1995–96 FIBA European Cup

1995–96 FIBA European Cup
1995–96 FIBA European Cup
League	FIBA European Cup
Sport	Basketball
Final
Champions	Taugrés
Runners-up	PAOK
Finals MVP	Ramón Rivas
FIBA European Cup seasons
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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.^[1]

Country ranking for 1995–1996 FIBA European Cup

Rank	Country	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	Average
1	Spain	212	340	300	284,00
2	Greece	253	322	249,375	274,79
3	Italy	363	173	260	265,33
4	France	219	123	179	173,67
5	Croatia	62,86	70	68	66,95
6	Turkey	58,33	73	69	66,78
7	Germany	37	45	103	61,67
8	Israel	66	48	61	58,33
9	Slovenia	24	72,5	27,5	41,33
10	Belgium	51	37	24	37,33
11	Russia	12	10	59	27,00
12	Portugal	9	21	25,83	18,61
13	Ukraine	15,33	13	27	18,44
14	Czech Republic	13	13	11	12,33
15	Hungary	5,33	7,5	18	10,28
16	Poland	4,5	4	18,33	8,94
17	Macedonia	0	20	6	8,67
18	Switzerland	6	9	8,5	7,83
19	Slovakia	0	10	8,33	6,11
20	Romania	11	2	4,67	5,89
21	Lithuania	3	2	12	5,67
22	Latvia	6	2	9	5,67

Rank	Country	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	Average
23	Bulgaria	7,5	5,67	1,33	4,83
24	Cyprus	5,33	5,33	3	4,55
25	Austria	1	6	4,67	3,89
26	Luxembourg	4	2	2	2,67
27	Sweden	0,37	1	6	2,46
28	Finland	3,5	1,67	2	2,39
29	England	0,67	4,17	2	2,28
30	Netherlands	1,67	2,33	2,5	2,17
31	Georgia	2	0	3,33	1,78
32	Albania	1	0,67	2	1,22
33	Iceland	0,33	2,5	0,2	1,01
34	Estonia	1	0,33	1,67	1,00
35	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	2	0,67
36	Belarus	0,4	0,5	0	0,30
37	Armenia	0,4	0	0	0,13
38	Moldova	0	0,2	0,2	0,13
39	Denmark	0	0	0,2	0,07
40	Ireland	0	0,2	0	0,07
41	Wales	0	0,2	0	0,07
42	Malta	0,2	0	0	0,07
43	Yugoslavia (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
Zrinjevac (QR2)	Budivelnyk (QR2)	Žalgiris (QR2)	Partizan Inex (QR2)
Hapoel Galil Elyon (QR2)	Fidefinanz Bellinzona (QR2)	APOEL (QR2)
Smelt Olimpija (QR2)	Baník Cígeľ Prievidza (QR2)	Sheffield Sharks (QR2)
Sunair Oostende (QR2)	CSU Forest Sibiu (QR2)	Kalev Talinn (QR2)
Second round
Taugres (CW)	Galatasaray (CW)	Dynamo Moscow (2nd)	Olimpas (7th)
Illycafe Trieste (CF)	Bnei Herzlia (CW)	Porto (CF)
Limoges CSP (CW)	Republika Postojna (CF)	Dendi-Basket (2nd)
Zagreb (7th)	Excelsior Bruxellois (CW)	WTK Nobiles Wloclawek (CW)
First round
PAOK (CW)	AŠK Inter Bratislava (CW)	Union Sportive Hiefenech	Partizani Tirana (CW)
Ratiopharm Ulm (CF)	Universitatea Cluj (CW)	New Wave Sharks (2nd)	Sloboda Dita Tuzla (CW)
Tonak Novy Jicin (CW)	Kompakt (CW)	Namika Lahti (5th)	Spartak Subotica (CF)
Marc-Kormend (CW)	PAEEK (CF)	Thames Valley Tigers (CW)
Kočani Delikates (CW)	UBC Stahlbau Oberwart (CW)	Den Braven GOBA (CW)

