FIBA EuroChallenge

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FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08)^[1] was the 3rd-tier continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run by FIBA Europe. It is not to be confused with the FIBA EuroCup Challenge – the defunct 4th-tier competition, which was also organized and run by FIBA Europe, played between 2002–03 and 2006–07. In 2015, FIBA dissolved the EuroChallenge, in order to start the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and FIBA Europe Cup (FEC), in order to extend opportunities outside the competitions organized by the Euroleague Basketball.^[2]

History

The competition was created in 2003, following the defections of most of the top European basketball teams from the former FIBA SuproLeague, which heralded the formation of the new version of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, under the umbrella of Euroleague Basketball. FIBA was aiming to create a competition similar to the former Suproleague to rival the Euroleague. From the 2004–05 season and after FIBA sanctioned the Euroleague and the ULEB Cup, the EuroChallenge was considered to be the 3rd strongest international professional basketball competition for men's clubs in Europe, after both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the EuroCup (both of which fall under the supervision of Euroleague Basketball). Though, during the first two seasons of the competition's coexistence with the EuroCup, the EuroChallenge (under the name FIBA Europe League) was favored by Italian, Russian and Greek teams, making both competitions quite comparable in strength.

Since the 2007-08 and following am agreement between ULEB and FIBA the two EuroChallenge finalists were promoted to the next season's 2nd tier level, the EuroCup competition.

In 2015, FIBA Europe dissolved the EuroChallenge, to start a new self-anointed second-tier competition, called the Basketball Champions League (BCL), in an attempt to compete with the EuroCup.^[3]

Final Fours

Year	Champion	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
Year	Final			Semifinalists
2003–04 Details	Template:Flagicon UNICS	87–63	Template:Flagicon Maroussi TIM	Template:Flagicon Hapoel Tel Aviv	112–104	Template:Flagicon Ural Great Perm
2004–05 Details	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Saint Petersburg	85–74	Template:Flagicon Kyiv	Template:Flagicon Khimki	86–79	Template:Flagicon Fenerbahçe
2005–06 Details	Template:Flagicon DKV Joventut	88–63	Template:Flagicon Khimki	Template:Flagicon Kyiv	83–81	Template:Flagicon Dynamo Saint Petersburg
2006–07 Details	Template:Flagicon Akasvayu Girona	79–72	Template:Flagicon Azovmash	Template:Flagicon VidiVici Bologna	82–60	Template:Flagicon MMT Estudiantes
2007–08 Details	Template:Flagicon Barons LMT	63–62	Template:Flagicon Dexia Mons-Hainaut	Template:Flagicon Proteas EKA AEL	79–70	Template:Flagicon Tartu Ülikool Rock
2008–09 Details	Template:Flagicon Virtus BolognaFiere	77–75	Template:Flagicon Cholet	Template:Flagicon Triumph Lyubertsy	94–82	Template:Flagicon Proteas EKA AEL
2009–10 Details	Template:Flagicon Göttingen	83–75	Template:Flagicon Krasnye Krylia	Template:Flagicon Chorale Roanne	86–80	Template:Flagicon Scavolini Spar Pesaro
2010–11 Details	Template:Flagicon Krka	83–77	Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Kuban	Template:Flagicon Telenet Oostende	94–92	Template:Flagicon Spartak Saint Petersburg
2011–12 Details	Template:Flagicon Beşiktaş Milangaz	91–86	Template:Flagicon Élan Chalon	Template:Flagicon Triumph Lyubertsy	94–87	Template:Flagicon Szolnoki Olaj
2012–13 Details	Template:Flagicon Krasnye Krylia	77–76	Template:Flagicon Pinar Karşıyaka	Template:Flagicon EWE Baskets	84–76	Template:Flagicon Gravelines
2013–14 Details	Template:Flagicon Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	79–65	Template:Flagicon Triumph Lyubertsy	Template:Flagicon Gaziantep Royal Halı	87–75 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Flagicon Szolnoki Olaj
2014–15 Details	Template:Flagicon JSF Nanterre	64–63	Template:Flagicon Trabzonspor Medical Park	Template:Flagicon Energia Târgu Jiu	83–80	Template:Flagicon Fraport Skyliners

