FIBA EuroCup Challenge

FIBA EuroCup Challenge
SportBasketball
Founded2002
Ceased2007
MottoWe Are Basketball
No. of teams16
Continent Europe
Last
champion(s)		Russia Samara
(1st title)
Most titlesGreece Aris
Ukraine MBC Mariupol
Cyprus EKA AEL
Germany Mitteldeutscher
Romania Asesoft Ploiești
Russia Ural Great Perm
Russia Samara
(1 title each)
Level on pyramid4 (2002-07)
Promotion toFIBA EuroChallenge – (3rd tier)
Official websiteFIBA EuroCup EuroChallenge

The FIBA EuroCup Challenge was the 4th-tier level transnational professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, organised by FIBA Europe. However, it was Europe's 3rd-tier level club basketball competition in its inaugural 2002–03 season.

The competition was founded in 2003, following a conflict between FIBA Europe and ULEB during the 2001–02 season, as an attempt by FIBA to expand their secondary tournament held during the previous season, the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup, by merging it with the FIBA Europe Champions Cup.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Each season's finalists were promoted to the next season's more prestigious 3rd-tier level competition, the FIBA EuroChallenge.[4] The competition ultimately ceased in 2007.

  1. ^ "The FIBA Europe League Is Born!". FIBA Europe.
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  3. ^ FIBA Europe. "FIBA Europe and ULEB".
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