Basketball Champions League 2018/19

Champions League 2018/19
Duration		September 20, 2018 - May 5, 2019
Order of execution		3rd season
organizer		Champions League including FIBA
Number of teams		32 (26 + 6 of 35 qualifiers)
Regular season / group stage
Play-offs
Europe champion		Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Runner-up		Iberostar Tenerife
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FIBA Europe Cup 2018/19 ↓

The Basketball Champions League 2018/19 was the 3rd season of the Basketball Champions League .

mode

As in the previous year, 32 teams took part in the main round. In the first qualifying round, 24 teams took part, which determined eight participants in the second qualifying round in the knockout system in the first and second leg. There they met teams that were set there. The winners of the second qualifying round again met in the third qualifying round against teams that intervened there. The winners of this round qualified for the group stage.

In the main round, eight teams per main round group competed against each other in four groups in a round-robin tournament , in which each team played a return match against every other group participant. The results resulted in a ranking for each group, in which the four best per group qualified for a round of 16 play-off from a round trip. The fifth and sixth in the table were moved to the round of 16 of the FIBA Europe Cup 2018/19 , the last two in each group were eliminated from the European Cup.

From the round of 16, four participants in the final four tournament were determined in the knockout system in the first and second leg , which was played on the weekend of May 3 to 5, 2019. The losers of one semi-final game determined the third place in the competition in the small final, while the winners of the semi-finals played off the overall winner and title winner in a final game.

Attendees

Including qualifying participants, 21 national champions took part in the Basketball Champions League again. In terms of performance, the competition continued to come closer to the EuroCup , including Brose Bamberg , a long-standing EuroLeague participant in the Champions League for the first time .

qualification

The qualification was played back and forth and started with the first leg of the first round on September 20, followed by the second leg two days later on September 22, 2018. In the following week, the first leg of the second round took place on September 25 and the second leg on September 27, 2018. Another week later, the first leg of the third qualifying round took place on October 1 and the qualification was then decided on October 4, 2018 with the second leg of the third round.

15 teams eliminated in the qualifiers switched to the group stage of the FIBA Europe Cup 2018/19 .

1st qualifying round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Leicester Riders	161: 193	Bakken Bears	77: 90	84: 103
Friborg Olympic	167 : 165	Avtodor Saratov	89:89	78 : 76
Petrolina AEK Larnaka	128: 159	Telenet Antwerp Giants	74: 83	54: 76
BK Dinamo Tbilisi	118: 182	Aris Thessaloniki	64: 90	54: 92
Norrkoping Dolphins	133: 143	Movistar Estudiantes	62: 74	71 : 69
Kauhajoen Karhu	167 : 158	CSM U Oradea	87 : 84	80 : 74
Red October Cantu	159 : 139	Szolnoki Olaj KK	69 : 68	90 : 71
Hapoel Tel Aviv	135: 146	Spirou BC Charleroi	76 : 73	59: 73
KK Šiauliai	144: 170	Levski Sofia	79: 91	65: 79
Twarde Pierniki Toruń	160 : 151	Zmoki Minsk	87 : 61	73: 90
FC Porto	134: 178	BK Nizhny Novgorod	85: 86	49: 92
KB Prishtina	139: 144	Donar Groningen	84 : 64	55: 80

2nd qualifying round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Red October Cantu	170: 184	Telenet Antwerp Giants	76: 84	94: 100
Twarde Pierniki Toruń	144 : 137	Movistar Estudiantes	60: 68	84 : 69
Levski Sofia	167: 181	Kauhajoen Karhu	88: 93	79: 88
Spirou BC Charleroi	133 : 130	Bakken Bears	59: 61	74 : 69
BK Nizhny Novgorod	125 : 116	Aris Thessaloniki	63: 65	62 : 51
Donar Groningen	144: 151	Friborg Olympic	67: 72	77: 79

3rd qualifying round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Friborg Olympic	163 : 137	Sakarya Büyükşehir	87 : 85	76 : 52
Kauhajoen Karhu	112: 182	JSF Nanterre	54: 91	58: 91
Spirou BC Charleroi	144: 149	CB Murcia	62: 71	82 : 78
BK Nizhny Novgorod	177 : 141	BK Pardubice	92 : 84	85 : 57
Twarde Pierniki Toruń	146: 159	Medi Bayreuth	73:73	73: 86

Group stage

The group stage with the eight teams in four groups began on October 9, 2018 and ended on February 6, 2019.

