1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague

1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague
League	FIBA EuroLeague
Sport	Basketball
Regular Season
Top scorer	Carlton Myers (Teamsystem Bologna)
Final Four
Champions	Olympiacos
Runners-up	FC Barcelona
Final Four MVP	David Rivers (Olympiacos)

The 1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague began on September 19, 1996 and ended on April 24, 1997. The Final four was held at Rome.

First stage

Group A Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Stefanel Milano 10 7 3 775 727 +48 2. CSKA Moscow 10 6 4 761 734 +27 3. Maccabi Elite 10 6 4 798 773 +26 4. Ülker 10 4 6 780 767 +13 5. Limoges 10 4 6 731 723 +8 6. Panionios Afisorama 10 3 7 711 830 -119

Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Teamsystem Bologna 10 7 3 773 742 +31 2. Estudiantes Argentaria 10 6 4 798 821 -23 3. Cibona 10 6 4 713 679 +34 4. Alba Berlin 10 6 4 755 723 +22 5. Olympiacos 10 5 5 770 711 +59 6. Spirou Charleroi 10 0 10 699 832 -133

Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Panathinaïkos 10 8 2 736 693 +43 2. Smelt Olimpija 10 7 3 753 669 +84 3. ASVEL 10 7 3 738 718 +20 4. FC Barcelona 10 4 6 767 734 +33 5. Croatia Osiguranje Split 10 4 6 630 705 -75 6. Bayer Leverkusen 10 0 10 704 809 -105

Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Efes Pilsen 10 8 2 793 735 +58 2. Partizan 10 6 4 777 762 +15 3. Kinder Bologna 10 5 5 798 773 +25 4. Pau-Orthez 10 5 5 780 767 +13 5. Caja San Fernando 10 4 6 731 723 +8 6. Dynamo Moscow 10 2 8 711 830 -119

Second stage

(The individual scores and standings of the First stage are accumulated in the Second stage)

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

Top four places in each group advance to Playoff

Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Stefanel Milano 16 11 5 1234 1175 +59 2. Alba Berlin 16 10 6 1193 1167 +26 3. Olympiacos 16 9 7 1236 1131 +105 4. Maccabi Elite 16 9 7 1209 1173 +32 5. CSKA Moscow 16 8 8 1178 1175 +3 6. Spirou Charleroi 16 1 15 1123 1297 -174

Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Teamsystem Bologna 16 12 4 1262 1163 +99 2. Cibona 16 10 6 1166 1126 +40 3. Estudiantes Argentaria 16 9 7 1309 1284 +25 4. Limoges 16 8 8 1226 1235 -9 5. Ülker 16 5 11 1196 1243 -47 6. Panionios Afisorama 16 4 12 1162 1325 -163

Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Panathinaikos 16 13 3 1218 1134 +84 2. ASVEL 16 12 4 1225 1188 +37 3. Smelt Olimpija 16 10 6 1219 1119 +100 4. Caja San Fernando 16 7 9 1203 1194 +9 5. Pau-Orthez 16 6 10 1240 1251 -11 6. Dynamo Moscow 16 3 13 1140 1310 -170

Group H Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Efes Pilsen 16 12 4 1250 1156 +94 2. Partizan 16 9 7 1257 1228 +29 3. FC Barcelona 16 8 8 1244 1225 +19 4. Kinder Bologna 16 7 9 1274 1259 +15 5. Croatia Osiguranje Split 16 7 9 1055 1124 -69 6. Bayer Leverkusen 16 2 14 1175 1312 -137

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Cibona	1–2	Smelt Olimpija	61–58	66–69	61–62
Stefanel Milano	2–1	Kinder Bologna	67–59	76–83	78–76
Partizan	1–2	Olympiacos	71–81	61–60	69–74
Panathinaikos	2–0	Limoges	68–67	70–55
Alba Berlin	0–2	FC Barcelona	77–95	62–72
Teamsystem Bologna	2–0	Caja San Fernando	73–70	79–75
ASVEL	2–1	Estudiantes Argentaria	97–74	77–79	75–71
Efes Pilsen	2–1	Maccabi Elite	76–67	65–78	84–69

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
Stefanel Milano	1–2	Smelt Olimpija	94–90	69–73	61–77
Teamsystem Bologna	1–2	FC Barcelona	70–65	73–75	62–87
Efes Pilsen	1–2	ASVEL	87–71	70–80	57–62
Panathinaikos	0–2	Olympiacos	49–69	57–65

Final four

Semi finals

April 22, Palaeur, Rome

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Olympiacos	74–65	Smelt Olimpija
FC Barcelona	77–70	ASVEL

3rd place game

April 24, Palaeur, Rome

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Smelt Olimpija	86–79	ASVEL

Final

April 24, Palaeur, Rome

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Olympiacos	73–58	FC Barcelona

1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
Olympiacos 1st Title

Final standings

	Team
	Olympiacos
	FC Barcelona
	Smelt Olimpija
	ASVEL

Final Four 1997 MVP

David Rivers (Olympiacos)