2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup

The 2021-22 FIBA Europe Cup is the seventh season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA.

FIBA Europe Cup
Season2021–22
Teams32 (regular season)
45 (all rounds)
DatesQualifying:
28 September–1 October 2021
Competition proper:
13 October 2021 – 27 April 2022

Team allocation

14 teams eliminated in the Basketball Champions League qualification rounds could join directly the regular season, depending on their decision as declared in the FIBA Europe Cup option form. The following 9 teams chose the option of ending their continental adventure if they were eliminated from the Champions League qualifying rounds and therefore refuse to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup:

Teams

On 26 July 2021, the list of 33 registered clubs was announced by FIBA Europe.[1]

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: Place in the domestic competition
  • CL QR1, QR2, QR3: Losers from the Champions League qualifying rounds
  • TH: FIBA Europe Cup title holders
Regular season
Tsmoki-Minsk (CL QR3) Le Mans (CL QR2) Levski Lukoil (CL QR1) Rilski Sportist (2nd) Legia Warsaw (4th)
Juventus (CL QR3) Brose Bamberg (CL QR2) AEK Larnaca (CL QR1) Hakro Merlins Crailsheim (6th) Oradea (2nd)
Fribourg Olympic (CL QR3) Peristeri (CL QR2) Salon Vilpas (CL QR1) Ionikos (8th) Avtodor (9th)
PARMA-PARIMATCH (CL QR3) Mornar (CL QR2) Hapoel Eilat (CL QR1) Szolnoki Olajbányász (2nd) Casademont Zaragoza (13th)
Split (CL QR2) ZZ Leiden (CL QR2) Sporting CP (CL QR1) Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2nd) Bahçeşehir Koleji (12th)
Opava (CL QR2) Kapfenberg Bulls (CL QR1) London Lions (CL QR1) Reggiana (11th) Kyiv-Basket (3rd)
Bakken Bears (CL QR2) Belfius Mons-Hainaut (CL QR1) Telenet Giants Antwerp (3rd) Heroes Den Bosch (2nd)
Qualifying rounds
Swans Gmunden (1st) Kumanovo (5th) Academic Plovdiv (3rd) Iraklis (10th) Voluntari (4th)
GGMT Vienna (7th) TFT Skopje (7th) Keravnos (2nd) Naturtex-SZTE Szedeák (3rd) Enisey (11th)
Hapoel Haifa (5th) Porto (2nd) Pärnu Sadam (2nd) Donar (3rd) Dnipro (4th)
Ironi Ness ZionaTH (7th) Benfica (4th) Medi Bayreuth (10th) Trefl Sopot (5th)

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.

Schedule for 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 19 August 2021 28 September 2021
Second qualifying round 29 September 2021
Third qualifying round 1 October 2021
Regular season Round 1 12–13 October 2021
Round 2 19–20 October 2021
Round 3 26–27 October 2021
Round 4 2–4 November 2021
Round 5 9–11 November 2021
Round 6 17 November 2021
Second round Round 1 8 December 2021
Round 2 15 December 2021
Round 3 12 January 2022
Round 4 26 January 2022
Round 5 2 February 2022
Round 6 9 February 2022
Quarter-Finals 9 March 2022 16 March 2022
Semi-Finals 30 March 2022 6 April 2022
Finals 20 April 2022 27 April 2022

Qualifying rounds

Draw

The nineteen teams will be divided into 5 pots. For the quarter-finals round of Qualifications, teams from Pot 5 will be drawn against teams from Pot 4. Clubs from Pot 1, 2 and 3 will be seeded, and will enter directly in the semi-final stage of Qualifications. Teams from pot 1 will face the winners from the quarter-finals round, and teams from pot 3 will be drawn against teams from Pot 2. The winners of the semi-final stage will face each other in the finals of Qualifications. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the Regular season and join the fourteen directly qualified teams and the fourteen Basketball Champions League eliminated teams in the main draw.[1]

Pot 1
Team
Ironi Ness Ziona
Donar
Medi Bayreuth
Dnipro
Pot 2
Team
Benfica
Iraklis
Keravnos
Enisey
Pot 3
Team
Porto
Hapoel Haifa
Voluntari
Academic Plovdiv
Pot 4
Team
Naturtex-SZTE Szedeák
Trefl Sopot
Swans Gmunden
Pärnu Sadam
Pot 5
Team
GGMT Vienna
Kumanovo
TFT Skopje

Qualification Group A

Venue: MartiniPlaza, Groningen[2]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
28 September
Kumanovo60
29 September
Swans Gmunden83
Swans Gmunden53
 Donar (H)80
1 October
Donar73
Benfica81
29 September
Benfica83
Voluntari77

Qualification Group B

Venue: Triaditza Hall, Sofia[2]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 September
 
