR LUK
1 Russia  UNICS 6 6 0 488 435 +53 12 Advanced to Top 16 — 80–71 76–55 79–72
2 Russia  Dynamo Moscow 6 4 2 492 442 +50 10 77–87 — 84–74 94–78
3 Latvia  Barons LMT 6 1 5 443 489 −46 7 81–86 61–80 — 84–88
4 Bulgaria  Lukoil Academic 6 1 5 454 511 −57 7 79–80 62–86 75–88 —
Source: Eurocup Basketball

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KHI BEN BEŞ LEH
1 Russia  Khimki 6 5 1 459 400 +59 11 Advanced to Top 16 — 80–71 91–65 79–55
2 Italy  Benetton Treviso 6 4 2 478 443 +35 10 77–59 — 80–89 91–67
3 Turkey  Beşiktaş Cola Turka 6 3 3 459 471 −12 9 69–71 72–77 — 96–91
4 France  Le Havre 6 0 6 413 495 −82 6 63–79 76–82 61–68 —
Source: Eurocup Basketball

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TÜR PNE ARI BNE
1 Turkey  Türk Telekom 6 4 2 393 344 +49 10 Advanced to Top 16 — 70–64 78–65 20–0
2 Greece  Panellinios 6 3 3 453 435 +18 9 82–74 — 69–71 85–70
3 Greece  Aris 6 3 3 457 459 −2 9 79–75 72–77 — 84–71
4 Israel  Bnei HaSharon 6 2 4 362 427 −65 8 54–76 78–76 89–86 —
Source: Eurocup Basketball

Group E

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Ukraine  AZO Lithuania  LRY France  ASV Spain  GRA
Ukraine  AZO 76-66 87-74 92-90
Lithuania  LRY 83-64 95-74 74-64
France  ASV 85-83 93-90 69-81
Spain  GRA 74-82 94-83 78-80
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Ukraine  Azovmash 6 4 2 484 472 +12
2. Lithuania  Lietuvos rytas 6 3 3 491 465 +26
3. France  ASVEL 6 3 3 475 514 -39
4. Spain  Kalise Gran Canaria 6 2 4 481 480 +1

Group F

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Belgium  SPI Serbia  CZV Poland  TUR Germany  BRO
Belgium  SPI 71-65 89-69 64-62
Serbia  CZV 93-91 97-69 82-65
Poland  TUR 61-86 76-86 67-56
Germany  BRO 65-84 53-67 39-69
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Belgium  Spirou 6 5 1 485 415 +70
2. Serbia  Crvena zvezda 6 5 1 490 425 +65
3. Poland  PGE Turów 6 2 4 411 453 -42
4. Germany  Brose Baskets 6 0 6 340 433 -93

Group G

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Spain  VAL Germany  ART Italy  FOR Serbia  FMP
Spain  VAL 84-67 80-74 83-58
Germany  ART 79-89 87-78 73-62
Italy  FOR 71-77 89-93 88-61
Serbia  FMP 65-84 93-65 59-70
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spain  Pamesa Valencia 6 6 0 497 414 +83
2. Germany  Artland Dragons 6 3 3 464 495 -31
3. Italy  Fortitudo Bologna 6 2 4 470 457 +13
4. Serbia  FMP 6 1 5 398 463 -65

Group H

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Spain  BIL Serbia  HEM Czech Republic  NYM Montenegro  BUD
Spain  BIL 78-67 93-72 69-66
Serbia  HEM 62-82 82-74 89-85
Czech Republic  NYM 79-92 80-82 75-70
Montenegro  BUD 65-67 70-59 63-66
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spain  Iurbentia Bilbao 6 6 0 481 411 +70
2. Serbia  Hemofarm 6 3 3 441 469 -28
3. Czech Republic  ČEZ Nymburk 6 2 4 446 482 -36
4. Montenegro  Budućnost 6 1 5 419 425 -6

Top 16

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The second grand stage begins from January 27, 2009.

