2007–08 FIBA EuroCup


The 2007-08 FIBA EuroCup was the fifth season of FIBA's European professional competition and the last under the name EuroCup which is now used for the formerly known ULEB Cup. The competition, which was renamed the FIBA EuroChallenge in July 2008, featured 38 competing teams, from 23 countries following the abolition of the FIBA EuroCup Challenge in 2007. The draw for the groups was held on August 5, 2007, at the Kempinski Hotel in Munich.
The 2007–08 FIBA EuroCup, organized by FIBA Europe, was the fifth season of the competition regarded as the third-strongest pan-European club basketball competition, behind the Euroleague and ULEB Cup, the latter of which was renamed the Eurocup for 2008–09.

Format

In all, 38 teams were involved. Teams from the lowest ranked countries or teams who took a lower place in their national championship played in elimination round 1. The winners of elimination round 1 met teams who took a higher place in their national championship in Elimination Round 2. The winners from Elimination Round 2, advanced to the group stage. After the group stage, teams played a Quarter Final Round and then a Final Four.

Elimination rounds

In all in elimination round 1, 12 teams. Each team plays two games.
The winners from elimination round 1 advance to elimination round 2. There also two games. The winners of elimination round 2 advance to the group stage.

Qualifying round

In all in the group 16 teams. It: Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D. The matches plays round-robin competition. Top two places advance to the quarter-final.

Quarter-final

Top two places of the groups advance to quarter-finals. The quarter-final games will be played two game. The winners of the quarter-final round advance to the Final Four.

Final Four

The Final Four matches include the semi-finals and final, and the match for third place. It was held on April 18 and April 20, in Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou Arena.

Team allocation

There were 6 domestic champions and 3 runners-up. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round :
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners

Qualifying round

A total number of sixteen teams participated in the qualifying round. They were divided over four groups of in each four teams. The top two teams in each group advance to quarter-final playoffs. The matches were played in a round-robin competition.

Final Four

The Final Four was held from 18 until 20 April 2008 in Limassol, Spyros Kyprianou Arena.