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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[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Each season's finalists were promoted to the next season's more prestigious 3rd-tier level competition, the FIBA EuroChallenge.[4] The competition ultimately ceased in 2007.
History
In 2002,
However, the revived
The competition was played during the 2002–03 to 2006–07 seasons. It was variously known as the FIBA Europe Championship Cup / FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup (2002–03), the FIBA Europe Cup (2003–05), and the FIBA EuroCup Challenge (2005–07).[2][4][5][6]
Overall during those five seasons, several historic European clubs played in the competition, such as
Names of the competition
- FiBA Europe Champions Cup / FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup: (2002–2003)[2][4][5][6]
- FIBA Europe Cup: (2003–2005)
- FIBA EuroCup Challenge: (2005–2007)
Finals
Year | Champion | Score | Second place | 3rd | 4th | ||||
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2002–03 (FECC) | Aris Thessaloniki |
84 – 83 | Prokom Trefl Sopot
|
Ventspils |
Hemofarm | ||||
2002–03 (FERCC) | North | Mariupol |
88 – 61 | North | Bayer Leverkusen |
North | Kaposvári |
North | Khimik |
2002–03 (FERCC) | South | EKA AEL |
92 – 82 | South | Igokea |
South | West Petrom Arad
|
South | Pizza Express Apollon |
2003–04 | Mitteldeutscher |
84–68 | SAOS Dijon |
Tuborg Pilsener |
Dynamo Moscow Region
| ||||
2004–05 | Asesoft Ploiești
|
75–74 | Lokomotiv Rostov
|
Dynamo Moscow Region
|
Bandırma Banvit
| ||||
2005–06 | Ural Great Perm |
154–147 80–67 / 74–80 |
Khimik |
Olympia Larissa |
Lappeenrannan NMKY | ||||
2006–07 | Samara
|
184–166 83–85 / 101–81 |
Keravnos |
Pizza Express Apollon |
Dnipro |
Finals MVP
Season | Player | Pos. | Club |
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Duane Woodward[7] | EKA AEL | ||
Marijonas Petravičius | PF/C |
Mitteldeutscher | |
Vladimir Kuzmanović | Asesoft Ploiești
| ||
Derrick Alston | PF/C |
Ural Great Perm | |
Nikita Shabalkin | PF |
Samara
|
Titles by club
Rank[8] | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aris Thessaloniki | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 (A) |
Mariupol | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 (B) | |
EKA AEL Limassol | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 (B) | |
Mitteldeutscher | 1 | 0 | 2003–04 | |
Asesoft Ploiești
|
1 | 0 | 2004–05 | |
Ural Great Perm | 1 | 0 | 2005–06 | |
Samara
|
1 | 0 | 2006–07 | |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 1 | |
Igokea | 0 | 1 | ||
Prokom Trefl Sopot
|
0 | 1 | ||
Dijon | 0 | 1 | ||
Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | 1 | ||
Khimik | 0 | 1 | ||
Keravnos | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 5 |
Winning rosters
FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup:
North Conference:
Volodymyr Gurtovyy, Andriy Kapinos, Andriy Botichev, Oleksandr Skutyelnik, Igor Kharchenko, Sergiy Moskalenko, Petro Podtykan, Yevhenii Annienkov, Dmytro Briantsev (Head Coach: Andrij Podkovyrov)[8]
South Conference:
- 2002–03 EKA AEL Limassol[8]
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).[8]
FIBA Europe Cup:
- 2003–04 Mitteldeutscher
- 2004–05 Asesoft Ploiești
Cătălin Burlacu, Ivan Krasic, Nikola Bulatović, Vladimir Kuzmanović, Paul Helcioiu, Marko Rakočević, Rares Apostol, Antonio Alexe, Levente Szijarto, Predrag Materić, Nicolae Toader, Marko Peković, Adrian Blidaru, Saša Ocokoljić (Head Coach: Mladjen Jojic)
FIBA EuroCup Challenge:
- 2005–06 Ural Great Perm
- 2006–07 Samara
See also
References
- ^ a b "The FIBA Europe League Is Born!". FIBA Europe.
- ^ a b c d e f FIBA Europe. "All Participants In FIBA Europe 2002/2003 Club Competitions Finalised".
- ^ a b c FIBA Europe. "FIBA Europe and ULEB".
- ^ a b c d e "FIBA EuroCup Challenge: All-Time Winners". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ a b c d FIBA Europe. "FIBA Europe announcement detailing the 2002-2003 European competitions".
- ^ a b c d "Basketball European National Club Competitions". sport-record.de. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
- ^ FIBA Europe. "INTERVIEW WITH LEMESOS' DUANE WOODWARD".
- ^ a b c d e "FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup 2002-03". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.