| FIBA Europe Cup | |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Champions: |  Bahçeşehir Koleji (1st title) |
| Runners Up: |  UnaHotels Reggio Emilia |
| Semifinalists: | Bakken Bears ZZ Leiden |
| Teams: | 32 (regular season) 45 (all rounds) |
| Dates: | Qualifying: 28 September–1 October 2021 Competition proper: 13 October 2021 – 27 April 2022 |
| Finals Mvp: | Jamar Smith |
| Finals Mvp Link: | FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP |
| Finals Mvp N: | USA |
| Pir Leader: | Isaiah Reese |
| Pir: | 19.3 |
| Pir N: | USA |
| Top Scorer: | T. J. Shorts |
| Ppg: | 17.6 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Rebounds Leader: | Travis Taylor |
| Rpg: | 9.1 |
| Rpg N: | USA |
| Assists Leader: | Andrea Cinciarini |
| Apg: | 10.1 |
| Apg N: | ITA |
| Prevseason Year: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup was the seventh season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The season began on 13 October 2021 and ended on 27 April 2022 with the 2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals.
Bahçeşehir Koleji won their first league title.[1]
14 teams eliminated in the Basketball Champions League qualification rounds could join directly the regular season, depending on their decision as declared in the FIBA Europe Cup option form.The following 9 teams chose the option of ending their continental adventure if they were eliminated from the Champions League qualifying rounds and therefore refuse to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup:
AEK Larnaca
Kalev/Cramo
Salon Vilpas
Le Mans
JuventusOn 26 July 2021, the list of 33 registered clubs was announced by FIBA Europe.[2]
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The schedule of the competition will be as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying rounds | First qualifying round | 19 August 2021 | 28 September 2021 | |
| Second qualifying round | 29 September 2021 | |||
| Third qualifying round | 1 October 2021 | |||
| Regular season | Round 1 | 12–13 October 2021 | ||
| Round 2 | 19–20 October 2021 | |||
| Round 3 | 26–27 October 2021 | |||
| Round 4 | 2–4 November 2021 | |||
| Round 5 | 9–11 November 2021 | |||
| Round 6 | 17 November 2021 | |||
| Second round | Round 1 | 8 December 2021 | ||
| Round 2 | 15 December 2021 | |||
| Round 3 | 12 January 2022 | |||
| Round 4 | 26 January 2022 | |||
| Round 5 | 2 February 2022 | |||
| Round 6 | 9 February 2022 | |||
| Quarter-Finals | 9 March 2022 | 16 March 2022 | ||
| Semi-Finals | 30 March 2022 | 6 April 2022 | ||
| Finals | 20 April 2022 | 27 April 2022 | ||
The nineteen teams will be divided into 5 pots. For the quarter-finals round of Qualifications, teams from Pot 5 will be drawn against teams from Pot 4. Clubs from Pot 1, 2 and 3 will be seeded, and will enter directly in the semi-final stage of Qualifications. Teams from pot 1 will face the winners from the quarter-finals round, and teams from pot 3 will be drawn against teams from Pot 2. The winners of the semi-final stage will face each other in the finals of Qualifications. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the Regular season and join the fourteen directly qualified teams and the fourteen Basketball Champions League eliminated teams in the main draw.
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Venue: MartiniPlaza, Groningen
Venue: Triaditza Hall, Sofia
Venue: Arena Sever, Krasnoyarsk
Venue: Pärnu Sports Hall, Pärnu[3]
Following the qualification of U-BT Cluj-Napoca and Prometey to the Champions League, two lucky losers will also qualify for the regular season. Their identity will be determined in accordance with section D from FIBA Basketball Rules as follows:[4]
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| 1 | 153 | 134 | +19 | Advance to regular season | |
| 2 | 160 | 156 | +4 | ||
| 3 | 160 | 160 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 156 | 161 | -5 |
The draw took place in Freising, Germany at 12:00 CET of August 19.[5]
The thirty-two teams will be divided into 4 Seeds and will be drawn into eight groups of four. a maximum of two clubs from the same country can be in the same group. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the second round, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.[6] Additionally, Based on a decision of the Board of FIBA Europe, clubs from Russia and Ukraine will be drawn into separate groups in the Draw for the Regular Season.
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See main article: 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs. The playoffs began on 9 March 2022 and ended on 27 April 2022 with the 2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals.
The first legs were played on 9 and 10 March 2022, and the second legs were played on 16 March 2022.
The first legs were played on 30 March 2022, and the second legs were played on 6 April 2022.
See main article: 2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals.
The first leg was played on 20 April 2022, and the second leg was played on 27 April 2022.
