2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge was the eighth edition of Europe's
third-tier level transnational men's professional club
basketball FIBA EuroChallenge Tournament, organized by
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...
.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round.
* 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
* EC: Transferred from
Eurocup
** QR: Losers from qualifying rounds
Qualifying round
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Spartak Primorye , , 141–147 , , align=left,
Enisey , , 75–58 , , 66–89
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Triumph Lyubertsy
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (russian: БК Зенит Санкт Петербург), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Sain ...
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Krasnye Krylya , , 94–71, , 74–80
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Sokhumi , , 157–175 , , align=left,
Minsk-2006 , , 94–78 , , 63–97
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Atomerőmű SE
Atomerőmű SE, sometimes shortened to ASE, is a Hungarian professional basketball team based in Paks. The team plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest professional league in Hungary. The team was founded in 1979 and has won the Hungaria ...
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Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions
Traiskirchen Lions is a professional basketball club based in Traiskirchen, Austria. The team plays in the Austrian Basketball Superliga. It was founded in 1966 and have won the Austrian championships 3 times.
Trophies
* Austrian Championship (3 ...
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Tampereen Pyrintö , , 134–137 , , align=left,
Szolnoki Olaj , , 77–69 , , 57–68
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Regular season
The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a
round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the
last 16, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.
If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
# Head-to-head record.
# Head-to-head point differential.
# Point differential during the regular season.
# Points scored during the regular season.
# Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each regular season match.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Last 16
The sixteen teams were divided in four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a
round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the
quarterfinals, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Quarter-finals
The eight teams that advanced from the last 16 be played in a
best-of-three playoff
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
format. Matches were played on 13, 15 and 20 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game (if necessary) at home.
Final Four
The Final Four was held from 27 until 29 April 2012 in the
Főnix Hall at
Debrecen,
Hungary.
Szolnoki Olaj KK will host Final Four
FIBA Europe. March 26, 2012
Awards
Weekly MVP
Regular season
Last 16
Quarter-finals
See also
*2011–12 Eurocup Basketball
The 2011–12 Eurocup Basketball season was the tenth edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one level below the ...
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eurochallenge 2011-12
2011
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2011–12 in European basketball leagues