2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup#Regular season
{{Infobox basketball league season
| updated =
| prevseason_year = 2016–17
| nextseason_year = 2018–19
| title = FIBA Europe Cup
| extra information =
| image =
| caption =
| season = 2017–18
| champions = {{flagicon|ITA}} Umana Reyer Venezia
(1st title)
| runners_up = {{flagicon|ITA}} Sidigas Scandone
| semifinalists = {{flagicon|NED}} Donar
{{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears
| teams = 32+8 (competition proper)
30+30 (total)
| games = 214
| dates = 20 September – 11 October 2017
(qualifying)
18 October 2017 – 2 May 2018
(competition proper)
| MVP = | MVP_link = | MVP_n =
| finals_MVP = | finals_MVP_link = | finals_MVP_n =
| PIR_leader = Stevan Jelovac | pir = 19.6 | pir_n = SRB
| top_scorer =Mohamed Abukar | ppg = 19.9| ppg_n = USA
| rebounds_leader = Jeff Adrien | rpg = 8.6 | rpg_n = USA
| assists_leader =Michael Thompson | apg = 5.6| apg_n = USA
}}
The 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup was the third season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 20 September 2017, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded with the second leg of the final on 2 May 2018. Umana Reyer Venezia won its first European competition, after defeating Sidigas Scandone in the all-Italian Finals.
Format changes
For the 2017–18 season, the FIBA Europe Cup was reduced to 32 teams in the regular season. This included eight groups of four teams divided into two conferences and the two top teams from each regular season group would advance to the second round of four groups of four teams followed by the two-legged play-offs. 19 out of 22 teams were dropped from Champions League qualifying rounds while 10 teams come (with additional 3 lucky losers team) from the qualifying rounds that were implemented.{{cite web|title=2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup regulations|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/regulations.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013012015/http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/regulations.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=October 13, 2017|website=FIBA.com|access-date=18 June 2017|language=en}}
=Eligibility of players=
Team allocation
A total of 60 teams are expected to participate in the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup.{{cite news|title=FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 Draws set for Thursday|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/fiba-europe-cup-qualification-round-1-and-2-draws-set-for-thursday|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920084441/http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/fiba-europe-cup-qualification-round-1-and-2-draws-set-for-thursday|url-status=live|archive-date=September 20, 2018|access-date=2 August 2017|work=FIBA.com|date=2 August 2017|language=en}}
=Teams=
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
- CL: Transferred from Champions League
- RS: Fifth-placed and sixth-placed teams from regular season
- QR: Losers from qualifying rounds
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colspan=4 |Play-offs |
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width=210| {{flagicon|ITA}} Dinamo Sassari {{small|(CL RS)}}
| width=210| {{flagicon|LAT}} Ventspils {{small|(CL RS)}} | width=210|{{flagicon|ESP}} | width=210| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sidigas Avellino {{small|(CL RS)}} |
{{flagicon|LTU}} Juventus {{small|(CL RS)}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} Umana Reyer Venezia {{small|(CL RS)}} |
colspan=4 | Regular season |
{{flagicon|HUN}} Alba Fehérvár {{small|(CL QR3)}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Telenet Giants Antwerp {{small|(CL QR3)}} | {{flagicon|EST}} | {{flagicon|AUT}} ece Bulls Kapfenberg {{small|(CL QR1)}} |
{{flagicon|RUS}} Avtodor {{small|(CL QR3)}}
| {{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki-Minsk {{small|(CL QR3)}} | {{flagicon|MNE}} Mornar {{small|(CL QR2)}} | {{flagicon|MKD}} Karpoš Sokoli {{small|(CL QR1)}} |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Basic-Fit Brussels {{small|(CL QR3)}}
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears {{small|(CL QR2)}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod {{small|(CL QR2)}} |
{{flagicon|NED}} Donar {{small|(CL QR3)}}
| {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica {{small|(CL QR2)}} | {{flagicon|ROU}} U-BT Cluj-Napoca {{small|(CL QR2)}} |
