FIBA Europe Cup

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FIBA Europe Cup
FIBA Europe Cup logo.svg
Organising body FIBA Europe
Founded30 June 2015;9 years ago (2015-06-30)
First season 2015–16
Region Europe
Number of teams40 (regular season)
Level on pyramid 2
Related competitions FIBA Champions League
Current champions Flag of Germany.svg Niners Chemnitz (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championships8 teams (1 title)
TV partners courtside1891.basketball
Website fiba.basketball/europecup
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup

The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) [1] is an annual professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA for eligible European clubs. It is FIBA Europe's second level competition. Clubs mainly qualify based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions, although this is not the sole deciding factor. The winner is decided by a two-legged final.

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The league was founded in 2015 as a replacement of the FIBA EuroChallenge.

History

Scene of the first leg of the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final Elan Chalon - Nanterre (finale Coupe d'Europe FIBA) 16.jpg
Scene of the first leg of the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final

On June 30, 2015, FIBA announced it would start a new league to compete with Euroleague Basketball's EuroCup. [2] The new competition, which replaced FIBA EuroChallenge, was supposed to be open for up to 100 teams to enter. [2] A former 4th-tier FIBA competition, the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, was named as FIBA Europe Cup between 2003 and 2005.

The 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup attracted 16 domestic champions and 8 runners-up including KK Cibona, Pallacanestro Cantu, ASVEL, Pallacanestro Varese, CEZ Nymburk, BK Ventspils, PBC Academic and Krka. The first FIBA Europe Cup game was played on October 21, 2015, when Donar Groningen beat Egis Körmend 78–71. Frankfurt Skyliners won the 1st edition in a Final Four tournament and represented Europe in the 2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, following the FIBA-EuroLeague dispute. In the 2016–17 season, FIBA started the Basketball Champions League and since then teams from the Champions League can be transferred to the Europe Cup through their position.

Format

Tournament

The tournament proper begins with a regular season of 32 teams, divided into eight groups. Seeding is used whilst making the draw for this stage, whilst teams from the same country may not be drawn into groups together. Each team meets the others in its group in home and away games, in a round-robin format. The winning team and runner-up from each group then progress to the second round with 16 teams divided into four groups. Each team meets the others in its group in home and away games, in a round-robin format. [3]

For the play-offs, the winning team and runner-up from each group join them and play a two-legged format. Until 2019, the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams were dropped from the Basketball Champions League regular season. The regular season is usually played from October to December and the second round is played from December to January, whilst the play-offs start in February. [3]

Finals

The Finals were played in either a Final Four tournament format or with a two-legged series.

YearFinalSemifinalists
ChampionScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place
2015–16
Details 		Flag of Germany.svg
Fraport Skyliners 		66–62 Flag of Italy.svg
Openjobmetis Varese 		Flag of France.svg
Élan Chalon 		103–72 Flag of Russia.svg
Enisey
2016–17
Details 		Flag of France.svg
Nanterre 92 		140–137
(58–58 / 82–79)		 Flag of France.svg
Élan Chalon 		Flag of Germany.svg Telekom Baskets Bonn and Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Telenet Oostende
2017–18
Details 		Flag of Italy.svg
Umana Reyer Venezia 		158–148
(69–77 / 81–79)		 Flag of Italy.svg
Sidigas Avellino 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg Donar and Flag of Denmark.svg Bakken Bears
2018–19
Details 		Flag of Italy.svg
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 		170–163
(89–84 / 81–79)		 Flag of Germany.svg
s.Oliver Würzburg 		Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Holon and Flag of Italy.svg OpenjobMetis Varese
2019–20
Details 		Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe [4] [5] Semi-finalists: Flag of Turkey.svg Bahçeşehir Koleji, Flag of Denmark.svg Bakken Bears,
Flag of Germany.svg medi Bayreuth and Flag of Turkey.svg Pınar Karşıyaka
2020–21
Details 		Flag of Israel.svg
Ironi Nes Ziona 		82–74 Flag of Poland.svg
Arged BMSLAM Stal 		Flag of Romania.svg
CSM Oradea 		85–76 Flag of Russia.svg
Parma
2021–22
Details 		Flag of Turkey.svg
Bahçeşehir Koleji 		162–143
(72–69 / 90–74)		 Flag of Italy.svg
UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 		Flag of Denmark.svg Bakken Bears and Flag of the Netherlands.svg ZZ Leiden
2022–23
Details 		Flag of Poland.svg
Anwil Włocławek 		161–155
(81–77 / 80–78)		 Flag of France.svg
Cholet 		Flag of Estonia.svg Kalev/Cramo and Flag of Finland.svg Karhu
2023–24
Details 		Flag of Germany.svg
Niners Chemnitz 		180–179
(85–74 / 95–105)		 Flag of Turkey.svg
Bahçeşehir Koleji 		Flag of Italy.svg Itelyum Varese and Flag of Spain.svg Surne Bilbao Basket

Performance by club

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Map of countries, teams from which have reached the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup.
  FIBA member country that has been represented in the regular season
  FIBA member country that has been represented in the qualifying rounds
  Not represented

A total number of 140 clubs from 38 FIBA member countries have participated in the competition. The competition has been won by eight clubs from seven different countries.

