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.
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.
Country rankingedit
For the 1996–1997 EuroLeague, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1993–94 to 1995–96.[1]
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
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External linksedit
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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 1996 97 FIBA EuroLeagueThe PalaEUR in Rome hosted the final FourSeason1996 97DatesSeptember 18 1996 April 24 1997Number of teams24FinalsChampionsOlympiacos 1st title Runners upFC Barcelona Banca CatalanaThird placeSmelt OlimpijaFourth placeASVELFinal Four MVPDavid RiversStatistical leadersPointsCarlton Myers22 9ReboundsWarren Kidd10 6AssistsMichael Anderson6 1 1995 961997 98 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 Contents 1 Competition system 2 Country ranking 3 Team allocation 4 Preliminary round 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 4 3 Group C 4 4 Group D 5 Qualification round 5 1 Group E 5 2 Group F 5 3 Group G 5 4 Group H 6 Play Offs 6 1 Bracket 6 2 Eight Final 6 3 Quarter Final 7 Final four 7 1 Semifinals 7 2 3rd place game 7 3 Final 7 4 Final standings 8 Awards 8 1 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP 8 2 FIBA EuroLeague All Final Four Team 8 3 FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer 9 Statistics 9 1 Individual statistics 9 1 1 Points 9 1 2 Rebounds 9 1 3 Assists 9 1 4 Other statistics 9 2 Individual game highs 9 3 Team statistics 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksCompetition system edit24 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 Country ranking editFor the 1996 1997 EuroLeague the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1993 94 to 1995 96 1 Country ranking for 1996 1997 FIBA EuroLeague Rank Country Points Teams Notes1 nbsp Spain 321 667 32 nbsp Greece 299 6673 nbsp Italy 216 6674 nbsp France 123 2385 nbsp Turkey 93 333 26 nbsp Russia 667 nbsp Croatia 638 nbsp Germany 61 3899 nbsp Israel 50 905 110 nbsp Slovenia 41 33311 nbsp Belgium 2912 nbsp Yugoslavia 2613 nbsp Portugal 24 5 014 nbsp Lithuania 1915 nbsp Ukraine 15 38916 nbsp Poland 12 11117 nbsp Macedonia 11 77818 nbsp Hungary 10 519 nbsp Slovakia 8 889 Rank Country Points Teams Notes20 nbsp Czech Republic 8 389 021 nbsp Austria 6 55622 nbsp Switzerland 6 05623 nbsp England 5 38924 nbsp Cyprus 525 nbsp Sweden 4 72226 nbsp Bulgaria 427 nbsp Latvia 3 66728 nbsp Romania 2 77829 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 530 nbsp Luxembourg 2 16731 nbsp Netherlands 1 94432 nbsp Georgia 1 83333 nbsp Finland 1 66734 nbsp Estonia 1 535 nbsp Albania 1 44436 nbsp Iceland 0 88937 nbsp Belarus 0 27838 nbsp Denmark 0 167Team allocation editThe labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round 1st 2nd 3rd etc League position after PlayoffsRegular season nbsp FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 1st nbsp Stefanel Milano 1st nbsp Efes Pilsen 1st nbsp Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1st nbsp Caja San Fernando 2nd nbsp Teamsystem Bologna 2nd nbsp Ulker 2nd nbsp Alba Berlin 2nd nbsp Estudiantes Argentaria 3rd nbsp Kinder Bologna 3rd nbsp CSKA Moscow 1st nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 1st nbsp Olympiacos 1st nbsp Pau Orthez 1st nbsp Dynamo Moscow 2nd nbsp Smelt Olimpija 1st nbsp Panathinaikos 2nd nbsp ASVEL 