2008–09 Eurocup Basketball was the seventh edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup, and the first to be contested under the Eurocup name.[1] From the inception of the competition in 2002, it had been known as the ULEB Cup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level.
During this season, there were 48 teams, from 22 countries. After the preliminary rounds, there were 32 teams left for the regular season, with the 16 eliminated teams being relegated down and parachuting into Europe's third-tier transnational competition, the EuroChallenge. Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas of Vilnius, won the tournament and promotion to the top level EuroLeague for the next season.
Sixteen teams competed in the first preliminary round, which was organised by FIBA Europe. These teams were paired in two-legged matches, with winners decided on aggregate score. The eight winners advanced to the second preliminary round, and the eight losers parachuted into the third-tier European competition, the EuroChallenge. The matches were played from October 14 through October 21.
The second preliminary round, also organised by FIBA Europe, also featured 16 teams, with the eight winners from the first preliminary round joined by eight automatic qualifiers to that phase. As in the first preliminary round, matches were two-legged and decided on aggregate score, with the winners advancing to the Eurocup regular season and the losers parachuting into the EuroChallenge. Matches were played from November 4 to November 11.
Regular seasonedit
Thirty-two teams—24 automatic qualifiers and the eight survivors of the second preliminary round—entered the Regular Season. From this point onward, the competition is organised by Euroleague Basketball Company. The teams were divided into eight groups of four teams each, with each group playing a double round-robin schedule. The first and second-place teams in each group advanced to the Last 16. Regular Season matches were held from November 25, 2008 until January 13, 2009.
Last 16edit
For the first time in the history of the competition, a second group phase was played. The survivors of the Regular Season were divided into four-team groups, each playing a double round-robin schedule. This phase has a direct analogue in the top-tier EuroLeague, which conducts an identical group phase, the Top 16, at the same stage of the competition. As in the EuroLeague Top 16, the first- and second-place teams in each group advance to the next phase. However, unlike the EuroLeague, which conducts a separate quarterfinal round before its Final Four, the Eurocup sent its surviving teams into a single knockout tournament, the Final Eight. Last 16 matches were played from January 27 to March 10, 2009.
Final eightedit
Like the Euroleague Final Four, this was a knockout tournament, conducted in one-off matches, held at a single site. The semifinal losers played a single match for third place, and the semifinal winners played a single match for the Eurocup title and an automatic place in the 2009-10 Euroleague. This phase was carried over from the prior ULEB Cup format. Matches were played from April 9 through April 12.
This was the last season for the Final Eight format. From 2009–10 onward, a quarterfinal round has been introduced, consisting of two-legged ties between a group winner and the runner-up from a separate group, with the winner of each tie determined on aggregate score. The quarterfinal winners will advance to the Eurocup Finals, with one-off semifinals followed by a one-off final.
Preliminary roundsedit
Sixteen teams participated in the first preliminary round, and after the first preliminary round matches, sixteen teams played in a second preliminary round, with the top eight teams from the first preliminary round. Teams that were eliminated from the first or second preliminary round games competed in the EuroChallenge 2008-09.
