The EuroLeague Women

EuroLeague Women

The EuroLeague Women is the highest professional basketball league in Europe for women’s clubs.Unlike Euroleague for men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe.-Between 2004-2011:...

is an international basketball

Basketball

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 club

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 competition for elite women's clubs throughout Europe

Europe

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. 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

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

. The competition began on November 7, 2007. The 2008 Final Four is scheduled for April 11–13, 2008.

Teams of the 2007-2008 Euroleague Women

Country	| Teams	| Teams (place in national championship)
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	4	US Valenciennes Olympic (1)	Bourges Basket (2)	ESB Lille Metropole (3-4)	USO Mondeville (3-4)
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	4	Spartak Moscow Region (1)	CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...  (2)	Dynamo Moscow (3-4)	UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...  (3-4)
Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	2	Gambrinus SIKA Brno (1)	ZVVZ USK Prague (2)
Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	2	MKB Euroleasing Sopron (1)	MiZo Pécs 2010 (2)
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	2	Phard Napoli (1)	Germano Zama Faenza (2)
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	2	Wisła Can-Pack Kraków (1)	Lotos PKO BP Gdynia Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia Lotos Gdynia is a Polish women basketball team, based in Gdynia, playing in PLKK.-Best achievements:* Polish Championship : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010* Polish Cup : 2005, 2007* EuroLeague Women:...  (2)
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	2	Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia is a women's professional Basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in league Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.-Club names:* Dorna Godella* Costa Naranja* Ros Casares Godella* Ros Casares Valencia...  (1)	Perfumerias Avenida (2)
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	1	Dexia W Namur  (1)
Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...	1	Jolly JBS Sibenik  (1)
Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...	1	TTT Riga TTT Riga TTT Rīga is the name of a professional women's basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "TTT" means Tram and Trolley Trust.-History:TTT women's basketball team was founded in 1958. The team was to arrive by tram and trolley under the auspices of a trust. The first TTT Riga game was played on November...   (1)
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...	1	TEO Vilnius  (1)
Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...	1	Kosit 2013 Kosice  (1)
Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	1	Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...   (1)

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:

• 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 CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...	10	10	0	891	630	+261
2.	Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...	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 TTT Riga TTT Rīga is the name of a professional women's basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "TTT" means Tram and Trolley Trust.-History:TTT women's basketball team was founded in 1958. The team was to arrive by tram and trolley under the auspices of a trust. The first TTT Riga game was played on November...	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 UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...	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.	USK Prague	10	3	7	686	741	-55
6.	Jolly JBS Sibenik	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 Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia Lotos Gdynia is a Polish women basketball team, based in Gdynia, playing in PLKK.-Best achievements:* Polish Championship : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010* Polish Cup : 2005, 2007* EuroLeague Women:...	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 Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia is a women's professional Basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in league Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.-Club names:* Dorna Godella* Costa Naranja* Ros Casares Godella* 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

EighthFinals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg*
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...	2 - 0	Halcon Avenida	83 - 64	78 - 70
UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...	2 - 0	ESB Lille Metropole	96 - 50	71 - 64
Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...	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 Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia is a women's professional Basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in league Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.-Club names:* Dorna Godella* Costa Naranja* Ros Casares Godella* 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 Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia Lotos Gdynia is a Polish women basketball team, based in Gdynia, playing in PLKK.-Best achievements:* Polish Championship : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010* Polish Cup : 2005, 2007* EuroLeague Women:...	86 - 75	79 - 74 (OT)

QuarterFinals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg*
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...	0 - 2	UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...	74 - 81	90 - 94
Bourges Basket	2 - 0	Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...	85 - 69	74 - 72
Spartak Moscow Region	2 - 0	Dynamo Moscow	96 - 67	98 - 58
Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Valencia is a women's professional Basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team currently plays in league Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.-Club names:* Dorna Godella* Costa Naranja* Ros Casares Godella* 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

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1.	Lauren Jackson Lauren Jackson Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL before moving on to the Canberra Capitals. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Australian...	Spartak Moscow Region	15	354	23.6
2.	Cappie Pondexter Cappie Pondexter Cappie Pondexter is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the New York Liberty in the WNBA. She was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Pondexter is known for her scrappy play, quick crossovers and deadly midrange jumpshot...	Fenerbahçe İstanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...	14	309	22.1
3.	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota Anete Jekabsone Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota is a Latvian basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She is a daughter of former VEF Rīga star player Andris Jēkabsons....	Dynamo Moscow	12	264	22.0
4.	Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars...	Lotos PKO BP Gdynia Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia Lotos Gdynia is a Polish women basketball team, based in Gdynia, playing in PLKK.-Best achievements:* Polish Championship : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010* Polish Cup : 2005, 2007* EuroLeague Women:...	12	228	19.0
5.	Kedra Holland-Corn Kedra Holland-Corn Kedra Holland-Corn is a WNBA basketball player. After attending the University of Georgia, she played for the Sacramento Monarchs and Houston Comets, and now plays for the Detroit Shock....	Phard Napoli	10	188	18.8

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1.	Nicole Ohlde Nicole Ohlde Nicole Katherine Ohlde is an American professional basketball player. She recently played for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association.-College years:...	US Valenciennes Olympic	13	124	9.5
2.	Jennifer Fleischer	Dexia W Namur	10	91	9.1
3.	Ann Wauters Ann Wauters Ann Hilde Willy Wauters is a Belgian professional basketball player who currently plays for Ros Casares Valencia in Euroleague Women. Wauters played in the WNBA from 2000 to 2009, most recently with the San Antonio Silver Stars. Her primary position is center.-Personal:Wauters began playing...	CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...	13	118	9.1
4.	Iciss Tillis Iciss Tillis Iciss Tillis is an American professional women's basketball player. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.-High school:Tillis played for Cascia Prep School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she was named a WBCA All-American...	TTT Riga TTT Riga TTT Rīga is the name of a professional women's basketball club based in Riga, Latvia. "TTT" means Tram and Trolley Trust.-History:TTT women's basketball team was founded in 1958. The team was to arrive by tram and trolley under the auspices of a trust. The first TTT Riga game was played on November...	9	80	8.9
5.	Yelena Leuchanka Yelena Leuchanka Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college...	TEO Vilnius UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...	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 UMMC Ekaterinburg UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...	16	80	5.0
3.	Kathy Wambe	ESB Lille Metropole	10	48	4.8
4.	Sue Bird Sue Bird Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird is an American professional women's basketball player for the Seattle Storm and WBC Spartak Moscow Region....	Spartak Moscow Region	14	65	4.6
5.	Jelena Skerovic	Wisła Can-Pack Kraków	12	54	4.5

External links

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