# 2006–07 ULEB Cup

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 | Clubs | 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 Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Lietuvos rytas 107382275864 2. Nancy 107384476480 3. Hemofarm 106479875246 4. Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas 1055690700-10 5. Brose Baskets 1037693772-79 6. AEK 1028721822-101 Main article: 2006–07 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group A | Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. FMP 108284677868 2. Ventspils 107382777948 3. Strasbourg 10557757678 4. Snaidero Udine 10558017929 5. Anwil Włocławek 1037753813-60 6. Beşiktaş Cola Turka 1028726799-73 Main article: 2006–07 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group B |
| Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Montepaschi Siena 108280874860 2. Khimki 105586683531 3. Hapoel Jerusalem 105582179625 4. Alba Berlin 1046759770-11 5. Lukoil Academic 1046724783-59 6. Telindus Oostende 1046741787-46 | Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Real Madrid 1073827710117 2. UNICS 107389672076 3. Crvena zvezda 107383580629 4. PAOK 1064725778-53 5. EiffelTowers EBBC 1028823870-47 6. Dexia Mons-Hainaut 1019778900-122 |

## Top 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas | 148–158 | FMP | 84–88 | 64–70 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 161–135 | Ventspils | 88–73 | 73–62 |
| Strasbourg | 175–160 | Nancy | 89–86 | 86–74 |
| Snaidero Udine | 135–137 | Lietuvos rytas | 75–72 | 60–65 |
| Alba Berlin | 122–147 | Real Madrid | 65–74 | 57–73 |
| Crvena zvezda | 182–153 | Khimki | 89–77 | 93–76 |
| Hemofarm | 137–185 | UNICS | 73–90 | 64–95 |
| PAOK | 139–159 | Montepaschi Siena | 62–79 | 77–80 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 158–167 | FMP | 88–79 | 70–88 |
| Strasbourg | 139–142 | Lietuvos rytas | 83–70 | 56–72 |
| Crvena zvezda | 150–162 | Real Madrid | 72–83 | 78–79 |
| UNICS | 180–149 | Montepaschi Siena | 83–53 | 97–96 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lietuvos rytas | 147–139 | FMP | 78–67 | 69–72 |
| UNICS | 139–153 | Real Madrid | 76–69 | 63–84 |

## Final

April 10, Spiroudome, Charleroi
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Real Madrid | 87–75 | Lietuvos rytas |
* 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.