The 1995 Copa del Rey was the 59th edition of the
Spanish basketball Cup
The Copa del Rey de Baloncesto ( English: ''Basketball King's Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, the Liga ACB.
History
Originally known as the ''Copa de España de Balo ...
. It was organized by the
ACB and was played in
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...
in the
Palacio de Deportes between March 3 and 5, 1995.
Taugrés Baskonia won its first title after defeating
Amway Zaragoza in the final game.
Competition format
The top four teams in the
1993–94 ACB season
During the 199394 season, the Liga ACBthe top tier of the Spanish basketball league systemcontained 20 teams. The winning team was Real Madrid Teka.
Regular season
Classification playoffs
TDK Manresa, Festina Andorra, Taugrés Baskonia an ...
(
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
,
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
,
Joventut Badalona
Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two team ...
and
Estudiantes) joined directly the Final Eight stage, which would be played during the
1994–95 ACB season
The 1994–95 ACB season was the 12th season of the top Spanish professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1983. It started on 8 September 1994 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 21 May 1995 with the finals.
...
.
The other four places would be decided in a tournament called League of the Cup that was played in April and May 1994, with the eliminated teams in the play-offs of the 1993–94 season.
Los desheredados, a escena
Mundo Deportivo, 16 April 1994 Eliminated teams in the round of 16 would be divided into two groups of four teams. The two first qualified teams would play a playoff qualifier with each one of the four quarterfinalists to get a spot in the Final Eight.
As OAR Ferrol was dissolved before the 1994–95 season, its spot would be decided in a best-of-three playoff between Cáceres and Amway Zaragoza.
League of the Cup
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Playoffs
The two first qualified teams of each group would play a last qualifying playoff against the four quarterfinalists of the 1993–94 season.
Repechage playoff
As OAR Ferrol resigned to its berth in Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
, a repechage playoff was played in December 1994 and January 1995. The winner of this best-of-three series would take the vacant spot at the Final Eight of the competition.
Final Eight Bracket
Final
*MVP of the Tournament: Pablo Laso
Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven s ...
References
External links
Boxscores at ACB.com
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Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
1994–95 in Spanish basketball