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1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

FieldValue
title1996–97 FIBA EuroCup
leagueFIBA EuroCup
sportBasketball
finalsFinal
finals_link1996–97 FIBA EuroCup Final
finals_MVPESP Alberto Herreros
finals_MVP_linkFIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP
finals_champESP Real Madrid Teka
finals_runner-upITA Mash Jeans Verona
seasonslistnamesFIBA EuroCup
prevseason_link1995–96 FIBA European Cup
prevseason_year1995–96
nextseason_year1997–98
nextseason_link1997–98 FIBA EuroCup

| finals_runner-up = ITA Mash Jeans Verona

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.

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 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 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.

RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes12345678910111213141516171819
321.6672
299.667
216.667
123.238
93.333
66
63
61.389
50.905
41.333
29
26
24.5
19-1, Atletas withdrew
15.389
12.111
Macedonia11.7781+1, MZT got wild card
10.5
8.889

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RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes20212223242526272829303132333435363738
8.3891
6.556
6.056-1, Monthey withdrew
5.389
5+1, Achilleas got wild card
4.722
4
3.667
2.778
2.5
2.167-1, Hiefenech withdrew
1.944
1.833
1.6670+1, Torpan Pojat got wild card
1.5
1.444
0.889
0.278
0.167

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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 Regular season or eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
ESP TDK Manresa (CW)
ESP Real Madrid Teka (5th)
GRE Dexim Apollon Patras (8th)
GRE Iraklis (9th)
ITA Scavolini Pesaro (7th)
ITA Mash Jeans Verona (10th)
FRA Olympique Antibes (4th)
FRA PSG Racing Basket (5th)
TUR Fenerbahçe (3rd)
TUR Türk Telekom PTT (8th)
RUS Avtodor Saratov (3rd)
RUS Akvarius Volgograd (4th)

Preliminary group stage

Eliminated
TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.TUR Fenerbahçe10**18**82883792
2.LAT Rīgas ASK10**16**64943896
3.POL Nobiles Włocławek10**16**64853864
4.SLO Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela10**15**55835851
5.ITA Scavolini Pesaro10**14**46831847
6.MKD Rabotnički10**11**19776871

Group B

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.LIT Žalgiris10**17**73733627
2.CRO Zagreb10**17**73755709
3.FRA Olympique Antibes10**16**64724709
4.SVN Bavaria Wolltex10**15**55764764
5.AUT SÜBA Sankt Pölten10**14**46738741
6.BIH Sloboda Dita10**11**19679843

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TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.ESP Real Madrid Teka10**17**73815715
2.GER Ratiopharm Ulm10**15**55875844
3.POR Benfica10**15**55799790
4.MKD MZT Skopje10**15**55778814
5.ISR Hapoel Galil Elyon10**14**46823840
6.BUL Plama Pleven10**14**46892979

Group D

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.POR Porto10**20**100866721
2.FRA PSG Racing Basket10**17**73872697
3.ISR Hapoel Jerusalem10**17**73851806
4.GER Brandt Hagen10**14**46768794
5.SWE New Wave Sharks10**11**19731865
6.CYP APOEL10**11**19626831

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TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.GRE Iraklis10**18**82914775
2.POL Śląsk Wrocław10**17**73853811
3.BEL AST Gent10**16**64803770
4.CRO Zadar10**16**64817810
5.NED Libertel EBBC10**13**37847895
6.CYP Achilleas Kaimakli10**10**010760933

Group F

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.GRE Dexim Apollon Patras10**18**82924761
2.UKR Budivelnyk10**18**82849718
3.BEL Sunair Oostende10**17**73825701
4.CZE Stavex Brno10**14**46822815
5.RUS Akvarius Volgograd10**13**37760878
6.ROM Universitatea Cluj10**10**0107021009

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TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.RUS Avtodor Saratov10**19**91871810
2.ESP TDK Manresa10**16**64853766
3.FIN Torpan Pojat10**16**64858808
4.FRY BFC Beočin10**16**64809738
5.UKR Shakhtar Donetsk10**12**28788922
6.SVK Inter Slovnaft10**11**19755890

Group H

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.ITA Mash Jeans Verona10**18**82816700
2.TUR Türk Telekom PTT10**17**73750711
3.HUN Marc-Körmend10**16**64828825
4.ENG London Towers10**14**46713731
5.FRY Budućnost10**13**37803809
6.GEO Vita Tbilisi10**12**28729863

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Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

April 15, Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia |}

1996–97 FIBA EuroCup Champions
ESP
**Real Madrid Teka**
**4th title**

Awards

[[FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP]]

  • ESP Alberto Herreros (ESP Real Madrid Teka)

References

  1. (February 2025). "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)".
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