In all there are 40 teams from 21 countries, plus sixteen teams from the 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball first preliminary round and second preliminary round. The competition is jointly run by FIBA Europe .
Thirty-two teams will participate in the first round and sixteen in the second.
First qualifying round Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Prostějov 134–148 Zagreb 61–69 73–79 AMAK SP 148–145 Zlatorog Laško 70–76 78–69 CSU Asesoft 147–145 Spartak Saint Petersburg 79–76 68–69 U Mobitelco Cluj 132–163 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 60–86 72–77 Svendborg Rabbits 168–180 Široki 92–100 76–80 MBC Mykolaiv 138–151 Deutsche Bank Skyliners 68–75 70–76 Energy Invest Rustavi 160–200 Sumykhimprom 81–110 79–90 Spartak Pleven 153–176 Antalya BB 83–87 70–89 APOEL 113–135 JA Vichy 52–66 61–69 Sibiu 144–186 Banvit 67–74 77–112 Cedevita 150–157 Hyères-Toulon 92–82 58–75 Körmend 171–201 EiffelTowers Den Bosch 71–88 100–113 Donetsk 120–134 Proteas EKA AEL 65–65 55–79 Bakken Bears 119–164 Belgacom Liège 55–67 64–97
Second qualifying round Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg EiffelTowers Den Bosch 166–130 AMAK SP 94–66 72–64 Široki 155–164 Sumykhimprom 73–73 82–91 CSK VSS-Samara 149–136 Zagreb 80–60 69–76 Deutsche Bank Skyliners 127–125 Antalya BB 60–60 67–65 Hyères-Toulon 170–154 CSU Asesoft 103–77 67–77 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 150–120 Borac Nektar 76–46 74–74 Belgacom Liège 154–137 JA Vichy 74–67 80–70 Banvit 165–189 Proteas EKA AEL 93–100 72–89
Group A Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 Belgacom Liège 6 6 0 492 433 +59 Advance to top 16 2 Cajasol 6 3 3 480 405 +75 3 Ventspils 6 2 4 436 209 +227 4 Energa Czarni Słupsk 6 1 5 462 523 −61
Source: FIBA Europe
LIE CAJ VEN SLU LIE 69 -62 89 -84 89 -64 CAJ 78-79 98 -51 89 -75 VEN 54-73 78 -70 94 -88 SLU 91-93 53-83 91 -75
Group B Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 Ural Great 6 5 1 498 433 +65 Advance to top 16 2 Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 3 3 417 413 +4 3 Hyères-Toulon 6 3 3 478 485 −7 4 Keravnos 6 1 5 434 496 −62
Source: FIBA Europe
URA TBB HYE KER URA 82 -54 84 -76 85 -64 TBB 64-70 71 -61 78 -55 HYE 94 -83 72-86 87 -76 KER 81-94 73 -64 85-88
Group C Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 Cholet 6 6 0 485 410 +75 Advance to top 16 2 Lokomotiv Rostov 6 4 2 460 424 +36 3 Sumykhimprom 6 1 5 471 513 −42 4 Benetton Olympic 6 1 5 384 453 −69
Source: FIBA Europe
CHO LOK SUM BEN CHO 76 -72 100 -77 79 -52 LOK 65-66 99 -72 66 -65 SUM 81-82 84-89 90 -73 BEN 63-82 61-69 70 -67
Group D Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 Proteas EKA AEL 6 4 2 519 456 +63 Advance to top 16 2 EiffelTowers Den Bosch 6 4 2 501 480 +21 3 Šiauliai 6 4 2 484 497 −13 4 Allianz Swans Gmunden 6 0 6 428 499 −71
Source: FIBA Europe
AEL DEN ŠIA GMU AEL 95 -77 102 -76 86 -62 DEN 87 -76 96 -82 77 -70 ŠIA 77 -75 82 -80 89 -76 GMU 77-85 75-84 68-78
Group E Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 6 4 2 469 451 +18 Advance to top 16 2 EclipseJet MyGuide Amsterdam 6 3 3 435 447 −12 3 Hapoel Jerusalem 6 3 3 397 377 +20 4 Olympia Larissa 6 2 4 357 383 −26
Source: FIBA Europe
OLD AMS JER LAR OLD 78 -62 79 -70 76 -73 AMS 76 -73 73-74 68 -64 JER 81-88 81-83 20 -0* LAR 89 -75 77 -73 54-71
*Due to the war situation in Gaza Strip, Olympia refused to travel to Israel and Hapoel Jerusalim were declared winners by forfeit (20-0)
Group F Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 Dexia Mons-Hainaut 6 4 2 514 451 +63 Advance to top 16 2 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 6 4 2 483 447 +36 3 Zagreb 6 2 4 443 492 −49 4 Khimik 6 2 4 449 499 −50
Source: FIBA Europe
DEX GAL ZAG KHI DEX 91 -65 99 -69 82 -76 GAL 80 -68 87 -72 94 -51 ZAG 66-84 78-82 88 -78 KHI 95 -90 87 -75 62-70
Group G Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 Virtus Bologna 6 5 1 472 444 +28 Advance to top 16 2 CSK VSS-Samara 6 3 3 440 439 +1 3 Base Oostende 6 2 4 490 487 +3 4 Tartu Rock 6 2 4 451 483 −32
Source: FIBA Europe
VIR CSK OOS TAR VIR 75 -69 70 -69 95 -85 CSK 72 -70 86 -72 58-66 OOS 76-87 98 -75 87 -73 TAR 73-75 58-80 92 -82
Group H Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification 1 Triumph Lyubertsy 6 4 2 441 405 +36 Advance to top 16 2 Kyiv 6 4 2 440 393 +47 3 Deutsche Bank Skyliners 6 2 4 375 425 −50 4 Kalev/Cramo 6 2 4 431 464 −33
Source: FIBA Europe
TRI KYI DBS KAL TRI 67 -64 76 -58 75 -69 KYI 66 -65 78 -46 90 -75 DBS 77 -71 58-66 61 -57 KAL 81-87 82 -76 77 -75
The Final Four will be the last stage of EuroChallenge 2008–09 . The event will take place at the Futurshow Station, in Bologna.
Semi-finals Final
Cholet81
Triumph Lyubertsy78
Cholet75
Virtus Bologna77
Virtus Bologna83
Proteas EKA AEL69
Third place
Triumph Lyubertsy94
Proteas EKA AEL82