1996–97 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.

1996–97 FIBA EuroCup
LeagueFIBA EuroCup
SportBasketball
Final
Champions Real Madrid Teka
  Runners-up Mash Jeans Verona
Finals MVP Alberto Herreros

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 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 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.[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  FR Yugoslavia 26
13  Portugal 24.5
14  Lithuania 19 -1, Atletas withdrew
15  Ukraine 15.389
16  Poland 12.111
17  North 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

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 eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
TDK Manresa (CW) Zagreb (5th) Porto (1st) SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)
Real Madrid Teka (5th) Zadar (9th) Benfica (CW) London Towers (CW)
Dexim Apollon Patras (8th) Ratiopharm Ulm (CW) Budivelnyk (1st) APOEL (1st)
Iraklis (9th) Brandt Hagen (6th) Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) Achilleas Kaimakli (WC)
Scavolini Pesaro (7th) Hapoel Jerusalem (CW) Śląsk Wrocław (1st) New Wave Sharks (1st)
Mash Jeans Verona (10th) Hapoel Galil Elyon (3rd) Nobiles Włocławek (CW) Plama Pleven (1st)
Olympique Antibes (4th) Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (CW) Rabotnički (1st) Rīgas ASK (1st)
PSG Racing (5th) Bavaria Wolltex (7th) MZT Aerodrom (WC) Universitatea Cluj (1st)
Fenerbahçe (3rd) Sunair Oostende (2nd) Žalgiris (1st) Sloboda Dita (CW)
Türk Telekom PTT (10th) AST Gent Marc-Körmend (1st) Libertel EBBC (1st)
Avtodor Saratov (3rd) BFC Beočin (2nd) Inter Bratislava (1st) Vita (1st)
Akvarius Volgograd (4th) Budućnost (CW) Stavex Brno (1st) Torpan Pojat (WC)


Preliminary group stage
Key to colors
     Qualified to Round of 32
     Eliminated

Group A

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Fenerbahçe 101882883792+91
2. Rīgas ASK 101664943896+47
3. Nobiles Włocławek 101664853864-11
4. Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 101555835851-16
5. Scavolini Pesaro 101446831847-16
6. Rabotnički 101119776871-95

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Žalgiris 101773733627+106
2. Zagreb 101773755709+46
3. Olympique Antibes 101664724709+15
4. Bavaria Wolltex 1015557647640
5. SÜBA Sankt Pölten 101446738741-3
6. Sloboda Dita 101119679843-64

Group C

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Real Madrid Teka 101773815715+100
2. Ratiopharm Ulm 101555875844+31
3. Benfica 101555799790+9
4. MZT Aerodrom 101555778814-36
5. Hapoel Galil Elyon 101446823840-17
6. Plama Pleven 101446892979-87

Group D

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Porto 1020100866721+155
2. PSG Racing 101773872697+175
3. Hapoel Jerusalem 101773851806+45
4. Brandt Hagen 101446768794-26
5. New Wave Sharks 101119731865-134
6. APOEL 101119626831-205

Group E

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Iraklis 101882914775+139
2. Śląsk Wrocław 101773853811+42
3. AST Gent 101664803770+33
4. Zadar 101664817810+7
5. Libertel EBBC 101337847895-48
6. Achilleas Kaimakli 1010010760933-193

Group F

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Dexim Apollon Patras 101882924761+163
2. Budivelnyk 101882849718+131
3. Sunair Oostende 101773825701+124
4. Stavex Brno 101446822815+7
5. Akvarius Volgograd 101337760878-118
6. Universitatea Cluj 10100107021009-307

Group G

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Avtodor Saratov 101991871810+61
2. TDK Manresa 101664853766+87
3. Torpan Pojat 101664858808+50
4. BFC Beočin 101664809738+71
5. Shakhtar Donetsk 101228788922-134
6. Inter Bratislava 101119755890-135

Group H

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Mash Jeans Verona 101882816700+116
2. Türk Telekom PTT 101773750711+39
3. Marc-Körmend 101664828825+3
4. London Towers 101446713731-18
5. Budućnost 101337803809-6
6. Vita 101228729863-134

Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bavaria Wolltex 143–155 Fenerbahçe 67–69 76–86
Olympique Antibes 155–161 Rīgas ASK 75–75 80–86
Nobiles Włocławek 167–164 Zagreb 84–79 83–85
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 147–149 Žalgiris 71–76 76–73
Brandt Hagen 151–184 Real Madrid Teka 71–98 80–86
Hapoel Jerusalem 186–157 Ratiopharm Ulm 99–77 87–80
Benfica 149–161 PSG Racing 63–81 86–80
MZT Aerodrom 147–149 Porto 73–69 74–80
Stavex Brno 147–154 Iraklis 86–78 61–76
Sunair Oostende 134–150 Śląsk Wrocław 66–62 68–88
AST Gent 124–171 Budivelnyk 65–70 59–101
Zadar 120–157 Dexim Apollon Patras 56–75 64–82
London Towers 138–143 Avtodor Saratov 70–75 68–68
Marc-Körmend 162–166 TDK Manresa 83–77 79–89
Torpan Pojat 171–180 Türk Telekom PTT 82–84 89–96
BFC Beočin 161–168 Mash Jeans Verona 73–74 88–94

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Jerusalem 148–147 Fenerbahçe 91–78 57–69
PSG Racing 137–134 Žalgiris 60–58 77–76
Rīgas ASK 171–182 Real Madrid Teka 83–98 88–84
Nobiles Włocławek 156–176 Porto 91–81 65–95
TDK Manresa 132–140 Iraklis 74–79 58–61
Türk Telekom PTT 155–140 Dexim Apollon Patras 89–73 66–67
Śląsk Wrocław 194–189 Avtodor Saratov 90–94 104–95
Budivelnyk 153–180 Mash Jeans Verona 80–90 73–90

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hapoel Jerusalem 126–133 Iraklis 68–63 58–70
Türk Telekom PTT 122–184 PSG Racing 72–92 50–92
Real Madrid Teka 205–157 Śląsk Wrocław 112–66 93–91
Mash Jeans Verona 168–138 Porto 96–78 72–60

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mash Jeans Verona 152–138 Iraklis 96–62 56–76
Real Madrid Teka 120–113 PSG Racing 62–57 58–56

Final

April 15, Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mash Jeans Verona 64–78 Real Madrid Teka
1996–97 FIBA EuroCup Champions

Real Madrid Teka
4th title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

See Also
  1. "Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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