2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup

The 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup was the inaugural season of the newly formed basketball competition organised by FIBA. The season started on 21 October 2015 and ended on 1 May 2016.

FIBA Europe Cup
The Final Four was hosted at Le Colisée
Season	2015–16
Duration	21 October 2015 – 1 May 2016
Number of games	286
Number of teams	56
Finals
Champions	Fraport Skyliners (1st title)
Runners-up	Openjobmetis Varese
Third place	Élan Chalon
Fourth place	Enisey
Final Four MVP	Quantez Robertson
Statistical leaders
Points Omar Krayem 20.4 Rebounds Christian Maråker 10.3 Assists Teemu Rannikko 10.1
Seasons
2016–17 →

The competition replaced the EuroChallenge and had the aim to take the place of Eurocup (organised by Euroleague Basketball), as the second-tier competition in Europe.

Format

In the Regular season, 56 teams are divided into 14 groups of four teams. In the Round of 32, the first and second best teams from the Regular season play in groups of four. Starting from the Round of 16, quarter-finals will be played. The tournament will conclude with a Final Four.^[1]

Teams

The deadline to register in the competition was on July 30. The official list of teams was announced on August 3.^[2]

Regular season
Conference 1		Conference 2
ASVEL (6th)	ČEZ Nymburk (1st)	Khimik (1st)	Lukoil Academic (1st)
STB Le Havre (7th)	Södertälje Kings (1st)	Sigal Prishtina (1st)	Rilski Sportist (4th)
Élan Chalon (8th)	Borås (3rd)	Astana (1st)	PGE Turów (2nd)
Cantù (7th)	Bakken Bears (2nd)	Juventus (3rd)	Rosa Radom (4th)
Openjobmetis Varese (11th)	Fraport Skyliners (6th)	Pieno Žvaigždės (5th)	Śląsk Wrocław (6th)
Sopron (4th)	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (1st)	Šiauliai (7th)	Energia Târgu Jiu (3rd)
Falco Szombathely (6th)	Donar (2nd)	Tartu Ülikool/Rock (1st)	Helios Suns (4th) ^c
Egis Körmend (10th)	ZZ Leiden (3rd)	Kalev Cramo (2nd)	Ventspils (2nd)
Benfica (1st)	Cibona (2nd)	Kataja (1st)	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (4th)
Porto (1st) ^a	Tajfun (1st)	KTP (3rd)	Tsmoki-Minsk (1st)
Telenet Oostende (1st)	Krka (3rd)	Türk Telekom (7th)	Enisey (11th)
Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2nd)	Zlatorog Laško (5th)	Royal Halı Gaziantep (10th)	Rieker Komárno (1st)
Port of Antwerp Giants (6th)	Magnofit Güssing Knights (1st)	Petrolina AEK Larnaca (1st)	Inter Bratislava (3rd)
Hibernia ^b	ece Bulls Kapfenberg (3rd)	ETHA Engomis (4th)	Kumanovo (2nd)

Numbers in bracket represent the place the team took in its 2014–15 domestic championship, representing rankings after eventual Playoffs.

Notes

^a Porto played last season in the Portuguese second tier, Proliga.

^b Hibernia was a newly created team, established by Basketball Ireland to compete in the competition.^[3]

^c FIBA Europe announced that the Romanian club BC Timișoara have withdrawn their participation in the competition. Helios Suns replaced the team.^[4]

Draw

The draw was held on August 4, 2015 in Munich, Germany. The seeding was prepared on the basis of the clubs' participation and results in European Club Competition in recent years as well as the clubs' ranking in their respective domestic leagues last season.^[2]

Conference 1

Pot 1 Team   Telenet Oostende   Cibona   ČEZ Nymburk   ASVEL   Élan Chalon   Fraport Skyliners   FoxTown Cantù

Pot 2 Team   Belfius Mons-Hainaut   Port of Antwerp Giants   Bakken Bears   STB Le Havre   SPM Shoeters Den Bosch   Krka   Södertälje Kings

Pot 3 Team   Magnofit Güssing Knights   Pallacanestro Varese   Donar   ZZ Leiden   Benfica   Borås   Tajfun

Pot 4 Team   ece Bulls Kapfenberg   Sopron   Falco KC Szombathely   Egis Körmend   Hibernia   FC Porto   Zlatorog Laško

