2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup
European basketball competition
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The 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup was the 10th season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA Europe.
24–27 September 2024
Competition proper:
8 October 2024–23 April 2025
Total: 44 (from 25 countries)
| FIBA Europe Cup | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2024–25 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | Qualifying: 24–27 September 2024 Competition proper: 8 October 2024–23 April 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Games played | 182 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | Competition proper: 40 (from 22 countries) Total: 44 (from 25 countries) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions |  Surne Bilbao Basket(1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up |  PAOK mateco | ||||||||||||
| Semi-finalists |  Cholet JDA Bourgogne Dijon | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Melwin Pantzar | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |||||||||||||
Team allocation
A total of 44 teams from 25 of the 50 FIBA Europe member associations participated in the 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup season, out of which 15 teams of the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds had opted in to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup as they do not reached the Basketball Champions League regular season, out of which a maximum of 18 could join the regular season.[1][2]
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
- CL QR: Transferred from Champions League qualifying rounds
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 19 July 2024 | 24 September 2024 | 26–27 September 2024 | |
| Regular season | Round 1 | 8–9 October 2024 | ||
| Round 2 | 15–16 October 2024 | |||
| Round 3 | 22–23 October 2024 | |||
| Round 4 | 29–30 October 2024 | |||
| Round 5 | 18 October, 5–6 November 2024 | |||
| Round 6 | 22 October, 12–13 November 2024 | |||
| Second round | Round 1 | 3–4 December 2024 | ||
| Round 2 | 10–12 December 2024 | |||
| Round 3 | 7–9 January 2025 | |||
| Round 4 | 14–15 January 2025 | |||
| Round 5 | 28–29 January 2025 | |||
| Round 6 | 4–5 February 2025 | |||
| Play-offs | Quarter-finals | 5 March 2025 | 12 March 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | 26 March 2025 | 2 April 2025 | ||
| Finals | 16 April 2025 | 23 April 2025 | ||
Qualifying round
The qualifying round took place from 24 to 27 September 2024 in two-legged ties in which the series winners advanced to the regular season. As clubs that have opted in from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds could qualify to the Basketball Champions League regular season, this led to three additional spots in the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup opening up to be filled by the best loser series in the qualifying round.[3]
It was the first time that basketball team from Malta will participate in international competition since the 1992–93 FIBA European Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDA Bourgogne Dijon | 200–141 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 95–84 | 105–57 |
Sporting CP  | 148–141 |  Spirou | 69–69 | 79–72 |
Alba Fehérvár  | 189–186 |  Prievidza | 85–102 | 104–84 |
Dnipro  | 142–153 |  CSM Constanța | 71–69 | 71–84 |
Anorthosis Famagusta  | 168–149 |  Visit Malta Starlites Naxxar | 81–74 | 87–75 |
Peja  | 156–204 | Maroussi | 75–98 | 81–106 |
| Surne Bilbao Basket | 169–125 |  Neptūnas | 74–66 | 95–59 |
Source: FIBA
Lucky losers