Group A

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points for	Points against	Point difference	Points	qualification		MUR	BAN	NOW	LMA	AVE	VEN	WLO	LUD
1	UCAM Murcia	14th	13	1	1080	945	+135	27	Round of 16 CL		-	86 : 71	94 : 90 a.d.	74 : 62	72 : 69	91 : 85	78 : 70	73 : 47
2	Banvit BK	14th	9	5	1149	1073	+76	23			62: 63	-	78 : 60	96 : 67	96 : 88	78 : 63	75 : 68	89 : 76
3	BK Nizhny Novgorod	14th	7th	7th	1117	1077	+40	21st			51: 72	72: 75	-	85 : 71	93: 100 a.d.	82 : 73	86 : 62	74: 76
4th	Le Mans Sarthe Basket	14th	7th	7th	1057	1066	−9	21st			71: 80	85 : 71	89 : 74	-	74: 77	91 : 76	88 : 79 a.d.	64 : 54
5	Sidigas Avellino 1	14th	7th	7th	1160	1177	−17	21st			57: 63	99 : 95	71: 92	68: 81	-	74: 88	105 : 102 a.d.	82 : 76
6th	BK Ventspils	14th	6th	8th	1142	1178	−36	20th	Round of 16 FIBA EC		61: 67	86 : 80	75: 80	88 : 77	106 : 102 a.d.	-	78: 99	93 : 92 a.d.
7th	Anwil Włocławek	14th	4th	10	1103	1164	−61	18th			68: 87	84: 95 n.V.	82: 93	76 : 64	62: 72	84 : 71	-	74: 87
8th	MHP giant Ludwigsburg	14th	3	11	1035	1163	−128	17th			81 : 80	76: 88	59: 85	68: 73	77: 96	81: 99	85: 93	-

¹ Waiver of the right to continue playing in the FIBA ​​Europe Cup.

Group B

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points for	Points against	Point difference	Points	qualification		TEN	VEN	NAN	PAO	HAP	Receipt	FRI	GRANDPA
1	Iberostar Tenerife	14th	12	2	1164	945	+219	26th	Round of 16 CL		-	78: 80	79 : 68	65: 66	84 : 52	87 : 68	91 : 68	97 : 38
2	Umana Reyer Venezia	14th	10	4th	1170	1096	+74	24			65: 72	-	87: 99	69 : 59	111 : 104 a.d.	69: 73	72 : 62	102 : 81
3	Nanterre 92	14th	8th	6th	1159	1046	+113	22nd			58: 75	80: 89 a.d.	-	79 : 70	70: 82	103 : 56	96 : 87	110 : 64
4th	PAOK Thessaloniki	14th	8th	6th	1127	1036	+91	22nd			77: 85	77 : 76	83 : 82	-	92 : 77	95: 100	92 : 61	93 : 43
5	Hapoel Unet Holon	14th	7th	7th	1145	1117	+28	21st	Round of 16 FIBA EC		77: 88	69: 70	62: 74	72 : 68	-	94 : 74	93 : 69	88 : 72
6th	Telekom Baskets Bonn	14th	6th	8th	1120	1181	−61	20th			92: 99 a.d.	84: 94	57: 81	94 : 77	91 : 83	-	63: 70	114 : 77
7th	Friborg Olympic	14th	3	11	1057	1184	−127	17th			66: 72	86: 96 a.d.	81: 92	64: 84	90: 95	79: 83	-	97 : 79
8th	BK Opava	14th	2	12	952	1289	−337	16			70: 92	72: 90	74 : 67	69: 94	64: 97	73 : 71	76: 77	-

