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EUROLEAGUE 2008-09 COMPETITION SYSTEM
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REGULAR SEASON
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Oct. 22, 2008 to Jan. 15, 2009 |
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Round-robin system. Each team plays 10 games within its group.
The best 4 teams from each group advance to the Top 16.
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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TOP 16
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Jan. 28 to March 12, 2009 |
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Round-robin system. Each team plays 6 games within its group.
The best two teams from each group advance to the Quarterfinal Playoffs.
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Team 1
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Team 1
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Team 1
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Team 1
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Team 2
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Team 2
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Team 2
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Team 2
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Team 3
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Team 3
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Team 3
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Team 3
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Team 4
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Team 4
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Team 4
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Team 4
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QUARTERFINAL PLAYOFFS
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March 24 to April 8, 2009 |
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Best-of-five series between first- and second-placed finishers from the Top 16.
The four series winners advance to the Final Four
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Quarterfinal 1
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Quarterfinal 2
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Quarterfinal 3
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Quarterfinal 4
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First-place E
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First-place F
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First-place G
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First-place H
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Second-place F
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Second-place E
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Second-place H
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Second-place G
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Berlin, Germany
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FINAL FOUR
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May 1 to 3, 2009 |
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The four quarterfinals winners will meet in single-game semifinals
The semifinals losers will play one game for third place
The semifinals winners will play in the single-game Final
The winner of the Final will be the Euroleague Champion
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Semifinal A
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Semifinal B
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Winner Quarterfinal 1
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Winner Quarterfinal 2
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Winner Quarterfinal 3
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Winner Quarterfinal 4
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Third-Place game
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Semifinals Losers
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FINAL
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Semifinals Winners
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EUROLEAGUE
Champion 2008-09
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