2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge
FIBA EuroChallenge | ||||||||||
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Season | 2008–09 | |||||||||
Duration | 25 November 2008 – 26 April 2009 | |||||||||
Number of teams | Final Four MVP Keith Langford | | ||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge was the sixth edition of Europe's
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
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Dexia Mons-Hainaut (4th)
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Lokomotiv Rostov (7th)
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Olympia Larissa (8th)
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Kalev/Cramo (2nd) | EC QR2 )
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Keravnos (1st) |
Khimik (3rd) | EC QR1 )
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Virtus Bologna (15th)
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Ventspils (3rd) | EC QR1 )
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CSK VVS-Samara (9th)
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Hyeres-Toulon (6th)
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Antalya BB (6th)
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Široki (3rd) |
Spartak Saint Petersburg (11th) | JA Vichy (7th) | Banvit (8th)
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Borac Nektar (5th) |
Sumykhimprom (5th)
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EWE Baskets Oldenburg (5th)
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APOEL (2nd) | Zagreb (4th) |
MBC Mykolaiv (6th) | Deutsche Bank Skyliners (6th) | Proteas EKA AEL (3rd) | Cedevita (5th)
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Donetsk (WC) | Bakken Bears (1st) | Asesoft (1st)
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Zlatorog Laško (4th) |
Prostejov (3rd) | Svendborg Rabbits (2nd) | U Mobilteco Cluj (2nd)
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AMAK SP (5th) |
Spartak Pleven (4th) | Eiffel Towers Den Bosch (2nd)
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CSU Sibiu (3rd) | |
Energy Invest Rustavi (1st)
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Belgacom Liege (5th) | Körmend (2nd) |
Qualifying rounds
Thirty-two teams will participate in the first round and sixteen in the second.
First qualifying round
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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134–148 | Zagreb | 61–69 | 73–79 | |
AMAK SP | 148–145 | Zlatorog Laško | 70–76 | 78–69 |
147–145 | Spartak Saint Petersburg | 79–76 | 68–69 | |
132–163 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg
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60–86 | 72–77 | |
Svendborg Rabbits | 168–180 | Široki | 92–100 | 76–80 |
MBC Mykolaiv | 138–151 | Deutsche Bank Skyliners | 68–75 | 70–76 |
160–200 | Sumykhimprom
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81–110 | 79–90 | |
Spartak Pleven | 153–176 | Antalya BB
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83–87 | 70–89 |
113–135 | JA Vichy | 52–66 | 61–69 | |
Sibiu | 144–186 | Banvit
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67–74 | 77–112 |
150–157 | Hyères-Toulon
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92–82 | 58–75 | |
Körmend | 171–201 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch
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71–88 | 100–113 |
Donetsk | 120–134 | Proteas EKA AEL
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65–65 | 55–79 |
Bakken Bears | 119–164 | Belgacom Liège | 55–67 | 64–97 |
Second qualifying round
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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166–130 | AMAK SP | 94–66 | 72–64 | |
Široki | 155–164 | Sumykhimprom
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73–73 | 82–91 |
149–136 | Zagreb | 80–60 | 69–76 | |
Deutsche Bank Skyliners | 127–125 | Antalya BB
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60–60 | 67–65 |
170–154 | CSU Asesoft
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103–77 | 67–77 | |
150–120 | Borac Nektar | 76–46 | 74–74 | |
Belgacom Liège | 154–137 | JA Vichy | 74–67 | 80–70 |
165–189 | Proteas EKA AEL
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93–100 | 72–89 |
Regular season
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Belgacom Liège
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6 | 6 | 0 | 492 | 433 | +59 | Advance to top 16 |
2 | Cajasol
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6 | 3 | 3 | 480 | 405 | +75 | |
3 | Ventspils | 6 | 2 | 4 | 436 | 209 | +227 | |
4 | Energa Czarni Słupsk | 6 | 1 | 5 | 462 | 523 | −61 |
LIE | CAJ
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VEN | SLU
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LIE | 69-62 | 89-84 | 89-64 | |
CAJ
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78-79 | 98-51 | 89-75 | |
VEN | 54-73 | 78-70 | 94-88 | |
SLU
