1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup

1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup
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Champions AEK
  Runners-up Kinder Bologna
Finals MVP Anthony Bowie

The 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-fourth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between September 21, 1999, and April 11, 2000. The final was held at Lausanne, Switzerland.

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 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 1998–99.[1]

Country ranking for 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
1  Italy 237.667 2
2  Greece 179.167
3  Spain 150.167
4  Turkey 70.500
5  France 68.833
6  Lithuania 55.556
7  Yugoslavia 54.500
8  Russia 35.695
9  Slovenia 30.622
10  Germany 27.833
11  Croatia 25.542
12  Israel 22.108
13  Poland 20.714
14  Belgium 13.817
15  Portugal 13.762
16  Ukraine 6.143 -2, BIPA-Moda and CSKA Kyiv withdrew
17  Austria 4.559 1
18  Hungary 4.429 +1, Matáv Pécs got wild card
19 Macedonia 4.375
Rank Country Points Teams Notes
20  Cyprus 3.528 1 +1, Achilleas Kaimakli got wild card
21  Czech Republic 3.187
22  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.008
23  Finland 2.917 +1, Torpan Pojat got wild card
24  Slovakia 2.583
25  Latvia 2.302
26  Bulgaria 1.917
27  Netherlands 1.722
28  Sweden 1.667 +1, Norrköping Dolphins got wild card
29  Estonia 0.667
30  Romania 0.611 -1, Sibiu withdrew
31  Luxembourg 0.472 -1, Etzella withdrew
32  Switzerland 0.389 -1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew
33  Georgia 0.333 0
34  England 0.278 +1, London Towers got wild card
35  Belarus 0.111
36  Albania 0.055
37  Denmark 0.000
38  Ireland 0.000

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 eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
Kinder Bologna (CW) Partizan (CW) Zepter Idea Śląsk Wrocław (1st) Plannja Basket (1st)
Adecco Milano (5th) Radnički Jugopetrol (4th) Hoop Pekaes (CW) Norrköping Dolphins (WC)
AEK (5th) Avtodor Saratov (2nd) Spirou (1st) UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)
Hercules[a] (6th) Arsenal Tula (3rd) Okapi Aalstar (3rd) Godel Rabotnički (1st)
Tau Cerámica (CW) Krka (3rd) Porto (1st) Mlekarna Kunin (1st)
Pamesa Valencia (6th) Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (4th) Illiabum Clube (2nd) Bosna (1st)
Fenerbahçe (4th) Telekom Baskets Bonn (2nd) Albacomp Fehérvár (1st) Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
Darüşşafaka (5th) Skyliners Frankfurt (3rd)* Matáv Pécs (WC) Ventspils (2nd)
Élan Sportif Chalon (4th) Zadar (2nd) APOEL (1st) Cherno More Port Varna (1st)
PSG Racing Basket (5th) Split CO (3rd) Achilleas Kaimakli (WC) Ricoh Astronauts (1st)
Lietuvos rytas (2nd) Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd) Honka Playboys (2nd) Tartu ÜSK Delta (4th)
Sakalai (3rd) Maccabi Ra'anana (5th) Torpan Pojat (WC) London Towers (WC)

* Tatami Rhöndorf (3rd in the previous season of Bundesliga) merged with Skyliners Frankfurt (at that time newly formed club), so Skyliners took their place in the competition.

Preliminary round

Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. AEK 10 9 1 827 663 19
2. Hapoel Jerusalem 10 6 4 789 726 15
3. Cherno More Port Varna 10 5 5 809 876 15
4. Spirou 10 5 5 756 75o 15
5. Honka Playboys 10 3 7 748 827 13
6. Avtodor Saratov 10 2 8 682 769 12

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. Pamesa Valencia 10 9 1 855 650 19
2. Zadar 10 8 2 817 675 18
3. Achilleas Kaimakli 10 4 6 705 776 14
4. Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 4 6 755 779 14
5. Arsenal Tula 10 4 6 698 812 14
6. Tartu ÜSK Delta 10 1 9 649 787 11

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. Lietuvos rytas 10 8 2 814 667 18
2. Maccabi Ra'anana 10 6 4 696 608 16
3. Élan Sportif Chalon 10 6 4 649 604 16
4. Ricoh Astronauts 10 5 5 622 623 15
5. Albacomp Fehérvár 10 5 5 751 697 15
6. APOEL 10 0 10 513 846 10

