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1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

The 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup was the thirty-first edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. it occurred between September 17, 1996, and April 15, 1997. The competition was won by Real Madrid Teka, who beat Mash Jeans Verona, by a score of 78–64 in the final.

1996–97 FIBA EuroCup
LeagueFIBA EuroCup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid Teka
  Runners-upItaly Mash Jeans Verona
Finals MVPSpain Alberto Herreros
FIBA EuroCup seasons

Competition system edit

  • 48 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams from the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into eight groups of six teams each, and played a round-robin. The final standings were based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group.
  • The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/16 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), where the winners advanced further to 1/8 Finals, 1/4 Finals, and 1/2 Final.
  • The Final was played at a predetermined venue.

Country ranking edit

For the 1996–1997 FIBA EuroCup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1993–94 to 1995–96.[1]

Country ranking for 1996–1997 EuroCup
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1   Spain 321.667 2
2   Greece 299.667
3   Italy 216.667
4   France 123.238
5   Turkey 93.333
6   Russia 66
7   Croatia 63
8   Germany 61.389
9   Israel 50.905
10   Slovenia 41.333
11   Belgium 29
12   Yugoslavia 26
13   Portugal 24.5
14   Lithuania 19 -1, Atletas withdrew
15   Ukraine 15.389
16   Poland 12.111
17   Macedonia 11.778 1 +1, MZT got wild card
18   Hungary 10.5
19   Slovakia 8.889
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20   Czech Republic 8.389 1
21   Austria 6.556
22   Switzerland 6.056 -1, Monthey withdrew
23   England 5.389
24   Cyprus 5 +1, Achilleas got wild card
25   Sweden 4.722
26   Bulgaria 4
27   Latvia 3.667
28   Romania 2.778
29   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5
30   Luxembourg 2.167 -1, Hiefenech withdrew
31   Netherlands 1.944
32   Georgia 1.833
33   Finland 1.667 0 +1, Torpan Pojat got wild card
34   Estonia 1.5
35   Albania 1.444
36   Iceland 0.889
37   Belarus 0.278
38   Denmark 0.167

Team allocation edit

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
  TDK Manresa (CW)   Zagreb (5th)   Porto (1st)   SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)
  Real Madrid Teka (5th)   Zadar (9th)   Benfica (CW)   London Towers (CW)
  Dexim Apollon Patras (8th)   Ratiopharm Ulm (CW)   Budivelnyk (1st)   APOEL (1st)
  Iraklis (9th)   Brandt Hagen (6th)   Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd)   Achilleas Kaimakli (WC)
  Scavolini Pesaro (7th)   Hapoel Jerusalem (CW)   Śląsk Wrocław (1st)   New Wave Sharks (1st)
  Mash Jeans Verona (10th)   Hapoel Galil Elyon (3rd)   Nobiles Włocławek (CW)   Plama Pleven (1st)
  Olympique Antibes (4th)   Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (CW)   Rabotnički (1st)   Rīgas ASK (1st)
  PSG Racing (5th)   Bavaria Wolltex (7th)   MZT Aerodrom (WC)   Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (1st)
  Fenerbahçe (3rd)   Sunair Oostende (2nd)   Žalgiris (1st)   Sloboda Dita (CW)
  Türk Telekom PTT (10th)   AST Gent   Marc-Körmend (1st)   Libertel EBBC (1st)
  Avtodor Saratov (3rd)   BFC Beočin (2nd)   Inter Bratislava (1st)   Vita (1st)
  Akvarius Volgograd (4th)   Budućnost (CW)   Stavex Brno (1st)   Torpan Pojat (WC)

Preliminary group stage edit

Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Fenerbahçe 10 18 8 2 883 792 +91
2.   Rīgas ASK 10 16 6 4 943 896 +47
3.   Nobiles Włocławek 10 16 6 4 853 864 −11
4.   Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 15 5 5 835 851 −16
5.   Scavolini Pesaro 10 14 4 6 831 847 −16
6.   Rabotnički 10 11 1 9 776 871 −95

Group B edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Žalgiris 10 17 7 3 733 627 +106
2.   Zagreb 10 17 7 3 755 709 +46
3.   Olympique Antibes 10 16 6 4 724 709 +15
4.   Bavaria Wolltex 10 15 5 5 764 764 0
5.   SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 14 4 6 738 741 −3
6.   Sloboda Dita 10 11 1 9 679 843 −64

Group C edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Real Madrid Teka 10 17 7 3 815 715 +100
2.   Ratiopharm Ulm 10 15 5 5 875 844 +31
3.   Benfica 10 15 5 5 799 790 +9
4.   MZT Skopje 10 15 5 5 778 814 −36
5.   Hapoel Galil Elyon 10 14 4 6 823 840 −17
6.   Plama Pleven 10 14 4 6 892 979 −87

