Formerly | FIBA Europe League (2003–2005) FIBA EuroCup (2005–2008) |
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Sport | Basketball |
Founded | 2003 |
Ceased | 2015 |
Replaced by | FIBA Europe Cup |
Motto | We Are Basketball |
No. of teams | 32 |
Country | FIBA Europe member associations |
Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Last champion(s) | Nanterre (1st title) |
Most titles | 12 teams (1 title each) |
Level on pyramid | 3 (2004–15) |
Promotion to | EuroCup (finalists) |
Official website | EuroChallenge |
FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08)[2] was the 3rd-tier continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run by FIBA Europe. It is not to be confused with the FIBA EuroCup Challenge – the defunct 4th-tier competition, which was also organized and run by FIBA Europe, played between 2002–03 and 2006–07. In 2015, FIBA dissolved the EuroChallenge, in order to start the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and FIBA Europe Cup (FEC), in order to extend opportunities outside the competitions organized by the Euroleague Basketball.[3]