Conference 2

Pot 1 Team   Tsmoki-Minsk   Tartu Ülikool/Rock   Kalev Cramo   PGE Turów   Energia Târgu Jiu   Türk Telekom   Royal Halı Gaziantep

Pot 2 Team   Kataja   KTP   Astana   Ventspils   Šiauliai   Enisey   Khimik

Pot 3 Team   Lukoil Academic   Rilski Sportist   Petrolina AEK Larnaca   ETHA Engomis   Rosa Radom   Śląsk Wrocław   Helios Suns

Pot 4 Team   Maccabi Rishon LeZion   Sigal Prishtina   Juventus   Pieno žvaigždės   Kumanovo 2009   Rieker Komárno   Inter Bratislava

Regular season

 

 

ASVEL

 

Mons-Hainaut

 

Donar

 

Körmend

 

Antwerp

 

Cibona

 

Benfica

 

Sopron

 

Oostende

 

Varese

 

Södertälje

 

Falco

 

Chalon

 

Güssing

 

SPM Shoeters

 

Laško

 

Le Havre

 

Cantù

 

Borås

 

Bulls

 

Bakken

 

Nymburk

 

Tajfun

 

Hibernia

 

Skyliners

 

Krka

 

Porto

 

ZZ Leiden

 

Rishon LeZion

 

Lukoil Academic

 

Kalev Cramo

 

Ventspils

 

Turów

 

Helios Suns

 

Pieno žvaigždės

 

Türk Telekom

 

Rosa Radom

 

Kumanovo

 

KTP

 

Energia

 

AEK Larnaca

 

Astana
(not on map)

 

 

Enisey
(not on map)

 

 

Prishtina

 

Khimik

 

Tartu

 

Juventus

 

ETHA Engomis

 

Gaziantep

 

Śląsk Wrocław

 

Šiauliai

 

Bratislava

 

Tsmoki-Minsk

 

Kataja

 

Rilski Sportist

 

Rieker Komárno

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Location of teams of the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup regular season.
  Red: Group A;   Yellow: Group B;   Green: Group C;   Dark Green: Group D;
  Purple: Group E;   Pink: Group F;   Blue: Group G;   Orange: Group H;
  Brown: Group I;   Deep pink: Group J.   Cyan: Group K;   Spring green: Group L.
  Black: Group M.   White: Group N.

The regular season was played between 21 October and 2 December 2015. The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams of all groups (two teams from each Conference) advanced to the Round of 32.