Group D edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Porto 10 20 10 0 866 721 +145
2.   PSG Racing 10 17 7 3 872 697 +175
3.   Hapoel Jerusalem 10 17 7 3 851 806 +45
4.   Brandt Hagen 10 14 4 6 768 794 −26
5.   New Wave Sharks 10 11 1 9 731 865 −134
6.   APOEL 10 11 1 9 626 831 −205

Group E edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Iraklis 10 18 8 2 914 775 +139
2.   Śląsk Wrocław 10 17 7 3 853 811 +42
3.   AST Gent 10 16 6 4 803 770 +33
4.   Zadar 10 16 6 4 817 810 +7
5.   Libertel EBBC 10 13 3 7 847 895 −48
6.   Achilleas Kaimakli 10 10 0 10 760 933 −173

Group F edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Dexim Apollon Patras 10 18 8 2 924 761 +163
2.   Budivelnyk 10 18 8 2 849 718 +131
3.   Sunair Oostende 10 17 7 3 825 701 +124
4.   Stavex Brno 10 14 4 6 822 815 +7
5.   Akvarius Volgograd 10 13 3 7 760 878 −118
6.   Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 10 10 0 10 702 1009 −307

Group G edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Avtodor Saratov 10 19 9 1 871 810 +61
2.   TDK Manresa 10 16 6 4 853 766 +87
3.   Torpan Pojat 10 16 6 4 858 808 +50
4.   BFC Beočin 10 16 6 4 809 738 +71
5.   Shakhtar Donetsk 10 12 2 8 788 922 −134
6.   Inter Bratislava 10 11 1 9 755 890 −135

Group H edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Mash Jeans Verona 10 18 8 2 816 700 +116
2.   Türk Telekom PTT 10 17 7 3 750 711 +39
3.   Marc-Körmend 10 16 6 4 828 825 +3
4.   London Towers 10 14 4 6 713 731 −18
5.   Budućnost 10 13 3 7 803 809 −6
6.   Vita 10 12 2 8 729 863 −134

Round of 32 edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bavaria Wolltex   143–155   Fenerbahçe 67–69 76–86
Olympique Antibes   155–161   Rīgas ASK 75–75 80–86
Nobiles Włocławek   167–164   Zagreb 84–79 83–85
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela   147–149   Žalgiris 71–76 76–73
Brandt Hagen   151–184   Real Madrid Teka 71–98 80–86
Hapoel Jerusalem   186–177   Ratiopharm Ulm 99–97 87–80
Benfica   149–161   PSG Racing 63–81 86–80
MZT Aerodrom   147–149   Porto 73–69 74–80
Stavex Brno   147–154   Iraklis 86–78 61–76
Sunair Oostende   134–150   Śląsk Wrocław 66–62 68–88
AST Gent   124–171   Budivelnyk 65–70 59–101
Zadar   120–157   Dexim Apollon Patras 56–75 64–82
London Towers   138–143   Avtodor Saratov 70–75 68–68
Marc-Körmend   162–166   TDK Manresa 83–77 79–89
Torpan Pojat   171–180   Türk Telekom PTT 82–84 89–96
BFC Beočin   161–168   Mash Jeans Verona 73–74 88–94

Round of 16 edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Jerusalem   148–147   Fenerbahçe 91–78 57–69
PSG Racing   137–134   Žalgiris 60–58 77–76
Rīgas ASK   171–182   Real Madrid Teka 83–98 88–84
Nobiles Włocławek   156–176   Porto 91–81 65–95
TDK Manresa   132–140   Iraklis 74–79 58–61
Türk Telekom PTT   155–140   Dexim Apollon Patras 89–73 66–67
Śląsk Wrocław   194–189   Avtodor Saratov 90–94 104–95
Budivelnyk   153–180   Mash Jeans Verona 80–90 73–90

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Jerusalem   126–133   Iraklis 68–63 58–70
Türk Telekom PTT   122–184   PSG Racing 72–92 50–92
Real Madrid Teka   205–157   Śląsk Wrocław 112–66 93–91
Mash Jeans Verona   168–138   Porto 96–78 72–60

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mash Jeans Verona   152–138   Iraklis 96–62 56–76
Real Madrid Teka   120–113   PSG Racing 62–57 58–56

Final edit

April 15, Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mash Jeans Verona   64–78   Real Madrid Teka
1996–97 FIBA EuroCup Champions
 
Real Madrid Teka
4th title

Awards edit

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP edit

See also edit

  1. ^ "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

External links edit

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