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2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prevseason | 2007–08 | |||
| nextseason | 2009–10 | |||
| title | FIBA EuroChallenge | |||
| season | 2008–09 | |||
| t_bg | #338928 | |||
| champions | ITA Virtus Bologna (1st title) | |||
| runners_up | FRA Cholet | |||
| third_place | RUS Triumph Lyubertsy | |||
| fourth_place | CYP Proteas EKA AEL | |||
| teams | 32 | |||
| duration | 25 November 2008 – 26 April 2009 | |||
| MVP | MVP_link = | MVP_nat = | ||
| final_four_MVP | USA Keith Langford | final_four_MVP_link = EuroChallenge Final Four MVP | ||
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| PIR_leader | pir = | PIR_leader_nat = | ||
| top_scorer | USA Austin Nichols | ppg = 19.6 | ||
| rebounds_leader | NGR Abdullahi Kuso | rpg = 8.8 | rebounds_leader_nat = | |
| assists_leader | USA Dontaye Draper | apg = 6.2 | assists_leader_nat = |
The 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge was the sixth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball FIBA EuroChallenge Tournament, and the first under the FIBA EuroChallenge name, organized by FIBA Europe. It was also the first season that eliminated teams from the ULEB Cup would transfer to a FIBA competition after the 2000 conflict between ULEB and FIBA. Additionally the formerly known ULEB Cup would be now renamed to * EuroCup* from 2008 and onwards.
A total number of 32 teams participated in the regular season and a total of 40 teams competed including the qualifying rounds. Virtus Bologna won its first EuroChallenge title after defeating Cholet in the Final of the Final Four, which was hosted in Bologna.
Format
In all there are 40 teams from 21 countries, plus sixteen teams from the 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball first preliminary round and second preliminary round. The competition is jointly run by FIBA Europe.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: title holders;):
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
- EC: Transferred from Eurocup
QR: Losers from qualifying rounds
- WC: Wild card
| POL Energa Czarni Slupsk (EC QR1) | LAT Ventspils (3rd) | NED EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam (EC QR1) |
|---|
| GEO Energy Invest Rustavi (1st) | BEL Belgacom Liege (5th) | HUN Körmend (2nd) |
|---|
Qualifying rounds
Thirty-two teams will participate in the first round and sixteen in the second.
First qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge First qualifying round
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Second qualifying round
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Regular season
Group A
| BEL LIE | ESP CAJ | LAT VEN | POL SLU |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL LIE | 69-62 | 89-84 | |
| ESP CAJ | 78-79 | 98-51 | |
| LAT VEN | 54-73 | 78-70 | |
| POL SLU | 91-93 | 53-83 | 91-75 |
Group B
| RUS URA | GER TBB | FRA HYE | CYP KER |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS URA | 82-54 | 84-76 | |
| GER TBB | 64-70 | 71-61 | |
| FRA HYE | 94-83 | 72-86 | |
| CYP KER | 81-94 | 73-64 | 85-88 |
Group C
| FRA CHO | RUS LOK | UKR SUM | SUI BEN |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA CHO | 76-72 | 100-77 | |
| RUS LOK | 65-66 | 99-72 | |
| UKR SUM | 81-82 | 84-89 | |
| SUI BEN | 63-82 | 61-69 | 70-67 |
Group D
| CYP AEL | NED DEN | LTU ŠIA | AUT GMU |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYP AEL | 95-77 | 102-76 | |
| NED DEN | 87-76 | 96-82 | |
| LTU ŠIA | 77-75 | 82-80 | |
| AUT GMU | 77-85 | 75-84 | 68-78 |
Group E
| GER OLD | NED AMS | ISR JER | GRE LAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER OLD | 78-62 | 79-70 | |
| NED AMS | 76-73 | 73-74 | |
| ISR JER | 81-88 | 81-83 | |
| GRE LAR | 89-75 | 77-73 | 54-71 |
*Due to the war situation in Gaza Strip, Olympia refused to travel to Israel and Hapoel Jerusalim were declared winners by forfeit (20-0)
Group F
| BEL DEX | TUR GAL | CRO ZAG | UKR KHI |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL DEX | 91-65 | 99-69 | |
| TUR GAL | 80-68 | 87-72 | |
| CRO ZAG | 66-84 | 78-82 | |
| UKR KHI | 95-90 | 87-75 | 62-70 |
Group G
| ITA VIR | RUS CSK | BEL OOS | EST TAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA VIR | 75-69 | 70-69 | |
| RUS CSK | 72-70 | 86-72 | |
| BEL OOS | 76-87 | 98-75 | |
| EST TAR | 73-75 | 58-80 | 92-82 |
Group H
| RUS TRI | UKR KYI | GER DBS | EST KAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS TRI | 67-64 | 76-58 | |
| UKR KYI | 66-65 | 78-46 | |
| GER DBS | 77-71 | 58-66 | |
| EST KAL | 81-87 | 82-76 | 77-75 |
Top 16
Group I
| FRA CHO | GER TBB | BEL LIE | NED DEN |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA CHO | 71-54 | 71-78 | |
| GER TBB | 68-71 | 79-64 | |
| BEL LIE | 70-80 | 59-67 | |
| NED DEN | 70-72 | 83-63 | 67-58 |
Group J
| ITA VIR | UKR KYI | GER OLD | TUR GAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA VIR | 68-64 | 81-82 | |
| UKR KYI | 57-69 | 64-54 | |
| GER OLD | 73-64 | 73-86 | |
| TUR GAL | 91-104 | 73-80 | 82-89 |
Group K
| CYP AEL | RUS URA | ESP CAJ | RUS LOK |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYP AEL | 102-75 | 88-78 | |
| RUS URA | 83-57 | 61-72 | |
| ESP CAJ | 56-64 | 76-81 | |
| RUS LOK | 69-87 | 86-84 | 63-61 |
Group L
| RUS TRI | NED AMS | BEL DEX | RUS CSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS TRI | 76-75 | 76-73 | |
| NED AMS | 68-85 | 87-75 | |
| BEL DEX | 83-68 | 86-93 | |
| RUS CSK | 65-81 | 70-74 | 73-77 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholet FRA | 2–1 | UKR Kyiv | 68–52 | 72–77 | 80–74 |
| Virtus Bologna ITA | 2–0 | GER Telekom Baskets Bonn | 86–76 | 106–91 | |
| Proteas EKA AEL CYP | 2–0 | NED EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam | 82–72 | 83–72 | |
| Triumph Lyubertsy RUS | 2–1 | RUS Ural Great | 100–102 | 91–65 | 78–63 |
Final Four
Main article: 2009 FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four
The Final Four will be the last stage of EuroChallenge 2008–09. The event will take place at the Futurshow Station, in Bologna.
||FRA Cholet|81|RUS Triumph Lyubertsy|78 ||ITA Virtus Bologna|83|CYP Proteas EKA AEL|69 ||FRA Cholet|75|ITA Virtus Bologna|77 ||RUS Triumph Lyubertsy|94|CYP Proteas EKA AEL|82
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