 
 Dnipro82
 
1 October
 
 Trefl Sopot88
 
 Trefl Sopot72
 
29 September
 
 Iraklis74
 
 Iraklis95
 
 
 Academic Plovdiv (H)75
 

Qualification Group C

Venue: Arena Sever, Krasnoyarsk[2]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
29 September
Medi Bayreuth84
28 September
Naturtex-SZTE Szedeák77
TFT Skopje76
1 October
Naturtex-SZTE Szedeák92
Medi Bayreuth80
Hapoel Haifa75
29 September
Enisey (H)80
Hapoel Haifa85

Qualification Group D

Venue: Pärnu Sports Hall, Pärnu[2]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
29 September
Ironi Ness Ziona86
28 September
Pärnu Sadam82
GGMT Vienna67
1 October
Pärnu Sadam (H)72
Ironi Ness Ziona70
Porto79
29 September
Keravnos58
Porto70

Lucky losers

Following the qualification of U-BT Cluj-Napoca and Prometey to the Champions League, two lucky losers will also qualify for the regular season. Their identity will be determined in accordance with section D from FIBA Basketball Rules as follows:[3]

  1. Point difference of the combined results from the Semi-Finals and Finals will be used as the first criterion.
  2. Points scored in the Semi-Finals and Finals will be used as the second criterion.
  3. If the identity of the two is not determined using the previous two criteria, a draw will be held to determine the final classification.
PosTeamPFPAPDQualification
1 Donar153134+19Advance to regular season
2 Trefl Sopot160156+4
3 Hapoel Haifa1601600
4 Ironi Ness Ziona156161-5

Regular season

Draw

The draw took place in Freising, Germany at 12:00 CET of August 19.[4]

The thirty-two teams will be divided into 4 Seeds and will be drawn into eight groups of four. a maximum of two clubs from the same country can be in the same group. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the second round, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.[5] Additionally, Based on a decision of the Board of FIBA Europe, clubs from Russia and Ukraine will be drawn into separate groups in the Draw for the Regular Season.[4]

Seed 1
Team
Oradea
Casademont Zaragoza
Bahçeşehir Koleji
Parma
Kyiv-Basket
Telenet Giants Antwerp
U-BT Cluj-Napoca⊕
Tsmoki-Minsk
Seed 2
Team
ZZ Leiden
Bakken Bears
Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Kapfenberg Bulls
Heroes Den Bosch
Szolnoki Olajbányász
Rilski Sportist
Reggiana
Seed 3
Team
London Lions
Peristeri
Avtodor
Prometey⊕
Sporting CP
Legia Warsaw
Mornar
Opava
Seed 4
Team
Hapoel Eilat
Hakro Merlins Crailsheim
Ionikos
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Benfica (Winner Qualifying A)
Iraklis (Winner Qualifying B)
Medi Bayreuth (Winner Qualifying C)
Porto (Winner Qualifying D)
Notes
^⊕ Indicates teams qualified for BCL Regular Season. These spots would be filled by two runners-up of the FEC Qualifiers.[6]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAY LON DON KAP
1 Medi Bayreuth 6 5 1 516 443 +73 11 Advance to second round — 97–78 84–61 83–79
2 London Lions 6 5 1 501 444 +57 11 91–81 — 85–67 68–58
3 Donar 6 2 4 426 463 −37 8 64–71 60–79 — 85–59
4 Kapfenberg Bulls 6 0 6 432 525 −93 6 70–100 81–100 85–89 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KYI SOP HEI RIL
1 Kyiv-Basket 6 4 2 447 440 +7 10 Advance to second round — 69–68 62–71 84–62
2 Trefl Sopot 6 3 3 481 451 +30 9 65–66 — 85–88 90–81
3 Hapoel Eilat 6 3 3 497 494 +3 9 78–86 83–89 — 83–86
4 Rilski Sportist 6 2 4 475 515 −40 8 96–80 64–84 86–94 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BEN PAR HDB OPA
1 Benfica 6 5 1 511 485 +26 11 Advance to second round — 83–69 73–78 86–84
2 Parma 6 4 2 505 449 +56 10 89–92 — 67–52 106–84
3 Heroes Den Bosch 6 2 4 440 480 −40 8 76–78 75–92 — 87–82
4 Opava 6 1 5 490 532 −42 7 89–99 63–82 88–72 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification AVT REG CAZ HGG
1 Avtodor 6 5 1 562 463 +99 11 Advance to second round — 91–84 100–80 102–62
2 Reggiana 6 4 2 497 457 +40 10 80–77 — 76–67 93–70
3 Casademont Zaragoza 6 2 4 484 515 −31 8 86–92 82–77 — 78–80
4 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 6 1 5 443 551 −108 7 71–100 70–87 90–91 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group E
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAH LEI MOR IRA
1 Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 6 0 483 413 +70 12 Advance to second round — 84–61 75–68 86–66
2 ZZ Leiden 6 3 3 445 469 −24 9 69–79 — 78–73 71–63
3 Mornar 6 2 4 484 470 +14 8 86–95 87–74 — 88–65
4 Iraklis 6 1 5 423 483 −60 7 63–64 83–92 83–82 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group F
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SPO ANT ION MON
1 Sporting CP 6 4 2 468 413 +55 10 Advance to second round — 77–53 87–54 75–65
2 Telenet Giants Antwerp 6 3 3 471 472 −1 9 80–75 — 87–90 77–63
3 Ionikos 6 3 3 470 497 −27 9 93–79 81–92 — 74–77
4 Belfius Mons-Hainaut 6 2 4 434 461 −27 8 68–75 86–82 75–78 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group G
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CRA BAK PER MNS
1 Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 6 4 2 494 438 +56 10 Advance to second round — 77–86 78–55 77–81
2 Bakken Bears 6 4 2 524 501 +23 10 78–91 — 83–75 101–93
3 Peristeri 6 2 4 446 477 −31 8 66–76 85–83 — 80–70
4 Tsmoki-Minsk 6 2 4 483 531 −48 8 72–95 80–93 87–85 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group H
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LEG ORA POR SZO
1 Legia Warsaw 6 6 0 462 410 +52 12 Advance to second round — 75–68 71–61 83–66
2 Oradea 6 3 3 417 412 +5 9 66–76 — 67–58 78–70
3 Porto 6 2 4 415 432 −17 8 81–82 75–63 — 76–68
4 Szolnoki Olajbányász 6 1 5 411 451 −40 7 68–75 58–75 81–64 —
Source: Groups Standings

