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.
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Season | 2006–07 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 24 (competition proper) | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Real Madrid (1st title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | Charles Smith | ||||||||||||
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Teams of the 2006–07 ULEB Cup
editFormat
editThis 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe match was played as one game.
Regular season
editTop four places in each group advance to Top 16 |
Group Aedit
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Group Bedit
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Group Cedit
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Group Dedit
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Top 16
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lietuvos rytas | 147–139 | FMP | 78–67 | 69–72 |
UNICS | 139–153 | Real Madrid | 76–69 | 63–84 |
Final
editApril 10, Spiroudome, Charleroi
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Real Madrid | 87–75 | Lietuvos rytas |
2006–07 ULEB Cup Champions |
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Real Madrid 1st title |
Finals MVP
editRosters (top 2)
edit1. 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.