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

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.

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)	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 (2nd)
Zagreb (7th)	Excelsior Bruxellois (CW)	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

See also

• 1995–96 FIBA European League
• 1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup

Awards

FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP

• Ramón Rivas ( Taugrés)

External links

• 1995–96 FIBA European Cup @ FIBA Europe.com
• 1995–96 FIBA European Cup at Linguasport