The 2006–07 ULEB Cup was the fifth season of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, the EuroCup. The second-tier level EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. It featured 24 basketball clubs, from 15 countries. Real Madrid defeated Lietuvos rytas in the final, by a score of 87–75, to lift the trophy.
Teams of the 2006–07 ULEB Cup
Country Teams Clubs Serbia 3 Hemofarm FMP Crvena zvezda Belgium 2 Telindus Oostende Dexia Mons-Hainaut France 2 Nancy Strasbourg Germany 2 Alba Berlin Brose Baskets Greece 2 PAOK AEK Italy 2 Montepaschi Siena Snaidero Udine Russia 2 Khimki UNICS Spain 2 Real Madrid Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas Bulgaria 1 Lukoil Academic Latvia 1 Ventspils Lithuania 1 Lietuvos rytas Netherlands 1 EiffelTowers EBBC Poland 1 Anwil Włocławek Turkey 1 Beşiktaş Cola Turka Israel 1 Hapoel Jerusalem
Format This season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 24 teams, divided into four groups of six. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages. The regular season began in October 2002.
Regular season
The 24 teams played a round-robin tournament competition (home and away). Four teams from each group advanced to the knock-out stage (quarter-finals).
Top 16
The winners from eighth-finals advanced to the quarterfinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.
Quarterfinals
The winners from quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.
Semifinals
The winners from semifinals advanced to the finals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.
Final
The match was played as one game.
Regular season + Key to colors Top four places in each group advance to Top 16
Group A TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. Lietuvos rytas 10 7 3 822 758 64 2. Nancy 10 7 3 844 764 80 3. Hemofarm 10 6 4 798 752 46 4. Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas 10 5 5 690 700 -10 5. Brose Baskets 10 3 7 693 772 -79 6. AEK 10 2 8 721 822 -101Group B TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. FMP 10 8 2 846 778 68 2. Ventspils 10 7 3 827 779 48 3. Strasbourg 10 5 5 775 767 8 4. Snaidero Udine 10 5 5 801 792 9 5. Anwil Włocławek 10 3 7 753 813 -60 6. Beşiktaş Cola Turka 10 2 8 726 799 -73
Group C TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. Montepaschi Siena 10 8 2 808 748 60 2. Khimki 10 5 5 866 835 31 3. Hapoel Jerusalem 10 5 5 821 796 25 4. Alba Berlin 10 4 6 759 770 -11 5. Lukoil Academic 10 4 6 724 783 -59 6. Telindus Oostende 10 4 6 741 787 -46Group D TeamPldWLPFPADiff 1. Real Madrid 10 7 3 827 710 117 2. UNICS 10 7 3 896 720 76 3. Crvena zvezda 10 7 3 835 806 29 4. PAOK 10 6 4 725 778 -53 5. EiffelTowers EBBC 10 2 8 823 870 -47 6. Dexia Mons-Hainaut 10 1 9 778 900 -122
Top 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final April 10, Spiroudome, Charleroi
2006–07 ULEB Cup Champions Real Madrid 1st title
Finals MVP Charles Smith (Real Madrid)
Rosters (top 2)
1. Real Madrid: Felipe Reyes, Charles Smith, Axel Hervelle, Louis Bullock, Álex Mumbrú, Raul Lopez, Blagota Sekulic, Kerem Tunçeri, Marko Tomas.
2. Lietuvos Rytas: Matt Nielsen, Joao Paulo Batista, Ivan Koljevic, Marijonas Petravičius, Artūras Jomantas, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Tomas Delininkaitis, Andrius Šležas, Roberts Štelmahers, Jānis Blūms, Kareem Lamar Rush, Mindaugas Lukauskis.
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