2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup

FIBA Europe Cup
Season2023–24
DatesQualifying:
2–5 October 2023
Competition proper:
18 October 2023–24 April 2024
Number of teams32 (regular season)
45 (all rounds)
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup is the 9th season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA Europe.

The number of teams was increased this season, from 32 teams to 40 teams.

Team allocation

A total of 55 teams from 21 of the 50 FIBA Europe member associations are set to participate in the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup season. On July 20, 2023, FIBA Europe confirmed the teams that will take part of the competition.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: FIBA Europe Cup title holders):

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CL QR: Transferred from Champions League qualifying rounds
Qualified teams for 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup (by entry round)
Regular season
Happy Casa Brindisi (CL QR) Ironi Ness Ziona (CL QR) Monbus Obradoiro (CL QR) Niners Chemnitz (8th)
Itelyium Varese (CL QR) Peja (CL QR) Norrköping Dolphins (CL QR) Arconic Alba Fehérvár (2nd)
Telenet Giants Antwerp (CL QR) CBet Jonava (CL QR) Fribourg Olympic (CL QR) Hapoel Galil Elyon (5th)
AEK Larnaca (CL QR) Mornar Barsko zlato (CL QR) Caledonia Gladiators (CL QR) ZZ Leiden (1st)
Bakken Bears (CL QR) Heroes Den Bosch (CL QR) PGE Spójnia Stargard (5th) Sporting CP (2nd)
Kalev/Cramo (CL QR) Legia Warsaw (CL QR) Anwil Włocłavek (7th)TH BC CSU Sibiu (3rd)
Karhu (CL QR) CSM Oradea (CL QR) Balkan (1st) Surne Bilbao Basket (12th)
TSU Tbilisi (CL QR) FMP Meridian (CL QR) ERA Nymburk (3rd) Bahçeşehir Koleji (9th)
Göttingen (CL QR) Patrioti Levice (CL QR) Gravelines Dunkerque (10th)
Qualifying tournaments
Keravnos (2nd) Sabah (1st) Egis Körmend (3rd) FC Porto (3rd)
Anorthosis Famagusta (4th) Chernomorets (2nd) Tindastóll (1st) Rapid București (4th)
Rabotnički (4th) KVIS Pardubice (4th) Bnei Herzliya (7th) Casademont Zaragoza (13th)
Feniks 2010 (7th) Pärnu Sadam (3rd) Trepça (2nd) Manisa BB (11th)
Borås Basket (2nd) Kataja (3rd) Nevėžis Optibet (8th)
Jämtland (3rd) Rostock Seawolves (9th) Donar (2nd)
  1. NOTE: Bnei Herzliya, Hapoel Galil Elyon, and Ironi Ness Ziona had all qualified for the regular season, but all withdrew due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.

Opt-in teams

On August 2, 2023, FIBA Europe confirmed the teams of the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds had opted in to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup in case they do not reach the Basketball Champions League regular season, out of which a maximum of 20 will join the regular season. The following teams had opted in:

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.

Schedule for 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying tournaments 8 August 2023 2–5 October 2023
Regular season Round 1 18 October 2023
Round 2 25 October 2023
Round 3 1 November 2023
Round 4 8 November 2023
Round 5 15 November 2023
Round 6 22 November 2023
Second round Round 1 6 December 2023
Round 2 13 December 2023
Round 3 10 January 2024
Round 4 24 January 2024
Round 5 31 January 2024
Round 6 7 February 2024
Play-offs Quarter-finals 6 March 2024 13 March 2024
Semi-finals 27 March 2024 3 April 2024
Finals 17 April 2024 24 April 2024

Qualifying tournaments

The qualifying tournaments will take place from 2 to 5 October 2023 with six tournaments consisting of three teams, while one tournament will feature four teams. The winner of each tournament will advance to the regular season, which has been expanded for the 2023–24 season to feature 40 clubs split across 10 groups of four. As clubs that have opted in from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds could qualify to the Basketball Champions League regular season, this may lead to additional spots in the regular season of the FIBA Europe Cup opening up to be filled by the best ranked runners-up in the qualifying tournaments.

