1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague
The 1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague was the 40th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It was organized by FIBA Europe. It began on September 19, 1996, and ended on April 24, 1997. The competition's Final Four was held at Rome.
| 1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague | |
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| League | FIBA EuroLeague |
| Sport | Basketball |
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| Top scorer |  |
| Final Four | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Final Four MVP |  |
In the previous 5 seasons of the competition, the competition's official name was FIBA European League, or shortened to FIBA EuroLeague. This season was the first edition of the competition that took the shortened name of FIBA EuroLeague, as the league's official name.
Competition system
- 24 teams (the national domestic league champions from the best leagues, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues). The competition culminated in a Final Four.
Teams
Country ranking
For the 1996-1997 EuroLeague, 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]
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First round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
(The individual scores and standings of the First stage are accumulated in the Second stage)
If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
- Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
- Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
- Points scored in all group matches
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
| Top four places in each group advance to Playoff |
Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Top 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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| Cibona |
1–2 | |
61–58 | 66–69 | 61–62 |
| Stefanel Milano |
2–1 | |
67–59 | 76–83 | 78–76 |
| Partizan |
1–2 | |
71–81 | 61–60 | 69–74 |
| Panathinaikos |
2–0 | |
68–67 | 70–55 | |
| Alba Berlin |
0–2 | |
77–95 | 62–72 | |
| Teamsystem Bologna |
2–0 | |
73–70 | 79–75 | |
| ASVEL |
2–1 | |
97–74 | 77–79 | 75–71 |
| Efes Pilsen |
2–1 | |
76–67 | 65–78 | 84–69 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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| Stefanel Milano |
1–2 | |
94–90 | 69–73 | 61–77 |
| Teamsystem Bologna |
1–2 | |
70–65 | 73–75 | 62–87 |
| Efes Pilsen |
1–2 | |
87–71 | 70–80 | 57–62 |
| Panathinaikos |
0–2 | |
49–69 | 57–65 |
Final four
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Olympiacos |
74–65 | |
| FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
77–70 | |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Olympiacos |
73–58 | |
| 1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague Champions |
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Olympiacos 1st Title |
Final standings
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Awards
FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer
FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP
FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer
FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
| FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | |||
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| Olympiacos | [2] | |
| Olympiacos | ||
| ASVEL | ||
| FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | ||
| Olympiacos | ||
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References
- "Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- Champions Cup 1996–97.
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