2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup

FIBA Europe Cup
Season2024–25
DatesQualifying:
24–27 September 2024
Competition proper:
8 October 2024–23 April 2025
TeamsCompetition proper: 40 (from 21 countries)
Total: 44 (from 25 countries)
2025–26

The 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup is the 10th season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA Europe.

Team allocation

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A total of 44 teams from 25 of the 50 FIBA Europe member associations participate in the 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup season, out of which 15 teams of the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds had opted in to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup as they do not reached the Basketball Champions League regular season, out of which a maximum of 18 could join the regular season.[1][2]

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CL QR: Transferred from Champions League qualifying rounds
Qualified teams for 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup (by entry round)
Regular season
Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (8th) France ESSM Le Portel (8th) France Cholet (CL QR)
Germany Löwen Braunschweig (12th) Hungary NHSZ Szolnoki Olajbányász (2nd) Georgia (country) Kutaisi 2010 (CL QR)
Poland PGE Spójnia Stargard (4th) Portugal Porto (2nd) United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators (CL QR)
Poland Anwil Włocławek (5th) Romania Argeș Pitești (4th) Greece PAOK mateco (CL QR)
Turkey Bursaspor (9th) Spain Casademont Zaragoza (12th) Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari (CL QR)
Turkey Tofaş (11th) Azerbaijan Sabah (CL QR) Kosovo Trepça (CL QR)
Belgium Hubo Limburg United (3rd) Belgium Windrose Giants Antwerp (CL QR) Romania CSM CSU Oradea (CL QR)
Bulgaria Balkan (2nd) Bulgaria Rilski Sportist (CL QR) Slovakia Patrioti Levice (CL QR)
Cyprus Petrolina AEK Larnaca (2nd) Cyprus Keravnos (CL QR) Sweden Norrköping Dolphins (CL QR)
Estonia Pärnu Sadam (4th) Estonia Kalev/Cramo (CL QR) Switzerland Fribourg Olympic (CL QR)
Qualifying round
Belgium Spirou (5th) Hungary Alba Fehérvár (3rd) Romania CSM Constanța (7th)
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (4th) Kosovo Peja (3rd) Slovakia Prievidza (3rd)
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (3rd) Lithuania Neptūnas (6th) Spain Surne Bilbao Basket (13th)
France JDA Bourgogne Dijon (9th) Malta Visit Malta Starlites Naxxar (1st) Ukraine Dnipro (1st)
Greece Maroussi (9th) Portugal Sporting CP (5th)

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Schedule for 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying round 19 July 2024 24 September 2024 26–27 September 2024
Regular season Round 1 8–9 October 2024
Round 2 15–16 October 2024
Round 3 22–23 October 2024
Round 4 29–30 October 2024
Round 5 5–6 November 2024
Round 6 12–13 November 2024
Second round Round 1 4 December 2024
Round 2 11 December 2024
Round 3 8 January 2025
Round 4 15 January 2025
Round 5 29 January 2025
Round 6 5 February 2025
Play-offs Quarter-finals 5 March 2025 12 March 2025
Semi-finals 26 March 2025 2 April 2025
Finals 16 April 2025 23 April 2025

Qualifying round

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The qualifying round took place from 24 to 27 September 2024 in two-legged ties in which the series winners advanced to the regular season. As clubs that have opted in from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds could qualify to the Basketball Champions League regular season, this led to three additional spots in the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup opening up to be filled by the best loser series in the qualifying round.[3]

It was the first time that basketball team from Malta will participate in international competition since the 1992–93 FIBA European Cup.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
JDA Bourgogne Dijon France200–141Croatia Dinamo Zagreb95–84105–57
Sporting CP Portugal148–141Belgium Spirou69–6979–72
Alba Fehérvár Hungary189–186Slovakia Prievidza85–102104–84
Dnipro Ukraine142–153Romania CSM Constanța71–6971–84
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus168–149Malta Visit Malta Starlites Naxxar81–7487–75
Peja Kosovo156–204Greece Maroussi75–9881–106
Surne Bilbao Basket Spain169–125Lithuania Neptūnas74–6695–59

Source: FIBA

Lucky losers

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The additional spots were made available after SL Benfica, Aliaga Petkim and Telekom Baskets Bonn qualified for the Basketball Champions League. The three lucky losers were determined by the best loser series from the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying Round in accordance to Section D of the Official Basketball Rules.[2]

Pos Team PF PA PD Qualification
1 Slovakia Prievidza 186 189 −3 Advance to regular season
2 Belgium Spirou 141 148 −7
3 Ukraine Dnipro 142 153 −11
4 Malta Visit Malta Starlites Naxxar 149 168 −19
5 Lithuania Neptūnas 125 169 −44
6 Kosovo Peja 156 204 −48
7 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 141 200 −59
Source: FIBA

Regular season

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The regular season will be played by 40 teams divided into 10 groups of four in which 15 teams receive direct spots, 10 teams advance from the qualifying round and 15 teams come from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds. It will begin on 8 October 2024 and will conclude on 13 November 2024. In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. And the end of the regular season, the top team from each regular season group plus the best six second-placed teams will advance to the second round, while the rest of the teams will be eliminated after the regular season.[3]

No team from Israel will participate in this competition for the second season in-a-row.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TOF BLB KER AEK
1 Turkey Tofaş 4 4 0 396 336 +60 8 Advance to second round 102–90 99–81
2 Germany Löwen Braunschweig 4 2 2 345 319 +26 6 Possible second round based on ranking 89–59
3 Cyprus Keravnos 4 1 3 345 374 −29 5 96–99 95–94
4 Cyprus Petrolina AEK Larnaca 4 1 3 273 330 −57 5 69–96 63–72
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: FIBA

