ULEB Cup 2007–08
The ULEB Cup 2007–08 was the sixth season of the second-tier level basketball competition ULEB Cup, organized by ULEB, and also the last season for the competition as the ULEB Cup. The ULEB Cup is the level that is one tier below the Euroleague level. On July 2, 2008, ULEB and FIBA Europe announced that the competition would be renamed ULEB Eurocup starting with the 2008-09 season.
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 Spanish DKV Joventut, the other finalist being another Spanish team, Akasvayu Girona. Dynamo Moscow took third place.
Teams of the 2007-2008 ULEB Cup
Teams details
Format
For the first time in its short history, this season's ULEB Cup will feature a total of 54 teams, divided in 9 groups of 6. The round-robin group stage will be followed by knock-out stages, until the last 8 remaining teams will meet in the competition's first ever Final Eight tournament. Just as last year, the official broadcast partner of ULEB Cup will be Eurosport. The regular season begins in November 2007.
Regular season
The all 54 teams in 9 groups (in each group 6 teams) will play a round-robin competition (home and away). 3 teams from each group advance to the Knockout stage (Sixteenth-finals). 5 teams with best result stands four place in group also advance to the Playoff.
Sixteenth-finals
A draw will be held to determine the eighthfinals matchups. Each round will be played at two games (home and away) to advance to the next stage. The match winner will determined by points difference. The draw in first match is possible. Example:UNICS 86-80 Real, first game. Real 99-80 UNICS, second game. Points difference UNICS 166-179 Real win.
Eighthfinals
The winners from Sixteen-finals advance to the eighthfinals. The matches also will be played at two games (home and away). The match winner will determine by points difference.
Final eight
The winners of the eighthfinals will play the Final Eight. It will be on April 10 to April 13.
Regular season
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Knockout stage
Sixteenth Finals
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.
Eighthfinals
The winners from Sixteenth-finals advance to Eighthfinals.
Final eight
The winners from Eightfinals will played in the Final Eight.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| April 11, Turin | ||||||||||
| Dynamo Moscow | 78 | |||||||||
| April 12, Turin | ||||||||||
| Turów Zgorzelec | 63 | |||||||||
| Dynamo Moscow | 78 | |||||||||
| April 11, Turin | ||||||||||
| Akasvayu Girona | 81 | |||||||||
| Akasvayu Girona | 75 | |||||||||
| April 13, Turin | ||||||||||
| UNICS Kazan | 66 | |||||||||
| Akasvayu Girona | 54 | |||||||||
| April 10, Turin | ||||||||||
| DKV Joventut | 79 | |||||||||
| DKV Joventut | 77 | |||||||||
| April 12, Turin | ||||||||||
| Pamesa Valencia | 67 | |||||||||
| DKV Joventut | 90 | Third place | ||||||||
| April 10, Turin | ||||||||||
| Galatasaray CC | 83 | |||||||||
| Beşiktaş Cola Turka | 60 | Dynamo Moscow | 84 | |||||||
| Galatasaray CC | 61 | Galatasaray CC | 67 | |||||||
| April 13, Turin | ||||||||||
Final MVP
External links
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ULEB_Cup_2007%E2%80%9308
