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2008–09 Eurocup Basketball

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Eurocup 2008–09
LeagueEurocup
SportBasketball
Season MVPVereinigte Staaten Chuck Eidson (Lietuvos rytas)
Top scorerVereinigte Staaten Khalid El-Amin (Azovmash)
Finals
ChampionsLitauen Lietuvos rytas
  Runners-upRussland Khimki
Finals MVPLitauen Marijonas Petravičius
Eurocup Basketball seasons

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.

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 Litauen 136–167 Türkei Galatasaray Café Crown 73–73 63–94
MyGuide Amsterdam Niederlande 133–143 Serbien FMP 66–60 67–83
Energa Czarni Słupsk Polen 126–151 Russland UNICS 76–62 50–89
Allianz Swans Gmunden Österreich 146–139 Estland Tartu Ülikool Rock 86–64 60–75
Panellinios Griechenland 154–124 Deutschland Telekom Baskets Bonn 69–54 85–70
Triumph Lyubertsy Russland 146–159 Belgien Telindus Oostende 78–78 68–81
ASK Riga Lettland 142–137 Frankreich 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 Türkei 147–176 Montenegro Budućnost 85–83 62–93
FMP Serbien 138–118 Russland Ural Great Perm 69–61 69–57
UNICS Russland 161–142 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 88–66 73–76
Allianz Swans Gmunden Österreich 163–178 Serbien Crvena zvezda 82–82 81–96
Panellinios Griechenland 168–165 Ukraine Kyiv 96–69 72–96
Le Havre Frankreich 172–168 Belgien Telindus Oostende 84–85 88–83
Benetton Fribourg Schweiz 125–195 Spanien Kalise Gran Canaria 64–92 61–103
ASK Riga Lettland 151–134 Spanien 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 Griechenland Maroussi Costa Coffee 6 4 2 493 468 +25 10 Advanced to Top 16 — 91–75 82–77 88–73
2 Kroatien Zadar 6 4 2 505 480 +25 10 87–79 — 83–68 82–70
3 Lettland ASK Riga 6 3 3 496 478 +18 9 84–70 106–94 — 86–70
4 Frankreich 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 Russland UNICS 6 6 0 488 435 +53 12 Advanced to Top 16 — 80–71 76–55 79–72
2 Russland Dynamo Moscow 6 4 2 492 442 +50 10 77–87 — 84–74 94–78
3 Lettland Barons LMT 6 1 5 443 489 −46 7 81–86 61–80 — 84–88
4 Bulgarien 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 Russland Khimki 6 5 1 459 400 +59 11 Advanced to Top 16 — 80–71 91–65 79–55
2 Italien Benetton Treviso 6 4 2 478 443 +35 10 77–59 — 80–89 91–67
3 Türkei Beşiktaş Cola Turka 6 3 3 459 471 −12 9 69–71 72–77 — 96–91
4 Frankreich 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 Türkei Türk Telekom 6 4 2 393 344 +49 10 Advanced to Top 16 — 70–64 78–65 20–0
2 Griechenland Panellinios 6 3 3 453 435 +18 9 82–74 — 69–71 85–70
3 Griechenland 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 Litauen LRY Frankreich ASV Spanien GRA
Ukraine AZO 76-66 87-74 92-90
Litauen LRY 83-64 95-74 74-64
Frankreich ASV 85-83 93-90 69-81
Spanien GRA 74-82 94-83 78-80
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Ukraine Azovmash 6 4 2 484 472 +12
2. Litauen Lietuvos rytas 6 3 3 491 465 +26
3. Frankreich ASVEL 6 3 3 475 514 -39
4. Spanien Kalise Gran Canaria 6 2 4 481 480 +1

Group F

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

Group G

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

Group H

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Spanien BIL Serbien HEM Tschechische Republik NYM Montenegro BUD
Spanien BIL 78-67 93-72 69-66
Serbien HEM 62-82 82-74 89-85
Tschechische Republik NYM 79-92 80-82 75-70
Montenegro BUD 65-67 70-59 63-66
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spanien Iurbentia Bilbao 6 6 0 481 411 +70
2. Serbien Hemofarm 6 3 3 441 469 -28
3. Tschechische Republik 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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Russland DYN Russland KHI Griechenland MAR Griechenland PNE
Russland DYN 73-68 94-73 91-84
Russland KHI 69-77 94-69 101-94
Griechenland MAR 76-80 71-58 83-85
Griechenland PNE 72-77 73-89 59-71
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russland Dynamo Moscow 6 6 0 492 442 +50
2. Russland Khimki 6 3 3 479 457 +22
3. Griechenland Maroussi Costa Coffee 6 2 4 443 470 -27
4. Griechenland Panellinios 6 1 5 467 512 -45

Group J

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

Group K

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

Group L

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Spanien BIL Litauen LRY Belgien SPI Deutschland ART
Spanien BIL 67-59 82-78 71-62
Litauen LRY 73-71 77-56 105-64
Belgien SPI 59-79 78-74 88-79
Deutschland ART 84-79 70-79 82-94
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spanien Iurbentia Bilbao 6 4 2 449 415 +34
2. Litauen Lietuvos rytas 6 4 2 467 406 +61
3. Belgien Spirou 6 3 3 453 473 -20
4. Deutschland 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 Russland 85–93 Serbien Hemofarm
Benetton Treviso Italien 79–85 Litauen Lietuvos rytas

April 3, Pala Alpitour, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pamesa Valencia Spanien 73–76 Russland Khimki
Iurbentia Bilbao Spanien 76–67 Kroatien Zadar

Semi finals

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April 4, Pala Alpitour, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hemofarm Serbien 68–73 Litauen Lietuvos rytas
Khimki Russland 79–73 Spanien Iurbentia Bilbao

Final

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April 13, Pala Alpitour, Turin

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

Individual statistics

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Points

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

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. Vereinigte Staaten C. J. Wallace Italien Benetton Treviso 13 96 7.38

Assists

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Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. Vereinigte Staaten 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
 Vereinigte Staaten Chuck Eidson Lietuvos rytas Vereinigte Staaten Khalid El-Amin Türk Telekom
2008–09
G
 Russland Kelly McCarty Khimki Vereinigte Staaten Gary Neal Treviso
2008–09
F
 Slowenien Boštjan Nachbar Dynamo Moscow Russland Travis Hansen Dynamo Moscow
2008–09
F
 Kroatien Marko Banić Bilbao Australien Matt Nielsen Valencia
2008–09
C
 North Macedonia Todor Gečevski Zadar Kroatien 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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