1999 NEBL Promotion Cup

NEBL Promotion Cup 1999 was the first test run tournament of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 1998-99 basketball season on 23 January – 5 April 1999. The tournament included 8 teams from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland.

BC Žalgiris won the tournament by defeating ASK/Brocēni/LMT in the final. BC Lietuvos rytas finished in third place by defeating Plannja Basket.

NEBL Promotion Cup clubs

Country (League) Teams
Estonia Estonia (KML) Kalev Tallinn
Finland Finland (Korisliiga) TeamWARE ToPo Helsinki
Latvia Latvia (LBL) ASK Brocēni-LMT Rīga
Ventspils
Lithuania Lithuania (LKL) Žalgiris Kaunas
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Alita Alytus
Sweden Sweden (Basketligan) Plannja Basket Lulea

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

4 April 1999
Žalgiris Lithuania 103–75 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 25–20, 29–14, 24–24
Pts: Masiulis 15
Rebs: E. Žukauskas 9
Asts: Edney 7		 Pts: Giedraitis 20
Rebs: Kazlauskas, Šiškauskas 6
Asts: Giedraitis 6
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 800
Referees: Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)

Semifinal 2

4 April 1999
Plannja Basket Sweden 81–87 Latvia ASK Brocēni-LMT
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 20–29, 22–21, 16–17
Pts: Elliott 19
Rebs: Heiden, Banks 9
Asts: Aulander, Heiden, Elliott 4		 Pts: Holden 21
Rebs: Šneps 9
Asts: Šneps 3
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 800
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Third–place game

5 April 1999
Lietuvos rytas Lithuania 95–87 Sweden Plannja Basket
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 20–16, 25–23, 25–31
Pts: Giedraitis 33
Rebs: Matulis 11
Asts: Jasikevičius 9		 Pts: Elliott 26
Rebs: Aulander 7
Asts: Aulander 6
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Juris Kokainis (LAT)

Final

5 April 1999
ASK Brocēni-LMT Latvia 81–83 Lithuania Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 19–16, 18–14, 23–24
Pts: S. Valters 18
Rebs: Sturm, Šneps 8
Asts: Šneps 4		 Pts: Edney 21
Rebs: E. Žukauskas 14
Asts: Edney 7
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE)

NEBL
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Third place game
"Zalgiris" Kaunas won NEBL Promotion Cup'99
All-NEBL Team '99


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