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91-93 | 53-83 | 91-75 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Ural Great
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6 | 5 | 1 | 498 | 433 | +65 | Advance to top 16 |
2 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 6 | 3 | 3 | 417 | 413 | +4 | |
3 | Hyères-Toulon
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6 | 3 | 3 | 478 | 485 | −7 | |
4 | Keravnos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 496 | −62 |
URA | TBB | HYE
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KER | |
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URA | 82-54 | 84-76 | 85-64 | |
TBB | 64-70 | 71-61 | 78-55 | |
HYE
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94-83 | 72-86 | 87-76 | |
KER | 81-94 | 73-64 | 85-88 |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Cholet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 485 | 410 | +75 | Advance to top 16 |
2 | Lokomotiv Rostov
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6 | 4 | 2 | 460 | 424 | +36 | |
3 | Sumykhimprom
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6 | 1 | 5 | 471 | 513 | −42 | |
4 | Benetton Olympic
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6 | 1 | 5 | 384 | 453 | −69 |
CHO | LOK
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SUM
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BEN | |
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CHO | 76-72 | 100-77 | 79-52 | |
LOK
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65-66 | 99-72 | 66-65 | |
SUM
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81-82 | 84-89 | 90-73 | |
BEN | 63-82 | 61-69 | 70-67 |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Proteas EKA AEL
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6 | 4 | 2 | 519 | 456 | +63 | Advance to top 16 |
2 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch
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6 | 4 | 2 | 501 | 480 | +21 | |
3 | Šiauliai | 6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 497 | −13 | |
4 | Allianz Swans Gmunden
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6 | 0 | 6 | 428 | 499 | −71 |
AEL | DEN
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ŠIA | GMU | |
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AEL | 95-77 | 102-76 | 86-62 | |
DEN
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87-76 | 96-82 | 77-70 | |
ŠIA | 77-75 | 82-80 | 89-76 | |
GMU | 77-85 | 75-84 | 68-78 |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg
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6 | 4 | 2 | 469 | 451 | +18 | Advance to top 16 |
2 | EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam
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6 | 3 | 3 | 435 | 447 | −12 | |
3 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 6 | 3 | 3 | 397 | 377 | +20 | |
4 | Olympia Larissa
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6 | 2 | 4 | 357 | 383 | −26 |
OLD
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AMS
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JER | LAR
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OLD
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78-62 | 79-70 | 76-73 | |
AMS
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76-73 | 73-74 | 68-64 | |
JER | 81-88 | 81-83 | 20-0* | |
LAR
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut
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6 | 4 | 2 | 514 | 451 | +63 | Advance to top 16 |
2 | Galatasaray Cafe Crown
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6 | 4 | 2 | 483 | 447 | +36 | |
3 | Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 4 | 443 | 492 | −49 | |
4 | Khimik | 6 | 2 | 4 | 449 | 499 | −50 |
DEX
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GAL | ZAG | KHI | |
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DEX
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91-65 | 99-69 | 82-76 | |
GAL | 80-68 | 87-72 | 94-51 | |
ZAG | 66-84 | 78-82 | 88-78 | |
KHI | 95-90 | 87-75 | 62-70 |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Virtus Bologna | 6 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 444 | +28 | Advance to top 16 |
2 | CSK VSS-Samara
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6 | 3 | 3 | 440 | 439 | +1 | |
3 | Base Oostende
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6 | 2 | 4 | 490 | 487 | +3 | |
4 | Tartu Rock
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6 | 2 | 4 | 451 | 483 | −32 |
VIR
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CSK
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OOS
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TAR
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VIR
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75-69 | 70-69 | 95-85 | |
CSK
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72-70 | 86-72 | 58-66 | |
OOS
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76-87 | 98-75 | 87-73 | |
TAR