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to final eight

Group I

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Russia  DYN Russia  KHI Greece  MAR Greece  PNE
Russia  DYN 73-68 94-73 91-84
Russia  KHI 69-77 94-69 101-94
Greece  MAR 76-80 71-58 83-85
Greece  PNE 72-77 73-89 59-71
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russia  Dynamo Moscow 6 6 0 492 442 +50
2. Russia  Khimki 6 3 3 479 457 +22
3. Greece  Maroussi Costa Coffee 6 2 4 443 470 -27
4. Greece  Panellinios 6 1 5 467 512 -45

Group J

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Italy  BEN Croatia  ZAD Russia  UNI Turkey  TÜR
Italy  BEN 94-81 68-66 89-87
Croatia  ZAD 76-84 93-91 94-86
Russia  UNI 81-59 69-71 72-57
Turkey  TÜR 67-99 89-82 66-86
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy  Benetton Treviso 6 5 1 493 458 +35
2. Croatia  Zadar 6 3 3 497 513 -16
3. Russia  UNICS 6 3 3 465 414 +51
4. Turkey  Türk Telekom 6 1 5 452 522 -70

Group K

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Spain  VAL Serbia  HEM Ukraine  AZO Serbia  CZV
Spain  VAL 65-60 68-66 82-80
Serbia  HEM 66-62 84-74 88-73
Ukraine  AZO 91-88 89-71 62-74
Serbia  CZV 73-85 65-91 72-95
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spain  Pamesa Valencia 6 4 2 450 436 +14
2. Serbia  Hemofarm 6 4 2 460 428 +32
3. Ukraine  Azovmash 6 3 3 477 457 +20
4. Serbia  Crvena zvezda 6 1 5 437 503 -66

Group L

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Spain  BIL Lithuania  LRY Belgium  SPI Germany  ART
Spain  BIL 67-59 82-78 71-62
Lithuania  LRY 73-71 77-56 105-64
Belgium  SPI 59-79 78-74 88-79
Germany  ART 84-79 70-79 82-94
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spain  Iurbentia Bilbao 6 4 2 449 415 +34
2. Lithuania  Lietuvos rytas 6 4 2 467 406 +61
3. Belgium  Spirou 6 3 3 453 473 -20
4. Germany  Artland Dragons 6 1 5 441 516 -75

Final eight

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The Final Eight was the last stage of EuroCup 2008-09.

Quarter finals

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April 2, Pala Alpitour, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dynamo Moscow Russia  85–93 Serbia  Hemofarm
Benetton Treviso Italy  79–85 Lithuania  Lietuvos rytas

April 3, Pala Alpitour, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pamesa Valencia Spain  73–76 Russia  Khimki
Iurbentia Bilbao Spain  76–67 Croatia  Zadar

Semi finals

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April 4, Pala Alpitour, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hemofarm Serbia  68–73 Lithuania  Lietuvos rytas
Khimki Russia  79–73 Spain  Iurbentia Bilbao

Final

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April 13, Pala Alpitour, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lietuvos rytas Lithuania  80–74 Russia  Khimki
2008–09 Eurocup Champions
Lithuania 
Lietuvos rytas
2nd title

Individual statistics

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Points

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Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1. United States  Khalid El-Amin Ukraine  Azovmash 11 197 17.90

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. United States  C. J. Wallace Italy  Benetton Treviso 13 96 7.38

Assists

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Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. United States  Khalid El-Amin Ukraine  Azovmash 11 58 5.27

Awards

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Eurocup 2008–09 MVP

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Eurocup 2008–09 Finals MVP

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All-Eurocup team

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Season Position All-Eurocup First Team Club Team All-Eurocup Second Team Club Team
2008–09
G
 United States  Chuck Eidson Lietuvos rytas United States  Khalid El-Amin Türk Telekom
2008–09
G
 Russia  Kelly McCarty Khimki United States  Gary Neal Treviso
2008–09
F
 Slovenia  Boštjan Nachbar Dynamo Moscow Russia  Travis Hansen Dynamo Moscow
2008–09
F
 Croatia  Marko Banić Bilbao Australia  Matt Nielsen Valencia
2008–09
C
 North Macedonia  Todor Gečevski Zadar Croatia  Sandro Nicević Treviso

Rising Star

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Coach of the Year

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See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b "ULEB, FIBA Europe announce new competitions names, formats" (Press release). Euroleague.net. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  2. ^ a b Clubs Replaced In European Competitions
  3. ^ Benetton Basket Tamoil subs Orlandina Basket, Benetton Olympic Fribourg joins second qualifying round
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