FIBA Europe Cup 2015/16

FIBA Europe Cup 2015/16
Duration		October 28, 2015 - May 1, 2016
Order of execution		1st season
organizer		FIBA
Number of teams		56
Final Four
venue		Chalon-sur-Saône
master		Fraport Skyliners
Runner-up		Pallacanestro Varese
Finals - MVP		Quantez Robertson
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The season 2015/16 was the first season of the FIBA Europe discharged FIBA Europe Cup , the successor of the Euro Challenge .

The Fraport Skyliners from Germany won the title . It was the first time a German team had won a European Cup since 2010, when BG Göttingen won the EuroChallenge and the fourth ever European Cup win by a German team.

mode

In the first group stage, 56 teams in 14 groups (A – N) played against each other in home and away games until each team had played six games. The two best teams in each group and the four best thirds from all groups qualified for the second group stage. This group stage was held in two regional conferences in order to reduce travel and travel costs for the clubs. In the second group phase, the 32 remaining teams played against each other in 8 groups (O – V) in home and away games until each team had played six games. The two best teams in each group qualified for the round of 16. The application of two regional conferences as in the first group phase was not practiced here.

In a " Best of Three " mode , the remaining 16 teams competed against each other in eight team encounters in the round of 16. The first in the group from the second phase enjoyed home rights in a possibly required third play-off game. The eight teams that won these duels qualified for the quarter-finals. The same rules applied there as in the round of 16. The four teams that won these duels qualified for the final tournament.

In a tournament that took place within a weekend, two teams each competed in semifinals. The winners qualified for the final, from which the winner of the FIBA ​​Europe Cup emerged.

1st group stage

The first group stage matches took place between October 27 and December 2, 2015.

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

• The groups A to G consisted mostly of teams in the Western European space
• The groups H to N predominantly consisted of teams of the Eastern 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. ASVEL Lyon	6th	5	1	514	416
2. Belfius Mons-Hainaut	6th	3	3	489	468
3. Donar Groningen	6th	2	4th	414	477
4. Egis Körmend	6th	2	4th	443	499

	Lyon	Mons	Groningen	Forming
ASVEL Lyon	*	87 : 66	81 : 45	83 : 64
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	89 : 81	*	90 : 76	103 : 70
Donar Groningen	66: 85	77 : 75	*	78 : 71
Egis Körmend	86: 97	77 : 66	75 : 72	*

Group B

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Antwerp Giants	6th	6th	0	499	428
2. KK Cibona Zagreb	6th	3	3	453	473
3. Benfica Lisbon	6th	2	4th	467	447
4. Soproni KC	6th	1	5	409	480

	Zagreb	Antwerp	Lisbon	Soproni
KK Cibona	*	78: 92	74 : 66	77 : 63
Antwerp Giants	82 : 69	*	84 : 76	81 : 73
Benfica Lisbon	79: 83	77: 79	*	91 : 62
Soproni KC	91 : 72	55: 81	65: 78	*

Group C

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Telenet Ostend	6th	4th	2	473	438
2. Pallacanestro Varese	6th	3	3	493	459
3. Södertälje Kings	6th	3	3	438	439
4. Falco KC Szombathely	6th	2	4th	415	483

	Ostend	Södertälje	Varese	Szombathely
Telenet Ostend	*	80 : 77	79: 85	91 : 62
Södertälje Kings	71 : 54	*	90 : 86	54: 62
Pallacanestro Varese	79: 83	76 : 61	*	94 : 71
Falco KC Szombathely	64: 86	81: 85	75 : 73	*

Group D

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Élan Sportif Chalonnais	6th	5	1	530	438
2. UBC Güssing Knights	6th	3	3	470	478
3. SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	6th	2	4th	421	449
4. KK Zlatorog Laško	6th	2	4th	430	486

	Chalonnais	the Bosch	Gussing	Laško
Élan Sportif	*	72 : 66	88 : 83	86 : 53
SPM Shoeters	73: 98	*	66: 72	81 : 73
Gussing Knights	75: 99	69: 74	*	73 : 71
KK Zlatorog Laško	88 : 87	65 : 61	80: 98	*

Group E

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. STB Le Havre	6th	4th	2	455	431
2. FoxTown Cantù	6th	3	3	502	484
3. Borås Basket	6th	3	3	492	504
4. Kapfenberg Bulls	6th	2	4th	457	487

	Cantù	Le Havre	Borås	Kapfenberg
FoxTown Cantù	*	73 : 64	94 : 72	85 : 70
STB Le Havre	82 : 78	*	87 : 76	70 : 57
Borås Basket	101 : 81	74: 80	*	84 : 82
Kapfenberg Bulls	95 : 91	73 : 72	80: 85	*

