EuroChallenge 2011/12

EuroChallenge 2011/12
Duration		October 4, 2011 - April 29, 2012
Order of execution		9th season
organizer		FIBA
Number of teams		32
Final Four
venue		Debrecen
master		Beşiktaş Milangaz
Runner-up		Élan Chalon
Finals - MVP		Pop's Mensah Bonsu (Beşiktaş)
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↑ Eurocup 2011/12

The season 2011/12 was the ninth season of the FIBA Europe discharged Euro Challenge .

Beşiktaş Milangaz from Turkey won the title for the first time .

mode

The tournament started with a qualifying round. A group phase of eight groups with 4 teams each followed. The group winners and the runners-up continued to play in the Last16 phase with four groups of four teams. The two best in each group qualified for the quarter-finals, which was played in a best-of-three series. The semi-finals, finals and the game for third place took place as part of a Final Four tournament.

Qualifying round

pairing			1st game	2nd game
Spartak Primorye	141: 147	Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	75 : 58	66: 89
Triumph Lyubertsy	168 : 151	Krasnye Krylya	94 : 71	74: 80
BK Sukhumi	157: 175	BC Minsk-2006	94 : 78	63: 97
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions	128: 155	Atomerőmű SE	48: 70	80: 85
Tampereen Pyrintö	134: 138	Szolnoki Olaj	77 : 69	57: 69

Participants in the main round

32 teams took part in the regular season of the Eurochallenge.

• 19 clubs were directly qualified for the main draw
• 5 clubs as winners of the qualifying round of the Eurochallenge
• 8 clubs as losers in the qualifying round of the Eurocup

Attendees
Country / League	number	Teams (VJP) 1
Germany ( BBL )	4th	Artland Dragons 3 (4)	EWE Baskets Oldenburg (6)	BG Goettingen (7)	Telecom Baskets (13)
Turkey ( TBL )	4th	Pinar Karşıyaka 3 (5)	Beşiktaş Milangaz 3 (6)	Olin Edirne (7)	Turk Telecom (10)
France ( LNB )	3	Élan Chalon 3 (5)	Chorale Roanne (6)	Pau-Orthez (9)
Russia ( PBL )	3	Nizhny Novgorod (5)	Yenisei Krasnoyarsk 3 (6)	Triumph Lyubertsy 3 (10)
Belgium ( ELB )	2	Okapi Aalstar (2)	Antwerp Giants (5)
Cyprus ( Division 1 )	2	ETHA Engomis 3 (1)	Keravnos (4)
Czech Republic ( NBL )	2	BK Prostějov 3 (2)	BK Pardubice (3)
Hungary ( NBI / A )	2	Szolnoki Olaj 3 (1)	Atomerőmű SE 3 (3)
Ukraine ( BSU )	2	BC Goverla (3)	Chimik Juschny (12)
Belarus ( BPL )	1	BC Minsk-2006 3 (1)
Georgia ( GSL )	1	BC Armia (1)
Latvia ( LBL )	1	BK Ventspils 3 (2)
Netherlands ( FEB )	1	ZZ Leiden (1)
Romania ( Divizia A )	1	Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca (1)
Spain ( ACB )	1	Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada (7)
Slovakia ( Extraliga )	1	BK Spu Bemaco Nitra (1)
Sweden ( Basketligan )	1	Norrkoping Dolphins 3 (2)

¹ : Previous year placement in the national leagues
² : Winner of the qualifying round of the Eurochallenge
³ : Loser of the qualifying round of the Eurocup

1st group stage

The first group stage matches took place between September 27, 2011 and December 13, 2011.

Group A

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Oldenburg	6th	6th	0	534	428
2. Fuenlabrada	6th	4th	2	530	477
3. Nitra	6th	1	5	478	504
4. Norrkopping	6th	1	5	448	581

	Oldenburg	Fuenlabrada	Nitra	Norrkopping
Oldenburg	*	85 : 66	88 : 79	106 : 61
Fuenlabrada	77: 83	*	93 : 80	89 : 75
Nitra	72: 77	75: 86	*	108 : 78
Norrkopping	73: 95	79: 119	82 : 64	*

Group B

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Beşiktaş	6th	6th	0	543	437
2. ZZ suffering	6th	3	3	434	437
3. Armia	6th	3	3	441	464
4. BG Göttingen	6th	0	6th	432	512

	Beşiktaş	Suffer	Armia	Goettingen
Beşiktaş	*	76 : 69	103 : 82	105 : 94
Suffer	58: 86	*	76 : 59	80 : 71
Armia	75: 77	74 : 71	*	82 : 76
Goettingen	59: 96	71: 80	61: 69	*

Group C

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Chorale Roanne	6th	5	1	490	451
2. Pardubice	6th	4th	2	478	476
3. Prostějov	6th	3	3	476	487
4. Hoverla	6th	0	6th	425	455

	Roanne	Pardubice	Prostějov	Hoverla
Roanne	*	87 : 70	88 : 73	81 : 78
Pardubice	82 : 77	*	98 : 84	72 : 69
Prostějov	85: 87	82 : 76	*	78 : 64
Hoverla	63: 70	76: 77	75: 77	*

Group D

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Nizhny Novgorod	6th	4th	2	492	425
2. BK Ventspils	6th	4th	2	436	422
3. Chimik Juschny	6th	3	3	446	451
4. Atomerömü SE	6th	1	5	399	475

	Novgorod	Ventspils	Chimik	Atomic
Novgorod	*	77 : 63	85 : 73	96 : 51
Ventspils	77 : 75	*	81 : 55	69 : 56
Chimik	78: 87	81 : 67	*	83 : 58
Atomic	83 : 72	78: 79	73: 76	*