If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

1. Head-to-head record.
2. Head-to-head point differential.
3. Point differential during the regular season.
4. Points scored during the regular season.
5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each regular season match.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ADE	MON	DON	KÖR
1	ASVEL	6	5	1	514	416	+98	11	Advanced to Round of 32		—	87–66	81–45	83–64
2	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	6	3	3	489	468	+21	9			89–81	—	90–76	103–70
3	Donar	6	2	4	414	477	−63	8			66–85	77–75	—	78–71
4	Egis Körmend	6	2	4	443	499	−56	8			86–97	77–66	75–72	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ANT	CIB	LIS	SOP
1	Port of Antwerp Giants	6	6	0	499	428	+71	12	Advanced to Round of 32		—	82–69	84–76	81–73
2	Cibona	6	3	3	453	473	−20	9			78–92	—	74–66	77–63
3	Benfica	6	2	4	467	447	+20	8			77–79	79–83	—	91–62
4	Sopron	6	1	5	409	480	−71	7			55–81	91–72	65–78	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		TEL	VAR	KIN	FAL
1	Telenet Oostende	6	4	2	473	438	+35	10	Advanced to Round of 32		—	79–85	80–77	91–62
2	Openjobmetis Varese	6	3	3	493	459	+34	9			79–83	—	76–61	94–71
3	Södertälje Kings	6	3	3	438	439	−1	9			71–54	90–86	—	54–62
4	Falco Szombathely	6	2	4	415	483	−68	8			64–86	75–73	81–85	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ÉLA	MAG	SPM	ZLA
1	Élan Chalon	6	5	1	530	438	+92	11	Advanced to Round of 32		—	88–83	72–66	86–53
2	Magnofit Güssing Knights	6	3	3	470	478	−8	9			75–99	—	69–74	73–71
3	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	6	2	4	421	449	−28	8			73–98	66–72	—	81–73
4	Zlatorog Laško	6	2	4	430	486	−56	8			88–87	80–98	65–61	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		STB	CTU	BOR	KAP
1	STB Le Havre	6	4	2	455	431	+24	10	Advanced to Round of 32		—	82–78	87–76	70–57
2	FoxTown Cantù	6	3	3	502	484	+18	9			73–64	—	94–72	85–70
3	Borås	6	3	3	492	504	−12	9			74–80	101–81	—	84–82
4	ece Bulls Kapfenberg	6	2	4	457	487	−30	8			73–72	95–91	80–85	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		BAK	ČEZ	TAJ	HIB
1	Bakken Bears	6	6	0	485	398	+87	12	Advanced to Round of 32		—	82–79	72–68	96–60
2	ČEZ Nymburk	6	4	2	543	375	+168	10			64–66	—	103–81	106–45
3	Tajfun	6	2	4	440	452	−12	8			60–79	56–70	—	82–55
4	Hibernia	6	0	6	345	588	−243	6			67–90	45–121	73–93	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		SKY	KRK	FCP	ZZL
1	Fraport Skyliners	6	6	0	444	385	+59	12	Advanced to Round of 32		—	67–65	89–81	63–58
2	Krka	6	4	2	459	423	+36	10			72–82	—	70–62	79–51
3	FC Porto	6	2	4	431	426	+5	8			58–67	83–87	—	77–51
4	ZZ Leiden	6	0	6	351	451	−100	6			51–76	78–86	62–70	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		MRL	ENI	LUK	KAL
1	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	6	4	2	457	433	+24	10	Advanced to Round of 32		—	68–72	72–77	67–66
2	Enisey	6	4	2	463	452	+11	10			67–74	—	76–68	77–70
3	Lukoil Academic	6	4	2	458	465	−7	10			70–84	85–81	—	80–78
4	Kalev Cramo	6	0	6	457	485	−28	6			81–92	87–91	75–78	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		VEN	PŽV	TUR	DOM
1	Ventspils	6	6	0	522	446	+76	12	Advanced to Round of 32		—	86–67	96–73	67–62
2	Pieno žvaigždės	6	3	3	483	495	−12	9			96–100	—	74–71	80–71
3	PGE Turów	6	2	4	454	489	−35	8			76–92	90–80	—	86–97
4	Helios Suns	6	1	5	429	458	−29	7			72–81	71–80	50–88	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		TUR	ROS	KUM	KTP
1	Türk Telekom	6	6	0	555	424	+131	12	Advanced to Round of 32		—	89–72	93–71	108–66
2	Rosa Radom	6	4	2	505	445	+60	10			68–84	—	84–75	95–48
3	Kumanovo 2009	6	1	5	464	516	−52	7			75–84	73–89	—	88–78
4	KTP	6	1	5	428	567	−139	7			72–97	76–97	88–82	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ENE	AEK	AST	PRI
1	Energia Târgu Jiu	6	5	1	495	448	+47	11	Advanced to Round of 32		—	87–82	89–72	87–72
2	Petrolina AEK Larnaca	6	3	3	498	462	+36	9			71–75	—	87–68	101–84
3	Astana	6	2	4	458	498	−40	8			85–95	78–74	—	82–78
4	KB Prishtina	6	2	4	445	488	−43	8			66–62	70–83	75–73	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		KHI	TÜR	JUV	ETH
1	Khimik	6	6	0	482	396	+86	12	Advanced to Round of 32		—	81–56	80–72	88–52
2	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	6	3	3	417	412	+5	9			61–63	—	81–72	92–75
3	Juventus	6	3	3	484	437	+47	9			86–90	66–60	—	94–67
4	ETHA Engomis	6	0	6	377	515	−138	6			69–80	55–67	59–94	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group M

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		GAZ	SLK	SIA	INT
1	Royal Halı Gaziantep	6	4	2	466	396	+70	10	Advanced to Round of 32		—	74–46	87–71	89–72
2	Śląsk Wrocław	6	4	2	448	462	−14	10			73–68	—	71–69	80–75
3	Šiauliai	6	3	3	508	489	+19	9			72–69	80–97	—	116–80
4	Inter Bratislava	6	1	5	470	545	−75	7			62–79	96–81	85–100	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group N