Group F.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Bakken Bears	6th	6th	0	485	398
2. ČEZ Nymburk	6th	4th	2	543	375
3. KK Šentjur	6th	2	4th	440	452
4. Hibernia basketball	6th	0	6th	345	588

	Nymburk	Bakken	Šentjur	Hibernia
ČEZ Nymburk	*	64: 66	103 : 81	106 : 45
Bakken Bears	82 : 79	*	72 : 68	96 : 60
KK Šentjur	56: 70	60: 79	*	82 : 55
Hibernia basketball	45: 121	67: 90	73: 93	*

Group G

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Fraport Skyliners	6th	6th	0	444	385
2. KK Krka	6th	4th	2	459	423
3. FC Porto	6th	2	4th	431	426
4. Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	6th	0	6th	351	451

	Frankfurt	Krka	Suffer	postage
Fraport Skyliners	*	67 : 65	63 : 58	89 : 81
KK Krka	72: 82	*	79 : 51	70 : 62
Currently suffering	51: 76	78: 86	*	62: 70
FC Porto	58: 67	83: 87 a.d.	77 : 51	*

Group H.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Maccabi Rishon LeZion	6th	4th	2	457	433
2. BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	6th	4th	2	463	452
3. Sofia Academy	6th	4th	2	458	465
4. BC Kalev	6th	0	6th	457	485

	Kalev	Krasnoyarsk	Sofia	LeZion
BC Kalev	*	87: 91	75: 78	81: 92
BK Yenisei	77 : 70	*	75 : 68	67: 74
Akademik Sofia	80 : 78	85 : 81 a.d.	*	70: 84
Maccabi Rishon	67 : 66	68: 72	72: 77	*

Group I.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. BK Ventspils	6th	6th	0	522	446
2. BC Pieno žvaigždės	6th	3	3	483	495
3. Turów Zgorzelec	6th	2	4th	454	489
4. KK Helios Domžale	6th	1	5	429	458

	Zgorzelec	Ventspils	Domžale	Pieno
Turów Zgorzelec	*	76: 92	86: 97 a.d.	90 : 80
BK Ventspils	96 : 73	*	67 : 62	86 : 67
KK Helios	50: 58	72: 81	*	71: 80
Pieno žvaigždės	74 : 71	96: 100	86 : 77	*

Group J

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Türk Telekomspor	6th	5	1	555	414
2. Pink Radome	6th	4th	2	505	445
3. KK Kumanovo	6th	1	5	462	516
4. KTP basket	6th	1	5	428	567

	Telekomspor	Radome	KTP	Kumanovo
Türk Telekomspor	*	89 : 72	108 : 66	93 : 71
Pink radome	68: 84	*	95 : 48	84 : 75
KTP basket	72: 97	76: 97	*	88 : 82
KK Kumanovo	75: 84	73: 89	88 : 78	*

Group K

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. CS Energia Târgu Jiu	6th	5	1	495	448
2. AEK Larnaka	6th	3	3	498	462
3. BK Astana	6th	2	4th	456	498
4. KB Prishtina	6th	2	4th	445	488

	Energia	Astana	AEK	Prishtina
CtS Energia Târgu Jiu	*	89 : 72	87 : 82	87 : 72
BK Astana	85: 95	*	78 : 74	82 : 78
AEK Larnaka	71: 75	87 : 68	*	101 : 84
KB Prishtina	66 : 62	75 : 73	70: 83	*

Group L

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Chimik Juschne	6th	6th	0	482	396
2. Tartu skirt	6th	3	3	417	412
3. Juventus Utena	6th	3	3	484	437
4. ETHA Engomis	6th	0	6th	377	515

	Yuschne	Tartu	Utena	Engomis
Chimik Yuschne	*	81 : 56	80 : 72	88 : 52
Tartu skirt	61: 63	*	81 : 72	92 : 75
Juventus Utena	86: 90 a.d.	66 : 60	*	94 : 67
ETHA Engomis	69: 80	55: 67	59: 94	*

Group M

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Gaziantep Basketbol AŞ	6th	4th	2	466	396
2. Śląsk Wrocław	6th	4th	2	448	462
3. KK Šiauliai	6th	3	3	508	489
4. BK Inter Bratislava	6th	1	5	470	545

	Gaziantep	Wroclaw	Šiauliai	Bratislava
Gaziantep Basketbol	*	74 : 46	87 : 71	89 : 72
Śląsk Wrocław	73 : 68	*	71 : 69	80 : 75
KK Šiauliai	72 : 69	80: 97	*	116 : 80
Inter Bratislava	62: 79	96 : 81	85: 100	*

Groups

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Zmoki Minsk	6th	5	1	548	486
2. Kataja Basket Club	6th	4th	2	519	486
3. Rilski athlete Samokov	6th	2	4th	502	537
4. MBK Rieker Komárno	6th	1	5	460	520

	Minsk	Kataja	Samokov	Komarno
Zmoki Minsk	*	82: 88	95 91	98 : 67
Kataja Basket	84: 86	*	92 : 76	87 : 83
Rilski athlete Samokov	88: 97	87 : 83	*	83 : 82
MBK Rieker Komárno	68: 90	72: 85	88 : 77	*

2nd group stage

The second group stage matches took place between December 16, 2015 and February 3, 2016.

