Английская Википедия:FIBA EuroCup Challenge
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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.
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]
The competition ultimately ceased in 2007. Each season's finalists were promoted to the next season's more prestigious 3rd-tier level competition, the FIBA EuroChallenge.[4]
History
In 2002 FIBA Europe abolished its two main club tournaments, the FIBA Saporta Cup and the FIBA Korac Cup and invited European teams to join their two newly formed competitions, the FIBA Europe Champions Cup and the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup, which would function as FIBA's premium and secondary-tier tournaments, respectively,[2] in an attempt to compete against the newly formed EuroLeague, already run by ULEB since 2001.[3]
However, the revived Champions Cup never became a true rival to the ULEB Euroleague, and FIBA therefore decided that a pan-European competition, on top of the previous season's regional competition, would be organised for the 2003-2004 season. The FIBA Europe League was launched in 2003 as its top competition and the FIBA Europe Champions Cup ultimately merged with FIBA's second-tier tournament, the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup to form the FIBA Europe Cup, which instead functioned as FIBA Europe's second-tier tournament and the fourth-tier overall in the European pyramid.[3][2][1]
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 season several historic European clubs played in the competition, such as ASK Riga, Fenerbahçe, KK Split, BC Khimki, EKA AEL, Bayer Giants Leverkusen, Azovmash Mariupol, PAOK, Hapoel Jerusalem, Lietuvos Rytas, BK Ventspils, Ural Great Perm, Belenenses, PBC Academic, UNICS, Prokom, Dinamo Bucharest, Benetton Fribourg etc.[2][4][5][6]
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
Finals MVP
Titles by club
| Rank[8] | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:FlagiconAris B.C. | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 (A) |
| Шаблон:FlagiconMariupol | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 (B) | |
| Шаблон:FlagiconEKA AEL Limassol | 1 | 0 | 2002–03 (B) | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Mitteldeutscher | 1 | 0 | 2003–04 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Asesoft Ploiești | 1 | 0 | 2004–05 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ural Great Perm | 1 | 0 | 2005–06 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon CSK VVS Samara | 1 | 0 | 2006–07 | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 1 | |
| Шаблон:FlagiconKK Igokea | 0 | 1 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Prokom Trefl Sopot | 0 | 1 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Dijon | 0 | 1 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | 1 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Khimik | 0 | 1 | ||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Keravnos | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 5 | ||
Winning rosters
FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup:
North Conference:
- 2002–03 Шаблон:FlagiconMariupol[8]
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:
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 Шаблон:Flagicon Mitteldeutscher
Wendell Alexis, Manuchar Markoishvili, Paul Burke, Marijonas Petravičius, Misan Nikagbatse, Sebastian Machowski, Stephen Arigbabu, Jonas Elvikis, Per Ringstrom, Chauncey Leslie, Peter Fehse, Paul Bayer, Michael Krikemans (Head Coach: Henrik Dettmann)
- 2004–05 Шаблон:Flagicon 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 Шаблон:Flagicon Ural Great Perm
Derrick Alston, Terrell Lyday, Vasily Karasev, Jurica Golemac, Jasmin Hukić, Andre Hutson, Andrei Trushkin, Egor Vyaltsev, Vadim Panin, Evgeni Kolesnikov, Aleksandr Dedushkin, Arseni Kuchinsky, Vyacheslav Shushakov, Artem Kuzyakin (Head Coach: Sharon Drucker)
- 2006–07 Шаблон:Flagicon CSK VVS Samara
Nikita Shabalkin, Omar Cook, Georgios Diamantopoulos, Kelvin Gibbs, Evgeni Voronov, Pavel Agapov, Gennadi Zelenskiy, Yaroslav Strelkin, Oleg Baranov, Pavel Ulyanko, Taras Osipov, Anton Glazunov, Alexei Kiryanov, Valeri Likhodey (Head Coach: Valeri Tikhonenko)
See also
References
External links
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