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LEV ZAR BUR ANO
1 Slovakia Patrioti Levice 4 3 1 342 298 +44 7 Advance to second round 96–80 63–78 100–68
2 Spain Casademont Zaragoza 4 3 1 367 344 +23 7 Possible second round based on ranking 106–84 92–77
3 Turkey Bursaspor 4 2 2 335 337 −2 6 87–89 86–79
4 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (E) 4 0 4 296 361 −65 4 72–83
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2024. Source: FIBA
(E) Eliminated

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CHO FRI ANT CSM
1 France Cholet 4 4 0 375 300 +75 8 Advance to second round 90–75 106–63
2 Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 4 2 2 348 318 +30 6 Possible second round based on ranking 81–85 103–76
3 Belgium Windrose Giants Antwerp 4 2 2 320 334 −14 6 81–94 67–89 84–81
4 Romania CSM Constanța 4 0 4 290 381 −91 4 70–88
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: FIBA

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SAS ANW DNI SCP
1 Italy Banco di Sardegna Sassari 5 5 0 431 323 +108 10 Advance to second round 69–66 94–62 88–71
2 Poland Anwil Włocławek 4 3 1 373 266 +107 7 Possible second round based on ranking 114–71 93–63
3 Ukraine Dnipro (E) 6 1 5 386 544 −158 7 55–98 63–100 57–68
4 Portugal Sporting CP (E) 5 1 4 341 398 −57 6 69–82 70–78
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: FIBA
(E) Eliminated

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ORA STA ARG PSD
1 Romania CSM CSU Oradea 4 4 0 316 286 +30 8 Advance to second round 77–75 78–74
2 Poland PGE Spójnia Stargard 4 2 2 294 288 +6 6 Possible second round based on ranking 65–77 65–62
3 Romania Argeș Pitești 4 1 3 273 281 −8 5 67–65
4 Estonia Pärnu Sadam 4 1 3 282 310 −28 5 72–84 72–89 73–70
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: FIBA

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KAL ESS ALB RIL
1 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 4 4 0 325 267 +58 8 Advance to second round 66–63 95–89
2 France ESSM Le Portel 4 2 2 301 276 +25 6 Possible second round based on ranking 54–77 104–73
3 Hungary Alba Fehérvár 4 2 2 355 370 −15 6 100–88
4 Bulgaria Rilski Sportist 4 0 4 292 360 −68 4 61–87 60–80 83–93
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2024. Source: FIBA

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SBA MAR DOL SAB
1 Belgium Spirou 4 4 0 336 303 +33 8 Advance to second round 79–69 82–81
2 Greece Maroussi 4 2 2 321 303 +18 6 Possible second round based on ranking 99–80
3 Sweden Norrköping Dolphins 4 2 2 313 337 −24 6 85–97 74–71
4 Azerbaijan Sabah 4 0 4 289 316 −27 4 68–78 70–82 70–74
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: FIBA

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LUD JDA GLA TRE
1 Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 4 3 1 307 269 +38 7 Advance to second round 80–77 86–62
2 France JDA Bourgogne Dijon 4 3 1 374 291 +83 7 Possible second round based on ranking 118–73
3 United Kingdom Caledonia Gladiators 4 2 2 269 323 −54 6 73–71 54–90
4 Kosovo Trepça (E) 4 0 4 290 357 −67 4 57–70 84–89 76–80
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: FIBA
(E) Eliminated

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAO FCP HLU SZO
1 Greece PAOK mateco 4 4 0 339 282 +57 8 Advance to second round 89–70 94–76 82–66
2 Portugal Porto 4 3 1 315 289 +26 7 Possible second round based on ranking 80–61 77–68
3 Belgium Hubo Limburg United 4 1 3 307 343 −36 5 70–74
4 Hungary NHSZ Szolnoki Olajbányász (E) 4 0 4 300 347 −47 4 71–88 95–100
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: FIBA
(E) Eliminated

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BIL BCP KUT BAL
1 Spain Surne Bilbao Basket 4 4 0 360 235 +125 8 Advance to second round 95–55
2 Slovakia Prievidza 4 3 1 335 327 +8 7 Possible second round based on ranking 61–84 77–69
3 Georgia (country) Kutaisi 2010 4 1 3 316 351 −35 5 57–88 104–108
4 Bulgaria Balkan (E) 4 0 4 265 363 −98 4 62–93 70–89 78–86
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: FIBA
(E) Eliminated

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 D Poland Anwil Włocławek 4 3 1 373 266 +107 7 Advance to second round
2 H France JDA Bourgogne Dijon 4 3 1 374 291 +83 7
3 I Portugal Porto 4 3 1 315 289 +26 7
4 B Spain Casademont Zaragoza 4 3 1 367 344 +23 7
5 J Slovakia Prievidza 4 3 1 335 327 +8 7
6 C Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 4 2 2 348 318 +30 6
7 A Germany Löwen Braunschweig 4 2 2 345 319 +26 6
8 F France ESSM Le Portel 4 2 2 301 276 +25 6
9 G Greece Maroussi 4 2 2 321 303 +18 6
10 E Poland PGE Spójnia Stargard 4 2 2 294 288 +6 6
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2024. Source: FIBA

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Europe Cup clubs announced for 2024-25 season". FIBA.basketball. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "15 teams feed into FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season from Basketball Champions League Qualifiers". www.fiba.basketball. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Draw complete for FIBA Europe Cup 2024-25 Regular Season and Qualifiers". www.fiba.basketball. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

See also

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