{{flagicon|FIN}} Kataja {{small|(CL QR3)}}
| {{flagicon|UKR}} | {{flagicon|BIH}} Bosna {{small|(CL QR1)}} | {{flagicon|KOS}} Sigal Prishtina {{small|(CL QR1)}} |
{{flagicon|BUL}} Lukoil Academic {{small|(CL QR3)}}
| {{flagicon|ESP}} | {{flagicon|GEO}} Dinamo Tbilisi {{small|(CL QR1)}} |
colspan=4 | Second qualifying round |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Proximus Spirou {{small|(4th)}}
| {{flagicon|EST}} Tartu Ülikool {{small|(3rd)}} |
{{flagicon|BUL}} Beroe {{small|(2nd)}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} ESSM Le Portel {{small|(8th)}} | {{flagicon|ROU}} Steaua CSM EximBank {{small|(2nd)}} | rowspan=2 | |
{{flagicon|CYP}} Petrolina AEK Larnaca {{small|(2nd)}}
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Falco Vulcano {{small|(2nd)}} | {{flagicon|SWE}} Södertälje Kings {{small|(2nd)}} |
colspan=4 | First qualifying round |
{{flagicon|TUR}} İstanbul BB {{small|(10th)}}
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Egis Körmend {{small|(4th)}} | {{flagicon|CZE}} JIP Pardubice {{small|(3rd)}} | {{flagicon|MKD}} Rabotnički {{small|(3rd)}} |
{{flagicon|TUR}} Trabzonspor Medical Park {{small|(12th)}}
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Szolnoki Olaj {{small|(5th)}} | {{flagicon|GER}} s.Oliver Würzburg {{small|(14th)}} | {{flagicon|POL}} Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski {{small|(3rd)}} |
{{flagicon|TUR}} Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece {{small|(13th)}}
| {{flagicon|ROU}} Oradea {{small|(3rd)}} |
{{flagicon|BUL}} Rilski Sportist {{small|(3rd)}}
| {{flagicon|ROU}} Sibiu {{small|(4th)}} | {{flagicon|ISR}} Bnei Herzliya {{small|(7th)}} |
{{flagicon|BUL}} Balkan {{small|(6th)}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Belfius Mons-Hainaut {{small|(7th)}} |
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany, unless stated otherwise):
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Phase
!Round !Draw date !First leg !Second leg |
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rowspan=2|Qualifying rounds
|First qualifying round |rowspan=14|3 August 2017 |19–24 September 2017 |26–28 September 2017 |
Second qualifying round
|3–4 October 2017 |10–11 October 2017 |
rowspan=6|Regular season
|Matchday 1 |colspan=2|17–18 October 2017 |
Matchday 2
|colspan=2|24–25 October 2017 |
Matchday 3
|colspan=2|31 October – 1 November 2017 |
Matchday 4
|colspan=2|7–8 November 2017 |
Matchday 5
|colspan=2|14–15 November 2017 |
Matchday 6
|colspan=2|5–6 December 2017 |
rowspan=6|Second round
|Matchday 1 |colspan=2|19–20 December 2017 |
Matchday 2
|colspan=2|9–10 January 2018 |
Matchday 3
|colspan=2|16–17 January 2018 |
Matchday 4
|colspan=2|23–24 January 2018 |
Matchday 5
|colspan=2|30–31 January 2018 |
Matchday 6
|colspan=2|6–7 February 2018 |
rowspan=4|Play-offs
|Round of 16 |rowspan=4|8 February 2018 |6–7 March 2018 |13–14 March 2018 |
Quarter-finals
|20–21 March 2018 |27–28 March 2018 |
Semi-finals
|11 April 2018 |18 April 2018 |
Finals
|25 April 2018 |2 May 2018 |
Qualifying rounds
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 3 August 2017 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany.
In the qualifying rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other.
=First qualifying round=
A total of 20 teams played in the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 19–21 and 24 September, and the second legs were played on 26–28 September 2017.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Balkan|BUL|152–151|Oradea|ROU|82–66|70–85}}
{{TwoLegResult|Szolnoki Olaj|HUN|176–175|Trabzonspor Medical Park|TUR|108–98|68–77}}
{{TwoLegResult|Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece|TUR|171–156|Dnipro|UKR|88–89|83–67}}
{{TwoLegResult|Borås|SWE|133–163|Egis Körmend|HUN|61–78|72–85}}
{{TwoLegResult|Sibiu|ROU|142–156|JIP Pardubice|CZE|78–79|64–77}}
{{TwoLegResult|KR|ISL|138–172|Belfius Mons-Hainaut|BEL|67–88|71–84}}
{{TwoLegResult| Bnei Herzliya|ISR|148–139|Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski|POL|84–74|64–65}}
{{TwoLegResult|Nevėžis|LTU|167–143|Rilski Sportist|BUL|76–81|91–62}}
{{TwoLegResult|Parma|RUS|183–136|Rabotnički|MKD|88–63|95–73}}
{{TwoLegResult|s.Oliver Würzburg|GER|138–140|İstanbul BB|TUR|62–75|76–65}}
{{end}}
=Second qualifying round=
A total of 20 teams played in the second qualifying round: 10 teams which enter in this round, and the 10 winners of the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 October, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 October 2017.
