2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup
8th season of the FIBA Europe Cup
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The 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup was the 8th season of the FIBA Europe Cup, the second-level European professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA. The season began on 12 October 2022 and ended on 26 April 2023.
27–30 September 2022
Competition proper:
12 October 2022 – 26 April 2023
47 (all rounds)
Anwil Włocławek (1st title)| FIBA Europe Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2022–23 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | Qualifying: 27–30 September 2022 Competition proper: 12 October 2022 – 26 April 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 32 (regular season) 47 (all rounds) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Anwil Włocławek (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up |  Cholet Basket | ||||||||||||
| Semi-finalists |  Kalev/Cramo  Karhu | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Phil Greene IV | ||||||||||||
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Anwil Włocławek defeated Cholet in the finals, which were played over two legs in both club's arenas.[1] They became the first Polish club to win a European competition title.[2]
Team allocation
18 teams eliminated in the Basketball Champions League qualification rounds could join directly the regular season, depending on their decision as declared in the FIBA Europe Cup option form. The following 5 teams chose the option of ending their continental adventure if they were eliminated from the Champions League qualifying rounds and therefore refuse to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup:
Teams
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: Place in the domestic competition
- CL QR1, QR2, QR3: Losers from the Champions League qualifying rounds
Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying rounds | First qualifying round | 14 July 2022 | 27 September 2022 | |
| Second qualifying round | 28 September 2022 | |||
| Third qualifying round | 30 September 2022 | |||
| Regular season | Round 1 | 12 October 2022 | ||
| Round 2 | 19 October 2022 | |||
| Round 3 | 26 October 2022 | |||
| Round 4 | 2 November 2022 | |||
| Round 5 | 23 November 2022 | |||
| Round 6 | 30 November 2022 | |||
| Second round | Round 1 | 14 December 2022 | ||
| Round 2 | 21 December 2022 | |||
| Round 3 | 11 January 2023 | |||
| Round 4 | 25 January 2023 | |||
| Round 5 | 1 February 2023 | |||
| Round 6 | 8 February 2023 | |||
| Quarter-finals | 6–8 March 2023 | 14–15 March 2023 | ||
| Semi-finals | 29 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | ||
| Finals | 19 April 2023 | 26 April 2023 | ||
Qualifying rounds
Draw
The 22 teams will be divided into 6 pots. For the quarter-finals round of Qualifications, teams from Pot 5 will be drawn against teams from Pot 4 and teams from pot 6 will be drawn against two teams from Pot 3. Teams from Pot 1, 2 and the other two teams from pot 3 will be seeded, and will enter directly in the semi-final stage of Qualifications. The winners of the semi-final stage will face each other in the finals of Qualifications. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the Regular season and join the ten directly qualified teams and the 18 Basketball Champions League eliminated teams in the main draw.[3]
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Qualification Group A
Venue: Mitrovica, Kosovo
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 Göttingen | 76 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
 Trepça | 62 | |||||||||
| Göttingen | 83 | |||||||||
 Sporting CP | 84 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Sporting CP | 98 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 Antwerp Giants | 85 | |||||||||
 Petrolina AEK Larnaca | 77 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
 Þór Þorlákshöfn | 68 | |||||||||
| Petrolina AEK Larnaca | 60 | |||||||||
| Antwerp Giants | 76 | |||||||||
Qualification Group B
Venue: Jonava, Lithuania
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 SCMU Craiova | 65 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
 Cbet Jonava | 59 | |||||||||
| SCMU Craiova | 71 | |||||||||
 Kapfenberg Bulls | 55 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| SCMU Craiova | 79 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
| Kalev/Cramo | 84 | |||||||||
| Kalev/Cramo | 93 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
 Cedevita Junior | 73 | |||||||||
| Kalev/Cramo | 98 | |||||||||
| KB Prishtina | 61 | |||||||||
Qualification Group C
Venue: Samokov, Bulgaria
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 Aris | 72 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
| Wolves | 83 | |||||||||
| Wolves | 76 | |||||||||
 Rilski Sportist | 91 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Rilski Sportist | 61 | |||||||||
 Hapoel Haifa | 68 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
| Kataja | 64 | |||||||||
| Hapoel Haifa | 75 | |||||||||
Qualification Group D
Venue: Cholet, France
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
| Czarni Słupsk | 83 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
 Jämtland Basket | 73 | |||||||||
| Czarni Słupsk | 74 | |||||||||
 ZZ Leiden | 78 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| ZZ Leiden | 59 | |||||||||
| Cholet | 71 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
 Beşiktaş Emlakjet | 62 | |||||||||
| Cholet | 93 | |||||||||
Lucky losers
Following the qualification of Tofaş, Unicaja and Bakken Bears to the Champions League, three lucky losers will also qualify for the regular season. Their identity will be determined in accordance with section D from FIBA Basketball Rules as follows:[4]
- Point difference of the combined results from the Semi-Finals and Finals will be used as the first criterion.
