# FIBA EuroChallenge

FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run by FIBA Europe. It is not to be confused with the FIBA EuroCup Challenge – the defunct 4th-tier competition, which was also organized and run by FIBA Europe, played between 2002–03 and 2006–07. In 2015, FIBA dissolved the EuroChallenge, in order to start the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and FIBA Europe Cup (FEC), in order to extend opportunities outside the competitions organized by the Euroleague Basketball.

## History

The competition was created in 2003, following the defections of most of the top European basketball teams from the former FIBA SuproLeague, which heralded the formation of the new version of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, under the umbrella of Euroleague Basketball. FIBA was aiming to create a competition similar to the former Suproleague to rival the Euroleague. From the 2004–05 season and after FIBA sanctioned the Euroleague and the ULEB Cup, the EuroChallenge was considered to be the 3rd strongest international professional basketball competition for men's clubs in Europe, after both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the EuroCup (both of which fall under the supervision of Euroleague Basketball). Though, during the first two seasons of the competition's coexistence with the EuroCup, the EuroChallenge (under the name FIBA Europe League) was favored by Italian, Russian and Greek teams, making both competitions quite comparable in strength.
Since the 2007-08 and following am agreement between ULEB and FIBA the two EuroChallenge finalists were promoted to the next season's 2nd tier level, the EuroCup competition.
In 2015, FIBA Europe dissolved the EuroChallenge, to start a new self-anointed second-tier competition, called the Basketball Champions League (BCL), in an attempt to compete with the EuroCup.

## Final Fours

| Year | Final | Final | Final | Semifinalists | Semifinalists | Semifinalists |
| Year | Champion | Score | Second place | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 2003–04 Details | UNICS | 87–63 | Maroussi TIM | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 112–104 | Ural Great Perm |
| 2004–05 Details | Dynamo Saint Petersburg | 85–74 | Kyiv | Khimki | 86–79 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2005–06 Details | DKV Joventut | 88–63 | Khimki | Kyiv | 83–81 | Dynamo Saint Petersburg |
| 2006–07 Details | Akasvayu Girona | 79–72 | Azovmash | VidiVici Bologna | 82–60 | MMT Estudiantes |
| 2007–08 Details | Barons LMT | 63–62 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | Proteas EKA AEL | 79–70 | Tartu Ülikool Rock |
| 2008–09 Details | Virtus BolognaFiere | 77–75 | Cholet | Triumph Lyubertsy | 94–82 | Proteas EKA AEL |
| 2009–10 Details | Göttingen | 83–75 | Krasnye Krylia | Chorale Roanne | 86–80 | Scavolini Spar Pesaro |
| 2010–11 Details | Krka | 83–77 | Lokomotiv Kuban | Telenet Oostende | 94–92 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| 2011–12 Details | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 91–86 | Élan Chalon | Triumph Lyubertsy | 94–87 | Szolnoki Olaj |
| 2012–13 Details | Krasnye Krylia | 77–76 | Pinar Karşıyaka | EWE Baskets | 84–76 | Gravelines |
| 2013–14 Details | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 79–65 | Triumph Lyubertsy | Gaziantep Royal Halı | 87–75 (OT) | Szolnoki Olaj |
| 2014–15 Details | JSF Nanterre | 64–63 | Trabzonspor Medical Park | Energia Târgu Jiu | 83–80 | Fraport Skyliners |

## Finals/Final Four MVP award winners (2004–2015)

| Season | MVP |
| 2003–04 | Martin Müürsepp |
| 2004–05 | Kelly McCarty |
| 2005–06 | Rudy Fernández |
| 2006–07 | Ariel McDonald |
| 2007–08 | Giedrius Gustas |
| 2008–09 | Keith Langford |
| 2009–10 | Taylor Rochestie |
| 2010–11 | Goran Ikonić |
| 2011–12 | Pops Mensah-Bonsu |
| 2012–13 | Tre Simmons |
| 2013–14 | Andrea Cinciarini |
| 2014–15 | Jamal Shuler |

## Records and statistics
### Performances by club

Performance in the FIBA EuroChallenge by club :
| Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| Krasnye Krylia Samara | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2010 |
| Nanterre | 1 | 0 | 2015 | – |
| Pallacanestro Reggiana | 1 | 0 | 2014 | – |
| Beşiktaş | 1 | 0 | 2012 | – |
| Krka Novo mesto | 1 | 0 | 2011 | – |
| BG Göttingen | 1 | 0 | 2010 | – |
| Virtus Bologna | 1 | 0 | 2009 | – |
| Barons LMT | 1 | 0 | 2008 | – |
| Girona | 1 | 0 | 2007 | – |
| Joventut Badalona | 1 | 0 | 2006 | – |
| Dyanmo Saint Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 2005 | – |
| UNICS Kazan | 1 | 0 | 2004 | – |
| Maroussi | 0 | 1 | – | 2004 |
| Kyiv | 0 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| Khimki | 0 | 1 | – | 2006 |
| Azovmash | 0 | 1 | – | 2007 |
| Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 0 | 1 | – | 2008 |
| Cholet | 0 | 1 | – | 2009 |
| Lokomotiv Kuban | 0 | 1 | – | 2011 |
| Élan Chalon | 0 | 1 | – | 2012 |
| Pınar Karşıyaka | 0 | 1 | – | 2013 |
| Triumph Lyubertsy | 0 | 1 | – | 2014 |
| Trabzonspor | 0 | 1 | – | 2015 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | | |

### Performances by country

Performance in the FIBA EuroChallenge by country :
| Country | Won | Runner-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
| Russia | 3 | 4 | Krasnye Krylia Samara (1), BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg (1), UNICS Kazan (1) | Krasnye Krylia Samara (1), Lokomotiv Kuban (1), BC Khimki (1), Triumph Lyubertsy (1) |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | Virtus Bologna (1), Pallacanestro Reggiana (1) | – |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | CB Girona (1), Joventut Badalona (1) | – |
| France | 1 | 2 | JSF Nanterre (1) | Élan Chalon (1), Cholet Basket (1) |
| Turkey | 1 | 2 | Beşiktaş (1) | Pınar Karşıyaka (1), Trabzonspor (1) |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | BG Göttingen (1) | – |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | Barons LMT (1) | – |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | KK Krka (1) | – |
| Ukraine | 0 | 2 | – | BC Kyiv (1), BC Azovmash (1) |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | – | Maroussi B.C. (1) |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | – | Dexia Mons-Hainaut (1) |
| Total | 12 | 12 | | |