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1991–92 FIBA European League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1991–92 FIBA European League |
| league | FIBA European League |
| sport | Basketball |
| season | Regular Season |
| MVP_link | Euroleague MVP |
| top_scorer | GRE Nikos Galis (Aris) |
| top_scorer_link | Alphonso Ford Trophy |
| finals | Final Four |
| finals_link | 1992 FIBA European League Final Four |
| finals_champ | YUG Partizan |
| finals_runner-up | ESP Montigalà Joventut |
| final_four_MVP | YUG Sasha Danilović (Partizan) |
| final_four_MVP_link | Euroleague Final Four MVP |
| seasonslistnames | FIBA European League |
| prevseason_link | 1990–91 FIBA European Champions Cup |
| prevseason_year | 1990–91 |
| nextseason_year | 1992–93 |
| nextseason_link | 1992–93 FIBA European League |
| finals_runner-up = ESP Montigalà Joventut 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 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
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Second round
|} ;Automatically qualified to the group stage:
- CRO Slobodna Dalmacija (title holder)
- ESP Montigalà Joventut
- ITA Phonola Caserta
- ISR 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:
- Head-to-head record.
- Head-to-head point differential.
- Point differential during the Regular Season.
- Points scored during the regular season.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
| Top four places in each group advance to Quarterfinals |
|---|
| Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ITA Knorr Bologna | 14 | **24** | 10 | 4 | 1229 | 1148 |
| 2. | ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | 14 | **24** | 10 | 4 | 1205 | 1129 |
| 3. | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 14 | **24** | 10 | 4 | 1311 | 1254 |
| 4. | CRO Cibona* | 14 | **23** | 9 | 5 | 1287 | 1232 |
| 5. | CRO Slobodna Dalmacija* | 14 | **21** | 7 | 7 | 1271 | 1270 |
| 6. | FRA Olympique Antibes | 14 | **18** | 4 | 10 | 1291 | 1385 |
| 7. | EST Kalev** | 14 | **17** | 3 | 11 | 1281 | 1354 |
| 8. | ITA Phonola Caserta | 14 | **14** | 3 | 11 | 1185 | 1288 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ESP Montigalà Joventut | 14 | **25** | 11 | 3 | 1276 | 1114 |
| 2. | ESP Estudiantes Caja Postal | 14 | **24** | 10 | 4 | 1145 | 1096 |
| 3. | ITA Philips Milano | 14 | **24** | 10 | 4 | 1264 | 1161 |
| 4. | YUG Partizan* | 14 | **23** | 9 | 5 | 1178 | 1077 |
| 5. | GER Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 14 | **21** | 7 | 7 | 1217 | 1154 |
| 6. | BEL Maes Pils | 14 | **18** | 4 | 10 | 1112 | 1230 |
| 7. | GRE Aris | 14 | **17** | 3 | 11 | 1139 | 1359 |
| 8. | NED Commodore Den Helder | 14 | **16** | 2 | 12 | 1050 | 1190 |
|}
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- 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.
** Kalev played in the tournament as USSR League 1990-1991 champion.
Quarterfinals
Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home. |}
Final four
Main article: 1992 FIBA European League Final Four
Semifinals
April 14, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul |}
3rd place game
April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul |}
Final
April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul |}
| 1991–92 FIBA European League | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| YUG | |
| **Partizan** | |
| **1st Title** |
Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
| [[File:Coppa_del_Campionato_di_Pallacanestro.png | 15px]] |
| [[File:Silver_medal_europe.svg | 15px]] |
| [[File:Bronze_medal_europe.svg | 15px]] |
Awards
| Award | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Top Scorer | GRE Nikos Galis | GRE Aris | |
| Final Four MVP | YUG Sasha Danilović | YUG Partizan | |
| Finals Top Scorer | YUG Sasha Danilović | YUG Partizan |
1992 FIBA European League All-Final Four Team
Main article: EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
| Position | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point guard | YUG Aleksandar Djordjevic | YUG Partizan | |
| Shooting guard | YUG Predrag Danilović (MVP) | YUG Partizan | |
| Small forward | ESP Jordi Villacampa | ESP Montigalà Joventut | |
| Power forward | USA Harold Pressley | ESP Montigalà Joventut | |
| Center | YUG Slaviša Koprivica | YUG Partizan |
References
References
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