1991–92 FIBA European League

1991–92 FIBA European League
League	FIBA European League
Sport	Basketball
Regular Season
Top scorer	Nikos Galis (Aris)
Final Four
Champions	Partizan
Runners-up	Montigalà Joventut
Final Four MVP	Sašha Danilović (Partizan)

The 1991–92 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1991–92 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 35th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). The competition's Final Four was held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was won by Partizan, who defeated Montigalà Joventut, by a result of 71–70.

This season of the competition also marked an end to the era of European national domestic league champions only participation, as it featured an expanded competition, that included national domestic league champions, the current league title holders, and some other teams from the most important national domestic leagues. That also was in accordance with the league being renamed, and being called the FIBA European League (or shortened to FIBA EuroLeague) championship for men's clubs. This was because the new competition format was closer to a true European League in style. It was a name the competition would keep for the next four editions of the competition as well.

Competition system

• 33 teams (the cup title holder, national domestic league champions, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues) played knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decided the winner.
• The sixteen remaining teams after the knock-out rounds entered the Regular Season Group Stage, divided into two groups of eight teams, playing a round-robin. The final standing was based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams after the group stage, the following criteria was 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 after the Regular Season Group Stage qualified for a Quarterfinal Playoff (X-pairings, best of 3 games).
• The four winners of the Quarterfinal Playoff qualified for the Final Stage (Final Four), which was played at a predetermined venue.

First round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mollersdorf Traiskirchen	158–213	Maes Pils	78–107	80–106
Pezoporikos Larnaca	175–174	USK Praha	92–88	83–86
Partizani Tirana	146–208	Aris	79–98	67–110
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	213–157	Steaua București	111–78	102–79
Hiefenech	161–182	Vevey	84–84	77–98

Second round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maes Pils	175–150	Kingston Kings	86–76	89–74
Pezoporikos Larnaca	162–233	Knorr Bologna	88–109	74–124
Śląsk Wrocław	162–181	Aris	74–75	88–106
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	144–148	Commodore Den Helder	89–75	55–73
Vevey	163–199	Kalev	81–86	82–113
Scania Södertälje	154–195	Estudiantes Caja Postal	76–98	78–97
KTP	154–211	Philips Milano	84–105	70–106
Fenerbahçe	123–174	FC Barcelona	73–79	50–95
Szolnoki Olajbányász	137–181	Partizan	65–92	72–89
CSKA Sofia	140–235	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	77–132	63–103
Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur	150–208	Cibona	76–111	74–97
Benfica	163–164	Olympique Antibes	89–76	74–88

Automatically qualified to the group stage

• Slobodna Dalmacija (title holder)
• Montigalà Joventut
• Phonola Caserta
• Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Regular season

The Regular Season begins on October 31.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Head-to-head record.
2. Head-to-head point differential.
3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
4. Points scored during the regular season.
5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.

Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Knorr Bologna 14 24 10 4 1229 1148 +81 2. FC Barcelona 14 24 10 4 1205 1129 +76 3. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 14 24 10 4 1311 1254 +57 4. Cibona* 14 23 9 5 1287 1232 +55 5. Slobodna Dalmacija* 14 21 7 7 1271 1270 +1 6. Olympique Antibes 14 18 4 10 1291 1385 -94 7. Kalev 14 17 3 11 1281 1354 -73 8. Phonola Caserta 14 14 3 11 1185 1288 -103

Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Montigalà Joventut 14 25 11 3 1276 1114 +162 2. Estudiantes Caja Postal 14 24 10 4 1145 1096 +49 3. Philips Milano 14 24 10 4 1264 1161 +103 4. Partizan* 14 23 9 5 1178 1077 +101 5. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14 21 7 7 1217 1154 +63 6. Maes Pils 14 18 4 10 1112 1230 -118 7. Aris 14 17 3 11 1139 1359 -220 8. Commodore Den Helder 14 16 2 12 1050 1190 -140

• ^* Due to ongoing Yugoslav Wars, the three former Yugoslavian teams were forced to play all their home games outside their countries. All of them chose cities in Spain as the substitute home courts: eventual winner Partizan played in Fuenlabrada, title holder Slobodna Dalmacija in A Coruña and Cibona in Puerto Real.

Quarterfinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Partizan	2–1	Knorr Bologna	78–65	60–61	69–65
Philips Milano	2–0	FC Barcelona	80–79	86–71
Cibona	0–2	Montigalà Joventut	68–73	67–92
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv	1–2	Estudiantes Caja Postal	98–97	74–98	54–55

Final four

Semifinals

April 14, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Partizan	82–75	Philips Milano
Montigalà Joventut	91–69	Estudiantes Caja Postal

3rd place game

April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Philips Milano	99–81	Estudiantes Caja Postal

Final

April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Partizan	71–70	Montigalà Joventut

1991–92 FIBA European League Champions
Partizan 1st Title

Final standings

	Team
	Partizan
	Montigalà Joventut
	Philips Milano
	Estudiantes Caja Postal

Awards

Award	Player	Club	Ref.
Season Top Scorer	Nikos Galis	Aris
Final Four MVP	Sašha Danilović	Partizan
Finals Top Scorer	Sašha Danilović	Partizan

1992 FIBA European League All-Final Four Team

Position	Player	Club	Ref.
Point guard	Sašha Đjorđjević	Partizan	[1]
Shooting guard	Sašha Danilović (MVP)	Partizan
Small forward	Jordi Villacampa	Montigalà Joventut
Power forward	Harold Pressley	Montigalà Joventut
Center	Slaviša Koprivica	Partizan

References

External links

• 1991–92 FIBA European League
• 1991–92 FIBA European League