1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

1996–97 FIBA EuroCup FIBA EuroCup Basketball Final 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup Final ESP Alberto Herreros FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP ESP Real Madrid Teka ITA Mash Jeans Verona FIBA EuroCup 1995–96 FIBA European Cup 1995–96 1997–98 1997–98 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. 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.Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B) http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/ranking/ranking_e.htm www.linguasport.com 2020-05-31February 2025 medicmedic +Country ranking for 1996–1997 EuroCupRankCountryPointsTeamsNotes1321.66722299.6673216.6674123.238593.3336667638 61.389950.9051041.333112912261324.51419-1, Atletas withdrew1515.3891612.11117Macedonia11.7781+1, MZT got wild card1810.5198.889RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes208.3891216.556226.056-1, Monthey withdrew235.389245+1, Achilleas got wild card254.722264273.667282.778292.5302.167-1, Hiefenech withdrew311.944321.833331.6670+1, Torpan Pojat got wild card341.5351.444360.889370.278380.167 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 ESP TDK Manresa (CW)CRO Zagreb (5th) POR Porto (1st)AUT UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st) ESP Real Madrid Teka (5th)CRO Zadar (9th) POR Benfica (CW) ENG London Towers (CW) GRE Dexim Apollon Patras (8th)GER Ratiopharm Ulm (CW)UKR Budivelnyk (1st)CYP APOEL (1st)GRE Iraklis (9th) GER SSV Brandt Hagen (6th)UKR Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd)CYP Achilleas Kaimakli (WC)ITA Scavolini Pesaro (7th)ISR Hapoel Jerusalem (CW)POL Śląsk Wrocław (1st)SWE New Wave Sharks (1st)ITA Mash Jeans Verona (10th)ISR Hapoel Galil Elyon (3rd)POL WTK Nobiles Włocławek (CW)BUL Plama Pleven (1st) FRA Olympique Antibes (4th)SLO Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (CW) MKD Rabotnički (1st)LAT Rīgas ASK (1st)FRA PSG Racing Basket (5th)SVN Bavaria Wolltex Maribor (7th) MKD MZT Skopje (WC) ROM Universitatea Cluj (1st) TUR Fenerbahçe (3rd)BEL Sunair Oostende (2nd) LIT Žalgiris (1st) BIH 1992 Sloboda Dita (CW)TUR Türk Telekom PTT (8th) BEL AST Gent HUN Marc-Körmend (1st) NED Libertel EBBC (1st)RUS Avtodor Saratov (3rd) FRY BFC Beočin (2nd)SVK AŠK Inter Slovnaft (1st) GEO 1990 Vita Tbilisi (1st)RUS Akvarius Volgograd (4th)FRY Budućnost (CW)CZE Stavex Brno (1st) FIN 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. TUR Fenerbahçe 10 18 8 2 883 792 +91 2. LAT Rīgas ASK 10 16 6 4 943 896 +47 3. POL Nobiles Włocławek 10 16 6 4 853 864 −11 4. SLO Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 15 5 5 835 851 −16 5. ITA Scavolini Pesaro 10 14 4 6 831 847 −16 6. MKD Rabotnički 10 11 1 9 776 871 −95Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. LIT Žalgiris 10 17 7 3 733 627 +106 2. CRO Zagreb 10 17 7 3 755 709 +46 3. FRA Olympique Antibes 10 16 6 4 724 709 +15 4. SVN Bavaria Wolltex 10 15 5 5 764 764 0 5. AUT SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 14 4 6 738 741 −3 6. BIH 1992 Sloboda Dita 10 11 1 9 679 843 −64 Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ESP Real Madrid Teka 10 17 7 3 815 715 +100 2. GER Ratiopharm Ulm 10 15 5 5 875 844 +31 3. POR Benfica 10 15 5 5 799 790 +9 4. MKD MZT Skopje 10 15 5 5 778 814 −36 5. ISR Hapoel Galil Elyon 10 14 4 6 823 840 −17 6. BUL Plama Pleven 10 14 4 6 892 979 −87Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. POR Porto 10 20 10 0 866 721 +145 2. FRA PSG Racing Basket 10 17 7 3 872 697 +175 3. ISR Hapoel Jerusalem 10 17 7 3 851 806 +45 4. GER Brandt Hagen 10 14 4 6 768 794 −26 5. SWE New Wave Sharks 10 11 1 9 731 865 −134 6. CYP APOEL 10 11 1 9 626 831 −205 Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. GRE Iraklis 10 18 8 2 914 775 +139 2. POL Śląsk Wrocław 10 17 7 3 853 811 +42 3. BEL AST Gent 10 16 6 4 803 770 +33 4. CRO Zadar 10 16 6 4 817 810 +7 5. NED Libertel EBBC 10 