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2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prevseason | [2007–08](2007-08-fiba-eurocup) | |||
| nextseason | [2009–10](2009-10-fiba-eurochallenge) | |||
| title | FIBA EuroChallenge | |||
| season | 2008–09 | |||
| t_bg | #338928 | |||
| champions | ITA Virtus Bologna (1st title) | |||
| runners_up | FRA Cholet | |||
| third_place | RUS Triumph Lyubertsy | |||
| fourth_place | CYP Proteas EKA AEL | |||
| teams | 32 | |||
| duration | 25 November 2008 – 26 April 2009 | |||
| MVP | MVP_link = | MVP_nat = | ||
| final_four_MVP | USA Keith Langford | final_four_MVP_link = EuroChallenge Final Four MVP | ||
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| award9 | award9_winner = | award9_link = | award9_nat = | |
| PIR_leader | pir = | PIR_leader_nat = | ||
| top_scorer | USA Austin Nichols | ppg = 19.6 | ||
| rebounds_leader | NGR Abdullahi Kuso | rpg = 8.8 | rebounds_leader_nat = | |
| assists_leader | USA Dontaye Draper | apg = 6.2 | assists_leader_nat = |
The 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge was the sixth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball FIBA EuroChallenge Tournament, and the first under the FIBA EuroChallenge name, organized by FIBA Europe. It was also the first season that eliminated teams from the ULEB Cup would transfer to a FIBA competition after the 2000 conflict between ULEB and FIBA. Additionally the formerly known ULEB Cup would be now renamed to * EuroCup* from 2008 and onwards.
A total number of 32 teams participated in the regular season and a total of 40 teams competed including the qualifying rounds. Virtus Bologna won its first EuroChallenge title after defeating Cholet in the Final of the Final Four, which was hosted in Bologna.
Format
In all there are 40 teams from 21 countries, plus sixteen teams from the 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball first preliminary round and second preliminary round. The competition is jointly run by FIBA Europe.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: title holders;):
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
- EC: Transferred from Eurocup
QR: Losers from qualifying rounds
- WC: Wild card
| POL Energa Czarni Slupsk (EC QR1) | LAT Ventspils (3rd) | NED EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam (EC QR1) |
|---|
| GEO Energy Invest Rustavi (1st) | BEL Belgacom Liege (5th) | HUN Körmend (2nd) |
|---|
Qualifying rounds
Thirty-two teams will participate in the first round and sixteen in the second.
First qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge First qualifying round
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Second qualifying round
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Regular season
Group A
| BEL **LIE** | ESP CAJ | LAT **VEN** | POL **SLU** |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL **LIE** | **69**-62 | **89**-84 | |
| ESP **CAJ** | 78-**79** | **98**-51 | |
| LAT **VEN** | 54-**73** | **78**-70 | |
| POL **SLU** | 91-**93** | 53-**83** | **91**-75 |
Group B
| RUS URA | GER TBB | FRA **HYE** | CYP **KER** |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS **URA** | **82**-54 | **84**-76 | |
| GER **TBB** | 64-**70** | **71**-61 | |
| FRA **HYE** | **94**-83 | 72-**86** | |
| CYP **KER** | 81-**94** | **73**-64 | 85-**88** |
Group C
| FRA CHO | RUS LOK | UKR **SUM** | SUI BEN |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA **CHO** | **76**-72 | **100**-77 | |
| RUS **LOK** | 65-**66** | **99**-72 | |
| UKR **SUM** | 81-**82** | 84-**89** | |
