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| Event | 2021–22 EuroCup Basketball | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Virtus Segafredo Arena,Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP |  Miloš Teodosić | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The2022 EuroCup final was the final match of the2021–22 EuroCup Basketball, the 20th season ofEuroleague Basketball'ssecondary level professional club basketball tournament, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to theEuroCup. It was played at theVirtus Segafredo Arena inBologna, Italy, on 11 May 2022, between Italian clubVirtus Segafredo Bologna and Turkish clubFrutti Extra Bursaspor.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna defeatedFrutti Extra Bursaspor 80–67 to conquer their 1st EuroCup title and earned the right to play in the2022–23 EuroLeague. Virtus Segafredo Bologna also became the first Italian team to win the EuroCup.
It was the first ever EuroCup final appearance ever ofVirtus Segafredo Bologna andFrutti 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.[1][2]
Virtus Segafredo Bologna played in their 11th European final. They previously won theSaporta Cup title in1990, lifted theEuroLeague trophy twice in1998 and2001, claimed theEuroChallenge crown in2009 and theChampions League in2019. Virtus Segafredo Bologna also played three EuroLeague finals (1981,1999 and2002), and two Saporta Cup championship games (1978 and2000).[1]
The arena was inaugurated on 10 November 2019, for the home game againstTreviso Basket, won by Virtus 84–79.[3] On 25 December, for the derby againstFortitudo Bologna, 9,166 fans attended the game, achieving a new record for Virtus in LBA.[4] In January 2020, the arena was dismantled and rebuilt in September,[5] to host the Final Four of the2020 Italian Basketball Supercup.[6] Moreover, the arena became the official home court of Virtus for the 2020–21 season ofLBA andEuroCup.[7]
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.[8] On 11 June 2021, at the Segafredo Arena, Virtusdefeated its historic rivalOlimpia Milano in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[9] In November 2021, the arena was moved to another fair pavilion with a capacity of 10,000 seats[10] and was inaugurated on 17 November for aEuroCup match againstReyer Venezia.[11]
| Bologna | 2022 EuroCup Final (Europe) |
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| Virtus Segafredo Arena | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).
 Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Round |  Frutti Extra Bursaspor | ||
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| 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) |
vFrutti Extra Bursaspor| 11 May 2022 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 80–67 | Frutti Extra Bursaspor | Bologna | |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter:25–12, 16–19, 21–22,18–14 | ||||
| Pts:Teodosić 21 Rebs:Jaiteh 10 Asts:Pajola 6 PIR:Weems 16 | Boxscore | Pts:Dudzinski 14 Rebs:Dudzinski 7 Asts:Andrews,Bitim 3 PIR:Hayes 20 | Arena:Virtus Segafredo Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Saša Pukl,Anne Panther, Emilio Pérez | ||
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