2009–10 Euroleague

The 2009–10 Euroleague was the 10th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 53rd season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The regular season featured 24 teams from 13 countries.

Turkish Airlines Euroleague1
Paris-Bercy in Paris hosted the Final Four
Season2009–10
Duration29 September 2009 – 9 May 2010
Number of teams24 (regular season)
30 (total)
Regular season
Season MVPSerbia Miloš Teodosić
Finals
ChampionsSpain Regal FC Barcelona (2nd title)
  Runners-upGreece Olympiacos
Third placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Fourth placeSerbia Partizan
Final Four MVPSpain Juan Carlos Navarro
Statistical leaders
Points Lithuania Linas Kleiza 17.1
Rebounds United States Travis Watson 9.5
Assists Montenegro Omar Cook 5.9
Index Rating Australia Aleks Marić 21.1
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.

This season marked the first time since 2001–02 season that a qualifying round was used to determine the last two teams for the regular season. The qualifying round started on September 29, 2009, while the regular season of the Euroleague started on October 15, 2010. The season ended with the Euroleague Final Four, which was hosted at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France,[1] with the final on May 9, 2010.

Format

For the first time in the modern Euroleague era, a preliminary stage was used to determine the last two teams in the regular season. 8 teams competed in qualification rounds, of which the 2 winners advanced to the regular season stage. Those teams joined 22 teams that had qualified directly to the regular season stage.[2][3]

Allocation

A maximum of three teams could qualify from any one country through their league position. However, 14 clubs held Euroleague Basketball A-linceces, which gave them automatic spots in the Euroleague Regular Season until 2011–12, regardless of their domestic league finish. These licenses were granted via a formula that considers each team's performance in its domestic league and the Euroleague, the television revenues Euroleague Basketball collects from its home country and the team's home attendance.

A-licence holders

The rest of the field was filled with teams that qualified through their performance in their respective national leagues and wild card invitations.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Euroleague title holders):

Regular season
Spain Regal FC Barcelona (A) Italy Montepaschi Siena (A) Russia CSKA Moscow (A) Germany EWE Oldenburg (1st)
Spain Caja Laboral (A) Italy Armani Jeans Milano (2nd) Russia Khimki (EC)[Note EC] Serbia Partizan (1st)
Spain Unicaja (A) Italy Lottomatica Roma (A) Turkey Efes Pilsen (A) Israel Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv (A)
Spain Real Madrid (A) France ASVEL (1st) Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker (A) Slovenia Union Olimpija (1st)
Greece PanathinaikosTH (A) Croatia Cibona (1st) Lithuania Lietuvos rytas (1st)
Greece Olympiacos (A) Poland Asseco Prokom Gdynia (1st) Lithuania Žalgiris (A)
Qualifying rounds
Greece Maroussi (3rd) France Entente Orléanaise (2nd) Latvia Ventspils (1st) Belgium Spirou Charleroi (1st)
Greece Aris (4th) France Le Mans (3rd) Germany Alba Berlin (3rd) Italy Benetton Treviso (3rd)
  1. ^
    Eurocup (EC): Lietuvos Rytas was the ULEB Eurocup 2008–09 champion, which carried with it a one-year "C Licence" into the Euroleague Regular Season. However, the club also earned a one-season "B Licence" for the Euroleague by winning its domestic championship, and the league's ranking was sufficiently high to give Rytas direct entry into the Regular Season. As a result, the Eurocup champion's C Licence went to Khimki Moscow Region of the Russian Basketball Super League as the ULEB Eurocup 2008–09 finalist.

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2009–10 Euroleague Qualifying rounds

First preliminary round

Games were played on September 29 and October 2. Winners advanced to the second preliminary round, while losers parachuted into the Eurocup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spirou Belgium 111–134 France Entente Orléanaise 55–53 56–81
Ventspils Latvia 154–161 Italy Benetton Treviso 78–73 76–88
Le Mans France 123–137 Germany Alba Berlin 61–60 62–77
Aris Greece 129–156 Greece Maroussi 69–67 60–89

Second preliminary round

Game 1 of each match was played on October 6. Game 2 of the Benetton Treviso-Entente Orléanaise match was played on October 9, and Game 2 of Maroussi-Alba Berlin was played on October 11. The winners of each match advanced to the Regular Season, with the losers parachuting into the Eurocup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benetton Treviso Italy 155–162 France Entente Orléanaise 73–82 82–80
Maroussi Greece 149–145 Germany Alba Berlin 79–70 70–75

Regular season

The Regular Season began on October 15, 2009 and concluded on January 14, 2010.