13 3 7 847 895 −48 6. CYP Achilleas Kaimakli 10 10 0 10 760 933 −173Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. GRE Dexim Apollon Patras 10 18 8 2 924 761 +163 2. UKR Budivelnyk 10 18 8 2 849 718 +131 3. BEL Sunair Oostende 10 17 7 3 825 701 +124 4. CZE Stavex Brno 10 14 4 6 822 815 +7 5. RUS Akvarius Volgograd 10 13 3 7 760 878 −118 6. ROM Universitatea Cluj 10 10 0 10 702 1009 −307 Group G Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. RUS Avtodor Saratov 10 19 9 1 871 810 +61 2. ESP TDK Manresa 10 16 6 4 853 766 +87 3. FIN Torpan Pojat 10 16 6 4 858 808 +50 4. FRY BFC Beočin 10 16 6 4 809 738 +71 5. UKR Shakhtar Donetsk 10 12 2 8 788 922 −134 6. SVK Inter Slovnaft 10 11 1 9 755 890 −135Group H Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. ITA Mash Jeans Verona 10 18 8 2 816 700 +116 2. TUR Türk Telekom PTT 10 17 7 3 750 711 +39 3. HUN Marc-Körmend 10 16 6 4 828 825 +3 4. ENG London Towers 10 14 4 6 713 731 −18 5. FRY Budućnost 10 13 3 7 803 809 −6 6. GEO 1990 Vita Tbilisi 10 12 2 8 729 863 −134 Round of 32 Bavaria Wolltex SVN 143–155 Fenerbahçe TUR 67–69 76–86 2 Olympique Antibes FRA 155–161 Rīgas ASK LAT 75–75 80–86 2 Nobiles Włocławek POL 167–164 Zagreb CRO 84–79 83–85 1 Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela SLO 147–149 Žalgiris LIT 71–76 76–73 2 Brandt Hagen GER 151–184 Real Madrid Teka ESP 71–98 80–86 2 Hapoel Jerusalem ISR 186–177 Ratiopharm Ulm GER 99–97 87–80 1 Benfica POR 149–161 PSG Racing Basket FRA 63–81 86–80 2 MZT Skopje MKD 147–149 Porto POR 73–69 74–80 2 Stavex Brno CZE 147–154 Iraklis GRE 86–78 61–76 2 Sunair Oostende BEL 134–150 Śląsk Wrocław POL 66–62 68–88 2 AST Gent BEL 124–171 Budivelnyk UKR 65–70 59–101 2 Zadar CRO 120–157 Dexim Apollon Patras GRE 56–75 64–82 2 London Towers ENG 138–143 Avtodor Saratov RUS 70–75 68–68 2 Marc-Körmend HUN 162–166 TDK Manresa ESP 83–77 79–89 2 Torpan Pojat FIN 171–180 Türk Telekom PTT TUR 82–84 89–96 2 BFC Beočin FRY 161–168 Mash Jeans Verona ITA 73–74 88–94 2 |} Round of 16 Hapoel Jerusalem ISR 148–147 Fenerbahçe TUR 91–78 57–69 1 PSG Racing Basket FRA 137–134 Žalgiris LIT 60–58 77–76 1 Rīgas ASK LAT 171–182 Real Madrid Teka ESP 83–98 88–84 2 Nobiles Włocławek POL 156–176 Porto POR 91–81 65–95 2 TDK Manresa ESP 132–140 Iraklis GRE 74–79 58–61 2 Türk Telekom PTT TUR 155–140 Dexim Apollon Patras GRE 89–73 66–67 1 Śląsk Wrocław POL 194–189 Avtodor Saratov RUS 90–94 104–95 1 Budivelnyk UKR 153–180 Mash Jeans Verona ITA 80–90 73–90 2 |} Quarterfinals Hapoel Jerusalem ISR 126–133 Iraklis GRE 68–63 58–70 2 Türk Telekom PTT TUR 122–184 PSG Racing Basket FRA 72–92 50–92 2 Real Madrid Teka ESP 205–157 Śląsk Wrocław POL 112–66 93–91 1 Mash Jeans Verona ITA 168–138 Porto POR 96–78 72–60 1 |} Semifinals Mash Jeans Verona ITA 152–138 Iraklis GRE 96–62 56–76 1 Real Madrid Teka ESP 120–113 PSG Racing Basket FRA 62–57 58–56 1 |} Final April 15, Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Mash Jeans Verona ITA 64–78 Real Madrid Teka ESP 2 |} Rosters ITA Scaligera Verona: Mike Iuzzolino, Roberto Bullara, Randolph Keys, Roberto Dalla Vecchia, Alessandro Boni (C); David Londero, Joachim Jerichow, Giacomo Galanda, Fabio Capelli. Coach: Andrea Mazzon ESP Real Madrid: Ismael Santos, Dejan Bodiroga, Alberto Herreros, Joe Arlauckas, Juan Antonio Orenga; Pablo Laso, Alberto Angulo, Jose Miguel Antunez (C), Juan Antonio Morales, Mike Smith. Coach: Zeljko Obradovic 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup ChampionsESP 100px Real Madrid Teka 4th title Awards FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP ESP Alberto Herreros (ESP Real Madrid Teka) See also 1996–97 FIBA Euroleague 1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup External links 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup @ FIBA Europe.com 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup at Linguasport Le formazioni delle finaliste in Europa dal 1996 al 2000 batsweb.org Category:FIBA Saporta Cup FIBA