- Points scored in the Semi-Finals and Finals will be used as the second criterion.
- If the identity of the two is not determined using the previous two criteria, a draw will be held to determine the final classification.
| Pos | Team | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | SCMU Craiova | 150 | 139 | +11 | Advance to regular season |
| 2 | Rilski Sportist | 152 | 144 | +8 | |
| 3 | Antwerp Giants | 161 | 158 | +3 | |
| 4 | ZZ Leiden | 137 | 145 | -8 |
Regular season
Draw
The draw took place in Munich, Germany on July 14.[3]
The thirty-two teams were divided into 4 seeds and drawn into eight groups of four. A maximum of two clubs from the same country can be in the same group. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the second round, while the third and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.[5]
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- Notes
- ^⊕ Indicates teams that qualify for BCL Regular Season, and three runners-up of the FEC Qualifiers filled their spots.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | BRO | HGE | YLL | |
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| 1 | Niners Chemnitz |
6 | 4 | 2 | 544 | 446 | +98 | 10 | Advance to second round | — | 85–89 | 111–79 | 90–60 | |
| 2 | Brose Bamberg |
6 | 4 | 2 | 504 | 474 | +30 | 10 | 68–84 | — | 95–78 | 78–81 | ||
| 3 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
6 | 3 | 3 | 499 | 526 | −27 | 9 | 78–73 | 86–98 | — | 85–73 | ||
| 4 | Golden Eagles Ylli |
6 | 1 | 5 | 422 | 523 | −101 | 7 | 72–101 | 60–76 | 76–93 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HHA | GAZ | ANT | GMU | |
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| 1 | Hapoel Haifa |
6 | 5 | 1 | 415 | 397 | +18 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 63–79 | 75–64 | 77–70 | |
| 2 | Gaziantep |
6 | 3 | 3 | 464 | 446 | +18 | 9 | 69–79 | — | 82–63 | 84–71 | ||
| 3 | Antwerp Giants |
6 | 2 | 4 | 448 | 466 | −18 | 8 | 55–56 | 87–75 | — | 87–90 | ||
| 4 | Swans Gmunden |
6 | 2 | 4 | 462 | 480 | −18 | 8 | 60–65 | 83–75 | 88–92 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | HDB | POR | FRI | PAR | |
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| 1 | Heroes Den Bosch |
6 | 4 | 2 | 462 | 410 | +52 | 10 | Advance to second round | — | 82–64 | 77–65 | 87–55 | |
| 2 | FC Porto |
6 | 3 | 3 | 465 | 460 | +5 | 9 | 68–71 | — | 87–73 | 87–64 | ||
| 3 |  Fribourg Olympic |
6 | 3 | 3 | 477 | 476 | +1 | 9 | 83–78 | 75–76 | — | 82–64 | ||
| 4 | Pärnu |
6 | 2 | 4 | 447 | 505 | −58 | 8 | 75–67 | 95–83 | 94–99 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | KER | LEV | OPA | BAL | |
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| 1 | Keravnos |
6 | 3 | 3 | 478 | 456 | +22 | 9 | Advance to second round | — | 77–68 | 74–79 | 82–61 | |
| 2 |  Patrioti Levice |
6 | 3 | 3 | 474 | 470 | +4 | 9 | 86–80 | — | 94–80 | 83–91 | ||
| 3 |  Opava |
6 | 3 | 3 | 463 | 475 | −12 | 9 | 77–89 | 80–70 | — | 83–69 | ||
| 4 | Balkan |
6 | 3 | 3 | 447 | 461 | −14 | 9 | 85–76 | 62–73 | 79–64 | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ORA | CHO | MEC | RIL | |
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| 1 | CSM Oradea |
