2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs

The 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup play-offs will begin on 6 March and conclude on 24 April and 1 May 2019 with the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup. A total of 16 teams will compete in the play-offs.

Format

Each tie in the knockout phase, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home.

The draw was made with the only restriction that these lucky losers could not be paired against each other, being decided all the bracket by the luck of the draw in the round of 16.^[1]

Qualified teams

Second round group winners and runners-up

The four group winners and second-placed teams from the second round advanced to the play-offs. In case of vacants due to opt-out options of teams transferred from the Basketball Champions League, these places would be filled with the best third-qualified teams.

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third
I	s.Oliver Würzburg	Pınar Karşıyaka	Z-Mobile Prishtina
J	Ironi Nes Ziona	Balkan	Alba Fehérvár
K	Dinamo Sassari	Varese	Donar
L	Avtodor	Bakken Bears	ZZ Leiden

Standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	I	s.Oliver Würzburg	6	6	0	596	487	+109
2	L	Avtodor	6	5	1	576	482	+94
3	K	Dinamo Sassari	6	5	1	536	481	+55
4	K	Varese	6	4	2	492	446	+46
5	J	Ironi Nes Ziona	6	4	2	563	533	+30
6	L	Bakken Bears	6	3	3	586	503	+83
7	K	Alba Fehérvár	6	3	3	489	458	+31
8	I	Pınar Karşıyaka	6	3	3	539	532	+7
9	J	Balkan	6	3	3	496	499	−3
10	K	Donar	6	2	4	447	467	−20
11	K	Z-Mobile Prishtina	6	2	4	479	536	−57
12	L	ZZ Leiden	6	2	4	480	562	−82

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Transfers from Champions League regular season

Eight teams from the 2018–19 Basketball Champions League Regular season transfer to the FIBA Europe Cup. These include the fifth and sixth-placed teams. The clubs from Basketball Champions League Regular Season which had opt-out clauses from playing in the FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs and in the event of them claiming fifth or sixth place, their spot would be filled by the best-ranked third-placed teams from the Second Round. They will be ranked according to the FIBA Europe Cup regulations.

Group	Fifth place	Sixth place
A	Sidigas Scandone	Ventspils
B	Hapoel Holon	Telekom Baskets Bonn
C	Lietkabelis	JDA Dijon
D	SIG Strasbourg	Filou Oostende

Standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	B	Hapoel Holon	14	7	7	1145	1117	+28
2	D	Filou Oostende	14	7	7	1071	1119	−48
3	A	Ventspils	14	6	8	1142	1178	−36
4	B	Telekom Baskets Bonn	14	6	8	1120	1181	−61

Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Hapoel Holon	85	82	167
	Balkan	81	83	164
							Hapoel Holon	96	74	170
							Alba Fehérvár	63	101	164
	Telekom Baskets	85	69	154
	Alba Fehérvár	84	81	165
													Hapoel Holon	89	75	164
													Dinamo Sassari	94	105	199
	Ventspils	78	65	143
	Pınar Karşıyaka	76	70	146
							Pınar Karşıyaka	68	83	151
							Dinamo Sassari	87	83	170
	ZZ Leiden	93	68	161
	Dinamo Sassari	97	94	191
																			Dinamo Sassari	89	81	170
																			s.Oliver Würzburg	84	79	163
	Donar	66	80	146
	Filou Oostende	66	88	154
							Filou Oostende	70	57	127
							Varese	73	72	145
	Z-Mobile Prishtina	77	84	161
	Varese	80	100	180
													Varese	66	86	152
													s.Oliver Würzburg	89	89	178
	Bakken Bears	91	81	172
	Ironi Nes Ziona	74	76	150
							Bakken Bears	76	70	146
							s.Oliver Würzburg	75	86	161
	Avtodor	76	90	166
	s.Oliver Würzburg	79	94	173

