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Sports season
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 .
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.
Competition system
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.
Teams
First round
Group A
MIL
CSK
MAC
ÜLK
LIM
PAN
MIL
X
87 -74
85-88
67 -65
79 -66
90 -66
CSK
70 -55
X
89 -80
71-76
74 -65
96 -66
MAC
78 -68
77-78
X
71 -65
69-77
69 -57
ÜLK
67-73
73-76
84 -80
X
99 -91
87 -69
LIM
74-85
83 -66
62-69
84 -80
X
78 -75
PAN
79-86
72 -67
69-74
84 -71
92 -77
X
Group B
TSB
EST
CIB
ALB
OLY
SPI
TSB
X
100 -86
54-66
82 -72
81 -72
87 -78
EST
66-75
X
78 -71
82 -75
87 -78
94 -72
CIB
64-72
81 -66
X
78 -68
63 -61
75 -66
ALB
81 -64
78-79
79 -71
X
62 -61
94 -73
OLY
96 -80
110 -78
62 -61
64-67
X
87 -60
SPI
61-78
75-82
73-77
69-79
72-79
X
Group C
PAO
OLI
ASV
BAR
CRO
BAY
PAO
X
75 -67
66-72
79 -75
72 -50
87 -79
OLI
74-76
X
73 -60
77 -65
81 -53
86 -70
ASV
74-80
70 -69
X
91 -90
78 -59
72 -64
BAR
77 -58
70-71
78-81
X
68-70
90 -71
CRO
58-65
53-66
73 -61
65-75
X
86 -79
BAY
67-78
77-89
66-79
71-79
60-63
X
Group D
EFE
PAR
KIN
PAU
CAJ
DYN
EFE
X
93 -77
75- 60
78 -76
69 -66
87 -84
PAR
76 -72
X
78 -70
84 -75
66-72
97 -64
KIN
75-89
100 -83
X
86 -74
93 -75
89 -74
PAU
80 -78
73-77
89 -83
X
85 -79
94 -71
CAJ
68-70
72 -67
72 -64
61-69
X
91 -61
DYN
73-82
71-72
64-78
70 -65
79 -75
X
Second round
(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:
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 match
Key to colors
Top four places in each group advance to Playoff
Group E
MIL
ALB
OLY
MAC
CSK
SPI
MIL
X
80-91
73 -71
X
X
73 -63
ALB
68-78
X
X
70 -65
78 -76
X
OLY
87 -84
X
X
69 -60
82 -51
X
MAC
X
78 -62
82 -78
X
X
87 -70
CSK
X
67-69
70-79
X
X
80 -66
SPI
68-71
X
X
90 -82
67-72
X
Group F
TSB
CIB
EST
LIM
ÜLK
PAN
TSB
X
X
X
90 -76
69 -61
94 -58
CIB
X
X
X
72 -66
82 -81
85 -58
EST
X
X
X
68-70
97 -63
92 -70
LIM
81 -70
85 -61
91 -85
X
X
X
ÜLK
73-78
73-77
78 -74
X
X
X
PAN
72-88
84 -76
91-95
X
X
X
Group G
PAO
ASV
OLI
CAJ
PAU
DYN
PAO
X
X
X
90 -71
75 -71
71 -67
ASV
X
X
X
83 -81
67 -65
82 -52
OLI
X
X
X
67-70
96 -86
80 -72
CAJ
78-87
91 -68
81 -76
X
X
X
PAU
66-78
95-97
77 -71
X
X
X
DYN
88- 81
86-90
64-76
X
X
X
Group H
EFE
PAR
BAR
KIN
CRO
BAY
EFE
X
X
96 -70
X
74 -64
91 -68
PAR
X
X
91 -87
X
71-82
89 -76
BAR
69 -67
75 -73
X
73 -72
X
X
KIN
X
X
92-103
X
73 -57
90-100
CRO
78 -56
76 -75
X
68-70
X
X
BAY
72-73
70-81
X
85 -79
X
X
Top 16
Quarterfinals
Final four
Semifinals
April 22, Palaeur , Rome
3rd place game
April 24, Palaeur , Rome
Final
April 24, Palaeur , Rome
1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
Olympiacos 1st Title
Final standings
Awards
References
External links
FIBA European Champions Cup era, 1958–2001
Seasons Finals
Euroleague Basketball era, 2000–present
Seasons Finals
General information
History Awards Statistics