By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
A special week for European basketball, without the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the Basketball Champions League, and remaining continental competitions. Even the domestic leagues all around Europe subbed out. This week is dedicated to midseason Cup competitions.
Spain’s Copa del Rey naturally demands most of the attention with powerhouses Real Madrid and FC Barcelona included in the field. However, big matchups are projected in Greece, Turkiye, France, and more countries.
Eurohoops presents the schedule of the main domestic Cup competitions.
Spain
Copa del Rey (Las Palmas)
The top eight teams at the midway point of the 2024-25 edition of Spain’s Liga Endesa Regular season qualified for the 2025 Copa del Rey.
Quarterfinals
1. Unicaja – Joventut Badalona (13/2, 18:30)
2. La Laguna Tenerife – FC Barcelona (13/2, 21:30)
3. Real Madrid – BAXI Manresa (14/2, 18:30)
4. Dreamland Gran Canaria – Valencia (14/2, 21:30)
Semifinals
Winners 1-2 (15/2, 17:30)
Winners 3-4 (15/2, 20:30)
Final
Winners of Semifinals (16/2, 19:00)
Greece
OPAP Final 8 (Iraklio)
The top seven teams at the midway point of the 2024-25 edition of Greece’s Stoiximan GBL Regular Season qualified along with the winner of the UNICEF Trophy qualified for the 2025 OPAP Final 8.
Quarterfinals
1. Promitheas Vikos Cola – NE Megaridas (12/2, 16:00)
2. Panathinaikos Aktor – Peristeri Domino’s (12/2, 19:15)
3. PAOK mateco – AEK Betsson (13/2, 16:00)
4. Olympiacos – Karditsa Iaponiki (13/2, 19:15)
Semifinals
Winners 2-1 (14/2, 16:00)
Winners 4-3 (14/2, 19:15)
Final
Winners of Semifinals (16/2, 19:15)
Turkiye
ING Turkish Cup Final Four (Sanliurfa)
The top eight teams at the midway point of the 2024-25 edition of Turkiye’s Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi Regular Season qualified for the 2025 ING Turkish Cup. The winners of single-elimination contests in the Quarterfinals advance to the Final Four.
Semifinals
Mersin Spor or Tofas – Besiktas Fibabanka or Anadolu Efes (14/2, 16:00)
Fenerbahce Beko – Galatasaray (14/2, 18:30)
Final
Winners of Semifinals (16/2, 14:00)
France
Leaders Cup (Caen)
The top eight teams at the midway point of the 2024-25 edition of France’s Betclic Elite Regular Season qualified for the 2025 Leaders Cup.
Quarterfinals
1. Cholet – Le Mans (14/2, 13:00)
2. Paris – Saint-Quentin (14/2, 15:30)
3. AS Monaco – JL Bourg (14/2, 18:30)
4. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne – SIG Strasbourg (14/2, 21:00)
Semifinals
Winners 1-2 (15/2, 18:00)
Winners 3-4 (15/2, 20:30)
Final
Winners of Semifinals (16/2, 19:00)
The Cup week in France started with Paris advancing to the Semifinals of the Coupe de France.
Quarterfinals
Paris – JDA Dijon 93-78
ASA – JL Bourg (12/2)
AS Monaco – LDLC AVEL Villeurbanne (25/2)
Le Mans – Cholet (26/2)
The Semifinals will be played in March and the Final in Accor Arena on April 25.
Serbia
Radivoj Korac Cup (Nis)
The six Serbian teams of the AdmiralBet ABA League alongside the BFS Cup winner and the top team at the midway point of the 2024-25 edition of the AdmiralBet Basketball League of Serbia Regular Season qualified for the 2025 Radivoj Korac Cup.
Quarterfinals
1. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet – Borac Mozzart (12/2, 18:00)
2. Spartak Office Shoes – FMP Soccerbet (12/2, 20:45)
3. Partizan Mozzart Bet – Vojvodina (13/2, 18:00)
4. Mega Superbet – OKK Dunav (13/2, 20:45)
Semifinals
Winners 1-2 (14/2, 17:30)
Winners 3-4 (14/2, 20:30)
Final
Winners of Semifinals (15/2, 20:45)
Germany
BBL-Pokal Final Four (Weissenfels)
The teams emerging from the preliminary rounds of the 2024-25 edition of the BBL-Pokal qualified for the Final Four.
Semifinals
FC Bayern Munich – Syntainics MBC (15/2, 16:00)
Skyliners – Bamberg Baskets (15/2, 19:00)
Final
Winners of Semifinals (16/2, 16:00)
Italy
Frecciarossa Final Eight (Turin)
The top eight teams at the midway point of the 2024-25 edition of Italy’s LBA UnipolSai Regular Season qualified for the 2025 Frecciarossa Final Eight.
Quarterfinals
1. Germani Brescia – Bertram Derthona Tortona (12/2, 18:00)
2. Virtus Segafredo Bologna – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (12/2, 20:45)
3. Trapani Shark – Trieste (13/2, 18:00)
4. Dolomiti Energia Trento – UnaHotels Reggio Emilia (13/2, 20:45)
Semifinals
Winners 1-2 (15/2, 18:00)
Winners 3-4 (15/2, 20:45)
Final
Winners of Semifinals (16/2, 17:15)
Lithuania
Citadele KMT Final Four (Vilnius)
The teams emerging from the preliminary rounds of the 2024-25 edition of the Citadele KMT qualified for the Final Four.
Semifinals
Neptunas – Wolves Twinsbet (15/2, 14:15)
Zalgiris – 7bet-Lietkabelis (15/2, 18:10)
Third-place game
Losers of Semifinals (16/2, 14:00)
Final
Winners of Semifinals (16/2, 16:50)
Israel
State Cup Final Four (Jerusalem)
The top eight teams at the midway point of the 2024-25 edition of Israel’s Winner League Regular Season qualified for the 2025 State Cup. Following the Quarterfinals in January and the Semifinals of the Final Four, the Final will be played in Jerusalem’s Pais Arena on Thursday.
Semifinals
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Bnei PenLink Herzliya 89-86
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv – Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 95-93
Final
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (13/2, 20:00)
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