2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup#Group J
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| season = 2019–20
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| teams = 32 (regular season)
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| dates = 2–9 October 2019 (qualifying round)
22 October 2019 – 29 April 2020 (competition proper)
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| PIR_leader = Jeff Withey
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| top_scorer = Trae Golden
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| rebounds_leader = Mangok Mathiang
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| assists_leader = Trae Golden
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| biggest_home_win = {{Nowrap|Ventspils 105–57 APOEL}}
(20 November 2019)
| biggest_away_win = {{Nowrap|Sigal Prishtina 72-122 Ventspils}}
(27 November 2019)
| highest_scoring = {{Nowrap|Kataja 112–105 Legia}}
(13 November 2019)
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The 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup was the fifth season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA.
On 12 March 2020, FIBA suspended all its competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/fiba-suspends-competitions-indefinitely-health-concerns/|title=FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca|work=www.sportsnet.ca|access-date=13 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-europe-confirms-suspension-of-euroleague-and-eurocup-women-fiba-europe-cup-until-the-end-of-the-club-season|publisher=FIBA|date=13 March 2020|title=FIBA Europe confirms suspension of EuroLeague and EuroCup Women, FIBA Europe Cup until the end of the club season}} and terminated the FIBA Europe Cup. However, Pınar Karşıyaka requested to finish the competition with a Final Four format as in the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_aEow4FSek|publisher=Karşıyaka Basket on YouTube|date=31 May 2020|title=5 Soru 5 Cevap Haftanın Finali {{!}} Turgay Büyükkarcı & Ufuk Sarıca & Selim Çınar {{!}} 31.05.2020|language=tr}}
On 16 June 2020, FIBA Europe announced the season was declared void and would not be finished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-europe-2019-20-club-competitions-will-not-resume-board-sets-plan-for-2020-21|title=FIBA Europe 2019-20 club competitions will not resume, Board sets plan for 2020-21|work=FIBA.basketball|access-date=16 June 2020}}
Team allocation
Teams from around Europe can sign up to play in the FIBA Europe Cup. Spots are granted based on results in domestic championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.totalbaschet.ro/articol/CSU-Sibiu-va-juca-în-faza-grupelor-în-FIBA-Europe-Cup,-U-BT-Cluj-va-evolua-în-turul-preliminar~67969|title=CSU Sibiu va juca în faza grupelor în FIBA Europe Cup, U-BT Cluj va evolua în turul preliminar|website=csu sibiu u bt cluj fiba europe cup|access-date=2019-07-17}}
Teams registered were officially published on 23 July 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/19-20/news/22-clubs-register-for-2019-20-fiba-europe-cup|publisher=FIBA Europe|date=23 July 2019|title=22 clubs register for 2019-20 FIBA Europe Cup}}
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colspan=4 | Regular season |
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width=210 |{{flagicon|BEL}} Spirou {{small|(3rd)}}
| width=210 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Ironi Nes Ziona {{small|(6th)}} | width=210 | {{flagicon|LAT}} Ventspils {{small|(CL QR2)}} | width=210 |{{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki Minsk {{small|(CL QR1)}} |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Phoenix Brussels {{small|(4th)}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} Landstede Hammers {{small|(1st)}} |
{{flagicon|HUN}} Egis Körmend {{small|(2nd)}}
| {{flagicon|ROM}} Sibiu {{small|(2nd)}} | {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica {{small|(CL QR2)}} | {{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears {{small|(CL QR1)}} |