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. PSG Racing 10 9 1 771 600 19
2. Hoop Pekaes 10 8 2 760 668 18
3. Tau Cerámica 10 7 3 808 659 17
4. Bosna 10 4 6 644 714 14
5. Illiabum Clube 10 1 9 692 855 11
6. Godel Rabotnički 10 1 9 550 729 11

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. Hercules 10 9 1 743 656 19
2. FC Porto 10 6 4 726 686 16
3. Slovakofarma Pezinok 10 5 5 786 782 15
4. Telekom Baskets Bonn 10 5 5 731 718 15
5. Partizan 10 5 5 734 718 15
6. SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 0 10 639 798 10

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. Kinder Bologna 10 10 0 885 586 20
2. Zepter Idea Śląsk Wrocław 10 7 3 743 692 17
3. Ventspils 10 5 5 705 732 15
4. Norrköping Dolphins 10 4 6 803 929 14
5. Fenerbahçe 10 3 7 708 765 13
6. Matáv Pécs 10 1 9 651 793 11

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. Darüşşafaka 10 8 2 825 759 18
2. Split CO 10 6 4 787 773 16
3. Plannja 10 5 5 753 772 15
4. Adecco Milano 10 4 6 749 719 14
5. Okapi Aalst 10 4 6 789 831 14
6. London Towers 10 3 7 789 838 13

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
1. Krka 10 7 3 774 659 17
2. Skyliners Frankfurt 10 7 3 750 681 17
3. Sakalai 10 7 3 791 771 17
4. Radnički Jugopetrol 10 4 6 746 736 14
5. Torpan Pojat 10 3 7 673 808 13
6. Mlekarna Kunin 10 2 8 723 802 12

Round of 32

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 95–154 AEK 51–86 44–68
Achilleas Kaimakli 133–188 Hapoel Jerusalem 67–93 66–95
Cherno More 133–172 Zadar 63–73 70–99
Spirou 149–163 Pamesa Valencia 74–81 75–82
Bosna 138–174 Lietuvos rytas 65–71 73–103
Tau Cerámica 139–129 Maccabi Ra'anana 68–62 71–67
Élan Chalon 153–145 Hoop Pekaes 76–57 77–88
Ricoh Astronauts 130–136 PSG Racing 60–61 70–75
Norrköping Dolphins 144–206 Hercules 64–87 80–119
Ventspils 122–157 FC Porto 47–77 75–80
Slovakofarma Pezinok 160–170 Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław 79–86 81–84
Telekom Baskets Bonn 125–154 Kinder Bologna 56–67 69–87
Radnički Jugopetrol 137–141 Darüşşafaka 77–66 60–75
Sakalai 166–186 Split CO 86–97 80–89
Plannja 121–145 Skyliners Frankfurt 63–74 58–71
Adecco Milano 118–112 Krka 62–55 56–57

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tau Cerámica 132–156 AEK 67–71 65–85
Élan Chalon 119–146 Pamesa Valencia 83–75 36–71
Hapoel Jerusalem 148–157 Lietuvos rytas 78–91 70–66
Zadar 143–129 PSG Racing 76–57 67–72
Split CO 129–150 Hercules 63–71 66–79
Skyliners Frankfurt 115–140 Kinder Bologna 62–57 53–83
FC Porto 135–127 Darüşşafaka 81–78 54–49
Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław 137–121 Adecco Milano 75–57 62–64

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEK 154–146 Hercules 84–73 70–73
Kinder Bologna 144–139 Pamesa Valencia 85–61 59–78
Lietuvos rytas 170–160 FC Porto 93–73 77–87
Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław 120–132 Zadar 56–63 64–69

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zadar 142–152 AEK 75–70 67–82
Lietuvos rytas 141–143 Kinder Bologna 70–60 71–83

Final

April 11, Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, Lausanne

Team 1  Score  Team 2
AEK 83–76 Kinder Bologna
1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions

AEK
2nd title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

See also

Notes

  1. ^ G.S. Iraklis B.C. adopted the Latin name Hercules exclusively for this current season at FIBA Saporta Cup.

References

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