1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague
The 1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague was the 40th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It was organized by FIBA Europe. It began on September 19, 1996, and ended on April 24, 1997. The competition's Final Four was held at Rome.
In the previous 5 seasons of the competition, the competition's official name was FIBA European League, or shortened to FIBA EuroLeague. This season was the first edition of the competition that took the shortened name of FIBA EuroLeague, as the league's official name.
Competition system
- 24 teams (the national domestic league champions from the best leagues, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues). The competition culminated in a Final Four.
First round
Group A
|
MIL |
CSK |
MAC |
ÜLK |
LIM |
PAN |
MIL |
X |
87-74 |
85-88 |
67-65 |
79-66 |
90-66 |
CSK |
70-55 |
X |
89-80 |
71-76 |
74-65 |
96-66 |
MAC |
78-68 |
77-78 |
X |
71-65 |
69-77 |
69-57 |
ÜLK |
67-73 |
73-76 |
84-80 |
X |
99-91 |
87-69 |
LIM |
74-85 |
83-66 |
62-69 |
84-80 |
X |
78-75 |
PAN |
79-86 |
72-67 |
69-74 |
84-71 |
92-77 |
X |
Group B
|
FOR |
EST |
CIB |
ALB |
OLY |
SPI |
FOR |
X |
100-86 |
54-66 |
82-72 |
81-72 |
87-78 |
EST |
66-75 |
X |
78-71 |
82-75 |
87-78 |
94-72 |
CIB |
64-72 |
81-66 |
X |
78-68 |
63-61 |
75-66 |
ALB |
81-64 |
78-79 |
79-71 |
X |
62-61 |
94-73 |
OLY |
96-80 |
110-78 |
62-61 |
64-67 |
X |
87-60 |
SPI |
61-78 |
75-82 |
73-77 |
69-79 |
72-79 |
X |
Group C
|
PAO |
OLI |
ASV |
BAR |
CRO |
BAY |
PAO |
X |
75-67 |
66-72 |
79-75 |
72-50 |
87-79 |
OLI |
74-76 |
X |
73-60 |
77-65 |
81-53 |
86-70 |
ASV |
74-80 |
70-69 |
X |
91-90 |
78-59 |
72-64 |
BAR |
77-58 |
70-71 |
78-81 |
X |
68-70 |
90-71 |
CRO |
58-65 |
53-66 |
73-61 |
65-75 |
X |
86-79 |
BAY |
67-78 |
77-89 |
66-79 |
71-79 |
60-63 |
X |
Group D
|
EFE |
PAR |
KIN |
PAU |
CAJ |
DYN |
EFE |
X |
93-77 |
75-60 |
78-76 |
69-66 |
87-84 |
PAR |
76-72 |
X |
78-70 |
84-75 |
66-72 |
97-64 |
KIN |
75-89 |
100-83 |
X |
86-74 |
93-75 |
89-74 |
PAU |
80-78 |
73-77 |
89-83 |
X |
85-79 |
94-71 |
CAJ |
68-70 |
72-67 |
72-64 |
61-69 |
X |
91-61 |
DYN |
73-82 |
71-72 |
64-78 |
70-65 |
79-75 |
X |
Second round
(The individual scores and standings of the First stage are accumulated in the Second stage)
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
Key to colors
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Top four places in each group advance to Playoff |
Group E
|
MIL |
ALB |
OLY |
MAC |
CSK |
SPI |
MIL |
X |
80-91 |
73-71 |
X |
X |
73-63 |
ALB |
68-78 |
X |
X |
70-65 |
78-76 |
X |
OLY |
87-84 |
X |
X |
69-60 |
82-51 |
X |
MAC |
X |
78-62 |
82-78 |
X |
X |
87-70 |
CSK |
X |
67-69 |
70-79 |
X |
X |
80-66 |
SPI |
68-71 |
X |
X |
90-82 |
67-72 |
X |
Group F
|
FOR |
CIB |
EST |
LIM |
ÜLK |
PAN |
FOR |
X |
X |
X |
90-76 |
69-61 |
94-58 |
CIB |
X |
X |
X |
72-66 |
82-81 |
85-58 |
EST |
X |
X |
X |
68-70 |
97-63 |
92-70 |
LIM |
81-70 |
85-61 |
91-85 |
X |
X |
X |
ÜLK |
73-78 |
73-77 |
78-74 |
X |
X |
X |
PAN |
72-88 |
84-76 |
91-95 |
X |
X |
X |
Group G
|
PAO |
ASV |
OLI |
CAJ |
PAU |
DYN |
PAO |
X |
X |
X |
90-71 |
75-71 |
71-67 |
ASV |
X |
X |
X |
83-81 |
67-65 |
82-52 |
OLI |
X |
X |
X |
67-70 |
96-86 |
80-72 |
CAJ |
78-87 |
91-68 |
81-76 |
X |
X |
X |
PAU |
66-78 |
95-97 |
77-71 |
X |
X |
X |
DYN |
88-81 |
86-90 |
64-76 |
X |
X |
X |
Group H
|
EFE |
PAR |
BAR |
KIN |
CRO |
BAY |
EFE |
X |
X |
96-70 |
X |
74-64 |
91-68 |
PAR |
X |
X |
91-87 |
X |
71-82 |
89-76 |
BAR |
69-67 |
75-73 |
X |
73-72 |
X |
X |
KIN |
X |
X |
92-103 |
X |
73-57 |
90-100 |
CRO |
78-56 |
76-75 |
X |
68-70 |
X |
X |
BAY |
72-73 |
70-81 |
X |
85-79 |
X |
X |
Top 16
Quarterfinals
Final Four
Semifinals
April 22, Palaeur, Rome
3rd place game
April 24, Palaeur, Rome
Final
April 24, Palaeur, Rome
1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague Champions |
Olympiacos 1st Title |
Final standings
Final Four 1997 MVP
David Rivers (Olympiacos)
References
External links
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