If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:[4]

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Key to colors
     Top four places in each group advanced to Top 16

Group A

Main article: Euroleague 2009–10 Regular Season Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain Regal FC Barcelona 10100833625+208
2.Italy Montepaschi Siena 1082830689+141
3.Lithuania Žalgiris 1037673739−66
4.Croatia Cibona VIP 1037637742−105
5.France ASVEL 1037680749−69
6.Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 1037690799−109

Group B

Main article: Euroleague 2009–10 Regular Season Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Greece Olympiacos 1082884787+97
2.Spain Unicaja 1073784775+9
3.Serbia Partizan 1055745757−12
4.Turkey Efes Pilsen 1046808793+15
5.Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 1046741784−43
6.France Entente Orléanaise 1028722788−66

Group C

Main article: Euroleague 2009–10 Regular Season Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Russia CSKA Moscow 1082730700+30
2.Spain Caja Laboral 1073779735+46
3.Israel Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 1064794737+57
4.Greece Maroussi 1046744764−20
5.Italy Lottomatica Roma 1046713737−24
6.Slovenia Union Olimpija 1019677764−87

Group D

Main article: Euroleague 2009–10 Regular Season Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain Real Madrid 1082811690+121
2.Greece Panathinaikos 1082792697+95
3.Russia Khimki 1064740733+7
4.Poland Asseco Prokom 1046747810−63
5.Italy Armani Jeans Milano 1037724741−17
6.Germany Oldenburg 1019657800−143

Top 16

The survivors from the Regular Season advanced to the Top 16, where they were drawn into four groups of four teams each, playing home-and-home from January 27 through March 11. The draw was held at Euroleague headquarters in Barcelona, starting at 13:00 CET on January 18, and was streamed live on the official Euroleague site.[4]

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals

Group E

Main article: Euroleague 2009–10 Top 16 Group E
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain Regal FC Barcelona 651465396+69
2.Serbia Partizan 633389422−33
3.Greece Panathinaikos 624439442−3
4.Greece Maroussi 624419452−33

Group F

Main article: Euroleague 2009–10 Top 16 Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Israel Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 642444423+21
2.Spain Real Madrid 633447444+3
3.Italy Montepaschi Siena 633481497−16
4.Turkey Efes Pilsen 624437445−8

Group G

Main article: Euroleague 2009–10 Top 16 Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Russia CSKA Moscow 651494448+46
2.Poland Asseco Prokom 633471455+16
3.Spain Unicaja 624450452−2
4.Lithuania Žalgiris 624454514−60

Group H

Main article: Euroleague 2009–10 Top 16 Group H
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Greece Olympiacos 651536504+32
2.Spain Caja Laboral 633515521−6
3.Russia Khimki 633476487−11
4.Croatia Cibona VIP 615486501−15

Quarterfinals
Main article: 2009–10 Euroleague Quarterfinals

Team 1 hosted Games 1 and 2, plus Game 5 if necessary. Team 2 hosted Game 3, and Game 4 if necessary.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg
Regal FC Barcelona Spain3–1Spain Real Madrid68–6163–7084–7384–78
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv Israel1–3Serbia Partizan77–8598–7873–8167–76
CSKA Moscow Russia3–1Spain Caja Laboral86–6383–6353–6674–70
Olympiacos Greece3–1Poland Asseco Prokom Gdynia83–7990–7378–8186–70

Final four
Main article: 2010 Euroleague Final Four
 
Semifinals
May 7		Final
May 9
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Spain Regal FC Barcelona 64
 
 
 
 Russia CSKA Moscow 54
 
 Spain Regal FC Barcelona 86
 
 
 