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Egis Körmend|HUN|164–147| Steaua CSM EximBank|ROU|91–75|73–72}}
{{TwoLegResult| Bnei Herzliya|ISR|150–151|Porto|POR|65–68|85–83}}
{{TwoLegResult|Balkan|BUL|169–180|Falco Vulcano|HUN|95–96|74–84}}
{{TwoLegResult|Szolnoki Olaj|HUN|159–138|Södertälje Kings|SWE|86–63|73–75}}
{{TwoLegResult|İstanbul BB|TUR|165–158|Khimik|UKR|89–90|76–68}}
{{TwoLegResult|Parma|RUS|129–148|ESSM Le Portel|FRA|74–74|55–74}}
{{TwoLegResult|Nevėžis|LTU|156–145|Petrolina AEK Larnaca|CYP|90–60|66–85}}
{{TwoLegResult|Belfius Mons-Hainaut|BEL|167–135|Beroe|BUL|88–69|79–66}}
{{TwoLegResult|Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece|TUR|160–146|University of Tartu|EST|87–78|73–68}}
{{TwoLegResult|JIP Pardubice|CZE|141–180|Proximus Spirou|BEL|75–92|66–88}}
{{end}}
=Lucky losers table=
Three teams would advance as lucky losers of the qualifying rounds, for replacing teams dropped from the Champions League that refused to join the competition. The three teams with the smallest point difference in the second qualifying round advanced to the regular season.
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|win_DHE=0 |loss_DHE=2 |gf_DHE=146 |ga_DHE=160 |name_DHE = {{flagicon|EST}} Tartu Ülikool
|win_JIP=0 |loss_JIP=2 |gf_JIP=141 |ga_JIP=180 |name_JIP = {{flagicon|CZE}} JIP Pardubice
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|name_DON={{flagicon|BUL}} Balkan
|name_BEL={{flagicon|SWE}} Södertälje Kings
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Regular season
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8px Red: Group A; 8px Yellow: Group B; 8px Green: Group C; 8px Dark Green: Group D; 8px Purple: Group E. 8px Pink: Group F; 8px Blue: Group G; 8px Orange: Group H.
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{{location map~ |Europe |lat= 50.707421 |long= 1.576772 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg |label=Le Portel }}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat=43.856259 |long= 18.413076 |position=top |mark=Red pog.svg |label=Bosna }}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat= 51.592365 |long= 45.960803 |position=top |mark=Yellow pog.svg |label=Avtodor }}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat= 56.162939 |long= 10.203921 |position=top |mark=Yellow pog.svg |label=Bakken }}
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{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=38.713889 |long=-9.139444 |position=right |mark=Yellow pog.svg |label=Benfica }}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat= 62.601016 |long= 29.763572 |position=top |mark=Green pog.svg |label=Kataja }}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat= 42.091211 |long= 19.089904 |position=left |mark=Green pog.svg |label=Mornar }}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat= 47.443329 |long= 15.279191 |position=left |mark=Green pog.svg |label=Kapfenberg }}
{{location map~ |Europe |lat= 41.1579 |long= -8.6291 |position=top |mark=Green pog.svg |label=Porto }}
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{{location map~ |Europe |lat= 47.014104 |long= 16.595767 |position=bottom |mark=Dark Green 004040 pog.svg |label=Körmend }}
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{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 50.410809 |long= 4.444643 |position=bottom |mark=Pink pog.svg |label=Spirou }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 53.904540 |long= 27.561524 |position=bottom |mark=Pink pog.svg |label=Tsmoki }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=42.6629 |long=21.1655 |position=top |mark=Blue pog.svg |label=Prishtina }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 50.454241 |long= 3.956659 |position=left |mark=Blue pog.svg |label=Mons }}
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The draw for the regular season was held on 3 August 2017 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany.
The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. 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.
A total of 32 teams play in the regular season: the ten winners of the play-off round, the 19 of 24 losers of the 2017–18 Champions League qualifying rounds and the three lucky losers who replaced the defeated teams that used their opt-out clause.
