1992–93 FIBA European League

The 1992–93 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1992–93 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 36th season of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called EuroLeague). It featured 42 competing teams from 33 countries. The final of the competition was held on April 15, 1993, at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus,[1][2] Greece, with Limoges CSP defeating Benetton Treviso, by a score of 59–55. The defending title holder, Partizan, was not allowed in the competition because of United Nations Security Council Resolution 757, which imposed sanctions against Yugoslavia.

1992–93 FIBA European League
LeagueFIBA European League
SportBasketball
Regular Season
Top scorerCroatia Zdravko Radulović (Cibona)
Final Four
ChampionsFrance Limoges CSP
  Runners-upItaly Benetton Treviso
Final Four MVPCroatia Toni Kukoč (Benetton Treviso)
FIBA European League seasons

Competition system edit

  • 42 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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Partizani Tirana 133–232 CSKA Sofia75–10758–125
Dinamo Tbilisi 180–237 Śląsk Wrocław85–12495–113
Universitatea 146–188 USK Praha59–8587–103
ZTE Heraklith 154–185 Budivelnyk79–8675–99
Keflavik 191–256 Bayer 04 Leverkusen100–13091–126
Pezoporikos Larnaca 130–211 PAOK61–10469–107
Žalgiris 169–177 Smelt Olimpija80–7489–103
Kalev 153–154 Guildford Kings80–7573–79
Efes Pilsen 174–123 Benetton Fribourg91–5983–64
NMKY Helsinki 160–152 Union SPI Basket Flyers95–6365–89
CSKA Moscow 174–168 Commodore Den Helder95–9479–74
Etzella 130–218 Benfica72–11358–105
Scania Södertälje 169–190 Maes Pils86–9383–97

Second round edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
CSKA Sofia 151–200 Real Madrid Teka73–10378–97
Śląsk Wrocław 154–195 Scavolini Pesaro72–9182–104
USK Praha 152–175 Estudiantes Argentaria84–9968–76
Budivelnyk 165–210 Knorr Bologna80–11485–96
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 245–191 ASK Brocēni126–103119–88
Crvena zvezda 0–4* PAOK0–20–2
Smelt Olimpija 166–176 Olympiacos85–8881–88
Guildford Kings 129–143 Limoges CSP72–7257–71
Efes Pilsen 120–131 Pau-Orthez65–6755–64
NMKY Helsinki 175–192 Cibona87–8388–109
CSKA Moscow 173–174 Zadar95–8678–88
Benfica 156–189 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv75–8981–100
Hapoel Tel Aviv 164–170 Maes Pils88–8076–90
Automatically qualified to the group stage

*Crvena zvezda was drawn for the competition but was not allowed to compete due to UN embargo on FR Yugoslavia. PAOK went through with a walkover.

**Partizan was drawn for the competition but was not allowed to compete due to UN embargo on FR Yugoslavia. FIBA decided not to replace Partizan with another team for the Regular Season Group Stage, so the 15 qualified clubs had to be unevenly distributed in this round (a group of 8 teams and another of only 7).

Regular season edit

If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Key to colors
    Qualified to Playoff
    Eliminated

Group A edit

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. PAOK122084879839+40
2. Limoges CSP121975816757+59
3. Scavolini Pesaro121975887877+10
4. Knorr Bologna121866938893+45
5. Marbella Joventut121866945946-1
6. Cibona121757909976-67
7. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv1215399341020-86
8. Partizan**0000000

Group B edit

TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1. Real Madrid Teka142612211811031+150
2. Benetton Treviso142410411271073+54
3. Olympiacos14228610571023+34
4. Pau-Orthez14228611131100+13
5. Bayer 04 Leverkusen14228610991105-6
6. Zadar14195910961198-102
7. Estudiantes Argentaria141841011321131+1
8. Maes Pils141511310921236-144

Quarterfinals edit

Seeded teams played games 2 and 3 at home.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg3rd leg
Pau-Orthez 0–2 PAOK86–10365–81
Olympiacos 1–2 Limoges CSP70–6753–5958–60
Knorr Bologna 0–2 Real Madrid Teka56–7658–79
Scavolini Pesaro 1–2 Benetton Treviso94–9294–10158–77

Final four edit

Semifinals edit

April 13, Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

Team 1 Score Team 2
Real Madrid Teka 52–62 Limoges CSP
PAOK 77–79 Benetton Treviso

3rd place game edit

April 15, Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

Team 1 Score Team 2
Real Madrid Teka 70–76 PAOK

Final edit

April 15, Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

Team 1 Score Team 2
Benetton Treviso 55–59 Limoges CSP
1992–93 FIBA European League
Champions

Limoges CSP
1st Title

Final standings edit

Team
Limoges CSP
Benetton Treviso
PAOK
Real Madrid Teka

Awards edit

AwardPlayerClubRef.
Season Top Scorer Zdravko Radulović Cibona
Final Four MVP Toni Kukoč Benetton Treviso
Finals Top Scorer Terry Teagle Benetton Treviso

1993 FIBA European League All-Final Four Team edit

PositionPlayerClubRef.
Point guard John Korfas PAOK
Shooting guard Jure Zdovc Limoges CSP
Small forward Toni Kukoč (MVP) Benetton Treviso
Power forward Cliff Levingston PAOK
Center Stefano Rusconi Benetton Treviso

References edit

  1. ^ "European club champions: 1958-2014".
  2. ^ "Schedule | European Championship for Men's Clubs (1993) | FIBA Europe".
  3. ^ Champions Cup 1992–93.

External links edit