ULEB Cup 2007â08 | |
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League | ULEB Cup |
Sport | Basketball |
Top scorer | De'Teri Mayes ( Allianz Swans Gmunden) |
Finals | |
Champions | DKV Joventut |
Runners-up | Akasvayu Girona |
Finals MVP | Rudy FernĂĄndez |
The 2007â08 ULEB Cup was the sixth season of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, the EuroCup, which is organized by Euroleague Basketball S.L. It was also the last season for the competition under the name of ULEB Cup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. On July 2, 2008, EuroLeague Basketball S.L. and FIBA Europe announced that the competition would be renamed to the Eurocup, starting with the 2008â09 season.
For the first time, 54 teams competed. The Final Eight was held from April 10, to April 13, in Turin, Italy, in the Palavela arena. The trophy was won by the Spanish club DKV Joventut, with the other finalist being another Spanish team, Akasvayu Girona. Dynamo Moscow took third place.
Team | Location | Arena |
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ASVEL | Villeurbanne, France | L'Astroballe |
Akasvayu Girona | Girona, Spain | Palau Girona-Fontajau |
Alba Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Max-Schmeling-Halle |
Antwerp Giants | Antwerp, Belgium | Lotto Arena |
Anwil WĆocĆawek | WĆocĆawek, Poland | Hala Mistrzow |
Artland Dragons | QuakenbrĂŒck, Germany | Artland Arena |
ASCO ĆlÄ sk WrocĆaw | WrocĆaw, Poland | Hala Orbita |
ASK Riga | Riga, Latvia | Arena Riga |
Azovmash | Mariupol, Ukraine | Azovmash Arena |
Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn, Estonia | Saku Suurhall |
Kyiv | Kyiv, Ukraine | Palace of Sports |
Benetton Fribourg | Fribourg, Switzerland | Sainte-Croix |
Benetton Treviso | Treviso, Italy | Palaverde |
BeĆiktaĆ | Istanbul, Turkey | BJK Akatlar Arena |
Ventspils | Ventspils, Latvia | Ventspils Nafta Hall |
ÄEZ Nymburk | Nymburk, Czech Republic | ÄEZ Arena |
Asesoft | PloieĆti, Romania | Sala Sporturilor Olimpia |
Deutsche Bank Skyliners | Frankfurt, Germany | Ballsporthalle |
DKV Joventut | Badalona, Spain | PavellĂł OlĂmpic de Badalona |
Dynamo Moscow | Moscow, Russia | Krylatskoe Sport Palace |
EiffelTowers Den Bosch | Den Bosch, Netherlands | Maaspoort Sports end Events |
Ălan Chalon | Chalon-sur-SaĂŽne, France | Le ColisĂ©e |
Beghelli Fortitudo Bologna | Bologna, Italy | PalaDozza |
Kalise Gran Canaria | Las Palmas, Spain | Centro Insular |
Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown | Istanbul, Turkey | Ayhan Ćahenk Spor Salonu |
Guildford Heat | Guildford, United Kingdom | The Spectrum |
Hanzevast Capitals | Groningen, Netherlands | Martini Plaza |
Hapoel Galil Elyon | Kfar Blum, Israel | Heichal ha Pais |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem, Israel | Malha Arena |
Khimki | Khimki, Russia | Novator Palace of Sports |
Bosna | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mirza DelibaĆĄiÄ Arena |
BuduÄnost | Podgorica, Montenegro | MoraÄa Sports Center |
FMP | Belgrade, Serbia | Ćœeleznik Hall |
Hemofarm | VrĆĄac, Serbia | Millennium Center |
Köln 99ers | Cologne, Germany | GEW Energy Dome |
Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg, Germany | Rundsporthalle |
Lukoil Academic | Sofia, Bulgaria | Universiada Hall |
Ovarense | Ovar, Portugal | Arena Dolce Vita |
Pamesa Valencia | Valencia, Spain | Fuente San Luis |
Panellinios | Kypseli, Greece | Panellinios Indoor Hall |
Panionios Forthnet | Athens, Greece | Helliniko Indoor Arena |
Pau-Orthez | Pau, France | Palais des Sports |
TurĂłw Zgorzelec | Zgorzelec, Poland | Centrum Sportowe |
Crvena Zvezda | Belgrade, Serbia | Pionir Hall |
Ć iauliai | Ć iauliai, Lithuania | Ć iauliĆł Arena |
Nancy | Nancy, France | Jean Weille Palais |
Spirou Charleroi | Charleroi, Belgium | SpirouDome |
Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France | Rhénus Sport |
Allianz Swans Gmunden | Gmunden, Austria | Volksbank-Arena |
Telindus Oostende | Ostend, Belgium | Sleuyter Arena |
Triumph Lyubertsy | Lyubertsy, Russia | SH Triumph |
TĂŒrk Telekom | Ankara, Turkey | Ankara Sport Hall |
UNICS | Kazan, Russia | Basket Hall Arena |
Zadar | Zadar, Croatia | Jazine Basketball Hall |
For the first time in its short history, this season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 54 teams, divided into 9 groups of 6 teams. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages, until the last 8 remaining teams met in the competition's first ever Final Eight tournament. Just as in the previous season, the official broadcast partner of the ULEB Cup was Eurosport. The regular season began in November 2007.