FIBA has provided information on the situation of teams who signed a clause that allows them to withdraw from the FIBA Europe Cup if they are eliminated in the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds. In other words, the following nine teams ended their continental adventure when they were eliminated from the main continental competition organized under the aegis of FIBA and therefore refuse to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup:{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/five-more-teams-merge-into-fiba-europe-cup-from-basketball-champions-league|publisher=FIBA|date=28 September 2017|access-date=28 September 2017|title=Five more teams merge into FIBA Europe Cup from Basketball Champions League}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/six-teams-join-fiba-europe-cup-ranks-from-basketball-champions-league|publisher=FIBA|date=25 September 2017|access-date=26 September 2017|title=Six teams join FIBA Europe Cup ranks from Basketball Champions League}}
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
;Opt-out clause teams
- {{flagicon|EST}}
Kalev/Cramo - {{flagicon|FRA}} Nanterre 92
- {{flagicon|GER}} MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
- {{flagicon|LTU}} Juventus
- {{flagicon|LTU}}
Vytautas - {{flagicon|ESP}}
Divina Seguros Joventut - {{flagicon|ESP}} Movistar Estudiantes
- {{flagicon|SWE}}
Luleå - {{flagicon|UKR}}
Budivelnyk
{{Div col end}}
{{smalldiv|Notes:
- Strikethrough teams were eliminated from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds and refused to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup, So, additional 3 vacancies in the FIBA Europe Cup regular season were added.
- Teams marked in italics advanced to the Basketball Champions League regular season.}}
Depending on the number of teams mentioned above that were eliminated from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds and with the aim to complete the 32 places in the regular season, the number of the defeated teams in the second qualifying round of the FIBA Europe Cup that advanced to the regular season were determined by the point difference recorded at the end of their pairings. In their draw, the first qualifying round was used for tie-breaking. In the draw persists, the next criterion was the performance of clubs in the last three seasons at the European competitions.
Finally, the best three losing teams have qualified for the group stage:{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/live-updates|title = Live updates}}
;Qualified lucky losers
- {{flagicon|ISR}} Bnei Herzliya
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Khimik
- {{flagicon|BUL}} Balkan
The three lucky losers were drawn into Groups D, F and G by FIBA Europe on 12 October in the House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland.
The match-days were on 18 October, 25 October, 1 November, 8 November, 15 November and 6 December 2017.
=Group A=
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#_tab=round_3 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=POR |team2=DON |team3=ANT |team4=BOS
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|win_DON=4 |loss_DON=2 |gf_DON=453 |ga_DON=391
|win_ANT=3 |loss_ANT=3 |gf_ANT=484 |ga_ANT=489
|win_BOS=0 |loss_BOS=6 |gf_BOS=377 |ga_BOS=528
|name_ANT={{flagicon|BEL}} Telenet Giants Antwerp
|name_DON={{flagicon|NED}} Donar
|name_POR={{flagicon|FRA}} ESSM Le Portel
|name_BOS={{flagicon|BIH}} Bosna
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to second round
|matches_style=BSR
|match_ANT_DON=78–77
|match_ANT_POR=70–73
|match_ANT_BOS=84–77
|match_DON_ANT=84–82 |result_DON_ANT=OT
|match_DON_POR=77–72
|match_DON_BOS=94–56
|match_POR_ANT=94–79
|match_POR_DON=60–49
|match_POR_BOS=101–51
|match_BOS_ANT=84–91
|match_BOS_DON=43–72
|match_BOS_POR=66–86
}}
=Group B=
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
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|team1=NEV |team2=BAK |team3=AVT |team4=BEN
|update=complete
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|win_BAK=4 |loss_BAK=2 |gf_BAK=523 |ga_BAK=493
|win_AVT=3 |loss_AVT=3 |gf_AVT=526 |ga_AVT=497
