The 2022 EuroCup final was the final match of the 2021–22 EuroCup Basketball, the 20th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup. It was played at the Virtus Segafredo Arena in Bologna, Italy, on 11 May 2022, between Italian club Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Turkish club Frutti Extra Bursaspor.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna defeated Frutti Extra Bursaspor 80–67 to conquer their 1st EuroCup title and earned the right to play in the 2022–23 EuroLeague. Virtus Segafredo Bologna also became the first Italian team to win the EuroCup.
Background It was the first ever EuroCup final appearance ever of Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Frutti Extra Bursaspor, after Virtus Segafredo Bologna never reached a stage further than the semifinals in history and Frutti Extra Bursaspor never reached a stage further than the regular season in history. Virtus Segafredo Bologna also became the first Italian team to reach an EuroCup final.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna played in their 11th European final. They previously won the Saporta Cup title in 1990, lifted the EuroLeague trophy twice in 1998 and 2001, claimed the EuroChallenge crown in 2009 and the Champions League in 2019. Virtus Segafredo Bologna also played three EuroLeague finals (1981, 1999 and 2002), and two Saporta Cup championship games (1978 and 2000).
Venue The arena was inaugurated on 10 November 2019, for the home game against Treviso Basket, won by Virtus 84–79.Virtus Bologna Treviso 84-79, buona la prima all'Arena, Il Resto del Carlino On 25 December, for the derby against Fortitudo Bologna, 9,166 fans attended the game, achieving a new record for Virtus in LBA.LBA, pubblico in aumento: nel girone di andata media di 4.273 (+7.23%), secondo dato di sempre , Sportando In January 2020, the arena was dismantled and rebuilt in September,Abass, Eurolega, Virtus Arena, Zanetti rilancia il futuro Virtus, Baskettiamo to host the Final Four of the 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup.Supercoppa basket 2020, la final four a Bologna. Bonaccini: "La vogliamo a porte aperte", Il Resto del Carlino Moreover, the arena became the official home court of Virtus for the 2020–21 season of LBA and EuroCup.Esatta denominazione del campo da gioco della Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, Sportando
In April 2021, Massimo Zanetti, owner of Virtus and Segafredo, announced that the team will remain to the Segafredo Arena for at least three more seasons, with the hope of starting to build a new arena in 2022.Zanetti: “Per tre anni ancora alla Segafredo Arena. Nuovo palasport? Spero nel 2024”, TuttoBolognaWeb On 11 June 2021, at the Segafredo Arena, Virtus defeated its historic rival Olimpia Milano in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.Virtus, sei magnifica! Bologna, scudetto dopo 20 anni, Milano schiacciata 4–0, Gazzetta dello Sport In November 2021, the arena was moved to another fair pavilion with a capacity of 10,000 seatsLa notte di Bologna: Virtus, la spinta dei 10mila per un’Eurolega da conquistare, Gazzetta dello Sport and was inaugurated on 17 November for a EuroCup match against Reyer Venezia.La Virtus ritrova la sua Arena e la vittoria, Il Resto del Carlino
Bologna Virtus Segafredo Arena Capacity: 10,000
Road to the Final
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away). Virtus Segafredo Bologna Round Frutti Extra Bursaspor 4th place (11–7) (Group B) Regular season 7th place (8–10) (Group B) Opponent Score Playoffs Opponent Score Lietkabelis 75–67 (H) Eighthfinals Partizan NIS 103–95 (A) ratiopharm Ulm 83–77 (H) Quarterfinals Cedevita Olimpija 85–83 (A) Valencia Basket 83–73 (A) Semifinals MoraBanc Andorra 85–68 (A)
Match details
Virtus Statistics Bursaspor 21/39 (53.8%) 2-pt field goals 15/27 (55.6%) 9/28 (32.1%) 3-pt field goals 6/26 (23.1%) 11/16 (68.8%) Free throws 19/24 (79.2%) 17 Offensive rebounds 8 27 Defensive rebounds 22 44 Total rebounds 30 22 Assists 11 10 Turnovers 14 8 Steals 2 5 Blocks 2 23 Fouls 20
2021–22 EuroCup champions Virtus Segafredo Bologna(1st title)
See also 2022 EuroLeague Final Four 2022 Basketball Champions League Final Four 2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
References
External links Official website