The EuroCup 2017/18 was 16 . Playing time of the EuroCup in men's club basketball. It should not be confused with the FIBA Europe Cup , which is hosted by the continental association FIBA Europe .
Similar to the superordinate EuroLeague 2017/18 competition and as in the previous season, the competition had a name sponsor with the Greek food company Vivartia and its snack brand 7DAYS, so the full name of the competition was 7DAYS EuroCup .
At the EuroCup, 24 teams took part in the preliminary round instead of 20 teams as in the previous year. The first round was the round-robin tournament mode English round robin played with home and away in four groups of six teams each. The two most unsuccessful teams in each preliminary round group were eliminated, while the other teams reached the second group stage of the 16 best teams.
Here, too, the game was continued in four groups with four teams each, with the teams staggered according to preliminary round placement, so that no group opponents in the preliminary round also played against each other in the intermediate round. The first and second placed teams in each intermediate round qualified for the quarter-finals, while the remaining intermediate round teams were eliminated.
From the quarter-finals onwards, the play-off mode " best of three " continued, with the better placed team in the intermediate round initially having home rights. The team that first scored two wins in a play-off series advanced to the next round.
Participating teams
In the competition, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, a national champion (Israel), as well as Dolomiti Energia Trentino, Lietkabelis Panevėžys and KK Cedevita (Italy, Lithuania and ABA-Liga), three national runners-up from the 2016/17 season took part. Ten clubs were represented that had already been active in the EuroLeague .
a : in brackets play-off round and final placement in the respective championship with VM as finalist and runner-up, otherwise only main round
placement WC: wildcard
First group stage
The first group stage took place from October 11th to December 27th, 2017.
Group A
club
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Darüşşafaka SK IstanbulTurkey
10
8th
2
805
716
2. UNICS KazanRussia
10
7th
3
794
760
3. KK CedevitaCroatia
10
5
5
821
785
4. Fiat TorinoItaly
10
5
5
793
842
5. MoraBanc AndorraAndorra
10
3
7th
784
810
6. Levallois MetropolitansFrance
10
2
8th
755
839
Kazan
Istanbul
Zagreb
Turin
Andorra
Paris
UNICS Kazan
*
75: 79
78 : 61
101 : 93
89 : 80
76 : 68
Darüşşafaka SK
78 : 69
*
85 : 83
75: 77
85 : 77
100 : 67
KK Cedevita
94 : 74
89 : 83 a.d.
*
83: 86
91 : 73
94 : 79
Fiat Torino
72: 79
60: 89
65: 87
*
92 : 86
92 : 86
MoraBanc Andorra
68: 76
68: 69
78 : 71
83 : 77
*
79 : 61
Levallois
67: 77
64: 69
91 : 81
73: 79
99 : 92
*
Group B
club
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. FC Bayern MunichGermany
10
9
1
881
749
2. Galatasaray OdeabankTurkey
10
5
5
795
770
3. Grissin Bon Reggio EmiliaItaly
10
5
5
739
747
4. Budućnost VOLIMontenegro
10
5
5
776
776
5. Lietkabelis PanevėžysLithuania
10
4th
6th
761
812
6. Hapoel Bank YahavIsrael
10
2
8th
767
865
Odeabank
Munich
Jerusalem
Emilia
Panevėžys
Budućnost
Galatasaray
*
69: 86
87 : 68
82 : 72
73: 78
82 : 61
FC Bayern Munich
86 : 78
*
111 : 85
83 : 58
93 : 57
85 : 82
Hapoel Bank Yahav
81: 91
83: 91
*
66: 79
93 : 81
81: 86
Grissin Bon
74 : 71
90 : 82
61: 63
*
82: 85 a.d.
77 : 71
Lietkabelis
77: 84
87: 88
86 : 72
75: 82
*
86 : 79
Budućnost VOLI
87 : 78
60: 76
92 : 75
82 : 74
76 : 62
*
Group C
club
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Kuban locomotiveRussia
10
10
0
851
710
2. Lietuvos rytasLithuania
10
6th
4th
855
796
3. Alba BerlinGermany
10
6th
4th
847
812
4. Limoges CSPFrance
10
5
5
787
804
5. RetaBet BilbaoSpain
10
2
8th
821
899
6. Partizan NISSerbia
10
1
9
811
951
Kuban
Berlin
Lietuvos
Bilbao
Limoges
Belgrade
Kuban locomotive
*
75 : 59
77 : 68
102 : 86
81 : 55
99 : 64
Alba Berlin
84: 89
*
93 : 86
86 : 68
78: 84
111 : 85
Lietuvos rytas
85: 93 a.d.
