2002–03 FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup
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The 2002–03 FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup was the one-season international European competition for men's professional
Azovmash from Ukraine and AEL Limassol from Cyprus. Prior to the commencement of the 2003–04 basketball season, an agreement between FIBA Europe and ULEB basketball was reached regarding the management of Europe's transnational leagues. As a result, the Regional Challenge Cup merged with the Champions Cup to form the FIBA Europe Cup, which was thereafter renamed FIBA EuroCup Challenge.[3]
Teams allocation
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: Club's domestic league position after playoffs.
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Asker Aliens (1st )
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 Bayer Giants Leverkusen (4th)
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 NTD Servis-Devon
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Ulriken Eagles (2nd )
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DJK Würzburg (9th)
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 ECM Nymburk (3rd)
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 Kongsberg Penguins (4th)
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 Kaposvari Klima-Vill (3rd)
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 TTÜ-A. Le Coq (1st)
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| Tromsø Storm (5th)
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Albacomp UPC (5th)
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 Dinamo Tbilisi (2nd)
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 Honka Playboys (1st)
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Azovmash (3rd )
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 ESO Lučenec (3rd)
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| Lappeenrannan NMKY (6th)
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 Khimik (1st, HL)
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EKA AEL Limassol (3rd)
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 Igokea (5th)
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 Nikol Fert (3rd)
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 Apollon Limassol (4th)
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Hercegovac (6th)
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Žito Vardar (5th)
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| ENAD Nicosia (6th)
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Brotnjo (7th)
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West Petrom Arad (1st)
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 Zrinjevac (7th)
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 Hapoel Galil Elyon (7th)
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Conference North
Regular season
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Khimik
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4 | 4 | 0 | 428 | 294 | +134 | 8 | Advance to conference play-offs |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi
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4 | 2 | 2 | 397 | 346 | +51 | 6 | |
| 3 | NTD Servis-Devon
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4 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 480 | −185 | 4 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kaposvari Klima-Vill
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6 | 5 | 1 | 584 | 471 | +113 | 11 | Advance to conference play-offs |
| 2 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen
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6 | 4 | 2 | 537 | 518 | +19 | 10 | |
| 3 | ECM Nymburk
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6 | 3 | 3 | 550 | 523 | +27 | 9 | |
| 4 | Asker Aliens
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6 | 0 | 6 | 444 | 600 | −156 | 6 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Albacomp UPC
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6 | 5 | 1 | 576 | 450 | +126 | 11 | Advance to conference play-offs |
| 2 | ESO Lučenec
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6 | 3 | 3 | 473 | 481 | −8 | 9 | |
| 3 | DJK Würzburg
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6 | 3 | 3 | 451 | 440 | +11 | 9 | |
| 4 | Ulriken Eagles
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6 | 1 | 5 | 410 | 509 | −99 | 7 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Azovmash
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4 | 4 | 0 | 413 | 268 | +145 | 8 | Advance to conference play-offs |
| 2 | Lappeenrannan NMKY
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4 | 2 | 2 | 323 | 314 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tromsø Storm
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4 | 0 | 4 | 269 | 423 | −154 | 4 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Honka Playboys
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4 | 3 | 1 | 310 | 275 | +35 | 7 | Advance to conference play-offs |
| 2 | TTÜ-A. Le Coq
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4 | 3 | 1 | 336 | 302 | +34 | 7 | |
| 3 | Kongsberg Penguins
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4 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 335 | −69 | 4 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Play-offs
The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup Final Four.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
Albacomp UPC | 92 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 91 | |||||||||||||||
| Kaposvari Klima-Vill | 74 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
| ESO Lučenec | 69 | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 February – Mariupol | ||||||||||||||||
| Kaposvari Klima-Vill | 70 | 89 | ||||||||||||||
| Khimik | 59 | |||||||||||||||
| Kaposvari Klima-Vill | 86 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 FIBA North Regional Challenge Cup |
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Azovmash 1st title |
Conference South
Regular season
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hapoel Galil Elyon
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4 | 4 | 0 | 350 | 280 | +70 | 8 | Advance to conference play-offs |
| 2 | Hercegovac
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4 | 1 | 3 | 297 | 313 | −16 | 5 | |
| 3 | ENAD Nicosia
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4 | 1 | 3 | 239 | 293 | −54 | 5 |
Source: Linguasport
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Igokea
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6 | 5 | 1 | 580 | 430 | +150 | 11 | Advance to conference play-offs |
| 2 |  West Petrom Arad
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6 | 3 | 3 | 406 | 418 | −12 | 9 | |
| 3 | Apollon Limassol
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6 | 3 | 3 | 405 | 427 | −22 | 9 | |
| 4 | Žito Vardar
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6 | 1 | 5 | 431 | 475 | −44 | 7 |
Source: Linguasport
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | EKA AEL Limassol
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6 | 6 | 0 | 499 | 441 | +58 | 12 | Advance to conference play-offs |
| 2 | Zrinjevac
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6 | 3 | 3 | 457 | 470 | −13 | 9 | |
| 3 | Brotnjo
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6 | 2 | 4 | 446 | 436 | +10 | 8 | |
| 4 | Nikol Fert
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6 | 1 | 5 | 441 | 496 | −55 | 7 |
Source: Linguasport
Play-offs
The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup Final Four.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
West Petrom Arad | 65 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 FIBA South Regional Challenge Cup |
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AEL Limassol 1st title |
Finals
| Year | Final | Third and fourth place | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Champion | Score | Second place | 3rd | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Finals MVP
| Season | Player | Pos. | Club |
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2002–03
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 Duane Woodward[4]
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 EKA AEL
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Winning rosters
FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup:
North Conference:
- 2002–03
Azovmash Mariupol[5]
Volodymyr Gurtovyy, Andriy Kapinos, Andriy Botichev, Oleksandr Skutyelnik, Igor Kharchenko, Sergiy Moskalenko, Petro Podtykan, Yevhenii Annienkov, Dmytro Briantsev (Head Coach: Andrij Podkovyrov)[5]
South Conference:
- 2002–03
EKA AEL Limassol[5]
Dimitris Prokopiou, Marcos Asonitis, Georgios Kouzapas, Michalis Kounounis, Davor Kurilic, Konstantinos Perentos, Ranko Velimirovic, David Michael Van Dyke, Christos Spyrou, Duane Woodward (Head Coach: Dragan Raca).[5]
See also
- 2002-03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup
- FIBA Europe Conference South
- FIBA Europe Conference North
References
- ^ "Standings | FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup for Men (2003) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ^ FIBA Europe. "FIBA Europe announcement detailing the 2002-2003 European competitions".
- ^ a b "Linguasport - FIBA EuroCup Challenge (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ^ FIBA Europe. "INTERVIEW WITH LEMESOS' DUANE WOODWARD".
- ^ a b c d "FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup 2002-03". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.