1994–95 FIBA European League

The 1994–95 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1994–95 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 38th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). It began on September 8, 1994, and ended on April 13, 1995. The competition's Final Four was held at Zaragoza.

1994–95 FIBA European League
LeagueFIBA European League
SportBasketball
Regular Season
Top scorerFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Predrag Danilović (Buckler Beer Bologna)
Final Four
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid Teka
  Runners-upGreece Olympiacos
Final Four MVPLithuania Arvydas Sabonis (Real Madrid Teka)
FIBA European League seasons

Competition system

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  • 40 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.

Team allocation

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

  • TH: Title holder
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
Group stage
  Olympiacos (1st)   Real Madrid Teka (1st)
Second round
  Limoges CSP (1st)   Buckler Beer Bologna (1st)   Maes Flandria (1st)   Žalgiris (1st)
  Olympique Antibes (2nd)   Scavolini Pesaro (2nd)   Cibona (1st)   Benfica (1st)
  PAOK Bravo (2nd)   FCB Banca Catalana (2nd)   Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1st)   Smelt Olimpija (1st)
  Panathinaikos (3rd)   7up Joventut (3rd)TH   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (1st)   Efes Pilsen (1st)
First round
  Adelin Pogradec (1st)   Bioveta COOP Banka Brno (1st)   Hapoel Tel Aviv (2nd)   Dinamo București (1st)
  UKJ Mollersdorf Traiskirchen (1st)   Thames Valley Tigers (1st)   ASK Brocēni (1st)   CSKA Moscow (1st)
  Sloboda Dita (1st)   Tallinn (1st)   Residence (1st)   Baník Cígeľ Prievidza (1st)
  Levski Sofia (1st)   KTP (1st)   Rabotnički (1st)   Kärcher Hisings-Kärra (1st)
  Croatia Osiguranje Split (2nd)   Vita Tbilisi (1st)   Laneche Weert (1st)   Fidefinanz Bellinzona (1st)
  Pezoporikos-AEK Larnaca (1st)   Danone Honvéd (1st)   Śląsk Wroclaw (1st)   Inpromservis Kyiv (1st)

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Résidence   126–168   Bioveta COOP Banka Brno 73–89 53–79
Pezoporikos Larnaca   40–0*   Levski Sofia 20–0 20–0
Sloboda Dita   124–180   Croatia Osiguranje 68–99 56–81
Inpromservis Kyiv   199–153   Śląsk Wrocław 100–70 99–83
Vita Tbilisi   175–188   ASK Brocēni 80–88 95–100
Adelin Pogradec   151–222   Baník Cígeľ Prievidza 78–99 73–123
Danone Honvéd   163–155   Rabotnički 99–82 64–73
Tallinn   168–199   Kärcher Hisings-Kärra 70–105 98–94
Thames Valley Tigers   174–156   Lanèche Weert 96–94 78–62
Dinamo București   129–190   CSKA Moscow 64–92 65–98
Möllersdorf Traiskirchen   133–178   Hapoel Tel Aviv 75–86 58–92
KTP   157–197   Fidefinanz Bellinzona 74–86 83–111

*Levski Sofia withdrew before the first leg and Pezoporikos Larnaca received a forfeit (20-0) in both games.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bioveta COOP Banka Brno   109–155   Limoges CSP 52–71 57–84
Pezoporikos Larnaca   154–250   FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 95–122 59–128
Croatia Osiguranje   142–155   Bayer 04 Leverkusen 73–65 69–90
Inpromservis Kyiv   155–162   Panathinaikos 87–79 68–83
ASK Brocēni   156–168   7up Joventut 77–68 79–100
Baník Cígeľ Prievidza   157–208   Cibona 82–105 75–103
Žalgiris   150–207   Scavolini Pesaro 77–91 73–116
Danone Honvéd   174–190   Benfica 85–94 89–96
Kärcher Hisings-Kärra   144–173   Efes Pilsen 81–85 63–88
Thames Valley Tigers   138–180   Buckler Beer Bologna 62–82 76–98
CSKA Moscow   178–166   Olympique Antibes 104–77 74–89
Hapoel Tel Aviv   148–152   PAOK Bravo 82–70 66–82
Fidefinanz Bellinzona   111–144   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 49–55 62–89
Smelt Olimpija   148–136   Maes Flandria 85–61 63–75

Group stage

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If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
     Qualified to Playoff
     Eliminated

Group A

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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Panathinaikos 14 24 10 4 1059 982 +77
2.   Real Madrid Teka 14 23 9 5 1052 989 +63
3.   CSKA Moscow 14 23 9 5 1203 1162 +41
4.   Scavolini Pesaro 14 23 9 5 1148 1108 +40
5.   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 14 22 8 6 1113 1104 +9
6.   PAOK Bravo 14 20 6 8 1037 1046 -9
7.   Smelt Olimpija 14 17 3 11 1026 1102 -76
8.   Benfica 14 16 2 12 970 1115 -145

Group B

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Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Limoges CSP 14 24 10 4 983 911 +72
2.   Olympiacos 14 23 9 5 1086 958 +128
3.   Cibona 14 22 8 6 1049 1060 -11
4.   Buckler Beer Bologna 14 22 8 6 1072 1023 +49
5.   Efes Pilsen 14 22 8 6 900 912 -12
6.   FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 14 22 8 6 1095 1079 +16
7.   Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14 18 4 10 1009 1100 -91
8.   7up Joventut 14 15 1 13 923 1074 -151

Quarterfinals

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The seed teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Buckler Beer Bologna   1–2   Panathinaikos 78–65 55–63 56–99
Cibona   0–2   Real Madrid Teka 78–82 70–82
Scavolini Pesaro   1–2   Limoges CSP 68–55 66–79 72–82
CSKA Moscow   1–2   Olympiacos 95–65 77–86 54–79

Final four

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Semifinals

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April 11, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid Teka   62–49   Limoges CSP
Panathinaikos   52–58   Olympiacos

3rd place game

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April 13, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Limoges CSP   77–91   Panathinaikos

Final

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April 13, Pabellón Príncipe Felipe, Zaragoza

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Madrid Teka   73–61   Olympiacos
1994–95 FIBA European League Champions
 
Real Madrid Teka
8th title

Final standings

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Team
    Real Madrid Teka
    Olympiacos
    Panathinaikos
  Limoges CSP

Awards

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FIBA European League All-Final Four Team
Player Team Ref.
  José Miguel Antúnez Real Madrid Teka [1]
  Ismael Santos Real Madrid Teka
  Eddie Johnson Olympiacos
  Joe Arlauckas Real Madrid Teka
  Arvydas Sabonis (MVP) Real Madrid Teka

See also

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References

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