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FIBA Europe Cup

European basketball competition

FIBA Europe Cup

European basketball competition

FieldValue
nameFIBA Europe Cup
imageFIBA Europe Cup logo.svg
pixels250px
organiserFIBA Europe
regionEurope
founded
first2015–16
teams40 (regular season)
level2 (overall: 4)
pyramidEuropean professional club basketball system
related_competitionsFIBA Champions League
season2024–25
championsESP Bilbao Basket (1st title)
most_champs9 teams (1 title)
tv
website
current2025–26 FIBA Europe Cup

The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA Europe's second level competition, but it is usually regarded as the 4th-tier Pan-European competition overall. Clubs mainly qualify based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions, although this is not the sole deciding factor. The winner is decided by a two-legged final.

The league was founded in 2015 as a replacement of the FIBA EuroChallenge.

History

Scene of the first leg of the [[2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final

On June 30, 2015, FIBA announced it would start a new league to compete with Euroleague Basketball's EuroCup. The new competition, which replaced FIBA EuroChallenge, was supposed to be open for up to 100 teams to enter. A former 4th-tier FIBA competition, the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, was named as* FIBA Europe Cup* between 2003 and 2005.

The 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup attracted 16 domestic champions and 8 runners-up including KK Cibona, Pallacanestro Cantu, ASVEL, Pallacanestro Varese, CEZ Nymburk, BK Ventspils, PBC Academic and Krka. The first FIBA Europe Cup game was played on October 21, 2015, when Donar Groningen beat Egis Körmend 78–71. Frankfurt Skyliners won the 1st edition in a Final Four tournament and represented Europe in the 2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, following the FIBA-EuroLeague dispute. In the 2016–17 season, FIBA started the Basketball Champions League and since then teams from the Champions League can be transferred to the Europe Cup through their position.

Format

Tournament

The tournament proper begins with a regular season of 32 teams, divided into eight groups. Seeding is used whilst making the draw for this stage, whilst teams from the same country may not be drawn into groups together. Each team meets the others in its group in home and away games, in a round-robin format. The winning team and runner-up from each group then progress to the second round with 16 teams divided into four groups. Each team meets the others in its group in home and away games, in a round-robin format.

For the play-offs, the winning team and runner-up from each group join them and play a two-legged format. Until 2019, the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams were dropped from the Basketball Champions League regular season. The regular season is usually played from October to December and the second round is played from December to January, whilst the play-offs start in February.

Finals

The Finals were played in either a Final Four tournament format or with a two-legged series.

YearFinalSemifinalistsChampionScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place
2015–16
DetailsGER
Fraport Skyliners66–62ITA
Openjobmetis VareseFRA
Élan Chalon103–72RUS
Enisey
2016–17
DetailsFRA
Nanterre 92140–137
(58–58 / 82–79)FRA
Élan ChalonGER Telekom Baskets Bonn and BEL Telenet Oostende
2017–18
DetailsITA
Umana Reyer Venezia158–148
(77–69 / 81–79)ITA
Sidigas AvellinoNED Donar and DEN Bakken Bears
2018–19
DetailsITA
Banco di Sardegna Sassari170–163
(89–84 / 81–79)GER
s.Oliver WürzburgISR Hapoel Holon and ITA OpenjobMetis Varese
2019–20
DetailsCurtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic in EuropeSemi-finalists: TUR Bahçeşehir Koleji, DEN Bakken Bears,
GER medi Bayreuth and TUR Pınar Karşıyaka
2020–21
DetailsISR
Ironi Nes Ziona82–74POL
Arged BMSLAM StalROM
CSM Oradea85–76RUS
Parma
2021–22
DetailsTUR
Bahçeşehir Koleji162–143
(72–69 / 90–74)ITA
UnaHotels Reggio EmiliaDEN Bakken Bears and NED ZZ Leiden
2022–23
DetailsPOL
Anwil Włocławek161–155
(81–77 / 80–78)FRA
CholetEST Kalev/Cramo and FIN Karhu
2023–24
DetailsGER
Niners Chemnitz180–179
(85–74 / 95–105)TUR
Bahçeşehir KolejiITA Itelyum Varese and SPA Surne Bilbao Basket
2024–25
DetailsESP
Surne Bilbao Basket154–149
(72–65 / 82–84)GRE
PAOK matecoFRA Cholet and FRA JDA Dijon

Performance by club

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]] Main article: FIBA Europe Cup records and statistics

A total number of 140 clubs from 38 FIBA member countries have participated in the competition. The competition has been won by eight clubs from seven countries.

Teams from Italy have been most successful, as two teams won the title and three other teams finished as runners-up.

Statistics

All-time leaders

Statistics as of 11 June 2022.

Players in bold were active in the most recent FIBA Europe Cup season.

Points

RankPlayerNationPointsGamesPer gameYearsClub(s)
1Michel DioufSEN9317612.32015–Bakken Bears
2Trae GoldenUSA8975117.62015–ETHA Engomis, ESSM Le Portel, Avtodor, Bahçeşehir Koleji
3Darko JukićDEN7287111.82015–Bakken Bears
4Worthy de JongNED7825114.32015–2022ZZ Leiden
5Ryan EvansUSA6164612.42018–Bakken Bears

Rebounds

RankPlayerNationReboundsGamesPer gameYearsClub(s)
1Michel DioufSEN463736.32015–Bakken Bears
2Tony TaylorUSA318368.82016–Enisey, Karşıyaka
3Darko JukićDEN308744.22015–Bakken Bears
4Željko ŠakićCRO291426.92015–2022Cluj-Napoca, Avtodor
5Thomas KoenisNED279525.42015–2022ZZ Leiden, Donar

Assists

RankPlayerNationAssistsGamesPer gameYearsClub(s)
1Trae GoldenUSA298515.82015–ETHA Engomis, ESSM Le Portel, Avtodor, Bahçeşehir Koleji
2John RobersonUSA318368.82016–Élan Chalon, ASVEL, Enisey
3Adama DarboeDEN229603.82015–Bakken Bears
4Worthy de JongNED208514.12015–2022ZZ Leiden
5Tony TaylorUSA188498.82016–Enisey, Karşıyaka

Single game records

CategoryEfficiencyPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksThree-pointers
USA Chase Fieler46
USABIH John Roberson39
USA Spencer Butterfield
USA Travis Taylor21
FIN Teemu Rannikko
USA Kim Adams9
SRB Dejan Kravić6
EST Janar Talts
USA Spencer Butterfield11

Source: FIBA Europe Cup As of 2 May 2017.

Awards

After each round, the FIBA Europe Cup awards the "Top Performer" honour to the best player of the given round. In its inaugural season, in 2016, the competition had a Final Four MVP award for the best player of its final four. The final four format was later abandoned in favor of playoffs with two-legged finals. Since 2020, the league awards a Final MVP trophy again.

Winning rosters

References

References

  1. "Competition Regulations Page 4 of 49.".
  2. (June 30, 2015). "FIBA Europe Board pushes ahead with attractive club competitions model". FIBA Europe.
  3. "2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup regulations". FIBA.com.
  4. "FIBA Europe 2019-20 club competitions will not resume, Board sets plan for 2020-21". FIBA.basketball.
  5. (13 March 2020). "FIBA Europe confirms suspension of EuroLeague and EuroCup Women, FIBA Europe Cup until the end of the club season". FIBA.
  6. "All-Time Leaders".
  7. "Diouf overtakes Golden to become FIBA Europe Cup's all-time leading scorer".
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