The additional spots were made available after SL Benfica, Aliaga Petkim and Telekom Baskets Bonn qualified for the Basketball Champions League. The three lucky losers were determined by the best loser series from the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying Round in accordance to Section D of the Official Basketball Rules.[2]
| Pos | Team | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prievidza |
186 | 189 | −3 | Advance to regular season |
| 2 | Spirou |
141 | 148 | −7 | |
| 3 | Dnipro |
142 | 153 | −11 | |
| 4 | Visit Malta Starlites Naxxar |
149 | 168 | −19 | |
| 5 | Neptūnas |
125 | 169 | −44 | |
| 6 | Peja |
156 | 204 | −48 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Zagreb |
141 | 200 | −59 |
Regular season
The regular season was played by 40 teams divided into 10 groups of four in which 15 teams received direct spots, 10 teams advanced from the qualifying round and 15 teams came from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds. It began on 8 October 2024 and concluded on 13 November 2024. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. And the end of the regular season, the top team from each regular season group plus the best six second-placed teams advanced to the second round, while the rest of the teams were eliminated after the regular season.[3]
No team from Israel participated in the competition for the second season in-a-row.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | TOF | BLB | AEK | KER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tofaş |
6 | 6 | 0 | 586 | 489 | +97 | 12 | Advance to second round | — | 102–90 | 99–81 | 93–61 | |
| 2 |  Löwen Braunschweig |
6 | 3 | 3 | 515 | 487 | +28 | 9 | 92–97 | — | 89–59 | 78–71 | ||
| 3 | Petrolina AEK Larnaca |
6 | 2 | 4 | 426 | 514 | −88 | 8 | 69–96 | 63–72 | — | 82–73 | ||
| 4 | Keravnos |
6 | 1 | 5 | 507 | 544 | −37 | 7 | 96–99 | 95–94 | 91–92 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ZAR | LEV | BUR | ANO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casademont Zaragoza |
6 | 5 | 1 | 542 | 491 | +51 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 92–71 | 106–84 | 92–77 | |
| 2 | Patrioti Levice |
6 | 4 | 2 | 514 | 487 | +27 | 10 | 96–80 | — | 63–78 | 100–68 | ||
| 3 | Bursaspor Yörsan |
6 | 3 | 3 | 513 | 504 | +9 | 9 | 87–89 | 97–101 | — | 86–79 | ||
| 4 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
6 | 0 | 6 | 438 | 525 | −87 | 6 | 76–83 | 72–83 | 66–81 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHO | FRI | ANT | CSM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cholet |
6 | 6 | 0 | 569 | 445 | +124 | 12 | Advance to second round | — | 90–75 | 90–77 | 106–63 | |
| 2 |  Fribourg Olympic |
6 | 4 | 2 | 554 | 479 | +75 | 10 | 81–85 | — | 102–84 | 103–76 | ||
| 3 | Windrose Giants Antwerp |
6 | 2 | 4 | 481 | 526 | −45 | 8 | 81–94 | 67–89 | — | 84–81 | ||
| 4 | CSM Constanța |
6 | 0 | 6 | 435 | 589 | −154 | 6 | 68–104 | 77–104 | 70–88 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SAS | ANW | SCP | DNI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
6 | 6 | 0 | 517 | 406 | +111 | 12 | Advance to second round | — | 69–66 | 88–71 | 94–62 | |
| 2 |  Anwil Włocławek |
6 | 4 | 2 | 553 | 435 | +118 | 10 | 83–86 | — | 93–63 | 114–71 | ||
| 3 | Sporting CP |
6 | 1 | 5 | 424 | 495 | −71 | 7 | 69–82 | 83–97 | — | 70–78 | ||
| 4 | Dnipro |
6 | 1 | 5 | 386 | 544 | −158 | 7 | 55–98 | 63–100 | 57–68 | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ORA | ARG | STA | PSD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSM CSU Oradea |
6 | 5 | 1 | 479 | 433 | +46 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 78–74 | 77–75 | 85–67 | |
| 2 | Argeș Pitești |
6 | 3 | 3 | 430 | 422 | +8 | 9 | 80–78 | — | 77–63 | 67–65 | ||
| 3 | PGE Spójnia Stargard |
6 | 3 | 3 | 440 | 424 | +16 | 9 | 65–77 | 65–62 | — | 83–59 | ||
| 4 |  Pärnu Sadam |