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 5–6 March, and the second legs were played on 12–13 March 2019. Team 2 played the second leg at home.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Donar	146–154^[A]	Filou Oostende	66–66	80–88
Ventspils	143-146	Pınar Karşıyaka	78–76	65–70
Telekom Baskets Bonn	154–165	Alba Fehérvár	85–84	69–81
Bakken Bears	172–150	Ironi Nes Ziona	91–74	81–76
Avtodor	166 –173	s.Oliver Würzburg	76–79	90–94
Hapoel Holon	167–164	Balkan	85–81	82–83
ZZ Leiden	161–191	Dinamo Sassari	93–97	68–94
Z-Mobile Prishtina	161–180	Varese	77–80	84–100

Notes

1. Order of legs reversed after original draw, requested by Donar due to the no availability of their home arena for the second leg.^[2]

First leg

Hapoel Holon   v   Balkan

5 March 2019	Hapoel Holon	85–81	Balkan	Holon
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 26–26, 15–16, 32–20
	Pts: Walden 20 Rebs: Atkins 11 Asts: Reynolds 7 Eff: Walden 20	Boxscore	Pts: Brown 17 Rebs: Gavrilovic 12 Asts: Petkov 7 Eff: Gavrilovic, Hopkins 18	Arena: Toto Hall Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Pavel Fuska (SVK), Kerem Baki (TUR)

Donar   v   Filou Oostende

5 March 2019	Donar	66–66	Filou Oostende	Groningen
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 15–18, 18–15, 13–16
	Pts: Gipson 13 Rebs: Jeter 6 Asts: Jeter, Slagter 3 Eff: Gipson 12	Boxscore	Pts: Đurišić 15 Rebs: Mwema 7 Asts: Fieler 6 Eff: Đurišić, Mwema 16	Arena: MartiniPlaza Attendance: 3,040 Referees: Janusz Calik (POL), Steve Bittner (GER), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB)

Avtodor   v   s.Oliver Würzburg

6 March 2019	Avtodor	76–79	s.Oliver Würzburg	Saratov
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 15–13, 17–23, 20–20
	Pts: Gordon 16 Rebs: Kravish 12 Asts: Gordon 10 Eff: Kravish 22	Boxscore	Pts: Cooks, Oliver 15 Rebs: Olaseni, Wells 8 Asts: Bowlin, Wells 8 Eff: Wells 22	Arena: Kristall Ice Sports Palace Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Luka Kardum (CRO), Ilias Kounelles (CYP), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)

Ventspils   v   Pınar Karşıyaka

6 March 2019	Ventspils	78–76	Pınar Karşıyaka	Ventspils
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 24–22, 19–24, 19–13
	Pts: Johnson 18 Rebs: Drame 9 Asts: Johnson 6 Eff: Johnson 23	Boxscore	Pts: Karaman 17 Rebs: Marei 8 Asts: Batuk 4 Eff: Marei 20	Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center Attendance: 1,650 Referees: Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK), Geert Jakobs (BEL)

Bakken Bears   v   Ironi Nes Ziona

6 March 2019	Bakken Bears	91–74	Ironi Nes Ziona	Aarhus
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 22–19, 28–14, 24–19
	Pts: Carberry 21 Rebs: Jukić 7 Asts: Darboe 7 Eff: Carberry 20	Boxscore	Pts: Zanna 19 Rebs: Kadir, Browne 7 Asts: Kadir, Browne 4 Eff: Zanna, Browne 15	Arena: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE), Petr Hrusa (CZE), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)

Telekom Baskets Bonn   v   Alba Fehérvár

6 March 2019	Telekom Baskets Bonn	85–84	Alba Fehérvár	Bonn
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 16–23, 22–24, 23–10
	Pts: Birčević 19 Rebs: Webb 7 Asts: DiLeo 8 Eff: Birčević 25	Boxscore	Pts: Heath, Lóránt 21 Rebs: Heath 15 Asts: Zeno 5 Eff: Heath 38	Arena: Telekom Dome Attendance: 3,010 Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Sebastien Clivaz (SUI), Beniamino Manuel Attard (ITA)

ZZ Leiden   v   Dinamo Sassari

6 March 2019	ZZ Leiden	93–97	Dinamo Sassari	Leiden
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 26–21, 26–34, 28–21
	Pts: Watson, Thompson 25 Rebs: De Jong 6 Asts: Watson 7 Eff: Watson 32	Boxscore	Pts: Cooley 21 Rebs: Cooley 10 Asts: McGee 8 Eff: McGee 29	Arena: Vijf Meihal Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Thomas Bissuel (FRA)