Teams from Italy have been most successful, as two teams won the title and three other teams finished as runners-up.

Club		WinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Flag of Turkey.svg Bahçeşehir Koleji 11 2022 2024
Flag of Germany.svg Skyliners Frankfurt 10 2016 –
Flag of France.svg Nanterre 92 10 2017 –
Flag of Italy.svg Reyer Venezia 10 2018 –
Flag of Italy.svg Dinamo Sassari 10 2019 –
Flag of Israel.svg Ironi Nes Ziona 10 2021 –
Flag of Poland.svg Anwil Włocławek 10 2023 –
Flag of Germany.svg Niners Chemnitz 10 2024 –
Flag of Italy.svg Varese 01– 2016
Flag of France.svg Élan Chalon 01– 2017
Flag of Italy.svg Felice Scandone 01– 2018
Flag of Germany.svg Würzburg 01– 2019
Flag of Poland.svg Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 01– 2021
Flag of Italy.svg Reggiana 01– 2022
Flag of France.svg Cholet Basket 01– 2023

Statistics

All-time leaders

Statistics as of 11 June 2022.

Players in bold were active in the most recent FIBA Europe Cup season. [6]

Points

RankPlayerNationPointsGamesPer gameYearsClub(s)
1 Michel Diouf [7] Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN 9317612.32015– Bakken Bears
2 Trae Golden Flag of the United States.svg  USA 8975117.62015– ETHA Engomis, ESSM Le Portel, Avtodor, Bahçeşehir Koleji
3 Darko Jukić Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN 7287111.82015– Bakken Bears
4 Worthy de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED 7825114.32015–2022 ZZ Leiden
5 Ryan Evans Flag of the United States.svg  USA 6164612.42018– Bakken Bears

Rebounds

RankPlayerNationReboundsGamesPer gameYearsClub(s)
1 Michel Diouf Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN 463736.32015– Bakken Bears
2 Tony Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  USA 318368.82016– Enisey, Karşıyaka
3 Darko Jukić Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN 308744.22015– Bakken Bears
4 Željko Šakić Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO 291426.92015–2022 Cluj-Napoca, Avtodor
5 Thomas Koenis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED 279525.42015–2022 ZZ Leiden, Donar

Assists

RankPlayerNationAssistsGamesPer gameYearsClub(s)
1 Trae Golden Flag of the United States.svg  USA 298515.82015– ETHA Engomis, ESSM Le Portel, Avtodor, Bahçeşehir Koleji
2 John Roberson Flag of the United States.svg  USA 318368.82016– Élan Chalon, ASVEL, Enisey
3 Adama Darboe Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN 229603.82015– Bakken Bears
4 Worthy de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED 208514.12015–2022 ZZ Leiden
5 Tony Taylor Flag of the United States.svg  USA 188498.82016– Enisey, Karşıyaka

Single game records

Category
Efficiency Flag of the United States.svg Chase Fieler 46
Points Flag of the United States.svg John Roberson 39
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Butterfield
Rebounds Flag of the United States.svg Willie Cauley-Stein 20
Assists Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Rannikko
18
Steals Flag of the United States.svg Kim Adams 9
Blocks Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Kravić 6
Flag of Estonia.svg Janar Talts
Three-pointers Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Butterfield 11

Source: FIBA Europe Cup As of 2 May 2017.

Awards

Quantez Robertson was the FIBA Europe Cup Final Four MVP in 2016. 2023-01-03 ALBA Berlin gegen Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Basketball-Bundesliga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-045.jpg
Quantez Robertson was the FIBA Europe Cup Final Four MVP in 2016.

After each round, the FIBA Europe Cup awards the "Top Performer" honour to the best player of the given round. In its inaugural season, in 2016, the competition had a Final Four MVP award for the best player of its final four. The final four format was later abandoned in favor of playoffs with two-legged finals. Since 2020, the league awards a Final MVP trophy again.

Winning rosters

See also

Men's competitions

Women's competitions

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References

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