2007–08 ULEB Cup

The 2007–08 ULEB Cup was the sixth season of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, the EuroCup, which is organized by Euroleague Basketball S.L. It was also the last season for the competition under the name of ULEB Cup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. On July 2, 2008, EuroLeague Basketball S.L. and FIBA Europe announced that the competition would be renamed to the Eurocup, starting with the 2008–09 season.

ULEB Cup 2007–08
LeagueULEB Cup
SportBasketball
Top scorerAustria De'Teri Mayes (Allianz Swans Gmunden)
Finals
ChampionsSpain DKV Joventut
  Runners-upSpain Akasvayu Girona
Finals MVPSpain Rudy Fernández

For the first time, 54 teams competed. The Final Eight was held from April 10, to April 13, in Turin, Italy, in the Palavela arena. The trophy was won by the Spanish club DKV Joventut, with the other finalist being another Spanish team, Akasvayu Girona. Dynamo Moscow took third place.

Teams of the 2007–08 ULEB Cup

Teams details
TeamLocationArena
ASVELVilleurbanne,  FranceL'Astroballe
Akasvayu GironaGirona,  SpainPalau Girona-Fontajau
Alba BerlinBerlin,  GermanyMax-Schmeling-Halle
Antwerp GiantsAntwerp,  BelgiumLotto Arena
Anwil WłocławekWłocławek,  PolandHala Mistrzow
Artland DragonsQuakenbrück,  GermanyArtland Arena
ASCO Śląsk WrocławWrocław,  PolandHala Orbita
ASK RigaRiga,  LatviaArena Riga
AzovmashMariupol,  UkraineAzovmash Arena
Kalev/CramoTallinn,  EstoniaSaku Suurhall
KyivKyiv,  UkrainePalace of Sports
Benetton FribourgFribourg,   SwitzerlandSainte-Croix
Benetton TrevisoTreviso,  ItalyPalaverde
BeşiktaşIstanbul,  TurkeyBJK Akatlar Arena
VentspilsVentspils,  LatviaVentspils Nafta Hall
ČEZ NymburkNymburk,  Czech RepublicČEZ Arena
AsesoftPloieşti,  RomaniaSala Sporturilor Olimpia
Deutsche Bank SkylinersFrankfurt,  GermanyBallsporthalle
DKV JoventutBadalona,  SpainPavelló Olímpic de Badalona
Dynamo MoscowMoscow,  RussiaKrylatskoe Sport Palace
EiffelTowers Den BoschDen Bosch,  NetherlandsMaaspoort Sports end Events
Élan ChalonChalon-sur-Saône,  FranceLe Colisée
Beghelli Fortitudo BolognaBologna,  ItalyPalaDozza
Kalise Gran CanariaLas Palmas,  SpainCentro Insular
Galatasaray Café CrownIstanbul,  TurkeyAyhan Şahenk Spor Salonu
Guildford HeatGuildford,  United KingdomThe Spectrum
Hanzevast CapitalsGroningen,  NetherlandsMartini Plaza
Hapoel Galil ElyonKfar Blum,  IsraelHeichal ha Pais
Hapoel JerusalemJerusalem,  IsraelMalha Arena
KhimkiKhimki,  RussiaNovator Palace of Sports
BosnaSarajevo,  Bosnia and HerzegovinaMirza Delibašić Arena
BudućnostPodgorica,  MontenegroMorača Sports Center
FMPBelgrade,  SerbiaŽeleznik Hall
HemofarmVršac,  SerbiaMillennium Center
Köln 99ersCologne,  GermanyGEW Energy Dome
LudwigsburgLudwigsburg,  GermanyRundsporthalle
Lukoil AcademicSofia,  BulgariaUniversiada Hall
OvarenseOvar,  PortugalArena Dolce Vita
Pamesa ValenciaValencia,  SpainFuente San Luis
PanelliniosKypseli,  GreecePanellinios Indoor Hall
Panionios ForthnetAthens,  GreeceHelliniko Indoor Arena
Pau-OrthezPau,  FrancePalais des Sports
Turów ZgorzelecZgorzelec,  PolandCentrum Sportowe
Crvena ZvezdaBelgrade,  SerbiaPionir Hall
ŠiauliaiŠiauliai,  LithuaniaŠiaulių Arena
NancyNancy,  FranceJean Weille Palais
Spirou CharleroiCharleroi,  BelgiumSpirouDome
StrasbourgStrasbourg,  FranceRhénus Sport
Allianz Swans GmundenGmunden,  AustriaVolksbank-Arena
Telindus OostendeOstend,  BelgiumSleuyter Arena
Triumph LyubertsyLyubertsy,  RussiaSH Triumph
Türk TelekomAnkara,  TurkeyAnkara Sport Hall
UNICSKazan,  RussiaBasket Hall Arena
ZadarZadar,  CroatiaJazine Basketball Hall