94 : 73
*
83: 93
92 : 76
93 : 75
RetaBet Bilbao
69: 91
86: 94
79: 96
*
91: 98
92: 96
Limoges CSP
61: 63
65: 73
69: 71
86 : 74
*
92 : 83
Partizan NIS
83: 93
80: 96
80: 91
67: 83
98: 101
*
Group D
club
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. ASVEL Lyon-VilleurbanneFrance
10
7th
3
856
814
2. Dolomiti Energia TrentinoItaly
10
6th
4th
830
797
3. Zenit St. PetersburgRussia
10
6th
4th
862
864
4. Herbalife Gran CanariaSpain
10
5
5
884
837
5. Tofaş Spor KulübüTurkey
10
4th
6th
826
861
6. ratiopharm UlmGermany
10
2
8th
830
915
Gran Canaria
Zenith
Tofaş
Trento
Ulm
Lyon
Herbalife
*
97 : 87
92 : 71
85 : 76
97 : 84
128: 129 a.d.
Zenith
90 : 85
*
84 : 82
81 : 70
90 : 78
89: 92
Tofaş spor
98 : 94
76: 80
*
79: 91
100 : 84
82 : 81
Dolomiti Energia
79 : 76
103 : 81
88: 91
*
77 : 66
85 : 75
ratiopharm Ulm
97 : 87
93: 95
83 : 73
84: 94
*
84: 94
ASVEL Lyon
68: 84
88 : 85
84 : 74
79 : 67
108 : 77
*
Second group stage (Top 16)
The second group stage took place from January 3 to February 7, 2018.
Group E
club
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Darüşşafaka SK IstanbulTurkey
6th
5
1
480
412
2. Herbalife Gran CanariaSpain
6th
4th
2
507
484
3. Alba BerlinGermany
6th
2
4th
469
483
4. Galatasaray OdeabankTurkey
6th
1
5
448
525
Istanbul
Odeabank
Berlin
Gran Canaria
Darüşşafaka SK
*
77 : 63
82 : 70
88 : 70
Galatasaray
65: 84
*
92: 97 a.d.
86: 108
Alba Berlin
66: 79
95 : 62
*
72: 75
Herbalife
78 : 70
76: 87
100 : 81
*
Group F.
club
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. FC Bayern MunichGermany
6th
5
1
526
480
2. Zenit St. PetersburgRussia
6th
4th
2
549
528
3. Fiat TorinoItaly
6th
2
4th
479
543
4. Lietuvos rytasLithuania
6th
1
5
527
530
Munich
Lietuvos
Zenith
Turin
FC Bayern Munich
*
81 : 68
95 : 78
107 : 81
Lietuvos rytas
85: 87
*
96: 98
101 : 68
Zenith
78: 80
113 : 100
*
95 : 84
Fiat Torino
90 : 76
83 : 77
73: 87
*
Group G
club
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Kuban locomotiveRussia
6th
6th
0
470
392
2. Budućnost VOLIMontenegro
6th
4th
2
451
420
3. Dolomiti Energia TrentinoItaly
6th
2
4th
452
481
4. KK CedevitaCroatia
6th
0
6th
400
480
Kuban
Trento
Zagreb
Budućnost
Kuban locomotive
*
97 : 69
69 : 64
77 : 66
Dolomiti Energia
71: 74
*
83 : 72
94: 96 a.d.
KK Cedevita
60: 85
77: 81
*
75: 78
Budućnost VOLI
62: 68
79 : 66
84 : 52
*
Group H.
club
Sp
S.
N
P +
P-
1. Grissin Bon Reggio EmiliaItaly
6th
4th
2
444
414
2. UNICS KazanRussia
6th
4th
2
447
437
3. ASVEL Lyon-VilleurbanneFrance
6th
3
3
461
424
4. Limoges CSPFrance
6th
1
5
417
494
Lyon
Kazan
Emilia
Limoges
ASVEL Lyon
*
77: 83 a.d.
68 : 64
92 : 78
UNICS Kazan
88 : 84 a.d.
*
69: 71
88 : 78
Grissin Bon
75 : 68
76 : 75
*
87 : 54
Limoges CSP
61: 87
66: 69
80 : 71
*
Knockout rounds
From the quarter-finals of the best eight teams, the knockout system continued, with the individual pairings being decided in the best-of-three play-off mode .
Quarter finals
The quarter-finals took place between March 6 and March 14, 2018.
pairing
1st game
2nd game
3rd game
TurkeyDarüşşafaka SK Istanbul
-
Montenegro Budućnost VOLI
57 : 54
78 : 71
GermanyFC Bayern Munich
-
Russia UNICS Kazan
83 : 75
73: 80
91 : 81
RussiaKuban locomotive
-
Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria
79 : 74
80 : 59
ItalyGrissin Bon Reggio Emilia
-
Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
75 : 61
77: 91
105 : 99
Semifinals
The semi-finals took place between March 20 and 23, 2018.
pairing
1st game
2nd game
3rd game
TurkeyDarüşşafaka SK Istanbul
-
Germany FC Bayern Munich
76 : 74
87 : 83
RussiaKuban locomotive
-
Italy Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
82 : 65
79 : 69
Finals
The finals took place between April 10 and 13, 2018.
pairing
1st game
2nd game
3rd game
Russia Kuban locomotive
-
TurkeyDarüşşafaka SK Istanbul
78: 81 a.d.
59: 67
Web links
EuroCup - Official website of the competition ( English )