ULEB_Cup_2006–07
The 2006–07 ULEB Cup was the fifth season of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, the EuroCup. The second-tier level EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. It featured 24 basketball clubs, from 15 countries. Real Madrid defeated Lietuvos rytas in the final, by a score of 87–75, to lift the trophy.
| ULEB Cup | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2006–07 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 24 (competition proper) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions |  Real Madrid(1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up |  Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Charles Smith | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |||||||||||||
This season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 24 teams, divided into four groups of six. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages. The regular season began in October 2002.
Regular season
The 24 teams played a round-robin tournament competition (home and away). Four teams from each group advanced to the knock-out stage (quarter-finals).
Top 16
The winners from eighth-finals advanced to the quarterfinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.
Quarterfinals
The winners from quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.
Semifinals
The winners from semifinals advanced to the finals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.
Final
The match was played as one game.
| Top four places in each group advance to Top 16 |
Group A
Main article: 2006–07 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group A |
Group B
Main article: 2006–07 ULEB Cup Regular Season Group B |
Group C
|
Group D
|
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas |
148–158 |  FMP |
84–88 | 64–70 |
Hapoel Jerusalem  |
161–135 |  Ventspils |
88–73 | 73–62 |
Strasbourg  |
175–160 | Nancy |
89–86 | 86–74 |
Snaidero Udine  |
135–137 | Lietuvos rytas |
75–72 | 60–65 |
Alba Berlin  |
122–147 | Real Madrid |
65–74 | 57–73 |
| Crvena zvezda |
182–153 |  Khimki |
89–77 | 93–76 |
| Hemofarm |
137–185 | UNICS |
73–90 | 64–95 |
PAOK  |
139–159 | Montepaschi Siena |
62–79 | 77–80 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Jerusalem |
158–167 | FMP |
88–79 | 70–88 |
| Strasbourg |
139–142 | Lietuvos rytas |
83–70 | 56–72 |
| Crvena zvezda |
150–162 | Real Madrid |
72–83 | 78–79 |
| UNICS |
180–149 | Montepaschi Siena |
83–53 | 97–96 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lietuvos rytas |
147–139 | FMP |
78–67 | 69–72 |
| UNICS |
139–153 | Real Madrid |
76–69 | 63–84 |
April 10, Spiroudome, Charleroi
| 2006–07 ULEB Cup Champions |
|---|
Real Madrid 1st title |
1. Real Madrid: Felipe Reyes, Charles Smith, Axel Hervelle, Louis Bullock, Álex Mumbrú, Raul Lopez, Blagota Sekulic, Kerem Tunçeri, Marko Tomas.
2. Lietuvos Rytas: Matt Nielsen, Joao Paulo Batista, Ivan Koljevic, Marijonas Petravičius, Artūras Jomantas, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Tomas Delininkaitis, Andrius Šležas, Roberts Štelmahers, Jānis Blūms, Kareem Lamar Rush, Mindaugas Lukauskis.