6 | 5 | 1 | 531 | 441 | +90 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 77–69 | 98–76 | 99–63 | |
| 2 | Cholet |
6 | 4 | 2 | 525 | 455 | +70 | 10 | 99–81 | — | 89–69 | 100–75 | ||
| 3 | Kangoeroes Mechelen |
6 | 3 | 3 | 510 | 498 | +12 | 9 | 72–86 | 88–85 | — | 105–74 | ||
| 4 | Rilski Sportist |
6 | 0 | 6 | 405 | 577 | −172 | 6 | 62–90 | 65–83 | 66–100 | — |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | KAL | BUD | BRI | DON | |
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| 1 | Kalev/Cramo |
6 | 5 | 1 | 486 | 406 | +80 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 75–66 | 73–72 | 75–65 | |
| 2 |  Budivelnyk |
6 | 4 | 2 | 467 | 453 | +14 | 10 | 74–83 | — | 93–83 | 86–81 | ||
| 3 |  Brindisi |
6 | 3 | 3 | 481 | 448 | +33 | 9 | 88–86 | 70–74 | — | 81–57 | ||
| 4 | Donar |
6 | 0 | 6 | 370 | 497 | −127 | 6 | 41–94 | 61–74 | 65–87 | — |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | KAU | ANW | SPO | KOR | |
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| 1 | Karhu |
6 | 5 | 1 | 540 | 501 | +39 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 87–93 | 104–85 | 77–62 | |
| 2 | Anwil Włocławek |
6 | 4 | 2 | 549 | 475 | +74 | 10 | 88–89 | — | 73–85 | 88–58 | ||
| 3 | Sporting CP |
6 | 3 | 3 | 531 | 565 | −34 | 9 | 84–93 | 89–113 | — | 89–84 | ||
| 4 |  Körmend |
6 | 0 | 6 | 458 | 537 | −79 | 6 | 89–90 | 67–94 | 98–99 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | UCR | CRA | VOL | NOR | |
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| 1 | SCMU Craiova |
6 | 5 | 1 | 465 | 425 | +40 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 81–102 | 70–61 | 77–63 | |
| 2 | Hakro Merlins Crailsheim |
6 | 4 | 2 | 513 | 451 | +62 | 10 | 60–73 | — | 76–61 | 95–64 | ||
| 3 | CSO Voluntari |
6 | 2 | 4 | 413 | 443 | −30 | 8 | 60–74 | 79–93 | — | 75–60 | ||
| 4 | Norrköping Dolphins |
6 | 1 | 5 | 429 | 501 | −72 | 7 | 79–90 | 93–87 | 70–77 | — |
Second round
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHO | POR | CHE | UCR | |
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| 1 | Cholet |
6 | 5 | 1 | 479 | 450 | +29 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 95–83 | 77–75 | 75–56 | |
| 2 | FC Porto |
6 | 4 | 2 | 523 | 483 | +40 | 10 | 99–78 | — | 74–86 | 90–64 | ||
| 3 | Niners Chemnitz |
6 | 3 | 3 | 499 | 469 | +30 | 9 | 73–83 | 87–94 | — | 93–62 | ||
| 4 | SCMU Craiova |
6 | 0 | 6 | 398 | 497 | −99 | 6 | 64–71 | 73–83 | 79–85 | — |
Group J
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | KAU | BUD | LEV | HHA | |
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| 1 | Karhu |
6 | 5 | 1 | 476 | 391 | +85 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 62–65 | 105–71 | 85–76 | |
| 2 | Budivelnyk |
6 | 3 | 3 | 431 | 452 | −21 | 9 | 65–72 | — | 72–82 | 81–79 | ||
| 3 | Patrioti Levice |
6 | 2 | 4 | 449 | 497 | −48 | 8 | 55–86 | 76–77 | — | 91–93 | ||
| 4 | Hapoel Haifa |
6 | 2 | 4 | 452 | 468 | −16 | 8 | 59–66 | 81–71 | 64–74 | — |
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | GAZ | KAL | CRA | HDB | |
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| 1 | Gaziantep |
6 | 6 | 0 | 546 | 449 | +97 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 77–62 | 105–87 | 93–72 | |