|win_BEN=1 |loss_BEN=5 |gf_BEN=484 |ga_BEN=587
|name_AVT={{flagicon|RUS}} Avtodor
|name_BEN={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica
|name_NEV={{flagicon|LTU}} Nevėžis
|name_BAK={{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to second round
|matches_style=BSR
|match_AVT_BEN=110–71
|match_AVT_NEV=75–86
|match_AVT_BAK=76–73
|match_BEN_AVT=86–97
|match_BEN_NEV=88–83
|match_BEN_BAK=95–108
|match_NEV_AVT=84–83
|match_NEV_BEN=94–68
|match_NEV_BAK=71–86
|match_BAK_AVT=97–85
|match_BAK_BEN=95–76
|match_BAK_NEV=64–90
}}
=Group C=
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|win_KAT=4 |loss_KAT=2 |gf_KAT=499 |ga_KAT=481
|win_POR=3 |loss_POR=3 |gf_POR=464 |ga_POR=459
|win_KAP=1 |loss_KAP=5 |gf_KAP=431 |ga_KAP=474
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|name_KAT={{flagicon|FIN}} Kataja
|name_MOR={{flagicon|MNE}} Mornar Bar
|name_KAP={{flagicon|AUT}} ece Bulls Kapfenberg
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
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|matches_style=BSR
|match_POR_KAT=86–90
|match_POR_MOR=68–55
|match_POR_KAP=85–84
|match_KAT_POR=88–84
|match_KAT_MOR=81–76
|match_KAT_KAP=83–87
|match_MOR_POR=81–70
|match_MOR_KAT=76–71
|match_MOR_KAP=74–58
|match_KAP_POR=61–71
|match_KAP_KAT=72–86
|match_KAP_MOR=69–75
}}
=Group D=
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#_tab=round_3 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=KER |team2=KOR |team3=BRU |team4=BAL
|update=complete
|win_KER=5 |loss_KER=1 |gf_KER=497 |ga_KER=437
|win_KOR=4 |loss_KOR=2 |gf_KOR=470 |ga_KOR=483
|win_BRU=2 |loss_BRU=4 |gf_BRU=447 |ga_BRU=463
|win_BAL=1 |loss_BAL=5 |gf_BAL=480 |ga_BAL=511
|name_BRU={{flagicon|BEL}} Basic-Fit Brussels
|name_BAL={{flagicon|BUL}} Balkan
|name_KOR={{flagicon|HUN}} Egis Körmend
|name_KER={{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnos
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to second round
|matches_style=BSR
|match_BRU_BAL=81–78
|match_BRU_KOR=86–64
|match_BRU_KER=58–68
|match_BAL_BRU=89–84 |result_BAL_BRU=OT
|match_BAL_KOR=83–84
|match_BAL_KER=75–84
|match_KOR_BRU=74–61
|match_KOR_BAL=90–86 |result_KOR_BAL=OT
|match_KOR_KER=93–92 |result_KOR_KER=OT
|match_KER_BRU=90–77
|match_KER_BAL=88–69
|match_KER_KOR=75–65
}}
=Group E=
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#_tab=round_3 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=CLU |team2=IBB |team3=LUK |team4=DIN
|update=complete
|win_CLU=5 |loss_CLU=1 |gf_CLU=527 |ga_CLU=451
|win_IBB=5 |loss_IBB=1 |gf_IBB=491 |ga_IBB=439
|win_LUK=2 |loss_LUK=4 |gf_LUK=433 |ga_LUK=465
|win_DIN=0 |loss_DIN=6 |gf_DIN=402 |ga_DIN=498
|name_LUK={{flagicon|BUL}} Lukoil Academic
|name_CLU={{flagicon|ROU}} U-BT Cluj-Napoca
|name_IBB={{flagicon|TUR}} İstanbul BB
|name_DIN={{flagicon|GEO}} Dinamo Tbilisi
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to second round
|matches_style=BSR
|match_LUK_CLU=73–88
|match_LUK_IBB=76–80
|match_LUK_DIN=73–70
|match_CLU_LUK=83–70
|match_CLU_IBB=90–69
|match_CLU_DIN=97–74
|match_IBB_LUK=81–69
|match_IBB_CLU=92–82
|match_IBB_DIN=72–52
|match_DIN_LUK=63–72
|match_DIN_CLU=73–87
|match_DIN_IBB=70–97
}}
=Group F=
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#tab=round_3 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=TSM |team2=ALB |team3=SPI |team4=HER
|update=complete
|win_TSM=4 |loss_TSM=2 |gf_TSM=461 |ga_TSM=439
|win_ALB=3 |loss_ALB=3 |gf_ALB=456 |ga_ALB=436
|win_SPI=3 |loss_SPI=3 |gf_SPI=429 |ga_SPI=441
|win_HER=2 |loss_HER=4 |gf_HER=438 |ga_HER=468
|name_ALB={{flagicon|HUN}} Alba Fehérvár
|name_TSM={{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki-Minsk
|name_SPI={{flagicon|BEL}} Proximus Spirou
|name_HER={{flagicon|ISR}} Bnei Herzliya
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to second round
|matches_style=BSR
|match_ALB_TSM=73–64
|match_ALB_SPI=60–72
|match_ALB_HER=74–93
|match_TSM_ALB=87–82
|match_TSM_SPI=76–78
|match_TSM_HER=83–65
|match_SPI_ALB=52–74
|match_SPI_TSM=78–82
|match_SPI_HER=66–62
|match_HER_ALB=68–93
|match_HER_TSM=63–69
|match_HER_SPI=87–83
}}
=Group G=