All 54 teams in 9 groups (in each group 6 teams) played a round-robin competition (home and away). 3 teams from each group advanced to the Knockout stage (Sixteenth-finals). The 5 teams with the best results advanced, as did the fourth place in the group also advanced to the Playoff.
A draw was held to determine the eighth-finals match-ups. Each round was played as two games (home and away) to advance to the next stage. The winners were determined by points difference. Draws in the first games were possible. Example: UNICS 86, Real 80, first game. Real 99, UNICS 80, second game. Points difference, UNICS 166-179, Real win.
The winners from the Sixteen-finals advanced to the eighth finals. The games were played as two games (home and away). The winners were determined by points difference.
The winners of the eighth finals played the Final Eight. It was held from April 10 to April 13.
Top three places in each group, plus highest-ranked fourth-place team, advance to Top 32 |
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Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | TurĂłw Zgorzelec | 10 | 8 | 2 | 743 | 695 | 48 |
2. | Zadar | 10 | 6 | 4 | 850 | 761 | 89 |
3. | UNICS | 10 | 5 | 5 | 799 | 732 | 67 |
4. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 10 | 5 | 5 | 820 | 856 | -36 |
5. | EiffelTowers EBBC | 10 | 3 | 7 | 788 | 863 | -75 |
6. | Strasbourg | 10 | 3 | 7 | 688 | 781 | -93 |
The draw to determine a bracket for the elimination rounds of the 2007â08 ULEB Cup was held on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 13:30 CET in the Museu Olimpic i de l'Esport in Barcelona.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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ASCO ĆlÄ sk WrocĆaw | 161â177 | Dynamo Moscow | 78â85 | 83â92 |
Lukoil Academic | 140â119 | Ventspils | 67â64 | 73â55 |
Telindus Oostende | 121â133 | Kyiv | 61â65 | 60â68 |
ÄEZ Nymburk | 127â129 | TurĂłw Zgorzelec | 61â61 | 66â68 |
Ălan Chalon | 150â163 | Akasvayu Girona | 93â85 | 57â78 |
Hemofarm | 155â134 | BuduÄnost | 82â56 | 73â78 |
UNICS | 184â161 | TĂŒrk Telekom | 91â65 | 93â96 |
Artland Dragons | 161â157 | Triumph Lyubertsy | 81â75 | 80â82 |
Allianz Swans Gmunden | 115â166 | DKV Joventut | 59â89 | 56â77 |
Köln 99ers | 141â187 | Khimki | 72â91 | 69â96 |
Azovmash | 142â157 | Zadar | 82â80 | 60â77 |
Panionios Forthnet | 131â141 | Pamesa Valencia | 70â59 | 61â82 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | 141â146 | BeĆiktaĆ Cola Turka | 88â73 | 53â73 |
Crvena zvezda | 164â153 | Benetton Treviso | 81â71 | 83â82 |
ASVEL | 144â145 | Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown | 69â69 | 75â76 |
Bosna | 158â171 | Kalise Gran Canaria | 89â82 | 69â89 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lukoil Academic | 152â192 | Dynamo Moscow | 75â89 | 77â103 |
Kyiv | 126â129 | TurĂłw Zgorzelec | 59â71 | 67â58 |
Hemofarm | 133â156 | Akasvayu Girona | 71â80 | 62â76 |
Artland Dragons | 139â152 | UNICS | 80â78 | 59â74 |
Khimki | 127â165 | DKV Joventut | 73â96 | 54â69 |
Zadar | 144â162 | Pamesa Valencia | 74â69 | 70â93 |
Crvena zvezda | 149â161 | BeĆiktaĆ Cola Turka | 80â80 | 69â81 |
Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown | 178â162 | Kalise Gran Canaria | 99â74 | 79â88 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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DKV Joventut | 77â67 | Pamesa Valencia |
BeĆiktaĆ Cola Turka | 60â61 | Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dynamo Moscow | 78â63 | TurĂłw Zgorzelec |
Akasvayu Girona | 75â66 | UNICS |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dynamo Moscow | 78â81 | Akasvayu Girona |
DKV Joventut | 90â83 | Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dynamo Moscow | 84â67 | Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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DKV Joventut | 79â54 | Akasvayu Girona |
2007â08 ULEB Cup Champions |
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DKV Joventut 1st title |
ULEB Cup 2007â08 | |
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League | ULEB Cup |
Sport | Basketball |
Top scorer | De'Teri Mayes ( Allianz Swans Gmunden) |
Finals | |
Champions | DKV Joventut |
Runners-up | Akasvayu Girona |
Finals MVP | Rudy FernĂĄndez |
The 2007â08 ULEB Cup was the sixth season of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, the EuroCup, which is organized by Euroleague Basketball S.L. It was also the last season for the competition under the name of ULEB Cup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. On July 2, 2008, EuroLeague Basketball S.L. and FIBA Europe announced that the competition would be renamed to the Eurocup, starting with the 2008â09 season.