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 O

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. ASVEL Lyon	6th	5	1	474	407
2. Maccabi Rishon LeZion	6th	4th	2	502	462
3. KK Krka	6th	2	4th	409	469
4. Kataja Basket Club	6th	1	5	472	519

	Lyon	Krka	LeZion	Kataja
ASVEL Lyon	*	88 : 60	81 : 71	95 : 79
KK Krka	51: 67	*	79 : 76	76 : 70
Maccabi Rishon	82 : 71	79 : 61	*	96 : 85
Kataja Basket Club	64: 72	89 : 82	85: 98	*

Group p

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. BK Ventspils	6th	4th	2	457	448
2. Antwerp Giants	6th	4th	2	463	474
3. ČEZ Nymburk	6th	3	3	467	428
4. Sofia Academy	6th	1	5	421	387

	Antwerp	Nymburk	Ventspils	Sofia
Antwerp Giants	*	81 : 79	80 : 78	94 : 73
ČEZ Nymburk	84 : 57	*	88 : 64	85 : 78
BK Ventspils	97 : 80	72 : 69	*	77 : 69
Akademik Sofia	63: 71	76 : 62	62: 69	*

Group Q

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Türk Telekomspor	6th	5	1	525	419
2. Telenet Ostend	6th	5	1	489	435
3. Borås Basket	6th	2	4th	478	545
4. Śląsk Wrocław	6th	0	6th	399	492

	Ostend	Telekomspor	Wroclaw	Borås
Telenet Ostend	*	77 : 74	75 : 68	94 : 68
Türk Telekomspor	80 : 68	*	96 : 68	92 : 72
Śląsk Wrocław	59: 86	48: 69	*	81: 86
Borås Basket	86: 89	86: 114	80 : 75	*

Group R

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Élan Sportif Chalonnais	6th	5	1	540	493
2. BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	6th	3	3	534	518
3. FoxTown Cantù	6th	3	3	525	524
4. Tartu skirt	6th	1	5	444	508

	Chalonnais	Cantù	Krasnoyarsk	Tartu
Élan Sportif	*	89 : 78	98 : 88	76 : 67
FoxTown Cantù	103 : 90	*	95 : 92 a.d.	71: 76
BK Yenisei	77: 96	94 : 91	*	87 : 68
Tartu skirt	80: 91	83: 87	70: 96	*

Group S

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. CS Energia Târgu Jiu	6th	3	3	509	498
2. KK Cibona Zagreb	6th	3	3	550	552
3. BC Pieno žvaigždės	6th	3	3	536	539
4. STB Le Havre	6th	3	3	516	522

	Zagreb	Le Havre	Pieno	Energia
KK Cibona	*	106: 113 a.d.	82: 84 a.d.	93 : 88 a.d.
STB Le Havre	92: 93	*	96 : 84	60: 79
Pieno žvaigždės	90: 95	82: 87	*	95 : 93 a.d.
CS Energia Târgu Jiu	85 : 81	78 : 68	86: 101	*

Group T

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Juventus Utena	6th	4th	2	494	430
2. Chimik Yuschne	6th	4th	2	449	524
3. Belfius Mons-Hainaut	6th	3	3	469	461
4. Bakken Bears	6th	1	5	414	511

	Mons	Bakken	Yuschne	Utena
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	*	90 : 66	95 : 89 a.d.	77 : 57
Bakken Bears	82 : 81	*	51: 75	81: 93 a.d.
Chimik Yuschne	64 : 61	81 : 67	*	77 : 76
Juventus Utena	103 : 65	91 : 67	74 : 63	*

Group U

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Fraport Skyliners	6th	6th	0	518	409
2. Gaziantep Basketbol AŞ	6th	3	3	440	427
3. Södertälje Kings	6th	2	4th	452	496
4. Pink Radome	6th	1	5	409	477

	Frankfurt	Radome	Gaziantep	Södertälje
Fraport Skyliners	*	91 : 61	91 : 79	95 : 64
Pink radome	58: 75	*	61: 69	81 : 77
Gaziantep Basketbol	66: 71	79 : 70	*	76 : 56
Södertälje Kings	81: 95	86 : 78	78 : 71	*

