Eurochallenge 2010-2011

[pohani komarac]

Originally Posted by Roy M

LOL
I've never thought that the Euro-Challenge will come to so many posts....

But It's good, can be intersting cup this season.

yeah, last season there were maybe 3 posts trough season

[Get Rich Or Die Playin]

BK Ventspils will play in FIBA EuroChallenge

[EugeneUkraine]

Azovmash, Ferro - main stage, BC Kiev, Dnipro and Khimik - qualify will play eurochallenge from Ukraine.

[pedro-barros]

Benfica (Portugal) in Eurochallenge, main stage.

Please, anyone send me Eurochallenge 2010/11 regulations, competition system, participating teams.

I am available to exchange informations about portuguese basketball.

[rikhardur]

Originally Posted by pedro-barros

Benfica (Portugal) in Eurochallenge, main stage.

Please, anyone send me Eurochallenge 2010/11 regulations, competition system, participating teams.

I am available to exchange informations about portuguese basketball.

http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8j...I3MZ6JB01.html

[donar2004]

8 losers from the following 16 teams (draw July 8th):

Belgium - Belgacom Liège
Bulgaria - Lukoil Akademik Sophia
Croatia - KK Zagreb, Cedevita Zagreb
Cyprus - Apoel Nikosia
France - Entente Orléans
Germany - Skyliners Frankfurt
Greece - PAOK Thessaloniki, Aris Thessaloniki
Israel - Hapoel Jerusalem
Italy - Benetton Treviso
Latvia - Barons Riga (?!)
Russia - Dynamo Moscow, Spartak St. Petersburg
Spain - Gran Canaria
Turkey - Besiktas JK Istanbul

Rumours for 24 places in main-stage of Eurochallenge (already 28 clubs...):

Generali Okapi Aalstar (Bel), Base Oostende (Bel), Antwerp Giants (Bel), ZZ Leiden (Ned), Gravelines (Fra), Nancy (Fra), Paris-Levallois (Fra), Barak Netanya (Isr), Maccabi Haifa (Isr), Bonn (Ger), Benfica (Por), Newcastle Eagles (GB), Körmend (Hun), Szolnok (Hun), Zadar (Cro), Zabok (Cro), Red Star (Ser), FMP (Ser), Radnicki (Ser), Siroki (Bos), Bosna (Bos), Igokea (Bos), Krka Novo Mesto (Slo), Helios Domzale (Slo), Ferro-ZNTU (Ukr), BC Kyiv (Ukr), Dnipro (Urk) & Khimik (Urk).

Schedule Eurochallenge 2010-2011:

Prelims: 29/09 & 06/10
Group: 16/11, 23/11, 30/11, 07/12, 14/12, 21/12
Last-16: 18/01, 25/01, 01/02, 15/02, 22/02, 01/03
QF's (4x best-of-three)
Final Four (4 matches)

[olympiakara19]

Originally Posted by donar2004

8 losers from the following 16 teams (draw July 8th):

Belgium - Belgacom Liège
Bulgaria - Lukoil Akademik Sophia
Croatia - KK Zagreb, Cedevita Zagreb
Cyprus - Apoel Nikosia
France - Entente Orléans
Germany - Skyliners Frankfurt
Greece - PAOK Thessaloniki, Aris Thessaloniki
Israel - Hapoel Jerusalem
Italy - Benetton Treviso
Latvia - Barons Riga (?!)
Russia - Dynamo Moscow, Spartak St. Petersburg
Spain - Gran Canaria
Turkey - Besiktas JK Istanbul

Rumours for 24 places in main-stage of Eurochallenge:

Generali Okapi Aalstar (Bel), Base Oostende (Bel), Antwerp Giants (Bel), ZZ Leiden (Ned), Gravelines (Fra), Nancy (Fra), Paris-Levallois (Fra), Barak Netanya (Isr), Maccabi Haifa (Isr), Bonn (Ger), Benfica (Por), Newcastle Eagles (GB), Körmend (Hun), Szolnok (Hun), Zadar (Cro), Zabok (Cro), Red Star (Ser), FMP (Ser), Radnicki (Ser), Siroki (Bos), Bosna (Bos), Igokea (Bos), Krka Novo Mesto (Slo), Helios Domzale (Slo), 4? teams from Ukraine.

Schedule Eurochallenge 2010-2011:

Prelims: 29/09 & 06/10
Group: 16/11, 23/11, 30/11, 07/12, 14/12, 21/12
Last-16: 18/01, 25/01, 01/02, 15/02, 22/02, 01/03
QF's (4x best-of-three)
Final Four (4 matches)

4 teams from Ukraine:
Ferro-ZNTU
BC Kyiv
Dnipro
Khimik

Also they say that Azovmash will play to ULEB Euro cup 2011

http://www.eurobasket.com/EuroChalle...?NewsID=194719

[pedro-barros]

Benfica (Portugal) confirmed that will be present at Barcelona draw.

