1995–96 FIBA European Cup

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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.

1995–96 FIBA European Cup
LeagueFIBA European Cup
SportBasketball
Final
ChampionsSpain Taugrés
  Runners-upGreece PAOK
Finals MVPPuerto Rico Ramón Rivas
FIBA European Cup seasons

Team allocation

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Country ranking

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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

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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

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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

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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

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*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

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Key to colors
     Qualified to Semi-finals
     Eliminated

Group A

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  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

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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

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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

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March 12, Pabellon Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Taugrés   88–81   PAOK
1995–96 FIBA European Cup Champions
 
Taugrés
1st title

See also

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Awards

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References

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