1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

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

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.

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 Yugoslavia 26 13 Portugal 24.5 14 Lithuania 19 -1, Atletas withdrew 15 Ukraine 15.389 16 Poland 12.111 17 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 Regular season or eventual Playoffs
• CW: Cup winners
• WC: Wild card

Regular season
TDK Manresa (CW)	Zagreb (5th)	Porto (1st)	UKJ 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)	SSV 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)	WTK Nobiles Włocławek (CW)	Plama Pleven (1st)
Olympique Antibes (4th)	Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (CW)	Rabotnički (1st)	Rīgas ASK (1st)
PSG Racing Basket (5th)	Bavaria Wolltex Maribor (7th)	MZT Skopje (WC)	Universitatea Cluj (1st)
Fenerbahçe (3rd)	Sunair Oostende (2nd)	Žalgiris (1st)	Sloboda Dita (CW)
Türk Telekom PTT (8th)	AST Gent	Marc-Körmend (1st)	Libertel EBBC (1st)
Avtodor Saratov (3rd)	BFC Beočin (2nd)	AŠK Inter Slovnaft (1st)	Vita Tbilisi (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 Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Fenerbahçe 10 18 8 2 883 792 +91 2. Rīgas ASK 10 16 6 4 943 896 +47 3. Nobiles Włocławek 10 16 6 4 853 864 −11 4. Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 15 5 5 835 851 −16 5. Scavolini Pesaro 10 14 4 6 831 847 −16 6. Rabotnički 10 11 1 9 776 871 −95

Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Žalgiris 10 17 7 3 733 627 +106 2. Zagreb 10 17 7 3 755 709 +46 3. Olympique Antibes 10 16 6 4 724 709 +15 4. Bavaria Wolltex 10 15 5 5 764 764 0 5. SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 14 4 6 738 741 −3 6. Sloboda Dita 10 11 1 9 679 843 −64

Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Real Madrid Teka 10 17 7 3 815 715 +100 2. Ratiopharm Ulm 10 15 5 5 875 844 +31 3. Benfica 10 15 5 5 799 790 +9 4. MZT Skopje 10 15 5 5 778 814 −36 5. Hapoel Galil Elyon 10 14 4 6 823 840 −17 6. Plama Pleven 10 14 4 6 892 979 −87

Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Porto 10 20 10 0 866 721 +145 2. PSG Racing Basket 10 17 7 3 872 697 +175 3. Hapoel Jerusalem 10 17 7 3 851 806 +45 4. Brandt Hagen 10 14 4 6 768 794 −26 5. New Wave Sharks 10 11 1 9 731 865 −134 6. APOEL 10 11 1 9 626 831 −205

Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Iraklis 10 18 8 2 914 775 +139 2. Śląsk Wrocław 10 17 7 3 853 811 +42 3. AST Gent 10 16 6 4 803 770 +33 4. Zadar 10 16 6 4 817 810 +7 5. Libertel EBBC 10 13 3 7 847 895 −48 6. Achilleas Kaimakli 10 10 0 10 760 933 −173

Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Dexim Apollon Patras 10 18 8 2 924 761 +163 2. Budivelnyk 10 18 8 2 849 718 +131 3. Sunair Oostende 10 17 7 3 825 701 +124 4. Stavex Brno 10 14 4 6 822 815 +7 5. Akvarius Volgograd 10 13 3 7 760 878 −118 6. Universitatea Cluj 10 10 0 10 702 1009 −307

Group G Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Avtodor Saratov 10 19 9 1 871 810 +61 2. TDK Manresa 10 16 6 4 853 766 +87 3. Torpan Pojat 10 16 6 4 858 808 +50 4. BFC Beočin 10 16 6 4 809 738 +71 5. Shakhtar Donetsk 10 12 2 8 788 922 −134 6. Inter Slovnaft 10 11 1 9 755 890 −135

Group H Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Mash Jeans Verona 10 18 8 2 816 700 +116 2. Türk Telekom PTT 10 17 7 3 750 711 +39 3. Marc-Körmend 10 16 6 4 828 825 +3 4. London Towers 10 14 4 6 713 731 −18 5. Budućnost 10 13 3 7 803 809 −6 6. Vita Tbilisi 10 12 2 8 729 863 −134

Round of 32

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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	186–177	Ratiopharm Ulm	99–97	87–80
Benfica	149–161	PSG Racing Basket	63–81	86–80
MZT Skopje	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.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hapoel Jerusalem	148–147	Fenerbahçe	91–78	57–69
PSG Racing Basket	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.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hapoel Jerusalem	126–133	Iraklis	68–63	58–70
Türk Telekom PTT	122–184	PSG Racing Basket	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.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mash Jeans Verona	152–138	Iraklis	96–62	56–76
Real Madrid Teka	120–113	PSG Racing Basket	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

• Alberto Herreros ( Real Madrid Teka)

See also

• 1996–97 FIBA Euroleague
• 1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup

External links

• 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup @ FIBA Europe.com
• 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup at Linguasport