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EuroChallenge
FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run by FIBA Europe. It is not to be confused with the FIBA EuroCup Challenge – the defunct 4th-tier competition, which was also organized and run by FIBA Europe, played between 2002–03 and 2006–07. In 2015, FIBA dissolved the EuroChallenge, in order to start the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and FIBA Europe Cup (FEC), in order to extend opportunities outside the competitions organized by the Euroleague Basketball. History The competition was created in 2003, following the defections of most of the top European basketball teams from the former FIBA SuproLeague, which heralded the formation of the new version of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, under the umbrella of Euroleague Basketball. FIBA was aiming to create a competition similar to the former Suproleague to riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Kyiv
BC Kyiv () was a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club's home court for Ukrainian domestic league matches was the Meridian Sports Complex, which has a seating capacity of 1,500. Large attendance games and European-wide competition games were held at the 7,000 seat Kyiv Sports Palace. History The club was founded in 1999. Kyiv won the Ukrainian SuperLeague in 2000 and 2005, and also reached the FIBA EuroCup final in 2005. Over this time, the club has also developed a huge rivalry with their city opponents Budivelnyk Kyiv. Season by season Trophies * Ukrainian SuperLeague (2): : Champions (2): 2000, 2005 : ''Runners-up (6):'' 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 : Third-place (1): 2003 *Ukrainian Cup (1): : Champions (1): 2007 : ''Runners-up (3):'' 2006, 2008, 2010 * FIBA EuroCup (0): : ''Runners-up (1):'' 2005 : Third place (1): 2006 Notable players * Afik Nissim * Hryhoriy Khyzhniak * Viacheslav Kravtsov * Oleksandr Lokhmanchuk * Oleksi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JSF Nanterre
Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club has played in the top-tier level basketball league in France, the Pro A, since 2011. Founded in 2011 as JSF Nanterre, the club plays its home games in the Palais des Sports, which has a capacity of 3,000 people. The honor list of Nanterre includes one French championship and two French Cup titles as well as a FIBA Europe Cup championship. History The club was established in 1927 as JSF Nanterre. Nanterre played in the French 2nd Division, for the first time, in the 2004–05 season. In 2007, the club made it to the finals of the French Cup. In 2011, the club won the French 2nd Division championship, and got promoted to the top national domestic level French League. In the 2012–13 French League season, after finishing in the eighth position of the regular season, Nanterre won its first top-tier national domestic title, and thus qualified to play in the Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC UNICS
BC UNICS () is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League, and formerly played in the EuroLeague. On February 28, 2022, EuroLeague Basketball suspended the team because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Their home arena is Basket-Hall Kazan. History 1991-1999 UNICS was established in 1991. Though officially the club's men's professional club was founded in 1991 (when it first began to play in the lowest level of the national pro leagues), UNICS traces its origins back to KSU's college team Burevestnik, which participated in the USSR student championships from 1957. Because of this, the name 'UNICS' is an abbreviation – UNIversity, Culture, Sport. Between 1994 and 1997, UNICS secured a berth in Russia's first division. In 1997, UNICS was promoted to the Russian Basketball Super League A, which was at the time the top-tier level Russian league. A year later, Yevgeny Bogachev, the chairman of the National Bank of the Tatarst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA EuroCup Challenge
The FIBA EuroCup Challenge was the 4th-tier level transnational professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, organised by FIBA Europe. However, it was Europe's 3rd-tier level club basketball competition in its inaugural 2002–03 season. The competition was founded in 2003, following a conflict between FIBA Europe and ULEB during the 2001–02 season, as an attempt by FIBA to expand their secondary tournament held during the previous season, the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup, by merging it with the FIBA Europe Champions Cup. Each season's finalists were promoted to the next season's more prestigious 3rd-tier level competition, the FIBA EuroChallenge. The competition ultimately ceased in 2007. History In 2002, FIBA Europe abolished its two main club tournaments, the FIBA Saporta Cup and the FIBA Korac Cup, and invited European teams to join their two newly formed competitions, the FIBA Europe Champions Cup and the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League. The only other is Real Madrid. In 1994, Joventut Badalona became champion of the FIBA European League (today known as the EuroLeague), the first Catalan basketball club to accomplish such a grandiose achievement and the first Spanish team to do so in the modern era Final Four format. Well-known players have included the Margall brothers (with Josep Maria Margall), Zoran Slavnić, Jordi Villacampa, Rafael Jofresa, Corny Thompson, Mike Smith, Reggie Johnson, Harold Pressley, Tanoka Beard, Andre Turner, Raül López, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio, Pau Ribas, Demond Mallet, Nicolás Laprovittola, Joel Parra, Andrés Feliz and Ante Tomic. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Khimki
