EUROCUP 2008-09 COMPETITION SYSTEM

FIRST QUALIFICATION ROUND

(October 14 to 21, 2008)
The first qualifying round will have 16 teams playing as a two-game series (home and away),
the winners of which advance to the second qualifying round.
The losers to these two-game series will play the in the FIBA Europe competition.

A-  Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Siauliai (home and away)
B- BC FMP vs. EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam (home and away)
C- Unics Kazan vs. Energa Czarni (home and away)
D- Tartu Rock vs. Allianz Swans (home and away)
E- Telekom Baskets vs. Panellinios (home and away)
F- BASE BC Oostende vs. BC Triumph (home and away)
H- Cholet Basket vs. ASK Riga (home and away)
(See link to Club Profile)

SECOND QUALIFICATION ROUND

(November 4 to 11, 2008)
The first qualifying-round survivors play against those teams that directly made it to the second qualifying round. The second qualifying round will be played as two-game series (home and away), the winners of which advance to the EUROCUP regular season.
The losers to these two-game series will play the 2008-09 FIBA Europe competition.

A- Buducnost vs. winner A (home and away)
B- Ural Great vs. winner B (home and away)
C- Hapoel Jerusalem vs. winner C (home and away)
D-  Red Star Belgrade vs. winner D (home and away)
E- BC Kyiv vs. winner E (home and away)
F- Le Havre vs. winner F (home and away)
G- Gran Canaria vs. Benetton Fribourg (home and away)
H- Cajasol vs. winner H (home and away)

REGULAR SEASON
Eight groups of four teams each will play in round-robin competition,
with all teams playing a total of six games.

REGULAR SEASON (November 25, 2008 to January 13, 2009)

GROUP A

Chorale Roanne, Zadar, Maroussi and QR H 

GROUP B

Dynamo Moscow, Lukoil Akademik, Barons/LMT and QR C 

GROUP C

Besiktas Cola Turka, BC Khimki, Orlandina and QR F

GROUP D

Aris BSA, Turk Telekom, Bnei Hasharon and QR E

GROUP E

Lietuvos Rytas, Asvel Basket, BC Azovmash and QR G 

GROUP F

Brose Baskets, Turow, Spirou Basket and QR D

GROUP G

Pamesa Valencia, Artland Dragons, Fortitudo and QR B 

GROUP H

Bilbao Basket, KK Hemofarm, CEZ Nymburk and QR A 

LAST 16
Four groups of four teams each will play in round-robin competition, with all teams playing a total of six games. The four group winners and the four second-place teams in each group will advance to the Final Eight.

LAST 16 (January 27 - March 10, 2009)

Group
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4

Group
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4

Group
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4

Group
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4

FINAL EIGHT
At the Final Eight, the quarterfinals will feature Last 16 group winners
facing second-place teams from different Last 16 groups.
The four quarterfinals winners will meet in single-game semi-finals.
The semi-finals losers will play one game for third place.
The semi-finals winners will play in the single-game Final.
The winner of the Final will be the EUROCUP champion and qualify for the 2009-10 Euroleague.

ULEB CUP FINAL EIGHT (April 9-12, 2009)

Quarterfinal 1

Quarterfinal 2

Quarterfinal 3

Quarterfinal 4

Semifinal A

Semifinal B

Third-Place game, Semifinals Losers
FINAL, Semifinals Winners