2007–08 EuroLeague Women

The EuroLeague Women is an international basketball club competition for elite women's clubs throughout Europe. The 2007-2008 season features 24 competing teams from 13 different countries. The draw for the groups was held on August 5, 2007 at the Kempinski Hotel in Munich. The competition began on November 7, 2007. The 2008 Final Four is scheduled for April 11–13, 2008.

2007–08 EuroLeague Women
LeagueEuroLeague Women
SportBasketball
Regular Season
Final
EuroLeague Women seasons

Teams of the 2007-2008 Euroleague Women

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Country Teams Teams (place in national championship)
  France 4 US Valenciennes Olympic (1) Bourges Basket (2) ESB Lille Metropole (3-4) USO Mondeville (3-4)
  Russia 4 Spartak Moscow Region (1) CSKA Moscow (2) Dynamo Moscow (3-4) UMMC Ekaterinburg (3-4)
  Czech Republic 2 Gambrinus SIKA Brno (1) ZVVZ USK Praha (2)
  Hungary 2 MKB Euroleasing Sopron (1) MiZo Pécs 2010 (2)
  Italy 2 Phard Napoli (1) Germano Zama Faenza (2)
  Poland 2 Wisła Can-Pack Kraków (1) Lotos PKO BP Gdynia (2)
  Spain 2 Ros Casares Valencia (1) Perfumerias Avenida (2)
  Belgium 1 Dexia W Namur (1)
  Croatia 1 Šibenik Jolly JBS (1)
  Latvia 1 TTT Riga (1)
  Lithuania 1 TEO Vilnius (1)
  Slovakia 1 Kosit 2013 Kosice (1)
  Turkey 1 Fenerbahçe Istanbul (1)

Format

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Regular season

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The first phase is a regular season, in which the competing teams are drawn into four groups, each containing six teams. Each team plays every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 10 games for each team in the first stage. The top 4 teams in each group advance to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers is provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.

Eighth-Final

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The top 4 teams from each froup advance to the next Eighth-Final Play-offs. Each round will be played at two games (home and away) or three games (if necessary, score 1-1, by winning at home, and losing at away) to advance to the next stage.

Quarter-final

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The winners from Eighth-Final advance to Quarter-Finals. Round will be played at two games (home and away) or three games (if necessary score 1-1, by winning at home, and losing at away) to advance to the final Four.

Final four

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The Final Four will meet four teams, winners of quarter-finals. It semifinals and finals (third place game). It will be on April 11 and April 14.

Regular season

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Tiebreakers:[1]

  • Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  • Overall goal average in games between the tied clubs (points scored divided by points allowed)
  • Overall goal average in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   CSKA Moscow 10 10 0 891 630 +261
2.   Fenerbahçe Istanbul 10 6 4 717 732 -15
3.   MKB Euroleasing Sopron 10 5 5 718 729 -11
4.   ESB Lille Metropole 10 4 6 665 758 -93
5.   TTT Riga 10 3 7 629 698 -69
6.   Phard Napoli 10 2 8 703 776 -73

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   UMMC Ekaterinburg 10 9 1 790 606 +184
2.   Bourges Basket 10 6 4 670 620 +50
3.   Wisła Can-Pack Kraków 10 5 5 658 709 -51
4.   Halcon Avenida 10 4 6 732 793 -61
5.   ZVVZ USK Praha 10 3 7 686 741 -55
6.   Šibenik Jolly JBS 10 3 7 672 739 -67

Group C

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Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   Spartak Moscow Region 10 9 1 839 676 +163
2.   Gambrinus SIKA Brno 10 8 2 840 689 +151
3.   Lotos PKO BP Gdynia 10 5 5 747 732 +15
4.   US Valenciennes Olympic 10 4 6 665 744 -79
5.   Kosit 2013 Kosice 10 3 7 648 717 -69
6.   Dexia W Namur 10 1 9 626 807 -181

Group D

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Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   Ros Casares Valencia 10 10 0 790 646 +144
2.   Dynamo Moscow 10 6 4 719 688 +31
3.   MiZo Pécs 2010 10 6 4 725 739 -14
4.   TEO Vilnius 10 3 7 699 744 -45
5.   USO Mondeville Basket 10 3 7 723 726 -3
6.   Germano Zama Faenza 10 2 8 628 741 -113

Knockout stage

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EighthFinals

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg*
CSKA Moscow   2 - 0   Halcon Avenida 83 - 64 78 - 70
UMMC Ekaterinburg   2 - 0   ESB Lille Metropole 96 - 50 71 - 64
Fenerbahçe Istanbul   2 - 0   Wisła Can-Pack Kraków 78 - 61 67 - 59
Bourges Basket   2 - 0   MKB Euroleasing Sopron 69 - 47 68 - 48
Spartak Moscow Region   2 - 0   TEO Vilnius 93 - 67 83 - 71
Ros Casares Valencia   2 - 1   US Valenciennes Olympic 70 - 44 63 - 71 70 - 46
Gambrinus SIKA Brno   2 - 1   MiZo Pécs 2010 71 - 67 55 - 58 84 - 45
Dynamo Moscow   2 - 0   Lotos PKO BP Gdynia 86 - 75 79 - 74 (OT)

QuarterFinals

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Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg*
CSKA Moscow   0 - 2   UMMC Ekaterinburg 74 - 81 90 - 94
Bourges Basket   2 - 0   Fenerbahçe Istanbul 85 - 69 74 - 72
Spartak Moscow Region   2 - 0   Dynamo Moscow 96 - 67 98 - 58
Ros Casares Valencia   1 - 2   Gambrinus SIKA Brno 71 - 63 55 - 65 69 - 75
  • if necessary

Final four

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The Final Four is the last phase of each Euroleague Women season, and is held over a weekend. The semifinal games are played on Friday evening. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship final.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 11, Brno
 
 
  UMMC Ekaterinburg68
 
April 13, Brno
 
  Spartak Moscow Region 78
 
  Spartak Moscow Region75
 
April 11, Brno
 
  Gambrinus SIKA Brno60
 
  Gambrinus SIKA Brno90
 
 
  Bourges Basket81
 
Third place
 
 
April 13, Brno
 
 
  UMMC Ekaterinburg70
 
 
  Bourges Basket69

Individual leaders

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Points

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Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.   Lauren Jackson Spartak Moscow Region 15 354 23.6
2.   Cappie Pondexter Fenerbahçe Istanbul 14 309 22.1
3.   Anete Jekabsone-Zogota Dynamo Moscow 12 264 22.0
4.   Chamique Holdsclaw Lotos PKO BP Gdynia 12 228 19.0
5.   Kedra Holland-Corn Phard Napoli 10 188 18.8

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.   Nicole Ohlde US Valenciennes Olympic 13 124 9.5
2.   Jennifer Fleischer Dexia W Namur 10 91 9.1
3.   Ann Wauters CSKA Moscow 13 118 9.1
4.   Iciss Tillis TTT Riga 9 80 8.9
5.   Yelena Leuchanka TEO Vilnius
UMMC Ekaterinburg
14 124 8.9

Assists

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Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.   Dalma Iványi MiZo Pécs 2010 13 74 5.7
2.   Caroline Aubert USO Mondeville Basket
UMMC Ekaterinburg
16 80 5.0
3.   Kathy Wambe ESB Lille Metropole 10 48 4.8
4.   Sue Bird Spartak Moscow Region 14 65 4.6
5.   Jelena Škerović Wisła Can-Pack Kraków 12 54 4.5

References

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  1. ^ From Official Basketball Rules on FIBA website.
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