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		TSM	KAT	RIL	RIE
1	Tsmoki-Minsk	6	5	1	548	486	+62	11	Advanced to Round of 32		—	82–88	95–91	98–67
2	Kataja	6	4	2	519	486	+33	10			84–86	—	92–76	87–83
3	Rilski Sportist	6	2	4	502	537	−35	8			88–97	87–83	—	83–82
4	Rieker Komárno	6	1	5	460	520	−60	7			68–90	72–85	88–77	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Ranking of third-placed teams

Conference 1

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Södertälje Kings	6	3	3	438	439	−1	9	Advanced to Round of 32
2	E	Borås	6	3	3	492	504	−12	9
3	B	Benfica	6	2	4	467	447	+20	8
4	G	FC Porto	6	2	4	431	426	+5	8
5	F	Tajfun	6	2	4	440	452	−12	8
6	D	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	6	2	4	421	449	−28	8
7	A	Donar	6	2	4	414	477	−63	8

Source: Group results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Superior point difference; 3) Higher number of point scored

Conference 2

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	H	Lukoil Academic	6	4	2	458	465	−7	10	Advanced to Round of 32
2	L	Juventus	6	3	3	484	437	+47	9
3	M	Šiauliai	6	3	3	508	489	+19	9
4	N	Rilski Sportist	6	2	4	502	537	−35	8
5	I	PGE Turów	6	2	4	454	489	−35	8
6	K	Astana	6	2	4	458	498	−40	8
7	J	Kumanovo 2009	6	1	5	464	516	−52	7

Source: Group results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Superior point difference; 3) Higher number of point scored

Round of 32

The round of 32 were played between 16 December 2015 and 3 February 2016. The two top teams of each group advanced to the Round of 16.

If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the Round of 32, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

1. Head-to-head record.
2. Head-to-head point differential.
3. Point differential during the round of 32.
4. Points scored during the round of 32.
5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each round of 32 match.

Group O

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ADE	MRL	KRK	KAT
1	ASVEL	6	5	1	474	407	+67	11	Advance to Round of 16		—	81–71	88–60	95–79
2	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	6	4	2	502	462	+40	10			82–71	—	79–61	96–85
3	Krka	6	2	4	409	469	−60	8			51–67	79–76	—	76–70
4	Kataja	6	1	5	472	519	−47	7			64–72	85–93	89–82	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group P

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		VEN	ANT	ČEZ	LUK
1	Ventspils	6	4	2	388	386	+2	10	Advance to Round of 16		—	97–80	72–69	77–69
2	Port of Antwerp Giants	6	4	2	406	390	+16	10			80–78	—	81–79	94–73
3	ČEZ Nymburk	6	3	3	383	371	+12	9			88–64	84–57	—	85–78
4	Lukoil Academic	6	1	5	359	389	−30	7			62–69	63–71	76–62	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group Q

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		TUR	TEL	BOR	SLK
1	Türk Telekom	6	5	1	525	419	+106	11	Advance to Round of 16		—	80–68	92–72	96–68
2	Telenet Oostende	6	5	1	489	435	+54	11			77–74	—	94–68	75–68
3	Borås	6	2	4	478	545	−67	8			86–114	86–89	—	80–75
4	Śląsk Wrocław	6	0	6	399	492	−93	6			48–69	59–86	81–86	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group R

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ÉLA	ENI	CTU	TÜR
1	Élan Chalon	6	5	1	540	493	+47	11	Advance to Round of 16		—	98–88	89–78	76–67
2	Enisey	6	3	3	534	518	+16	9			77–96	—	94–91	87–68
3	FoxTown Cantù	6	3	3	525	524	+1	9			103–90	95–92	—	71–76
4	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	6	1	5	444	508	−64	7			80–91	70–96	83–87	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group S

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ENE	CIB	PŽV	STB
1	Energia Târgu Jiu	6	3	3	509	498	+11	9	Advance to Round of 16		—	85–81	86–101	78–68
2	Cibona	6	3	3	550	552	−2	9			93–88	—	82–84	106–113
3	Pieno žvaigždės	6	3	3	536	539	−3	9			95–93	90–95	—	82–87
4	STB Le Havre	6	3	3	516	522	−6	9			60–79	92–93	96–84	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group T