Z-Mobile Prishtina   v   Varese

6 March 2019	Z-Mobile Prishtina	77–80	Varese	Pristina
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 20–12, 28–15, 17–28
	Pts: Berisha 21 Rebs: Ahmed 8 Asts: Berisha 3 Eff: Ahmed, Myles 14	Boxscore	Pts: Archie 22 Rebs: Cain 9 Asts: Moore 6 Eff: Archie 17	Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT), Igor Mitrovski (MKD)

Second leg

Balkan   v   Hapoel Holon

12 March 2019	Balkan	83–82 (164–167 agg.)	Hapoel Holon	Botevgrad
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 20–27, 14–13, 25–19
	Pts: Hopkins 20 Rebs: Hopkins 15 Asts: three players 5 Eff: Hopkins 35	Boxscore	Pts: Atkins 20 Rebs: Walden, Jones 6 Asts: Pnini 7 Eff: Atkins 24	Arena: Arena Botevgrad Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Carsten Straube (GER), Goran Šljivić (AUT)

Alba Fehérvár   v   Telekom Baskets Bonn

13 March 2019	Alba Fehérvár	81–69 (165–154 agg.)	Telekom Baskets Bonn	Székesfehérvár
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 13–19, 22–18, 22–17
	Pts: Cabezas 19 Rebs: Filipovity 7 Asts: Cabezas 5 Eff: Filipovity 23	Boxscore	Pts: Jackson 14 Rebs: Bartolo 7 Asts: Jackson 5 Eff: Jackson 22	Arena: Alba Regia Sportcsarnok Referees: Tanel Suslov (EST), Luka Kardum (CRO), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Pınar Karşıyaka   v   Ventspils

13 March 2019	Pınar Karşıyaka	70–65 (146–143 agg.)	Ventspils	İzmir
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 19–17, 17–9, 17–25
	Pts: Marei 23 Rebs: Marei 17 Asts: Henry, Batuk 5 Eff: Marei 34	Boxscore	Pts: Johnson 16 Rebs: Berzins, Gulbis 6 Asts: Johnson 9 Eff: Johnson 19	Arena: Karşıyaka Arena Referees: Siniša Herceg (CRO), Saša Maričić (SRB), Radomir Vojinović (MNE)

Filou Oostende   v   Donar

13 March 2019	Filou Oostende	88–80 (154–146 agg.)	Donar	Ostend
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 15–20, 23–23, 22–16
	Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Mwema 6 Asts: Fieler 5 Eff: Williams, Fieler 15	Boxscore	Pts: Jeter 17 Rebs: Koenis 8 Asts: three players 3 Eff: Koenis 16	Arena: Sleuyter Arena Referees: Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE), Petr Hrůša (CZE), Andrei Sharapa (BLR)

Ironi Nes Ziona   v   Bakken Bears

13 March 2019	Ironi Nes Ziona	76–81 (150–172 agg.)	Bakken Bears	Ness Ziona
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 19–11, 11–20, 25–30
	Pts: Gutt, Cook 19 Rebs: Gutt 13 Asts: Browne 6 Eff: Gutt 27	Boxscore	Pts: Evans 13 Rebs: Diouf 11 Asts: Jukić, Carberry 5 Eff: Diouf 19	Arena: Lev Hamoshava Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Alexey Davydov (RUS), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)

s.Oliver Würzburg   v   Avtodor

13 March 2019	s.Oliver Würzburg	94–90 (173–166 agg.)	Avtodor	Würzburg
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 29–25, 31–24, 22–18
	Pts: Richter 16 Rebs: Morrison 10 Asts: Cooks 8 Eff: Oliver, Morrison 18	Boxscore	Pts: Golden 24 Rebs: Savović 12 Asts: Ireland 8 Eff: Golden 27	Arena: s.Oliver Arena Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Valerio Grigioni (ITA)

