EuroCup Basketball
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball
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| Formerly | ULEB Cup (2002–2008) Eurocup Basketball (2008–2016) |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 7 July 2002 |
| Inaugural season | 2002–03 |
| CEO | Jordi Bertomeu |
| President | Jordi Bertomeu |
| Motto | I Feel Devotion |
| No. of teams | 20 (regular season) |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Galatasaray Odeabank(1st title) |
| Most titles |
 Valencia Basket(3 titles) |
| TV partner(s) |
Eurosport 2 (Europe) (2 matches per round) Sportklub (Balkans) (all matches of all rounds) Šport TV (Slovenia) (2 matches per round) |
| Sponsor(s) | 7DAYS |
| Level on pyramid | 2nd tier |
| Promotion to | EuroLeague |
| Related competitions |
EuroLeague |
| Official website | Official website |
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| 1 Sponsored name, referring to 7DAYS. | |
The EuroCup Basketball, previously called the ULEB Cup and currently called as the 7DAYS EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual basketball club competition organized by Euroleague Basketball since 2002 for eligible European basketball clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.
Previously called the ULEB Cup, the competition has been known as the EuroCup Basketball since the 2008–09 season, following a change in format. For Euroleague Basketball records purposes, the ULEB Cup and EuroCup Basketball are considered the same competition, with the change of name being simply a rebranding.
The winner of the EuroCup Basketball qualifies for the next edition of the EuroLeague. The winner enters the regular season (assuming they do not already qualify through domestic performance) if the berth reserved for the EuroLeague title holders is not used.
The title has been won by 10 different clubs, 3 of which have won the title more than once. The most successful club in the competition are Valencia Basket with three titles and the current champions are Galatasaray Odeabank after defeating Strasbourg in the finals to win the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball taking their first title in a European competition.
The winners of the competition are invited to participate in the next season's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the highest tier of European basketball. When the competition had qualifying rounds, they were run and controlled by FIBA Europe. Each season's EuroCup qualifying round games were a part of the third tier EuroChallenge competition, and were counted as official games played in that competition.
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