FIBA Europe has announced the list of teams

Munich – Germany, June 28, 2012: FIBA Europe has announced the list of teams to participate in the EuroChallenge 2012/13 season. The Draw for the Regular Season will take place in Freising, Germany, on Friday 6 July. The EuroChallenge Regular Season line-up will feature 32 clubs, divided in eight groups of four teams each. 28 teams will be drawn directly into the Regular Season groups.

Four others will emerge following the EuroChallenge Qualifying Round, which features eight clubs in total. The teams that win these four ties over two legs (home and away games) will advance to the EuroChallenge regular season.

The clubs which will enter the Freising Draw are:

Twenty-eight (28) teams that have qualified directly for the Regular Season (in alphabetical order)

Antwerp Giants (BEL)

Keravnos Nicosia (CYP)

Armia Tblisi (GEO)

Khimik Yuzhny (UKR)

Asesoft Ploesti (ROU)

Krasnye Krylia Samara (RUS)

BC Minsk 2006 (BLR)

Krka Novo Mesto (SLO)

BC Timisoara (ROU)

Norrköping Dolphins (SWE)

BCMU Pitesti (ROU)

Okapi Aalstar (BEL)

Belfius Mons-Hainaut (BEL)

Paris Levallois (FRA)

BK Ventspils (LAT)

Pinar Karsiyaka (TUR)

ETHA Engomi Nicosia (CYP)

SLUC Nancy (FRA)

EWE Baskets Oldenburg (GER)

Södertälje BBK (SWE)

Fortress-Lami Ved Körmend (HUN)

Szolnoki Olaj (HUN)

Gravelines Dunkerque (FRA)

Tampereen Pyrintö (FIN)

Hapoel Holon (ISR)

Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER)

JDA Dijon (FRA)

University Tartu (EST)

Eight (8) teams will play in the Qualifying Round for the remaining four (4) spots in the Regular Season (in alphabetical order)

Aliaga Petkim (TUR)

Rakvere Tarvas (EST)

Apollon Limassol (CYP)

Tofas (TUR)

GAZ Metan Medias (ROU)

Ural Ekaterinburg (RUS)

Joensuun Kataja (FIN)

Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg (AUT). —- FIBA Europe Communications