Dinamo Sassari   v   ZZ Leiden

13 March 2019	Dinamo Sassari	94–68 (191–161 agg.)	ZZ Leiden	Sassari
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 17–17, 20–12, 32–17
	Pts: Thomas 40 Rebs: Thomas 16 Asts: Smith 6 Eff: Thomas 54	Boxscore	Pts: Thompson 21 Rebs: Thompson 11 Asts: Watson 8 Eff: Thompson 26	Arena: Roberta Serradimigni Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Ivor Matějek (CZE), Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE)

Varese   v   Z-Mobile Prishtina

13 March 2019	Varese	100–84 (180–161 agg.)	Z-Mobile Prishtina	Varese
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 33–21, 23–19, 21–19, 23–25
	Pts: Avramović 18 Rebs: Cain 9 Asts: Avramović 7 Eff: Avramović 23	Boxscore	Pts: Berisha 24 Rebs: Ahmed 7 Asts: Myles, Berisha 4 Eff: Myles 19	Arena: Enerxenia Arena Referees: Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Sebastien Clivaz (SUI)

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 20 March, and the second legs were played on 27 March 2019. Team 2 played the second leg at home.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Filou Oostende	127–145	Varese	70–73	57–72
Pınar Karşıyaka	151–170	Dinamo Sassari	68–87	83–83
Hapoel Holon	170–164	Alba Fehérvár	96–63	74–101
Bakken Bears	146–161	s.Oliver Würzburg	76–75	70–86

First leg

Hapoel Holon   v   Alba Fehérvár

20 March 2019	Hapoel Holon	96–63	Alba Fehérvár	Holon
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 30–18, 20–13, 28–11
	Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Atkins 7 Asts: Pnini 9 Eff: Atkins 26	Boxscore	Pts: Lóránt 22 Rebs: Lóránt 9 Asts: four players 3 Eff: Lóránt 28	Arena: Toto Hall Referees: Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Steve Bittner (GER)

Pınar Karşıyaka   v   Dinamo Sassari

20 March 2019	Pınar Karşıyaka	68–87	Dinamo Sassari	İzmir
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 15–20, 23–30, 16–21
	Pts: Henry 19 Rebs: Karaman, Marei 7 Asts: Henry 5 Eff: Henry 21	Boxscore	Pts: Cooley 26 Rebs: Cooley 11 Asts: Smith 6 Eff: Cooley 32	Arena: Karşıyaka Arena Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Bakken Bears   v   s.Oliver Würzburg

20 March 2019	Bakken Bears	76–75	s.Oliver Würzburg	Aarhus
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 21–29, 24–17, 12–12
	Pts: Carberry 15 Rebs: Evans 10 Asts: Darboe, Carberry 4 Eff: Carberry 20	Boxscore	Pts: Oliver 17 Rebs: Olaseni 13 Asts: Wells 5 Eff: Oliver 23	Arena: Vejlby-Risskov Hallen Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Haris Bijedić (BIH), Mart Uuehendrik (EST)

Filou Oostende   v   Varese

20 March 2019	Filou Oostende	70–73	Varese	Ostend
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 16–22, 17–11, 20–19
	Pts: Fieler 20 Rebs: Fieler 9 Asts: Fieler 4 Eff: Fieler 26	Boxscore	Pts: Avramović 22 Rebs: Cain 7 Asts: Moore 4 Eff: Avramović, Scrubb 17	Arena: Sleuyter Arena Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)

Second leg

Alba Fehérvár   v   Hapoel Holon

26 March 2019	Alba Fehérvár	101–740(OT) (164–170 agg.)	Hapoel Holon	Székesfehérvár
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 24–20, 23–20, 31–10, Overtime: 5–11
	Pts: Freeman 19 Rebs: Heath 7 Asts: three players 5 Eff: Heath 27	Boxscore	Pts: Walden 24 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Walden 8 Eff: Walden 30	Arena: Alba Regia Sportcsarnok Referees: Siniša Herceg (CRO), Markos Michaelides (SUI), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT)

s.Oliver Würzburg   v   Bakken Bears

27 March 2019	s.Oliver Würzburg	86–70 (161–146 agg.)	Bakken Bears	Würzburg
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 24–9, 25–19, 14–15
	Pts: Hulls 19 Rebs: Cooks, Oliver 9 Asts: Hulls, Wells 5 Eff: Hulls 24	Boxscore	Pts: Ongwae, Diouf 15 Rebs: Ongwae, Carberry 6 Asts: Carberry 5 Eff: Ongwae, Carberry 17	Arena: s.Oliver Arena Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Saša Maričić (SRB), Kerem Baki (TUR)