Qualifying tournament A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SAB RAP DON RAB
1 Sabah 3 3 0 248 224 +24 6 Advance to regular season — — — 83–81
2 Rapid București 3 2 1 227 212 +15 5 71–90 — 69–65 —
3 Donar 3 1 2 202 206 −4 4 72–75 — — 65–62
4 Rabotnički (H) 3 0 3 200 235 −35 3 — 57–87 — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Qualifying tournament B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MBB POR NEV
1 Manisa BB (H) 2 2 0 178 158 +20 4 Advance to regular season — 80–70 —
2 FC Porto 2 1 1 170 164 +6 3 — — 100–84
3 Nevėžis Optibet 2 0 2 172 198 −26 2 88–98 — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Qualifying tournament C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TRE TIN PÄR
1 Trepça 2 2 0 154 136 +18 4 Advance to regular season — — 77–67
2 Tindastóll 2 1 1 138 139 −1 3 69–77 — —
3 Pärnu Sadam (H) 2 0 2 129 146 −17 2 — 62–69 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Qualifying tournament D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KAT BOR CHE
1 Kataja (H) 2 1 1 167 163 +4 3 Advance to regular season — 71–78 —
2 Borås Basket 2 1 1 183 180 +3 3 — — 105–109
3 Chernomorets 2 1 1 194 201 −7 3 85–96 — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Qualifying tournament E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ROS KER FEN
1 Rostock Seawolves 2 2 0 194 146 +48 4 Advance to regular season — 93–74 —
2 Keravnos (H) 2 1 1 181 153 +28 3 — — 107–60
3 Feniks 2010 2 0 2 132 208 −76 2 72–101 — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Qualifying tournament F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BNH KÖR ANO
1 Bnei Herzliya 2 2 0 184 151 +33 4 Advance to regular season — 97–88 —
2 Egis Körmend (H) 2 1 1 179 184 −5 3 — — 91–87
3 Anorthosis Famagusta 2 0 2 150 178 −28 2 63–87 — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Qualifying tournament G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CAZ JÄM PAR
1 Casademont Zaragoza 2 2 0 175 153 +22 4 Advance to regular season — — 94–88
2 Jämtland (H) 2 1 1 142 157 −15 3 65–81 — —
3 KVIS Pardubice 2 0 2 164 171 −7 2 — 76–77 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Lucky losers

The additional spots were made available after French clubs Cholet Basket and SIG Strasbourg both qualified for the Basketball Champions League. The two lucky losers will be determined by the best ranked second-placed clubs from the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying Tournaments in accordance to Section D of the Official Basketball Rules.

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 E Keravnos 2 1 1 181 153 +28 3 Advance to regular season
2 B FC Porto 2 1 1 170 164 +6 3
3 D Borås Basket 2 1 1 183 180 +3 3
4 C Tindastóll 2 1 1 138 139 −1 3
5 F Egis Körmend 2 1 1 179 184 −5 3
6 G Jämtland 2 1 1 142 157 −15 3
7 A Rapid București 2 1 1 140 155 −15 3
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Regular season

The regular season was expanded with eight teams, from 32 to 40, which will be divided in 10 groups of four.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAL SPO ALB BNH
1 Balkan 4 3 1 326 317 +9 7 Advance to second round — 81–70 85–79 —
2 Sporting CP 4 2 2 345 338 +7 6 90–72 — 83–79 —
3 Arconic Alba Fehérvár 4 1 3 342 358 −16 5 78–88 106–102 — —
4 Bnei Herzliya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawal — — — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SBB ANW CAL SIB
1 Surne Bilbao Basket 6 6 0 505 399 +106 12 Advance to second round — 76–71 106–58 89–64
2 Anwil Włocłavek 6 3 3 469 409 +60 9 79–83 — 93–72 84–71
3 Caledonia Gladiators 6 3 3 431 475 −44 9 59–78 66–63 — 96–67
4 ABC Sibiu 6 0 6 379 501 −122 6 68–73 41–79 68–80 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification JSK ROS AEK KAU
1 CBet Jonava 6 4 2 542 504 +38 10 Advance to second round — 84–65 80–87 98–94
2 Rostock Seawolves 6 4 2 504 473 +31 10 86–81 — 86–73 93–65
3 AEK Larnaca 6 3 3 473 492 −19 9 84–95 78–76 — 66–75
4 Karhu 6 1 5 494 544 −50 7 88–104 92–98 80–85 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAH NYM SAB MOR
1 Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 5 1 547 464 +83 11 Advance to second round — 88–89 99–80 103–68
2 ERA Nymburk 6 5 1 547 472 +75 11 91–96 — 95–61 78–62
3 Sabah 6 1 5 451 528 −77 7 65–83 89–97 — 81–74
4 Mornar Barsko zlato 6 1 5 431 512 −81 7 71–78 76–97 80–75 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MBB POR BAK NOR
1 Manisa BB 6 5 1 478 435 +43 11 Advance to second round — 75–66 85–80 79–52
2 FC Porto 6 4 2 501 468 +33 10 84–67 — 89–78 84–64
3 Bakken Bears 6 2 4 505 512 −7 8 76–82 113–99 — 69–75
4 Norrköping Dolphins 6 1 5 421 490 −69 7 77–90 71–79 82–89 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CAZ KAL BRI INZ
1 Casademont Zaragoza 4 3 1 331 309 +22 7 Advance to second round — 71–78 91–72 —
2 Kalev/Cramo 4 2 2 295 301 −6 6 72–78 — 76–70 —
3 Happy Casa Brindisi 4 1 3 311 327 −16 5 87–91 82–69 — —
4 Ironi Ness Ziona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawal — — — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LEI GRA TRE HGE
1 ZZ Leiden 4 3 1 287 273 +14 7 Advance to second round — 77–69 80–76 —
2 Gravelines Dunkerque 4 2 2 294 248 +46 6 74–46 — 83–49 —
3 Trepça 4 1 3 255 315 −60 5 54–84 76–68 — —
4 Hapoel Galil Elyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawal — — — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CHE SPÓ PEJ HDB
1 Niners Chemnitz 6 6 0 543 403 +140 12 Advance to second round — 97–75 98–72 88–61
2 PGE Spójnia Stargard 6 3 3 476 505 −29 9 66–84 — 79–83 73–65
3 Peja 6 2 4 495 560 −65 8 63–99 87–91 — 99–84
4 Heroes Den Bosch 6 1 5 474 520 −46 7 66–77 89–92 109–91 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group I