BC Khimki () is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's senior men's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League 1. The club's full official name is BC Khimki Moscow Region. Khimki has a Moscow-based rivalry with the Russian club CSKA Moscow. History BC Khimki was founded on January 5, 1997, and won the first seasons' championship of its regional league, to earn a place in the Russian Superleague A. The following year, Khimki positioned itself among the top 10 basketball clubs in Russia, guaranteeing a place in the 3rd-tier European cup competition, the FIBA Korać Cup. There, the team competed against a group of defeated leaders of the Turkish Super League, YUBA Liga, and Bulgarian League. The team remained in a middle position in the Russian Super League until the 2002–03 season. That year the club finished in fourth place in the Russian Super League. During the subsequent years, the Russian high socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg
BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg was a Russian professional basketball club based in Saint Petersburg, that existed for two seasons. The club was founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2006. In the 2004–05 season, the club won the FIBA Europe League. History 2004–05 season Dynamo Saint Petersburg was created during the 2004 summer when Vladimir Rodionov, owner of Avtodor Saratov, transferred Saratov's place in the first-tier Russian Super League to the club, along with some of its best players such as Vladimir Veremeenko. The club - which had the aim of entering the Super League top four and qualifying for European competitions such as the ULEB Cup and EuroLeague - recruited coach David Blatt and players like Kelly McCarty, Ed Cota, Ognjen Aškrabić, Jón Stefansson and David Bluthenthal (who left after two months). It finished the European third-tier 2004–05 FIBA Europe League unbeaten to win the competition after downing BC Kyiv in the final with 24 points from Final Four MVP Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003–04 FIBA Europe League
The 2003–04 FIBA Europe League was the first season of the FIBA Europe League, the newly established third tier in European basketball and FIBA's top competition. A total number of 30 teams participated in the competition, five of which were domestic champions. UNICS took the title after winning the Final Four. Team allocation There were five domestic champions and six runners-up (including Germany, Russia and Israel) in the new competition which sported a similar name to FIBA European League, the name under which the EuroLeague was known until 1996. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round. * 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs Qualifying round Group A Group B Group C Group D Play-offs See also * 2003-04 Euroleague * 2003-04 ULEB Cup * 2003–04 FIBA Europe Cup References Sources 2003-04 at Eurobasket.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Europe Cup
The FIBA Europe Cup (FEC) 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. The league was founded in 2015 as a replacement of the FIBA EuroChallenge. History On June 30, 2015, FIBA announced it would start a new league to compete with Euroleague Basketball's EuroCup. The new competition, which replaced FIBA EuroChallenge, was supposed to be open for up to 100 teams to enter. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004–05 FIBA Europe League
The 2004–05 FIBA Europe League was the second season of the third tier in European basketball. A total of 32 teams participated in the regular season. BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg won its first FIBA Europe League title. Team allocation The number of the teams was increased from 30 to 32 compared to the first season, but this time only 3 were domestic champions while 4 were the runners-up (including Israel). The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round * 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs * WC : Wild card * TH: Title holder Qualifying round Group A Group B Group C Group D Play-offs See also * 2004-05 Euroleague * 2004-05 ULEB Cup * 2004–05 FIBA Europe Cup References External linksSeason review at the EuroChallenge site* {{DEFAULTSORT:2004-05 FIBA Europe League Euro The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 FIBA EuroCup
The 2006–07 FIBA EuroCup was a professional basketball tournament in Europe. The competition regarded as the third-strongest pan-European club basketball competition featured 31 teams of which 5 were domestic champions. Akasvayu Girona became the champion, after beating Azovmash Mariupol in the final. Teams Round I Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Round II Group I Group J Group K Group L Quarterfinals Final four References {{DEFAULTSORT:Eurocup 2006-07 2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ... 2006–07 in European basketball leagues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ULEB Cup
EuroCup Basketball, commonly known as the EuroCup and currently called BKT EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual professional basketball club competition organized by Euroleague Basketball. The league is regarded as Euroleague Basketball's second-tier professional basketball club tournament. Founded as ULEB Cup in 2002, the competition lasted until 2008 when a new competition was introduced after an agreement between ULEB and FIBA under the name of ''EuroCup'' for the 2008–09 season, following a change in format. Given that the FIBA EuroChallenge was known as EuroCup until 2008, a new era of stronger cooperation between ULEB and FIBA Europe was set in 2008. The number of the new competition was increased to a total of 48 and the winner of the 3rd tier FIBA EuroCup Challenge, formerly known as EuroCup would get an automatic qualification for the tournament's following season, for first time. Though initially advertised as a new competition, the ULEB Cup and EuroCup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