2nd nbsp Cibona 1st nbsp Spirou Charleroi 1st nbsp Panionios Ethniki Asfalistiki 3rd nbsp Limoges CSP 3rd nbsp Croatia Osiguranje 2nd nbsp Partizan 1st Preliminary round editGroup A edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MIL CSK MAC ULK LIM PAN1 nbsp Stefanel Milano 10 7 3 775 727 48 17 Advance to Group E 87 74 85 88 67 65 79 66 90 662 nbsp CSKA Moscow 10 6 4 761 734 27 16 70 55 89 80 71 76 74 65 96 663 nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 10 6 4 755 734 21 16 78 68 77 78 71 65 69 77 69 574 nbsp Ulker 10 4 6 767 766 1 14 Advance to Group F 67 73 73 76 84 80 99 91 87 695 nbsp Limoges CSP 10 4 6 757 788 31 14 74 85 83 66 62 69 84 80 78 756 nbsp Panionios Ethniki Asfalistiki 10 3 7 729 795 66 13 79 86 72 67 69 74 84 71 92 77 Source FIBA Europe Group B edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TSB EST CIB ALB OLY SPI1 nbsp Teamsystem Bologna 10 7 3 773 742 31 17 Advance to Group F 100 86 54 66 82 72 81 72 87 782 nbsp Estudiantes Argentaria 10 6 4 798 821 23 16 66 75 78 71 82 75 87 78 94 723 nbsp Cibona 10 6 4 713 679 34 16 64 72 81 66 78 68 63 61 75 664 nbsp Alba Berlin 10 6 4 755 723 32 16 Advance to Group E 81 64 78 79 79 71 62 61 94 735 nbsp Olympiacos 10 5 5 770 711 59 15 96 80 110 78 62 61 64 67 87 606 nbsp Spirou Charleroi 10 0 10 699 832 133 10 61 78 75 82 73 77 69 79 78 79 Source FIBA Europe Group C edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAO OLI ASV FCB CRO BAY1 nbsp Panathinaikos 10 8 2 736 693 43 18 Advance to Group G 75 67 66 72 79 75 72 50 87 792 nbsp Smelt Olimpija 10 7 3 753 669 84 17 74 76 73 60 77 65 81 53 86 703 nbsp ASVEL 10 7 3 738 718 20 17 74 80 70 69 91 90 78 59 72 644 nbsp FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 10 4 6 767 734 33 14 Advance to Group H 77 58 70 71 78 81 68 70 90 715 nbsp Croatia Osiguranje 10 4 6 630 705 75 14 58 65 53 66 73 61 65 75 86 796 nbsp Bayer 04 Leverkusen 10 0 10 704 809 105 10 67 78 77 89 66 79 71 79 60 63 Source FIBA Europe Group D edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification EFE PAR KIN PAU CSF DYN1 nbsp Efes Pilsen 10 8 2 736 693 43 18 Advance to Group H 93 77 75 60 78 76 69 66 87 842 nbsp Partizan 10 6 4 753 669 84 16 76 72 78 70 84 75 66 72 97 643 nbsp Kinder Bologna 10 5 5 738 718 20 15 75 89 100 83 86 74 93 75 89 744 nbsp Pau Orthez 10 5 5 767 734 33 15 Advance to Group G 80 78 73 77 89 83 85 79 94 715 nbsp Caja San Fernando 10 4 6 630 705 75 14 68 70 72 67 72 64 61 69 91 616 nbsp Dynamo Moscow 10 2 8 704 809 105 12 73 82 71 72 64 78 70 65 79 75 Source FIBA EuropeQualification round edit The individual scores and standings of the First stage are accumulated in the Qualification round 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 matchGroup E edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MIL ALB OLY MAC CSK SPI1 nbsp Stefanel Milano 16 11 5 1234 1175 59 27 Advance to Play Offs 80 91 73 71 73 632 nbsp Alba Berlin 16 10 6 1193 1167 26 26 68 78 70 65 78 763 nbsp Olympiacos 16 9 7 1236 1131 105 25 87 84 69 60 82 514 nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 16 9 7 1209 1173 36 25 67 69 70 79 80 665 nbsp CSKA Moscow 16 8 8 1177 1175 2 24 71 76 74 65 96 666 nbsp Spirou Charleroi 16 1 15 1123 1297 174 17 68 71 90 82 67 72 Source FIBA Europe Group F edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TSB CIB EST LIM ULK PAN1 nbsp Teamsystem Bologna 16 12 4 1262 1163 99 28 Advance to Play Offs 90 76 69 61 94 582 nbsp Cibona 16 10 