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1995–96 FIBA European Cup

Field	Value
title	1995–96 FIBA European Cup
league	FIBA European Cup
sport	Basketball
finals	Final
finals_link	1995–96 FIBA European Cup Final
finals_MVP	PUR Ramón Rivas
finals_MVP_link	FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP
finals_champ	ESP Taugrés
finals_runner-up	GRE PAOK
seasonslistnames	FIBA European Cup
prevseason_link	1994–95 FIBA European Cup
prevseason_year	1994–95
nextseason_year	1996–97
nextseason_link	1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

| finals_runner-up = GRE PAOK

The 1995–96 FIBA European Cup was the thirtieth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. it occurred between September 5, 1995, and March 12, 1996. The final was held at Araba Arena, Vitoria, Spain. In the final, Taugrés defeated PAOK, in front of 5,500 spectators.

Team allocation

Country ranking

For the 1995–1996 FIBA European League, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1992–93 to 1994–95.

Rank	Country	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95
	212	340	300	284,00
	253	322	249,375	274,79
	363	173	260	265,33
	219	123	179	173,67
	62,86	70	68	66,95
	58,33	73	69	66,78
	37	45	103	61,67
	66	48	61	58,33
	24	72,5	27,5	41,33
	51	37	24	37,33
	12	10	59	27,00
	9	21	25,83	18,61
	15,33	13	27	18,44
	13	13	11	12,33
	5,33	7,5	18	10,28
	4,5	4	18,33	8,94
Macedonia	0	20	6	8,67
	6	9	8,5	7,83
	0	10	8,33	6,11
	11	2	4,67	5,89
	3	2	12	5,67
	6	2	9	5,67

Rank	Country	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95
	7,5	5,67	1,33	4,83
	5,33	5,33	3	4,55
	1	6	4,67	3,89
	4	2	2	2,67
	0,37	1	6	2,46
	3,5	1,67	2	2,39
	0,67	4,17	2	2,28
	1,67	2,33	2,5	2,17
	2	0	3,33	1,78
	1	0,67	2	1,22
	0,33	2,5	0,2	1,01
	1	0,33	1,67	1,00
	0	0	2	0,67
	0,4	0,5	0	0,30
	0,4	0	0	0,13
	0	0,2	0,2	0,13
	0	0	0,2	0,07
	0	0,2	0	0,07
	0	0,2	0	0,07
	0,2	0	0	0,07
(banned)	0	0	0	0

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

CW: Cup winners
CF: Cup finalist
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
QR2: Loser clubs* of the 1/16 finals of the FIBA European League

Third round	Second round	First round
CRO Zrinjevac ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))	UKR Budivelnyk ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))	LIT Žalgiris ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))
ISR Hapoel Galil Elyon ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))	SUI Fidefinanz Bellinzona ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))	CYP APOEL ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))
SVN Smelt Olimpija ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))	SVK Baník Cígeľ Prievidza ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))	ENG Sheffield Sharks ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))
BEL Sunair Oostende ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))	ROM CSU Forest Sibiu ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))	EST Kalev Talinn ([QR2](1995-96-fiba-european-league-second-round))
ESP Taugres (CW)	TUR Galatasaray (CW)	RUS Dynamo Moscow (2nd)
ITA Illycafe Trieste (CF)	ISR Bnei Herzlia (CW)	POR Porto (CF)
FRA Limoges CSP (CW)	SLO Republika Postojna (CF)	UKR Dendi-Basket (2nd)
CRO Zagreb (7th)	BEL Basket Brussels (CW)	POL WTK Nobiles Wloclawek (CW)
GRE PAOK (CW)	SVK AŠK Inter Bratislava (CW)	LUX Union Sportive Hiefenech
GER Ratiopharm Ulm (CF)	ROM Universitatea Cluj (CW)	SWE New Wave Sharks (2nd)
CZE Tonak Novy Jicin (CW)	BGR Kompakt (CW)	FIN Namika Lahti (5th)
HUN Marc-Kormend (CW)	CYP PAEEK (CF)	ENG Thames Valley Tigers ([CW](1994-95-british-basketball-league-season-7-up-trophy))
MKD Kočani Delikates (CW)	AUT UBC Stahlbau Oberwart (CW)	NED Den Braven GOBA (CW)

First round

Second round

Third round

Wild card to participate in the European Cup for the Loser clubs* of the 1/16 finals of the 1995–96 FIBA European League. *****Partizan, Hapoel Galil Elyon, Sheffield Sharks, Sunair Oostende, Zrinjevac, Baník Cígeľ Prievidza, Smelt Olimpija, Budivelnyk, Kalev, Fidefinanz Bellinzona, Sibiu, APOEL and Žalgiris.

Quarterfinals group stage

	Eliminated

ESP TAU	LIT ŽAL	FRA LIM	FRY PAR	ISR BNE	BEL OOS
ESP TAU		91–93	79–73	99–88	81–67
LIT ŽAL	75–86		76–74	93–84	76–65
FRA LIM	88–86	82–68		78–75	82–60
FRY PAR	76–80	90–99	103–90		98–85
ISR BNE	70–82	93–89	83–91	94–107
BEL OOS	84–68	77–91	76–75	82–77	55–71

Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	ESP Taugrés	10	17	7	3	821	788
2.	LIT Žalgiris	10	17	7	3	852	833
3.	FRA Limoges CSP	10	16	6	4	817	752
4.	FRY Partizan Inex	10	14	4	6	886	867
5.	ISR Bnei Herzliya	10	13	3	7	776	837
6.	BEL Sunair Oostende	10	13	3	7	746	821

Group B

Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	GRE PAOK	10	18	8	2	821	675
2.	RUS Dynamo Moscow	10	17	7	3	812	772
3.	CRO Zrinjevac	10	16	5	5	839	808
4.	EST Kalev Talinn	10	14	4	6	816	825
5.	POL Nobiles Włocławek	10	13	3	7	798	956
6.	SLO Smelt Olimpija	10	13	3	7	770	820

Semifinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Final

March 12, Pabellon Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz |}

1995–96 FIBA European Cup Champions
ESP
Taugrés
1st title

Awards

[[FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP]]

Puerto Rico Ramón Rivas (ESP Taugrés)

References

(2009-11-21). "FIBA Ranking System".

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ESP TAU	LIT ŽAL	FRA LIM	FRY PAR	ISR BNE	BEL OOS
ESP TAU		91–93	79–73	99–88	81–67
LIT ŽAL	75–86		76–74	93–84	76–65
FRA LIM	88–86	82–68		78–75	82–60
FRY PAR	76–80	90–99	103–90		98–85
ISR BNE	70–82	93–89	83–91	94–107
BEL OOS	84–68	77–91	76–75	82–77	55–71