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regular season with the 16 eliminated teams being relegated down and parachuting into Europe s third tier transnational competition the EuroChallenge Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas of Vilnius won the tournament and promotion to the top level EuroLeague for the next season Contents 1 Teams of the 2008 2009 Eurocup 2 Format 2 1 First preliminary round 2 2 Second preliminary round 2 3 Regular season 2 4 Last 16 2 5 Final eight 3 Preliminary rounds 3 1 First preliminary round 3 2 Second preliminary round 4 Regular season 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 4 3 Group C 4 4 Group D 4 5 Group E 4 6 Group F 4 7 Group G 4 8 Group H 5 Top 16 5 1 Group I 5 2 Group J 5 3 Group K 5 4 Group L 6 Final eight 6 1 Quarter finals 6 2 Semi finals 6 3 Final 7 Individual statistics 7 1 Points 7 2 Rebounds 7 3 Assists 8 Awards 8 1 Eurocup 2008 09 MVP 8 2 Eurocup 2008 09 Finals MVP 8 3 All Eurocup team 8 4 Rising Star 8 5 Coach of the Year 9 See also 10 Notes and references 11 External linksTeams of the 2008 2009 Eurocup editCountry Teams Clubs ranking in national league nbsp Russia 5 Khimki 2nd Dynamo Moscow 3rd Ural Great Perm 4th UNICS 5th Triumph Lyubertsy 6th nbsp France 4 Chorale Roanne 2nd ASVEL 3rd Le Havre 5th Cholet 8th nbsp Spain 4 Pamesa Valencia 6th Iurbentia Bilbao 7th Cajasol 8th Kalise Gran Canaria 9th nbsp Germany 3 Telekom Baskets Bonn 2nd Artland Dragons 6th Brose Baskets 7th nbsp Greece 3 Maroussi Costa Coffee 4th Aris 5th Panellinios 6th nbsp Serbia 3 Hemofarm 2nd Crvena zvezda 3rd FMP 4th nbsp Turkey 3 Turk Telekom 2nd Besiktas Cola Turka 3rd Galatasaray Cafe Crown 4th nbsp Belgium 2 Spirou 2nd Telindus Oostende 5th nbsp Italy 2 Fortitudo Bologna 8th Benetton Treviso 10th nbsp Israel 2 Bnei HaSharon 3rd Hapoel Jerusalem 6th nbsp Latvia 2 Barons LMT 1st ASK Riga 2nd nbsp Lithuania 2 Lietuvos rytas 2nd Siauliai 3rd nbsp Poland 2 Turow Zgorzelec 2nd Energa Czarni Slupsk 10th nbsp Ukraine 2 Azovmash 1st Kyiv 2nd nbsp Austria 1 Allianz Swans Gmunden 1st nbsp Bulgaria 1 Lukoil Academic 1st nbsp Croatia 1 Zadar 1st nbsp Czech Republic 1 CEZ Nymburk 1st nbsp Estonia 1 Tartu Ulikool Rock 1st nbsp Montenegro 1 Buducnost 1st nbsp Netherlands 1 MyGuide Amsterdam 1st nbsp Switzerland 1 Benetton Fribourg 1st Format editThe competition format was also revamped A total of 48 clubs participated down from 54 in the previous year s competition The competition was jointly organized by Euroleague Basketball Company and FIBA Europe 1 First preliminary round edit Sixteen teams competed in the first preliminary round which was organised by FIBA Europe These teams were paired in two legged matches with winners decided on aggregate score The eight winners advanced to the second preliminary round and the eight losers parachuted into the third tier European competition the EuroChallenge The matches were played from October 14 through October 21 Due to a decision of the Italian Basketball Federation to revoke Capo d Orlando s first division license followed by an Italian National Olympic Committee CONI tribunal rejected appeal by the club Capo d Orlando lost the right to participate in European competitions 2 As a result Benetton Treviso automatically qualified to the group stage while Benetton Fribourg advanced to the second qualification round where they met Kalise Gran Canaria 2 3 Second preliminary round edit The