1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

1996–97 FIBA EuroCup
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Final
Champions Real Madrid Teka
  Runners-up Mash Jeans Verona
Finals MVP Alberto Herreros

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.

Competition system

  • 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

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

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 Regular season or eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
TDK Manresa (CW) Zagreb (5th) Porto (1st) UKJ 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) SSV 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) WTK Nobiles Włocławek (CW) Plama Pleven (1st)
Olympique Antibes (4th) Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (CW) Rabotnički (1st) Rīgas ASK (1st)
PSG Racing Basket (5th) Bavaria Wolltex Maribor (7th) MZT Skopje (WC) Universitatea Cluj (1st)
Fenerbahçe (3rd) Sunair Oostende (2nd) Žalgiris (1st) Sloboda Dita (CW)
Türk Telekom PTT (8th) AST Gent Marc-Körmend (1st) Libertel EBBC (1st)
Avtodor Saratov (3rd) BFC Beočin (2nd) AŠK Inter Slovnaft (1st) Vita Tbilisi (1st)
Akvarius Volgograd (4th) Budućnost (CW) Stavex Brno (1st) Torpan Pojat (WC)

Preliminary group stage

Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A

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

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

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

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1. Porto 10 20 10 0 866 721 +145
2. PSG Racing Basket 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

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

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 10 10 0 10 702 1009 −307

Group G

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 Slovnaft 10 11 1 9 755 890 −135

Group H

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 Tbilisi 10 12 2 8 729 863 −134

Round of 32

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 Basket 63–81 86–80
MZT Skopje 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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Jerusalem 148–147 Fenerbahçe 91–78 57–69
PSG Racing Basket 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

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 Basket 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

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 Basket 62–57 58–56

Final

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

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

See also

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