ULEB Cup

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The ULEB Cup is Europe's second-tier professional men's basketball league. The league consists of European clubs teams (from the national leagues belonging to the Union of European Leagues of Basketball, or ULEB), that have not qualified for the more prestigious Euroleague. It was created in 2002 and can be considered as a fusion between Korac Cup and Saporta Cup.

The ULEB Cup champion and runner-up, are promoted to the Euroleague for the next season, if certain conditions are met.

Real Madrid added the 2007 ULEB Cup crown to its extensive collection on April 10, 2007, with a 87-75 win over Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius at the Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium.

Contents 1 2006-07 Teams 1.1 Belgium 1.2 Bulgaria 1.3 Greece 1.4 France 1.5 Germany 1.6 Italy 1.7 Israel 1.8 Latvia 1.9 Lithuania 1.10 Montenegro 1.11 Netherlands 1.12 Poland 1.13 Russia 1.14 Serbia 1.15 Spain 1.16 Turkey 2 ULEB Cup Champions 3 External links

2006-07 Teams

Belgium

• Telindus Oostende
• Dexia Mons

Bulgaria

• Lukoil Academic

Greece

• PAOK BC
• AEK Athens BC

France

• Strasbourg IG
• SLUC Nancy

Germany

• ALBA Berlin
• Brose Baskets

Italy

• Snaidero Udine
• Montepaschi Siena

Israel

• Hapoel Jerusalem (Hapoel "Migdal" Jerusalem)

Latvia

• BK Ventspils

Lithuania

• BC Lietuvos Rytas

Montenegro

• KK Budućnost Podgorica

Netherlands

• Eiffel Towers Den Bosch

Poland

• Anwil Wloclawek

Russia

• UNICS Kazan
• BC Khimki

Serbia

• KK Crvena Zvezda
• KK FMP
• KK Hemofarm

Spain

• Real Madrid
• CB Gran Canaria

Turkey

• Beşiktaş ColaTurka

ULEB Cup Champions

Season	Champion	Runner-Up	Result
2006-07	Real Madrid (Spain)	Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)	87-75
2005-06	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)	Aris BSA (Greece)	73-60
2004-05	Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)	Alfa Makedonikos (Greece)	78-74
2003-04	Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)	Real Madrid (Spain)	83-72
2002-03	Pamesa Valencia (Spain)	KRKA Novo Mesto (Slovenia)	90-78; 78-76

(In 2002-03 the championship was decided with a best-of-three series.)

External links

• Official Site - ULEB Cup
• FIBA Europe Site
• EuroBasket Site
• Eurosport Site