ULEB Eurocup 2008-09
Eurocup Basketball 2008-09 was the seventh edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's basketball clubs, and the first to be contested under the Eurocup name. From the inception of the competition in 2002, it had been known as the ULEB Cup. The Eurocup is the level that is one tier below the Euroleague level.
This season there were 48 teams from 22 countries. After the preliminary rounds there were 32 teams left for the regular season, with the 16 eliminated teams being relegated down and parachuting into Europe's third-tier transnational competition, the EuroChallenge. Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas of Vilnius won the tournament and promotion to the top level Euroleague for the next season.
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