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#tab=round_3 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=BUY |team2=MON |team3=SIG |team4=KHI
|update=complete
|win_BUY=5 |loss_BUY=1 |gf_BUY=478 |ga_BUY=409
|win_MON=3 |loss_MON=3 |gf_MON=445 |ga_MON=420
|win_SIG=3 |loss_SIG=3 |gf_SIG=422 |ga_SIG=441
|win_KHI=1 |loss_KHI=5 |gf_KHI=389 |ga_KHI=464
|name_MON={{flagicon|BEL}} Belfius Mons-Hainaut
|name_KHI={{flagicon|UKR}} Khimik
|name_BUY={{flagicon|TUR}} Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece
|name_SIG={{flagicon|KOS}} Sigal Prishtina
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to second round
|matches_style=BSR
|match_MON_KHI=75–51
|match_MON_BUY=64–69
|match_MON_SIG=72–74
|match_KHI_MON=78–75
|match_KHI_BUY=60–80
|match_KHI_SIG=59–78
|match_BUY_MON=79–84
|match_BUY_KHI=80–76
|match_BUY_SIG=86–59
|match_SIG_MON=69–75
|match_SIG_KHI=76–65
|match_SIG_BUY=66–84
}}
=Group H=
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#tab=round_3 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=NIZ |team2=SZO |team3=FAL |team4=KAR
|update=complete
|win_NIZ=5 |loss_NIZ=1 |gf_NIZ=523 |ga_NIZ=475
|win_SZO=4 |loss_SZO=2 |gf_SZO=515 |ga_SZO=458
|win_FAL=3 |loss_FAL=3 |gf_FAL=546 |ga_FAL=471
|win_KAR=0 |loss_KAR=6 |gf_KAR=413 |ga_KAR=593
|name_SZO={{flagicon|HUN}} Szolnoki Olaj
|name_NIZ={{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod
|name_FAL={{flagicon|HUN}} Falco Vulcano
|name_KAR={{flagicon|MKD}} Karpoš Sokoli
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to second round
|matches_style=BSR
|match_SZO_NIZ=97–71
|match_SZO_FAL=89–79
|match_SZO_KAR=94–73
|match_NIZ_SZO=78–70
|match_NIZ_FAL=94–92 |result_NIZ_FAL=OT
|match_NIZ_KAR=95–70
|match_FAL_SZO=84–74
|match_FAL_NIZ=79–84
|match_FAL_KAR=108–87
|match_KAR_SZO=73–91
|match_KAR_NIZ=67–101
|match_KAR_FAL=43–104
}}
Second round
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 round of 16, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.
A total of 16 teams play in the second round: the eight group winners and the eight runners-up of the regular season. The match-days will be on 20 December 2017, 10 January, 17 January, 24 January, 31 January and 7 February 2018.
=Group I=
|section=Group I
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#tab=round_4 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=POR |team2=NIZ |team3=IBB |team4=KAT
|update=complete
|win_POR=6 |loss_POR=0 |gf_POR=496 |ga_POR=403
|win_NIZ=3 |loss_NIZ=3 |gf_NIZ=491 |ga_NIZ=478
|win_IBB=3 |loss_IBB=3 |gf_IBB=469 |ga_IBB=523
|win_KAT=0 |loss_KAT=6 |gf_KAT=465 |ga_KAT=517
|name_POR={{flagicon|FRA}} ESSM Le Portel
|name_NIZ={{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod
|name_KAT={{flagicon|FIN}} Kataja
|name_IBB={{flagicon|TUR}} İstanbul BB
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to round of 16
|matches_style=BSR
|match_POR_NIZ=79–72
|match_POR_KAT=90–68
|match_POR_IBB=86–49
|match_NIZ_POR=57–76
|match_NIZ_KAT=84–75
|match_NIZ_IBB=110–86
|match_KAT_POR=77–82
|match_KAT_NIZ=80–89
|match_KAT_IBB=82–87
|match_IBB_POR=80–83 |result_IBB_POR=OT
|match_IBB_NIZ=82–79
|match_IBB_KAT=85–83
}}
=Group J=
|section=Group J
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#tab=round_4 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=ALB |team2=KOR |team3=NEV |team4=BUY
|update=complete
|win_ALB=5 |loss_ALB=1 |gf_ALB=500 |ga_ALB=462
|win_KOR=3 |loss_KOR=3 |gf_KOR=461 |ga_KOR=483
|win_NEV=2 |loss_NEV=4 |gf_NEV=495 |ga_NEV=501
|win_BUY=2 |loss_BUY=4 |gf_BUY=452 |ga_BUY=462
|name_NEV={{flagicon|LTU}} Nevėžis
|name_BUY={{flagicon|TUR}} Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece
|name_KOR={{flagicon|HUN}} Egis Körmend
|name_ALB={{flagicon|HUN}} Alba Fehérvár
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to round of 16
|matches_style=BSR
|match_NEV_BUY=75–78
|match_NEV_KOR=81–86
|match_NEV_ALB=90–87 |result_NEV_ALB=OT
|match_BUY_NEV=77–90
|match_BUY_KOR=79–72
|match_BUY_ALB=75–78
|match_KOR_NEV=85–79
|match_KOR_BUY=73–71
|match_KOR_ALB=77–85
|match_ALB_NEV=88–80
|match_ALB_BUY=74–72
|match_ALB_KOR=88–68
}}
=Group K=
|section=Group K
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#tab=round_4 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=BAK |team2=TSM |team3=MOR |team4=SZO