Varese   v   Filou Oostende

27 March 2019	Varese	72–57 (145–127 agg.)	Filou Oostende	Varese
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 10–9, 27–14, 17–19
	Pts: Avramović 19 Rebs: Cain 9 Asts: Cain, Avramović 4 Eff: Moore 18	Boxscore	Pts: Schwartz 12 Rebs: Mwema 11 Asts: Lambrecht 2 Eff: Schwartz 13	Arena: Enerxenia Arena Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Alexey Davydov (RUS), Ivor Matějek (CZE)

Dinamo Sassari   v   Pınar Karşıyaka

27 March 2019	Dinamo Sassari	83–83 (170–151 agg.)	Pınar Karşıyaka	Sassari
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 16–29, 22–17, 33–14
	Pts: Spissu, Polonara 14 Rebs: Cooley 9 Asts: Pierre 4 Eff: Polonara, Pierre 17	Boxscore	Pts: Henry 24 Rebs: Marei 15 Asts: Henry 5 Eff: Henry 22	Arena: Roberta Serradimigni Referees: Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 10 April, and the second legs were played on 17 April 2019. Team 2 played the second leg at home.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Varese	152–178	s.Oliver Würzburg	66–89	86–89
Hapoel Holon	164–199	Dinamo Sassari	89–94	75–105

First leg

Hapoel Holon   v   Dinamo Sassari

10 April 2019	Hapoel Holon	89–94	Dinamo Sassari	Holon
18:45	Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 22–26, 25–20, 17–26
	Pts: Walden 26 Rebs: Atkins 9 Asts: Reynolds 8 Eff: Walden 32	Boxscore	Pts: Thomas 21 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Smith 9 Eff: Thomas 24	Arena: Toto Hall Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Varese   v   s.Oliver Würzburg

10 April 2019	Varese	66–89	s.Oliver Würzburg	Varese
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 12–23, 18–22, 15–21
	Pts: Cain 15 Rebs: Cain 9 Asts: Moore 4 Eff: Cain 26	Boxscore	Pts: Hulls 19 Rebs: Morrison 8 Asts: Hulls 5 Eff: Hulls 24	Arena: Enerxenia Arena Referees: Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Michal Proc (POL)

Second leg

s.Oliver Würzburg   v   Varese

17 April 2019	s.Oliver Würzburg	89–86 (178–152 agg.)	Varese	Würzburg
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–11, 16–21, 29–27, 14–27
	Pts: Hulls, Wells 13 Rebs: Cooks 9 Asts: Hulls 5 Eff: Cooks 19	Boxscore	Pts: Scrubb 29 Rebs: Cain 9 Asts: Tambone 6 Eff: Scrubb 28	Arena: s.Oliver Arena Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Janusz Calik (POL), Boris Krejič (SLO)

Dinamo Sassari   v   Hapoel Holon

17 April 2019	Dinamo Sassari	105–75 (199–164 agg.)	Hapoel Holon	Sassari
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 34–20, 26–23, 17–14
	Pts: Polonara 17 Rebs: Thomas 12 Asts: Smith 10 Eff: Polonara 23	Boxscore	Pts: Walden 19 Rebs: Simhon 10 Asts: Walden, Reynolds 4 Eff: Walden 16	Arena: Roberta Serradimigni Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Gentian Cici (ALB), Oskars Lucis (LAT)

Final

Main article: 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals

The first legs will be played on 24 April, and the second legs will be played on 1 May 2019. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Dinamo Sassari	170–163	s.Oliver Würzburg	89–84	81–79

References

1. "FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 pairings drawn". FIBA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
2. "Europe Cup tegen Oostende op 5 en 13 maart" (in Dutch). Donar.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

External links

• Official website