The 2013–14 EuroChallenge was the 11th edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The winner and the runner-up of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the 2014–15 Eurocup season. The Final Four was held in PalaDozza in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different na ...

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. The host of the tournament, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia won the Final by beating Triumph Lyubertsy 79–65. Italian player

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received the Final Four MVP award.

Competition format changes

This year's EuroChallenge saw a number of innovations, including the division of the participating clubs into two main Conferences for the Regular Season - Conference 1 and Conference 2 - based on a broad geographical criteria. This year no qualification round was held. The 32 teams were divided into eight round-robin groups of four teams each for the regular season. The two best-placed teams qualified to the next phase of the competition.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round. (TH: Title holder) * 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual playoffs

Draw

The draws for the 2013–14 FIBA EuroChallenge were held on Friday, July 5 in

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. Teams were seeded into four pots of four teams in accordance with the FIBA Club ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period. The 32 clubs registered for this year's competition were divided into two conferences (1 and 2), based on broad geographical criteria. ;Conference 1 ;Conference 2

Regular season

The regular season began on November 5. If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: # Head-to-head record. # Head-to-head point differential. # Point differential during the Regular Season. # Points scored during the regular season. # Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Last 16

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Quarterfinals

The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three series. The dates of the matches were 11, 13 and 18 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game at home court.

Final Four

The Final Four was played between the four winners of the quarterfinals at PalaDozza in

. It was the second time the EuroChallenge Final Four was held in Bologna.

Individual statistics

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Individual highs

Awards

Weekly MVP

Regular season Last 16 Quarterfinals

Final Four MVP

( Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia)

References

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