6 1166 1126 40 26 72 66 82 81 85 583 nbsp Estudiantes Argentaria 16 9 7 1309 1284 25 25 68 70 97 63 92 704 nbsp Limoges CSP 16 8 8 1226 1234 8 24 81 70 85 61 91 85 5 nbsp Ulker 16 5 11 1196 1243 47 21 73 78 73 77 78 74 6 nbsp Panionios Ethniki Asfalistiki 16 4 12 1162 1325 163 20 72 88 84 76 91 95 Source FIBA Europe Group G edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAO ASV OLI CSF PAU DYN1 nbsp Panathinaikos 16 13 3 1218 1134 84 29 Advance to Play Offs 90 71 75 71 71 672 nbsp ASVEL 16 12 4 1225 1188 37 28 83 81 67 65 82 523 nbsp Smelt Olimpija 16 10 6 1219 1119 100 26 67 70 96 86 80 724 nbsp Caja San Fernando 16 7 9 1203 1194 9 23 78 87 91 68 81 76 5 nbsp Pau Orthez 16 6 10 1240 1251 11 22 66 78 95 97 77 71 6 nbsp Dynamo Moscow 16 3 13 1140 1310 170 19 88 81 86 90 64 76 Source FIBA Europe Group H edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification EFE PAR FCB KIN CRO BAY1 nbsp Efes Pilsen 16 12 4 1250 1156 94 28 Advance to Play Offs 96 70 74 64 91 682 nbsp Partizan 16 9 7 1257 1228 29 25 91 87 71 82 89 763 nbsp FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 16 8 8 1244 1225 19 24 69 67 75 73 73 724 nbsp Kinder Bologna 16 7 9 1274 1259 15 23 92 103 73 57 90 1005 nbsp Croatia Osiguranje 16 7 9 1055 1124 69 23 78 56 76 75 68 70 6 nbsp Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16 2 14 1175 1312 137 18 72 73 70 81 85 79 Source FIBA EuropePlay Offs editBracket edit Teams in bold advanced to the next round The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team s seeding the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round Eight FinalsQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal E1 nbsp Stefanel Milano6776782H4 nbsp Kinder Bologna5983761 nbsp Stefanel Milano9469611 nbsp Smelt Olimpija9073772F2 nbsp Cibona6166611G3 nbsp Smelt Olimpija5869622 nbsp Smelt Olimpija65 nbsp Olympiacos74G1 nbsp Panathinaikos68702F4 nbsp Limoges CSP67550 nbsp Panathinaikos49570 nbsp Olympiacos69652H2 nbsp Partizan7161691E3 nbsp Olympiacos8160742 nbsp Olympiacos73 nbsp FCB Banca Catalana58F1 nbsp Teamsystem Bologna73792G4 nbsp Caja San Fernando70750 nbsp Teamsystem Bologna7073621 nbsp FCB Banca Catalana6575872E2 nbsp Alba Berlin77620H3 nbsp FCB Banca Catalana95722 nbsp FCB Banca Catalana77 nbsp ASVEL70H1 nbsp Efes Pilsen7665842Third PlaceE4 nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv6778691 nbsp Efes Pilsen8770571 nbsp Smelt Olimpija86 nbsp ASVEL7180622 nbsp ASVEL79G2 nbsp ASVEL9777752F3 nbsp Estudiantes Argentaria7479711Eight Final edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd legCibona nbsp 1 2 nbsp Smelt Olimpija 61 58 66 69 61 62Stefanel Milano nbsp 2 1 nbsp Kinder Bologna 67 59 76 83 78 76Partizan nbsp 1 2 nbsp Olympiacos 71 81 61 60 69 74Panathinaikos nbsp 2 0 nbsp Limoges CSP 68 67 70 55Alba Berlin nbsp 0 2 nbsp FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 77 95 62 72Teamsystem Bologna nbsp 2 0 nbsp Caja San Fernando 73 70 79 75ASVEL nbsp 2 1 nbsp Estudiantes Argentaria 97 74 77 79 75 71Efes Pilsen nbsp 2 1 nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 76 67 65 78 84 69Quarter Final edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd legStefanel Milano nbsp 1 2 nbsp Smelt Olimpija 94 90 69 73 61 77Teamsystem Bologna nbsp 1 2 nbsp FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 70 65 73 75 62 87Efes Pilsen nbsp 1 2 nbsp ASVEL 87 71 70 80 57 62Panathinaikos nbsp 0 2 nbsp Olympiacos 49 69 57 65Final four