 Greece Olympiacos 68
 
 Serbia Partizan 80
 
 
 Greece Olympiacos83
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Russia CSKA Moscow 90
 
 
 Serbia Partizan 88
2009–10 Euroleague Champions
Spain
Regal FC Barcelona
2nd title

Individual statistics

Rating
Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.Australia Aleks MarićSerbia Partizan1838021.11
2.Lithuania Linas KleizaGreece Olympiacos2239317.86
3.Lithuania Ramūnas ŠiškauskasRussia CSKA Moscow2135616.95

Points
Rank Name Team Games Rating PPG
1.Lithuania Linas KleizaGreece Olympiacos2034517.25
2.United States Qyntel WoodsPoland Asseco Prokom Gdynia2033716.85
3.Croatia Marko TomasCroatia Cibona1626316.44

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rating RPG
1.Australia Aleks MarićSerbia Partizan161378.56
2.United States Lawrence RobertsSerbia Partizan191407.37
3.Lithuania Linas KleizaGreece Olympiacos201286.40

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Rating APG
1.Montenegro Omar CookSpain Unicaja16955.94
2.Serbia Miloš TeodosićGreece Olympiacos201045.20
3.Greece Theodoros PapaloukasGreece Olympiacos17885.18

Other Stats
Category Name Team Games Stat
Steals per gameNorth Macedonia Bo McCalebbSerbia Partizan231.95
Russia Viktor KhryapaRussia CSKA Moscow
Blocks per gameIsrael D'or FischerIsrael Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv201.80
Turnovers per gameUnited States Qyntel WoodsPoland Asseco Prokom203.45
Fouls drawn per gameAustralia Aleks MarićSerbia Partizan187.00
Minutes per gamePoland David LoganPoland Asseco Prokom2036:21
2FG%United States Terence MorrisSpain Regal FC Barcelona210.825
3FG%Lithuania Ramūnas ŠiškauskasRussia CSKA Moscow210.550
FT%Bosnia and Herzegovina Henry DomercantItaly Montepaschi Siena160.937

Game highs
Category Name Team Stat
RatingAustralia Aleks MarićSerbia Partizan49
Lithuania Darjuš LavrinovičSpain Real Madrid
PointsAustralia Aleks MarićSerbia Partizan39
ReboundsUnited States Travis WatsonLithuania Žalgiris17
AssistsGreece Theodoros PapaloukasGreece Olympiacos14
StealsUnited States Terrell McIntyreItaly Montepaschi Siena7
Blocks3 occasions5
Turnovers8 occasions7
Fouls DrawnCroatia Marko TomasCroatia Cibona12

Awards

Euroleague 2009–10 MVP

Euroleague 2009–10 Final Four MVP

All-Euroleague Team 2009–10

[5]

PositionAll-Euroleague First TeamClub teamAll-Euroleague Second TeamClub team
PG
 Serbia Miloš Teodosić Greece Olympiacos North Macedonia Bo McCalebb Serbia Partizan
SG/SF
Spain Juan Carlos Navarro Spain Regal FC Barcelona United States Josh Childress Greece Olympiacos
SG/SF
Lithuania Linas Kleiza Greece Olympiacos Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas Russia CSKA Moscow
PF/C
Russia Victor Khryapa Russia CSKA Moscow Slovenia Erazem Lorbek Spain Regal FC Barcelona
PF/C
 Australia Aleks Marić Serbia Partizan Brazil Tiago Splitter Spain Caja Laboral

Rising Star

Best Defender

Top scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)

Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award)

Club Executive of the Year

MVP Weekly
Main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Week

Regular season
Game Player Team Rating
1Lithuania Darjuš LavrinovičSpain Real Madrid49
2Brazil Tiago SplitterSpain Caja Laboral36
United States Matt WalshSlovenia Union Olimpija36
3Central African Republic Romain SatoItaly Montepaschi Siena37
4Greece Ioannis BourousisGreece Olympiacos32
5United States Keith LangfordRussia Khimki38
Australia Aleks MarićSerbia Partizan38
6Lithuania Dainius ŠalengaLithuania Žalgiris28
7Australia Aleks Marić (2)Serbia Partizan49
8Australia Aleks Marić (3)Serbia Partizan29
9Serbia Miloš TeodosićGreece Olympiacos34
United States Chuck EidsonIsrael Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv34
10Spain Ricky RubioSpain Regal FC Barcelona33
Lithuania Ramūnas ŠiškauskasRussia CSKA Moscow33

