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.
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.
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
+ Qualified teams for 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup (by entry round)Regular season MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg ESSM Le Portel Cholet Löwen Braunschweig NHSZ Szolnoki Olajbányász Kutaisi 2010 PGE Spójnia Stargard Porto Caledonia Gladiators Anwil Włocławek Argeș Pitești PAOK mateco Bursaspor Yörsan Casademont Zaragoza Banco di Sardegna Sassari Tofaş Sabah Trepça Hubo Limburg United Windrose Giants Antwerp CSM CSU Oradea Balkan Rilski Sportist Patrioti Levice Petrolina AEK Larnaca Keravnos Norrköping Dolphins Pärnu Sadam Kalev/Cramo Fribourg Olympic Qualifying round Spirou Alba Fehérvár CSM Constanța Dinamo Zagreb Peja Prievidza Anorthosis Famagusta Neptūnas Surne Bilbao Basket JDA Bourgogne Dijon Visit Malta Starlites Naxxar Dnipro Maroussi Sporting CP
Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows. + Schedule for 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup 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.
It was the first time that basketball team from Malta will participate in international competition since the 1992–93 FIBA European Cup.
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.
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.
No team from Israel participated in the competition for the second season in-a-row.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
Ranking of second-placed teams
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
Group L
Group M
Group N
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.
Source: FIBA
Quarter-finals The first legs were held on 5 March, and the second legs on 12 March 2025.
Semi-finals The first legs were held on 26 March, and the second legs on 2 April 2025.
Finals The first leg was held on 16 April, and the second leg on 23 April 2025.
Individual awards Final MVP PlayerTeam Melwin Pantzar Surne Bilbao Basket
MVP of the Month MonthPlayerTeam 2024 October Bastien Vautier Cholet November Jeriah Horne Alba Fehérvár December Alex Pérez Tofaş 2025 January Toney Douglas Porto March Shavar Reynolds Jr. PAOK mateco
See also 2024–25 EuroLeague 2024–25 Basketball Champions League 2024–25 EuroCup Basketball
References
External links Official website