| FIBA Europe Cup | |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Champions: |  Anwil Włocławek (1st title) |
| Runners Up: |  Cholet Basket |
| Semifinalists: |  Kalev/Cramo  Karhu |
| Teams: | 32 (regular season) 47 (all rounds) |
| Dates: | Qualifying: 27–30 September 2022 Competition proper: 12 October 2022 – 26 April 2023 |
| Finals Mvp: | Phil Greene IV |
| Finals Mvp Link: | FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP |
| Finals Mvp N: | USA |
| Pir Leader: | Ousman Krubally |
| Pir: | 23.7 |
| Pir N: | GAM |
| Top Scorer: | Miha Lapornik |
| Ppg: | 19.8 |
| Ppg N: | SVN |
| Rebounds Leader: | Ousman Krubally |
| Rpg: | 11.0 |
| Rpg N: | GAM |
| Assists Leader: | Arnas Velička |
| Apg: | 7.8 |
| Apg N: | LTU |
| Prevseason Year: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023–24 |
| Finals Link: | 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals |
| Finals: | Finals |
The 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup was the 8th season of the FIBA Europe Cup, the second-level European professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA. The season began on 12 October 2022 and ended on 26 April 2023.
Anwil Włocławek defeated Cholet in the finals, which were played over two legs in both club's arenas.[1] They became the first Polish club to win a European competition title.[2]
18 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 5 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:
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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 | 14 July 2022 | 27 September 2022 | |
| Second qualifying round | 28 September 2022 | |||
| Third qualifying round | 30 September 2022 | |||
| Regular season | Round 1 | 12 October 2022 | ||
| Round 2 | 19 October 2022 | |||
| Round 3 | 26 October 2022 | |||
| Round 4 | 2 November 2022 | |||
| Round 5 | 23 November 2022 | |||
| Round 6 | 30 November 2022 | |||
| Second round | Round 1 | 14 December 2022 | ||
| Round 2 | 21 December 2022 | |||
| Round 3 | 11 January 2023 | |||
| Round 4 | 25 January 2023 | |||
| Round 5 | 1 February 2023 | |||
| Round 6 | 8 February 2023 | |||
| Quarter-finals | 6–8 March 2023 | 14–15 March 2023 | ||
| Semi-finals | 29 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | ||
| Finals | 19 April 2023 | 26 April 2023 | ||
The 22 teams will be divided into 6 pots. For the quarter-finals round of Qualifications, teams from Pot 5 will be drawn against teams from Pot 4 and teams from pot 6 will be drawn against two teams from Pot 3. Teams from Pot 1, 2 and the other two teams from pot 3 will be seeded, and will enter directly in the semi-final stage of Qualifications. 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 ten directly qualified teams and the 18 Basketball Champions League eliminated teams in the main draw.[3]
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Venue: Mitrovica, Kosovo
Venue: Jonava, Lithuania
Venue: Samokov, Bulgaria
Venue: Cholet, France
Following the qualification of Tofaş, Unicaja and Bakken Bears to the Champions League, three 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 | 150 | 139 | +11 | Advance to regular season | |
| 2 | 152 | 144 | +8 | ||
| 3 | 161 | 158 | +3 | ||
| 4 | 137 | 145 | -8 |
The draw took place in Munich, Germany on July 14.[3]
The thirty-two teams were divided into 4 seeds and 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 and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.[5]
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See main article: article and 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs. The play-offs began on 6 March and concluded on 19 and 26 April 2023 with the 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals.
The first legs were played on 6–8 March, and the second legs were played on 14–15 March 2023.
The first legs were played on 29 March, and the second legs were played on 5 April 2023.
See main article: 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals. The first leg was played on 19 April, and the second leg was played on 26 April 2023.
