EuroChallenge 2013/14

EuroChallenge 2013/14

Duration		November 5, 2013 - April 27, 2014
Order of execution		11th season
organizer		FIBA
Number of teams		32
Final Four
venue		Italy Bologna
master		Italy Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
Runner-up		Russia Triumph Lyubertsy
Finals - MVP		Italy Andrea Cinciarini (Grissin)
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The season 2013/14 was the 11th season of the FIBA Europe discharged Euro Challenge .

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia from Italy won the title for the first time .

mode

32 teams took part in the tournament. Unlike in previous years, no qualification had to be played. The regular season was played in eight groups of 4 teams each. It was divided into two regional conferences. The group winners and runners-up continued to play in the second group stage with four groups of four teams, with the two best in each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. The quarterfinals were played according to the "best of three" mode. The winners of the quarter-finals determined the winner of the tournament in a Final Four.

Participants in the main round

Country (league)	Teams	Name (VJP ¹ )
Hungary Hungary ( NB I / A )	4th	Szolnoki Olaj KK (2)	Atomerőmű SE (3)	Jászberényi CFE (5)	BC spherical (6)
Netherlands Netherlands ( Eredivisie )	3	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden (1)	Shoeters Den Bosch (3)	GasTerra Flames ² (4)
Romania Romania ( Divizia A )	3	BC Mureș (2)	CSM Oradea (3)	Gaz Metan Mediaș (4)
Russia Russia ( SuperLeague / VTB )	3	Krasnye Krylja Samara (VTB, 6)	Triumph Lyubertsy (VTB, 7)	BK Ural Yekaterinburg (SL, 1)
Belgium Belgium ( SU )	2	Okapi Aalstar (4)	Antwerp Giants (5)
Estonia Estonia ( KML )	2	Tartu skirt (2)	Rakvere Tarvas (3)
Finland Finland ( Korisliiga )	2	Kotkan Työvänen Basket (2)	Kataja Basket Club (3)
France France ( LNB Pro A )	2	JDA Dijon (8)	Cholet Basket (10)
Turkey Turkey ( TBL )	2	Tofaş Spor Kulübü (8)	Royal Halı Gaziantep (9)
Bulgaria Bulgaria ( NBL )	1	Rilski Sportist (2)
Denmark Denmark ( DBL )	1	Bakken Bears (1)
Italy Italy ( Serie A )	1	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (6)
Latvia Latvia ( LBL )	1	BK Ventspils (2)
Austria Austria ( ÖBB )	1	BC Zepter Vienna (1)
Sweden Sweden ( SBL )	1	Södertälje BBK (1)
Slovenia Slovenia ( ABA )	1	Krka Novo Mesto (1)
Ukraine Ukraine ( SuperLeague )	1	BK Kiev (14)
Belarus Belarus ( WBL )	1	Zmoki Minsk (1)

¹ : Previous year placement in the national leagues

1st group stage

The first group stage matches took place between November 5 and December 18, 2013.

In order to reduce travel distances and the resulting costs for the teams, two regional conferences were played:

The groups A, C, E and G consisted mostly of teams in the Western European space
Groups B, D, F and H consisted mostly of teams in the East European space

For teams with the same number of wins, it was not the total point ratio that was decisive for the group placements, but only the added result in a direct comparison of the teams with one another.

Group A

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Antwerp GiantsBelgium	6th	4th	2	461	432
2. JDA DijonFrance	6th	4th	2	425	396
3. Shoeters Den BoschNetherlands	6th	3	3	433	434
4. Rakvere TarvasEstonia	6th	1	5	389	446

	Dijon	the Bosch	Tarvas	Antwerp
JDA Dijon	*	83 : 64	80 : 47	68: 74
Shoeters Den Bosch	66: 70	*	78 : 71	83 : 76
Rakvere Tarvas	64: 65	57: 70	*	77 : 75
Antwerp Giants	81 : 59	77 : 72	78 : 73	*

Group B

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Royal Halı GaziantepTurkey	6th	4th	2	456	423
2. Krasnye Krylja SamaraRussia	6th	4th	2	493	447
3. CSM OradeaRomania	6th	3	3	463	465
4. Atomerőmű SEHungary	6th	1	5	407	484

