1991–92 FIBA European League

1991–92 FIBA European League
1991–92 FIBA European League
League	FIBA European League
Sport	Basketball
Regular Season
Top scorer	Nikos Galis (Aris)
Final Four
Champions	Partizan
Runners-up	Montigalà Joventut
Final Four MVP	Predrag Danilović (Partizan)
FIBA European League seasons
	← 1990–91 1992–93 →

The 1991–92 FIBA European League was the 35th installment of the European Champions Cup club competition, predecessor of the Euroleague. The Final Four was held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was won by Partizan who defeated Joventut Badalona by a result of 71–70.

Competition System

33 teams (title holder, league champions and a variable number of runners-up in some domestic championships) playing knock-out rounds on a home and away basis. The aggregate score of both games decides the winner.
The sixteen remaining teams after the knock-out rounds enter the Regular Season Group Stage, divided into two groups of eight playing a round-robin. The final standing is based on individual wins and defeats. In case of a tie between two or more teams after this group stage, the following criteria is 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 qualify for a Quarterfinal Playoff (X-pairings, best of 3 games).
The four winners of the Quarterfinal Playoff qualify for the Final Stage (Final Four), played at a predetermined venue.

Preliminary Round I

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

Preliminary Round II

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maes Pils Mechelen	175 - 150	Kingston Kings	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 Riviera	163 - 199	Tallinna 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	73–79	50–95
Szolnoki Olajbányász	137 - 181	Partizan	65–92	72–89
CSKA Sofia	140 - 235	Bayer Leverkusen	77–132	63–103
UMFN	150 - 208	Cibona	76–111	74–97
Benfica	163 - 164	Olympique Antibes	89–76	74–88

Automatically qualified to the group stage

Regular season

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:

Head-to-head record.
Head-to-head point differential.
Point differential during the Regular Season.
Points scored during the regular season.
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

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

Group B

	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 Leverkusen	14	21	7	7	1217	1154	+63
6.	Maes Pils Mechelen	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

^* Due to ongoing Yugoslav Wars, the three former Yugoslavian teams were forced to play all their home games outside their countries. All of them chose cities in Spain as the substitute home courts: eventual winner Partizan played in Fuenlabrada, title holder Slobodna Dalmacija in A Coruña and Cibona in Puerto Real.

Quarterfinals

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	80–79	86–71
Cibona	0–2	Montigalà Joventut	68–73	67–92
Maccabi Elite	1–2	Estudiantes Caja Postal	98–97	74–98	54–55