All statistics correct as of 13 April 2018.1 Sponsored name, referring to 7DAYS.
The 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball, also known as 7DAYS EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, season was the 16th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It will be the tenth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the second season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS.
For the 2017–18 season, the EuroCup went back to the initial format for the 2016–17 season which includes 24 teams playing in four regular season groups, with 16 teams advancing to the Top 16 phase, featuring four groups of four teams each. Eight teams will qualify for best-of-three quarterfinals, which will be followed by best-of-three semifinals and best-of-three finals.[1]
Team allocation
A total of 24 teams from 12 countries participated in the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball.[1][2]
Distribution
The table below shows the default access list.[1][3]
Spain (ESP):MoraBanc Andorra is a club based in Andorra (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participate in European competitions through one of the berths for Spain (any coefficient points they earn count toward Spain).
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows.[4][3]
Phase
Round
Draw date
First leg
Second leg
Third leg
Regular season
Round 1
6 July 2017
10–11 October 2017
Round 2
17–18 October 2017
Round 3
24–25 October 2017
Round 4
31 October–1 November 2017
Round 5
7–8 November 2017
Round 6
14–15 November 2017
Round 7
5–6 December 2017
Round 8
12–13 December 2017
Round 9
19–20 December 2017
Round 10
26–27 December 2017
Top 16
Round 1
2–3 January 2018
Round 2
9–10 January 2018
Round 3
16–17 January 2018
Round 4
24 January 2018
Round 5
30–31 January 2018
Round 6
6–7 February 2018
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
6 March 2018
9 March 2018
14 March 2018
Semifinals
20 March 2018
23 March 2018
28 March 2018
Finals
10 April 2018
13 April 2018
16 April 2018
Draw
The draw was held on 6 July 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona.[4] The 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other. For this purpose, Adriatic League worked as only one country. For the draw, the teams were seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.[4]
Location of teams of the 2017–18 EuroCup regular season. Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams advanced to the Top 16, while the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams were eliminated. The rounds were on 10–11 October, 17–18 October, 24–25 October, 31 October–1 November, 7–8 November, 14–15 November, 5–6 December, 12–13 December, 19–20 December and 26–27 December 2017.
Source: EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Source: EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Source: EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Source: EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Top 16
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the Playoffs, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams were eliminated. The rounds were on 2–3 January, 9–10 January, 16–17 January, 23–24 January, 30–31 January and 6–7 February 2018.
Source: EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Source: EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Source: EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
Source: EuroCup Basketball Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.
In the playoffs, teams played against each other must win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the game that remains is omitted. The team that finished in the higher Top 16 place will play the first and the third (if it is necessary) legs of the series at home. The playoffs involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the Top 16.