This page describes the qualifying rounds for the 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
The Qualifying Rounds consisted of two Final-Eight tournaments, held in Vilnius and Charleroi. The two winning teams advanced to the Euroleague Regular Season
Teams
edit| Country (League) | Teams | Teams (ranking in 2010–11 national championship) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 France (LNB Pro A) |
3 | Cholet (2) | Gravelines (3) | ASVELWC (4) |
 Turkey (TBL) |
2 | Galatasaray (2) | Banvit (3) | |
 Belgium (BLB) |
1 | Spirou Charleroi (1) | ||
 Croatia (A1 Liga) |
1 | CibonaWC (4) | ||
 Czech Republic (NBL) |
1 | ČEZ Nymburk (1) | ||
 (BBL) |
1 | Alba BerlinWC (2) | ||
 Greece (ESAKE A1) |
1 | PAOK (3) | ||
 Latvia (LBL) |
1 | VEF Rīga (1) | ||
 Lithuania (LKL) |
1 | Lietuvos rytas (2) | ||
 Montenegro (Opportunity Liga) |
1 | Budućnost (1) | ||
 Poland (PLK) |
1 | PGE TurówWC (2) | ||
 Russia (PBL) |
1 | Khimki (2) | ||
 Ukraine (SuperLeague) |
1 | DonetskWC (2) | ||
Draw
editThe draw was made on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Barcelona, Spain. The draw determined the qualifying-round matchups and regular-season groups for the Euroleague, as well as the qualifying rounds for the Eurocup and the regular-season for the EuroChallenge.[1]
Bracket
editBracket A
editGames in Bracket A were played at the Siemens Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania.
| First qualifying round 29–30 September | Second qualifying round 1 October | Third qualifying round 2 October | ||||||||||||
| ASVEL
| 80 | |||||||||||||
| Gravelines
| 72 | |||||||||||||
| ASVEL
| 83 | |||||||||||||
| Galatasaray
| 93 | |||||||||||||
| PAOK
| 64 | |||||||||||||
| Galatasaray
| 77 | |||||||||||||
| Galatasaray
| 71 | |||||||||||||
| Lietuvos rytas
| 63 | |||||||||||||
| Lietuvos rytas
| 83 | |||||||||||||
| Budućnost
| 64 | |||||||||||||
| Lietuvos rytas
| 88 | |||||||||||||
| Cibona
| 71 | |||||||||||||
| Cibona
| 77 | |||||||||||||
| Cholet
| 70 | |||||||||||||
Bracket B
editGames in Bracket B were played at the Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium.
| First qualifying round 29–30 September | Second qualifying round 1 October | Third qualifying round 2 October | ||||||||||||
| Alba Berlin
| 82 | |||||||||||||
| VEF Rīga
| 60 | |||||||||||||
| Alba Berlin
| 63 | |||||||||||||
| Belgacom Spirou
| 74 | |||||||||||||
| Belgacom Spirou
| 61 | |||||||||||||
| Donetsk
| 59 | |||||||||||||
| Belgacom Spirou
| 79 | |||||||||||||
| ČEZ Nymburk
| 53 | |||||||||||||
| Khimki
| 74 | |||||||||||||
| PGE Turów
| 67 | |||||||||||||
| Khimki
| 79 | |||||||||||||
| ČEZ Nymburk
| 86 | |||||||||||||
| ČEZ Nymburk
| 69 | |||||||||||||
| Banvit
| 57 | |||||||||||||
First qualifying round
editBracket A
editSeptember 29, 2011
17:00 CET |
| Cibona |
77–70 | Cholet |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 19–19, 20–16, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Barbour 16 Rebs: Suton 7 Asts: Barbour 3 |
Pts: Battle 23 Rebs: Falker 6 Asts: Causeur 6 | |
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 850 Referees: Jakub Zamojski (POL), Fernando Rocha (POR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT) |
September 29, 2011
19:45 CET |
| Lietuvos rytas |
83–64 | Budućnost |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–10, 16–17, 27–15 | ||
| Pts: Seibutis 17 Rebs: Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Rice 5 |
Pts: Vučević 18 Rebs: Vučević 6 Asts: Popović, Krstović 2 | |
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Petri Mantyla (FIN) |
September 30, 2011
17:00 CET |
| PAOK |
64–77 | Galatasaray |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 14–19, 19–26, 13–17 | ||
| Pts: Gorée 17 Rebs: Dikoudis 8 Asts: Wright 3 |
Pts: Gordon 21 Rebs: Aldemir 9 Asts: Açık 7 | |
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Fernando Rocha (POR), Moritz Reiter (GER) |
September 30, 2011
19:45 CET |
| ASVEL |
80–72 | Gravelines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 14–19, 27–19, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Goss 25 Rebs: Jackson 8 Asts: Goss 5 |