Second round

Group I
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LEI PAR LEG BAY
1 ZZ Leiden 1 1 0 89 84 +5 2 Advance to Quarter Finals — 9 Feb 15 Dec 26 Jan
2 Parma 1 1 0 72 70 +2 2 12 Jan — 26 Jan 15 Dec
3 Legia Warsaw 1 0 1 70 72 −2 1 2 Feb 70–72 — 9 Feb
4 Medi Bayreuth 1 0 1 84 89 −5 1 84–89 2 Feb 12 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2021. Source: Second Round Standings

Group J
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KYI REG CRA ANT
1 Kyiv-Basket 1 1 0 90 82 +8 2 Advance to Quarter Finals — 2 Feb 12 Jan 90–82
2 Reggiana 1 1 0 84 80 +4 2 15 Dec — 26 Jan 12 Jan
3 Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 1 0 1 80 84 −4 1 9 Feb 80–84 — 2 Feb
4 Telenet Giants Antwerp 1 0 1 82 90 −8 1 26 Jan 9 Feb 15 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2021. Source: Second Round Standings

Group K
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ORA SPO SOP BEN
1 Oradea 1 1 0 68 56 +12 2 Advance to Quarter Finals — 2 Feb 9 Feb 68–56
2 Sporting CP 1 1 0 83 72 +11 2 15 Dec — 26 Jan 9 Feb
3 Trefl Sopot 1 0 1 72 83 −11 1 12 Jan 72–83 — 2 Feb
4 Benfica 1 0 1 56 68 −12 1 26 Jan 12 Jan 15 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2021. Source: Second Round Standings

Group L
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAH AVT BAK LON
1 Bahçeşehir Koleji 1 1 0 107 82 +25 2 Advance to Quarter Finals — 9 Feb 15 Dec 107–82
2 Avtodor 1 1 0 96 95 +1 2 12 Jan — 27 Jan 15 Dec
3 Bakken Bears 1 0 1 95 96 −1 1 2 Feb 95–96 — 9 Feb
4 London Lions 1 0 1 82 107 −25 1 26 Jan 2 Feb 12 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2021. Source: Second Round Standings

Play-offs
 
Quarter-finals
Semi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
Winner Group I
 
 
 
Runner-up Group J
 
Winner Quarter Final 1
 
 
 
Winner Quarter Final 4
 
Winner Group L
 
 
 
Runner-up Group K
 
Winner Semi Final 1
 
 
 
Winner Semi Final 2
 
Winner Group J
 
 
 
Runner-up Group I
 
Winner Quarter Final 2
 
 
 
Winner Quarter Final 3
 
Winner Group K
 
 
Runner-up Group L
 

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 registered clubs, qualification system confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. "Hosts of FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 Qualifier Tournaments announced". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. "How to qualify". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. "FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22 draw seedings announced". FIBA.basketball. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. "REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FIBA EUROPE CUP 2021-2022" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. "12 teams enter FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season from Basketball Champions League Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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