For the first time, 54 teams competed. The Final Eight was held from April 10, to April 13, in Turin, Italy, in the Palavela arena. The trophy was won by the Spanish club DKV Joventut, with the other finalist being another Spanish team, Akasvayu Girona. Dynamo Moscow took third place.
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Team | Location | Arena |
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ASVEL | Villeurbanne, France | L'Astroballe |
Akasvayu Girona | Girona, Spain | Palau Girona-Fontajau |
Alba Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Max-Schmeling-Halle |
Antwerp Giants | Antwerp, Belgium | Lotto Arena |
Anwil WĆocĆawek | WĆocĆawek, Poland | Hala Mistrzow |
Artland Dragons | QuakenbrĂŒck, Germany | Artland Arena |
ASCO ĆlÄ sk WrocĆaw | WrocĆaw, Poland | Hala Orbita |
ASK Riga | Riga, Latvia | Arena Riga |
Azovmash | Mariupol, Ukraine | Azovmash Arena |
Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn, Estonia | Saku Suurhall |
Kyiv | Kyiv, Ukraine | Palace of Sports |
Benetton Fribourg | Fribourg, Switzerland | Sainte-Croix |
Benetton Treviso | Treviso, Italy | Palaverde |
BeĆiktaĆ | Istanbul, Turkey | BJK Akatlar Arena |
Ventspils | Ventspils, Latvia | Ventspils Nafta Hall |
ÄEZ Nymburk | Nymburk, Czech Republic | ÄEZ Arena |
Asesoft | PloieĆti, Romania | Sala Sporturilor Olimpia |
Deutsche Bank Skyliners | Frankfurt, Germany | Ballsporthalle |
DKV Joventut | Badalona, Spain | PavellĂł OlĂmpic de Badalona |
Dynamo Moscow | Moscow, Russia | Krylatskoe Sport Palace |
EiffelTowers Den Bosch | Den Bosch, Netherlands | Maaspoort Sports end Events |
Ălan Chalon | Chalon-sur-SaĂŽne, France | Le ColisĂ©e |
Beghelli Fortitudo Bologna | Bologna, Italy | PalaDozza |
Kalise Gran Canaria | Las Palmas, Spain | Centro Insular |
Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown | Istanbul, Turkey | Ayhan Ćahenk Spor Salonu |
Guildford Heat | Guildford, United Kingdom | The Spectrum |
Hanzevast Capitals | Groningen, Netherlands | Martini Plaza |
Hapoel Galil Elyon | Kfar Blum, Israel | Heichal ha Pais |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem, Israel | Malha Arena |
Khimki | Khimki, Russia | Novator Palace of Sports |
Bosna | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mirza DelibaĆĄiÄ Arena |
BuduÄnost | Podgorica, Montenegro | MoraÄa Sports Center |
FMP | Belgrade, Serbia | Ćœeleznik Hall |
Hemofarm | VrĆĄac, Serbia | Millennium Center |
Köln 99ers | Cologne, Germany | GEW Energy Dome |
Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg, Germany | Rundsporthalle |
Lukoil Academic | Sofia, Bulgaria | Universiada Hall |
Ovarense | Ovar, Portugal | Arena Dolce Vita |
Pamesa Valencia | Valencia, Spain | Fuente San Luis |
Panellinios | Kypseli, Greece | Panellinios Indoor Hall |
Panionios Forthnet | Athens, Greece | Helliniko Indoor Arena |
Pau-Orthez | Pau, France | Palais des Sports |
TurĂłw Zgorzelec | Zgorzelec, Poland | Centrum Sportowe |
Crvena Zvezda | Belgrade, Serbia | Pionir Hall |
Ć iauliai | Ć iauliai, Lithuania | Ć iauliĆł Arena |
Nancy | Nancy, France | Jean Weille Palais |
Spirou Charleroi | Charleroi, Belgium | SpirouDome |
Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France | Rhénus Sport |
Allianz Swans Gmunden | Gmunden, Austria | Volksbank-Arena |
Telindus Oostende | Ostend, Belgium | Sleuyter Arena |
Triumph Lyubertsy | Lyubertsy, Russia | SH Triumph |
TĂŒrk Telekom | Ankara, Turkey | Ankara Sport Hall |
UNICS | Kazan, Russia | Basket Hall Arena |
Zadar | Zadar, Croatia | Jazine Basketball Hall |
For the first time in its short history, this season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 54 teams, divided into 9 groups of 6 teams. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages, until the last 8 remaining teams met in the competition's first ever Final Eight tournament. Just as in the previous season, the official broadcast partner of the ULEB Cup was Eurosport. The regular season began in November 2007.
