Euroleague Basketball
Basketball governing body in Europe
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2023 | CB Gran Canaria wins their first EuroCup title by defeating Turk Telekom in the Finals. |
2023 | A new logo was introduced, representing the latest visual identity of the competition. |
2021 | Rule change implemented where both EuroCup finalists qualify for the next season's EuroLeague, previously only the winner was entitled to the one-year licence. |
September 2016 | The competition was rebranded as EuroCup Basketball, marking another transition in its naming history. |
September 2016 | EuroCup Basketball introduces a new competition format starting with the 2016–17 season, implementing a Regular Season phase with 20 teams participating in a double round-robin format. |
July 7 2016 | Chipita and Euroleague Basketball announced a strategic sponsorship agreement, renaming the competition to 7DAYS EuroCup starting from the 2016-17 season. |
2015 | The competition contained 36 teams in the group stage, with 6 groups of 6 teams, including teams eliminated from EuroLeague qualification and directly qualified teams. |
2014 | EuroLeague clubs eliminated from Top 16 qualification began joining the EuroCup, with Finals decided by a double-legged series. |
April 2 2014 | Red Star Belgrade set another high attendance record of 22,736 spectators during a 63-52 win against UNICS Kazan at Kombank Arena in Belgrade. |
March 26 2014 | Red Star Belgrade achieved a record attendance of 24,232 spectators during a 79-70 victory over Budivelnyk Kyiv at Kombank Arena in Belgrade. |
2013 | The competition expanded to 48 teams in the Regular Season phase and introduced regional conferences (Eastern and Western) with six-team groups. The top three teams from each group would qualify for the Last 32 stage. |
2012 | The competition adopted a single-game final format, following double-legged semifinals and quarterfinals. |
August 2012 | EuroCup Basketball implemented new arena standards requiring all participating clubs to host home games in arenas with a minimum regular seating capacity of 2,500 and at least 200 VIP seats. |
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