1995–96_FIBA_European_League
1995–96 FIBA European League
Sports season
The 1995–96 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1995–96 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 39th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). It began on September 7, 1995, and ended on April 11, 1996. The competition's Final Four was held at Paris.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 1995–96 FIBA European League | |
|---|---|
| League | FIBA European League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Regular Season | |
| Top scorer |  Joe Arlauckas (Real Madrid) |
| Final Four | |
| Champions |  Panathinaikos |
| Runners-up |  FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
| Final Four MVP | Dominique Wilkins (Panathinaikos) |
| FIBA European League seasons | |
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It was the last season of the competition that took place under the name of FIBA European League, as the competition was renamed to FIBA EuroLeague, starting with the next season.
- 42 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.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
- WC: Wild card
More information Group stage, Second qualifying round ...
| Group stage | |||
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| FC Barcelona Banca Catalana (1st) |
 Olympique Antibes (1st) |
Olympiacos (1st) |
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| Second qualifying round | |||
| Unicaja (2nd) |
 Buckler Beer Bologna (1st) |
 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv (1st) |
 Ülker (1st) |
| Real Madrid Teka (3rd) |
Benetton Treviso (2nd) |
 Benfica (1st) |
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| Panathinaikos (2nd) |
 Cibona (1st) |
 CSKA Moscow (1st) |
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| Iraklis Aspis Pronoia (3rd) |
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1st) |
 Smelt Olimpija (1st) |
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| First qualifying round | |||
 Dinamo Tirana (1st) |
 Stavex Brno (1st) |
Hapoel Galil Elyon (2nd) |
 Baník Cígeľ Prievidza (1st) |
 Sankt Pölten (1st) |
 Sheffield Sharks (1st) |
 Žalgiris (1st) |
 Alvik (1st) |
 Sunair Oostende (1st) |
 Kalev (1st) |
 Résidence (1st) |
 Fidefinanz Bellinzona (1st) |
 Čelik (1st) |
 Kouvot (1st) |
 Rabotnički (1st) |
 Budivelnyk (1st) |
 Pleven (1st) |
Pau-Orthez (2nd) |
 Rene Coltof Den Helder (1st) |
 Partizan Inex (1st) |
| Zrinjevac (2nd) |
 Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) |
 Mazowzanka (1st) |
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 APOEL (1st) |
 Danone-Honvéd (1st) |
 Forest Sibiu (1st) |
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More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dinamo Tbilisi |
139–178 |  Žalgiris |
70–78 | 69–100 |
| Stavex Brno |
175–186 | Fidefinanz Bellinzona |
106–93 | 69–93 |
| Kalev |
174–138 | Danone-Honvéd |
78–57 | 96–81 |
| Dinamo Tirana |
130–156 | Forest Sibiu |
63–87 | 67–69 |
| Sankt Pölten |
131–153 | APOEL |
60–67 | 71–86 |
| Čelik |
136–142 | Baník Cígeľ Prievidza |
68–71 | 68–71 |
| Sunair Oostende |
156–125 | Alvik |
79–61 | 77–64 |
| Résidence |
161–184 | Sheffield Sharks |
79–99 | 82–85 |
| Kouvot |
173–185 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
92–82 | 81–103 |
| Rabotnički |
134–147 | Budivelnyk |
65–64 | 69–83 |
| Mazowzanka |
147–167 | Zrinjevac |
79–74 | 68–93 |
| Pleven |
178–185 | Partizan Inex |
83–93 | 95–92 |
| Rene Coltof Den Helder |
139–182 | Pau-Orthez |
72–94 | 57–88 |
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More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Žalgiris |
122–145 | Panathinaikos |
56–59 | 66–86 |
| Fidefinanz Bellinzona |
162–223 | CSKA Moscow |
88–107 | 74–116 |
| Kalev |
148–172 | Buckler Beer Bologna |
65–81 | 83–91 |
| Forest Sibiu |
139–221 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
74–99 | 65–122 |
| APOEL |
116–139 | Cibona |
70–82 | 46–57 |
| Baník Cígeľ Prievidza |
162–184 | Benetton Treviso |
87–91 | 75–93 |
| Sunair Oostende |
149–155 | Ülker |
74–69 | 75–86 |
| Sheffield Sharks |
132–145 | Real Madrid Teka |
57–67 | 75–78 |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon |
137–176 | Iraklis Aspis Pronoia |
83–91 | 54–76 |
| Budivelnyk |
161–179 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
98–77 | 63–102 |
| Zrinjevac |
136–165 | Unicaja |
70–85 | 66–80 |
| Partizan Inex |
159–176 | Benfica |
64–64 | 95–112 |
| Pau-Orthez |
193–146 | Smelt Olimpija |
96–71 | 97–75 |
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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
| Qualified to Playoff | |
| Eliminated |
More information Team, Pld ...
Group A
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Group B
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More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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| Pau-Orthez |
1–2 | CSKA Moscow |
78–65 | 89–104 | 74–83 |
| Panathinaikos |
2–1 | Benetton Treviso |
70–67 | 69–83 | 65–64 |
| Ülker |
0–2 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
77–105 | 66–96 | |
| Olympiacos |
1–2 | Real Madrid Teka |
68–49 | 77–80 | 65–80 |
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Main article: 1996 FIBA European League Final Four
Semifinals
April 9, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
More information Team 1, Score ...
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| CSKA Moscow |
71–81 | Panathinaikos |
| FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
76–66 | Real Madrid Teka |
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3rd place game
April 11, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Final
April 11, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
More information Team 1, Score ...
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Panathinaikos |
67–66 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
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| 1995–96 FIBA European League Champions |
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| Panathinaikos 1st Title |
Final standings
More information Team ...
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FIBA European League Top Scorer
FIBA European League Final Four MVP
FIBA European League Finals Top Scorer
FIBA European League All-Final Four Team
More information Player, Team ...
| FIBA European League All-Final Four Team | |||
| Player | Team | Ref. | |
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| Vasily Karasev | CSKA Moscow | [1] | |
| Fragiskos Alvertis | Panathinaikos | ||
| Artūras Karnišovas | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | ||
| Dominique Wilkins (MVP) | Panathinaikos | ||
| Stojko Vranković | Panathinaikos | ||
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