2007–08 Euroleague

The regular season began on October 22, 2007.

The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.

If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
4. Points scored in all group matches
5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match

Group A Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group A Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. CSKA Moscow 14 12 2 1123 942 +181 2. Montepaschi Siena 14 10 4 1098 974 +124 3. Tau Cerámica 14 9 5 1170 1051 +119 4. Žalgiris 14 8 6 1110 1126 −16 5. Olympiacos 14 7 7 1185 1099 +86 6. Union Olimpija 14 4 10 1030 1147 −117 7. Prokom Trefl Sopot 14 4 10 973 1143 −170 8. VidiVici Bologna 14 2 12 1008 1215 −207

Group B Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Lietuvos Rytas 14 11 3 1127 999 +128 2. Maccabi Elite 14 11 3 1162 1108 +54 3. Unicaja Málaga 14 10 4 1124 1007 +117 4. Efes Pilsen 14 8 6 1106 1080 +26 5. Aris TT Bank 14 7 7 1054 1072 −18 6. Cibona VIP 14 4 10 1080 1188 −108 7. Armani Jeans Milano 14 3 11 1015 1107 −92 8. Le Mans 14 2 12 1035 1142 −107

Group C

Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Regular Season Group C

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Panathinaikos	14	12	2	1156	1037	+119
2.	Real Madrid	14	11	3	1137	1015	+122
3.	AXA FC Barcelona	14	9	5	1082	991	+91
4.	Fenerbahçe Ülker	14	6	8	1087	1103	−19
5.	Partizan Igokea	14	6	8	1100	1103	−3
6.	Lottomatica Roma	14	6	8	1071	1093	−22
7.	Chorale Roanne	14	4	10	1104	1224	−120
8.	Brose Baskets	14	2	12	879	1040	−161

The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.

The draw to set up the Top 16 groups was held on Monday, February 4, 2008 (the week after the end of the Regular Season), in Madrid.[2]

The teams were placed into four pools, as follows:

Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team

• CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos, Lietuvos Rytas, Real Madrid

Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams

• Maccabi Elite, Montepaschi Siena, Unicaja Málaga, Tau Cerámica

Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams

• FC Barcelona, Efes Pilsen, Žalgiris, Fenerbahçe Ülker

Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team

• Olympiacos, Aris, Partizan, Lottomatica Roma

Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:

1. No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
2. No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
3. If there is a conflict between these two restrictions, (1) would receive priority.

Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the cases of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, Efes Pilsen and Fenerbahçe), they were scheduled so that only one of the two teams would be at home in a given week.

Group D Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Montepaschi Siena 6 4 2 465 427 +38 2. Partizan 6 4 2 440 430 +10 3. Panathinaikos 6 3 3 430 446 −16 4. Efes Pilsen 6 1 5 426 458 −32

Group E Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Tau Cerámica 6 5 1 510 467 +43 2. Fenerbahçe Ülker 6 3 3 493 488 +5 3. Lietuvos Rytas 6 2 4 506 507 −1 4. Aris TT Bank 6 2 4 448 495 −47

Group F Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Maccabi Elite 6 4 2 516 496 +20 2. Olympiacos 6 4 2 443 436 +7 3. Real Madrid 6 3 3 489 493 −4 4. Žalgiris 6 1 5 457 480 −23

Group G Main article: Euroleague 2007–08 Top 16 Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. CSKA Moscow 6 4 2 448 386 +62 2. AXA FC Barcelona 6 3 3 393 383 +10 3. Unicaja 6 3 3 412 418 −6 4. Lottomatica Roma 6 2 4 383 449 −66

Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three (if third serie necessary) series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage. All opening games were played on April 1, 2008, and all second games were played on April 3. The deciding third games were played on April 9 and April 10.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Montepaschi Siena	2–0	Fenerbahçe Ülker	73–66	86–65
Tau Cerámica	2–1	Partizan	74–66	55–76	85-68
Maccabi Elite	2–1	AXA FC Barcelona	81–75	74–83	88-75
CSKA Moscow	2–1	Olympiacos	74–76	83–73	81-56

The Final Four is the last phase of each Euroleague 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.

Semifinals

May 2, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Montepaschi Siena	85–92	Maccabi Elite
Tau Cerámica	79–83	CSKA Moscow

3rd place game

May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Montepaschi Siena	97–93	Tau Cerámica

Final

May 4, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Maccabi Elite	77–91	CSKA Moscow

2007–08 Euroleague Champions
CSKA Moscow 6th Title

Final standings

	Team
	CSKA Moscow
	Maccabi Elite
	Montepaschi Siena
	Tau Cerámica

• Euroleague 2007–08 Final
• ULEB Cup 2007–08
• EuroCup 2007–08
• EuroLeague Women 2007–08