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		JUV	KHI	MON	BAK
1	Juventus	6	4	2	494	430	+64	10	Advance to Round of 16		—	74–63	103–65	91–67
2	Khimik	6	4	2	449	424	+25	10			77–76	—	64–61	81–67
3	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	6	3	3	469	461	+8	9			77–57	95–89	—	90–66
4	Bakken Bears	6	1	5	414	511	−97	7			81–93	51–75	82–81	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group U

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		SKY	GAZ	KIN	ROS
1	Fraport Skyliners	6	6	0	518	409	+109	12	Advance to Round of 16		—	91–79	95–64	91–61
2	Royal Halı Gaziantep	6	3	3	440	427	+13	9			66–71	—	76–56	79–70
3	Södertälje Kings	6	2	4	442	496	−54	8			81–95	78–71	—	86–78
4	Rosa Radom	6	1	5	409	477	−68	7			58–75	61–69	81–77	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group V

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		VAR	AEK	TSM	MAG
1	Openjobmetis Varese	6	5	1	480	436	+44	11	Advance to Round of 16		—	74–72	94–63	85–81
2	Petrolina AEK Larnaca	6	3	3	422	416	+6	9			65–61	—	73–68	68–59
3	Tsmoki-Minsk	6	3	3	486	488	−2	9			84–89	86–84	—	96–60
4	Magnofit Güssing Knights	6	1	5	427	475	−48	7			71–77	68–60	88–89	—

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Knockout stage

	Round of 16 17 February–2 March				Quarter-finals 16–30 March				Semifinals 29 April				Final 1 May
	ASVEL	0
	Port of Antwerp Giants	2
					Port of Antwerp Giants	1
					Openjobmetis Varese	2
	Openjobmetis Varese	2
	Royal Halı Gaziantep	1
									Openjobmetis Varese	91
									Élan Chalon	82
	Élan Chalon	2
	Telenet Oostende	1
					Élan Chalon	2
					Khimik	0
	Energia Târgu Jiu	1
	Khimik	2
													Openjobmetis Varese	62
													Fraport Skyliners	66
	Ventspils	0
	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	2
					Maccabi Rishon LeZion	1
					Fraport Skyliners	2
	Fraport Skyliners	2
	Petrolina AEK Larnaca	0
									Fraport Skyliners	59
									Enisey	56			Third place
	Türk Telekom	0
	Enisey	2
					Enisey	2							Élan Chalon	103
					Cibona	1							Enisey	72
	Juventus	0
	Cibona	2

Round of 16

Game 1 will be played on February 17. Game 2 will be played on February 24. Game 3, if necessary, will be played on March 2.

The eight winners of each series will qualify for the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams will be eliminated.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
ASVEL	0–2	Port of Antwerp Giants	67–74	78–88
Openjobmetis Varese	2–1	Royal Halı Gaziantep	82–81	60–76	74–71
Élan Chalon	2–1	Telenet Oostende	84–71	80–91	104–91
Energia Târgu Jiu	1–2	Khimik	77–71	60–71	77–84
Ventspils	0–2	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	73–75	85–93
Fraport Skyliners	2–0	Petrolina AEK Larnaca	83–60	56–44
Türk Telekom	0–2	Enisey	95–96	68–75
Juventus	0–2	Cibona	78–83	84–87

Quarter-finals

Game 1 will be played on March 16. Game 2 will be played on March 23. Game 3 will be played, if necessary, on March 30. Teams with better record in the Round of 32 had the home advantage.

The four winners of each series will qualify to the Final Four, while the other four teams will be eliminated.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Openjobmetis Varese	2–1	Port of Antwerp Giants	92–81	82–93	105–93
Élan Chalon	2–0	Khimik	115–94	83–79
Fraport Skyliners	2–1	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	92–57	84–88	91–75
Enisey	2–1	Cibona	94–92	69–77	82–78

Final Four

Main article: 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four

On April 6, 2016, Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône was announced as the venue for the Final Four.^[5]

	Semifinals				Final
	29 April
	Openjobmetis Varese	91
					1 May