Format

For the first time in its short history, this season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 54 teams, divided into 9 groups of 6 teams. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages, until the last 8 remaining teams met in the competition's first ever Final Eight tournament. Just as in the previous season, the official broadcast partner of the ULEB Cup was Eurosport. The regular season began in November 2007.

Regular season

All 54 teams in 9 groups (in each group 6 teams) played a round-robin competition (home and away). 3 teams from each group advanced to the Knockout stage (Sixteenth-finals). The 5 teams with the best results advanced, as did the fourth place in the group also advanced to the Playoff.

Top 32

A draw was held to determine the eighth-finals match-ups. Each round was played as two games (home and away) to advance to the next stage. The winners were determined by points difference. Draws in the first games were possible. Example: UNICS 86, Real 80, first game. Real 99, UNICS 80, second game. Points difference, UNICS 166-179, Real win.

Top 16

The winners from the Sixteen-finals advanced to the eighth finals. The games were played as two games (home and away). The winners were determined by points difference.

Final eight

The winners of the eighth finals played the Final Eight. It was held from April 10 to April 13.

Regular season
Key to colors
     Top three places in each group, plus highest-ranked fourth-place team, advance to Top 32

Group A

Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain DKV Joventut 1091913675238
2.Turkey Türk Telekom 109192083189
3.Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosna 1046860880-20
4.Lithuania Šiauliai 1046781826-45
5.Germany Alba Berlin 1046790815-25
6.England Guildford Heat 10010689926-237

Group B

Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Turkey Beşiktaş Cola Turka 10100823704119
2.Latvia Ventspils 106482976564
3.Germany Köln 99ers 1064792808-16
4.France Élan Chalon 105580779512
5.Serbia FMP 1037752779-27
6.Portugal Ovarense Aerosoles 10010760912-152

Group C

Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain Akasvayu Girona 107384674799
2.Turkey Galatasaray Café Crown 107380572580
3.Serbia Hemofarm 10648228139
4.Romania Asesoft Ploiești 1046758763-5
5.Belgium Spirou 1046718747-29
6.Netherlands Hanzevast Capitals 1028761915-154

Group D

Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain Pamesa Valencia 108279873068
2.Russia Khimki 108284979059
3.Ukraine Azovmash 1064791796-5
4.France Nancy 10467967942
5.Poland Anwil Włocławek 1046751783-32
6.Germany Deutsche Bank Skyliners 10010700792-92

Group E

Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group E
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Russia Triumph Lyubertsy 1082792686106
2.Montenegro Budućnost 107378170972
3.Austria Allianz Swans Gmunden 1055748763-15
4.Belgium Antwerp Giants 1046754791-37
5.Israel Hapoel Galil Elyon 1037784839-55
6.Switzerland Benetton Fribourg 1037737808-71

Group F

Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Russia Dynamo Moscow 1082913809104
2.Belgium Telindus Oostende 106481479915
3.Serbia Crvena zvezda 1064839848-9
4.Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 105582580223
5.Italy Beghelli Fortitudo Bologna 1046745759-14
6.Greece Panellinios 1019722841-119

Group G

Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain Kalise Gran Canaria 108282075268
2.France ASVEL 106486480955
3.Greece Panionios Forthnet 10558228184
4.Poland ASCO Śląsk Wrocław 105578576025
5.Germany EnBW Ludwigsburg 1037811852-41
6.Estonia Kalev/Cramo 1037727838-111