Group C

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points for	Points against	Point difference	Points	qualification		AEK	HAP	BAM	TEL	LIE	DIJ	NYM	FUE
1	AEK Athens	14th	12	2	1133	1034	+99	26th	Round of 16 CL		-	75: 79	93 : 86	77 : 76	65 : 59	80 : 56	80 : 76	78 : 71
2	Hapoel Jerusalem	14th	12	2	1265	1093	+172	26th			70: 83	-	103 : 89	92 : 72	81 : 67	86 : 72	88 : 64	91 : 77
3	Brose Bamberg	14th	9	5	1152	1136	+16	23			77 : 73	85: 88	-	82 : 78	82 : 77	73 : 64	78 : 71	88: 89
4th	Telenet Antwerp Giants	14th	7th	7th	1120	1099	+21	21st			64: 71	101 : 89	76: 85	-	70 : 64	67 : 63	85 : 72	102 : 78
5	Lietkabelis Panevėžys 1	14th	5	9	1073	1107	−34	19th			65: 84	70: 97	84 : 67	87: 91	-	78 : 62	97 : 86	78 : 67
6th	JDA Dijon 1st	14th	4th	10	1058	1118	−60	18th			80: 90	83: 85	97: 101 a.d.	61: 80	99 : 91	-	74 : 63	85: 87
7th	ČEZ Nymburk	14th	4th	10	1097	1183	−86	18th			93: 94 a.d.	80: 111	78: 84	82 : 74	78 : 71	78: 89	-	104 : 87
8th	Fuenlabrada assembly kit	14th	3	11	1082	1210	−128	17th			82: 90	75: 105	65: 75	96 : 84	78: 85	59: 73	71: 72	-

¹ Waiver of the right to continue playing in the FIBA ​​Europe Cup.

Group D

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points for	Points against	Point difference	Points	qualification		BOL	BES	NEP	PER	SIG	OOS	BAY	OLI
1	Virtus Segafredo Bologna	14th	10	4th	1203	1099	+104	24	Round of 16 CL		-	70: 71	83 : 78	98 : 91 a.d.	87 : 81	89 : 60	74 : 67	87 : 84
2	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	14th	9	5	1089	1064	+25	23			90: 94	-	77 : 70	96 : 74	71: 78	80 : 71	74: 90	94 : 84
3	Neptūnas Klaipėda	14th	8th	6th	1166	1130	+36	22nd			88 : 85	78 : 63	-	82: 83	92 : 83	77: 79	83 : 73	82 : 74
4th	Promitheas Patras	14th	8th	6th	1143	1150	−7	22nd			85: 95	80 : 72	69: 82	-	77 : 64	84: 88	95 : 83	79 : 77
5	Strasbourg IG 1	14th	8th	6th	1090	1085	+5	22nd			83 : 80	64: 69	80: 90	83 : 78	-	61: 64	67 : 63	81 : 73
6th	Filou Ostend	14th	7th	7th	1071	1119	−48	21st	Round of 16 FIBA EC		77 : 76	66: 73	91 : 89	84: 93	94: 100 a.d.	-	82 : 62	73: 79
7th	medi Bayreuth	14th	5	9	1084	1092	−8	19th			83: 93	70: 78	102 : 78	70: 75	76: 84	87 : 71	-	82 : 71
8th	Petrol Olimpija	14th	1	13	1049	1156	−107	15th			61: 92	75: 81	88: 97	76: 80	71: 81	69: 71	67: 76	-

¹ Waiver of the right to continue playing in the FIBA ​​Europe Cup.