All 54 teams in 9 groups (in each group 6 teams) played a round-robin competition (home and away). 3 teams from each group advanced to the Knockout stage (Sixteenth-finals). The 5 teams with the best results advanced, as did the fourth place in the group also advanced to the Playoff.
A draw was held to determine the eighth-finals match-ups. Each round was played as two games (home and away) to advance to the next stage. The winners were determined by points difference. Draws in the first games were possible. Example: UNICS 86, Real 80, first game. Real 99, UNICS 80, second game. Points difference, UNICS 166-179, Real win.
The winners from the Sixteen-finals advanced to the eighth finals. The games were played as two games (home and away). The winners were determined by points difference.
The winners of the eighth finals played the Final Eight. It was held from April 10 to April 13.
Top three places in each group, plus highest-ranked fourth-place team, advance to Top 32 |
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Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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1. | TurĂłw Zgorzelec | 10 | 8 | 2 | 743 | 695 | 48 |
2. | Zadar | 10 | 6 | 4 | 850 | 761 | 89 |
3. | UNICS | 10 | 5 | 5 | 799 | 732 | 67 |
4. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 10 | 5 | 5 | 820 | 856 | -36 |
5. | EiffelTowers EBBC | 10 | 3 | 7 | 788 | 863 | -75 |
6. | Strasbourg | 10 | 3 | 7 | 688 | 781 | -93 |
The draw to determine a bracket for the elimination rounds of the 2007â08 ULEB Cup was held on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 13:30 CET in the Museu Olimpic i de l'Esport in Barcelona.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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ASCO ĆlÄ sk WrocĆaw | 161â177 | Dynamo Moscow | 78â85 | 83â92 |
Lukoil Academic | 140â119 | Ventspils | 67â64 | 73â55 |
Telindus Oostende | 121â133 | Kyiv | 61â65 | 60â68 |
ÄEZ Nymburk | 127â129 | TurĂłw Zgorzelec | 61â61 | 66â68 |
Ălan Chalon | 150â163 | Akasvayu Girona | 93â85 | 57â78 |
Hemofarm | 155â134 | BuduÄnost | 82â56 | 73â78 |
UNICS | 184â161 | TĂŒrk Telekom | 91â65 | 93â96 |
Artland Dragons | 161â157 | Triumph Lyubertsy | 81â75 | 80â82 |
Allianz Swans Gmunden | 115â166 | DKV Joventut | 59â89 | 56â77 |
Köln 99ers | 141â187 | Khimki | 72â91 | 69â96 |
Azovmash | 142â157 | Zadar | 82â80 | 60â77 |
Panionios Forthnet | 131â141 | Pamesa Valencia | 70â59 | 61â82 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | 141â146 | BeĆiktaĆ Cola Turka | 88â73 | 53â73 |
Crvena zvezda | 164â153 | Benetton Treviso | 81â71 | 83â82 |
ASVEL | 144â145 | Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown | 69â69 | 75â76 |
Bosna | 158â171 | Kalise Gran Canaria | 89â82 | 69â89 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lukoil Academic | 152â192 | Dynamo Moscow | 75â89 | 77â103 |
Kyiv | 126â129 | TurĂłw Zgorzelec | 59â71 | 67â58 |
Hemofarm | 133â156 | Akasvayu Girona | 71â80 | 62â76 |
Artland Dragons | 139â152 | UNICS | 80â78 | 59â74 |
Khimki | 127â165 | DKV Joventut | 73â96 | 54â69 |
Zadar | 144â162 | Pamesa Valencia | 74â69 | 70â93 |
Crvena zvezda | 149â161 | BeĆiktaĆ Cola Turka | 80â80 | 69â81 |
Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown | 178â162 | Kalise Gran Canaria | 99â74 | 79â88 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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DKV Joventut | 77â67 | Pamesa Valencia |
BeĆiktaĆ Cola Turka | 60â61 | Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dynamo Moscow | 78â63 | TurĂłw Zgorzelec |
Akasvayu Girona | 75â66 | UNICS |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dynamo Moscow | 78â81 | Akasvayu Girona |
DKV Joventut | 90â83 | Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Dynamo Moscow | 84â67 | Galatasaray CafĂ© Crown |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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DKV Joventut | 79â54 | Akasvayu Girona |
2007â08 ULEB Cup Champions |
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DKV Joventut 1st title |