{{flagicon|HUN}} Pécs Veolia {{small|(3rd)}}
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Enisey {{small|(9th)}} | {{flagicon|SWE}} Södertälje Kings {{small|(CL QR2)}} | {{flagicon|KOS}} Sigal Prishtina {{small|(CL QR1)}} |
{{flagicon|BUL}} Levski Lukoil {{small|(2nd)}}
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Bahçeşehir Koleji {{small|(9th)}} | {{flagicon|SUI}} Fribourg Olympic {{small|(CL QR2)}} |
{{flagicon|CYP}} APOEL {{small|(3rd)}}
| {{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnos {{small|(CL QR2)}} | {{flagicon|UKR}} Kyiv Basket {{small|(CL QR2)}} |
{{flagicon|GER}} medi Bayreuth {{small|(12th)}}
| {{flagicon|FIN}} | {{flagicon|AUT}} Kapfenberg Bulls {{small|(CL QR1)}} | {{flagicon|SVK}} Inter Bratislava {{small|(CL QR1)}} |
colspan=4 | Qualification round |
width=210 | {{flagicon|BLR}} Borisfen {{small|(2nd)}}
| width=210 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kataja {{small|(6th)}} | width=210 | {{flagicon|ROU}} U-BT Cluj-Napoca {{small|(3rd)}} |
width=210 | {{flagicon|BUL}} Beroe {{small|(3rd)}}
| width=210 | {{flagicon|KOS}} Rahoveci {{small|(2nd)}} | width=210 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Borås {{small|(2nd)}} | rowspan="2" width="210" | |
width=210 | {{flagicon|EST}} Tartu Ülikool (5th)
| width=210 | {{flagicon|NED}} ZZ Leiden {{small|(3rd)}} | width=210 |{{flagicon|TUR}} Pınar Karşıyaka {{small|(11th)}} |
=Applicants=
The following 4 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:{{Cite web|url=https://www.krepsinis.net/naujiena/nesekmes-cempionu-lygos-atrankoje-atveju-lietkabelis-sezono-europoje-netes/296588|title=Nesėkmės Čempionų lygos atrankoje atveju, "Lietkabelis" sezono Europoje netęs|website=krepsinis.net|language=lt|access-date=2019-07-13}}
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- {{flagicon|FIN}} Karhu
- {{flagicon|LTU}} Lietkabelis
- {{flagicon|POL}} Polski Cukier Toruń
- {{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos
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Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
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Phase
!Round !Draw date !First leg !Second leg |
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rowspan=1|Qualifying rounds
|Qualifying round |rowspan=16|24 July 2019 |1–2 October 2019 |9 October 2019 |
rowspan=6|Regular season
|Matchday 1 |colspan=2|22–23 October 2019 |
Matchday 2
|colspan=2|29–30 October 2019 |
Matchday 3
|colspan=2|5–6 November 2019 |
Matchday 4
|colspan=2|12–13 November 2019 |
Matchday 5
|colspan=2|19–20 November 2019 |
Matchday 6
|colspan=2|27 November 2019 |
rowspan=6|Second round
|Matchday 1 |colspan=2|11 December 2019 |
Matchday 2
|colspan=2|18 December 2019 |
Matchday 3
|colspan=2|7–8 January 2020 |
Matchday 4
|colspan=2|20–22 January 2020 |
Matchday 5
|colspan=2|29 January 2020 |
Matchday 6
|colspan=2|4–5 February 2020 |
rowspan=3|Play-offs
|Quarter-finals |4 March 2020 |11 March 2020 |
Semi-finals
|25 March 2020 |1 April 2020 |
Finals
|22 April 2020 |29 April 2020 |
Qualifying round
The draw for the qualifying round will be held on 24 July 2019 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany.
Teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties, being the second leg played at the home of the seeded team.
=Seeds=
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+Seeded teams |
width=150|{{flagicon|UKR}} Dnipro |
{{flagicon|FIN}} Kataja |
{{flagicon|ROU}} U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
{{flagicon|TUR}} Pınar Karşıyaka |
{{flagicon|NED}} ZZ Leiden |
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+Non-seeded teams |
width=150|{{flagicon|BUL}} Beroe |
{{flagicon|BLR}} Borisfen |
{{flagicon|SWE}} Borås |
{{flagicon|KOS}} Rahoveci |
{{flagicon|EST}} Tartu Ülikool |
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=Qualifying round=
A total of 10 teams played in the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 2 October, and the second legs were played on 9 October 2019.
