2006–07 Euroleague


The 2006–07 Euroleague was the 7th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 50th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The season featured 24 competing teams from 13 countries.
The competition began on October 24, 2006, at the Olympic Pavilion in Badalona, Spain, with Panathinaikos winning 82-79 against DKV Joventut. The final of the competition was held on May 6, 2007, in the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, the home court of Panathinaikos, with Panathinaikos defeating the defending champions, CSKA Moscow, by a score of 93-91.

Teams

As on the official Euroleague site.
Champion
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in Quarterfinals
Eliminated in Last 16
Eliminated in the regular season

TeamLocationArenaQualification
Aris TT BankThessaloniki, GreeceAlexandreio Melathron2005–06 Greek Basket League
Benetton TrevisoTreviso, ItalyPalaverde2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A
Cibona VIPZagreb, CroatiaDražen Petrović Basketball Hall3-year licence
Climamio BolognaBologna, ItalyLand Rover Arena2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A
CSKA MoscowMoscow, RussiaCSKA Universal Sports Hall2005-06 Russian Super League A
DKV JoventutBadalona, SpainPalau Municipal d'Esports de BadalonaLiga ACB 2005-06
Dynamo MoscowMoscow, RussiaKrylatskoe Sport PalaceWild card
Efes PilsenIstanbul, TurkeyAbdi İpekçi Arena3-year licence
Eldo NapoliNaples, ItalyPalaBarbuto2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A
Fenerbahçe ÜlkerIstanbul, TurkeyAbdi İpekçi Arena3-year licence
Le Mans SartheLe Mans, FranceAntarès3-year licence
Lottomatica RomaRome, ItalyPalaLottomatica2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A
Maccabi Elite Tel AvivTel Aviv, IsraelNokia (Yad Eliyahu) Arena3-year licence
OlympiacosPiraeus, GreecePeace and Friendship Stadium3-year licence
PanathinaikosAthens, GreeceOlympic Indoor Hall3-year licence
PartizanBelgrade, SerbiaPionir Hall2005-06 YUBA League
Pau-OrthezPau, FrancePalais des Sports de PauWild card
Prokom Trefl SopotSopot, PolandOlivia Sports Hall, Gdańsk2005–06 Polish Basketball League
RheinEnergie KölnKöln, GermanyPhilips Halle2005-06 Basketball Bundesliga
Tau CerámicaVitoria-Gasteiz, SpainFernando Buesa Arena3-year licence
UnicajaMálaga, SpainJosé María Martín Carpena Arena3-year licence
Union OlimpijaLjubljana, SloveniaDvorana Tivoli3-year licence
Winterthur FC BarcelonaBarcelona, SpainPalau Blaugrana3-year licence
ŽalgirisKaunas, LithuaniaKaunas Sports HallWild card

Regular season

The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.
If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16

Group A

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Top 16

The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.
The draw was held February 5, at 13:00 CET in Barcelona, in accordance with Euroleague rules.
The teams were placed into four pools, as follows:
Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team
Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams
Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams
Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team
Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:
  1. No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
  2. No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
  3. If there is a conflict between these two restrictions, would receive priority.
Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the case of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 they were scheduled so that every week only one team would be at home.
Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals

Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Quarterfinals

Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage. Quarterfinals were played on April 3 and 5, 2007, with third games to be played April 12 if necessary.

Final four

Semifinals

May 4, Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens

3rd place game

May 6, Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens

Final

May 6, Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens

Final Four 2007 MVP

Dimitris Diamantidis

Awards

Euroleague 2006–07 MVP

Euroleague 2006–07 Final Four MVP

Euroleague 2006–07 Finals Top Scorer

All-Euroleague Team 2006–07

PositionAll-Euroleague First TeamClub TeamAll-Euroleague Second TeamClub Team
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Rising Star

Best Defender

Top Scorer ([Alphonso Ford Trophy])

Top Scorer (Points Per Game">Points per game">Points Per Game leader)

Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award">Euroleague Coach of the Year Award">Alexander Gomelsky Award)

Club Executive of the Year

Regular season

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MVP of the Month

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