Group v

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Pallacanestro Varese	6th	5	1	480	436
2. AEK Larnaka	6th	3	3	422	416
3. Zmoki Minsk	6th	3	3	486	488
4. UBC Güssing Knights	6th	1	5	427	475

	Varese	Gussing	AEK	Minsk
Pallacanestro Varese	*	85 : 81	74 : 72	94 : 63
Gussing Knights	71: 77	*	68 : 60	88: 89
AEK Larnaka	65 : 61	68 : 59	*	73 : 68
Zmoki Minsk	84: 89	96 : 60	86 : 84	*

Round of 16

The round of 16 was played in the " Best of Three " mode. The first legs took place on February 16, 17, 21 and 25, the second legs on February 23, 24, 28 and March 2, 2016. Duels that were then tied were decided by a decisive third game. These took place on March 1st and 2nd, 2016.

	total		1st game	2nd game	3rd game
ASVEL Lyon	0: 2	Antwerp Giants	67: 74	78: 88	-
Pallacanestro Varese	2: 1	Gaziantep Basketbol AŞ	82 : 81	60: 76	74 : 71
Élan Sportif Chalonnais	2: 1	Telenet Ostend	84 : 71	80: 91	104 : 91
CS Energia Târgu Jiu	1: 2	Chimik Yuschne	77 : 71	60: 71	77: 84
BK Ventspils	0: 2	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	73: 75	85: 93	-
Fraport Skyliners	2-0	AEK Larnaka	83 : 60	56 : 44	-
Türk Telekomspor	0: 2	BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	95: 96	68: 75	-
Juventus Utena	0: 2	KK Cibona Zagreb	78: 83	84: 87	-

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were played in the " Best of Three " mode. The first leg took place on March 16, the second leg on March 23, 2016. The exception here was the duel between Varese and Antwerp, which only played the first leg on March 24 and the second leg on March 29, 2016. Duels that were then tied were decided by a decisive third game. These took place on March 31, 2016, the third game between Varese and Antwerp took place on April 6, 2016.

	total		1st game	2nd game	3rd game
Pallacanestro Varese	2: 1	Antwerp Giants	92 : 81	82: 93	105 : 93
Élan Sportif Chalonnais	2-0	Chimik Yuschne	115 : 94	83 : 79	-
Fraport Skyliners	2: 1	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	92 : 57	84: 88 a.d.	91 : 75
BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	2: 1	KK Cibona Zagreb	94 : 92	69: 77	82 : 78

Final Four

Le Colisée

Final Four MVP: Quantez Robertson

The Final Four was held at Le Colisée ( Chalon-sur-Saône ). The semi-finals took place on April 29th, the game for third place and the final on May 1st, 2016.

	Semifinals				final
	April 29
	Pallacanestro Varese	91
	Élan Sportif Chalonnais	82
					1st of May
					Pallacanestro Varese	62
					Fraport Skyliners	66
					3rd place match
	April 29				1st of May
	Fraport Skyliners	59			Élan Sportif Chalonnais	103
	BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	56			BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	72

Final Four MVP

• Quantez Robertson (Fraport Skyliners)

Title winner

Squad of the Fraport Skyliners in the 2015/2016 season

player No. Nat. Surname birth size info Last club Guards ( PG , SG ) 7th Konstantin Klein 05/21/1991 187 9 John Little 09/24/1984 182 MHP giant Ludwigsburg 10 Max Merz 02/01/1994 183 13 Garai Zeeb 04/06/1997 186 Polar bears Bremerhaven 25th Jordan Theodore 12/11/1989 183  JL Bourg-en-Bresse 30th Philip Scrubb 11/27/1992 191 A-Nat  AEK Athens 41 Tomas Dimša 02/02/1994 196  Žalgiris Kaunas Forwards ( SF , PF ) 8th Tim Oldenburg 06/16/1992 202 NE 12 Stefan Ilzhöfer 06/16/1992 201 21st Danilo Barthel October 24, 1991 207 A-Nat 22nd Johannes Richter December 6, 1993 205 23 Quantez Robertson December 16, 1984 188 41 Niklas Kiel 09/04/1997 207 NE 42 / Aaron Doornekamp 05.12.1985 201 A-Nat Center ( C ) 17th Johannes Voigtmann 09/30/1992 209 A-Nat 24 Mike Morrison 10/31/1989 206

Trainer Nat. Surname position / Gordon Herbert boss Klaus Perwas Co Legend Abbr. meaning A-Nat National player NE reported but not deployed swell Team homepage League homepage As of May 1, 2017

Web links

• FIBA Europe Cup 2015/16 - Homepage of the competition on the FIBA Europa website ( English )