1991–92 FIBA European League

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.

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

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
Möllersdorf 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
Union Sportive Hiefenech 161–182 Vevey 84–84 77–98

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maes Pils 175–150 Kingston 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 Banca Catalana 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

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.
Key to colors
     Top four places in each group advance to Quarterfinals

Group A

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Knorr Bologna 142410412291148+81
2. FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 142410412051129+76
3. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 142410413111254+57
4. Cibona* 14239512871232+55
5. Slobodna Dalmacija* 14217712711270+1
6. Olympique Antibes 141841012911385-94
7. Kalev 141731112811354-73
8. Phonola Caserta 141431111851288-103

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Montigalà Joventut 142511312761114+162
2. Estudiantes Caja Postal 142410411451096+49
3. Philips Milano 142410412641161+103
4. Partizan* 14239511781077+101
5. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14217712171154+63
6. Maes Pils 141841011121230-118
7. Aris 141731111391359-220
8. Commodore Den Helder 141621210501190-140

Quarterfinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Partizan 2–1 Knorr Bologna 78–65 60–61 69–65
Philips Milano 2–0 FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 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 Argentaria

3rd place game

April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Philips Milano 99–81 Estudiantes Argentaria

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 Argentaria

Awards

AwardPlayerClubRef.
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

PositionPlayerClubRef.
Point guard Aleksandar Djordjevic Partizan
[1]
Shooting guard Predrag Danilović (MVP) Partizan
Small forward Jordi Villacampa Montigalà Joventut
Power forward Harold Pressley Montigalà Joventut
Center Slaviša Koprivica Partizan

References

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