Group H

Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group H
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Italy Benetton Treviso 107383376271
2.Ukraine Kyiv 107380273567
3.Bulgaria Lukoil Academic 106488681175
4.Germany Artland Dragons 1055723793-70
5.Latvia ASK Riga 1037723728-5
6.France Pau-Orthez 1028692830-138

Group I
Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Regular Season Group I
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Poland Turów Zgorzelec 108274369548
2.Croatia Zadar 106485076189
3.Russia UNICS 105579973267
4.Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 1055820856-36
5.Netherlands EiffelTowers EBBC 1037788863-75
6.France Strasbourg 1037688781-93

Top 32
Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Knockout Stage

The draw to determine a bracket for the elimination rounds of the 2007–08 ULEB Cup was held on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 13:30 CET in the Museu Olimpic i de l'Esport in Barcelona.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASCO Śląsk Wrocław Poland 161–177 Russia Dynamo Moscow 78–85 83–92
Lukoil Academic Bulgaria 140–119 Latvia Ventspils 67–64 73–55
Telindus Oostende Belgium 121–133 Ukraine Kyiv 61–65 60–68
ČEZ Nymburk Czech Republic 127–129 Poland Turów Zgorzelec 61–61 66–68
Élan Chalon France 150–163 Spain Akasvayu Girona 93–85 57–78
Hemofarm Serbia 155–134 Montenegro Budućnost 82–56 73–78
UNICS Russia 184–161 Turkey Türk Telekom 91–65 93–96
Artland Dragons Germany 161–157 Russia Triumph Lyubertsy 81–75 80–82
Allianz Swans Gmunden Austria 115–166 Spain DKV Joventut 59–89 56–77
Köln 99ers Germany 141–187 Russia Khimki 72–91 69–96
Azovmash Ukraine 142–157 Croatia Zadar 82–80 60–77
Panionios Forthnet Greece 131–141 Spain Pamesa Valencia 70–59 61–82
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel 141–146 Turkey Beşiktaş Cola Turka 88–73 53–73
Crvena zvezda Serbia 164–153 Italy Benetton Treviso 81–71 83–82
ASVEL France 144–145 Turkey Galatasaray Café Crown 69–69 75–76
Bosna Bosnia and Herzegovina 158–171 Spain Kalise Gran Canaria 89–82 69–89

Top 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lukoil Academic Bulgaria 152–192 Russia Dynamo Moscow 75–89 77–103
Kyiv Ukraine 126–129 Poland Turów Zgorzelec 59–71 67–58
Hemofarm Serbia 133–156 Spain Akasvayu Girona 71–80 62–76
Artland Dragons Germany 139–152 Russia UNICS 80–78 59–74
Khimki Russia 127–165 Spain DKV Joventut 73–96 54–69
Zadar Croatia 144–162 Spain Pamesa Valencia 74–69 70–93
Crvena zvezda Serbia 149–161 Turkey Beşiktaş Cola Turka 80–80 69–81
Galatasaray Café Crown Turkey 178–162 Spain Kalise Gran Canaria 99–74 79–88

Final eight
Main article: ULEB Cup 2007–08 Final Eight

Quarter finals

April 10, Palavela, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
DKV Joventut Spain 77–67 Spain Pamesa Valencia
Beşiktaş Cola Turka Turkey 60–61 Turkey Galatasaray Café Crown

April 11, Palavela, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dynamo Moscow Russia 78–63 Poland Turów Zgorzelec
Akasvayu Girona Spain 75–66 Russia UNICS

Semi finals

April 12, Palavela, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dynamo Moscow Russia 78–81 Spain Akasvayu Girona
DKV Joventut Spain 90–83 Turkey Galatasaray Café Crown

3rd place game

April 13, Palavela, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dynamo Moscow Russia 84–67 Turkey Galatasaray Café Crown

Final

April 13, Palavela, Turin

Team 1  Score  Team 2
DKV Joventut Spain 79–54 Spain Akasvayu Girona
2007–08 ULEB Cup Champions
Spain
DKV Joventut
1st title

Finals MVP
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