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 | |
|---|---|
| League | EuroLeague Women |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Regular Season | |
| Final | |
Teams of the 2007-2008 Euroleague Women
| 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) | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
Regular season
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
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
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
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
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
EighthFinals
| 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
| 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
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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| April 11, Brno | ||||||
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 68 | |||||
| April 13, Brno | ||||||
| Spartak Moscow Region | 78 | |||||
| Spartak Moscow Region | 75 | |||||
| April 11, Brno | ||||||
| Gambrinus SIKA Brno | 60 | |||||
| Gambrinus SIKA Brno | 90 | |||||
| Bourges Basket | 81 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| April 13, Brno | ||||||
| UMMC Ekaterinburg | 70 | |||||
| Bourges Basket | 69 | |||||
Individual leaders
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| 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
| 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
- From Official Basketball Rules on FIBA website.