[Roy M]

Here are the official list of the teams:

http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_HgYE4...frontpage.html

[donar2004]

Regular Season:

1. Base Oostende (BEL, 3 & SF)
2. KK Zadar (CRO, 2 & F)
3. Tartu Rock (EST, 1 & CH)
4. BCM Gravelines (FRA, 4 & SF)
5. Telkom Baskets Bonn (GER, 4 & QF)
6. Barak Natanya (ISR, 5 & SF)
7. BK Ventspils (LAT, 5 & SF)
8. Lokomotiv Kuban (RUS, 5 & QF)
9. KRKA (SLO, 2 & CH)
10. Türk Telekom (TUR, 5 & QF)

Qualifying Round:

Seeded Teams
1. Okapi Aalstar (BEL, 4 & QF)
2. Keravnos (CYP, 4 & SF)
3. Sluc Nancy (FRA, 5 & QF)
4. Artland Dragons (GER, 9)
5. Maccabi Haifa (ISR, 4 & QF)
6. CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (ROM, 3 & CH)
7. BC Enisey (RUS, 9)
8. Triumph Lyubertsy (RUS, 6 & QF)
9. Pinar Karsiyaka (TUR, 6 & QF)
10. Antwerp Giants (BEL, 5 & SF)
11. BC Kyiv (URK, 4 & SF)
12. Trefl Sopot (POL, 4 & SF)
13. Ferro-ZNTU (UKR, 2 & SF)
14. BK Prostejov (CZE, 3 & F)

Unseeded Teams
1. BC Minsk 2006 (BLR, 1 & CH)
2. Dexia Mons-Hainaut (BEL, 6 & QF)
3. KK Bosha Asa Bh Telecom (BOS, 2 & SF)
4. Etha Nicosia (CYP, 3 & SF)
5. Paris Levallois (FRA, 7 & QF)
6. Szolnoki Olaj (HUN, 4 & SF)
7. Leiden Basketball (NL, 4 & SF)
8. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (POR, 1 & CH)
9. Steaua Bucharest (ROM, 7 & QF)
10. Helios Domzale (SLO, 3 & SF)
11. BC Nizhny Novgorod (RUS, 10)
12. Norrköping Dolphins (SWE, 1 & CH)
13. Lugano Basket (SWI, 1 & CH)
14. BC Khimik (UKR, 10)

[Gonzaka]

All russian teams in Superliga are going to play european competition. Interesting...

[Roy M]

Originally Posted by Gonzaka

All russian teams in Superliga are going to play european competition. Interesting...

LOL
Big chance to many of them to reach F4 every where...

[KK_Bosna]

at what time (central european) the draw will be held?

[pohani komarac]

Originally Posted by Gonzaka

All russian teams in Superliga are going to play european competition. Interesting...

itresting...is that new russian league will be uleb league, not fiba like previus

[pedro-barros]

Benfica plays qualification in Eurochallenge

By Pedro Barros
(www.abola.pt)
(http://abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=213355)

Benfica will pay the invoice of the absence of male Portuguese teams of European club competition in recent years, not entering in a regular stage Eurochallenge (competition that had a right to subscribe), not even being seeded in qualifying.

The selection made by FIBA Europe takes into account a ranking established by the scores achieved by each country clubs in evidence across borders. The portuguese national champions are thus forced to compete in a round two hands as known in the draw to be held this Thursday in Barcelona (Spain).

The opponent of the 'reds' will depart from a pot where are 14 clubs seeded this phase — have the benefit to play the second match in is land. Okapi Aalstar (5 in the League of Belgium), Keravnos Keo (4, Cyprus), Sluc Nancy (5, France), Artland Dragons (9, Germany), Maccabi Haifa (5, Israel), CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (Romania's champion), Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar (9, Russia), Triumph Lyubertsy (6, Russia), ulker (Turkey), Trefl Sopot (4, Poland), Iron-ZNTU (3, Ukraine) and BK Prostejov (2, Czech Republic) are candidates facing Benfica on 29th September, at Imperio Bonanca Hall (Lisbon), and October 6, abroad.

These are teams all with higher budgets — or much higher ... — then portuguese national championships and from more competitive leagues. The task ahead is complicated...

However, the 14 finalists of qualifying join eight badges relegateed from Europe Cup and the other 10, these already known: Base Oostende (3, Belgium), KK Zadar (2, Croatia), Tartu Rock (champion of Estonia), BCM Gravelines (4, France), Telekom Baskets Bonn (5, Germany), Barak Netanya (4, Israel), BK Ventspils (4, Latvia), Lokomotiv Kuban (5, Russia), KRKA (Slovenia champion) and Turk Telekom (5, Turkey). Is thus complete the range of 32 teams who will participate in the regular stage Eurochallenge, which begins at 16 November.

Foreigners? Is not uniform ...

Gets the curiosity regarding the use of foreign or CE players in Eurochallenge. The FIBA Europe determines that clubs meet only the standards in force in their respective leagues and games there is uniformity between the various participants.
Although basketball Federation (FPB) do not have regulations on this matter – what could open a window of opportunities ...- apparently, Benfica shall be based solely on three foreign athletes as unofficial rule in the National League, resulting from a gentleman's agreement reached by the leaders.

(translated by Bing Translator)

[Roy M]

Originally Posted by KK_Bosna

at what time (central european) the draw will be held?

Normaly it is the last draw.
11:15 CET the EL, more or less 13:00 the E-C and then the Challenge.

[Gonzaka]

Preliminary round:

Nizhny - Enisey
Szolnok - Keravnos
Paris Levallois - Maccabi Haifa
Leiden - Karşıyaka
Etha Nicosia - Artland Dragons
Bosna - Nancy
Lugano - Triumph Lyubertsy
Norrköping - Okapi Aalstar
Khimik - Asesoft
Steaua - Kyiv
Minsk 2006 - Antwerp Giants
Helios - Prostejov (!!!)
Dexia - Trefl Sopot
Benfica - Ferro ZNTU

[olympiakara19]

Omg FIBA europe have made a draw with only 10 teams known the other 22 teams will qualify to eurochallenge cup after qualifications. Nice organization!

[rikhardur]

Originally Posted by Gonzaka

Benfica - Ferro ZNTU

Could have been worse. Still I don't see Benfica winning at home.

[ajzeja]

"Szolnok - Keravnos"

Not bad.