The 1995–96 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1995–96 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 39th installment of the European top-tier level professional

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competition for

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clubs (now called EuroLeague). It began on September 7, 1995, and ended on April 11, 1996. The competition's Final Four was held at

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. It was the last season of the competition that took place under the name of FIBA European League, as the competition was renamed to FIBA EuroLeague, starting with the next season.

Competition system

*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

Second round

;Automatically qualified to the second round * FC Barcelona Banca Catalana *

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Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French seco ...

Group 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

Quarterfinals

Final four

Semifinals

April 9,

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3rd place game

April 11,

Final

April 11,

Final standings

Awards

FIBA European League Top Scorer

Joe Arlauckas Joseph John "Joe" Arlauckas (born July 20, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player of Lithuanian descent. He played at the power forward position. Arlauckas is well-known for holding the record for the most points scored in a ...

( Real Madrid Teka)

FIBA European League Final Four MVP

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( Panathinaikos)

FIBA European League Finals Top Scorer

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( FC Barcelona Banca Catalana)

FIBA European League All-Final Four Team

References

External links

1995–96 FIBA European LeagueEurobasket.com 1995–96 FIBA European League
{{DEFAULTSORT:1995-96 FIBA European Championship 1995-1996