second preliminary round also organised by FIBA Europe also featured 16 teams with the eight winners from the first preliminary round joined by eight automatic qualifiers to that phase As in the first preliminary round matches were two legged and decided on aggregate score with the winners advancing to the Eurocup regular season and the losers parachuting into the EuroChallenge Matches were played from November 4 to November 11 Regular season edit Thirty two teams 24 automatic qualifiers and the eight survivors of the second preliminary round entered the Regular Season From this point onward the competition is organised by Euroleague Basketball Company The teams were divided into eight groups of four teams each with each group playing a double round robin schedule The first and second place teams in each group advanced to the Last 16 Regular Season matches were held from November 25 2008 until January 13 2009 Last 16 edit For the first time in the history of the competition a second group phase was played The survivors of the Regular Season were divided into four team groups each playing a double round robin schedule This phase has a direct analogue in the top tier EuroLeague which conducts an identical group phase the Top 16 at the same stage of the competition As in the EuroLeague Top 16 the first and second place teams in each group advance to the next phase However unlike the EuroLeague which conducts a separate quarterfinal round before its Final Four the Eurocup sent its surviving teams into a single knockout tournament the Final Eight Last 16 matches were played from January 27 to March 10 2009 Final eight edit Like the Euroleague Final Four this was a knockout tournament conducted in one off matches held at a single site The semifinal losers played a single match for third place and the semifinal winners played a single match for the Eurocup title and an automatic place in the 2009 10 Euroleague This phase was carried over from the prior ULEB Cup format Matches were played from April 9 through April 12 This was the last season for the Final Eight format From 2009 10 onward a quarterfinal round has been introduced consisting of two legged ties between a group winner and the runner up from a separate group with the winner of each tie determined on aggregate score The quarterfinal winners will advance to the Eurocup Finals with one off semifinals followed by a one off final Preliminary rounds editSixteen teams participated in the first preliminary round and after the first preliminary round matches sixteen teams played in a second preliminary round with the top eight teams from the first preliminary round Teams that were eliminated from the first or second preliminary round games competed in the EuroChallenge 2008 09 First preliminary round edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legSiauliai nbsp 136 167 nbsp Galatasaray Cafe Crown 73 73 63 94MyGuide Amsterdam nbsp 133 143 nbsp FMP 66 60 67 83Energa Czarni Slupsk nbsp 126 151 nbsp UNICS 76 62 50 89Allianz Swans Gmunden nbsp 146 139 nbsp Tartu Ulikool Rock 86 64 60 75Panellinios nbsp 154 124 nbsp Telekom Baskets Bonn 69 54 85 70Triumph Lyubertsy nbsp 146 159 nbsp Telindus Oostende 78 78 68 81ASK Riga nbsp 142 137 nbsp Cholet 69 62 73 75Second preliminary round edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGalatasaray Cafe Crown nbsp 147 176 nbsp Buducnost 85 83 62 93FMP nbsp 138 118 nbsp Ural Great Perm 