1999–2000_FIBA_Saporta_Cup

1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup

Sports season

The 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup was the thirty-fourth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. It occurred between September 21, 1999, and April 11, 2000. The final was held at Lausanne, Switzerland.

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1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup
League	FIBA Saporta Cup
Sport	Basketball
Final
Champions	AEK
Runners-up	Kinder Bologna
Finals MVP	Anthony Bowie
FIBA Saporta Cup seasons
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 1998–99.^[1]

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Country ranking for 1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup

Rank	Country	Points	Teams	Notes
1	Italy	237.667	2
2	Greece	179.167
3	Spain	150.167
4	Turkey	70.500
5	France	68.833
6	Lithuania	55.556
7	Yugoslavia	54.500
8	Russia	35.695
9	Slovenia	30.622
10	Germany	27.833
11	Croatia	25.542
12	Israel	22.108
13	Poland	20.714
14	Belgium	13.817
15	Portugal	13.762
16	Ukraine	6.143		-2, BIPA-Moda and CSKA Kyiv withdrew
17	Austria	4.559	1
18	Hungary	4.429		+1, Matáv Pécs got wild card
19	Macedonia	4.375

Rank	Country	Points	Teams	Notes
20	Cyprus	3.528	1	+1, Achilleas Kaimakli got wild card
21	Czech Republic	3.187
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.008
23	Finland	2.917		+1, Torpan Pojat got wild card
24	Slovakia	2.583
25	Latvia	2.302
26	Bulgaria	1.917
27	Netherlands	1.722
28	Sweden	1.667		+1, Norrköping Dolphins got wild card
29	Estonia	0.667
30	Romania	0.611		-1, Sibiu withdrew
31	Luxembourg	0.472		-1, Etzella withdrew
32	Switzerland	0.389		-1, Fribourg Olympic withdrew
33	Georgia	0.333	0
34	England	0.278		+1, London Towers got wild card
35	Belarus	0.111
36	Albania	0.055
37	Denmark	0.000
38	Ireland	0.000

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 eventual Playoffs
CW: Cup winners
WC: Wild card

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Regular season
Kinder Bologna (CW)	Partizan (CW)	Zepter Idea Śląsk Wrocław (1st)	Plannja (1st)
Adecco Milano (5th)	Radnički Jugopetrol (4th)	Hoop Pekaes (CW)	Norrköping Dolphins (WC)
AEK (5th)	Avtodor Saratov (2nd)	Spirou (1st)	SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st)
Hercules ^{[lower-alpha 1]} (6th)	Arsenal Tula (3rd)	Okapi Aalstar (3rd)	Godel Rabotnički (1st)
Tau Cerámica (CW)	Krka (3rd)	Porto (1st)	Mlekarna Kunin (1st)
Pamesa Valencia (6th)	Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (4th)	Illiabum Clube (2nd)	Bosna (1st)
Fenerbahçe (4th)	Telekom Bonn (2nd)	Albacomp Fehérvár (1st)	Slovakofarma Pezinok (1st)
Darüşşafaka (5th)	Skyliners Frankfurt (3rd)*	Matáv Pécs (WC)	Ventspils (2nd)
PSG Racing (3rd)	Zadar (2nd)	APOEL (1st)	Cherno More (1st)
Élan Chalon (6th)	Split CO (3rd)	Achilleas Kaimakli (WC)	Ricoh Astronauts (1st)
Lietuvos rytas (2nd)	Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd)	Honka Playboys (2nd)	Tartu ÜSK Delta (4th)
Sakalai (3rd)	Maccabi Ra'anana (5th)	Torpan Pojat (WC)	London Towers (WC)

* Tatami Rhöndorf (3rd in the previous season of Bundesliga) merged with Skyliners Frankfurt (at that time newly formed club), so Skyliners took their place in the competition.

Preliminary round

Key to colors
	Qualified to Round of 32
	Eliminated

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Group A

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1.	AEK	10	9	1	827	663	19
2.	Hapoel Jerusalem	10	6	4	789	726	15
3.	Cherno More	10	5	5	809	876	15
4.	Spirou	10	5	5	756	75o	15
5.	Honka Playboys	10	3	7	748	827	13
6.	Avtodor Saratov	10	2	8	682	769	12

Group B

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1.	Pamesa Valencia	10	9	1	855	650	19
2.	Zadar	10	8	2	817	675	18
3.	Achilleas Kaimakli	10	4	6	705	776	14
4.	Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela	10	4	6	755	779	14
5.	Arsenal Tula	10	4	6	698	812	14
6.	Tartu ÜSK Delta	10	1	9	649	787	11