Top 16
Game Player Team PIR
1Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2)Russia CSKA Moscow29
Lithuania Robertas JavtokasRussia Khimki29
Spain Fernando San EmeterioSpain Caja Laboral29
2United States Alan AndersonIsrael Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv40
3United States Terrell McIntyreItaly Montepaschi Siena43
4United States Jamont GordonCroatia Cibona40
5Croatia Bojan BogdanovićCroatia Cibona28
6Central African Republic Romain Sato (2)Italy Montepaschi Siena27

Quarter-finals
Game Player Team PIR
1Serbia Dušan KecmanSerbia Partizan30
2Lithuania Linas KleizaGreece Olympiacos35
3Spain Juan Carlos NavarroSpain Regal FC Barcelona29
4Spain Fernando San Emeterio (2)Spain Caja Laboral30

MVP of Month
Main article: EuroLeague Monthly MVP Award
Month Player Team
October 2009Serbia Bojan PopovićLithuania Lietuvos rytas
November 2009United States Pete MickealSpain Regal FC Barcelona
December 2009Australia Aleks MarićSerbia Partizan
January 2010Serbia Miloš TeodosićGreece Olympiacos
February 2010United States Alan AndersonIsrael Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
March 2010Russia Victor KhryapaRussia CSKA Moscow
April 2010Spain Juan Carlos NavarroSpain Regal FC Barcelona

Attendance figures
Rank Club # Of Home Games Total Attendance Arena Capacity
1.
Israel Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
8
90,500
11,700
2.
Greece Panathinaikos
7
67,722
19,250
3.
Spain Caja Laboral
7
64,830
9,900
4.
Spain Unicaja
8
62,531
10,500
5.
Spain Real Madrid
7
60,100
15,000
6.
Greece Olympiacos
8
55,129
14,905
7.
Turkey Efes Pilsen
8
55,013
12,500
8.
Serbia Partizan
8
54,893
8,150
9.
Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
5
40,000
11,000
10.
Lithuania Žalgiris
8
37,433
5,000
11.
Spain Regal FC Barcelona
7
35,816
8,250
12.
France ASVEL
5
33,930
5,800
13.
Croatia Cibona
8
32,365
5,400
14.
France Entente Orleanaise*
7
31,805
6,900
15.
Italy Montepaschi Siena
7
31,338
7,025
16.
Poland Prokom Gdynia
7
29,785
5,000
17.
Greece Maroussi*
10
28,100
19,250
18.
Russia CSKA Moscow
7
25,340
5,500
19.
Russia Khimki
7
25,129
6,000
20.
Slovenia Union Olimpija
5
24,000
6,000
21.
Germany Alba Berlin*
2
23,506
16,000
22.
Italy Lottomatica Roma
5
21,147
11,200
23.
Germany EWE Baskets Oldenburg
5
16,080
5,118
24.
Italy Armani Jeans Milano
5
12,940
12,000
25.
Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker
5
7,200
12,500
26.
Belgium Spirou Charleroi*
1
6,000
7,560
27.
Greece Aris*
1
5,000
5,500
28.
Italy Benetton Treviso*
2
4,867
5,134
29.
France Le Mans Sarthe*
1
4,600
6,003
30.
Latvia Ventspils*
1
3,500
12,500
TOTALS*
TOTAL LEAGUE ATTENDANCE
990,599
AVERAGE ARENA CAPACITY
9,552

References and notes
  1. Euroleague.net 2010 Final Four host is Paris!
  2. Euroleague.net Euroleague restructuring outlined in the 2009–12 strategic plan.
  3. Euroleague.net 2009–12 New Competition System Podcast.
  4. "Top 16 Draw". Euroleague. 2010-01-11. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  5. http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/paris-2010/main-page/i/71489/4218/ All-Euroleague team 2009-10
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