69 61 69 57UNICS nbsp 161 142 nbsp Hapoel Jerusalem 88 66 73 76Allianz Swans Gmunden nbsp 163 178 nbsp Crvena zvezda 82 82 81 96Panellinios nbsp 168 165 nbsp Kyiv 96 69 72 96Le Havre nbsp 172 168 nbsp Telindus Oostende 84 85 88 83Benetton Fribourg nbsp 125 195 nbsp Kalise Gran Canaria 64 92 61 103ASK Riga nbsp 151 134 nbsp Cajasol 83 69 68 65Regular season editKey to colors Top two places in each group advance to Top 16Group A edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MAR ZAD ASK ROA1 nbsp Maroussi Costa Coffee 6 4 2 493 468 25 10 Advanced to Top 16 91 75 82 77 88 732 nbsp Zadar 6 4 2 505 480 25 10 87 79 83 68 82 703 nbsp ASK Riga 6 3 3 496 478 18 9 84 70 106 94 86 704 nbsp Chorale Roanne 6 1 5 430 498 68 7 72 83 66 84 79 75 Source Eurocup Basketball Group B edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI DYN BAR LUK1 nbsp UNICS 6 6 0 488 435 53 12 Advanced to Top 16 80 71 76 55 79 722 nbsp Dynamo Moscow 6 4 2 492 442 50 10 77 87 84 74 94 783 nbsp Barons LMT 6 1 5 443 489 46 7 81 86 61 80 84 884 nbsp Lukoil Academic 6 1 5 454 511 57 7 79 80 62 86 75 88 Source Eurocup Basketball Group C edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KHI BEN BES LEH1 nbsp Khimki 6 5 1 459 400 59 11 Advanced to Top 16 80 71 91 65 79 552 nbsp Benetton Treviso 6 4 2 478 443 35 10 77 59 80 89 91 673 nbsp Besiktas Cola Turka 6 3 3 459 471 12 9 69 71 72 77 96 914 nbsp Le Havre 6 0 6 413 495 82 6 63 79 76 82 61 68 Source Eurocup Basketball Group D edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TUR PNE ARI BNE1 nbsp Turk Telekom 6 4 2 393 344 49 10 Advanced to Top 16 70 64 78 65 20 02 nbsp Panellinios 6 3 3 453 435 18 9 82 74 69 71 85 703 nbsp Aris 6 3 3 457 459 2 9 79 75 72 77 84 714 nbsp Bnei HaSharon 6 2 4 362 427 65 8 54 76 78 76 89 86 Source Eurocup Basketball Group E edit nbsp AZO nbsp LRY nbsp ASV nbsp GRA nbsp AZO 76 66 87 74 92 90 nbsp LRY 83 64 95 74 74 64 nbsp ASV 85 83 93 90 69 81 nbsp GRA 74 82 94 83 78 80Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Azovmash 6 4 2 484 472 122 nbsp Lietuvos rytas 6 3 3 491 465 263 nbsp ASVEL 6 3 3 475 514 394 nbsp Kalise Gran Canaria 6 2 4 481 480 1 Group F edit nbsp SPI nbsp CZV nbsp TUR nbsp BRO nbsp SPI 71 65 89 69 64 62 nbsp CZV 93 91 97 69 82 65 nbsp TUR 61 86 76 86 67 56 nbsp BRO 65 84 53 67 39 69Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Spirou 6 5 1 485 415 702 nbsp Crvena zvezda 6 5 1 490 425 653 nbsp PGE Turow 6 2 4 411 453 424 nbsp Brose Baskets 6 0 6 340 433 93Group G edit nbsp VAL nbsp ART nbsp FOR nbsp FMP nbsp VAL 84 67 80 74 83 58 nbsp ART 79 89 87 78 73 62 nbsp FOR 71 77 89 93 88 61 nbsp FMP 65 84 93 65 59 70Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Pamesa Valencia 6 6 0 497 414 832 nbsp Artland Dragons 6 3 3 464 495 313 nbsp Fortitudo Bologna 6 2 4 470 457 134 nbsp FMP 6 1 5 398 463 65 Group H edit nbsp BIL nbsp HEM nbsp NYM nbsp BUD nbsp BIL 78 67 93 72 69 66 nbsp HEM 62 82 82 74 89 85 nbsp NYM 79 92 80 82 75 70 nbsp BUD 65 67 70 59 63 66Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Iurbentia Bilbao 6 6 0 481 411 702 nbsp Hemofarm 6 3 3 441 469 283 nbsp CEZ Nymburk 6 2 4 446 482 364 nbsp Buducnost 6 1 5 419 425 6Top 16 editThe second grand stage begins from January 27 2009 Key to colors Top two places in each group advance to final eightGroup I edit nbsp DYN nbsp KHI nbsp MAR nbsp PNE nbsp DYN 73 68 94 73 91 84 nbsp KHI 69 77 94 69 101 94 nbsp MAR 76 80 71 58 83 85 nbsp