|update=complete
|win_BAK=4 |loss_BAK=2 |gf_BAK=509 |ga_BAK=536
|win_TSM=3 |loss_TSM=3 |gf_TSM=472 |ga_TSM=429
|win_MOR=3 |loss_MOR=3 |gf_MOR=461 |ga_MOR=497
|win_SZO=2 |loss_SZO=4 |gf_SZO=484 |ga_SZO=464
|name_MOR={{flagicon|MNE}} Mornar Bar
|name_TSM={{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki-Minsk
|name_BAK={{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears
|name_SZO={{flagicon|HUN}} Szolnoki Olaj
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16 |result3=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to round of 16
|matches_style=BSR
|match_MOR_TSM=83–76
|match_MOR_BAK=76–87 |result_MOR_BAK=OT
|match_MOR_SZO=73–68
|match_TSM_MOR=84–45
|match_TSM_BAK=85–86
|match_TSM_SZO=86–61
|match_BAK_MOR=93–92 |result_BAK_MOR=OT
|match_BAK_TSM=75–96
|match_BAK_SZO=100–96
|match_SZO_MOR=89–92
|match_SZO_TSM=79–45
|match_SZO_BAK=91–68
}}
=Group L=
|section=Group L
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points |show_matches=true
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#tab=round_4 FIBA Europe Cup]
|team1=DON |team3=KER |team2=CLU |team4=BEL
|update=complete
|win_DON=4 |loss_DON=2 |gf_DON=511 |ga_DON=444
|win_KER=3 |loss_KER=3 |gf_KER=437 |ga_KER=463
|win_CLU=3 |loss_CLU=3 |gf_CLU=455 |ga_CLU=468
|win_BEL=2 |loss_BEL=4 |gf_BEL=451 |ga_BEL=479
|name_KER={{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnos
|name_CLU={{flagicon|ROU}} U-BT Cluj-Napoca
|name_DON={{flagicon|NED}} Donar
|name_BEL={{flagicon|BEL}} Belfius Mons-Hainaut
|short_style=noflag
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=R16 |result2=R16 |result3=R16
|col_R16=green1 |text_R16=Advance to round of 16
|matches_style=BSR
|match_KER_CLU=67–71
|match_KER_DON=74–72
|match_KER_BEL=89–72
|match_CLU_KER=77–71
|match_CLU_DON=73–77
|match_CLU_BEL=77–80
|match_DON_KER=109–69
|match_DON_CLU=92–72
|match_DON_BEL=96–72
|match_BEL_KER=62–67
|match_BEL_CLU=81–85
|match_BEL_DON=84–65
}}
=Ranking of third-placed teams=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|show_groups=T
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points
|update=complete |source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/groups#tab=round_4 FIBA Europe Cup]
|result1=R2 |result2=R2
|team1=L|win_L=3|loss_L=3 |gf_L=437 |ga_L=463 |name_L= {{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnos
|team2=K|win_K=3|loss_K=3 |gf_K=461 |ga_K=497 |name_K= {{flagicon|MNE}} Mornar
|team3=I|win_I=3|loss_I=3 |gf_I=469 |ga_I=523 |name_I= {{flagicon|TUR}} İstanbul BB
|team4=J|win_J=2|loss_J=4 |gf_J=495 |ga_J=501 |name_J= {{flagicon|LTU}} Nevėžis
|group_I=I
|group_J=J
|group_K=K
|group_L=L
|res_col_header=Q
|col_R2=green1 |text_R2=Advance to round of 16
}}
Play-offs
{{Main|2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs}}
In the play-offs, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The playoff round starts with 16 teams, where second round group winners and runners-up are joined by eight more teams transferring from the Basketball Champions League. The draw was made without any restriction.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/fiba-europe-cup-round-of-16-field-confirmed-draw-on-thursday|publisher=FIBA|date=7 February 2018|access-date=7 February 2018|title=FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16 field confirmed, Draw on Thursday}} Movistar Estudiantes, Élan Chalon, AEK Athens and SIG Strasbourg, had opt-out clauses from playing in the FIBA Europe Cup and in the event of them claiming fifth or sixth place, their spot would be filled by the best-ranked third-placed teams from the second round.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/which-basketball-champions-league-clubs-could-be-coming-to-fiba-europe-cup|publisher=FIBA|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018|title=Which Basketball Champions League clubs could be coming to FIBA Europe Cup?}}
=Bracket=
{{trim|{{#section-h:2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs|Bracket}}}}
=Round of 16=
The first legs were played on 6–7 March, and the second legs on 13–14 March 2018.
