1994–95 FIBA European League

The 1994–95 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1994–95 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 38th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). It began on September 8, 1994, and ended on April 13, 1995. The competition's Final Four was held at Zaragoza.

1994–95 FIBA European League
LeagueFIBA European League
SportBasketball
Regular Season
Top scorer Predrag Danilović (Buckler Beer Bologna)
Final Four
Champions Real Madrid Teka
  Runners-up Olympiacos
Final Four MVP Arvydas Sabonis (Real Madrid Teka)

Competition system

  • 40 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 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 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
Résidence 126–168 Bioveta COOP Banka Brno 73–89 53–79
Pezoporikos Larnaca 40–0* Levski Sofia 20–0 20–0
Sloboda Dita 124–180 Croatia Osiguranje 68–99 56–81
Inpromservis Kyiv 199–153 Śląsk Wrocław 100–70 99–83
Vita Tbilisi 175–188 ASK Brocēni 80–88 95–100
Adelin Pogradec 151–222 Baník Cígeľ Prievidza 78–99 73–123
Danone Honvéd 163–155 Rabotnički 99–82 64–73
Tallinn 168–199 Kärcher Hisings-Kärra 70–105 98–94
Thames Valley Tigers 174–156 Lanèche Weert 96–94 78–62
Dinamo București 129–190 CSKA Moscow 64–92 65–98
Möllersdorf Traiskirchen 133–178 Hapoel Tel Aviv 75–86 58–92
KTP 157–197 Fidefinanz Bellinzona 74–86 83–111

*Levski Sofia withdrew before the first leg and Pezoporikos Larnaca received a forfeit (20-0) in both games.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bioveta COOP Banka Brno 109–155 Limoges CSP 52–71 57–84
Pezoporikos Larnaca 154–250 FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 95–122 59–128
Croatia Osiguranje 142–155 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 73–65 69–90
Inpromservis Kyiv 155–162 Panathinaikos 87–79 68–83
ASK Brocēni 156–168 7up Joventut 77–68 79–100
Baník Cígeľ Prievidza 157–208 Cibona 82–105 75–103
Žalgiris 150–207 Scavolini Pesaro 77–91 73–116
Danone Honvéd 174–190 Benfica 85–94 89–96
Kärcher Hisings-Kärra 144–173 Efes Pilsen 81–85 63–88
Thames Valley Tigers 138–180 Buckler Beer Bologna 62–82 76–98
CSKA Moscow 178–166 Olympique Antibes 104–77 74–89
Hapoel Tel Aviv 148–152 PAOK Bravo 82–70 66–82
Fidefinanz Bellinzona 111–144 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 49–55 62–89
Smelt Olimpija 148–136 Maes Flandria 85–61 63–75
Automatically qualified to the group stage

Group stage

If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
     Qualified to Playoff
     Eliminated

Group A

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Panathinaikos 14241041059982+77
2. Real Madrid Teka 1423951052989+63
3. CSKA Moscow 14239512031162+41
4. Scavolini Pesaro 14239511481108+40
5. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 14228611131104+9
6. PAOK Bravo 14206810371046-9
7. Smelt Olimpija 141731110261102-76
8. Benfica 14162129701115-145

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Limoges CSP 1424104983911+72
2. Olympiacos 1423951086958+128
3. Cibona 14228610491060-11
4. Buckler Beer Bologna 14228610721023+49
5. Efes Pilsen 142286900912-12
6. FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 14228610951079+16
7. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 141841010091100-91
8. 7up Joventut 14151139231074-151

Quarterfinals

The seed teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Buckler Beer Bologna 1–2 Panathinaikos 78–65 55–63 56–99
Cibona 0–2 Real Madrid Teka 78–82 70–82
Scavolini Pesaro 1–2 Limoges CSP 68–55 66–79 72–82
CSKA Moscow 1–2 Olympiacos 95–65 77–86 54–79

Final four

Semifinals

April 11, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid Teka 62–49 Limoges CSP
Panathinaikos 52–58 Olympiacos

3rd place game

April 13, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Limoges CSP 77–91 Panathinaikos

Final

April 13, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid Teka 73–61 Olympiacos
1994–95 FIBA European League Champions

Real Madrid Teka
8th title

Final standings

Team
Real Madrid Teka
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos
Limoges CSP

Awards

FIBA European League Top Scorer

FIBA European League Final Four MVP

FIBA European League Finals Top Scorer

FIBA European League All-Final Four Team

FIBA European League All-Final Four Team
Player Team Ref.
José Miguel AntúnezReal Madrid Teka[1]
Ismael SantosReal Madrid Teka
Eddie JohnsonOlympiacos
Joe ArlauckasReal Madrid Teka
Arvydas Sabonis (MVP)Real Madrid Teka

References

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