The 2019 EuroCup finals were the concluding games of the 2018–19 EuroCup season, the 17th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, the 11th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the third season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS. The first leg played at the Fuente de San Luis arena in Valencia, Spain, on 9 April 2019, the second leg played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, on 12 April 2019 and the third leg, if necessary, would be played again at the Fuente de San Luis arena in Valencia, Spain, on 15 April 2019, between Spanish side Valencia Basket and German side Alba Berlin.
It was the sixth Finals appearance in the competition for Valencia Basket and the second ever final appearance in EuroCup for Alba Berlin. Both teams met previously in the 2010 Finals played in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, and Valencia beat the Germans by 67–44.
Valencia Basket has won the series 2-1 and also achieved qualification to the 2019–20 EuroLeague.
Venues Valencia Berlin Fuente de San Luis Mercedes-Benz Arena Capacity: 9,000 Capacity: 14,500 Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away). Valencia BasketRound Alba Berlin 1st place (8–2) (Group C) Regular season 2nd place (7–3) (Group B) 1st place (6–0) (Group G) Top 16 1st place (5–1) (Group E)OpponentSeries1st leg2nd leg3rd legPlayoffsOpponentSeries1st leg2nd leg3rd leg Rytas 2–0 75–64 (H) 71–56 (A) Quarterfinals Unicaja 2–1 90–91 (H) 101–81 (A) 79–75 (H) UNICS 2–0 69–64 (H) 79–73 (A) Semifinals MoraBanc Andorra 2–0 102–97 (H) 87–81 (A)
First leg
Valencia StatisticsBoxscore Alba Berlin 23/36 (63.9%) 2-pt field goals 16/37 (43.2%) 9/26 (34.6%) 3-pt field goals 12/24 (50%) 16/20 (80%) Free throws 7/12 (58.3%) 16 Offensive rebounds 9 26 Defensive rebounds 15 42 Total rebounds 24 20 Assists 16 12 Turnovers 10 4 Steals 5 1 Blocks 1 16 Fouls 21
Second leg
Alba BerlinStatisticsBoxscore Valencia 22/42 (52.4%) 2-pt field goals 12/23 (52.2%) 8/27 (29.6%) 3-pt field goals 14/30 (46.7%) 27/32 (84.4%) Free throws 26/31 (83.9%) 15 Offensive rebounds 10 18 Defensive rebounds 25 33 Total rebounds 35 20 Assists 16 8 Turnovers 19 7 Steals 2 1 Blocks 0 30 Fouls 30
Third leg
Valencia StatisticsBoxscore Alba Berlin 19/35 (54.3%) 2-pt field goals 14/31 (45.2%) 13/25 (52%) 3-pt field goals 9/29 (31%) 12/19 (63.2%) Free throws 8/9 (88.9%) 7 Offensive rebounds 9 28 Defensive rebounds 25 35 Total rebounds 34 25 Assists 15 10 Turnovers 16 9 Steals 5 5 Blocks 5 19 Fouls 22
2018–19 EuroCup champions Valencia Basket(4th title)
Finals MVP Player Team Will Thomas Valencia Basket
See also 2019 EuroLeague Final Four 2019 Basketball Champions League Final Four 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
References
External links Official website