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1991–92 FIBA European League

The 1991–92 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1991–92 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 35th installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). The competition's Final Four was held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was won by Partizan, who defeated Montigalà Joventut, by a result of 71–70.

1991–92 FIBA European League
LeagueFIBA European League
SportBasketball
Regular Season
Top scorerGreece Nikos Galis (Aris)
Final Four
ChampionsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
  Runners-upSpain Montigalà Joventut
Final Four MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sasha Danilović (Partizan)
FIBA European League seasons

This season of the competition also marked an end to the era of European national domestic league champions only participation, as it featured an expanded competition, that included national domestic league champions, the current league title holders, and some other teams from the most important national domestic leagues. That also was in accordance with the league being renamed, and being called the FIBA European League (or shortened to FIBA EuroLeague) championship for men's clubs. This was because the new competition format was closer to a true European League in style. It was a name the competition would keep for the next four editions of the competition as well.

Competition system edit

  • 33 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.

First round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Möllersdorf Traiskirchen   158–213   Maes Pils 78–107 80–106
Pezoporikos Larnaca   175–174   USK Praha 92–88 83–86
Partizani Tirana   146–208   Aris 79–98 67–110
Maccabi Rishon LeZion   213–157   Steaua București 111–78 102–79
Union Sportive Hiefenech   161–182   Vevey 84–84 77–98

Second round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Maes Pils   175–150   Kingston 86–76 89–74
Pezoporikos Larnaca   162–233   Knorr Bologna 88–109 74–124
Śląsk Wrocław   162–181   Aris 74–75 88–106
Maccabi Rishon LeZion   144–148   Commodore Den Helder 89–75 55–73
Vevey   163–199   Kalev 81–86 82–113
Scania Södertälje   154–195   Estudiantes Caja Postal 76–98 78–97
KTP   154–211   Philips Milano 84–105 70–106
Fenerbahçe   123–174   FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 73–79 50–95
Szolnoki Olajbányász   137–181   Partizan 65–92 72–89
CSKA Sofia   140–235   Bayer 04 Leverkusen 77–132 63–103
Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur   150–208   Cibona 76–111 74–97
Benfica   163–164   Olympique Antibes 89–76 74–88
Automatically qualified to the group stage

Regular season edit

The Regular Season begins on October 31.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Key to colors
     Top four places in each group advance to Quarterfinals

Group A edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Knorr Bologna 14 24 10 4 1229 1148 +81
2.   FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 14 24 10 4 1205 1129 +76
3.   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 14 24 10 4 1311 1254 +57
4.   Cibona* 14 23 9 5 1287 1232 +55
5.   Slobodna Dalmacija* 14 21 7 7 1271 1270 +1
6.   Olympique Antibes 14 18 4 10 1291 1385 -94
7.   Kalev 14 17 3 11 1281 1354 -73
8.   Phonola Caserta 14 14 3 11 1185 1288 -103

Group B edit

Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD
1.   Montigalà Joventut 14 25 11 3 1276 1114 +162
2.   Estudiantes Caja Postal 14 24 10 4 1145 1096 +49
3.   Philips Milano 14 24 10 4 1264 1161 +103
4.   Partizan* 14 23 9 5 1178 1077 +101
5.   Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14 21 7 7 1217 1154 +63
6.   Maes Pils 14 18 4 10 1112 1230 -118
7.   Aris 14 17 3 11 1139 1359 -220
8.   Commodore Den Helder 14 16 2 12 1050 1190 -140

Quarterfinals edit

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Partizan   2–1   Knorr Bologna 78–65 60–61 69–65
Philips Milano   2–0   FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 80–79 86–71
Cibona   0–2   Montigalà Joventut 68–73 67–92
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv   1–2   Estudiantes Caja Postal 98–97 74–98 54–55

Final four edit

Main article: 1992 FIBA European League Final Four

Semifinals edit

April 14, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Partizan   82–75   Philips Milano
Montigalà Joventut   91–69   Estudiantes Argentaria

3rd place game edit

April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Philips Milano   99–81   Estudiantes Argentaria

Final edit

April 16, Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Partizan   71–70   Montigalà Joventut
1991–92 FIBA European League
Champions
 
Partizan
1st Title

Final standings edit

Team
    Partizan
    Montigalà Joventut
    Philips Milano
  Estudiantes Argentaria

Awards edit

Award Player Club Ref.
Season Top Scorer   Nikos Galis   Aris
Final Four MVP   Sasha Danilović   Partizan
Finals Top Scorer   Sasha Danilović   Partizan

1992 FIBA European League All-Final Four Team edit

Main article: EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
Position Player Club Ref.
Point guard   Aleksandar Djordjevic   Partizan
[1]
Shooting guard   Predrag Danilović (MVP)   Partizan
Small forward   Jordi Villacampa   Montigalà Joventut
Power forward   Harold Pressley   Montigalà Joventut
Center   Slaviša Koprivica   Partizan

References edit

  1. ^ Champions Cup 1991–92.

External links edit

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