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GÖT VAR KER TBI
1 Göttingen 6 5 1 559 494 +65 11 Advance to second round — 104–109 90–71 86–81
2 Itelyum Varese 6 5 1 583 529 +54 11 79–91 — 97–90 109–83
3 Keravnos 6 1 5 454 526 −72 7 69–102 80–95 — 84–79
4 TSU Tbilisi 6 1 5 472 519 −47 7 85–86 81–94 63–60 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group J

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LEG ORA LEV KAT
1 Legia Warsaw 6 5 1 498 459 +39 11 Advance to second round — 90–79 74–63 85–62
2 CSM Oradea 6 4 2 537 487 +50 10 93–74 — 91–93 105–92
3 Patrioti Levice 6 2 4 449 480 −31 8 77–86 65–82 — 68–55
4 Kataja 6 1 5 459 517 −58 7 85–89 73–87 92–83 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 D ERA Nymburk 4 3 1 372 334 +38 7 Advance to second round
2 I Itelyum Varese 4 3 1 380 365 +15 7
3 G Gravelines Dunkerque 4 2 2 294 248 +46 6
4 J CSM Oradea 4 2 2 345 322 +23 6
5 A Sporting CP 4 2 2 345 338 +7 6
6 E FC Porto 4 2 2 338 333 +5 6
7 C Rostock Seawolves 4 2 2 313 316 −3 6
8 F Kalev/Cramo 4 2 2 295 301 −6 6
9 B Anwil Włocłavek 4 1 3 306 297 +9 5
10 H PGE Spójnia Stargard 4 1 3 311 351 −40 5
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Second round

Group K

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SBB POR GÖT BAL
1 Surne Bilbao Basket (Q) 5 4 1 414 375 +39 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 90–86 75–73
2 FC Porto 5 3 2 425 389 +36 8 72–75 — 92–80
3 Göttingen 5 3 2 413 387 +26 8 82–80 81–87 — 76–70
4 Balkan (E) 5 0 5 350 451 −101 5 62–94 63–88 75–101 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2024. Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group L

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAH LEG SPO JSK
1 Bahçeşehir Koleji (Q) 5 5 0 449 377 +72 10 Advance to quarter-finals — 100–90 99–87
2 Legia Warsaw 5 3 2 461 410 +51 8 66–77 — 93–84 111–72
3 Sporting CP 5 2 3 432 443 −11 7 67–82 — 103–88
4 CBet Jonava (E) 5 0 5 385 497 −112 5 67–91 77–101 81–91 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2024. Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group M

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification NYM CAZ GRA MBB
1 ERA Nymburk (Q) 5 4 1 374 320 +54 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 70–64 72–57 84–62
2 Casademont Zaragoza (Q) 5 3 2 384 374 +10 8 82–79 — 101–90
3 Gravelines Dunkerque (E) 5 2 3 368 389 −21 7 70–69 — 73–80
4 Manisa BB (E) 5 1 4 329 372 −43 6 55–69 65–68 67–78 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2024. Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group N

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CHE VAR ORA LEI
1 Niners Chemnitz (Q) 5 4 1 471 410 +61 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 109–85 101–98
2 Itelyum Varese 5 2 3 431 431 0 7 90–78 — 100–81 79–82
3 CSM Oradea 5 2 3 430 450 −20 7 79–95 — 90–77
4 ZZ Leiden 5 2 3 375 416 −41 7 58–88 81–77 77–82 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2024. Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Individual awards

MVP of the Month

Month Player Club Ref.
2023
October
 Willie Cauley-Stein Pallacanestro Varese
November
 Olivier Hanlan Pallacanestro Varese
December
 Philip Scrubb Bahçeşehir Koleji
2024
January
February
March

See also