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Thames Valley Tigers	167–195	New Wave Sharks	93–105	74–90
Namika Lahti	153–151	Den Braven GOBA	75–78	78–73
PAEEK	87–225	PAOK	40–109	47–116
Kočani Delikates	156–152	Sloboda Dita Tuzla	93–82	63–70
Tonak Nový Jičín	163–175	Ratiopharm Ulm	93–94	70–81
AŠK Inter Bratislava	158–146	UBC Stahlbau Oberwart	88–68	70–78
Union Sportive Hiefenech	121–178	Marc-Körmend	63–78	58–100
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca	125–183	Spartak Subotica	64–87	61–96
Partizani Tirana	115–151	Kompakt	56–73	59–78

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Wave Sharks	161–153	illycaffè Trieste	90–78	71–75
Namika Lahti	172–191	Taugrés	81–94	91–97
Porto	124–172	Limoges CSP	52–95	72–77
Republika Postojna	137–189	PAOK	71–79	66–110
Kočani Delikates	122–145	Zagreb	68–83	54–62
Ratiopharm Ulm	153–146	Bruxellois	85–75	68–71
AŠK Inter Bratislava	140–139	Galatasaray	76–76	64–63
Marc-Körmend	152–157	Nobiles Włocławek	92–70	60–87
Spartak Subotica	155–156	Bnei Herzliya	79–76	76–80
Kompakt	153–163	Dendi	85–85	68–78
Olimpas	156–164	Dynamo Moscow	81–77	75–87

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.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Partizan Inex	156–140	Hapoel Galil Elyon	69–76	87–64
Sheffield Sharks	128–159	Sunair Oostende	58–71	70–88
Ratiopharm Ulm	153–162	Zrinjevac	78–82	75–80
Baník Cígeľ Prievidza	169–180	Smelt Olimpija	81–73	88–107
Zagreb	139–169	Taugrés	65–65	74–104
Limoges CSP	171–135	Dendi	97–64	74–71
PAOK	150–143	Budivelnyk	76–68	74–75
Bnei Herzliya	169–160	New Wave Sharks	98–86	71–74
Kalev Talinn	217–155	Fidefinanz Bellinzona	116–76	101–79
Dynamo Moscow	190–127	Sibiu	105–68	85–59
APOEL	133–187	Žalgiris	82–100	51–87
AŠK Inter Bratislava	146–156	Nobiles Włocławek	87–76	59–80

Quarterfinals group stage

Key to colors
	Qualified to Semi-finals
	Eliminated

Group A

	TAU	ŽAL	LIM	PAR	BNE	OOS
TAU		91–93	79–73	99–88	81–67	87–74
ŽAL	75–86		76–74	93–84	76–65	92–91
LIM	88–86	82–68		78–75	82–60	84–64
PAR	76–80	90–99	103–90		98–85	88–67
BNE	70–82	93–89	83–91	94–107		88–76
OOS	84–68	77–91	76–75	82–77	55–71

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	Taugrés	10	17	7	3	821	788	+33
2.	Žalgiris	10	17	7	3	852	833	+19
3.	Limoges CSP	10	16	6	4	817	752	+65
4.	Partizan Inex	10	14	4	6	886	867	+19
5.	Bnei Herzliya	10	13	3	7	776	837	–61
6.	Sunair Oostende	10	13	3	7	746	821	–75

Group B

	Team	Pld	Pts	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1.	PAOK	10	18	8	2	821	675	+146
2.	Dynamo Moscow	10	17	7	3	812	772	+40
3.	Zrinjevac	10	16	5	5	839	808	+31
4.	Kalev Talinn	10	14	4	6	816	825	-9
5.	Nobiles Włocławek	10	13	3	7	798	956	–158
6.	Smelt Olimpija	10	13	3	7	770	820	–50

Semifinals

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Dynamo Moscow	0–2	Taugrés	87–98	93–104
Žalgiris	0–2	PAOK	76–83	59–104

Final

March 12, Pabellon Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Taugrés	88–81	PAOK

1995–96 FIBA European Cup Champions
Taugrés 1st title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

Ramón Rivas ( Taugrés)

References

^ "FIBA Ranking System". 2009-11-21. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

External links

[1] "FIBA Ranking System". 2009-11-21. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

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