2002–03 FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup
The 2002–03 FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup was the one-season international European competition for men's professional basketball clubs, organised by FIBA.[1] At the time it was 4th-tier level competition, after the Euroleague, ULEB Cup and the FIBA Europe Champions Cup. The aim of this tournament was to provide competitive international play for clubs that would otherwise be unable to participate in international basketball. The tournament was divided in two conferences - "North" (which consisted of 17 teams) and "South" (which consisted of 11 teams).[2] The season started on 30 October 2002, and ended on 13 February 2003. There were two champions - Azovmash from Ukraine and AEL Limassol from Cyprus.
2002–03 FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup | |
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Season | 2002–03 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Azovmash AEL Limassol |
Teams
Regular season | ||
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Asker Aliens (1st) | Bayer Giants Leverkusen (4th) | NTD Servis-Devon |
Ulriken Eagles (2nd) | DJK Würzburg (9th) | ECM Nymburk (3rd) |
Kongsberg Penguins (4th) | Kaposvari Klima-Vill (3rd) | TTÜ-A. Le Coq (1st) |
Tromsø Storm (5th) | Albacomp UPC (5th) | Dinamo Tbilisi (2nd) |
Honka Playboys (1st) | Azovmash (3rd) | ESO Lučenec (3rd) |
Lappeenrannan NMKY (6th) | Khimik (WC) |
Regular season | ||
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EKA AEL Limassol (3rd) | Igokea (5th) | Nikol Fert (3rd) |
Apollon Limassol (4th) | Hercegovac (6th) | Žito Vardar (5th) |
ENAD Nicosia (6th) | Brotnjo (7th) | West Petrom Arad (1st) |
Zrinjevac (7th) | Hapoel Galil Elyon (7th) |
Conference North
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Khimik | 4 | 4 | 0 | 428 | 294 | +134 | 8 | Advance to conference play-offs |
2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 397 | 346 | +51 | 6 | |
3 | NTD Servis-Devon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 480 | −185 | 4 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kaposvari Klima-Vill | 6 | 5 | 1 | 584 | 471 | +113 | 11 | Advance to conference play-offs |
2 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 2 | 537 | 518 | +19 | 10 | |
3 | ECM Nymburk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 550 | 523 | +27 | 9 | |
4 | Asker Aliens | 6 | 0 | 6 | 444 | 600 | −156 | 6 |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Albacomp UPC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 576 | 450 | +126 | 11 | Advance to conference play-offs |
2 | ESO Lučenec | 6 | 3 | 3 | 473 | 481 | −8 | 9 | |
3 | DJK Würzburg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 451 | 440 | +11 | 9 | |
4 | Ulriken Eagles | 6 | 1 | 5 | 410 | 509 | −99 | 7 |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Azovmash | 4 | 4 | 0 | 413 | 268 | +145 | 8 | Advance to conference play-offs |
2 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 4 | 2 | 2 | 323 | 314 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | Tromsø Storm | 4 | 0 | 4 | 269 | 423 | −154 | 4 |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Honka Playboys | 4 | 3 | 1 | 310 | 275 | +35 | 7 | Advance to conference play-offs |
2 | TTÜ-A. Le Coq | 4 | 3 | 1 | 336 | 302 | +34 | 7 | |
3 | Kongsberg Penguins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 335 | −69 | 4 |
Play-offs
The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup Final Four.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
Khimik | 78 | 92 | ||||||||||||||
11 February – Mariupol | ||||||||||||||||
Honka Playboys | 83 | 62 | ||||||||||||||
Khimik | 62 | |||||||||||||||
Azovmash | 95 | |||||||||||||||
Dinamo Tbilisi | 91 | 95 | ||||||||||||||
12 February – Mariupol | ||||||||||||||||
Azovmash | 106 | 111 | ||||||||||||||
Azovmash | 88 | |||||||||||||||
Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 61 | |||||||||||||||
Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 87 | 94 | ||||||||||||||
11 February – Mariupol | ||||||||||||||||
Albacomp UPC | 92 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 91 | |||||||||||||||
Kaposvari Klima-Vill | 74 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
ESO Lučenec | 69 | 59 | ||||||||||||||
12 February – Mariupol | ||||||||||||||||
Kaposvari Klima-Vill | 70 | 89 | ||||||||||||||
Khimik | 59 | |||||||||||||||
Kaposvari Klima-Vill | 86 | |||||||||||||||
Conference South
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 350 | 280 | +70 | 8 | Advance to conference play-offs |
2 | Hercegovac | 4 | 1 | 3 | 297 | 313 | −16 | 5 | |
3 | ENAD Nicosia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 239 | 293 | −54 | 5 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Igokea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 580 | 430 | +150 | 11 | Advance to conference play-offs |
2 | West Petrom Arad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 406 | 418 | −12 | 9 | |
3 | Apollon Limassol | 6 | 3 | 3 | 405 | 427 | −22 | 9 | |
4 | Žito Vardar | 6 | 1 | 5 | 431 | 475 | −44 | 7 |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | EKA AEL Limassol | 6 | 6 | 0 | 499 | 441 | +58 | 12 | Advance to conference play-offs |
2 | Zrinjevac | 6 | 3 | 3 | 457 | 470 | −13 | 9 | |
3 | Brotnjo | 6 | 2 | 4 | 446 | 436 | +10 | 8 | |
4 | Nikol Fert | 6 | 1 | 5 | 441 | 496 | −55 | 7 |
Play-offs
The winner of the play-offs qualified for the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup Final Four.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
Apollon Limassol | 86 | 67 | ||||||||||||||
12 February – Limassol | ||||||||||||||||
Hapoel Galil Elyon | 86 | 65 | ||||||||||||||
Apollon Limassol | 52 | |||||||||||||||
EKA AEL Limassol | 73 | |||||||||||||||
EKA AEL Limassol | 97 | 95 | ||||||||||||||
13 February – Limassol | ||||||||||||||||
Brotnjo | 74 | 78 | ||||||||||||||
EKA AEL Limassol | 92 | |||||||||||||||
Igokea | 82 | |||||||||||||||
Zrinjevac | 83 | 99 | ||||||||||||||
12 February – Limassol | ||||||||||||||||
Igokea | 89 | 120 | ||||||||||||||
Igokea | 79 | |||||||||||||||
West Petrom Arad | 64 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
Hercegovac | 100 | 52 | ||||||||||||||
13 February – Limassol | ||||||||||||||||
West Petrom Arad | 75 | 81 | ||||||||||||||
Apollon Limassol | 79 | |||||||||||||||
West Petrom Arad | 65 | |||||||||||||||
References
- "Standings | FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup for Men (2003) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- "Linguasport - FIBA EuroCup Challenge (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.