6 | 1 | 5 | 408 | 478 | −70 | 7 | 72–84 | 73–70 | 72–89 | — |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | KAL | ESS | ALB | RIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalev/Cramo |
6 | 5 | 1 | 503 | 436 | +67 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 66–63 | 95–89 | 88–76 | |
| 2 | ESSM Le Portel |
6 | 4 | 2 | 479 | 416 | +63 | 10 | 54–77 | — | 104–73 | 74–60 | ||
| 3 | Alba Fehérvár |
6 | 3 | 3 | 528 | 564 | −36 | 9 | 93–90 | 80–104 | — | 100–88 | ||
| 4 |  Rilski Sportist |
6 | 0 | 6 | 428 | 522 | −94 | 6 | 61–87 | 60–80 | 83–93 | — |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SBA | MAR | DOL | SAB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spirou |
6 | 5 | 1 | 499 | 476 | +23 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 79–69 | 93–86 | 82–81 | |
| 2 | Maroussi |
6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 444 | +46 | 10 | 87–70 | — | 99–80 | 82–71 | ||
| 3 |  Norrköping Dolphins |
6 | 2 | 4 | 474 | 513 | −39 | 8 | 85–97 | 74–71 | — | 73–83 | ||
| 4 |  Sabah |
6 | 1 | 5 | 443 | 473 | −30 | 7 | 68–78 | 70–82 | 70–74 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | LUD | JDA | GLA | TRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
6 | 5 | 1 | 487 | 404 | +83 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 80–77 | 86–62 | 87–54 | |
| 2 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon |
6 | 4 | 2 | 557 | 446 | +111 | 10 | 81–93 | — | 102–62 | 118–73 | ||
| 3 |  Caledonia Gladiators |
6 | 3 | 3 | 351 | 425 | −74 | 9 | 73–71 | 54–90 | — | 20–0 | ||
| 4 | Trepça |
6 | 0 | 6 | 344 | 464 | −120 | 6 | 57–70 | 84–89 | 76–80 | — |
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FCP | PAO | HLU | SZO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto |
6 | 5 | 1 | 497 | 429 | +68 | 11 | Advance to second round | — | 99–64 | 80–61 | 77–68 | |
| 2 | PAOK mateco |
6 | 5 | 1 | 495 | 450 | +45 | 11 | 89–70 | — | 94–76 | 82–66 | ||
| 3 | Hubo Limburg United |
6 | 2 | 4 | 460 | 500 | −40 | 8 | 76–83 | 70–74 | — | 77–74 | ||
| 4 | NHSZ Szolnoki Olajbányász |
6 | 0 | 6 | 443 | 516 | −73 | 6 | 71–88 | 69–92 | 95–100 | — |
Group J
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BIL | BCP | KUT | BAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surne Bilbao Basket |
6 | 6 | 0 | 538 | 364 | +174 | 12 | Advance to second round | — | 87–66 | 91–63 | 95–55 | |
| 2 | Prievidza |
6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 473 | +11 | 10 | 61–84 | — | 77–69 | 83–59 | ||
| 3 |  Kutaisi 2010 |
6 | 2 | 4 | 472 | 534 | −62 | 8 | 57–88 | 104–108 | — | 93–92 | ||
| 4 | Balkan |
6 | 0 | 6 | 416 | 539 | −123 | 6 | 62–93 | 70–89 | 78–86 | — |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | PAOK mateco |
6 | 5 | 1 | 495 | 450 | +45 | 11 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | D | Anwil Włocławek |
6 | 4 | 2 | 553 | 435 | +118 | 10 | |
| 3 | H | JDA Bourgogne Dijon |
6 | 4 | 2 | 557 | 446 | +111 | 10 | |
| 4 | C | Fribourg Olympic |
6 | 4 | 2 | 554 | 479 | +75 | 10 | |
| 5 | F | ESSM Le Portel |
6 | 4 | 2 | 479 | 416 | +63 | 10 | |
| 6 | G | Maroussi |
6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 444 | +46 | 10 | |
| 7 | B | Patrioti Levice |
6 | 4 | 2 | 514 | 487 | +27 | 10 | |
| 8 | J | Prievidza |
6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 473 | +11 | 10 | |
| 9 | A | Löwen Braunschweig |
6 | 3 | 3 | 515 | 487 | +28 | 9 | |
| 10 | E | Argeș Pitești |
6 | 3 | 3 | 430 | 422 | +8 | 9 |
Second round
It began on 3 December 2024 and concluded on 5 February 2025. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. And the end of the second round, the top two teams from each regular season group advanced to the quarter-finals, while the rest of the teams were eliminated after the regular season.