| SUI **BEN** | 63-**82** | 61-**69** | **70**-67 |
Group D
| CYP **AEL** | NED **DEN** | LTU **ŠIA** | AUT **GMU** |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYP **AEL** | **95**-77 | **102**-76 | |
| NED **DEN** | **87**-76 | **96**-82 | |
| LTU **ŠIA** | **77**-75 | **82**-80 | |
| AUT **GMU** | 77-**85** | 75-**84** | 68-**78** |
Group E
| GER OLD | NED **AMS** | ISR **JER** | GRE **LAR** |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER **OLD** | **78**-62 | **79**-70 | |
| NED **AMS** | **76**-73 | 73-**74** | |
| ISR **JER** | 81-**88** | 81-**83** | |
| GRE **LAR** | **89**-75 | **77**-73 | 54-**71** |
*Due to the war situation in Gaza Strip, Olympia refused to travel to Israel and Hapoel Jerusalim were declared winners by forfeit (20-0)
Group F
| BEL DEX | TUR GAL | CRO ZAG | UKR **KHI** |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL **DEX** | **91**-65 | **99**-69 | |
| TUR **GAL** | **80**-68 | **87**-72 | |
| CRO **ZAG** | 66-**84** | 78-**82** | |
| UKR **KHI** | **95**-90 | **87**-75 | 62-**70** |
Group G
| ITA VIR | RUS **CSK** | BEL **OOS** | EST **TAR** |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA **VIR** | **75**-69 | **70**-69 | |
| RUS **CSK** | **72**-70 | **86**-72 | |
| BEL **OOS** | 76-**87** | **98**-75 | |
| EST **TAR** | 73-**75** | 58-**80** | **92**-82 |
Group H
| RUS **TRI** | UKR **KYI** | GER **DBS** | EST **KAL** |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS **TRI** | **67**-64 | **76**-58 | |
| UKR **KYI** | **66**-65 | **78**-46 | |
| GER **DBS** | **77**-71 | 58-**66** | |
| EST **KAL** | 81-**87** | **82**-76 | **77**-75 |
Top 16
Group I
| FRA **CHO** | GER TBB | BEL **LIE** | NED **DEN** |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA **CHO** | **71**-54 | 71-**78** | |
| GER **TBB** | 68-**71** | **79**-64 | |
| BEL **LIE** | 70-**80** | 59-**67** | |
| NED **DEN** | 70-**72** | **83**-63 | **67**-58 |
Group J
| ITA **VIR** | UKR **KYI** | GER **OLD** | TUR **GAL** |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA **VIR** | **68**-64 | 81-**82** | |
| UKR **KYI** | 57-**69** | **64**-54 | |
| GER **OLD** | **73**-64 | 73-**86** | |
| TUR **GAL** | 91-**104** | 73-**80** | 82-**89** |
Group K
| CYP **AEL** | RUS **URA** | ESP **CAJ** | RUS **LOK** |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYP **AEL** | **102**-75 | **88**-78 | |
| RUS **URA** | **83**-57 | 61-**72** | |
| ESP **CAJ** | 56-**64** | 76-**81** | |
| RUS **LOK** | 69-**87** | **86**-84 | **63**-61 |
Group L
| RUS **TRI** | NED **AMS** | BEL **DEX** | RUS **CSK** |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS **TRI** | **76**-75 | **76**-73 | |
| NED **AMS** | 68-**85** | **87**-75 | |
| BEL **DEX** | **83**-68 | 86-**93** | |
| RUS **CSK** | 65-**81** | 70-**74** | 73-**77** |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Cholet** FRA | 2–1 | UKR Kyiv | 68–52 | 72–77 | 80–74 |
| **Virtus Bologna** ITA | 2–0 | GER Telekom Baskets Bonn | 86–76 | 106–91 | |
| **Proteas EKA AEL** CYP | 2–0 | NED EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam | 82–72 | 83–72 | |
| **Triumph Lyubertsy** RUS | 2–1 | RUS Ural Great | 100–102 | 91–65 | 78–63 |
Final Four
Main article: 2009 FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four
The Final Four will be the last stage of EuroChallenge 2008–09. The event will take place at the Futurshow Station, in Bologna.
||FRA Cholet|81|RUS Triumph Lyubertsy|78 ||ITA Virtus Bologna|83|CYP Proteas EKA AEL|69 ||FRA Cholet|75|ITA Virtus Bologna|77 ||RUS Triumph Lyubertsy|94|CYP Proteas EKA AEL|82
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