{{#lst:2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs|R16}}
=Quarter-finals=
The first legs were played on 20–21 March, and the second legs on 27–28 March 2018.
{{#lst:2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs|QF}}
=Semi-finals=
The first legs will be played on 11 April, and the second legs will be played on 18 April 2018.
{{#lst:2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs|SF}}
=Finals=
{{Main article|2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals}}
The first leg will be played on 25 April, and the second leg will be played on 2 May 2018.
{{#lst:2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs|F}}
Individual honours
=Top Performer=
After each gameday a selection of five players with the highest efficiency ratings is made by the FIBA Europe Cup. Afterwards, the official website decides which player is crowned Top Performer of the round.
;Regular season
;Second round
;Round of 16
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width=50| Leg
! width=190 | Player ! width=190 | Team ! EFF ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:center;"|1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Brandyn Curry | {{flagicon|NED}} Donar | style="text-align:center;"|33 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/donar-man-of-the-hour-curry-reels-in-top-performer-honors|title=Donar man of the hour Curry reels in Top Performer honors|date=8 March 2018|access-date=8 March 2018|publisher=FIBA Europe Cup}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Hassell | {{flagicon|FRA}} ESSM Le Portel | style="text-align:center;"|37 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/le-portel-big-man-hassell-claims-top-performer-honors-after-big-double-double|title=Le Portel big man Hassell claims Top Performer honors after big double-double|date=15 March 2018|access-date=15 March 2018|publisher=FIBA Europe Cup}} |
;Quarterfinals
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width=50| Leg
! width=190 | Player ! width=190 | Team ! EFF ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:center;"|1 | {{flagicon|CRO}} Hrvoje Perić | {{flagicon|ITA}} Umana Reyer Venezia | style="text-align:center;"|27 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/peric-wastes-no-time-in-quarter-finals-secures-top-performer-honors|title=Peric wastes no time in Quarter-Finals, secures Top Performer honors|date=22 March 2018|access-date=26 March 2018|publisher=FIBA Europe Cup}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2 | {{flagicon|SRB}} Stevan Jelovac | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod | style="text-align:center;"|45 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite news|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/jelovac-drops-season-high-38-points-on-venezia-picks-up-top-performer-honors|title=Jelovac drops season-high 38 points on Venezia, picks up Top Performer honors|date=29 March 2018|access-date=29 March 2018|publisher=FIBA Europe Cup}} |
;Semifinals
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width=50 | Leg
! width=190 | Player ! width=190 | Team ! EFF ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:center;"|1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Rich | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sidigas Scandone | style="text-align:center;"|30 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/on-fire-rich-delivers-for-avellino-picks-up-top-performer-honors|title = On-fire Rich delivers for Avellino, picks up Top Performer honors}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Evan Bruinsma (3) | {{flagicon|NED}} Donar | style="text-align:center;"|23 | style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/bruinsma-curry-headline-top-performers-in-fiba-europe-cup-farewell|title=Bruinsma, Curry headline Top Performers in FIBA Europe Cup farewell}} |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/23-24 FIBA Europe Cup] (official website)
- [https://www.fiba.basketball FIBA] (official website)
{{FIBA Europe Cup}}
{{Reyer Venezia 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Champions}}
{{European Basketball Season 2017–18}}
{{2017–18 European club competitions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 FIBA Europe Cup}}