Season 2015–16 Games played 306 Dates 13 Oct 2015 – 27 Apr 2016 | Runners-up Strasbourg | |
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Teams 36+8 (competition proper) Duration 13 October 2015 – 27 April 2016 (competition proper) Similar 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball, 2015–16 Euroleague, 2016–17 EuroLeague, 2014–15 Euroleague, 2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga | ||
The 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball was the 14th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the Eurocup.
Contents
- Team allocation
- Distribution
- FIBAEuroleague Basketball controversy
- Teams
- Round and draw dates
- Draw
- Regular season
- Last 32
- Knockout stage
- Eighthfinals
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Finals
- Round MVP
- References
The 2016 Eurocup Finals were played between Galatasaray Odeabank and Strasbourg, and won by Galatasaray, their first title in a European competition. As the winners of the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball, Galatasaray qualified for the 2016–17 EuroLeague.
Team allocation
A total of 44 teams from 15 countries participated in the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball.
Distribution
The table below shows the default access list.
FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy
In July 2015, VEF Rīga, PGE Turów and Juventus withdrew from the competition for join to the FIBA Europe Cup and were replaced by Proximus Spirou, Avtodor Saratov and Szolnoki Olaj. In August 2015, ČEZ Nymburk and Telenet Oostende withdrew from the competition for join to the FIBA Europe Cup after the draw of Eurocup and were replaced by EWE Baskets Oldenburg and MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Draw
The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 12:00 CEST, at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona. The 36 teams were drawn into six groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other. For this purpose, Adriatic League worked as only one country. For the draw, the teams were seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.
Regular season
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The four first qualified teams advanced to the Last 32, while the fifth and the sixth-placed teams was eliminated. The matchdays was 13–14 October, 20–21 October, 27–28 October, 3–4 November, 10–11 November, 17–18 November, 24–25 November, 1–2 December, 8–9 December and 15–16 December 2015.
A total of 14 countries were represented in the regular season. Umana Reyer Venezia, Dolomiti Energia Trento, Enel Basket Brindisi, Avtodor Saratov, Trabzonspor Medical Park and Steaua CSM EximBank made their debut appearances in the regular season.
Last 32
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.The two first qualified teams advanced to the knockout stage, while the two last qualified teams were eliminated. The matchdays were 5–6 January, 12–13 January, 19–20 January, 26–27 January, 2–3 February and 9–10 February 2016.
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.
Eighthfinals
The first legs were played on 24 February, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 March 2016.
Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 March, and the second legs weree played on 22 and 23 March 2016.
Semifinals
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 March, and the second legs were played on 6 April 2016.
Finals
The first leg was played on 22 April, and the second leg was played on 27 April 2016.