	Atomerőmű	Samara	Oradea	Gaziantep
Atomerőmű SE	*	56: 89	78 : 77	61: 74
Krylja Samara	79 : 75	*	84 : 75	89: 96 a.d.
CSM Oradea	90 : 74	74: 89	*	-: -
Halı Gaziantep	75 : 63	71 : 63	69: 74	*

Group C

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Tartu skirtEstonia	6th	4th	2	478	408
2. BK VentspilsLatvia	6th	4th	2	420	419
3. Södertälje BasketSweden	6th	3	3	441	473
4. BC Zepter ViennaAustria	6th	1	5	415	454

	Tartu	Södertjälje	Vienna	Ventspils
Tartu skirt	*	99 : 65	83 : 60	65: 66
Södertälje Basket	72: 76	*	82 : 73	83 : 80
BC Zepter Vienna	82 : 74	73: 76	*	71: 78
BK Ventspils	63: 81	72 : 63	61 : 56	*

Group D

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Lyubertsy's triumphRussia	6th	5	1	494	409
2. Gaz Metan MediasRomania	6th	4th	2	468	461
3. BK KievUkraine	6th	2	4th	456	478
4. BC sphericalHungary	6th	1	5	451	521

	Medias	Lyubertsy	Forming	Kiev
Gaz Metan Medias	*	81: 84 a.d.	77 : 72	82 : 69
Triumph Lyubertsy	94 : 72	*	90 : 74	94 : 58
BC spherical	68: 73	70: 80	*	103 : 99 a.d.
BK Kiev	74: 83	54 : 52	102 : 64	*

Group E

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Grissin Bon ReggianaItaly	6th	4th	2	453	430
2. Kotkan Työvänen BasketFinland	6th	3	3	467	476
3. Okapi AalstarBelgium	6th	3	3	451	467
4. GasTerra FlamesNetherlands	6th	2	4th	446	444

	Reggiana	Flames	Tyovies	okapi
Grissin Bon Reggiana	*	78 : 61	86 : 75	80 : 63
GasTerra Flames	85 : 60	*	72: 76	63: 70
Kotkan Työvae	75 : 71	77: 83	*	74: 77
Okapi eel star	71: 78	83 : 82 a.d.	87: 90	*

Group F.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. BK Ural YekaterinburgRussia	6th	5	1	482	444
2. KK KrkaSlovenia	6th	4th	2	425	398
3. Tofaş Spor KulübüTurkey	6th	3	3	451	425
4. Jászberényi CFEHungary	6th	0	6th	377	468

	Tofaş	Krka	Ural	Jászberényi
Tofaş Spor Kulübü	*	81 : 72	77: 82	86 : 72
KK Krka	71 : 61	*	80 : 75	76 : 61
BK Ural Yekaterinburg	74 : 70	79 : 68	*	88 : 85 a.d.
Jászberényi KSE	54: 76	41: 58	64: 84	*

Group G

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Cholet BasketFrance	6th	5	1	441	397
2. Bakken BearsDenmark	6th	3	3	443	450
3. Kataja Basket ClubFinland	6th	2	4th	436	444
4. Zorg en Zekerheid LeidenNetherlands	6th	2	4th	396	425

	Kataja	Suffer	Bakken	Cholet
Kataja Basket	*	77 : 63	66: 68	76 : 70
Zekerheid suffering	72 : 58	*	61: 62	67: 75
Bakken Bears	101 : 90	79: 81	*	66: 68
Cholet Basket	70 : 69	74 : 52	84 : 67	*

Group H.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Zmoki MinskBelarus	6th	4th	2	479	450
2. Szolnoki Olaj KKHungary	6th	4th	2	441	434
3. BC MureșRomania	6th	3	3	473	471
4. Rilski athlete SamokovBulgaria	6th	1	5	445	483

	Minsk	Szolnoki	Samokov	Mureș
Zmoki Minsk	*	76 : 68	94 : 75	79: 83
Szolnoki Olaj KK	69 : 68	*	73 : 66	68: 76
Rilski athlete Samokov	73: 78	76: 78	*	70 : 68
BC Mureș	82: 84	72: 85	92 : 85	*

2nd group stage (Last 16)

The Round of 16 games took place between January 14th and February 25th, 2014.

Just as in the preliminary round, for teams with the same number of wins, it was not the total basket point ratio that was decisive for the group placements, but only the added result in a direct comparison of the teams with one another.

