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1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

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

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

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  • 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

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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

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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
Spain TDK Manresa (CW) Croatia Zagreb (5th) Portugal Porto (1st) Austria UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)
Spain Real Madrid Teka (5th) Croatia Zadar (9th) Portugal Benfica (CW) England London Towers (CW)
Greece Dexim Apollon Patras (8th) Germany Ratiopharm Ulm (CW) Ukraine Budivelnyk (1st) Cyprus APOEL (1st)
Greece Iraklis (9th) Germany SSV Brandt Hagen (6th) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) Cyprus Achilleas Kaimakli (WC)
Italy Scavolini Pesaro (7th) Israel Hapoel Jerusalem (CW) Poland Śląsk Wrocław (1st) Sweden New Wave Sharks (1st)
Italy Mash Jeans Verona (10th) Israel Hapoel Galil Elyon (3rd) Poland WTK Nobiles Włocławek (CW) Bulgaria Plama Pleven (1st)
France Olympique Antibes (4th) Slovenia Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (CW) North Macedonia Rabotnički (1st) Latvia Rīgas ASK (1st)
France PSG Racing Basket (5th) Slovenia Bavaria Wolltex Maribor (7th) North Macedonia MZT Skopje (WC) Romania Universitatea Cluj (1st)
Turkey Fenerbahçe (3rd) Belgium Sunair Oostende (2nd) Lithuania Žalgiris (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sloboda Dita (CW)
Turkey Türk Telekom PTT (8th) Belgium AST Gent Hungary Marc-Körmend (1st) Netherlands Libertel EBBC (1st)
Russia Avtodor Saratov (3rd) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia BFC Beočin (2nd) Slovakia AŠK Inter Slovnaft (1st) Georgia (country) Vita Tbilisi (1st)
Russia Akvarius Volgograd (4th) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost (CW) Czech Republic Stavex Brno (1st) Finland Torpan Pojat (WC)

Preliminary group stage

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Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

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

Group E

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

Group F

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

Group G

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

Group H

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

Round of 32

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

Round of 16

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

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

Final

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April 15, Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia

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

Awards

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FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

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See also

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