2016 Eurocup Finals
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Event | 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball | ||||||
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Date | April 22, 2015 | ||||||
Venue | Rhénus Sport, Strasbourg | ||||||
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Attendance | 6,166 | ||||||
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Date | April 27, 2015 | ||||||
Venue | Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul | ||||||
Attendance | 11,400 | ||||||
The 2016 Eurocup Finals were the concluding two games of the 2015–16 Eurocup season, the 14th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the Eurocup. The first leg was played at the Rhénus Sport in Strasbourg, France, on 22 April 2016 and the second leg was played at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on 27 April 2016, between French side Strasbourg and Turkish side Galatasaray Odeabank.
It was the first ever Finals appearance ever of Strasbourg and Galatasaray Odeabank, after Strasbourg never reached a stage further than the quarterfinals in history and Galatasaray Odeabank never reached a stage further than the semifinals in history.
Venues
The Rhénus Sport was the first leg venue as Strasbourg venue. In 1981, the arena was the venue of the European Champions Cup Final, in which Maccabi Elite defeated Sinudyne Bologna 80-79. In February 2006, the Davis Cup match between France and Sweden took place in this arena.
The Abdi İpekçi Arena was the second leg venue as Galatasaray Odeabank venue. The arena hosts national and international sports events such as basketball, volleyball, wrestling and weightlifting, concerts and congresses among others. The facility contains a multi-faced visual scoreboard, six online-system counters, four locker rooms, two internet rooms, a press room, two multi-purpose offices, VIP rooms, etc. Its parking lot has a capacity of 1,500 cars. It is named after the renowned Turkish journalist Abdi İpekçi.
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2016 Eurocup Finals (Europe)
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Rhénus Sport | Abdi İpekçi Arena | |
Capacity: 6,200 | Capacity: 12,270 | |
Road to the Finals
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Round | ![]() |
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Euroleague | Eurocup | |||||||
6th place (3–7) (Group A) | Regular season | 1st place (7–3) (Group F) | ||||||
Eurocup | ||||||||
2nd place (4–2) (Group H) | Last 32 | 1st place (4–2) (Group N) | ||||||
Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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169–142 | 76–78 (H) | 93–64 (A) | Eighthfinals | ![]() |
157–132 | 64–67 (A) | 93–65 (H) |
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185–176 | 94–85 (A) | 91–91 (H) | Quarterfinals | ![]() |
161–158 | 89–99 (A) | 72–59 (H) |
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154–152 | 68–74 (H) | 86–78 (A) | Semifinals | ![]() |
170–169 | 89–75 (H) | 81–94 (A) |
First leg
22 April 2016 | Strasbourg ![]() |
66–62 | ![]() |
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21:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 7–8, 16–16, 20–21, 23–17 | ||||
Pts: Campbell 16 Rebs: Campbell 8 Asts: Campbell 6 PIR: Campbell 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Micov 17 Rebs: Lasme 9 Asts: McCollum 3 PIR: Micov 23 |
Arena: Rhénus Sport Attendance: 6,166 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Saša Pukl (SLO), Emilio Pérez Pizarro (ESP) |
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Second leg
27 April 2016 | Galatasaray Odeabank ![]() |
78–67 | ![]() |
Istanbul, Turkey | |
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19:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 16–19, 18–19, 17–13 | ||||
Pts: Lasme, McCollum 16 Rebs: Lasme 10 Asts: Güler 6 PIR: McCollum 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Collins 16 Rebs: Weems 6 Asts: Collins 5 PIR: Fofana 18 |
Arena: Abdi İpekçi Arena Attendance: 11,400 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Carmelo Paternico (ITA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL) |
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