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{{TwoLegResult| Tartu Ülikool |EST |165–171|Kataja |FIN |78–72|87–99}}
{{TwoLegResult| Beroe |BUL |172–179| ZZ Leiden |NED |86–71|86–108}}
{{TwoLegResult| Borisfen |BLR |147–182| Dnipro |UKR |76–101|71–81}}
{{TwoLegResult| Borås |SWE |128–155| Pınar Karşıyaka |TUR |70–77|58–78}}
{{TwoLegResult| Rahoveci |KOS |120–189| U-BT Cluj-Napoca |ROU |73–98|47–91}}
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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= 52.15444 |long= 4.49472 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg |label=Leiden }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 46.0763222 |long= 18.2280746 |position=right |mark=Red pog.svg |label=Pécs }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 48.1516988 |long= 17.1093063 |position=top |mark=Red pog.svg |label=Inter }}
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{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 31.9295577 |long= 34.7990609 |position=left |mark=Yellow pog.svg |label=Nes Ziona }}
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{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 35.1808915 |long= 33.3732586 |position=bottom |mark=Green pog.svg |label=APOEL }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=47.0549163|long=21.9285231|position=top |mark=Dark Green 004040 pog.svg |label=Oradea }}
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{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=46.6789116|long=7.1027113|position=right |mark=Dark Green 004040 pog.svg |label=Fribourg }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=45.7973912|long=24.1519202|position=right |mark=Dark Green 004040 pog.svg |label=Sibiu }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 50.4120332 |long=4.4436244 |position=right |mark=Purple pog.svg |label=Spirou }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 38.4147331 |long=27.1434119 |position=top |mark=Purple pog.svg |label=Karsiyaka }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 50.8465573 |long=4.351697 |position=left |mark=Purple pog.svg |label=Brussels }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 53.2217925 |long=6.5582453 |position=top |mark=Purple pog.svg |label=Donar }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 53.902334 |long= 27.5618791 |position=top |mark=Pink pog.svg |label=Tsmoki }}
{{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 50.4500336 |long= 30.5241361 |position=bottom |mark=Pink pog.svg |label=Kyiv-Basket }}
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{{Location map~ |Europe |lat=56.0091|long=92.8725|position=right |mark=Blue pog.svg |label=Enisey }}
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The draw for the regular season was held on 24 July 2019 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany.
The 32 teams are 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.
The following 4 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:
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Karhu - {{flagicon|LTU}} Lietkabelis
- {{flagicon|POL}} Polski Cukier Toruń
- {{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos
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{{smalldiv|Notes:
- Strikethrough teams were eliminated from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds and refused to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup.
- Teams marked in italics advanced to the Basketball Champions League regular season.}}
A total of 32 teams play in the regular season: the 12 teams directly qualified, the 5 winners of the qualifying round, the 15 of 16 losers of the 2019–20 Champions League qualifying rounds.
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 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.
The match-days are on 22–23 October, 29–30 October, 5–6 November, 12–13 November, 19–20 November and 27 November 2019.
=Group A=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group A|show_matches=yes}}
=Group B=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group B|show_matches=yes}}
=Group C=
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=Group D=
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=Group E=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group E|show_matches=yes}}
=Group F=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group F|show_matches=yes}}
=Group G=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group G|show_matches=yes}}
=Group H=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group H|show_matches=yes}}
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 quarterfinals, 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 11 December, 18 December 2019, 7–8 January, 20–22 January, 29 January and 4–5 February 2020.
=Group I=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group I|show_matches=yes}}
=Group J=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group J|show_matches=yes}}
=Group K=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group K|show_matches=yes}}
=Group L=
{{2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup group tables|Group L|show_matches=yes}}
Play-offs
{{Main|2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs}}
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=Quarterfinals=
The first legs were played on 4 March, and the second legs on 11 March 2020.
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=Semifinals=
The first legs were to be played on 25 March, and the second legs on 1 April 2020.
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=Finals=
The first leg were to be played on 22 April, and the second leg on 29 April 2020.
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/19-20 Official website]
{{FIBA Europe Cup}}
{{FIBA Europe Cup 2019–20}}
{{2019–20 in European men's basketball}}
{{2019–20 European club competitions}}
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