Knockout phase

From the round of 16, the knockout system will continue to play. The knockout phase begins on March 5, 2019 and will be decided in the two legs up to the quarter-finals. At the end there is a Final Four tournament, on which the winner of the competition will be decided on the weekend of May 3 to 5, 2019. The draw for the entire knockout phase took place on February 8, 2019.

Note: The first column shows the placement from the group stage, the second column the club, the third column the first leg result, the fourth column the second leg result and the fifth column the cumulative total result.

	Round of 16							Quarter finals
	D3	Neptūnas Klaipėda	74	64	138
	C2	Hapoel Jerusalem	86	84	170
								C2	Hapoel Jerusalem	75	64	139
								B1	Iberostar Tenerife	73	81	154
	D4	Promitheas Patras	69	57	126
	B1	Iberostar Tenerife	57	79	136
	A3	BK Nizhny Novgorod	95	66	161
	B2	Umana Reyer Venezia	72	84	156
								A3	BK Nizhny Novgorod	68	61	129
								C4	Telenet Antwerp Giants	83	66	149
	C4	Telenet Antwerp Giants	75	77	152
	A1	UCAM Murcia	67	78	145
	B3	Nanterre 92	68	62	130
	D2	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	59	60	119
								B3	Nanterre 92	83	58	141
								D1	Virtus Segafredo Bologna	75	73	148
	A4	Le Mans Sarthe Basket	74	58	132
	D1	Virtus Segafredo Bologna	74	81	155
	C3	Brose Bamberg	81	88	169
	A2	Banvit BK	79	85	164
								C3	Brose Bamberg	71	67	138
								C1	AEK Athens	67	69	136
	B4	PAOK Thessaloniki	75	63	138
	C1	AEK Athens	84	62	146

Round of 16

The first legs of the round of 16 took place on March 5 and 6, the second legs on March 12 and 13, 2019.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Promitheas Patras	126: 136	Iberostar Tenerife	69 : 57	57: 79
Neptūnas Klaipėda	138: 170	Hapoel Jerusalem	74: 86	64: 84
Telenet Antwerp Giants	152 : 145	UCAM Murcia	75 : 67	77: 78
BK Nizhny Novgorod	161 : 156	Umana Reyer Venezia	95 : 72	66: 84
Le Mans Sarthe Basket	132: 155	Virtus Segafredo Bologna	74:74	58: 81
Nanterre 92	130 : 119	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	68 : 59	62 : 60
PAOK Thessaloniki	138: 146	AEK Athens	75: 84	63 : 62
Brose Bamberg	169 : 164	Banvit BK	81 : 79	88 : 85

Quarter finals

The first legs of the quarter-finals took place on March 26 and 27, the second legs on April 2 and 3, 2019.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Hapoel Jerusalem	139: 154	Iberostar Tenerife	75 : 73	64: 81
BK Nizhny Novgorod	129: 149	Telenet Antwerp Giants	68: 83	61: 66
Nanterre 92	141: 150	Virtus Segafredo Bologna	83 : 75	58: 73
Brose Bamberg	138 : 136	AEK Athens	71 : 67	67: 69

Final Four

Sportpaleis in Antwerp

The Final Four took place from May 3rd to 5th, 2019. The draw took place on April 10, 2019. The Final Four was held in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp .

Semifinals

The semi-finals of the Final Four took place on May 3, 2019.

	total
Virtus Segafredo Bologna	67 : 50	Brose Bamberg
Iberostar Tenerife	70 : 54	Telenet Antwerp Giants

3rd place match

The game for third place in the Final Four took place on May 5, 2019.

	total
Brose Bamberg	58: 72	Telenet Antwerp Giants

final

The final as part of the Final Four took place on May 5, 2019.

	total
Virtus Segafredo Bologna	73 : 61	Iberostar Tenerife

Web links

• Basketball Champions League - Homepage of the Basketball Champions League ( English )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Antwerp hosts the Final Four of the Basketball Champions League on championsleague.basketball