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Group C

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1.	Lietuvos rytas	10	8	2	814	667	18
2.	Maccabi Ra'anana	10	6	4	696	608	16
3.	Élan Chalon	10	6	4	649	604	16
4.	Ricoh Astronauts	10	5	5	622	623	15
5.	Albacomp Fehérvár	10	5	5	751	697	15
6.	APOEL	10	0	10	513	846	10

Group D

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1.	PSG Racing	10	9	1	771	600	19
2.	Hoop Pekaes	10	8	2	760	668	18
3.	Tau Cerámica	10	7	3	808	659	17
4.	Bosna	10	4	6	644	714	14
5.	Illiabum Clube	10	1	9	692	855	11
6.	Godel Rabotnički	10	1	9	550	729	11

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Group E

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1.	Iraklis	10	9	1	743	656	19
2.	FC Porto	10	6	4	726	686	16
3.	Slovakofarma Pezinok	10	5	5	786	782	15
4.	Telekom Bonn	10	5	5	731	718	15
5.	Partizan	10	5	5	734	718	15
6.	SÜBA Sankt Pölten	10	0	10	639	798	10

Group F

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1.	Kinder Bologna	10	10	0	885	586	20
2.	Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław	10	7	3	743	692	17
3.	Ventspils	10	5	5	705	732	15
4.	Norrköping Dolphins	10	4	6	803	929	14
5.	Fenerbahçe	10	3	7	708	765	13
6.	Matáv Pécs	10	1	9	651	793	11

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Group G

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1.	Darüşşafaka	10	8	2	825	759	18
2.	Split CO	10	6	4	787	773	16
3.	Plannja	10	5	5	753	772	15
4.	Adecco Milano	10	4	6	749	719	14
5.	Okapi Aalst	10	4	6	789	831	14
6.	London Towers	10	3	7	789	838	13

Group H

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
1.	Krka	10	7	3	774	659	17
2.	Skyliners Frankfurt	10	7	3	750	681	17
3.	Sakalai	10	7	3	791	771	17
4.	Radnički Jugopetrol	10	4	6	746	736	14
5.	Torpan Pojat	10	3	7	673	808	13
6.	Mlekarna Kunin	10	2	8	723	802	12

Round of 32

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela	95–154	AEK	51–86	44–68
Achilleas Kaimakli	133–188	Hapoel Jerusalem	67–93	66–95
Cherno More	133–172	Zadar	63–73	70–99
Spirou	149–163	Pamesa Valencia	74–81	75–82
Bosna	138–174	Lietuvos rytas	65–71	73–103
Tau Cerámica	139–129	Maccabi Ra'anana	68–62	71–67
Élan Chalon	153–145	Hoop Pekaes	76–57	77–88
Ricoh Astronauts	130–136	PSG Racing	60–61	70–75
Norrköping Dolphins	144–206	Iraklis	64–87	80–119
Ventspils	122–157	FC Porto	47–77	75–80
Slovakofarma Pezinok	160–170	Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław	79–86	81–84
Telekom Bonn	125–154	Kinder Bologna	56–67	69–87
Radnički Jugopetrol	137–141	Darüşşafaka	77–66	60–75
Sakalai	166–186	Split CO	86–97	80–89
Plannja	121–145	Skyliners Frankfurt	63–74	58–71
Adecco Milano	118–112	Krka	62–55	56–57

Round of 16

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tau Cerámica	132–156	AEK	67–71	65–85
Élan Chalon	119–146	Pamesa Valencia	83–75	36–71
Hapoel Jerusalem	148–157	Lietuvos rytas	78–91	70–66
Zadar	143–129	PSG Racing	76–57	67–72
Split CO	129–150	Iraklis	63–71	66–79
Skyliners Frankfurt	115–140	Kinder Bologna	62–57	53–83
FC Porto	135–127	Darüşşafaka	81–78	54–49
Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław	137–121	Adecco Milano	75–57	62–64

Quarterfinals

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AEK	154–146	Iraklis	84–73	70–73
Kinder Bologna	144–139	Pamesa Valencia	85–61	59–78
Lietuvos rytas	170–160	FC Porto	93–73	77–87
Zepter Śląsk Idea Wrocław	120–132	Zadar	56–63	64–69

Semifinals

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zadar	142–152	AEK	75–70	67–82
Lietuvos rytas	141–143	Kinder Bologna	70–60	71–83

Final

April 11, Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, Lausanne

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Team 1	Score	Team 2
AEK	83–76	Kinder Bologna

1999–2000 FIBA Saporta Cup Champions
AEK 2nd title

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

Anthony Bowie ( AEK Athens)

Notes

G.S. Iraklis B.C. adopted the Latin name Hercules exclusively for this current season at FIBA Saporta Cup.

References

[1]
"Linguasport - FIBA Country Ranking (B)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

External links

1999–00 FIBA Saporta Cup @ FIBA Europe.com
1999–00 FIBA Saporta Cup at Linguasport

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