The 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four was the inaugural Final Four tournament in

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history, and was the concluding stage of the

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season. The Final Four was held from 29 April until 1 May 2016. On 6 April 2016, FIBA announced that the tournament was to be held at

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, France. German side

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won the tournament.

Venue

Teams

Road to the Final Four

Bracket

Semi-finals

Openjobmetis Varese vs Élan Chalon

Fraport Skyliners vs Enisey

Third place game

Final

This was

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's first chance to win a European title ever in its club history. For Varese, this was already the 13th appearance in the Final of a European club competition; the Italians won the

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(5 times) and

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(2 times) before. However, Varese's last European victory was back in 1980. Fraport Skyliners clawed their way back from a 12-point third-quarter deficit to edge out OpenjobMetis Varese 66–62 in a gripping FIBA Europe Cup final and lift the first European trophy in club history.

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of Fraport, who scored 15 points in the Final, was named Final Four MVP.