PNE 72 77 73 89 59 71Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Dynamo Moscow 6 6 0 492 442 502 nbsp Khimki 6 3 3 479 457 223 nbsp Maroussi Costa Coffee 6 2 4 443 470 274 nbsp Panellinios 6 1 5 467 512 45 Group J edit nbsp BEN nbsp ZAD nbsp UNI nbsp TUR nbsp BEN 94 81 68 66 89 87 nbsp ZAD 76 84 93 91 94 86 nbsp UNI 81 59 69 71 72 57 nbsp TUR 67 99 89 82 66 86Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Benetton Treviso 6 5 1 493 458 352 nbsp Zadar 6 3 3 497 513 163 nbsp UNICS 6 3 3 465 414 514 nbsp Turk Telekom 6 1 5 452 522 70Group K edit nbsp VAL nbsp HEM nbsp AZO nbsp CZV nbsp VAL 65 60 68 66 82 80 nbsp HEM 66 62 84 74 88 73 nbsp AZO 91 88 89 71 62 74 nbsp CZV 73 85 65 91 72 95Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Pamesa Valencia 6 4 2 450 436 142 nbsp Hemofarm 6 4 2 460 428 323 nbsp Azovmash 6 3 3 477 457 204 nbsp Crvena zvezda 6 1 5 437 503 66 Group L edit nbsp BIL nbsp LRY nbsp SPI nbsp ART nbsp BIL 67 59 82 78 71 62 nbsp LRY 73 71 77 56 105 64 nbsp SPI 59 79 78 74 88 79 nbsp ART 84 79 70 79 82 94Team Pld W L PF PA Diff1 nbsp Iurbentia Bilbao 6 4 2 449 415 342 nbsp Lietuvos rytas 6 4 2 467 406 613 nbsp Spirou 6 3 3 453 473 204 nbsp Artland Dragons 6 1 5 441 516 75Final eight editThe Final Eight was the last stage of EuroCup 2008 09 Quarter finals edit April 2 Pala Alpitour Turin Team 1 Score Team 2Dynamo Moscow nbsp 85 93 nbsp HemofarmBenetton Treviso nbsp 79 85 nbsp Lietuvos rytasApril 3 Pala Alpitour Turin Team 1 Score Team 2Pamesa Valencia nbsp 73 76 nbsp KhimkiIurbentia Bilbao nbsp 76 67 nbsp ZadarSemi finals edit April 4 Pala Alpitour Turin Team 1 Score Team 2Hemofarm nbsp 68 73 nbsp Lietuvos rytasKhimki nbsp 79 73 nbsp Iurbentia BilbaoFinal edit April 13 Pala Alpitour Turin Team 1 Score Team 2Lietuvos rytas nbsp 80 74 nbsp Khimki2008 09 Eurocup Champions nbsp Lietuvos rytas 2nd titleIndividual statistics editPoints edit Rank Name Team Games Points PPG1 nbsp Khalid El Amin nbsp Azovmash 11 197 17 90Rebounds edit Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG1 nbsp C J Wallace nbsp Benetton Treviso 13 96 7 38Assists edit Rank Name Team Games Assists APG1 nbsp Khalid El Amin nbsp Azovmash 11 58 5 27Awards editEurocup 2008 09 MVP edit nbsp Chuck Eidson nbsp Lietuvos rytas Eurocup 2008 09 Finals MVP edit nbsp Marijonas Petravicius nbsp Lietuvos rytas All Eurocup team edit Season Position All Eurocup First Team Club Team All Eurocup Second Team Club Team2008 09 G nbsp Chuck Eidson Lietuvos rytas nbsp Khalid El Amin Turk Telekom2008 09 G nbsp Kelly McCarty Khimki nbsp Gary Neal Treviso2008 09 F nbsp Bostjan Nachbar Dynamo Moscow nbsp Travis Hansen Dynamo Moscow2008 09 F nbsp Marko Banic Bilbao nbsp Matt Nielsen Valencia2008 09 C nbsp Todor Gecevski Zadar nbsp Sandro Nicevic TrevisoRising Star edit nbsp Milan Macvan nbsp Hemofarm Coach of the Year edit nbsp Oktay Mahmuti nbsp Benetton Treviso See also edit2008 09 Euroleague EuroChallenge 2008 09Notes and references edit a b ULEB FIBA Europe announce new competitions names formats Press release Euroleague net 2008 07 02 Retrieved 2008 07 04 a b Clubs Replaced In European Competitions Benetton Basket Tamoil subs Orlandina Basket Benetton Olympic Fribourg joins second qualifying roundExternal links editEuroCup Official Website European Basketball Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Eurocup Basketball amp oldid 1143871039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
