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The FIBA EuroCup is the former name of an international professional basketball club competition for clubs throughout Europe that was renamed the FIBA EuroChallenge in July 2008. The 2007–08 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.
Contents
- Format
- Elimination Round 1
- Elimination Round 2
- Qualifying Round
- Quarter Final
- Final Four
- Group Stage
- Quarter Finals
- Game 1
- Game 2
- Game 3
- Results
- References
The 2007–08 FIBA EuroCup, 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.
Format
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.
Elimination Round 1
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Elimination Round 1
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Elimination Round 2
Game 7
Game 8
Game 9
Game 10
Game 11
Game 12
Game 13
Game 14
Game 15
Game 16
Game 17
Game 18
Game 19
Game 20
Game 21
Game 22
Group Stage
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).
Quarter Finals
The quarter finals were played in two games (home and away) plus a third game (if necessary)
Game 1
February 19, 2008Game 2
February 25–26, 2008Game 3
March 4, 2008Final Four
The Final Four will be held in Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena. The winners from quarter-finals were advanced there.