Group I.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Tartu skirtEstonia	6th	5	1	487	418
2. Krasnye Krylja SamaraRussia	6th	4th	2	467	434
3. Antwerp GiantsBelgium	6th	3	3	454	461
4. Gaz Metan MediasRomania	6th	0	6th	428	523

	Antwerp	Samara	Tartu	Medias
Antwerp Giants	*	71: 75	64 : 59	97 : 79
Krasnye Krylja Samara	87 : 67	*	74: 75 a.d.	78 : 60
Tartu skirt	82 : 74	84 : 73	*	97 : 67
Gaz Metan Medias	79: 81	77: 80	66: 90	*

Group J

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Grissin Bon ReggianaItaly	6th	4th	2	484	441
2. Szolnoki Olaj KKHungary	6th	4th	2	460	447
3. KK KrkaSlovenia	6th	3	3	447	445
4. Cholet BasketFrance	6th	1	5	434	492

	Reggiana	Krka	Cholet	Szolnoki
Grissin Bon Reggiana	*	82 : 71	82 : 65	95 : 68
KK Krka	66: 69 a.d.	*	80 : 63	89 : 78
Cholet Basket	81 : 78	88: 93 a.d.	*	70: 85
Szolnoki Olaj KK	90 : 78	65 : 48	74 : 67	*

Group K

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Royal Halı GaziantepTurkey	6th	6th	0	446	366
2. Lyubertsy's triumphRussia	6th	4th	2	424	414
3. BK VentspilsLatvia	6th	1	5	385	427
4. JDA DijonFrance	6th	1	5	404	432

	Dijon	Gaziantep	Ventspils	Lyubertsy
JDA Dijon	*	76: 82	74 : 72	66: 68
Royal Halı Gaziantep	69 : 60	*	72 : 61	64 : 59
BK Ventspils	69 : 59	46: 71	*	66: 71
Triumph Lyubertsy	72 : 69	74: 78	80 : 71	*

Group L

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. BK Ural YekaterinburgRussia	6th	5	1	487	460
2. Zmoki MinskBelarus	6th	4th	2	537	430
3. Kotkan Työvänen BasketFinland	6th	2	4th	445	521
4. Bakken BearsDenmark	6th	1	5	456	513

	Tyovies	Ural	Bakken	Minsk
Kotkan Työvae Basket	*	75: 86	82 : 79	64: 100
BK Ural Yekaterinburg	66 : 61	*	85 : 71	69 : 65
Bakken Bears	86: 90	92 : 84	*	76: 83
Zmoki Minsk	104 : 73	96: 97 a.d.	89 : 51	*

Quarter finals

The quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three series. The games took place on March 11th, 13th and 18th, 2014.

game		total		1st game	2nd game	3rd game
1	Tartu skirt Estonia	1: 2	Hungary Szolnoki Olaj KK	87 : 83	73: 80	60: 78
2	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Italy	2-0	Russia Krasnye Krylja Samara	75 : 63	73 : 71
3	Royal Halı Gaziantep Turkey	2-0	Belarus Zmoki Minsk	59 : 58	68 : 67
4th	BK Ural Yekaterinburg Russia	0: 2	Russia Triumph Lyubertsy	72: 80	67: 110

Final Four

Final Four MVP: Andrea Cinciarini

The Final Four was held at the PalaDozza in Bologna . The semi-finals took place on April 25th, the third place match and the final on April 27th.

Semifinals		final

April 25
Hungary Szolnoki Olaj KK	59
Russia Triumph Lyubertsy	61

		April 27
		Russia Triumph Lyubertsy	65
		Italy Grissin Bon Reggiana	79

		3rd place match
April 25		April 27
Italy Grissin Bon Reggiana	66	Hungary Szolnoki Olaj KK	75
Turkey Royal Halı Gaziantep	55	Turkey Royal Halı Gaziantep	87

Final Four MVP

Italy Andrea Cinciarini (Grissin Bon Reggiana)

Web links

EuroChallenge 2014 - homepage of the competition on the website of FIBA Europe (English)
Comp. System - EuroChallenge 2014 - Mode of the competition

Individual evidence

↑ EuroChallenge ( English , JPG) fibaeurope.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
↑ Schedule EuroChallenge 2013/14 , on the FIBA Europe homepage . Retrieved March 8, 2014

[1] EuroChallenge ( English , JPG) fibaeurope.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[2] Schedule EuroChallenge 2013/14 , on the FIBA Europe homepage . Retrieved March 8, 2014