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73-75 | 58-80 | 92-82 |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Triumph Lyubertsy
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6 | 4 | 2 | 441 | 405 | +36 | Advance to top 16 |
2 | Kyiv | 6 | 4 | 2 | 440 | 393 | +47 | |
3 | Deutsche Bank Skyliners | 6 | 2 | 4 | 375 | 425 | −50 | |
4 | Kalev/Cramo
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6 | 2 | 4 | 431 | 464 | −33 |
TRI
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KYI | DBS | KAL | |
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TRI
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67-64 | 76-58 | 75-69 | |
KYI | 66-65 | 78-46 | 90-75 | |
DBS | 77-71 | 58-66 | 61-57 | |
KAL | 81-87 | 82-76 | 77-75 |
Top 16
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Cholet | 6 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 408 | +42 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 6 | 3 | 3 | 415 | 425 | −10 | |
3 | Belgacom Liège
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6 | 2 | 4 | 410 | 432 | −22 | |
4 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch
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6 | 2 | 4 | 433 | 443 | −10 |
CHO | TBB | LIE | DEN
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CHO | 71-54 | 71-78 | 85-68 | |
TBB | 68-71 | 79-64 | 84-77 | |
LIE | 70-80 | 59-67 | 81-68 | |
DEN
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70-72 | 83-63 | 67-58 |
Group J
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Virtus Bologna | 6 | 4 | 2 | 479 | 444 | +35 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | Kyiv | 6 | 4 | 2 | 446 | 399 | +47 | |
3 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg
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6 | 3 | 3 | 456 | 470 | −14 | |
4 | Galatasaray Cafe Crown
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6 | 1 | 5 | 478 | 546 | −68 |
VIR
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KYI | OLD
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GAL | |
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VIR
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68-64 | 81-82 | 93-77 | |
KYI | 57-69 | 64-54 | 95-62 | |
OLD
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73-64 | 73-86 | 85-93 | |
GAL | 91-104 | 73-80 | 82-89 |
Group K
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Proteas EKA AEL
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6 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 421 | +51 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | Ural Great
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6 | 3 | 3 | 453 | 453 | 0 | |
3 | Cajasol
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6 | 2 | 4 | 417 | 418 | −1 | |
4 | Lokomotiv Rostov
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6 | 2 | 4 | 399 | 449 | −50 |
AEL | URA | CAJ
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LOK
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AEL | 102-75 | 88-78 | 74-60 | |
URA | 83-57 | 61-72 | 69-60 | |
CAJ
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56-64 | 76-81 | 74-61 | |
LOK
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69-87 | 86-84 | 63-61 |
Group L
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Triumph Lyubertsy
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6 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 431 | +41 | Advance to quarterfinals |
2 | EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam
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6 | 4 | 2 | 481 | 461 | +20 | |
3 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut
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6 | 3 | 3 | 495 | 482 | +13 | |
4 | CSK VSS-Samara
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6 | 0 | 6 | 429 | 503 | −74 |
TRI
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AMS
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DEX
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CSK
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TRI
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76-75 | 76-73 | 86-67 | |
AMS
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68-85 | 87-75 | 84-69 | |
DEX
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83-68 | 86-93 | 101-85 | |
CSK
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65-81 | 70-74 | 73-77 |
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Cholet | 2–1 | Kyiv | 68–52 | 72–77 | 80–74 |
Virtus Bologna | 2–0 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 86–76 | 106–91 | |
2–0 | EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam |
82–72 | 83–72 | ||
2–1 | Ural Great |
100–102 | 91–65 | 78–63 |
Final Four
The Final Four will be the last stage of EuroChallenge 2008–09. The event will take place at the
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Triumph Lyubertsy | 78 | |||||
Cholet | 75 | |||||
Virtus Bologna | 77 | |||||
Proteas EKA AEL | 69 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
Proteas EKA AEL | 82 |