Pts: Three players 13 Rebs: Edwards 11 Asts: Three players 2 | |
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 450 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT), Seffi Shemmesh (ISR) |
Bracket B
editSeptember 29, 2011
18:00 CET |
| Alba Berlin |
82–60 | VEF Rīga |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 19–12, 21–13, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Staiger 15 Rebs: Simonović 9 Asts: Weaver 6 |
Pts: Janičenoks 12 Rebs: Cain 8 Asts: Janičenoks 3 | |
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Zdravko Rutesic (MNE) |
September 29, 2011
20:45 CET |
| Belgacom Spirou |
61–59 | Donetsk |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 11–14, 19–15, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Welsch 13 Rebs: Green 11 Asts: Mallet 5 |
Pts: Lee 13 Rebs: Radenović 8 Asts: Curry 3 | |
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU) |
September 30, 2011
18:00 CET |
| Khimki |
74–67 | PGE Turów |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 16–16, 27–16, 16–22 | ||
| Pts: Lončar 16 Rebs: Five players 5 Asts: Kelati 3 |
Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Wysocki 6 Asts: Moore 6 | |
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 850 Referees: Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Ioannis Foufis (GRE) |
September 30, 2011
20:45 CET |
| ČEZ Nymburk |
69–57 | Banvit |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 15–9, 19–19, 16–17 | ||
| Pts: Simmons, Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 11 Asts: Lawrence 4 |
Pts: Davis 15 Rebs: Bajramović 6 Asts: Erdoğan, Ermiş 2 | |
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Aleksandar Milojevik (MKD) |
Second qualifying round
editBracket A
editOctober 1, 2011
16:00 CET |
| Lietuvos rytas |
88–71 | Cibona |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 17–24, 28–17, 19–13 | ||
| Pts: Rice 19 Rebs: Roberts 9 Asts: Rice 7 |
Pts: Harper 14 Rebs: Suton, Harper 4 Asts: Five players 1 | |
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Olegs Latisevs (LAT), Moritz Reiter (GER) |
October 1, 2011
19:00 CET |
| Galatasaray |
93–83 | ASVEL |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-23, 24-28, 17-15, 24-17 | ||
| Pts: Lakovič 22 Rebs: Shipp 8 Asts: Açık 6 |
Pts: Westermann 18 Rebs: Armstrong 11 Asts: Lacombe 3 | |
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 450 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Jakub Zamojski (POL), Petri Mantyla (FIN) |
Bracket B
editOctober 1, 2011
17:00 CET |
| Belgacom Spirou |
74–63 | Alba Berlin |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 12–16, 17–14, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Broyles 15 Rebs: Riddick 7 Asts: Mallet 7 |
Pts: Allen 20 Rebs: Taylor 8 Asts: Schaffartzik 5 | |
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Sinisa Herceg (CRO), Ioannis Foufis (GRE) |
October 1, 2011
20:00 CET |
| ČEZ Nymburk |
86–79 | Khimki |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-5, 28-17, 9-28, 28-29 | ||
| Pts: Simmons 26 Rebs: Simmons 6 Asts: Lawrence 4 |
Pts: Lončar, Quinn 25 Rebs: Lončar 12 Asts: Kelati 5 | |
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Zdravko Rutesic (MNE) |
Third qualifying round
editBracket A
editOctober 2, 2011
18:00 CET |
| Lietuvos rytas |
63–71 | Galatasaray |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-13, 7-17, 12-22, 23-19 | ||
| Pts: Seibutis 15 Rebs: Roberts 9 Asts: Rice 4 |
Pts: Shumpert 14 Rebs: Shipp, Aldemir 6 Asts: Lakovič 5 | |
Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Attendance: 8,400 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Fernando Rocha (POR) |
Bracket B
editOctober 2, 2011
19:00 CET |
| Belgacom Spirou |
79–53 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-13, 19-8, 20-15, 25-17 | ||
| Pts: Hill 21 Rebs: Hill 12 Asts: Welsch 7 |
Pts: Lawrence 10 Rebs: Nečas 11 Asts: Lawrence 3 | |
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Sinisa Herceg (CRO) |