| 2 | Kalev/Cramo |
6 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 472 | −26 | 9 | 70–92 | — | 90–78 | 73–63 | ||
| 3 | Hakro Merlins Crailsheim |
6 | 2 | 4 | 527 | 552 | −25 | 8 | 95–97 | 76–79 | — | 89–84 | ||
| 4 | Heroes Den Bosch |
6 | 1 | 5 | 465 | 511 | −46 | 7 | 63–82 | 86–72 | 97–102 | — |
Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BRO | ANW | ORA | KER | |
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| 1 | Brose Bamberg |
6 | 4 | 2 | 506 | 477 | +29 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 73–69 | 80–82 | 89–58 | |
| 2 | Anwil Włocławek |
6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 430 | +60 | 10 | 86–90 | — | 74–66 | 92–63 | ||
| 3 | CSM Oradea |
6 | 3 | 3 | 484 | 478 | +6 | 9 | 95–84 | 73–91 | — | 93–72 | ||
| 4 | Keravnos |
6 | 1 | 5 | 422 | 517 | −95 | 7 | 87–90 | 65–78 | 77–75 | — |
Play-offs
The play-offs began on 6 March and concluded on 19 and 26 April 2023 with the 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals.
| Quarter-finals 6–8 & 14–15 March | Semi-finals 29 March & 5 April | Finals 19 & 26 April | ||||||||||||||
| Budivelnyk | 73 | 79 | 152 | |||||||||||||
| Cholet | 72 | 83 | 155 | |||||||||||||
| Cholet | 73 | 81 | 154 | |||||||||||||
| Kalev/Cramo | 80 | 59 | 139 | |||||||||||||
| Kalev/Cramo | 80 | 85 | 165 | |||||||||||||
| Brose Bamberg | 77 | 67 | 144 | |||||||||||||
| Cholet | 77 | 78 | 155 | |||||||||||||
| Anwil Włocławek | 81 | 80 | 161 | |||||||||||||
| FC Porto | 80 | 65 | 145 | |||||||||||||
| Karhu | 81 | 75 | 156 | |||||||||||||
| Karhu | 71 | 63 | 134 | |||||||||||||
| Anwil Włocławek | 90 | 67 | 157 | |||||||||||||
| Anwil Włocławek | 84 | 91 | 175 | |||||||||||||
| Gaziantep | 85 | 75 | 160 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 6–8 March, and the second legs were played on 14–15 March 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Budivelnyk |
152–155 | Cholet |
73–72 | 79–83 |
| FC Porto |
145–156 | Karhu |
80–81 | 65–75 |
| Anwil Włocławek |
175–160 | Gaziantep |
84–85 | 91–75 |
| Kalev/Cramo |
165–144 | Brose Bamberg |
80–77 | 85–67 |
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 29 March, and the second legs were played on 5 April 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Kalev/Cramo |
139–154 | Cholet |
80–73 | 59–81 |
| Anwil Włocławek |
157–134 | Karhu |
90–71 | 67–63 |
Finals
The first leg was played on 19 April, and the second leg was played on 26 April 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Anwil Włocławek |
161–155 | Cholet |
81–77 | 80–78 |
Individual awards
FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP
| Player | Team | Ref. |
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 Phil Greene | Anwil Włocławek | [6] |
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
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| 2022 | |||
October | Ousman Krubally | Keravnos | |
November |  Miha Lapornik | Patrioti Levice | |
December | Conner Frankamp | Gaziantep | |
| 2023 | |||
January |  Olivier Hanlan | Gaziantep | |
February | Codi Miller-McIntyre | Gaziantep | |
March | Artur Konontšuk | Kalev/Cramo | |