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | TOF | ZAR | FCP | MAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tofaş |
6 | 4 | 2 | 513 | 510 | +3 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 83–97 | 82–90 | 96–83 | |
| 2 | Casademont Zaragoza |
6 | 3 | 3 | 512 | 491 | +21 | 9 | 79–80 | — | 86–70 | 80–68 | ||
| 3 | Porto |
6 | 3 | 3 | 494 | 496 | −2 | 9 | 87–95 | 86–75 | — | 80–76 | ||
| 4 | Maroussi |
6 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 509 | −22 | 8 | 74–77 | 104–95 | 82–81 | — |
Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHO | BIL | ESS | SAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cholet |
6 | 5 | 1 | 507 | 457 | +50 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 82–75 | 85–82 | 82–70 | |
| 2 | Surne Bilbao Basket |
6 | 5 | 1 | 490 | 458 | +32 | 11 | 95–88 | — | 74–65 | 77–60 | ||
| 3 | ESSM Le Portel |
6 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 493 | −59 | 7 | 60–92 | 74–78 | — | 83–76 | ||
| 4 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
6 | 1 | 5 | 458 | 481 | −23 | 7 | 75–78 | 89–91 | 88–70 | — |
Group M
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | PAO | JDA | ORA | KAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK mateco |
6 | 4 | 2 | 501 | 485 | +16 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 95–81 | 73–68 | 87–85 | |
| 2 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon |
6 | 4 | 2 | 514 | 535 | −21 | 10 | 97–93 | — | 87–86 | 96–93 | ||
| 3 | CSM CSU Oradea |
6 | 3 | 3 | 505 | 460 | +45 | 9 | 83–74 | 98–77 | — | 76–83 | ||
| 4 | Kalev/Cramo |
6 | 1 | 5 | 468 | 508 | −40 | 7 | 71–79 | 70–76 | 66–94 | — |
Group N
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | LUD | FRI | SBA | ANW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
6 | 6 | 0 | 511 | 420 | +91 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 82–58 | 95–67 | 86–81 | |
| 2 | Fribourg Olympic |
6 | 3 | 3 | 497 | 488 | +9 | 9 | 73–78 | — | 95–87 | 107–101 | ||
| 3 | Spirou |
6 | 2 | 4 | 451 | 525 | −74 | 8 | 57–78 | 62–92 | — | 87–83 | ||
| 4 | Anwil Włocławek |
6 | 1 | 5 | 509 | 535 | −26 | 7 | 84–92 | 78–72 | 82–91 | — |
Play-offs
The play-offs began on 5 March and concluded on 23 April 2025 with the finals. In the play-offs, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cholet
| 83 | 90 | 173 | |||||||||||||||||
| Casademont Zaragoza
| 83 | 71 | 154 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cholet
| 89 | 88 | 177 | |||||||||||||||||
| PAOK mateco
| 88 | 90 | 178 | |||||||||||||||||
| PAOK mateco
| 62 | 82 | 144 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fribourg Olympic
| 62 | 76 | 138 | |||||||||||||||||
| PAOK mateco
| 65 | 84 | 149 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surne Bilbao Basket
| 72 | 82 | 154 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tofaş
| 72 | 102 | 174 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surne Bilbao Basket
| 84 | 93 | 177 | |||||||||||||||||
| Surne Bilbao Basket
| 58 | 97 | 155 | |||||||||||||||||
| JDA Bourgogne Dijon
| 77 | 68 | 145 | |||||||||||||||||
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
| 75 | 72 | 147 | |||||||||||||||||
| JDA Bourgogne Dijon
| 88 | 83 | 171 | |||||||||||||||||
Source: FIBA
Quarter-finals
The first legs were held on 5 March, and the second legs on 12 March 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofaş | 174–177 | Surne Bilbao Basket | 72–84 | 102–93 |
| Cholet | 173–154 | Casademont Zaragoza | 83–83 | 90–71 |
| PAOK mateco | 144–138 | Fribourg Olympic | 62–62 | 82–76 |
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 147–171 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon | 75–88 | 72–83 |
Semi-finals
The first legs were held on 26 March, and the second legs on 2 April 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surne Bilbao Basket | 155–145 | JDA Bourgogne Dijon | 58–77 | 97–68 |
| Cholet | 177–178 | PAOK mateco | 89–88 | 88–90 |
Finals
The first leg was held on 16 April, and the second leg on 23 April 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK mateco | 149–154 | Surne Bilbao Basket | 65–72 | 84–82 |
Individual awards
Final MVP
| Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Melwin Pantzar | Surne Bilbao Basket | [4] |
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| October | Bastien Vautier | Cholet | [5] |
| November |  Jeriah Horne | Alba Fehérvár | [6] |
| December |  Alex Pérez | Tofaş | [7] |
| 2025 | |||
| January | Toney Douglas | Porto | [8] |
| March | Shavar Reynolds Jr. | PAOK mateco | [9] |