Finals/Final Four MVP award winners (2004–2015)

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Season	MVP
2003–04	Template:Flagicon Martin Müürsepp
2004–05	Template:Flagicon Kelly McCarty
2005–06	Template:Flagicon Rudy Fernández
2006–07	Template:Flagicon Ariel McDonald
2007–08	Template:Flagicon Giedrius Gustas
2008–09	Template:Flagicon Keith Langford
2009–10	Template:Flagicon Taylor Rochestie
2010–11	Template:Flagicon Goran Ikonić
2011–12	Template:Flagicon Pops Mensah-Bonsu
2012–13	Template:Flagicon Tre Simmons
2013–14	Template:Flagicon Andrea Cinciarini
2014–15	Template:Flagicon Jamal Shuler

Records and statistics

Performances by club

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The 2013 EuroChallenge trophy, which was won by Krasnye Krylya.

Performance in the FIBA EuroChallenge by club
Club	Won	Runner-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Template:Flagicon Krasnye Krylia Samara	1	1	2013	2010
Template:Flagicon Nanterre	1	0	2015	–
Template:Flagicon Pallacanestro Reggiana	1	0	2014	–
Template:Flagicon Beşiktaş	1	0	2012	–
Template:Flagicon Krka Novo mesto	1	0	2011	–
Template:Flagicon BG Göttingen	1	0	2010	–
Template:Flagicon Virtus Bologna	1	0	2009	–
Template:Flagicon Barons LMT	1	0	2008	–
Template:Flagicon Girona	1	0	2007	–
Template:Flagicon Joventut Badalona	1	0	2006	–
Template:Flagicon Dyanmo Saint Petersburg	1	0	2005	–
Template:Flagicon UNICS Kazan	1	0	2004	–
Template:Flagicon Maroussi	0	1	–	2004
Template:Flagicon Kyiv	0	1	–	2005
Template:Flagicon Khimki	0	1	–	2006
Template:Flagicon Azovmash	0	1	–	2007
Template:Flagicon Dexia Mons-Hainaut	0	1	–	2008
Template:Flagicon Cholet	0	1	–	2009
Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Kuban	0	1	–	2011
Template:Flagicon Élan Chalon	0	1	–	2012
Template:Flagicon Pınar Karşıyaka	0	1	–	2013
Template:Flagicon Triumph Lyubertsy	0	1	–	2014
Template:Flagicon Trabzonspor	0	1	–	2015
Total	12	12

Performances by country

Performance in the FIBA EuroChallenge by country
Country	Won	Runner-up	Winning clubs	Runners-up
Template:Flagicon Russia	3	4	Krasnye Krylia Samara (1), BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg (1), UNICS Kazan (1)	Krasnye Krylia Samara (1), Lokomotiv Kuban (1), BC Khimki (1), Triumph Lyubertsy (1)
Template:Flagicon Italy	2	0	Virtus Bologna (1), Pallacanestro Reggiana (1)	–
Template:Flagicon Spain	2	0	CB Girona (1), Joventut Badalona (1)	–
Template:Flagicon France	1	2	JSF Nanterre (1)	Élan Chalon (1), Cholet Basket (1)
Template:Flagicon Turkey	1	2	Beşiktaş (1)	Pınar Karşıyaka (1), Trabzonspor (1)
Template:Flagicon Germany	1	0	BG Göttingen (1)	–
Template:Flagicon Latvia	1	0	Barons LMT (1)	–
Template:Flagicon Slovenia	1	0	KK Krka (1)	–
Template:Flagicon Ukraine	0	2	–	BC Kyiv (1), BC Azovmash (1)
Template:Flagicon Greece	0	1	–	Maroussi B.C. (1)
Template:Flagicon Belgium	0	1	–	Dexia Mons-Hainaut (1)
Total	12	12

Individual records and statistical leaders

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All-Star Game

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Winning rosters

References and notes

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External links

FIBA EuroChallenge official website

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