editMain article 1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four Semifinals edit April 22 Palaeur Rome Team 1 Score Team 2Smelt Olimpija nbsp 65 74 nbsp OlympiacosFC Barcelona Banca Catalana nbsp 77 70 nbsp ASVEL3rd place game edit April 24 Palaeur Rome Team 1 Score Team 2Smelt Olimpija nbsp 86 79 nbsp ASVELFinal edit April 24 Palaeur Rome Team 1 Score Team 2Olympiacos nbsp 73 58 nbsp FC Barcelona Banca Catalana1996 97 FIBA EuroLeague Champions nbsp Olympiacos 1st TitleFinal standings edit Team nbsp nbsp Olympiacos nbsp nbsp FC Barcelona Banca Catalana nbsp nbsp Smelt Olimpija nbsp ASVELAwards editAll official awards of the 1996 97 FIBA EuroLeague FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP edit nbsp David Rivers nbsp Olympiacos FIBA EuroLeague All Final Four Team edit First Team 2 nbsp David Rivers MVP nbsp Olympiacos nbsp Dimitrios Papanikolaou nbsp Olympiacos nbsp Brian Howard nbsp ASVEL nbsp Andres Jimenez nbsp FC Barcelona Banca Catalana nbsp Dragan Tarlac nbsp OlympiacosFIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer edit nbsp Carlton Myers nbsp Fortitudo Bologna Statistics editIndividual statistics edit Points edit Rank Name Team Games Points PPG1 nbsp Carlton Myers nbsp Teamsystem Bologna 19 436 22 92 nbsp Arijan Komazec nbsp Kinder Bologna 16 351 21 93 nbsp Petar Naumoski nbsp Efes Pilsen 22 453 20 6Source FIBAEurope Rebounds edit Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG1 nbsp Warren Kidd nbsp Stefanel Milano 22 233 10 62 nbsp Vitaly Nosov nbsp Dynamo Moscow 16 162 10 13 nbsp Hansi Gnad nbsp Bayer 04 Leverkusen 16 147 9 2Source FIBAEurope Assists edit Rank Name Team Games Assists APG1 nbsp Michael Anderson nbsp Caja San Fernando 17 104 6 12 nbsp Delaney Rudd nbsp ASVEL 24 138 5 83 nbsp Petar Naumoski nbsp Efes Pilsen 22 98 5 8Source FIBAEurope Other statistics edit Category Player Team Games AverageSteals nbsp Michael Anderson nbsp Caja San Fernando 17 2 7Turnovers nbsp Michael Anderson nbsp Caja San Fernando 17 4 6Minutes nbsp Petar Naumoski nbsp Efes Pilsen 22 39 0FT nbsp Slaven Rimac nbsp Cibona 19 93 3 2 Point nbsp Arijan Komazec nbsp Kinder Bologna 16 67 1 3 Point nbsp Miroslav Beric nbsp Partizan 19 47 9 Individual game highs edit Category Player Team Statistic OpponentPoints nbsp Tony Dawson nbsp Bayer 04 Leverkusen 43 nbsp Kinder Bologna Jan 15 1997 Rebounds nbsp Warren Kidd nbsp Stefanel Milano 21 nbsp Olympiacos Jan 16 1997 Assists nbsp Delaney Rudd nbsp ASVEL 12 nbsp Bayer 04 Leverkusen Nov 7 1996 nbsp Michael Anderson nbsp Caja San Fernando nbsp Dynamo Moscow Oct 10 1996 nbsp ASVEL Feb 19 1997 Steals nbsp Jimmy Nebot nbsp ASVEL 11 nbsp Efes Pilsen Apr 3 1997 Team statistics edit Category Team AveragePoints nbsp Estudiantes Argentaria 80 7Rebounds nbsp Olympiacos 32 3Assists nbsp Pau Orthez 16 6Steals nbsp Estudiantes Argentaria 11 2Turnovers nbsp Dynamo Moscow 16 9FT nbsp Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 76 9 2 Point nbsp Pau Orthez 58 6 3 Point nbsp Pau Orthez 40 9 See also edit1996 97 FIBA EuroCup 1996 97 FIBA Korac CupReferences edit Linguasport FIBA Country Ranking B www linguasport com Retrieved 2020 05 31 Champions Cup 1996 97 linguasport com Retrieved 15 May 2023 External links edit1996 97 FIBA EuroLeague 1996 97 FIBA EuroLeague Eurobasket com 1996 97 FIBA EuroLeague Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 97 FIBA EuroLeague amp oldid 1176439292, 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