Group E

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Elan Chalon	6th	5	1	479	481
2. Antwerp Giants	6th	4th	2	474	424
3. Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	6th	2	4th	458	468
4. Mobil Cluj-Napoka	6th	1	5	446	484

	Chalon	Antwerp	Krasnoyarsk	Cluj-Napoka
Chalon	*	65: 90	87 : 79	83 : 74
Antwerp	78: 79	*	73 : 69	87 : 63
Krasnoyarsk	79: 80	76 : 72	*	73: 81
Cluj-Napoka	81: 85	72: 74	75: 82	*

Group F.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Lyubertsy's triumph	6th	4th	2	451	434
2. Okapi Aalstar	6th	3	3	511	463
3. ETHA Engomi	6th	3	3	409	438
4. Olin Edirne	6th	2	4th	449	485

	triumph	Eel star	ETHA	Edirne
triumph	*	83 : 78	60: 68	70 : 61
Eel star	83: 84	*	89 : 73	95 : 70
ETHA	55: 72	61: 80	*	70 : 67
Edirne	89 : 82	92 : 86	70: 82	*

Group G

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Telecom Baskets	6th	4th	2	490	452
2. Pinar Karsiyaka	6th	3	3	476	477
3rd BC Minsk-2006	6th	3	3	487	515
4. Türk Telekom Ankara	6th	2	4th	487	496

	Bonn	Karsiyaka	Minsk	Ankara
Bonn	*	80 : 65	93 : 81	87 : 80
Karsiyaka	66 : 65	*	103: 105	81: 83
Minsk	79 : 71	70: 79	*	74: 93
Ankara	81: 94	74: 82	76: 78	*

Group H.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Artland Dragons	6th	5	1	520	480
2. Szolnoki Olaj	6th	4th	2	500	483
3. Keravnos	6th	2	4th	483	511
4. Pau Lacq Orthez	6th	1	5	446	475

	Artland	Szolnok	Keravnos	Lacq Orthez
Artland	*	86 : 78	93 : 75	87 : 81
Szolnok	90 : 85	*	81: 93	85 : 70
Keravnos	81: 93	82: 91	*	67: 70
Lacq Orthez	75: 76	67: 75	83: 85	*

2nd group stage (Last 16)

The Last 16 games took place between January 10, 2012 and February 28, 2012.

Group I.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. BK Ventspils	6th	4th	2	455	448
2. Roanne Basket	6th	3	3	505	464
3. Oldenburg	6th	3	3	456	447
4. ZZ suffering	6th	0	6th	387	444

	Ventspils	Roanne	Oldenburg	Suffer
Ventspils	*	94 : 92 a.d.	74 : 61	69: 73
Roanne	88: 89 a.d.	*	86 : 80	91 : 56
Oldenburg	77 : 69	82 : 80	*	85 : 62
Suffer	57: 60	63: 68	76 : 71	*

Group J

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Elan Chalon	6th	3	3	494	467
2. Szolnoki Olaj	6th	3	3	521	511
3. Telekom Baskets Bonn	6th	3	3	497	509
4. Generali Okapi Aalstar	6th	3	3	479	504

	Chalon	Szolnok	Bonn	Eel star
Chalon	*	85 : 64	88 : 66	87 : 72
Szolnok	90 : 81	*	96 : 94	112 : 76
Bonn	91 : 89	89 : 75	*	71 : 63
Eel star	84 : 64	86 : 84	98 : 86	*

Group K

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Fuenlabrada	6th	6th	0	465	430
2. Beşiktaş	6th	4th	2	458	433
3. Nizhny Novgorod	6th	1	5	450	460
4. Pardubice	6th	1	5	434	484

	Fuenlabrada	Beşiktaş	Novgorod	Pardubice
Fuenlabrada	*	72 : 70	73 : 70	85 : 70
Beşiktaş	77: 78	*	82 : 80	78 : 70
Novgorod	70: 78	64: 75	*	86 : 65
Pardubice	73: 79	69: 76	87 : 80	*

Group L

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Artland Dragons	6th	5	1	495	478
2nd triumph	6th	3	3	452	463
3. Antwerp Giants	6th	2	4th	417	422
4. Pinar Karsiyaka	6th	2	4th	487	488

	Artland	triumph	Antwerp	Karsiyaka
Artland	*	83 : 74	81 : 71	95 : 78
triumph	87 : 70	*	79 : 60	75: 90
Antwerp	63: 67	83 : 58	*	89 : 67
Karsiyaka	95: 99	77: 79	70 : 51	*

Quarter finals

The quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three series. The games took place on March 13th, 15th and 20th.

Game #		Total.		1st game	2nd game	3rd game
1	BK Ventspils	1: 2	Szolnoki Olaj KK	82 : 63	76: 82	78: 82
2	Élan Chalon	2-0	Chorale Roanne	75 : 73	78 : 76
3	Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada	1: 2	Triumph Lyubertsy	75: 76	78 : 68	65: 80
4th	Artland Dragons	0: 2	Beşiktaş Milangaz	73: 74	63: 77

Final Four

Final Four MVP: Pop's Mensah Bonsu

The Final Four took place in the Főnix Hall in Debrecen , Hungary .

	Semifinals					final
	April 27, 2012
	1	Szolnoki Olaj KK	60
	2	Beşiktaş Milangaz	64			April 29, 2012
						2	Beşiktaş Milangaz	91
						3	Élan Chalon	86
	3	Élan Chalon	84
	4th	Triumph Lyubertsy	69
						3rd place match
						1	Szolnoki Olaj KK	87
						4th	Triumph Lyubertsy	94

Final Four MVP

• Pops Mensah Bonsu (Beşiktaş Milangaz)

Web links

• EuroChallenge - Homepage of the competition on the website of FIBA ​​Europe (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Szolnoki Olaj KK wants to host Final Four FIBA March 26, 2012